Question 5

How did we appeal to an audience?

As out target audience was mainly teenage girls, we tried to appeal to them by including typical girly images which were very stereotypical and girly. For example, the use of make-up products, hairspray, colour purple illustrate this. We varied these shots by having to put together many close-up shots which were fast paced and this entertains the audience, maintaining their attention. Other shots which I particularly liked where the shots of the girls shoes, because the close-up shots allowed us to catch the detail of their glitter and sparkly decoration,again something which may attract our target audience.

Here are a couple of snippets from our opening sequence which I think really would captivate our audience, and empathise the romantic/ coming-of-age film genre:






Party Scene:

By beginning the opening sequence with a party, I think that this is going to attract the audience, who are predominantly young people. We wanted to create a very positive, upbeat and enthusiastic atmosphere right from the beginning, and so the party scene allowed us to create this. We also wanted to engage our audience by making them feel like they are part of the sequence. We decided to create this effect by setting the camera on a dolly and following me with it. This makes the audience feel like they are also in the the party, as they get to see the action of the people inside the party, the environment around them, and so attracts them even more.