06 certificate ratings

06 certificate ratings

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  Certificate rating Katryna Upshaw
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  BBFC • British Boardof Film Classification .BBFC: is a company in the UK which decides the ratings on the films being released in the UK. • The British Board of Film Censors was set up in 1912 by the film industry as an independent body to bring a degree of uniformity to the classification of film nationally. Statutory powers on film remain with the local councils, which may overrule any of the BBFC’s decisions, passing films we reject, banning films we have passed, and even waiving cuts, instituting new ones, or altering categories for films exhibited under their own licensing jurisdiction. http://www.bbfc.co.uk/about-bbfc • Why are ratings important? • Certificate ratings are increasingly important, the language and detail used in films nowadays is increasing rapidly and more importantly the ratings are developing. Ratings are important because they are dependent on who is allowed to watch the film or buy it, this is important as to what is suitable for each age rating, nudity is not suitable for U,PG,12, which is why the certificate rating was made. Inappropriate things in films are hidden from children such as detailed killings and swearing. Even though if a parent buys it and lets the younger person watch it this is when the child starts copying things from the movie such as swearing and inappropriate language.
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  U • U standsfor Universal. This means the film will be suitable for a child 4 years and over. • U ratings contain Mild things such as Mild threat, Rude humor and very Mild language. Words such as ‘Hell’ would be used in these type of films. Also in these films the only ‘sexual behavior’ it will containing would be kissing or cuddling. • Violence in the film will be very mild and will entail a/ brief fight scenes. There may be parts where the characters are put in distress but is quickly resolved. This is because the things children will watch they will copy and remember, so the contents in films has to be very mild and not obvious and always have a happy ending. • The ‘bad person’ in the film will/ may have a weapon but the weapon will not have much attention to it and the ‘good guy’ will not carry a weapon. Ideally any language/ behavior that a child could/may copy must be disapproved of. The film can have a lot of different themes as long as it is appropriate for the audience. • Some examples of ‘U’ Rated films:
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  • PG meansParental Guidance to watch a PG your age range must be aged 8 or older because some scenes will be unsuitable for young children. Although the classification may be PG the film may not been intended on be PG but was classed for it, this may or may not be a problem as long as the film is suitable it will be fine for an 8 and over to watch the film. • Ideally PG films should be watched or investigated by the adult of the child before allowing the child to watch it because in may intent unsuitable for the child from the adults point of view. Domestic violence, bereavement and racism maybe used. • A PG classed film will not contain any inappropriate themes for the child, the film will explore challenging issues and how to over come them, a moral of the story. The language used in the PG classed film will be mild bad language such as ‘Shit’ or ‘son or a bitch’ but if the language is used aggressively then the movie will be classified in to a higher category. Sex scenes are very unlikely but they can be in the film if they are undetailed if the child is unlikely to understand then it can be allowed into a PG category, comedy can also lighten the impact of the sex scene, treated the same as sexuality undetailed and light. Violence if used in the PG rated film would be mild and there should really be no violence in a PG, there can be some blood but how the injury occurred would not be seen. Violence would only really be shown in a comic, fantasy point of view. • Some examples of ‘PG’ Rated films:
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  • The Ain 12A means Accompanied by an Adult. Audiences may go to see the film if they are 12 or over unaccompanied. Under 12’s must be accompanied by an adult. The rating 12A is commonly known for cinema use only, if the child enters the movie without an adult the cinema may loose their license. • 12 A and 12 categorized films are very similar so it is hard for the cinema to put them into categories. In a 12A strong language may be used depending on the manner it’s used in. If the strong language is used in an aggressive way then the film would most likely be rated as a 15, there is allowed strong language in a comic view in a 12a rated film. • Strong discriminative language/views used would probably not be classed as a 12 or 12A and would be classed as 15 or higher is necessary. Unless clearly amended. Sex or any sexual behavior may be briefly mentioned or shown but very discretely, spoken sex references must not go no further than what is suitable for the age groups of whom watches the film. There can or may be nudity but sexual nudity must be discrete and if it I not then it would be classed as a 15. moderate violence may be used but it is not addressed in much detail, there should be not detail on blood or injuries, but in some cases there may but a brief sight of the injury. • Examples of ’12 A’ Rated films:
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  • Audiences 12or over are allowed to watch films that are categorised as 12 • 12 rated movies will contain things such like swear words/strong and offensive but must not be used frequently. • In a 12 rated film sex would briefly be portrayed, verbal sex references would be very discrete and only suitable for the age groups watching (younger teens) Verbal references would not be shown to this age.12 would be used for video’s, blue-rays and DVD’s rating system rather than 12A as that is used for cinema only. • Nudity may be shown but sexual nudity must be discrete because of the audience ages but if it isn’t discrete then the film would go up to 15. Fight scenes may be seen and weapons (long fight scenes) and also weapons that may be available for the 12 year olds to get will not be glamorised in 12 rated films. Sexual violence for example rape will not be mentioned or shown unless discrete and brief. • some horror films can be classed as 12 or 12A depending on the context, moderate physical or psychological as long as they are not to frequent and the tone is not disturbing for 12 year olds. • Examples of ’12’ Rated movies:
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  • A 15certificate rated film is for an audience of aged 15 or older the context is strong frequent language, it will contain strong violence, sexual nudity, brief sections of sexual violence and verbal references of sexual violence, discriminatory language/behaviour, drugs, verbal references to sex, a lot of swearing used and there may be racist, homophobic or other discriminating language. There is no genre that I unable to be rated as a 15 as long as it is appropriate for 15 year olds. • There could be a great deal of strong language used in 15 rated films, there is not limit on the number of uses of strong language for example ‘F**k’. There can be some mild use of the stronger terms such as ‘C**t’, optional on the manner the character uses. Although if it is frequent or/and with aggression then it would go up to the next category 18. • There can be homophobic, racism and any other discriminatory language and the film could explore themes such as that, although the film can contain some of this the whole film must not be offensive by using discriminatory language or behavior. There can be violence in a 15 rated film but it should not focus on the pain or injury and gory images are unlikely to be in a 15. there may be descriptive reference to sexual violence. There may be drug taken but the film altogether must not be aimed to promote or glorify the drugs. • Examples of ‘15’ Rated films:
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  • To watchan 18 certificate rated film you must be an adult (18 or over). An 18 rated film will contain 18 rated films are not suitable for children only. 18 rated films contain very strong violence, frequent strong language/ very strong language. There will be scenes of strong violence, strong horror and blood and gore. There is not limit to the amount of strong language used in a 18 certificate rated film, the way it is addressed such as aggressive uses may be used also and it may be used frequently, also by a follow up of strong violence too. • There may be real visual sex (in some circumstances ) which are only passed as 18 rated films, this will contain very clear visual sex, strong material, sexual animated images or other very strong sexual scenes but they may be put in to R18 rated films • There can be racist, homophobic or there discriminatory language and the film could explore more about this relating to discrimination, although they can do that the film must not break the roles of the film industry, it may be that the film is about discriminatory language or it is its main theme. • 18 rated film horrors may contain very strong gory scenes and very strong horror. 18 rated films can be about very strong subjects such as gangs and stabbings or rape. • Examples of ‘18’ Rated movies:
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  • The Rstands for Restricted. The R category is specially and legally restricted. • These films may only be shown to adults especially in licenced cinemas, these films have/Porn films and have a lot of sexual scenes which will arouse people. Theses sort of films can only be brought and Seen by ADULTS. • The R18 rated films are legally restricted classification for extreme works of sex and strong material such as that . These sort of films can be supplied to Adults Only in licensed shops and are for adults only although you adults can watch them in specially licensed cinemas too.