Detailed research into potential audience

 

The potential audience for our film would be 15-25 year olds because it is a complicated storyline and may be hard to follow at times, so we decided to give our film 'The Lost Possession' the age certificate of a 15. We decided on having an age 15 certificate because if it was an age 12a certificate we wouldn't be able to show drug use which might be a activity featured in the mental institute scenes. So for safety reasons we looked on the BBFC website and decided on giving it a certificate of 15 because of the content of some of the scenes which may be featured.

We feel like both female and male would be able to enjoy our film because of the genre, as it is a psychological thriller and can be relatable to both genres. The characters featured in the film are all girls, this could potentially relate to a more female audience more than a male audience, however typically male's may watch it more as it is a thriller. As we have chosen to mainly include female characters its goes against stereotypes as thriller genre films usually include a male actor and this would make it more interesting for the audience.

We feel as though our film will appeal and engage a wide audience as it has a bittersweet plot of having their mother sadly passing away, and finding out they have a long lost sister. By adding a psychological genre to the plot and adding mystery will make it more interesting and would hopefully encourage people to watch the film and recommend it to friends.

What might I see in a 15 rated film or video?

Any of the following:

•   strong violence
•  frequent strong language (e.g. 'f***').
•   portrayals of sexual activity
•   strong verbal references to sex
•   sexual nudity
•   brief scenes of sexual violence or verbal references to sexual violence
•   discriminatory language or behavior
•   drug taking

What about horror works?

At 15 there can be strong threat and horror as long as there is no sustained focus on sadistic or sexualized threat.

Can you see drugs in a 15 rated film or video?

At 15 drug taking may be shown but the work as a whole must not promote or encourage drug misuse (for example, through instructional detail).
The misuse of easily accessible and highly dangerous substances like aerosols or solvents is unlikely to be acceptable at 15.

Can there be strong violence?

Yes, at 15 violence may be strong. It should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury, however, and the strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable.
Strong sadistic violence is also unlikely to be acceptable.