What is the role of the BBFC?
BBFC stands for British Board of Film Classification- it is not a government organisation, their founds come from the film industry and they are also responsible for national classification and censorship of film in the UK.
AGE RATING: There is a total of 7 age classifications in film
Legal Backing:
Human rights act 1988 - This act permits such restrictions of freedom of expression as are
prescribed by the law, also protection of health and morals.
The licensing act 2003 - This act is for cinemas, and includes the condition requiring the admission if children (under 18) to any film to be restricted in accordance.
The video recordings act 1984 - This act is about the films with illegal drugs, and violent behaviours, protecting children and vulnerable people being influenced.
The sexual offences act 2003 - This to show that it is illegal to expose oneself with intent to cause
alarm or distress, consent on filming sexual gratification.
Case Study for Coraline:
"Coraline, a feisty young girl whose busy parents often leave
her on her own. One day, whilst exploring her new house, she finds a door that takes her to another world, an alternative universe where she lives with her ‘Other Mother’ and ‘Other Father’. These ‘Other’ parents seem perfect – they cook delicious food and lavish attention on ‘their’ daughter, and yet they are also slightly sinister with their buttons for eyes and desire to keep Coraline with them."
The BBFC rated Coraline as a PG, shockingly this is because children's films are actually aloud to show some content of horror. However they have to meet the criteria of a frightening sequences; which are not prolonged or intense.
"Children sometimes enjoy the excitement of scary sequences, but, where films are targeted at a younger audience, classification decisions will have to look for factors like taking the frequency, length and imagery of horro scenes into consideration as well, as horror effects: e.g. music and sound, and whether there is positive reassuring end"
The film is considered to contain a lot of 'mitigating factors' which lesson the intensity of frightening scenes, these included key features like, comedy, playful music. When making a horro film that can be viewd by jonuors its important to have the 'rollercoaster' effect. Also the reassurance of a happy ending which tends to make the film to be a PG.
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