Evaluation Question 4

 (VLOG Script)

Due to the fact that The Absence is a thriller film, we automatically relate the target audience age with late teens – adults, purely because it takes understanding. However, even some early teens may be intrigued in watching the film to discover new emotions like the feeling of their friend going missing. The majority of thriller film-goers are passionate thriller fans, this is because viewers will not watch a film which they have to think about or will affect their emotions afterwards. Our film isn’t targeted at any specific gender, however research shows that males are more interested in thrillers than women. However, with the protagonists being females, it may attract more female viewers than we expected as it allows them to relate to their emotions.

We have to perform much research when decided on a suitable age for our film. After analysing the BBFC age classifications we decided that 15 was a suitable minimum age for our film. Even though in our opening there is minimal violence, towards the end of our opening Olivia is seen tied up amongst trees which we believe would be frightening for younger teens/children is adds hardness and sadness to our opening. Our film opening is left on a cliff hanger, once the second news report is read out about Nicole then going missing it suggests that there is more violence about to take place throughout the rest of the film. We chose 15 as we didn’t want to cancel out too much audience, 15 year olds + tend to go to the cinema quite frequently as its one of the few outings they can do at that age, there is also a cinema in near enough every town which is why we believed 15 would allow us to have a larger audience and 18 may put people who are even old enough to watch our film off. Our film does not consist of any self-harming or suicide aspects which means that it is suitable for age 15, we say this after reviewing the BBFC age classifications which state ‘We consider the risk of potential harm to impressionable teenagers. For example, dangerous behaviour such as hanging, suicide and self-harming should not dwell on detail which could be copied.” I believe our film will more over educate younger people the dangers of kidnapping and how they can prevent this or go about this.