The BBFC is an independent non-profit organization that regulates and assigns age ratings to films in the UK based on their content. It is important for filmmakers to be aware of the BBFC's ratings as they can impact a film's audience and commercial success. The document discusses how a higher age rating assigned by the BBFC, beyond a filmmaker's target audience, could negatively affect viewer numbers and sales. The filmmaker aims to create a horror opening rated 15 or over so it can contain adult themes, but will need to consider BBFC guidelines to achieve this rating.

2. The BBFC is an independent media regulator
that regulates films on their content and then
decides on their certified age of viewing. The
BBFC is a self financing, non profit
organisations that operates in the UK.

3. Here is a screen shot taken from the BBFC’s
website explaining their mission.

4. Its very important to be aware of regulators in any
media industry, especially of the BBFC as they
decide at what age your audience can view the
movie you create.
Essentially it can ‘make or break’ a film as if a
production companies target audience is aged 9
and then the BBFC certify it as 12 then this could
have a negative effect on viewing and sales as
the audience may not be able to get to view it or
purchase it by themselves on DVD/Blue Ray.

5. When creating my horror
opening I need to be very
aware of my target
audience as it need to be a
age appropriate to my
target audience.

6. My aim for my horror opening is for ages 15 and over
to view it therefore have it as a rated 15 film which
can contain adult themes for example hard
drugs, strong language, strong violence and sex
references also a limited amount of blood and
injuries.
Whereas a certified 12 couldn't contain much of the
above there for this tells me to keep up with the
codes and conventions of horror, meaning I should
aim to archive that classification (depending on my
audience research results).