Audience, I believe, is one of the most important aspects of film making. There are a plethora of components that must be considered when thinking about the audience. Sheila Curran Bernard states, “Who is your intended audience?…Is your film intended not for broadcast but for use by community or educational groups?” (43). Obviously these are critical questions; makes a huge difference with regards to the final product of the film.
Considering we just received our final projects, this is something I’ve been thinking about. I am doing the “Youngin’s” project so we will be dealing with kids and maybe young adults. Thus, thinking about audience, I need to figure out if this should be intended for their peers or for the faculty and parents. Or maybe it would be intended for everyone in the community so people can witness other great things that the younger community members are doing with their lives. Maybe, even, this could be shown to the government officials in the community so they could potentially provide more funding when they realize what these great kids are getting into. Although it isn’t established, I have been thinking a lot about this project and how the audience will play a role.