Profiles of my target audience

Name: Jack Gray

Age:  20

Info: Student, University -

Studying Criminology and Psychology

Loves to socialise with friends, goes to parties, watching movies and playing video games. He loves Horror, action and crime thrillers and films that make him think.

His favourite television programmes are CSI New York, Cold Case and Criminal Minds because "I enjoy shows that focus on the reasoning behind the crime, I find it really interesting."

He goes on to say that, "I  love scary films, the scarier the better". His favourite films are The Godfather 1 and 2, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Psycho and Orphan. He enjoyed watching them in the cinema with his girlfriend "It was the perfect excuse for me to look like the big man, she kept hiding behind my shoulder."

 

Name: Sarah Daniels

Age:  17

Info: Student, College -

Studying Sociology, Psychology, English, Law

Loves socialising with friends, going to parties, watching movies and reading. She loves Horror, mysteries and films that make her think.

Her favourite television programmes are The Mentalist, CSI Miami, Charmed, Cold Case and Poirot because "I like watching shows that involve the audience and make me want to participate in finding the bad guy." Sarah loves watching programmes that feature the supernatural because "I love the idea of the unknown, so I enjoy watching shows that feature elements of the supernatural and people with psychological problems."

She goes on to say that, "I  love scary films, even though I do spend most of the time watching it behind my pillow, I think it's the suspense that makes me want to carry on watching. I enjoy trying to figure out who the stalkers and killers could be. My favourite films are the ones that either leave me wanting to sleep with the light on or make me question life." Her favourite films are Black Swan, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Butterfly Effect and One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. She enjoyed watching them in the cinema and watching them at home on DVD with her friends and boyfriend because she says "I wouldn't dare watch them alone!"

I think my film would appeal to Sarah and Jack because the genre of my thriller is the genre of their favourite movies. Moreover, through their inquisitive minds and their love of the supernatural I confidently believe that this film will be right up their street 

As you can see from my two example profiles teenagers are clearly my main audience as the horror  genre is very popular with them and my thriller contains generic conventions of a psychological thriller mixed in with the conventions of a horror film. However, the key issues tackled in my thriller are universal as both teenagers and adults have and can deal with issues such as: domestic abuse, relationships, drug abuse and the need to be famous.