Age Certificate - (Miss Begum)

Age Certificate 1. - The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), originally British Board of Film Censors, is a non-governmental organization, funded by the film industry and responsible for the national classification and censorship of films within the United Kingdom It has a statutory requirement to classify videos, DVDs and some video games under the Video Recordings Act 2010 - British Board of Film Classification -

2. - (Parental Guidance) All ages admitted, but certain scenes may be unsuitable for young children. May contain mild language and sex/drugs references. May contain moderate violence if justified by context (e.g. fantasy). 3. - (12A) Cinema only, Introduced in 2002 Films under this category are considered to be unsuitable for very young people. Those aged less than 12 years are only admitted if accompanied by an adult, aged at least 18 years, at all times during the motion picture. However, it is generally not recommended that children under 12 years should watch the film. Films under this category can contain mature themes, discrimination, soft drugs, moderate swear words, infrequent strong language and moderate violence, sex references and nudity. Sexual activity may be briefly and discreetly portrayed. Sexual violence may be implied or briefly indicated. 4. - (15) Only those over 15 years are admitted, Nobody younger than 15 can rent or buy a 15-rated VHS, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, UMD or game, or watch a film in the cinema with this rating. - Films under this category can contain adult themes, hard drugs, frequent strong language and limited use of very strong language, strong violence and strong sex references, and nudity without graphic detail. Sexual activity may be portrayed but without any strong detail. Sexual violence may be shown if discreet and justified by context.

5. - (18) Only adults are admitted. Nobody younger than 18 can rent or buy an 18-rated VHS, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, UMD or game, or watch a film in the cinema with this rating. - Films under this category do not have limitation on the bad language that is used. Hard drugs are generally allowed, and explicit sex references along with detailed sexual activity are also allowed. Scenes of strong real sex may be permitted if justified by the context. Very strong, gory, and/or sadistic violence is usually permitted. Strong sexual violence is permitted unless it is eroticism or excessively graphic.

Discuss 12A rating? 1. - What does the 12A symbol mean? - 12A means that anyone aged 12 or over can go and see the film unaccompanied. The A stands for 'accompanied' and 'advisory'. Children younger than 12 may see the film if they are accompanied by an adult (e.g. someone over the age of 18), who must watch the film with them. 2. - Is there a lower age limit for a 12A film? - No However, the BBFC considers the content of 12A rated films to be suitable for children aged 12 and over, and we would not recommend taking very young children to see them. Works classified at these categories may upset children under 12 or contain material which many parents will find unsuitable for them. - An adult may take a younger child if, in their judgement, the film is suitable for that particular child. To help adults make this decision, we provide BBFC insight for all films. 3. - How important is the tone of a film at 12 or 12A? - The overall tone of a film or DVD, and the way it makes the audience feel may affect the classification. For example, a work which has a very dark or unsettling tone which could disturb the audience would be less likely to be passed 12A even if the individual issues in the film were considered acceptable under the BBFC guidelines. Similarly, if a work is particularly positive or reassuring this may stop it being pushed up a category from 12A to 15. 4. Will there be uses of strong language in a 12 or 12A work? - The BBFC's Guidelines state that there may be strong language (e.g. 'f***') at 12 or 12A, but it must be infrequent. The context of the strong language is important. Aggressive uses of strong language may result in a film or DVD being placed at the 15 category. There is some allowance for puns on strong language at this category. - There may be moderate language (e.g. uses of terms such as ‘bitch’ and ‘twat’ at 12 or 12A). - Any discriminatory language will not be endorsed by the work as a whole. Aggressive discriminatory language (for example homophobic or racist terms) is unlikely to be passed at 12 or 12A unless it is clearly condemned

What age certificates do thrillers tend to get and why? 1. What does the 15 symbol mean? - No-one under 15 is allowed to see a 15 film at the cinema or buy/rent a ‘15’ rated DVD. 15 rated works are not suitable for children under 15 years of age. 2. -Are there any limits on what sort of theme a work can have at 15? - No theme is prohibited, provided the treatment is appropriate for 15 year old. 3. -Is 15 really stronger than 12A? - Yes 15 works are stronger than 12 or 12A rated works and could include 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 behavior - Drug taking 1. - Thriller films are almost always given a 15 rating because they leave a chilling feeling among the audience. Furthermore they keep you on the edge of your seats. Thrillers are meant to make you jump. Some of them are made to psychologically play with your mind and get you thinking. All of them have some tension and suspense. 2. - 2002, a lot of the public ignored the BBFC's decision that Spider-Man would receive a 12 rating, and allowed young adults that are 12 to see the film in the cinemas all over the country. The BBFC’s thought that because spider-man was a juvenile hero for many young people they wanted to watch the superior superhero in the pictures. - However, the BBFC was already changing the age rate of the movie and replacing it with certificate with 12A, which allowed under-12 year old to attend the movies only if they were accompanied by an adult, this was the final decision the BBFC came too, Spider-Man was reclassified as 12A. The first ever 12A certificate film released was for The Borne Identity.

Conclusion 3. - This lesson was about the age certificates it has helped me to understand the concepts of the films I watch and rent, understand what it would be believed inappropriate for the target audience for example, discrimination films would not be shown in a rated film. - A PG film or if nudity is shown and sex scenes are view the film would be rated U. furthermore it has given me an understanding on what themes and sound to include in to my thriller opening, thrillers film often get the rating of 15 certificate, that widens the special themes to include in the scene