Research: BBFC

Recognise any of these??

The BBFC (British Board of Film Clasification) are responsible for giving every film that is released in cinema an age classification to clearly show the age range the film is suitable for. These BBFC raitings can be found on DVD cases, at the beggining of a film at the cinema and also on the cases of video games. When deciding on how to rate a film, the BBFC look at a number of factors. These factors include:

• The Language- How bad is the language, what (if any) bad/swear words are used and in what context are they used?
• Sex- Is there any scenes of sexual nature, any nudity?
• Violence- Is there any fighting or use of wepons?
• Drugs- Are drugs used or spoken about? 
• Discrimination- Are there any racial or discriminative references used?
• Horror- How scary is the contense of the film?

All the different classifications show you what factors the particular film includes and what age group the film is suitable for.

U (Universal):

Films with a BBFC calssification U can be viewed by all ages. These films have little or no violence, no sex or drugs, no discrimination, no elements of horror and little or no bad language. Most Disney films are classified U with some exception’s for example 'Pirates of the Caribbean'.

PG (Parental Guidance):

Films classified PG are suitable for all, however in some films there are scenes of mild violence, possible drug references, some mild scenes of nudity and the odd bad word such as 'Arse' or 'Crap'. This being the case some parents may feel the need to check the film in advanse to see if they feel it is suitable for their child.

 

12:

Films with a 12 certificate are not suitable for anyone who is under the age of 12. These films often contain some violence with mild use of wepons, some references to sexual experience and also some stronger language like 'B*****d' or the F word. 

 

 15:
If a film is rated 15 it means that it is not suitable anyone under the age of 15. Films with this certificate usually contain lots more violence, with u the use of wepons, more drug use and references, stronger scenes of sexual nature, more discrimination towards people and more strong language such as the 'C' word. 

18:
If a film is rated 18, it must NOT be viewed by anyone who is under the age of 18. Films rated 18 include very strong language, very strong violence and gore, very sexual scenes including full frontal nudity and lots of drug use. Most horror films are classified 18 due to the amount of violence they include. An example of an 18 rated movie is 'A Nightmare on Elm Street'. This movie is rated 18 because of the numerous, grafic scenes of murder.

R18 (Restricted):
Films with this rating can only be found at special 'Adult' shops and are only shown in adult cinemas. This is because of the high amounts of sexual activity within these films. These types of films are basicly pornographic videos. Under no circumstances should this type of film be seen by anyone under the age of 18.