Teenagers/Youths
Teenage boys/youths are stereotypically the type of people who crave fear and excitement therefore they could be the audience for my media product. They also quite often want to be independent and keen to rebel against adults. So because teenagers are quite often the main characters in horror fighting the monsters. Teenage boys would probably like to imagine they are the characters in the film. There have been many studies which show evidence that young people want excitement and enjoyment but also like competition. For example the Teddy Boys in the early 1950s wore Edwardian dress/leather jackets but were very aggressive and argumentative. This could have been to show that they are as good have the upper class. Also the Mods and Rockers another youth culture were very competitive and hostile with each other. So it is quite possible that members of both these youth cultures would watch horror films for the thrill of fear and to show they are not afraid of anything. Gang members would want to show off to each other that they are not scared by horror films, as well as watching horror films for the thrill of fear and the thrill of watching them.
People who normally like Fantasy films
Horror films from the 1950-60s although scary weren’t as gory and completely terrifying for people who don’t normally watch horror films unlike what horror films are like now. Desensitisation plays a huge part in this. For example Dracula and the Mummy. This at least is what modern audiences feel. So it seems likely that people who normally watch fantasy films and have tried out films from the 50s-60s might try out modern horror, and find that they have grown to like it. This is because horror films do have similar elements to fantasy films; werewolf’s, vampires and zombies have been known to appear in the fantasy genre.
The main audiences in modern times
There has been a rise in women watching films in the horror genre. In the past it was mainly considered quite a boys and masculine (as talked of in first paragraph) thing to watch horror films. Though even now stereotypically boys watch horror films women are now equally a target audience for horror films. This probably is because they also like the thrilling and fear making of horror films. Also for quite a long time there has been quite a sexist divide between males and females so because society has been gotten a lot less sexist now it means that horror is more accessible so there for more appealing. Also, there are a lot of horror shows that have the main character being female for example Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Who are the audience for the Un Dead Rush?
I have come to the conclusion that lots of different types of people can be the audience for my movie. However what is the link between the types of people is the inner need for fear and excitement which a lot of people seem to have whether they know it or not.
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