The document discusses selecting Empire magazine as the best publication to review the media product "Dead Tone", a thriller film. Empire is a widely known British film magazine that reviews both mainstream and art films. It has a broad audience aged 15 and up and mainly focuses on action and thriller films, making it a good fit for Dead Tone. While its competitor Total Film targets men specifically, Empire's wide audience means more recognition for Dead Tone.

1. Who would be the audience for your media product?
The target audience for our media product is
men and women aged 15 upwards. Due to
the fact that our thriller contains a gripping
narrative which both sexes could easily enjoy.
Empire is a British Film magazine published
monthly. The first issue was produced in 1989
and is now the biggest selling film magazine
in Britain. It reviews mainstream films
alongside art films. I chose this magazine as
the best publication to carry out reviews about
our thriller due to the fact that it’s widely
known and explores a wide range of film
genres allowing our thriller to slot in among
other thriller films. This gives the reader a
chance to compare our media product to
other films of a similar genre and content. Despite the fact empire advertises
so many different genres the main focus of this publication seems to lie with
action, thriller films. The cover of ‘Empire’ shows the main character of the
latest films. Looking through past issue covers the image on the front tends to
be from an action film. Our character from our media product could easily be
one of the characters on this publication due to the fact that our film has a
strong cross over with action and contains several scenes of violence. Our
character is a young adult and he could be seen as an icon to many to young
adults due to his athletic character, an inspiration for future generations.
The range of reviews is in this magazine is so vast that there isn’t a
specific target audience unlike ‘Total Film’ which is ‘Empire’s’ major
competitor. I considered ‘Total Film’ as one of the magazines our film would
be suited to. However ‘Total Film’ has a more direct aim at men and as we
don’t have a specific gender we targeted we thought ‘ Empire’ would be the
best possible selection as it appeals to a wider audience and would get us the
best recognition.
Review:
Dead Tone has gripping narrative full of false paths and mystery which will
leave you wanting more. The narrative follows Dan Smith (Dan Bannister) as
he struggles to retrieve memories from the party the night before. Dan is
thrown in to a situation that regular teenagers can only dream of. He faces
challenges that you hear about in novels and armed only with a phone and a
code he has to work out where he is before danger marches up to him. As the
story unfolds secrets about Dan’s family and he’s past comes falling into place
leaving him feeling separated from the rest of the world causing the audience
to sympathise with him and question whether he was actually as ordinary he
was first made out to be. This makes it more appealing to both genders,
action for the boys and hints of romance and gripping scenes which may
leave you teary eyed.
Dan could be mistaken as the young Jason Bourne due to full packed
actions scenes with breathtaking stunts and effects coupled with nerve

2. racking chase scenes as he races against the clock to work out what
happened or could it be too late?
Dead Tone is said to be the ‘Hangover’ but scarier due to the party scenes
and memory loss similar to the well known blockbuster. If you enjoyed the
Hangover you will enjoy Dead Tone as the party scenes emerge you into the
narrative straight away feeling as if you have become a part of the film. The
high energy at the start of the film remains and the fast pace makes you heart
race as you follow the highs and lows in the film. The film is constantly
engaging leaving your eyes locked to the screen as the events unfold before
your eyes. Dead Tone has a reflective side to it and leaves you comparing
many scenes to events and occurrences in your life. This film is going to be
huge and is worth seeing.