Assessment 3 Target Audience by grace peel

Assessment 3 – Target Audience

 

The film must not promote discriminatory behavior or language, and it can show drug taking but not promote it throughout the film. The misuse of aerosols for example is unlikely to get the go ahead in the film. The genre of horror can show strong threats and menacing behavior, although it is not allowed to show sadistic or sexualized menacing behavior. Behaviors such as hanging, suicide and self-harming can be shown, but not throughout the film, as the audience could imitate or copy it. Weapons such as guns, should not be in the audience’s face as a centre point all the time. Strong language such as ‘fuck’ can be used but not repeatedly all the time, but the strongest word ‘cunt’ can be used depending on the context and if it fits in with the scene of the film. The use of nudity is allowed in a sexual content but not with strong detail or references, along with sex can be portrayed without strong activity being shown. There can be strong verbal references to sexual behavior, but strongest references won’t be allowed unless the context is necessary. There is generally no theme around this age category as long as the film is appropriate for 15 year olds. There can be strong violence in 15 films but shouldn’t dwell on the behavior or injuries. Strong ‘gory’ images are unlikely to be seen in 15 films along with sexual violence such as rape. If there was to be sexual violence, it would have to justified strongly, although there can be references to this behavior.

 

 

The 18 certificates say that adults should be able to choose what film they want to see. The 18 certificates have the same qualities of a 15 but pushes the boundaries even more. There can be more violence, sex, weapons and language used in the films but not go beyond the certificate were the ‘R18’ films come into play. In an 18 film, there can be scenes of sex workers but not strongly as these scenes showing epic images of sex and sexual nature are rated an R18.

 

 

 

R18 films can only be shown in selected cinemas and venues, and there is a strict age of no person under 18. The twisting of the law is strictly not allowed in R18 films along with materials such as rape and pedophilia is strictly forbidden also. Any act of physical harm that may last cannot be shown along with strong abuse and humiliatation that is not in context with the film cannot be shown.