Teen Movie Audience

 What is a Teen Movie?

 Teen movies are movies which are often aimed at a Teenage audience,majority of the time they tend to have young people acting in them,this gives them an advantage over other films because its audience will find it easier to relate if the actors are of the same age.The teen movies which are most popular are often set in the stereotypical 'American Highschool',this is done in order to capture the audiences attention and allow them to relate to the situations which are taking place because a vast amount of a teenagers life is spent in school.The popular themes within teen movies are love,relationships,friendships,conflict and parents.Popular genres in Teen Movies include Horror,Thriller and Comedies.

 Who watches teen movies?

Teen Movies are aimed at teens and early 20s because they are more open to new things and are up to date with the current technology,social trends and relationship dynamics.This means they can employ new ideas and take more risks in teen movies because teen movies can often be heavily influence by sex,teenagers coming of age and taking on new responibility.Older audiences may also decide to watch Teen movies for a sense of nostalgia, because it will entertain them to be reminded of there youth.

Why do we watch Teen movies?
Teen movies are often watched because they are known for moving with the times an being up to date with social trends which makes it widely entertain for all young people, those who are not old enough to watch them often cannot wait until they become a teenager to begin to watch them;along with Teenagers who will flock to the cinema to watch the latest teen flick.Teenagers and older audience are more likely to watch a film which relates to their life in some way, therefore it is common for filmmakers to use enviroments or situations which are widely relatable, for example 'High schools' which nearly everyone has to experience one in their life.The subject of the film is also another factor which determines why we watch teen movies because the characters and storylines need to be believerable otherwise, the film will struggle to bring in an audience.