Audience

The suitable audience for us to target is the BBFC 15 certificate however this does not necessarily suggest that our film is aimed at 15 year olds but they are in the main age group that we are intending to target which is teenagers from around 15-20. We aim our film towards them because it is a British film that includes British actors in a local London park which therefore will attract many youngsters as they will recognise the area where the filming took place and will be able to understand and empathise with the actors interests and the way in which they speak. 

When making our film, we have to take in to careful consideration the guidelines set by BBFC (British Board of Film Classification). As we are planning to classify our film as 15 certificate, we are able to use strong language however not an extensive amount. Also violent scenes can be shown however, there’s a certain degree of violence that would not be acceptable if we want to keep within a 15 certificate. Although, wewould not have the facilities or skills to create violent, realistic scenes that would be classed as a 18 certificate. 

The audiences that may be drawn to watch thriller films are those that enjoy tense and suspenseful atmospheres. Audiences who enjoy thrillers like to be on the edge of their seat anticipating the next scene of the film and be feeling suspense and excitement. However, people who enjoy thrillers may have a preference to a certain subgenre of thriller, such as psychological, crime or disaster thrillers. For example, complex psychological thrillers with a restricted narrative will appeal to audiences that are relatively older than 20. Whereas, action thrillers would appeal to a young, male demographic audience that enjoy elaborate action scenes with guns, explosions, car chases etc. The Bourne Ultimatum and the modern James Bond films are examples of action thrillers that involve theatrical, expensive action scenes are intensify the excitement of the audience.

 

BBFC

The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) is the organisation legally responsible for film classification within the United Kingdom. It has been classifying cinema films since it was set up in 1912 and is an independent, non-governmental body.. It has also been classing videos since the passing of the Video Recordings Act in 1984. It was set up by the film industry as an independent body to bring a level of consistency to the classification of film nationally.

U- UNIVERSAL- all ages admitted, there is nothing unsuitable for children

PG- PARENTAL GUIDANCE- general viewing, but certain scenes may be unsuitable for children under the age of 8

12- Suitable for those aged 12 and over. Those aged under 12 are only admitted if accompanied by an adult at all times during the performance. (Replaced the standard 12 certificate for cinema releases in 2002.)

12A- Suitable only for those aged 12 and over. Nobody younger than 12 can rent or buy a 12 rated VHS, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, UMD or game. (Used for cinema as well before getting replaced by 12A in 2002)

 

15- Suitable only for those aged 15 and over. Nobody younger than 15 can see a 15 film in a cinema. No-one younger than 15 can rent or buy a 15 rated VHS, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, UMD or game.

18-  Suitable only for adults. Nobody younger than 18 may see an 18 film in a cinema.
No-one younger than 18 can rent or buy an 18 rated VHS, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, UMD or game.