Evaluation Activity 4:

Who would be the audience for your product?

Thom and I attempted throughout our planning, research and filming/editing stages to make our piece appropriate for all viewers. However of course this would be difficult and I do feel despite our efforts our final product would appeal more so to those at a similar age to ourselves (late teens/early twenties). This is because of both the music used and the characters involved. By having the character at a young age it immediately makes it relatable to those viewing at the same age; automatically drawing in the younger end of our target audience spectrum. The music we chose to use is contemporary, and may limit the audience as it doesn’t fit into several different music genres. However, I do feel that the actual storyline of our piece is one to which many people can relate because disability does affect a lot of people, even if not directly. Thus meaning that all sorts of different people will be able to emphasise with our sole character, making the product a vary of different people’s choice to view. 

By using a song by Modern Baseball the target audience is immediately confined, as some people may not enjoy their music and others may become excited in the piece once they see the band name in the credits. Doing this could be a risk, but we felt music was definitely required and you aren’t ever going to be able to fit everyone’s tastes.

Using the idea of an injury stalling someone on the way to completing their dreams is a storyline which can definitely draw the attention of all different people. Firstly you have the sporty type which may have possibly experienced this type of injury but would mainly feel the anguish and despair of the character and are able to emphasise with them. Then, you also have the type of viewer who loves a sob story. Throughout the piece the character would have ups and downs and I personally know many people who enjoy this type of drama.