The document discusses the filmmakers' rationale for giving their film a 15 certificate. They felt a 15 rating was appropriate as other similar thriller films had this rating, and their film's content of death, tension, mild violence and swearing would also fit this category. They aimed to attract a teenage audience as the main character and themes could be relatable to teenagers, addressing aspects of teenage life. They created tension through uncopyrighted creepy music, added heartbeats and sudden blackouts at high tension points. Finally, the filmmakers wanted their small, low-budget film to target a smaller, cult following by distributing through a company that shows similar small films rather than large blockbusters.

3. We decided to give our film a certificate of 15, we chose to use this rating as we have
seen other film similar to ours and they have a rating of 15 too. So we felt we would
be able to relate our film to this age range. From looking at other thriller films with
the certificate of 15, I feel the content of these films are not too explicit and our film
is of similar content and explicitly of these so the 15 certificate would fit well.
To show/ make sure our film was a certificate of 15, we used the
element of death and tension as we assume the actor dies at the
end. also we use a TV, mobile phone and these are commonly
used items by teenagers which is suitable for 15 year olds. There
is also mild violence and swearing, which we see would be
appropriate for a 15 year old.
Our film would be a attraction to the teenage audience as a teenager would be able to
reflect and relate to the character as he is a teenager. They could be attracted by the
lifestyles of the actor and the showings in the film. Our film covers loneliness and
despair, and some teenagers may be able to reflect on this. It addresses teenage
lifestyles, e.g. watching television, using mobile phones, social media. As these are
things that teenager use they will find the film interesting and appropriate to their age.

4. We created tension through music and acting. We used music throughout some of the
scenes. Will found some un-copyrighted music which was creepy and built up tension
through the scene as the audience didn’t know what was going to happen next. We added
a heart beat sound effect into our film which added suspense and tension. This could be
seen as effective and popular with the audience viewing our film.
We have created tension in other ways too. We added in blackout
effects into our film. Which come suddenly in the film at high
tension points which makes the audience be ‘on the edge of their
seat’ seeing as these blackout scenes come suddenly in the film,
people are not suspecting it and the this may cause them to feel
scared and this helps create tension throughout the film.
We decided that we wanted our film to be a small low waged film of a small and less
popular following as it will not be in contention with the other bigger films such as
‘Paranormal Activity’ where as we want to be on the scale of something smaller that not
many people would have seen. We also picked Film4 as our institution as this company
shows small low budget films and not the big blockbuster titles that companies like
Paramount and 20th Century Fox show. With this small and low budget company this will
help us gain a small cult of followers how will hopefully enjoy the film we have created.