Regulation

 Film regulation and the BBFC - blog tasks:


1) Research the BBFC in more detail: what is the institution responsible for? How is it funded? What link does it have to government? This history of the BBFC page may help.

The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) is independent, non-governmental and not-for-profit, and has had the responsibility of classifying films since 1912, video tapes and discs since 1985, and more recently, online content. but it's government connection came in in the 1980s, when Parliament passed the Video Recordings Act 1984 (VRA). This made it law that subject to certain exemptions, video recordings offered for sale or hire in the UK must be classified by an authority appointed by the Secretary of State. 


It was at this point that the BBFC’s title was changed to the British Board of Film Classification to reflect the fact that classifying films and videos plays a far greater role in our work than censorship, and in 1985 the President and Vice Presidents of the BBFC were appointed to apply the new test for video of ‘suitability for viewing in the home’. 


2) Read this BBFC guide to how films are rated. Summarise the process in 50 words.

The BBFC’s classifying decisions are reached by consensus, with the Chief Executive, the President and the two Vice-Presidents taking final responsibility. there  Compliance Officers watch a combination of films, DVDs, and online content during each working day.  They then see if there's any issued in the film such as  sex, nudity, violence and bad language and takes these into consideration while rating films.

3) Read this BBFC section on landmark decisions. Why did The Dark Knight generate a large amount of media coverage regarding its certificate? Do you agree with the 12A certificate The Dark Knight was awarded?

 I agree  with the Dark  Night having the 12a certificate this because while the film has  violence most superhero's  films  have that age rating and many other films  such as Spiderman 2002  had a rating of 12a which  shows  someone being  priced in half in their gentiles is still a 12a so the dark night  rating is fitting  


4) What are the guidelines for a 12A certificate - Blinded By The Light's cinema certificate (it was rated 12 for its home video release)?  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.


5) The BBFC website offers an explanation of every classification it makes and detailed case studies on selected titles. Look at the rating for Blinded By The Light and explain why it was given a 12A certificate for cinema release. It was given a 12a  because it has a lot of  curse words such as ('wanker') as well as milder terms ('bloody hell', 'shit', 'crap', 'frickin', 'sod', 'Jesus') as most 12 films only have one or two swear words in a usual 12 film whereas  in this film there is many  curse word and depicts many signs of  discrimination such as  There is a scene in which two men are attacked by members of the National Front, resulting in brief bloody injury detail. There are racist references made to "Pakis" as one character is spat on and made to move from his seat in a restaurant at the request of some racists or when  the  kids pee  through the letter box 


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