Age certificates

The role of the BBFC is to classify films on whether content is appropriate for a certain age groups. They are important because they determine what films are released and what aren't released to the public.

Age ratings:

18= Basic instinct, Scream
15/13A= Woman in black, taken, butterfly effect
12A= 10 clover field Lane, the sixth sense, the amazing spider man
PG= Corse bride
U= Shrek

12A rating:

12A rating means that people aged 12 can view it but only when accompanied by a responsible adult. This applies to films such as spider man and other marvel hero films because they want to keep their younger audience at people aged 12 but when they bring the themes to life in a live action movie it may encourage the young teenagers to try the stunts so that's why an adult is required to accompany them. The themes are generally fantasy based and possibly unrealistic but mature action may go on to make it enjoyable still.

Most thrillers tend to take a rating of 12 to 15 because they include highly perilous situations and themes for the protagonists which need to be viewed by mature people in order to be enjoyed, they often go graphic and explicit in action scenes to increase adrenaline enjoyment of film all of which may be unsuitable or not preferred by younger children as they may become disturbed and frightened by the themes.

I would consider giving the thriller I make a certificate 12A because if the age ratings is too high my target audience will be very limited, this rating also gives the opportunity to include mature themes without focusing too much on explicit scenes so I can develop the theme more in the characters mind and personality.

Conclusion:

I have learned that the certificate a film is given depends on the content, themes and explicitly in the scenes, leading to me considering my target audience in age groups as this is usually accurate. I know that I need to consider language, habits of characters, amount of violence and stunts, nudity, maturity of themes, these aspects are usually based on what the character does and says so I should consider what themes I include.