When it comes to the BBFC classifying films, they have to consider how it is going to affect the making of the film. Moreover, they have to consider several factors such as violence, sex, drug use, swearing, nudity and horror etc and whether they have to protect and make sure that young people/children are unable to view them in the cinema, because what is shown is too inappropriate for young people and may cause several prolonged effects such as persistent nightmares and psychoilogical damage.
It can be seen that there are several people which are involved within the making of the film and the coordination, and to check that the film is being overviewed but also to check that there are people in charge of controlling all of the major aspects of the project. Moreover, there are several limitations when making films and if it is a children’s film then they have to remember not to include any themes of sex, violence, drug use, horror and foul language. This is because this could make the BBFC classify the film with a high age rating, which will affect the audience who can view the film. The actors that take part in a film, contributes towards the production of a film. The producers are in charge of what they do and how they do it. If the actors are behaving in a certain way, it can affect how high the film classification can be.
An example would be Taken, this is because it is an 18 certificated film and the film contains elements of strong violence, scenes of torture and prostitution etc. So when the writer was scripting the film he would have had to consider the classification of the film and what would be approraite for it. Furthermore, the writer would have to make sure he obeys the set regulations and that the film does not pass any boundaries set out by the BBFCFilm classification can also affect the distribution of the film. When a film gets released into a cinema, the film is automatically restricted on the age that it lets in. For example, if a film is classified as an 18, it means that nobody under the age of 18 will be allowed to view the film. This could probably convey that they are missing out on income due to the rating being quite high and people under that age may have wanted to go and see the film. However, on the positive side of film classification and the distribution of the film is that it attracts the appropriate and implied audience. In addition, this is how the media institutions know if they have targeted the correct audience or not. Nevertheless, after a period of 10 weeks after it has been shown in cinemas,it would be avaliable to purchase on DVD and online rental. This would mean that even though the DVD will still have a age certificate signposted on the DVD, it has made it a considerable lot easier to gain access to it because other people can buy the DVD for them eg. parents, other siblings, friends who are much older, meaning the instituion is contantly making money from the film. On the other hand, it can be established that this is a negative point because those of the younger age who shouldn’t be viewing the film at all, therefore they are able to access the material in a much easier and convenient way. It can be said once in domestic use that it is down to the parents to decide whether it is appropriate or not for their child to view it. Nevetheless, a lot of films are now widely distributed on the internet to stream (eg. pirate websites) or on websites such as ‘LoveFilm’ or ‘Netflix’ and they do not require proof of age unlike cinema’s do so it makes it much easier for the yoing children to access the material quicker and easier.
An example would be Taken, this is because it is an 18 certificated film and the film contains elements of strong violence, scenes of torture and prostitution etc. So when the writer was scripting the film he would have had to consider the classification of the film and what would be approraite for it. Furthermore, the writer would have to make sure he obeys the set regulations and that the film does not pass any boundaries set out by the BBFCFilm classification can also affect the distribution of the film. When a film gets released into a cinema, the film is automatically restricted on the age that it lets in. For example, if a film is classified as an 18, it means that nobody under the age of 18 will be allowed to view the film. This could probably convey that they are missing out on income due to the rating being quite high and people under that age may have wanted to go and see the film. However, on the positive side of film classification and the distribution of the film is that it attracts the appropriate and implied audience. In addition, this is how the media institutions know if they have targeted the correct audience or not. Nevertheless, after a period of 10 weeks after it has been shown in cinemas,it would be avaliable to purchase on DVD and online rental. This would mean that even though the DVD will still have a age certificate signposted on the DVD, it has made it a considerable lot easier to gain access to it because other people can buy the DVD for them eg. parents, other siblings, friends who are much older, meaning the instituion is contantly making money from the film. On the other hand, it can be established that this is a negative point because those of the younger age who shouldn’t be viewing the film at all, therefore they are able to access the material in a much easier and convenient way. It can be said once in domestic use that it is down to the parents to decide whether it is appropriate or not for their child to view it. Nevetheless, a lot of films are now widely distributed on the internet to stream (eg. pirate websites) or on websites such as ‘LoveFilm’ or ‘Netflix’ and they do not require proof of age unlike cinema’s do so it makes it much easier for the yoing children to access the material quicker and easier.
It can be said that the classification can affect the production in several ways. For example, when producing a film, if inapproraite scenes which displayed sexual content or nudity then the producers would firstly have to find actors/actresses that would be completely happy to displaying and exposing their bodies to the rest of the world but also to show themselves having sex with another person. The actors would have to be aware of this because the film could possibly be distributed to the cinemas or later be put on a DVD worldwide. Furthermore, when producing a film, the producer needs to have considered a target audience in mind, in order to produce the film and make it suitable for them and age appropraite. This can affect the actors, the language used, whether violence, sex, drug use etc. is included. This is important to consider because if the film overstepped the age boundaries set out by the BBFC, so it may have to be raised and then would not fit their orginal target audience they had in mind.
In conclusion, it can be established that film classification has a big effect on the production and distribution of a film, however, for films that get shown at the cinema it can have a considerable effect however, in comparison to viewing it on the Internet and via DVD’s it has allowed youngsters to gain access to the films, without needing proof of age, but when shown at the cinema, the age restriction is monitored and controlled for the right reasons to prevent prolonged harm in which the material may have on the young generation.
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