This document requests a comparison of how films are regulated in the UK and another country of choice. It asks the reader to explore how the governments and regulatory boards of each country are structured and their role in society. The reader should also examine the key issues influencing censorship, classification and banning of films in both countries using examples, and relate their answer to effects theory and debates surrounding it.

2. COMPARING REGULATION
COMPARE HOW FILMS ARE
REGULATED IN THE UK AND A
COUNTRY OF YOUR CHOICE.
EXPLORE HOW THE GOVERNMENTS AND REGULATION
BOARDS THAT CONTROL THESE COUNTRIES ARE RUN
AND THEIR PLACE IN SOCIETY.
EXPLORE THE KEY ISSUES THAT EFFECT THE
CENSORSHIP/ CLASSIFICATION/ BANNING OF FILMS IN
BOTH COUNTRIES, USING EXAMPLES OF/ FROM FILMS.
RELATE YOUR ANSWER TO THE EFFECTS THEORY
AND THE DEBATES THAT SURROUND THIS.