1 / 4

All classification decisions are based on the BBFC’s published and regularly updated Guidelines.

BBFC Classification. All classification decisions are based on the BBFC’s published and regularly updated Guidelines.

lainey
Download Presentation

All classification decisions are based on the BBFC’s published and regularly updated Guidelines.

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript


  1. BBFC Classification All classification decisions are based on the BBFC’s published and regularly updated Guidelines. The British Board of Film Classification is an independent, non-governmental body which has classified cinema films since it was set up in 1912 and videos/ DVDs since the Video Recordings Act was passed in 1984. http://www.bbfc.co.uk/about-bbfc

  2. 12A means that anyone aged 12 or over can go and see the film unaccompanied. The A stands for 'accompanied' and 'advisory'. Children younger than 12 may see the film if they are accompanied by an adult (eg someone over the age of 18), who must watch the film with them. The 12 certificate is just for videos, DVDs and Blu-rays.  12A is for films at the cinema only. may be strong language (eg 'f***') at 12 or 12A, but it must be infrequent. Sex may be briefly and discreetly portrayed at 12 or 12A

  3. Films rated 18 are for adults. No-one under 18 is allowed to see an 18 film at the cinema or buy/rent an 18 rated DVD. No 18 rated works are suitable for children. There is no limit on the number of uses of strong (eg 'f***') or even very strong language (eg ‘c***’) which can be passed at 18. There can be strong and detailed portrayals of sex at 18, including full nudity. No-one under 15 is allowed to see a 15 film at the cinema or buy/rent a ‘15’ rated DVD.  15 rated works are not suitable for children under 15 years of age. At 15 there is no upper limit on the number of uses of strong language (eg f***). At 15 sexual activity can be portrayed, as long as there is no strong or graphic detail.

  4. What age is our audience? When we were deciding our target audience we wanted to make sure that our age was specific and it is was suitable to the BBFC Classification. We wanted our primary audience to be between 16-30 but this age group can not classified and established. We didn’t want to make the age of our audience to be too young because as it is a psychological thriller is about the characters mind and inner emotions which could frighten the younger ages so we tried to avoid this by making the audience between 16-30. 12 and 12A were definitely that we chose not to target as the classification is very specific in what we were allowed to include. We could have selected 18 to be our age classification but we didn’t because we wanted to be reached out to those between 16-18 as this is a age group who be more likely to watch the film as they are in their teenagers years and more active to go out. Also, 18 just focuses on adults rather than the younger teenagers. This means that any under the age of 18 are forbidden to view or watch the film, which could have a negative impact on how successful we are to reached our audience e. So, we have decided to make our thriller opening the age classification of……

More Related