Evaluation Task 4

My target audience for my thriller sequence is most likely to be aimed at female teenagers, somewhere between the ages of 15- 18. Considering the first two actors you see in the sequence are around 17 years of age, we are most likely to attract the attention of this generation for longer than others.

The story focuses on a typical relationship break-up between a couple, but how the obsession of young love can turn to something quite sinister and dark. Considering relationship break-ups are fairly frequent within this age range, it is interesting to see how something so common can lead on to something very intense and powerful, as the female character begins to plan revenge and murder on her ex partner. Thus it is possible we will more likely attract a female audience.

However, our opening is not so much focused on the actual love itself, but it contains lots of confusing close-ups and intense, uncomfortable shots. There are images of bloody, cut hands dragging across pictures of happy memories and shots of jagged, dangerous glass fragments. There are additionally intense, close up shots of fire burning. This opening sequence therefore might attract specific teenagers who appeal to a darker nature, such as classified 'emo's' . However, our audience may probably appeal more to ordinary, everyday girls who have had their 'heart broken'.

An audience who enjoyed watching films such as 'Se7en' and

'Black Swan' which involve strong themes of psychological disorder, suicide and self-harm may enjoy our opening sequence 'Ready Or Not'. Our audience might listen to music such as trip-hop, which is dark in style and lyrical content. The band 'Massive Attack' may be a good example. Our audience, however, are likely to listen to evocative music which enhance the artists' feelings through both style and lyrics.