British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) Analysis
The British
Board of Film Classification (BBFC), previously the British Board
of Film Censors, is a non-governmental association, founded by the film
industry in 1912 and responsible for the nationwide classification and
censorship of films presented at cinemas and video works (such as television
programmes, trailers, adverts, public Information/campaigning films, menus,
bonus content etc.) released on physical media within the United Kingdom. It
has a statutory requirement to classify videos and DVDs.
BBFC classify
films according to their guidelines, these guidelines are regularly updated to
compensate for the ever changing film industry. These are the guidelines for
the age ratings:
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The BBFC makes the decision on what rating the specific film
will be by looking at these factors and whether the film in question possesses
these factors being discrimination, nudity, sexual violence, innuendo, imitable
behavior and themes. The BBFC will also look at the tone and the context of the
film to see what age rating it should hold. For example, a thriller including
very strong language and violence will be rated 15.
Expected rating of
our film and why
The expected rating of our film is 15. This is firstly
because our target audience is 16 to 25 year olds. This means we are targeting
adults as well as teens meaning we need to make sure its suitable for them too.
Secondly, the genre of the film is crime-thriller. This means to maximize our
potential we will need to make it a 15 and above rated film. Our film will
include dark themes and maybe some violence. It will not include nudity, sexual
violence or discrimination.
