BBFC post for media AS

1. BBFC – BritishBoardFilmClassification
The BBFC was set up in 1912 by the film industry to bring a degree of uniformity to the
classification of filmnationally. Statutory powers on film remain with the local councils,
which may overrule any of the BBFC’s decisions, passing films we reject, banning films we
have passed, and even waiving cuts, instituting new ones, or altering categories for films
exhibited under their own licensing jurisdiction.
When classifying films with age certificates, they take into account the violence, language,
nudity, humour, drug references, discrimination against race, gender, colour or sex
orientation.
We have given our film an age certificate of 15. We decided our primary target
audience are males over 35 and secondary males under 35 years old, but by
making it a 15, this would mean only from 15 above would be allowed to watch it.
There is a lot of killing in our filmas well as torturing so this falls under the violence category
because the torturing would be seen by the audience, it isn’t hidden and the torturing is
quite brutal as there would be a lot of blood and very dangerous techniques would be used
in these torture scenes. There is a lot of swearing in the film as the characters get angry and
this could impact the audience if there are young viewers and this could make them want to
start using swear words and therefor an audience of 15 above would be best.
In the opening scene, a man is shot in the chest which will be shown on camera and this
would mean that the context for it to happen would be that the antagonist gets angry and
turns to violence and kills a person for interrupting him.
Violence High-moderate violence
Language Moderate Language – swearingusedthroughout
Sex/Nudity None
Themes Conflict,revenge, violence.