Audiences

Pingu
Pingu is a stop motion animation which is aimed at children. We know this because there is no dialogue therefore the animation will appeal to children to all ages. Children who can't peak yet will be able to understand it because the communication is done through body language, facial expressions and actions. It appeals to children because the characters and story line is very simple and innocent. Pingu is a penguin so it is fun and cute to them. The animations are short and easy   to understand because children often have short attention spans so if it was long they would get bored.Image result for pingu

Wallace and Gromit
Wallace and Gromit has a target audience of families. it appeals to younger audiences because the Claymation is appealing and the story lines are not difficult to understand. Children are attracted to animal characters so by having a strong personality for Gromit it interests the children. However the older audiences are engaged because of the detail in the Claymation, the sets and characters have so much detail so it is more entertaining. They also include quite a lot of adult references and stereotypical characters so it is relatable.
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Big Mouth
Big Mouth is an animated sis on Netflix an it is definitely aimed at young adults. It includes lots of strong themes that wouldn't be appropriate for children as it is about a group of tens going through puberty and it is very graphic. There is strong language as well. they are about 25 minutes long so if they don't have a lot of time they can watch it and it wont take up a lot of time whereas some audiences would have a lot more time on their hands such as children.
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 The Piano
The Piano is a short film aimed at adults. the reason for this is the music is very sad and mature which gives the film an overall serious tone. The characters don't look realistic but they move very fluently and they have detailed facial expressions. The narrative appeals to the audience because it follows a man through his life and it goes through situation that older audiences could relate to such as war and death. it does this in a touching way so it can be nostalgic for them.
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Oscuridad Luz Oscuridad - Jan Švankmajer
 A lot of Jan Svankmajer's animation would appeal to a niche audience because the themes are very random. Some viewers may find it disturbing but others would find it amusing.Image result for jan svankmajer oscuridad luz oscuridad

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