Know Thy Audience
So I'm like 90% sure we are going with my horror/thriller idea. The group realized that it was the best idea of what we had thought of so far. Austin says he has another idea, but i think we are going to go with this one.
If you go into a horror movie you will not see a bunch of old people and their small grandchildren, you will see teenagers and young adults, usually it is males. Here is a good study backing this up link.
Why do teens like to see horror movies though?
Teens who are not avid film watchers that cannot tell a good plot from a bad one is who the production company is making this film for. Horror movies usually have very simple plots, with a cheese love story and likable/ relatable characters. Also nowadays directors of horror movies include real world issues or use current day trends to relate to their audience and create a sense of realism. The purge movies do a good job on this, especially the most recent installment: "The Pure Election Year", this movie was released this past summer, a few months before the election. I am not saying that this will happen in our government, but the fact a horror movie with a current issue being the main idea of a film can make that film major bank. As you can see in this chart, the third Purge film is the most successful out of the three films.
If you go into a horror movie you will not see a bunch of old people and their small grandchildren, you will see teenagers and young adults, usually it is males. Here is a good study backing this up link.
Why do teens like to see horror movies though?
Teens who are not avid film watchers that cannot tell a good plot from a bad one is who the production company is making this film for. Horror movies usually have very simple plots, with a cheese love story and likable/ relatable characters. Also nowadays directors of horror movies include real world issues or use current day trends to relate to their audience and create a sense of realism. The purge movies do a good job on this, especially the most recent installment: "The Pure Election Year", this movie was released this past summer, a few months before the election. I am not saying that this will happen in our government, but the fact a horror movie with a current issue being the main idea of a film can make that film major bank. As you can see in this chart, the third Purge film is the most successful out of the three films.
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