Thriller audience:

So as to know who to try to appeal to with our thriller opening I need to know the target audience it is going to be aimed at. Thrillers are aimed at an older audience that most films, especially the sub genres such as psychological thrillers, which require strong subject matters usually making the audience think. A recent psychological film that I have watched is 'Under the Skin', this film appeals to an older audience of peoples aged over 18. 'Under the Skin' particularly would only appeal to an older audience as it is highly interpretational. In many ways, like other thrillers, 'Under the Skin' goes against the stereotypical mainstream film that would be aimed at a large audience consisting of most groups of society. For example, many mainstream films such as Action/Adventure films consist of a glorified hero or protagonist whereas in thrillers usually the protagonist or central character of the movie are depicted as more lifelike and/or less heroic. In 'Under the Skin', the central character is an alien who, unless it is speaking to other humans, shows no emotions or feelings that the audience would require in a mainstream film so as to relate to them. The film also offers no clear storyline as there is very little dialogue, the shots involved mainly include a hidden camera style of filming which makes the audience feel like they are observing the events unfold themselves instead of being delivered a simple plot from the characters and watching the story unfold through them.