Age Certificates

When a film is released it has to be examined and classified, by this it will have to be moderated as to what the film contains and what age group the film would be suitable for. Government bodys may assess the film however in the UK the film may also be assessed by the BBFC, British Board of Film Classification. Government bodies or the BBFC pass or reject films, in the process of doing this a suitable age certificate must be placed on the film to ensure that the audience are of an appropriate age and the images viewed are not to cause discomfort or trauma or to show sexual content to a child. Films are moderated to ensure that the audience are entretained.

Our group have chosen to produce an opening sequence in the genre of a british gangster film. With there being some agressive behavious and some swearing as well as the general theme of the opening sequence our film should be classified as a 15