Not run by the government and set up in 1912 (103 years its been around for). Has been classifying DVD's since 1984 when the video recordings act was past. (when looking at classifications for games it would be PEGI)
U - 4 years old and above (UP, Nemo, Toy Story etc) very mild amounts of offensive language like damn or hell. Violence is very brief and mild and anti social behavior would be disproved of.
PG - All up to the parents and its the parents fault if it goes badly, (saving Mr. banks, Home Alone) no theme that's inappropriate, star out swear words like shit and son of a bitch. Sex is basically what parents would get but children wouldn't. Violence is mild, some blood but no detail.
12A - Adult supervision (12 is their supervision but the A overrides it, the late Harry potter films are rated in this rating)
12 - No one younger than 12 can see it. The F word can be used. Violence is moderate but wouldn't dwell on detail, maybe a glimpse of gore. Anti social behavior and drugs is very minimal. (21 jump street)
15 - Frequent strong language can be used and sex can be used but not full on see it, sexual nudes allowed like a side boob etc but no strong detail and some discriminatory scenes because by time you're 15 you know right from wrong. Strong violence can be strong like in "Saving Private Ryan" but no the strongest of violence. Horrors can be 15 but cant linger on sadistic sexual activity etc.
18 - Adult free to watch whatever as long as it isn't illegal or potentially harmful. No theme prohibited as 18. Very strong violence, language, real sex (Fifty Shades Of Grey or Saw). Strong and detailed full nudity is allowed and can be fully explicit. An 18 film might contain depictions of real sex as long as the film isn't sex work (porno's). Strongest gory images are sustained, drugs can be shown but even at 18 it cannot show harmful things as good like taking cocaine etc and if you do it is against the law.
For the second part of the lesson we had to find 2 films that could be a similar rating to our short film and then say why it got the rating it did and surprisingly "The Dark Knight" had been rated a 12A because apparently it didn't have detailed violence or gore. The quote here tells you about it:
For the second part of the lesson we had to find 2 films that could be a similar rating to our short film and then say why it got the rating it did and surprisingly "The Dark Knight" had been rated a 12A because apparently it didn't have detailed violence or gore. The quote here tells you about it:
"The main classification issues in The Dark Knight are violence and threat. BBFC Guidelines for 12A at the time stated ‘Violence must not dwell on detail. There should be no emphasis on injuries and blood’ and ‘Sustained moderate threat and menace are permitted. Occasional gory moments only. The examiners who classified the film agreed it met the Guidelines criteria, however, there were a significant numbers of complaints about the 12A rating from members of the public."
The BBFC received a number of complaints for their insensitivity over the rating of the film because the Joker is seen talking about his scars while wielding a knife and this drew in a lot of complaints considering the rising number of knife crime in the UK around teens and knowing a 6 years old could see that film with an adult is quite worrying. The 2 quotes below also tell you more about it
"The BBFC received 364 complaints from members of the public in 2008 about ‘The Dark Knight’. In the general, the complainants felt the film was too dark and too violent for children. The bleak tone of the film, the 'adult' nature of some of its themes and the 'unhappy' ending were cited as not suitable for a film rated 12A, to which under-12 year olds could be taken, if accompanied by an adult. There were also concerns expressed that the knife threat in the film was inappropriate and insensitive in the current climate, and could encourage copycat attacks."
The BBFC received a number of complaints for their insensitivity over the rating of the film because the Joker is seen talking about his scars while wielding a knife and this drew in a lot of complaints considering the rising number of knife crime in the UK around teens and knowing a 6 years old could see that film with an adult is quite worrying. The 2 quotes below also tell you more about it
"The BBFC received 364 complaints from members of the public in 2008 about ‘The Dark Knight’. In the general, the complainants felt the film was too dark and too violent for children. The bleak tone of the film, the 'adult' nature of some of its themes and the 'unhappy' ending were cited as not suitable for a film rated 12A, to which under-12 year olds could be taken, if accompanied by an adult. There were also concerns expressed that the knife threat in the film was inappropriate and insensitive in the current climate, and could encourage copycat attacks."
"The threat in the film is most frequently seen when The Joker wields his preferred weapon, a knife: in one scene, he plays with the knife inside the mouth of a thug, and in another he presses it close to the heroine’s face. The Joker's slow, menacing descriptions of how he got the knife scars on his face add a significant edge of terrorisation to these threatening scenes. Public concern – then as now - over the issue of knife crime and gang violence was particularly high, due to prominent media coverage of teenagers in UK cities dying from knife attacks."
Here is the link: http://www.bbfc.co.uk/case-studies/dark-knight
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For my second case study I'm doing about a film called "attack the block"
"Attack The Block is a British horror movie directed by comedian Joe Cornish. It is set in a South London housing estate and follows a group of teen muggers, who form an unlikely alliance with a nurse they have robbed, when aliens attack their tower block." Here is states what the film is about although id say it was more a sci-fi, comedy. The below quotes states that they didn't request any form of category and were given a 15 because throughout they use over 50 uses of "fuck" and some uses of "motherfucker" throughout and just this alone makes it a 15.
"Adam Sandler plays Michael Newman, a family man whose busy career as an architect doesn't leave much time for his wife, Donna (Kate Beckinsale), and two kids. Unable to figure out which of his many remotes turns on the television, he goes shopping for a universal remote and finds the perfect device through Morty (Christopher Walken), who gives him a one-of-a-kind remote with magical powers. With each click, Michael is able to control his career and personal life. But complications arise when the remote starts to overrule his choices."
Our group decided on a 12A rating for our short film because it has references of sex.Here you can see exactly why we rated this film 12A with the link below. "Sex may be briefly and discreetly portrayed at 12A or 12. Verbal sex references should not go beyond what is suitable for young teenagers. Comedy may lessen the impact of some moderate sex references or innuendo but frequent crude sex references are unlikely to be accepted at this category. There may be nudity in 12A films but nudity in a sexual context should only be brief and discreet."
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/what-classification/12a-and-12
"Films classified 12A and video works classified 12 contain material that is not generally suitable for children aged under 12. No one younger than 12 may see a 12A film in a cinema unless accompanied by an adult. Adults planning to take a child under 12 to view a 12A film should consider whether the film is suitable for that child. To help them decide, we recommend that they check the BBFCinsight for that film in advance.
Here is the link: http://www.bbfc.co.uk/case-studies/dark-knight
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For my second case study I'm doing about a film called "attack the block"
"Attack The Block is a British horror movie directed by comedian Joe Cornish. It is set in a South London housing estate and follows a group of teen muggers, who form an unlikely alliance with a nurse they have robbed, when aliens attack their tower block." Here is states what the film is about although id say it was more a sci-fi, comedy. The below quotes states that they didn't request any form of category and were given a 15 because throughout they use over 50 uses of "fuck" and some uses of "motherfucker" throughout and just this alone makes it a 15.
"The film was submitted to the BBFC with no category request in March 2011. If they wish, distributors are allowed to signpost to examiners which category they would prefer for a work, although in this case they did not do this. Nevertheless, it is clear from the characters, the tone of the work and the general address, that it had strong appeal to older teenage viewers.
The film contains frequent strong language from the start, with over 50 uses of 'f**k' and some uses of 'motherf****r' throughout. Under current BBFC Guidelines, where only infrequent strong language is permitted at 12A, the work was automatically therefore a 15 category within the first reel."
For the third case study i covered a film called "click" made nearly 10 years ago now.
"Contains strong language and moderate sex and drug references" is the first thing you see as description of this film although this film is actually really funny and because it only has "moderate sex and drug references", the film summary is here below in a quote for you to see but other than that it doesn't really have any explanation as to why its rated a 12 but if its using strong language and moderate sex and drug references then you can kind of see why it was rated as that.
"Adam Sandler plays Michael Newman, a family man whose busy career as an architect doesn't leave much time for his wife, Donna (Kate Beckinsale), and two kids. Unable to figure out which of his many remotes turns on the television, he goes shopping for a universal remote and finds the perfect device through Morty (Christopher Walken), who gives him a one-of-a-kind remote with magical powers. With each click, Michael is able to control his career and personal life. But complications arise when the remote starts to overrule his choices."
Our group decided on a 12A rating for our short film because it has references of sex.Here you can see exactly why we rated this film 12A with the link below. "Sex may be briefly and discreetly portrayed at 12A or 12. Verbal sex references should not go beyond what is suitable for young teenagers. Comedy may lessen the impact of some moderate sex references or innuendo but frequent crude sex references are unlikely to be accepted at this category. There may be nudity in 12A films but nudity in a sexual context should only be brief and discreet."
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/what-classification/12a-and-12
"Films classified 12A and video works classified 12 contain material that is not generally suitable for children aged under 12. No one younger than 12 may see a 12A film in a cinema unless accompanied by an adult. Adults planning to take a child under 12 to view a 12A film should consider whether the film is suitable for that child. To help them decide, we recommend that they check the BBFCinsight for that film in advance.
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