The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), previously the British Board of Film Censors, is a non-governmental organisation, founded by the film industry in 1912 and responsible for the national classification and censorship of films within the United Kingdom. It has a statutory requirement to classify videos, DVDs and, to a lesser extent, some video games under the Video Recordings Act 2010.
How my film would be tailored to a target audience:
The BBFC classification given to the film will allow for a focus to on our target audience as the audience the film is being aimed at can have an appropriate age rating such as films like Finding Nemo which is a U rating as it is a kids film and focuses on that audience or films like Saw or The Shining which are rated 18 which is the highest age rating and is a film that is clearly aimed at an older audience, my film would be tailored to a target audience as we would carefully select the BBFC classification we wanted to give our film to ensure that our target audience would be able to view our film and would attempt to see our film.
How BBFC Classification Works:
In order to protect children from unsuitable and even harmful content in films and videos and to give consumers information they might need about a particular film or video before deciding whether or not to view it, the BBFC examines and age rates films and videos before they are released. This independent scrutiny prior to release ensures the highest possible level of protection and empowerment. The BBFC look at issues such as discrimination, drugs, horror, dangerous and easily imitable behaviour, language, nudity, sex, and violence when making decisions. The theme of the work is also an important consideration. They also consider context, the tone and likely impact of a work on the potential audience.
The BBFC Classification our film would most likely be given:
The film could be given this classification as The 12A requires an adult to accompany any child under 12 seeing a 12A film at the cinema. This is enforced by cinema staff and a cinema may lose its license if adult accompaniment is not enforced for children under 12 admitted to a 12A film. Accompanied viewing cannot be enforced in the home, so the 12 certificate remains for DVD/Blu-ray, rather than the 12A. The 12 is also a simpler system for retailers. It means they cannot sell or rent the item unless the customer is over the age of 12. At 12A, moderate violence is allowed but it should not dwell on detail. There should be no emphasis on injuries or blood, but occasional gory moments may be permitted if they can be justified by their context (for example brief sight of bloody injury in a medical drama).
Action sequences and weapons may be present at 12A or 12, and there may be long fight scenes or similar. Weapons which might be easily accessible to 12 year olds (such as knives) should not be glamorised in 12A and 12 works. The BBFC uses the above as a classification to decide if a film lies in these parameters.
All of the following is allowed in a 15 film:
Any of the following:
- strong violence
- frequent strong language (e.g. 'f***').
- 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
These guidelines are clearly the acceptable classification for my film as there is examples of violence and criminal behaviour however my film could potentially also be classified as a 12 or 12A. Overall it is clear that my film could be classified as either a 12 or 12A at the least and a 15 at the most by the BBFC.
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