When researching about the aging certificate we came to the conclusion of our film being of an aging 15. We chose this because it has content that would be inappropriate for younger ages and felt that that age group upwards would be the audience most interested in our film.
During our research we looked up the certificate that the BBFC class their films under. I selected the themes that we included in our film and included the pain points from their description:
Discrimination: The
work as a whole must not endorse discriminatory language or behaviour, although
there may be racist, homophobic or other discriminatory themes and language.
Drugs: Drug
taking may be shown but the work as a whole must not promote or encourage drug
misuse (for example, through instructional detail).
Language: There
may be strong language. Very strong language may be permitted, depending on the
manner in which it is used, who is using the language, its frequency within the
work as a whole and any special contextual justification.
Nudity: There are
no constraints on nudity in a non-sexual or educational context. There may be nudity
in a sexual context but usually without strong detail.
Threat: There may
be strong threat and horror. A sustained focus on sadistic or sexual threat is
unlikely to be acceptable.
Violence: Violence
may be strong but should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury. The
strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable. Strong sadistic violence is
also unlikely to be acceptable.
We thought that our film fitted in with these guidelines and therefore would be given a 15 certificate...
