Nigel - Mixtape Analysis

This short film is exhibited on YouTube, which means that anyone can pretty much watch it. It can gain revenue from adverts by doing so, which means that its audience is the largest it can be as an independent film, we would also do the same sort of thing with our film we make in media. We would exhibit it on YouTube so we can link it to places and show many of our friends etc. This is the easiest way of getting to the audience in my opinion, especially without the costs which would be perfect for the independent market. This film won several awards and was nominated for several other ones, this could mean it was presented at these places for a larger audience.

 

The audience of the actual film seems to target a general audience; it’s a kind of romantic short film as well as a short film set as if it is. I can see why it would be a good short film when aimed at perhaps an older generation since a mix tape isn’t something which is common in the modern era. This would probably not connect to a younger audience because of this detail and plot/story. The costumes could also suggest this, because they seem like they are in the fashion that the short story was set (or at least seeming to be set in). The girl was in a dress and dancing on her bed which may connote youth and excitement whilst on the other hand the boy does similar things but his body language shows his excitement too, bobbing his head up and down. That helped to define his mood to the audience, the happiness can connote love between the characters which ultimately can suggest that the genre of romance is apparent, either that or they are very good friends, but the happiness between a girl and a boy is usually seen as being Love in this sense, which means that they make the genre aimed towards an audience which like romance.

They seem like they have a traditional family set up as the mother was home at least when the boy knocked on the door, which may against suggest the time period and may effect on what the audiences age will be.

I don’t think there a particular aim towards one gender, but in fact is aimed for both. There doesn’t seem to be many conventions based only for one but instead based for both, like there is a balanced amount of main characters gender wise, excluding the mum as she seems to be insignificant to the narrative. But for age, I don’t think this is aimed for teens but for a general age audience as everyone can relate to be honest.