Audience Profile Task 13

The target age for our audience will be 16+, this is because it is a thriller which may include slightly violent scenes which would not be suitable for younger viewers. This sequence will feature a teen as the star which would also make this age group feel more relatable to the character in the film.

Audience Theories 

The Uses and Gratifications Model:

This is a theory where the audience are active when viewing a text, film, or T.V program.
The audience usually use the media for their own entertainment

Because the audience is in control of what they view, for e.g the genre of the movie, they are able to use it as a range of different emotional stimuli like relaxation, emotional satisfaction or help with issues of social identity

Reception Theory:

This theory considers how texts include with deeper moral meanings, and how they are understood by the audience. Audiences will either understand the deeper meaning/message, or on the other hand they will misunderstand or reject the idea. The audiences view is described as either:
Dominant - this is where an audience understands the meaning and generally agrees with it
Negotiated - this is where an audience neither agrees, nor disagrees with meaning, or holds no interest
Oppositional - this is where an audience understands the meaning, but rejects it, maybe because of cultural, political or ideological views they hold.