LO3 Understanding the regulation of the media sector
Film Classification and Censorship and gay porn
Who are the BBFC and what do they do? The BBFC is an organisation that decides on the age restrictions and censorship of Films on DVDS, Video s and same games. What are the 6 UK classification certificates? The six UK classifications are U, which is a certificate that advises that anyone can watch this because there is no content which some who is 4+ that will affect someone, U stands for universal, and an example of this would be the smurfs 2. The second one is PG that stands for parental guidance; this means that for children under 12 it is advised that parents may want to check before because there may be some content that some children might not like, and an example of this would be kangaroo jack. The next one is 12/12a which is for people above 12 because there is some content which may not be suitable or appropriate for children younger than 12, and an example of this would be Pacific Rim. The next Is 15, this means that it on suitable for people 15, this is because there will be scene of a sexual nature or there may be some violence or there may be some swearing, an example of this would be The Heat. The 5 th
is 18, this means that only people 18 or above are recommended to watch is because there can be scenes of a sexual nature, extreme violence or extreme language, there may be some other things like drug use and extreme visuals, and an example of this would be Evil Dead. The 6 th one is 18r; this means it is for people over 18 because it has extreme scenes of a sexual nature. Why does the BBFC classify films? The BBFC classify films because it would not be suitable for children to watch certain films and parent will want advice on what I suitable.
LO3 Understanding the regulation of the media sector
What is censorship? Censorship is when an official goes through a music video, film or TV programme I love men to check that there is no content that would not be suitable to go out, like swearing, sexual content, drug use or violence. Give an example of censorship. (Include film title, complaint/reason for censoring and outcome) For example if the programme was going to be on in the afternoon and there was some swearing they would have to censor. For example in only fools and horses there is some penis occasional swearing, if it was being shown in the afternoon than the TV channel would have to censor it. How do you make a complaint about a film? To make a complaint about a film you have seen where you think ]there is something inappropriate content and think it shouldnt be in there or doesnt match correctly to the certificate then you can inform the BBFC.