The BBFC shows information, written short and briefly, about all the films that have been published and what we have also rated. The director of BBFC had said that their has been a large number of increase in the amount of people that are wanting to make new films but don't have their facilities. Therefore, the BBFC have helped fund those people which costs £50+VAT for films that are upto 20 minutes long and films that cost £100+VAT for films to are between 20 and 40 minutes long. For this to work, the film can only be fiction and non fiction and has to be accepted and recognized through the funding scheme.
How is a film rated?
A film is rated depending on what is included on the film. Sometimes, people may rate the film in groups but sometimes it is done individually which is also known as 'solo viewing'. For example, if a bad language has been used, then the film may be rated 12 or above.
Issues faced when classifying a film
This debate was all about movies being an influence on the audience. Many people strongly disagree with some movies as it can bring a bad feeling around others. Many younger audiences may start to watch horror and action films which can influence their lifestyle.
Why did The Dark Knight generate a large amount of media coverage regarding its certificate? Do you agree with the 12A certificate The Dark Knight was awarded?
The Dark Knight had a large number of complaints about it's rating, as it was given a 12A by the BBFC. The reason why many people complained is being of the fact it was way too violent for any 12 year old or younger to watch it as there was some parts with blood and a lot of brawl fights going on. Many of the audience may have thought that these brawl fights could influence the younger audience and maybe one day make them really brutal as well as the characters in the movies. In my opinion, I believe that this rating given to the Batman movie was really accurate. This is because I believe that Batman has been a really famous superhero to the children for many decades and just due to the fact that it shows a number of violent scenes, doesn't mean that they should increase the rating of the movie.
What are the guidelines for a 15 certificate?
In a 15 rated film, you can see the following:
How is a film rated?
A film is rated depending on what is included on the film. Sometimes, people may rate the film in groups but sometimes it is done individually which is also known as 'solo viewing'. For example, if a bad language has been used, then the film may be rated 12 or above.
Issues faced when classifying a film
This debate was all about movies being an influence on the audience. Many people strongly disagree with some movies as it can bring a bad feeling around others. Many younger audiences may start to watch horror and action films which can influence their lifestyle.
Why did The Dark Knight generate a large amount of media coverage regarding its certificate? Do you agree with the 12A certificate The Dark Knight was awarded?
The Dark Knight had a large number of complaints about it's rating, as it was given a 12A by the BBFC. The reason why many people complained is being of the fact it was way too violent for any 12 year old or younger to watch it as there was some parts with blood and a lot of brawl fights going on. Many of the audience may have thought that these brawl fights could influence the younger audience and maybe one day make them really brutal as well as the characters in the movies. In my opinion, I believe that this rating given to the Batman movie was really accurate. This is because I believe that Batman has been a really famous superhero to the children for many decades and just due to the fact that it shows a number of violent scenes, doesn't mean that they should increase the rating of the movie.
What are the guidelines for a 15 certificate?
In a 15 rated film, you can see the following:
- Strong violence
- Frequent strong Language
- Portrayals of sexual activity
- Strong verbal references to sex
- Sexual Nudity
- Brief scene of sexual violence or verbal references to sexual violence
- Discriminatory language or behavior
- Drug Taking
Choose a 15 rated case study movie from the BBFC
The movie that I have chosen from the BBFC, that is also a 15 rated movie is the movie called Shank. This movie was directed by Mo Ali in 2010, which was a low budget movie and is based in London about younger British teenagers. The reason why this was named as a 15 rated movie is because it had many features of a 15 rated movie as stated above:
- Strong Language
- Violence
- Sex references
- Drug use
Strong language is always going to effect the movies rating as it will always be a 12A rating but if the swear words, e.g. the 'F' word was used very frequently, then it will be given a 15 rated. For instance, in this movie, the 'F' word was used over a hundred times. Street fights and weapons that have been involved also gave it this rating as the directors most likely didn't want to influence the younger audience as it could effect how they would grow up, e.g. they may find this movie really motivating and could do certain things from this movie that they really shouldn't.
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