Overall I have gathered from my research into my potential target audience that I need to show more of the motivations for my characters actions if I want to make a film about a high school massacre. Therefore my next target will be to work on the ways in which I can develop my characters psychological profile to show his motivations for his actions.
In the first interview I interviewed two teenage girls around the age of 18, which on the whole is my secondary audience. They tend to like thrillers although the high pitched reply suggests a hint of uncertainty. The girl at the back said she doesn't watch too many thrillers but the girl in front seemed a little more sure. They said that they like to feel adrenaline and jump when they watch a thriller. I think that in some ways this suits our thriller as you may jump when the killer kills one of the students. They really liked the idea of our high school massacre as they thought it was very relatable.
The second interview was also at our target audience of teenage girls, however these girls were slightly younger than the previous ones. They seemed to enjoy thrillers and showed a good, honest understanding of thriller films as they didn't hesitate when asked what their favourite was. One of the girls even suggested 'We Need to Talk about Kevin' which is a thriller quite similar to mine. They said in a thriller they look for a good ending. I believe that this backs up our thriller even further because we have a good ending which is left on a cliff hanger. They liked my idea for the same reason as before which is because it has a good ending.
My last interview was of a teenage boy who is part of my primary target audience. He didn't like thrillers which was surprising, but his favourite was Taken because of the action and suspense. He liked my idea of a high school massacre because it includes action.
We asked our target audience questions such as "do you like thrillers" and "what do you think of the idea of a high school massacre" to get an idea of whether thrillers are a popular genre in our target audience. It is important to check that your target audience like the idea of your thriller because you want them to go and see it and if you get negative feedback from your target audience, it is likely your film won't sell well.
