CCR Question #2

Hello again! Today, let's do some research to help answer the second CCR question:

How does your product engage with audiences and how would it be distributed as a real media text?

First, let's start with a quick breakdown of the target audience for psychological dramas. Being the lovechild of two very different genres, dramas and psychological thrillers, research has shown that in terms of age range, there is quite an overlap. Psychological thrillers tend to reach an age range of those aged 18-35, with a keen interest in substantial narratives, complex characters, and suspense. Dramas at large tend to reach a far broader audience of those aged from 25 up to 50, with the more specific limitations depending on the content within the film. The coming of age elements of They Lay In a Pool of Blood That Is Not Their Own! will make the film more appealing to young adults aged 18-25, so this will be the most definite age range of our target audience. 

Our film would engage with the target audience due to the implementation of key characteristics discussed in all three genres. This includes complex characters who undergo great development throughout the story, heavy, substantial narratives that tackle real-world issues, and an unapologetically frank approach to the discussion of these issues. Films like Skinamarink (2022) and American History X (1998) tackle real world issues such as racism and child endangerment in a bleak, unfluffed way, and our film does the same. Both Christopher and Belle undergo great development throughout the film, and their complexity makes it difficult to even understand the motivations behind their actions at times. Our film tackles the topic of religion, as I previously discussed, and the solemn, bleak tone throughout adds to the realistic approach to tackling this topic.

Our film would be distributed on YouTube initially, and after gaining enough traction would be submitted to local film festivals such as the Miami Film Festival and Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. Films like Tangerine (2015) have gone this route, being released on YouTube initially, eventually making it to one of America's biggest film festivals, the Sundance Film Festival, and then receiving widespread acclaim from critics and audiences.