1. How did you attract/address your audience?
Before we decided how we were going to attract and address our audience we
first had to look at our primary audience research, which included average age
ratings and favourite genres. We found that our average age rating of the films
our audience went to see were 15, so we had to make sure that our themes,
camera work and narrative would be able to fit within that age bracket.
The ending of our sequence I think would appeal most to our target audience.
After the last shot fades into a black screen we used a single gunshot sound
effect, leaving the audience with a cliffhanger, not knowing whether its our main
character who has shot himself or if it’s the mystery character that has killed the
main character. This leaves the audience wanting to find out more while also
conforming to conventions of Film Noir with the element of mystery and crime.
We also used camera work and narrative to address the audience in a specific
way. For example when our mystery character is introduced and they are going
through the draws, we used a certain camera angle to make it seem like it was
from the characters point of view, giving the audience an insight into the
characters motives and intentions which only that character would know. This
asks the audience to put themselves in the position of the mystery character
without actually knowing who the character is or their part in the film, creating
suspense and keeping the audience interested. This element of mystery and
ulterior motives are also generic conventions of the Film Noir genre.