RESEARCH - Film Audiences.

Some Examples of Target audiences

Romance 
the likely stereotype for a romance film would be females, as it is said that females tend to watch films that they can interact with and relate to. The main aim of romantic films is to dramatise reality through emotions and expressions. To create a romantic atmosphere through expressions and emotions, a slow music would tend to flow through the crucial parts of the film, as it helps to engage the audience. All the elements of a romantic film relates to the entertainment of females, which is why they are he main target audience.
An example of a romance film is 'An Education'.

Action/Adventure

This genre is targeted at a large male audience, opposite to the romance genre. Action/Adventure use more effects and exciting action scenes, which is paid more attention to than characters and the story lines. To keep the adrenaline, fast paced music is used as well as transitions to keep the flow of excitement throughout the film. The main character would always be upfront, bold and strong, even if the main character is a female. the characters do not determine the audience  as things such as violence and stunts is what engages the audience, relating to expectations of the male audience.




Family comedy
the target audience is mentioned in the name, having more impact than individual target audiences. a family comedy usually consists of more than one character, including families and kids. The story line is usually simple, using humour which appeals to all ages. Music and acting would be non-explicit. Music and theme songs tend to be commercial and soothing, creating homely atmospheres. Colours would stand out, whilst the sense of reality in the setting may be unseen.





Thrillers

The target audience is mainly a male dominated audience. however, considering that there are a wide range of thrillers, such as action thriller and romance thrillers, the target audiences can differ depending on what combination of genre. A romantic thriller would tend to have a largely female dominated audience, but is one of the fewer umbrella genres that contain this large female audience. whereas the rest of the genres tend to be male dominated due to attitudes and atmosphere.