The document discusses the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) and their guidelines for rating films. The BBFC rates films based on their content, including sex, nudity, violence, language, drugs, discrimination, horror, imitable behavior, blood, and context. The document examines how a fictional film would be rated based on these categories. It determines the film would receive a 15 rating due to its violence, imitable behavior, and explicit language.

1. THE BBFC
THE BBFC STANDS FOR THE BRITISH BOARDER FILM CLASSIFICATION. THE BBFC RATES FILMS, VIDEOS AND
DVD’S IN BRITAIN. THEY RATE THE FILM DEPENDING ON THE CONTENTS OF THE FILM. THE GUIDELINES THAT
THE BBFC RATE THE FILM IS SEX, NUDITY, VIOLENCE, LANGUAGE, DRUGS, DISCRIMINATION, HORROR,
IMITABLE BEHAVIOUR, BLOOD AND CORE AND CONTEXT. THE TWO IMPORTANT ONES ARE IMITABLE
BEHAVIOUR AND THE CONTEXT OF THE CONTENT. I AM GOING TO RATE MY FILM AND COME TO A CONCLUSION
OF AN AGE RATING FOR MY FILM.
VIOLENCE
FILMS OVER 12 CAN HAVE MODERATE VIOLENCE AND CAN GO INTO DETAIL WITH THE CORE. THERE CAN BE
EMPHASIS ON INJURIES OR BLOOD. SEXUAL VIOLENCE MAY ALSO BE INCLUDED INTO THE FILM. HOWEVER
FILMS FEWER THAN 12 MAY INCLUDE MODERATE VIOLENCE, WITHOUT DETAIL, MAY BE ALLOWED, IF JUSTIFIED
BY ITS CONTEXT (FOR EXAMPLE, HISTORY, COMEDY OR FANTASY). MY FILM WILL PROBABLY BE ABOVE THE AGE
RATING OF 12 DUE TO THE ACTION AND VIOLENCE OF THE ZOMBIES.
SEX & NUDITY
FILMS THAT HAVE A RATING ABOVE 12 CAN HAVE NUDITY INTO IT. SEXUAL ACTIVITY MAY BE BRIEFLY AND
DISCREETLY PORTRAYED. SEX REFERENCES SHOULD NOT GO BEYOND WHAT IS SUITABLE FOR YOUNG
TEENAGERS. DEPENDING ON THE FREQUENCY OF THE NUDITY AND THE SEX DEPENDS ON THE RATING. MY FILM
WON’T INCLUDE ANY NUDITY OR SEXUAL SCENES SO THEREFORE CAN BE A 12 IN THIS CATEGORY.
DRUGS
FILMS UNDER 12 SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY USE OF DRUGS AND SHOULD NOT BE GLAMORISED OR GIVE
INSTRUCTIONAL DETAIL. MY FILM WON’T HAVE ANY RELATION TO DRUGS OR INCLUDE ANYONE TAKING DRUGS
SO THIS CATEGORY WON’T BE ACCOUNTED IN THE FINAL RATING.
IMITABLE BEHAVIOUR
IMITABLE BEHAVIOUR SHOULD NOT BE IN A FILM BELOW THE RATING OF 12 DUE TO PEOPLE BEING AT RISK IF
COPIED. MY FILM MAY INCLUDE IMITABLE BEHAVIOUR TO A CERTAIN EXTENT. THIS MAY MAKE MY FILM A
RATING OF 15 OR ABOVE.
IN THIS CONCLUSION I CAN MAKE A JUDGEMENT THAT MY FILM SHALL BE A RATING OF 15 THIS IS BECAUSE OF
THE VIOLENCE AND THE IMITABLE BEHAVIOUR. ALSO THE LANGUAGE WITHIN THE FILM MAY BE EXPLICIT WHICH
WILL ALSO MAKE THE AGE RATING TO BE AT A 15.