Target Audience

For our particular opening sequence, the certificate we are looking at is for people over the age of 15. The film is going to use inappropriate language which might not be suitable for younger ages.

The main reason of the age certificate being a 15 is because teenagers are more interested in watching horror films than an older age group, as they like getting a thrill from a horror movie.

This opening sequence we are making will have an effect on the perspectives of the audience because they might consider the possibilities of this happening in reality, which makes them feel uncomfortable when sitting in darkness or in a unfamiliar place.


This might affect them going to certain places, so for example, once they have watched our opening sequence when the killer is chasing the woman with an axe, this might frighten them if they next decide to go and visit a farmhouse later in the night.

 When we were thinking of choosing a location, it's normally best to think of a location which is isolated from any area so that the characters find it difficult to contact help.


When focusing on a target audience, there is six categories which all prefer certain types of genre's. These groups are: A - this consists of lawyers, doctors, scientists and well paid proffesionals, B - this is people who are fairly well paid and are either teachers or in middle management, C1 consists of bank clerks, nurses and junior management, C2 is the electricians, plumbers and carpenters, amd them D and E which is the manual workers and the unemployed. Each of these audiences have particular interests and expectation when watching a film of a certain genre.