CCR Thoughts (2 out of 4)

     Okay so, this is my check in two of "How to work a Creative Critical Reflection", and I think I have got this down. Today's question is "How does the product engage with the audience?" and "How is this product going to be distributed as a real product?" (Of course this is a real product, but if it were a movie premiere is what was meant.) Now, let us dissect what I should be saying to well-established gentle (wo)men such as yourselves. By the way, most of this is going to be pulled from past posts and will definitely be used for the actual videos in the CCR. So, the italicized stuff is definitely stuff that will be in the videos word for word. The extra is extra that I will not be concerned with adding.

1) The target audience. 
    This is a must when I am talking about engagement with audiences. To stop dancing around the bush:
my target audience with a teen-drama (or really any drama audience) is women from age eighteen to twenty-nine. Each with the similar interest of a lack of overcomplications in life, escapism to a simpler time. 

2) Actual Engagement
    So, how does my product engage with the audience, thou might ask? Through the initial feel of a simple problem, of course! That simple problem being the making of a birthday, my main character's own of course. This is supposed to represent the loneliness that some teens can feel in their life. That and the fact that teens are indecisive at times, even in simple issues such as where a sign should go. 

3) Distribution
    Let's be real here, there is no way that a short film from a small company will ever hit the big screens for an elongated amount of time if any at all. Not unless some miracle occurs or a ton of money is paid. So, realistically thinking, I would probably post this right onto the Youtubes. I would also put it on a paid platform like Amazon and Apple TV, low chances I could get it on Netflix if I tried. I chose Amazon and Apple for a reason, one being that both of them are widely used and very marketed at this point. Thou may be wondering, why does one not use Fandango? Because I am not planning for my movie to be theatrical. If it does in a very long-long shot, there may be a late release to Fandango, but otherwise no.

4) CCR Production 
    So, I will definitely be using the Jeopardy style of CCR that I talked about last time to answer questions 1 and 2. The back and forth of me going in and out of a character's costume is still an idea that I hope I could do if the time of my schedule allots it. Pulling the questions that I had pronounced before and added more like "Why would the movie Happy Birthday Mallory not be shown on Fandango?" (I actually will put that in my finalized script. Thank you brain).

Helpful Citations In A Lovely (APA) Format:
Vecchi, L. (n.d.). Target Audience [Pre-Production]. Media Coursework Project. WordPress. https://larave.wordpress.com/as-coursework/target-audience-research/  Cope, R. (2025, July 18). Why are women over 30 so obsessed with teenage TV dramas? Harper’s Bazaar. https://harpersbazaar.com.au/why-are-we-obsessed-with-teen-dramas/

Yennie, B. (n.d.). What platforms should I release my movie on? Guerrilla Rep Media. https://www.theguerrillarep.com/blog/what-platforms-should-i-release-my-movie-on