The document discusses the legal impacts and rating considerations for a short film. It seeks a PG rating from the British Board of Film Classification to reach the widest possible audience. To obtain this, it cannot include discriminatory or dangerous behavior, drugs, or glamorize weapons. Mild language and sexual references are acceptable if not intense or long scenes of violence. It also addresses showing drinking at a party legally by clarifying in dialogue that characters are over 18. Any copyrighted music used in the online film could potentially be taken down, but the filmmaker plans to use copyright-free music to avoid this issue.

1. what The impact on my film Legal impact
Certificate ofthe film(PG) I wantthe ratingon my filmto
be PG as itmeansthat
everyone inthe target
audience andwatchthe film
withno age restrictions
reachingthe widestaudience
possible.ThismeansIcannot
include discriminative
behaviour,drugs,dangerous
behaviourchildrenare likelyto
copy suchas the glamorisation
of weaponssuchasknives.I
can include mildbadlanguage
and sexual referencesandany
scenesof violence mustnotbe
longor intense.
The Britishboard of film
classificationisincharge of
givingage ratingsto filmsin
the UK, theyprotectaudiences
of a certainage from seeing
contentnotsuitable forthem.
I mustfollow theirguidelines
so the filmisapprovedfor
release.
Contentconsiderations As there will be ascene at a
party that will involve drinking
I will make itclearto the
audience throughdialogue
that the characters are over18
and of legal age to do so
therefore causingnoissues.
Because itwill be clear
throughthe dialogue of the
age of the characters there
shouldbe onlegal impacton
my film, Iwill alsouse redcups
rather thanbottlesorcans of
drinkto avoidshowingany
branding
The short filmwill be shown
online,anythingthat could
effectthis?
If this filmisshownonlineit
will impactmyfilmasit will
allow formore people tosee
it,there isn’tanythinginmy
filmthatwill meanitcannot
be shownonline apartfrom
havingcopyrightedmusic
howeverinmylegal reportI
have discussedhow Iwould
solve this.
The onlylegal impactthat way
come from myfilmbeing
online isthatmusicmay be
copyrightedandtherefore
takendownhoweverIhave a
planto use copyrightfree
musicto resolve this