Question 6

Who are the primary target audience for each of your three media texts and how do you know?

Text:
Underage and Pregnant
Primary target audience:
Teenagers 13-17 year olds. Mainstreamers. Demographics – E.
How do you know?
BBC3 has shows which attract a youth audience such as Family Guy, Gavin and Stacey etc. In underage and pregnant they show real teenagers who are pregnant and because teenage pregnancy is a contemporary issue mainstreamers would be interested to find out.

Text:
Juno
Primary Target audience:
14-24 year olds. Teenagers because the protagonist is portrayed to be a teenager but older people may also be appealed to the movie due to its humour and the older characters within the movie. Mainstreamers, fun seekers. Demographics B, C1, C2, D and E.
How do you know?
Wide range of people would be interested in the movie because of the variety of characters there are in the movies. Such as the adoptive parents, they are well off and well educated with good jobs, whereas Juno is a teenager who has no job and her education doesn’t seem to be good. The movie also touches on themes of love, family, and teenage pregnancy.