Target audience for Horrors

 

 

Target audience for Horrors

 Age – The general age for an audience watching horror movies would be around 15-25.During the younger ages both girls and boys want to experiment new things and different emotions. The audience can relate to the characters in the film and in most horror movies when something bad is about to happen the camera views what the character is seeing putting the audience in the characters shoes.  This gives the character and the audience a better relationship making the audience enjoy the film more.

Gender – Mostly males would watch horror movies as they seek thrill and want some excitement in their life. It gives them a sense of rush. The conventions of a horror would attract males more for example horrors can be quite gruesome and violent which males particular enjoy watching more than females. However, this could be stereotypical.

Interests – There are a few reasons why people are interested to watch horrors. For example it could be new and exciting for a group of friends sitting around watching their first horror movie. It is creates a better mood and can be extremely fun. They are also seen as good conversation starters and if you feel comfortable in a relationship usually coupes go and watch them.

The main audience for this movie is 15-24. This is at a high 69%. A lot of this percentage would be made up of teenagers that want a scare. In horrors you generally go in a big group of friends compared to a romance or action where you could go by yourself of with a partner.  The main gender who watched this film was females at 54%. However, they are still quite close together with the male at 46%. This is quite unusual for the females to be more popular but it could be due to them going in such big groups. The percetnages may be close together as a lot of people watch horrors as a couple so the girl can snuggle up to the boy when she gets frightened and the boy can be there to comfort her.