1. The target audience of my film is teenagers to young adults (13 – 30) of any
gender. This is the same as the characters depicted in my film, therefore it can be
relatable. Even the cartoon being watched by Megan is relatable, as the target
audience would have watched Scooby Doo at Megan’s age, and by doing this they
may have felt worse when Megan died. The audience might aspire to be as
successful as Stan, before his death, and they may even be in a small job at the
time, just like Tracey and Mark. I’d like to think that the characters in my film
have the same social relationships as the characters in the Final Destination, as
some are together in a relationship, but all are friends, and some even related;
and all lived normal lives before their tragic and unexpected deaths. I like the
idea of these similarities because the Final Destination franchise are quite
successful and always shocking though the endings are predictable, giving my
film an advantage.
When interviewing my friends I asked them to state their age and gender, as well
as their name, to prove that they are the same age as my target audience. I asked
if they could relate to the characters in any way and if they would want to watch
the rest of the film, to see if my technique worked.
The camera angles I used in my film created mystery and emotion to attract my
audience to watch the whole film. One such shot is when the camera zooms out
at the end when Stan has died, creating the mystery of what will happen next and
emotion from the audience at the loss of their main character. This effect was
mentioned by my audience when interviewed on what had an impact on them
and what they thought was striking throughout the film. Another thing that
attracted the audience was the suspense of the film, and how they never knew
what was going to happen to the characters next. An aspect that helped this was
the music, mention by Sam in the interview, as she found it helped immensely
when creating the feel of the film.