The document discusses the British Board of Film Classification and the factors they consider when rating a film, such as discrimination, drugs, horror, imitable behavior, language, nudity, sex, theme, and violence. It then provides an example rating of a film as 12A due to the imitable behavior involving weapons use, violence and injury throughout, though there are also comedic elements. The film contains imitable weapon use, offensive language, violence in fight scenes and interrogations, and is an action/comedy genre.

1. British Board of Film Classification
By: Rebecca Scuffham
The age classification is given to a film with these taken into consideration:
Discrimination Offensive content
Drugs Promote the misuse of drugs
Horror Length/detail of certain scenes
Imitable Behaviour Glamorisation of weapons
Language Offensive language and rude gestures
Nudity Sexual content –higher classification
Sex Kissing to verbal references to making love
Theme What is it about?
Violence Inflict pain/injury/humiliation
Our Film Rating:
We decided that our film would classify as a 12A because
it involves contains imitable behaviour with the uses of
weapons. (Guns)
There’s also lots of violence and injury throughout the
film. These are all connotations of the action genre but
because there are comical elements to the film so we
thought a rating of 12A would be most suitable.
Imitable Behaviour The use of weapons e.g. guns and fight
scenes are included.
Language Slightly offensive language throughout the
film and rude gestures used.
Violence Lots of violence used. Fight scenes and
interrogations throughout the film
Theme The genre is action/comedy so even though
the film is about action and violence, a lot
of humour is used throughout which makes
it a bit easier to watch.