The BBFC classify/rate films, assigning them a certain 'minimum age rating'. People cannot be sold/buy tickets to see a movie that is above their age rating. The coursework we are producing is aimed at a teen audience, and so we have to aim for an age classification of 15. If we were making a real film, should we miss this target, we would lose exposure to our target audience. If the film receives an age rating too low, the target audience may not want to go watch it on account of it seeming juvenile. Should it be too high, they would be unable to watch the film.
To receive an age classification of 15, we have to understand what differences films that are 12, 15 and 18 have. This gives us a lower bound, an average, and an upper bound, respectively. If any of the criteria is met for a 15, the film will be ranked 15; the rest of it does not have to be so extreme. However nothing can stray into the 18 range, or we risk being given the wrong classification.
Any illegal, immoral, or otherwise questionable behaviour is to be presented in a way that would not make it easy to replicate; I.E we cannot show the viewers how to tie a noose or roll a joint. In addition, any violence cannot focus on the infliction of pain or suffering (to a large extent). Sadistic violence cannot be shown, and neither can extreme gore/gory imagery (such as realistic torture). However, for example an action film could show someone's leg being blown off by an IED and, as long as the suffering/wound is not shown explicitly or too realistically, the film can still receive a classification of 15.
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