Monday, 19 May 2014

Audience Feedback

What was your initial reaction to the openinig of Twelve?
"The use of the camerawork really made the piece flow and made it easy to watch"- Kim John
"I was intrigued and wanted to see the character to be developed, it was like they're waiting for the exact right movement to reveal the truth" - Nick Ashurst
Did you feel it met the expectations in relation to a block buster film?
"It exceeded my initial expectations through the quality the quality of the image could be improved i guess" - Philip smith
"Over all it was very well done however, i fell the costumes weren't as expected from thriller" - Damian Marley

 Did the soundtrack fit in to the clip? 

"It flowed well with the chase scene but i feel like there should have been some sort of  music at the beginning" - Jordan King
"It was what i would have expected from a thriller genre" - Logan Micheles

Did the way the characters were dressed suggest anything about the characters personality?

"I couldn't really distinguish between the antagonist and protagonist, However, i did think the darker clothes helped to create a more mysterious and darker character" - Kim John

"The casual costume of the protagonist portrayed a more unprofessional and inexperienced character" - Damien Marley

Did it meet the expectations of a thriller genre?

"It was what i was expecting to watch, the high level of action and fast paced editing which created tension is exactly what i got from the clip"  - Jayceon west

How could it have been improved?

"I think it could have been made better if it had a more action packed fight scene" - Samantha Jennings

Evaluation task 5

Who would be the audience for your media product?


Typical Target Audience The target audience of many psychological thrillers are 18+ This is because they include a lot of violence and some psychological issues which can be disturbing for many younger viewers There are usually warnings on the back of the DVD cover which states why it is rated as it is e.g. contains extreme violence or sexual scenes

 Our Target Audience The audience which we are aiming to attract with our film is 15+ males or females who enjoy psychological thrillers Our film opening will have a rating of 15+ because the movie will contain aspects of violence, death and a character with psychological problems However, it will not be an 18+ because the content is not overly explicit.
Films With a Similar Target Audience ‘Skyfall,’  ‘Bourne ultimatum,’ ‘Fatal Attraction’ directed by Adrian Lyne ‘American Psycho’ directed by Mary Harron ‘Se7en’ directed by David Fincher ‘Rear Window’ directed by Alfred Hitchcock ‘Silence of the Lambs’ directed by Jonathon Demme.


We attempted to reach our target audience by hitting the criteria of 15 rated films and by the use of violence that wasn't explicit and gory thus making it acceptable to be give the rating it was.

Tuesday, 6 May 2014

Evaluation Task 4

Our film will be targeted at people from the age rating of 15 on-wards and would probably be targeted at males due to the large amounts of violence. we want it to be this way as it will increase our audience size.
It would be a 15 because it would include:

All of the following:

  • strong violence
  • frequent strong language
  • discriminatory language or behavior
  • drug taking
Additionally, we would want our film to be a 15 because  At 15 there is no upper limit on the number of uses of strong language (e.g. ‘f***’).
Occasionally there may be uses of the strongest terms (e.g. 'c***'), depending on the manner in which they are used, who is using the language, its frequency and any special contextual justification. There may be racist, homophobic or other discriminatory language, and the work could explore themes relating to this. At 15 violence may be strong. It should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury, however, and the strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable.At 15 drug taking may be shown but the work as a whole must not promote or encourage drug misuse (for example, through instructional detail). 
We consider the risk of potential harm to impressionable teenagers. For example, dangerous behavior such as hanging, suicide and self-harming should not dwell on detail which could be copied.
Whether the depiction of easily accessible weapons is acceptable will depend on factors such as realism, context and setting.