Question 4

Se7en viewer statistics

Layer Cake viewer statistics

The main target audience for my film is males between the ages of 18-29. These user ratings from IMDB show that both films scored most highly in that target demographic & with enough votes to show that a lot of people shared the same positive views on the movies. However, the film does have another smaller target audience in the form of the 30-44 year old male demographic. My film takes great inspiration from films such as Layer Cake & Se7en & the plot devices used in these films also appear in mine. These plot devices add a level of complexity & deepen the plot in a way which appeals to an older more intellectual audience.

Both films also scored high ratings with female audiences but there was less votes from them.

Although both films are thrillers, Se7en has a much darker tone to it, where as Layer Cake is more typical of a British gangster film. My film is a mixture of both, it has dark gritty elements to it but also features traits which are typical of British gangster films, this shows that it would appeal to the audiences of both these films.


Audience Profile

Tom

This is Tom. Tom is a 23 year old British man who lives an everyday life. Tom works a 9-5 job at a local office & lives a comfortable life. When Tom gets home from work one of his favourite past times is watching movies, sometimes he goes to the cinema to watch new releases, but his favourite way to watch films is through Netflix. Tom is a huge fan of the thriller genre & in particular British gangster films such as Layer Cake & Green Street but he also has a love for psychological thrillers. Tom isn't too keen on popular culture & instead likes to have his own interests instead of "following the crowd". Tom would like my film as it is part of his favourite sub-genre, my film takes the British gangster genre & then adds a layer of psychological thriller to it, the perfect film for someone like Tom! One of Tom's other hobbies is gaming & in particular games like Grand Theft Auto.

Toms love of British gangster films & criminality based video games comes from his desire to live a more exciting life. He is content with his work & lifestyle but always likes to imagine himself in the role of the criminals as it is exciting & acts as a getaway from boring everyday life. Tom studied psychology as one of his A levels, he enjoys trying to dissect the psyche of the characters in the films and try & work out the plot before it happens.

Because Tom watches the majority of his films through Netflix he isn't worried about seeing big budget mainstream thrillers & actually really enjoys watching more low budget independent films as he enjoys the different unorthodox & unique approaches to thriller genre. This means he would enjoy my film as it tackles the thriller genre in a unique way.