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Market and Genre Research


Market/Genre research
Genre:
Action-Thriller



Audience:
Action thrillers are often aimed at teenagers and young adults, mostly males due to the fast pace and adrenaline fuelled elements of the films. However, females may also find them interesting. The suspense and tension found in action thrillers matches well with the vibrant energy of teenagers.

Examples:

Taken (2008), Faster (2010), The Fast and the Furious franchise
 
 

Directors:

Notable directors of action thriller films are James Cameron and Michael Bay. Between them they have created films such The Terminator series and The Transformers, both of which were primarily aimed at young people and teenagers due to their amounts of violence and captivating villains, creating strong rivalries in the films ad sparking suspense in the films.


Characters:


The characters in most action thriller films usually conform to the idea that they are well trained killers, who all have a motive for why they commit the actions that they do in the films. This makes them an anti-hero. For example, in Taken, the main character is out looking for his daughter who's been kidnapped on a trip to France and is going to kill or capture anyone who took part in the kidnapping of his daughter. In Faster, the main character is out for revenge after witnessing the death of his brother at the hand of some gang members. He has a list which he abides by and hunts down every member of the gang.
Very rarely do we see a main character in a film of this genre who isn't an intimidating and extremely violent character who's out on a mission as it could defeat the purpose of a thriller unless they had an even stronger villain or rival in the film.




 


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