evaluation pt4

who would be you target audience for your media product?

After looking at one of my previous posts about the bbfc I rated my film at 12 12A,  The reason for this my opening doesn't contain strong language nor drugs or/and sexual explicit scenes, The most explicit scene in the whole of my film if to be made would be the brutal murder scene, However I haven't made the whole film and it only shows the dead body for around 7 seconds in my opening  therefore I have rated it at a 12 12a.

Here is some background information I have gathered from websites such as “google” “bbfc” and some is my own knowledge about the 12 and 12a classification rating so you can see why I have chosen this rating.

What does the 12A symbol mean?

Films categorised 12A contain material that is not  generally suitable for children aged under 12. No one younger than 12 may see a 12A film in a cinema unless attended by an adult.

What's the difference between 12A and 12?

12 requires an adult accompanied with the child whereas as 12 doesn’t need an adult

Accompanied viewing cannot be enforced in the home, so the 12 certificate remains for DVD/Blu-ray, rather than the 12A.

How important is the tone of a film at 12A or 12?

a film which has a very dark or unsettling tone which could disturb the audience would be less likely to be passed 12A even if the individual issues in the film were considered acceptable under the BBFC Guidelines. Similarly, if a film is particularly positive or reassuring this may stop it being pushed up a category from 12A to 15.

Uses of strong language in a 12A or 12?

The BBFC's Guidelines state that strong language (e.g. 'f***') may be passed at 12 or 12A, depending on the manner in which it is used, who is using the language, its frequency and any special contextual justification. Aggressive uses of strong language may result in a film or DVD being placed at the 15 category. There is some allowance for puns on strong language at this category.
There may be moderate language (e.g. uses of terms such as ‘bitch’ and ‘twat’ at 12 or 12A).

I also used the method of social networking to gather information and decide on an audience

social networking told me what young people between the ages of 14 - 26 expect in a thriller film I was then able to take this information and add there feedback to my own opening in order to attract that sort of audience/age range.



here are the results of asking  the social media I

have leant from this feedback that I need to make sure I keep the audience in suspense whilst having a good story line I took this feedback and applied it to my opening of our film
I can prove this with the shots I have gathered below that are key moments in my film that create suspense and enigma.