2. Age rating
! My chosen genre is psychological thriller. Usually the
age rating of films in this genre is either 15 or 18,
depending on the explicit content, due to the
psychological issues which are complicated to follow
and may be disturbing for younger viewers
! I would say my film would be rated a 15 and aimed at
teenagers from around this age and up, as it’s not too
challenging to follow and doesn’t include a lot of
violence
3. Gender
! As they are predominantly about issues within the
mind, females tend to prefer the intellectual side of the
mental illness portrayed. However, males are drawn to
the violence and action side of them, as well as the
strange behaviour featured
! Because of this, I think the gender distribution of my
audience will be roughly equal
4. Audience interests
! My target audience will be people who are already
interested in this genre, as people like to be
psychologically challenged
! They may like films such as Shutter Island, The Butterfly
Effect, Fight Club, Donnie Darko and A Beautiful Mind
! I am hoping for my film to be seen in the same style of
Shutter Island, where the audience and protagonist alike
struggle to work out what’s real
