Evaluation Question 4

Evaluation question 4:

Who would be the audience of your film?

Towards the start of our planning, we decided our target audience would be people aged 15-24, therefore we decided the certification of our film would be a 15. We thought a 12A certificate would prove too young, as children under the age of 15 may be mentally not mature enough for the theme and idea of rape in our film. On the ‘bbfc’ website, it states that a film with the certificate of 15 must have ‘appropriate treatment’ for 15 year olds. It also says ‘No-one under 15 is allowed to see a 15 film at the cinema or buy/rent a ‘15’ rated DVD.  15 rated works are not suitable for children under 15 years of age.’

Works that are certificated as ‘15’ could include:

·      ‘Strong violence

·      Frequent strong language

·      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’

This is also stated on the ‘bbfc’ website as the official guidelines of a 15 rated film.

There would be a scene of Ally being raped in ‘Malice’, and although the audience does not get to see the full scene graphically and in detail, the scene would still be clear and what had happened would be obvious.

Another reason we chose the certificate 15 is because we want to attract an older audience, and we would not want them to be put off by a younger certification such as a 12 or a PG. If the film was one of these certifications, the audience may think the film would not be mature enough to qualify as a film they would usually like and want to see.