Film Selection

There are so much film variety available to see, and so many different opinions on all of them and everybody likes something different. So the person I asked these questions upon I feel is not biased when it comes to films and could gave me a general view of what he feels most people are attracted to.

He felt that adverts and trailers were the biggest draw in to start to provoke interest in the film, and wanting to find out more about it. As trailers reveal some of the best parts of the film, for example comedy 'witty jokes', horror 'terrifying and jumpy moments' etc... Those 3-5 minutes can have massive impact upon somebody and completely grab them in that short amount of time. They are also very clever at manipulating their target audience and knowing the right things to show at the right time for the best effect. Leaving the audience anticipating and wanting to see what happens and leaving the release date a little while after the trailer is released for urge to watch it and leave you in suspense.

Your peers reviews on films can really sway your decision on whether to watch it or not, for example if you have a close friend and have similar interests, and they find the film awful then you are less likely to want to see it; therefore every individual opinion really does count and can have a massive impact on the films overall income. Reviews on cinema websites using the 5 star rating system can also either encourage or discourage people to see the film. If your searching for a good film to watch at the cinema and you see a film that has 1*'s across the border then you will question why this is, and immediately look for another film.

Films that tend to use the same star all the time can tend to get a bit "samey" and predictable e.g. in my opinion Hugh Grant holds onto the same personality in basically every film that he's in, making the film predictable and disappointing. Media hype also helps to get a film well known like Harry Potter it gets bigger and better everytime and pulls in a range of audiences, theres posters put up around town and on buses etc, trailers getting more thrilling each time, merchandise and much more. If a specific actor has been in a film that I've really enjoyed like Renee Zellweger who can pull off pretty much any role then I am more likely to want to see her in different films even if it is a different role, in my opinion.