Altima Kaisamba's evaluation: Question Four

Who would be the audience for your media product?

We aimed to target our thriller to people over the age of 15. In order to successfully attract our audience, we conducted some audience research which consisted of handing out approximately twenty questionnaires. With our feedback we were able to make informed decision as to what to include in our thriller that would satisfy our audiences expectations and preferences.

According to audience feedback, our target audience preferred to be introduced to the characters through enigmatic shots as well as having an innocent protagonist. As shown in the screen grabs, we used close-ups of the back of Stanley's head to create a sense of enigma. This is an example of the types of shots we used to introduce Stanley. On the left, only part of Stanley's face is revealed through the rear-view mirror, while this was a really difficult shot to compose, we felt it was important because it confuses the audience about the gender of the character.