Target Audience

I have considered my target audience for my film, looking at the British Board of Film Classification to see the guidelines between the different ages of film classification. The theme for my film is horror / thriller which would include some violence and strong language. The guidelines for a 15 film are that 'There may be frequent use of strong language... But the strongest terms will be acceptable only where justified by the context.' This would give me the freedom to use strong language if i need to express the strong feelings of my characters when angry or scared. It also states that 'Strong threat and menace are permitted.' and 'Violence may be strong but may not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury. Scenes of sexual violence must be discreet and brief.' which i think allows my film introduction to obtain the interest of the audience.