This document analyzes the target audience for the film "The Descent" based on various themes in the film. It identifies that the primary target audience is 15-25 year old males and females from social economic group E who will be interested in the film due to the following themes: 1) The film contains monsters that kill people, which will attract those interested in monster films. 2) The director, Neil Marshall, previously directed successful films like "Dog Soldiers" that 15-25 year old males are likely to be fans of. 3) The film contains strong-willed female leads and graphic violence/gore that will attract both male and female horror fans in this age group.

1. Audience Themes and Content Justification
15 to 25 Year Olds. Males
and females will watch
this film. Social economic
group E.
Monsters Men and Females will
watch this film because
they are interested in
monsters. The Descent,
which was made in 2005,
has monsters that kill
people in the cave.
15 to 25 year old males
who are interested in
films that Neil Marshall
has directed. This may
include films before the
descent, Like ‘ Dog
Soldiers ‘. Social economic
group E.
Neil Marshall One of the reasons 15 to
25 year old men will
watch The Descent is
because of the director.
Neil marshal worked on
successful films like
Centurion and Dog
Soldiers.
15 to 25 year old males
and females. Men will be
will watch it because of
Sex Appeal that the
women portray. Females
will watch it because of
the women being strong
willed and they might
have watched other films
that the actresses been in.
Social Economic Group E.
Actorsand Actresses Nora – Jane – Noone is
the actress who plays
Holly. She is best known
for her role in The
Magdalene Sisters and
the descent. Men find her
attractive and would
watch it because of her
sex appeal. This shows
that men will watch it
because of the all female
film cast.
15 to 25 Year old men and
female will watch it
because of the blood and
Gore that is endlessly
promoted throughout.
Men and female go to
watch a good horror
knowing that there is
going to be loads of blood
guts and gore. Social
Economic Group E.
Blood and Gore In a horror film there is a
load of blood and gore.
People go to the cinema
to watch this. Like for
example everybody will
react to holly when she
has an Alice in
wonderland moment
falls down the hole and
break her leg. Her bone is
hanging out.
Male and Female sports
lovers aged 15 to 25 will
be interested in watching
this because they are
seeing strong willed
females doing sports.
Females will watch this
because they are
interested in watching
their own gender doing
SportsI.e. Extreme
Sport.
This is suitable for male
and female who are
sporty. Strong willed
females would intrigue
females. They will watch
it because it is an
adventurous film. They
would also watch it
because it might be a
hobby that they do and

2. extreme sports. like to watch a horror
film based loosely
around there hobby.
Both males and females
who are 15 to 25 year
olds will go and watch the
Descent if they are horror
fans. Social economic
group E.
Horror There is suspense in
horror films and a lot of
jumpy bits that the
audience goes to see for
entertainment.
Females 15 to 25 year
olds will love this kind of
film due to the adventure.
It it shown at the beginng
of the descent shown with
the women having fun.
Adventure They will watch this film
because of the adventure
and idea of the women
having fun. Also maybe
because they enjoy
adventure.
15 to 25 year old men
and women. Men
because of the women
and there sex appeal and
women because they are
interested in strong
willed females. Social
economic group E.
Women The reason why 15 to 25
year old men will watch
it is because of the
women in it. The women
are basically sex appeal
to the men. That’s why
men will watch it. Also
they were skimpy tops.
To sexually arouse men.
15 to 25 year old who
love to be shocked? Both
men and Women will
watch it because they
both will be interested in
strong willed females.
Social Economic group E.
Suspense The reason why 15 to 25
year old women and men
will watch it is because
they will be intrigued in
what the film has to offer.
The suspense is one of
the things that make a
horror film when
something scary is about
to happen and makes the
audience jumps.
15 to 25 year olds both
sexes because both the
music is catchy and can
make anyone want to
listen to it. Social
Economic Group E .
Music It will appeal to a
younger audience
because its Traditional
horror and its catchy.
Also appeals to horror
fans.