Film Audiences #3

Film Certificate

Age is an important thing that has to be considered for target audience because if the film is targeted to children under 12 the film can not have things that consist of things that are not aloud for children under 12 for example swearing in the film where the film will be rated 15 and children under 12 will not be able to watch it so the target audience can not see the film.

The British Board of Film Censors (BBFC) have made ratings so that films have to have a rating certificate to the certain ages can watch certain film.

From research I have done on the internet I have found out:

 That the ratings applying to video as from 26 July 1985 were as follows:
U    Universal: suitable for all viewers;
Uc    Universal: particularly suitable for children;
PG Parental guidance: parents are advised that some scenes may be unsuitable for young children;
15    suitable only for viewers  aged 15 and over;
18    suitable only for viewers  aged 18 and over;
R18    may be sold only in licensed sex shops to persons aged 18 and over.
 And that most recent change was the addition of a further age band on 1 August 1989:
12A    suitable for cinema audiences aged 12 and over; children apparently under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
12    video may not be bought or rented by a child under 12; it is the responsibility of the accompanying adult whether a child under 12 views the video.

From the thrillers that I have looked at for inspiration for the thriller opening that Group 24 are making I think that the certificate rating lies between 12 & 18.

(reference: http://www.terramedia.co.uk/law/british_film_censorship.htm)