How and why are films classified?
The BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) examines and age rates films and videos before they are released so they can protect children from unsuitable and even harmful content in films and videos and to give people information they might need about a particular film or video before deciding whether or not to watch it. They look at things like discrimination, drugs, horror, dangerous and easily imitable behaviour, language, nudity, sex, and violence when they decide what to classify it. The theme is also an important consideration. They also look at context, the tone and likely impact of a work on the audience.
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The target audience for my genre are males and females 18 and over. I know this because most British gangster films are certificate 18 however there are some that are certificate 15 like 'RocknRolla'. They probably have high certificates because they contain violence and strong language. Also through my research I have found that British gangster films are watched more by males than females.
Certificated 15 film usually contain:
- strong violence
- frequent strong language
- portrayals of sexual activity
- strong verbal references to sex
- sexual nudity
- brief scenes of sexual violence or verbal references to sexual violence
- discriminatory language or behaviour
- drug taking
Certificate 18 film usally contain:
- very strong violence
- frequent strong languageor very strong language
- strong portrayals of sexual activity
- scenes of sexual violence
- strong horror
- strong blood and gore
- real sex (in some circumstances)
- discriminatory language and behaviour
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