eval 4

1. Who would be the audience for your media
product?

2. CLASSIFICATION
I have decided to rate my film an 18. Looking at
the BBFC, their first issue that makes a film a
18 is ‘very strong violence’. My film will contain
scenes of very strong violence due to the whole
plot being based around my characters
experimentation on humans for pleasure. My
title sequence contains scenes of strong violence
with the use of blood, weapons and dead bodies
however we see no violence occurring. This lets
the audience know that there will be more
graphic scenes of violence in the film.
The other issues they talk about follow this
theme of blood, gore and violence which again
confirms my choice to make my film an 18
rating.

3. In my initial research into target
audience I created a profile of
my ideal audience member.
I have kept in line to this as I
would still say that all the
information I wrote applies to
my film.
PROFILE OF TARGET AUDIENCE

4. As part of my initial research I also conducted a
questionnaire which I sent out to students in my school. I
found that not many people replied to my email, however out
of the ones that I received back, the majority of them
contained action/thriller as the main theme.
The responses with action/thriller genres were all male
around the age of 17/18. There seemed to be a pattern
forming, where thriller films would be mixed with si-fi
fantasy/action films. With The Dark Knight appearing twice
as the favourite films and many actors appearing in the
franchise (Christian Bale and Heath Ledger) and other
franchises alike.
Christian Bale was listed as a favourite actor, who portrayed
Patrick Bateman in American Psycho, the film my title
sequence is heavily based on. Many of the other actors listed
have also starred in psychological thrillers such as Kevin
Spacey, who starred in Seven, Woody Harrelson and Orlando
Bloom.
The thriller and drama genre seemed to be the most
favourable genre so this confirmed my choice to make my
film a thriller.
QUESTIONNAIRES

5. POSITIVE AUDIENCE RESPONSES
TO FINISHED TITLE SEQUENCE
"it's cool! damn right i'd
watch it it's like the north east
version of American Psycho.
The soundtrack and lighting
were great, your shots were
sound and it's edited really
nicely"
"ahh that was mint!!! really like the
bleak, grey tone of it all, it felt really
cold and the music accentuated that.
a bit dark plus no Shia Labeouf. tut
tut. BUT OVERALL IT'S
1,000,000/10 SO YEAH"
" I was really into it. I really loved the connotations of the colour white; it usually represents
something pure or innocent, which alongside the guy getting dressed for a normal day,
brushing his teeth etc, contrasted with the bodies being found. The cinematography looked
professional, especially during the point where he opens the cupboard and the body falls out,
leaving only the upper part of her visible. We clearly see him step around it, showing that
this guy is obviously unphased by the bodies and the murders he may have committed. The
minimalistic style of the opening scene presents to me as the audience numerous enigmas, as
to why he is so unphased by the bodies and how he manages to get away with them being in
his house when he seemingly has a normal life? It definitely engages me as a fan of the
thriller/mystery genre, and I would have loved to have watched on."
" It's very good, I genuinely want to see
more of it, looks great well edited and�
the camera work is really effective - I like
the way the angles kind of give the
impression Kieran's character is a bit
insane despite the fact he looks so calm
and collected. The music works well
too👌 I also like that it's starring Shia
LaBeouf hahaha"

6. I simply asked a handful of people my age to watch my final piece and tell me
what they liked or disliked about it and whether or not they would watch on it if
was to be made into a full length film.
These responses were exactly the type of responses I was hoping for as they all
addressed the particular things I included in order to attract my audience.
The fact one person picked out that it was like a ‘north east version of American
Psycho’ pleased me due to the fact that most of my research and planning was
based around that film.
After receiving these responses I now feel confident that my research into
existing title sequences, along with storyboarding and location scouting was very
useful in making the final product as I feel the location provided the right
atmosphere and lighting for my sinister yet formal character.

7. NEGATIVE AUDIENCE RESPONSES TO
FINISHED TITLE SEQUENCE
“The small font of the credits
throughout bugged me slightly”
“I did not like the use of tiny font
for the credits as they are difficult to
read.”
The only actual negative responses that I received were these.
The small font of the credits was picked up on by two audience members, which
leads me to think that I should have enlarged them a bit more so that they would be
easy to read and stand out more clearly and boldly. However, my reason for having
such small credits was to portray a more professional and subtle theme, which
mirrored the disguise and discreetness of my character in open society.