Research into potential audience

The age range of our audience would be around 15 to 35. This is because our film's certificate would probably be a 15, meaning the youngest possible audience would be 15, since no one younger would be able to watch it legitimately. The age of 35 is where an adult may start to show signs of slowing down a little, and they may not find the film as interesting or exciting as someone younger.

The audience would primarily consist of males, since our lack of female characters would probably put off a female audience or at least disinterest them from watching the film. The film's themes contain what a male audience would likely find entertaining, so it's that audience which would give the film the most attention.

Our film takes place in south Yorkshire, so it's only natural that a northern English audience would be more inclined to watch it than a southern audience. Some of the slang that might be used by the characters may throw some southerners off, and would almost definitely confuse someone from another country. A northern audience would be able to better connect to the characters and setting, as they understand both a lot more than people from the south or different countries.

 Being a crime film, it will obviously be more interesting to those who enjoy that kind of film. However, we also have the benefit of producing a short film, which some people, myself included, prefer due to them being shorter and less longwinded. This means a small, simple storyline can be told in an axciting way. If we pull this off, that means we can attract an audience that would prefer to watch a shorter film as opposed to a long blockbuster.

An added benefit of us making a crime film could be another potential audience. Aspiring police officers, detectives and other such roles may enjoy the film as it gives them an idea of what kind of cases they may end up being assigned to later in life, even though it's probable they'll never have to tackle a case like this one. They may want to fantasize about their potential career, so this film would be an excellent way of attracting that specific audience.

Besides those two, our film would also just, rather simply, attract those who just enjoy a good crime film from time to time. Some of the most successful crime films in history have been based around the criminals (films or TV series' based around the police are more popular as TV Crime Drama than films or short films) so the fact our film focuses on the criminals could help attract that large audience, too.