Evaluation_Task_No.5: How_Did_You_Attract/Address_Your_Audience?

Attracting the audience:
The main way to attract an target audience is by making it relatable to them, and by having stereotypical features.

• The main characters are both females and male, with a stronger male influence, making it appeal to both a female and male audience, more so to a male audiences as it will address situations they are familiar with, making it relatable. 
• British film attracts British teenagers, clear understanding. American teenagers might not understand because their lifestyle might be different.
• Teenagers attract audiences of similar ages as they can relate to the characters and possibly narrative.
• Characters wear up to date clothes like baggy shirts and jeans which makes them trendy and they look like regular teenagers.
• The characters like to do the same things as the audience (getting up early, going to school, bumping to friends), they share similar hobbies and experiences.
• As our audience like to watch angst and films with characters of a similar age to them, our film will attract them because it has elements as well as teenage characters.

Attracting and addressing the audience in the opening sequence:

•          Ben in handcuffs to connote his in troubles, as teenagers stereotypically blame for causing trouble and are usually caught.
•          This 'unnamed substance' will get the audience interested. Teenagers will understand the dangers what I'm trying to connote, making it relatable to them.
•          Having to wake up early is something everyone, especially for teenagers have to experiences.
•          This is our main protagonist 'Ben'. Making Male audiences start to identify with him.
•          This is the same 'unnamed substance' prop from before, getting the audience interested in the narrative.
•          Having younger sibling, will allow the audience to connect more with the narrative, and start to relate to Ben.
•          Also having the kids doing something childish helps give the audience a sense of hope and innocents towards the narrative.
•          Having the walk to school in the dark can relate to many teenagers, especially those living in rough areas.
•          The lack of diegetic sound allows the audience to become lost with the narrative, and provoke a response from the audience.
•          The slow, quiet music connotes to the audience the feeling of lost and depression, something a lot of teenagers suffer with, allowing them to relate to the opening sequence.
•      The titles used throughout the opening are all the same font, but have a different colour scheme, making them more personal to each character. Allowing the teenagers start to relate to one of the character.