Institutional Regulations

THE BBFC (The British Board of Film Classification)

Sticking to the guidelines of the BBFC is extremely important to protect certain messages that are not deemed suitable for specific ages. Even more so, with the messages and topics that are frequently discussed in thrillers. In order for our production to be suitable for our target audience of 16-25 we will need to be within the classification of the 15 age rating.

What is expected in a 15 film rating?

. Strong Violence
. Frequent strong language
. Portrayals of sexual activity
. Strong verbal references to sex
. Sexual nudity
. Brief scenes of sexual violence
. Discriminatory language/behaviour
. Drug taking

A problem with many thrillers and even horrors is about conceptualisation of events shown in the production. The BBFC consider things a potential harm especially for teenagers, as they are easily influenced due to pressure from social demands. Therefore, they have to take into account how they level the amount of threat and misuse of objects in certain context.

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