BBFC Introductory Lesson

After working through a powerpoint which introduced us to the BBFC I found out a lot of new information. I did not know very much at all about the classification process of films and found it all very interesting. Three things that I found particualrly interesting about the classification process were:

• Although the BBFC classify the films for the Local Councils this is only a guideline and the local council can actually ignore BBFC certificates, grant there own certificates or even ban films from the local area.
• 12 a ratings have always made the most money, therefore some producers actually ask the BBFC to make there film a certain rating by telling them what is neccessary to cut out, therefore they can get potential reach to the largest possible audience
• Very few films actually get rejected by the BBFC however in 2009 2 works were rejected and these were a Japanese Horror Film and Porn Film involving incest and rape