Film Classifications - 4018

Film Classifications - 4018

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  (BBFC) Film Classifications Ragwana Akram
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  What Are BBFCRatings? • BBFC stands for British Board of Film Classifications. • All classification decisions are based on the BBFC they are then published and regularly updated on the website. • What the BBFC do is that they reflect current views on film, DVD and video game regulation they then decide which category to put it.
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  U Rating• TheU symbol stands for Universal. A U film is suitable for audiences aged four years and over. • The U rate films and videos aimed at very young viewers, such as Chuggington or the Aphablocks. • These programs are particularly suitable for pre-school children. • U rating movies or videos shouldn’t have any significant issues in terms of discrimination, drugs, imitable behavior, language, nudity, sex, threat or violence. • U rated films are only allowed to use very mild bad language such as (e.g. ‘damn’ and ‘hell’).
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  PG Rating • ThePG symbol stands for Parental Guidance. This means a film is suitable for general viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children. • Parents should consider whether the content may upset younger or more sensitive children. • There may be mild bad language used such as ‘sh*t’ or ‘son of a b*tch’ in a PG film because children will understand what theses languages mean but it will only be used here and there. • Movies such as Fantastic Mr. Fox, Harry Potter, Night at The Museum
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  12 and 12ARating • Films classified 12A and video works classified 12 contain material that is not generally suitable for children aged under 12. • No one younger than 12 may see a 12A film in a cinema unless accompanied by an adult. • Adults planning to take a child under 12 to view a 12A film should consider whether the film is suitable for that child. • In a 12 and 12A rating film Sex may be briefly and discreetly portrayed. • Verbal sex references should not go beyond what is suitable for young teenagers. • There may be nudity in 12A films but nudity in a sexual context should only be brief and discreet. • Films that have 12 and 12A ratings are Jupiter Ascending, The Theory of Everything, the Hunger Games.
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  15 Rating • Thethings that you may see in a 15 rated film or video would be: 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. • In some 15 rated movies there may be racist, homophobic or other discriminatory language, and the work could explore themes relating to this. However, at 15 the work as a whole must not endorse discriminatory language or behaviour. • At 15 sexual activity can be portrayed, but usually without strong detail. Some sex scenes can be quite long at this category. • Movies such as the heartbreak kid, kick – ass, wedding crashers, etc.
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  18 Rating • Adultsare free to choose their own entertainment provided the material is not illegal or potentially harmful, so it is possible some themes tackled at 18 may be offensive even to some adult viewers. • 18 Rated movies are for adults and can contain strong issues such as: very strong violence, frequent strong language (e.g. 'f***') and / or very strong language (e.g. ‘c***’), strong portrayals of sexual activity, scenes of sexual violence, strong horror, strong blood and gore, real sex (in some circumstances), discriminatory language and behaviour. • Movies such as sin city, fight club, the thing.