The document provides information on the target audiences and ratings for the films The Dark Knight and The Godfather based on data from IMDb. For both films, males and females under age 30 generally rated them highest, around 9 out of 10, with younger viewers liking The Dark Knight slightly more. Older audiences above age 45 rated both films lower, around 7-9. Overall, the data shows that the target audience for these thriller/crime films is males and females under 30 years old.

1. TASK 1 -
Conduct some research on your chosen genre:
1. Target audience - The age group of the target audience is around
16-25 years.
The Dark Knight Ratings:
Votes Average
325,89
Males 8.9
7
Females 50,629 8.8
Aged under 18 15,638 9.3
Males under 18 11,526 9.3
Females under 18 4,097 9.1
286,80
Aged 18-29 9.1
9
248,34
Males Aged 18-29 9.1
7
Females Aged 18-29 37,779 9.1
Aged 30-44 61,757 8.5
Males Aged 30-44 54,911 8.5
Females Aged 30-44 6,380 8.4
Aged 45+ 11,773 7.6
Males Aged 45+ 9,652 7.8
Females Aged 45+ 2,009 6.6
IMDb staff 37 8.0
Top 1000 voters 695 8.1
142,51
US users 9.1
6
234,05
Non-US users 8.8
0
400,06
IMDb users 8.9
2
From this table it shows that ‘The Dark Knight’ don’t have specific target
audiences. With the ratings showing that both male and female viewers
giving it similar ratings, with males rating it as (8.9) and females rating it
at (8.8). It also shows that people under 18 (Rating 9.3) like it slightly
better than people between the ages of 18-29 (Rating 9.1). With people
over 45 only rating the movie (7.6). Showing that younger viewers are a
more suitable target audience.

2. The Godfather Ratings:
Votes Average
276,55
Males 9.2
5
Females 31,966 8.7
Aged under 18 7,659 9.0
Males under 18 6,357 9.1
Females under 18 1,298 8.1
207,38
Aged 18-29 9.2
4
186,76
Males Aged 18-29 9.2
1
Females Aged 18-29 19,781 8.7
Aged 30-44 72,485 9.1
Males Aged 30-44 64,311 9.1
Females Aged 30-44 7,310 8.7
Aged 45+ 20,511 9.0
Males Aged 45+ 17,068 9.1
Females Aged 45+ 3,183 8.7
9.
IMDb staff 36
3
Top 1000 voters 873 8.9
113,37
US users 9.2
4
194,70
Non-US users 9.2
3
370,05
IMDb users 9.2
8
From this table it shows that ‘The Godfather’ don’t have specific target
audiences. With the ratings showing that both male and female viewers
giving it similar ratings with the males slightly favouring the film, males
rating it as (9.2) and females rating it at (8.7). It also shows that people
under 18 (Rating 9.0) like it slightly less than people between the ages of
18-29 (Rating 9.2). With people over 45 rating the movie (9.0). Showing
that the movie is favoured by all people, but slightly more favoured by
males between 18-29.
2. Codes and conventions - narrative, characters, settings, opening
sequences, cinematography, technical aspects - The conventions
of the thriller genre are to do with sound and editing. E.g. quick
cuts and camera angle changes, music that gives tension and is

3. quick when appropriate. It can be to do with lighting, especially
the use of shadows. Mirrors and stairs are also conventions of
thriller movies.
3. Key directors and actors -
Actors:
• Kevin Bacon • Tommy Lee Jones • Wesley Snipes
• Sean Connery • Nicole Kidman • Kevin Spacey
• Willem Dafoe • Malcolm McDowell • Barbara Stanwyck
• Matt Damon • Steve McQueen • James Stewart
• Michael Douglas • Robert De Niro • Sharon Stone
• Clint Eastwood • Al Pacino • John Travolta
• Harrison Ford • William Petersen • Jon Voight
• Jodie Foster • Robert Redford • Mark Wahlberg
• Mel Gibson • Burt Reynolds • Denzel Washington
• Gene Hackman • Kurt Russell • Sigourney Weaver
• Ed Harris • Roy Scheider • Bruce Willis
• Rutger Hauer • Gary Sinise
• Chow Yun-Fat
• Samuel L. Jackson • Uma Thurman
Directors
• Jon Amiel • Alfred Hitchcock • Wolfgang Petersen
• Bryan Bertino • Gregory Hoblit • Roman Polanski
• John Boorman • Stephen Hopkins • Sydney Pollack
• D.J. Caruso • John Huston • Carol Reed
• Henri-Georges • Neil Jordan • Joel Schumacher
Clouzot • Philip Kaufman • Martin Scorsese
• Joel and Ethan Coen • Stanley Kubrick • Ridley Scott
• Jonathan Demme • Adrian Lyne • Tony Scott
• Brian De Palma • John McTiernan • M. Night Shyamalan
• David Fincher • Michael Mann • Steven Soderbergh
• Gary Fleder • Christopher Nolan • Steven Spielberg
• James Foley • Phillip Noyce • Quentin Tarantino
• John Frankenheimer • Tom Tykwer
• William Friedkin • Alan J. Pakula • Paul Verhoeven
• Robert Harmon
• Orson Welles
• Mary Harron