Identifying the target audience of

dramas

Georgi Honnor

This drama (City of Bones) is rated UK12a, this means

that the target audience is over 12. The characters in this

drama are of the older teenager-young adult age group.

This age group are also the target audience.

The spectacular now is rated 'R' which in American Film

means it is unsuitable for under 17s to watch without an

accompanying parent/guardian. From just looking at the

first two dramas I can understand that dramas are often

directed at older teens- to adults.

The Shawshank redemption is also rated 'R' meaning

restricted viewing and it is mainly directed at over 17s.

Schindler's List is rated a UK 15 again telling me that

many dramas are directed at an older audience. The

British Board of Film Classification says that this film

could therefore contain strong violence/language, hence

making it unsuitable for a young audience.

Life as a house again is a UK15, so again not targeted at

a younger audience.