BBFC

It is essential that a suitable rating for a specific age group is classified before a film is released to the public domain. This is done to ensure that no ethical or moral issues within society are broken during the exibhition of the film which may be related to vunerable audiences.

The BBFC, which is formally known as the ‘British Board Film Classification’ is a non-government funded or run organisation. Its role within the media industry is to classify the age rating for media formats such as films, videos and video games within the UK.

The BBFC classify films within the following groups according to the films features and how suitable they are to viewers:

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To categorize films the board have a specific list of requirements for each age group that they chose from. These requirements show how suitable the films should be to the age group the film is being shown to. Therefore, this factor of my horror film trailer is very important to prevent people who are possibly unsuitable to watch it from seeing it and being psychologically harmed.

Our film classification

12

We decided that our film would be classified as a 12A rated film because regarding the violent elements within this particular genre of horror films, they often contain a variety of disturbing and possibly psychologically harming jump moments and frequent frightening sequences. This rating of film provokes ‘moderate physical and psychological harm’ therefore we feel that because our film obtains all of these elements it would not be suitable for a younger audience without adult supervision. Any movie classified under this age rating also contain: minimal sustained horror sequences, moderate psychological threats, no emphasis on injuries or blood and occasional moments of gore.

We believe the conventional age rating of 12A for horror films would best suit our trailer as a result of these reasons and due to the fact that many horror films have this age rating.