Target audience and age rating for our film

(Edited from Jake Andrews)
Parental Guide & Target Audience for our film

The target audience for our production is over 18 year olds due to its mature content. The film product should be at this maturity rating as the film contains scenes of fatal shooting, intense scenes which could frighten or disturb younger audiences and the mention and use of drugs. The film's age rating and target audience is decided in these categories:

Sex and Nudity.

• None

Violence and Gore:

• The opening scene contains two innocent people being shot by the hitman. Both deaths are off screen but you can still hear the gun shot.

• The whole film is based around a drug dealer escaping a hitman, meaning that there are life or death situations, and the rest of the film would contain gore. 

Profanity:

• The opening sequence contains no swearing.

• The rest of the film would contain very strong language.

Alcohol/ Drugs/Smoking:

• The films main character is a retired drug dealer so the film would include references to drug dealing, drug taking, drug addictions and how drugs has ruined the lives of many, including the main character. 

Frightening/Intense Scenes:

• The opening scene sees someone held at gunpoint and interrogated - before being shot. This could be seen as frightening and intense to some viewers. 

• The film is about a cat and mouse chase that includes life or death choices and action sequences that could be frightening and intense to some. 

Target audience:

Western Europe, UK, America - those who live in similar environment/ culture may be able to relate more closely with some of the elements in the film, even if it means just the weather - this can make the film seem more intense to this audience, as it feels close and real. 18+. Those who enjoy tense films and aren't shocked by gun violence or drugs. If you look towards Katz and Blumler and the uses and gratifications media theory, our audience would probably mainly be watching this film for the use of entertainment.