2. My chosen genre if a Psychological thriller, which is a sub-genre of thriller films.
The Psychological side of Psychological thrillers usually revolve around conflicts of the
mind, making the enemy of the film something personal to the protagonist whether or
not it is their own mind or they are constantly questioning their own mind.
Thrillers are usually plot driven, to build suspense and increase the speed of the film.
There are usually twists and turns throughout it.
For my research work on thriller http://nadineshambrooka2media.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/genre-
research-thriller.html or further research on psychological thrillers in particular
http://nadineshambrooka2media.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/further-research-into-
psychological.html
3. Looking at the codes and convetions of Psychological thrillers (here), I can try to
pinpoint what my target audience would be.
Because Psychological thrillers are usually conflicts of the mind, this attracts female
audiences a little more than male audiences, simple because they are more emotional
struggles than physical, action struggles (eg. Black Swan (2010), Psycho (1960), John
Carpenter's The Ward (2010)). However male audiences are still attracted to
Psychological Thrillers and not all of the protagonists are female (eg. Shutter Island
(2010), Phone Booth (2002), Donnie Darko (2001)), so I will not rule out male
audiences. Percentage wise, my audience gender will be 60% Female 40% Male.
My gender target audience
Female
Male
4. On the other hand, Psychological thrillers usually require audiences having to follow
the story closely and work out plot twists and events that have happened or are going
to happen, therefore the age of the target audience should be around 16-18+. There
isn't a limit on age for Psychological thrillers, as a lot of adults between the ages of 50-
80 watch Psychological thrillers, however most ages for psychological thrillers are 16-
50.
Location isn't a big deal with psychological thrillers, as the mind is seen as a global
conflict, so my target audience is from all over the world.
5. My target audience
My main target audience is:
Female and Males
Aged between 16-50 (a big gap)
No specific location
