The BBFC

Who are they? The British Board of Film Classification is an independent, non-governmental body, which has classified cinema films since it was set up in 1912, and videos since the passing of the Video Recordings Act in 1984- source; www.bbfc.co.uk/about Their main purpose is to classify any type of moving media into advisory, age-related categories. How is this classification going to affect my trailer? Once my potential target audience has been established, I must then make sure that all contents of my trailer, and the subsequent film, fall into the correct age certification. It is essential that I classify my film into the correct age category and display this on both my main task and the subsidiary task of the film poster, as if this is is not done strictly, the consequences can be either a fine, prosecution or the closing down of production completely.

The classification brief, for 12A; Drugs; any misuse of drugs must be misfrequent and not glamorised or give instructional detail Violence; moderate violence is allowed by should not dwell on detail. There should be no emphasis on injuries or blood, but gory moments may be permitted if justified by the context. Sexual violence may only be implied or briefly and discreetly indicated, and must have a strong contextual justification.Source; www.bbfc.co.uk/downloads/pub/Guidelines/BBFC%20Classification%20Guidelines%202009.pdf

Because, in these two sub-sections it could be possible to argue that my trailer breached some of the terms, I have decided to give my trailer an age certificate of 15.