Age restrictions.

I believe that our thriller would be rated a 15.

Things included in a 15 rated film quoted by BBFC are:
" strong violence

 frequent strong language (e.g. 'f***').

  portrayals of sexual activity

  strong verbal references to sex

  sexual nudity

  brief scenes of sexual violence or verbal references to sexual violence

  discriminatory language or behaviour

  drug taking"
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/what-classification/15

Although non of these will be included in our opening the opening atmosphere will be too intense for a 12 year old and leave them possibly emotionally/mentally scarred after seeing the girl in the nightgown and we plan for a murder to take place in the opening of our thriller which again would be very inappropriate for someone under the age of 15. We as film makers do not want to encourage this sort of behaviour on someone young as when they watch, they may feel this behaviour is acceptable and alright.

We feel having this age rating will:
Reach our target audience
Not influence young children
Will be suitable for an older age range, hence why we chose the older age rating rather than the younger.


I believe that this age rating would be appropriate as I presume some of the things listed would be included in the rest of the film if it were to carry on.