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Name of film - rated 15 in cinemas June 24th....

Mac 2 have been thinking very carefully about the certificate rating of our film, this was challenging as it meant we had to think of where the storyline could possibly go from our 2 minute film opening, we decided that it should have a certificate 15 as it is not suitable for young viewers as it would contain, some violence and strong language, and scenes that even some adults would find disturbing.

The genre is psychological thriller so some footage featured would be very scary and confusing with most scenes playing back on the audience mind. We wanted our target audience which are 15 - 35 year olds to have the 'jumping-out-of-your-seat, skin-crawling’ experience when enjoying the film without it actually being labelled a horror movie.  

This information is from, http://www.bbfc.co.uk/

15 – Suitable only for 15 years and over no one younger than 15 may see a ‘15’ film in a cinema. 

No one younger than 15 may rent or buy a ‘15’ rated video work. 

Discrimination 

The work as a whole must not endorse discriminatory 

language or behaviour. 

Drugs 

Drug taking may be shown but the film as a whole must not 

promote or encourage drug misuse. The misuse of easily 

accessible and highly dangerous substances (for example, 

aerosols or solvents) is unlikely to be acceptable. 

Horror 

Strong threat and menace are permitted unless sadistic 

or sexualised. 

Imitable behaviour

Dangerous behaviour (for example, hanging, suicide and self-harming) should not dwell on detail which could be 

copied. Easily accessible weapons should not be glamorised. 

Language 

There may be frequent use of strong language (for example, 

‘fuck’). The strongest terms (for example, ‘cunt’) may be 

acceptable if justified by the context. Aggressive or repeated 

use of the strongest language is unlikely to be acceptable. 

Nudity 

Nudity may be allowed in a sexual context but without 

strong detail. There are no constraints on nudity in a 

non-sexual or educational context. 

Sex 

Sexual activity may be portrayed without strong detail. 

There may be strong verbal references to sexual behaviour, 

but the strongest references are unlikely to be acceptable 

unless justified by context. Works whose primary purpose is 

sexual arousal or stimulation are unlikely to be acceptable. 

Theme 

No theme is prohibited, provided the treatment is 

appropriate for 15 year olds. 

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 or sexualised violence is also 

unlikely to be acceptable. 

There may be detailed verbal references to sexual violence

but any portrayal of sexual violence must be discrete and 

have a strong contextual justification.

Films we researched that had the same certificate and the same sort of certificate were: Gothika and Running with scissors. 

We thought of 'Insane' for our two minute film opening title but there is already a film with the same title, and we also thought of calling it 'Insane' in French but we're not sure yet. If we do call it 'Insane' in French, it makes the two minute opening different even though 'Insane' in English already exists.

We are also going on a trip to Richmix in London tomorrow which should be interesting.