Who would be the audience for your media product?

Who would be the audience for your media

product?

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Who is my audience and what do they want?

» This graph showed me that my introduction should have no gender preference

» This graph showed me that my introduction should have no gender preference

1. Gender?

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» This graph showed me that my film would attract the audiences of the teenagers and adults.

» This graph showed me that my film would attract the audiences of the teenagers and adults.

2. What age group do you fall into?

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» This affects what genre my film can be in as well as what is in the film.

» Social realism is a hard-hitting genre that does not pamper its audience with glamour and gloss.

» This affects what genre my film can be in as well as what is in the film.

» Social realism is a hard-hitting genre that does not pamper its audience with glamour and gloss.

» The results showed me that the audience would most wish to see the issue of abuse confronted and tackled within my film.

» The results showed me that the audience would most wish to see the issue of abuse confronted and tackled within my film.

3. Which of these issues, if any, do you feel should be tackled in this film?

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» In the two-minute intro I have shown a small undercurrent of violence, which allows the audience to anticipate abuse towards the mother.

» In the two-minute intro I have shown a small undercurrent of violence, which allows the audience to anticipate abuse towards the mother.



» I discovered that social realism was new to most people

» I discovered that social realism was new to most people

10. Which of these social realism films have you seen?

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» The results showed me that I had to stick closely to the conventions in order to deliver a film in such a genre.

» I would need to educate my audience about social realism films and expose them some to try to develop a taste for the genre.

» The results showed me that I had to stick closely to the conventions in order to deliver a film in such a genre.

» I would need to educate my audience about social realism films and expose them some to try to develop a taste for the genre.

» My audience will watch my film both online and in DVD format

» The online aspect produces a new audience due to social networking

» My audience will watch my film both online and in DVD format

» The online aspect produces a new audience due to social networking

» The inclusion of their views within forum spaces will get them to watch it and so ‘Facebook’ groups and film groups will watch my film.

» The inclusion of their views within forum spaces will get them to watch it and so ‘Facebook’ groups and film groups will watch my film.



» This was evident in my questionnaire as a big factor in what they watched as people were most influenced by their friend’s choices.

» This was evident in my questionnaire as a big factor in what they watched as people were most influenced by their friend’s choices.



» Therefore using the distribution medium of a website with forums will stimulate a ‘buzz’ around my product and therefore create the spread of popularity through word of mouth.

» Therefore using the distribution medium of a website with forums will stimulate a ‘buzz’ around my product and therefore create the spread of popularity through word of mouth.



» The film is unlikely to be shown in a cinema, as distribution is very difficult for a low budget film because distributors and bookers take a percentage of profits as a fee.

» The film is unlikely to be shown in a cinema, as distribution is very difficult for a low budget film because distributors and bookers take a percentage of profits as a fee.



» So if a film is likely to make a little amount of money compared to a large blockbuster then the booker will choose the higher grossing film.

» This leaves low budget films with little chance of distribution into cinemas.

» So if a film is likely to make a little amount of money compared to a large blockbuster then the booker will choose the higher grossing film.

» This leaves low budget films with little chance of distribution into cinemas.

» My audience would also be a large number of media studies students.

» It will be directed both at their age group and will demonstrate techniques being used to create macro meaning.

» My audience would also be a large number of media studies students.

» It will be directed both at their age group and will demonstrate techniques being used to create macro meaning.

» The intention of the piece is to alert the public to the real and dangerous issue of being the family of an alcoholic.

» So my audience would be people who have either struggled personally or have had a family member battle with alcoholism

» The intention of the piece is to alert the public to the real and dangerous issue of being the family of an alcoholic.

» So my audience would be people who have either struggled personally or have had a family member battle with alcoholism

» The family issues and issues in adult life documented in the film could be used in education.

» In PSHCE for teaching the struggles that may occur in later life.

» The family issues and issues in adult life documented in the film could be used in education.

» In PSHCE for teaching the struggles that may occur in later life.

» The film could be used as template of what not to do when struggles happen in life.

» The audience therefore ranges between ages and between personal experiences.

» The film could be used as template of what not to do when struggles happen in life.

» The audience therefore ranges between ages and between personal experiences.

» The introduction would cause the audience to grow in numbers as the original audience expand their curiosity and therefore recommend the piece to others.

» Mostly through networking groups.

» The introduction would cause the audience to grow in numbers as the original audience expand their curiosity and therefore recommend the piece to others.

» Mostly through networking groups.

» This blog will create a ready-made audience providing exemplar material to current and future Media students.

» This blog will create a ready-made audience providing exemplar material to current and future Media students.

» AdSense could be used on the blog to evolve the distribution method into a remunerative screening platform.

» Profits will be gained from publishing adverts that make revenue on a per click or per impression basis.

» AdSense could be used on the blog to evolve the distribution method into a remunerative screening platform.

» Profits will be gained from publishing adverts that make revenue on a per click or per impression basis.

» The blog creates an outlet that is free and allows my film to be exhibited to the online community of ‘Blogger’ and Media students.

» The blog creates an outlet that is free and allows my film to be exhibited to the online community of ‘Blogger’ and Media students.

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