The boat that rocked - Richard Curtis case study

1) Who are the target audience for the film and how do you know? The target audience for this film would be mainly adults, both male and female. The humour in the film may attract a younger/ teen audience but the plot would mainly attract adults as they would understand it more.

I don’t think there is a specific audience for the film ‘The boat that rocked’. The humour in the film can be aimed at a wide audience. However I think the main target audience would be those who remember and lived through the times of the pirate radios like ‘Radio rock’. The first offshore radio station was broadcasted in 1964. Those who were around then would remember pirate radios and the events that followed. These individuals may find the film more interesting than others, although others learn the story of pirate radios (although its not represented in the exact way it occurred) and find it interesting.

2) How does the film rely on stereotypes?

There are many stereotypes within the film. The main stereotypes being the ‘pirates’, being portrayed as frequent drug and alcohol abusers and defiant to the laws surrounding radio stations. Others that are stereotyped are the government officials who all walk around in suits giving out orders. Those who make the law and those who break the law are stereotyped in a specific way. The way these characters are portrayed however makes the audience vote in favour of those who disobey the law opposed to those who are creating the law.

3) Explain the film making process from concept to culmination in 150 words or less

(will do this question but cant remember how to get onto the PowerPoint thing on our documents???).