Audience Profile

Older Teenagers 15-25:

Protagonist is normally the same age so the audience can relate to how the character feels and what he or she is thinking. They will share the fear of the protagonist due to their similar ages. The use of the Point of View shots magnifies the emotions that the audience will be feeling in this age group. The deep breathing from the villain and the rustling of the bushes that the victim can hear puts everyone on the edge of their seat. As this age group are almost in full adulthood, the childish parts in their minds are still open to fear. The clip will play on the childish fear the target audience will be experiencing as the victim will be in their typical situation.

We found that many psychologists have realised that the audience identify and can remember someone better if they are in the same age group as they are. This is known as the 'OWN AGE BIAS'. As the protagonist is in the same age group as the audience they will be able to engage them and understand them better. This will engrose them even more into the clip. For example, if there was a teenager in a film, whilst a teenager was watching it, their attention would be drawn more towards the film than if an adult was watching it, like the film "Disturbia" where the protagonist is a teenager.

 

Both Sexes:

Lack of graphicness and is plainly scary instead of blood and gore. This means it will be appropriate for any gender or personality as those who are squeamish will be able to handle the viewing aspect of the clip. Also the clip doesn’t focus on the protagonist’s gender very much due to the POV shots and the LS’s this implies to the audience that they could be in the protagonist’s situation. this makes it all the more scary. This could be when both sexes can enjoy and appreciate the thriller genre. There isn't a preferred sex for this genre. An example of a film like this would be the thriller "Duplicity" as it involves elements of action (for men) and romance (for women).

 

All ethnicity:

It is not offensive and the protagonist is not represented as a specific person, this means it can apply to anyone. It will affect all of the audience. The lack of specification of the protagonist’s ethnic group also means that no matter what ethnicity you are, it could happen to you. This drags the viewer into the protagonst's situation. This can be shown by understanding that no matter what the ethnicity of the viewer, as long as they like thrillers, then they will be the audience for this genre.
 

Aimed at the D-E (demographics) group of people - Students, Unemployed, Working class.
B - Creative people
Amateur actors might appeal to those in B (demographics) bracket - creative people enjoy art cinema, which often cast amateur/unknown actors.
E - Students
The film stars actors 16-18, students that age will be able to relate to character.