We feel that younger people would be the particular audience for our Thriller as the main characters are young people themselves. Some young girls may also relate to Charlotte's character's jealousy and heartbreak, while others may relate to how oblivious Amy's character is as to what's happening. Amy's character has no knowledge of Charlotte's evil actions, which helps to develop the story as she explores the possibilites of what happened to Ross.
We asked 8 people with a variation of age and gender to watch our Thriller and feed back with their views on it and as to whether they would choose to watch it in the first place.
Maddi, 16, female: I found the storyline quite gripping and would definitely choose to watch it, however I found it difficult to understand the story line and felt that the plot was not as well thought out as the camera work.
Gavin, 22, male: I think it demonstrates the feelings of jealousy quite well, and shows the extremes that some people go to in these situations. I would watch it as it seems like it would hold a lot of tension and keep you guessing what's going to happen next.
Pippa, 17, female: It seems that there is a lot more to develop should you continue to create a full length film; there's plenty of story to work with. The events that have happened so far have opened up the rest of the story which I think could be built on really well. I would definitely watch this film, but I would suggest that if you are trying to appeal to a younger audience, then perhaps a less complicated plot would draw us in more.
Glenda, 64, female: I think that including the innocent character, the victim and a femme fatale really helped to create a good plot for the film. These stereotypes are not presented quite as stereotypically though, as Charlotte's character does not hold the appearance of a psychotic murderer at first glance, and Amy's character is not the typical unaware innocent person stuck in the middle. The characters have more to them which makes it more interesting. I would probably choose to watch the film as I enjoy thrillers.
Martin, 28, male: I'm not a fan of thriller movies but I have to admit this one does have a rather interesting storyline.
Dan, 27, male: I liked seeing the two girls with the main roles, that definitely interests me as a man. I think people will also be able to relate to the heartbreak as many people experience it and the emotions that come with it; Liason demonstrates and focuses on the anger and jealous feelings that people experience.
Sam, 36, female: It didn't really appeal to me, as I don't believe that teenage girls are that extreme when it comes to relationships, so it was a bit unbelievable. I suppose you could say that for a lot of films but to me it just isn't something I would enjoy watching. The editing is very good though, it definitely looks professional.
Audrey, 49, female: Liason appears to be a classy and well made film which I would definitely watch. The storyline is great, the acting is great and the camera work is brilliant. It's not too extreme or gory, yet it isn't too vague. I think it would do very well if it was released in the cinema.
These responses show that our film could appeal to many different people, which is not what we expected. We are very pleased with the positive responses that we received and Pips and Maddies comments made us realise that perhaps our film should be aimed at young adults rather than teenagers and children as the story line wasn't our main concern when we were filming . We tried to use our camera work and editing methods to draw in our viewers and although some teenagers would appreciate the quirky, jolty effects that we included and the shots that we used, I think that perhaps an older person would look further than the plot and actually appreciate the film as an interesting combination of dark, uncomfortable viewing.
Gender does not appear to be an issue, as the female lead characters can appeal to both females and males. Similarly with age, we expected younger people to favour our film as younger people are featured in it, but because the story is not focused on stereotypical teenage things such as school/college, rebelling against adults and drug abuse, which are the subjects that tend to be focused on usually in films about teenagers. Instead the subject of love and heartbreak is played upon in our film, an emotion that everyone can relate to and experience.
We tried to make the two minutes as gripping as possible to make people want to watch the rest of the film and see what's going to happen. The responses helped us to determine who the audience may be for our Thriller and why.
Charlotte Bone
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