Tuesday, 8 November 2011

BBFC


The BBFC is a company that licences all movies that will be released in Britain. Every film that is to be released in Britain must be checked by the BBFC to make sure that it is appropriate, they also give the movie an age rating depending on what content is in the movie, the age ratings are (U,PG,12A,12,15,18,R18). Once a movie has been given an age rating and the movie developers are not happy with it they can cut scenes from the movie to alter the age rating.

U - Films that are designed to be suitable for children of 4+. There should be no Discrimination, Violence, Drugs, Nudity and Sex scenes. Horror is allowed but it must be short sequence and the outcome must be reassuring.

PG – PG stands for Parental Guidance and any unaccompanied children of any age can watch it. Discrimination, Drugs, Horror, Violence and Nudity must be at a minimal and the scenes that they are included in must be short.

12A/12 – These movies are suitable for children if 12 and over, 12A movies only exist for cinema movies and children of under that age of 12 can only watch the movie if they are accompanied by adult.
Discrimination and Violence must be minimal and any aggression is usually not accepted. Moderate language and nudity is allowed but sexual scenes must be brief and discreetly portrayed

15 – No one younger than 15 may see a 15 film in a cinema and they may not be sold an 18 films/ game in a store. 15 Films are allowed to have moderate violence, horror and language. Certain drug use is allowed and sexual scenes must be short and must be portrayed with strong details. Violence is allowed but it must be directed away from the pain and injury it is inflicting.

18 – No one younger than 18 may not view an 18 rated movie in the cinema nor should they be sold an 18 rated movie. There are not that many boundaries involving an 18 rated film because BBFC states that anyone at the age of 18 should be free to choose their own entertainment. The only really boundary that involves 18 rated movies is sexual content, explicit scenes/ images of sexual activity which cannot be justified by context are usually banned.

R18 – R18 movies can be seen by anyone of the age of 18 and over, it is a special and legally restricted classification primarily for explicit sexual material. The material must be shown to adults in specially licensed cinemas and can only be sold in properly licensed sex shops. 

2 comments:

  1. Lewis - although you've got some posts there's not much in terms of evidence of research and planning. You need to post ASAP:

     Post research and summaries of the thriller genre
     Post summary of conventions for opening of a film – re: camera, editing, narrative, mise-en-scene, sound, etc
     Post still images and comment on the suitability of mise-en-scene elements for a thriller – e.g. settings, costumes, props, etc
     Upload your prelim to your blog. Post an evaluation of your prelim task – strengths, areas for improvement, what you learnt, etc.
     On your blog write up detailed analyses of the opening of TWO thrillers that you have studied. Write up an analysis of ONE further thriller opening of your own choice.
     Write a questionnaire to explore your audience’s expectations of the genre, distribute it and analyse the results – post copies of questionnaires and results on blog
     Explain how your audience research will affect your production
     Write 3 potential pitch ideas for openings; include visuals – powerpoint – refer to mise-en-scene, sound, locations etc. Justify with audience research.
     Record your target audience’s reactions to your pitches
     Explain the rationale behind the idea you have chosen to develop into the finished product; concentrate on justifying your choices in terms of your audience research and knowledge of the conventions of the thriller genre.
     Write a 250 word treatment, outlining your proposals for your opening.
     Post copies of storyboards and shooting scripts
     Post and explain images to justify mise-en-scene details
     You should refer to your audience research in order to justify your planning and ideas.
     Record details of how the shoot / editing went – things that went well / problems + how you overcame them etc.

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  2. Lewis - alot to do here still. You must make sure all the following posts are completed otver Xmas - at the moment there's not enough evidence of research and planning for a pass:

    Post:
     Post research and summaries of the thriller genre
     Post summary of conventions for opening of a film – re: camera, editing, narrative, mise-en-scene, sound, etc
     Post still images and comment on the suitability of mise-en-scene elements for a thriller – e.g. settings, costumes, props, etc
     Upload your prelim to your blog. Post an evaluation of your prelim task – strengths, areas for improvement, what you learnt, etc.
     Write a questionnaire to explore your audience’s expectations of the genre, distribute it and analyse the results – post copies of questionnaires and results on blog
     Explain how your audience research will affect your production
     Write 3 potential pitch ideas for openings; include visuals – powerpoint – refer to mise-en-scene, sound, locations etc. Justify with audience research.
     Record your target audience’s reactions to your pitches
     Explain the rationale behind the idea you have chosen to develop into the finished product; concentrate on justifying your choices in terms of your audience research and knowledge of the conventions of the thriller genre.
     Write a 250 word treatment, outlining your proposals for your opening.
     Post copies of storyboards and shooting scripts
     Post and explain images to justify mise-en-scene details
     You should refer to your audience research in order to justify your planning and ideas.
     Record details of how the shoot / editing went – things that went well / problems + how you overcame them etc.

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