Paper Towns

Paper Towns

The target audience for Paper Towns would be for teen 15-25 year olds, as they are those who visit the cinema most often. However, another element of the target audience would be those who have an interest in the author John Green, or even the main character in the film Cara Delevingne. For example, the audience may want to see the film based on previous ones they have watched, eg 'The fault in our stars', as people took a liking to that film, the audience will be intrigued as to whether this film may have a similar effect.

The appeal is the fact that the film is based on a successful novel, and the use of well known actors and people (such as Delevingne) appeals to a large percentage of the audience. This attracts the audience as they want to watch the celebrities they like as they are interested in them.

Negative representation of Race

In the trailer for the film 'Sket', a group of black boys are shown to be in a gang together causing trouble on the street during the night. This fits in with the stereotype that gangs of black boys walk the streets at night causing problems and looking for crime. This is also made clear when the black 'thug' kills a girl, portraying him in a negative way by presenting himself as being dangerous. The use of mise en scene, especially their dark clothing and body language, adds to the stereotype, as it is what we automatically expect to see associated with young black men. For example, dark tracksuits and clothing creates a sense of mystery, as if they are trying to hide their appearance to refrain from them being found out from the crimes they commit. Their body language and actions consists of aggressive actions such as pushing and attacking, which shows them as being trouble making. The construction of the scene adds to the representation of the stereotype when the black boy is shown pushing a woman, as well as murdering her. These actions are not positive and empathises the stereotype that black boys can be harmful and crime committers.