Friday 22nd November
Film Regulations - BBFC
LO: To identify how films are classified in the UK
The BBFC
-Establish in 1912 and originally called British board of films censors. It was in response to the Cinematograph Act 1909, as this had introduced Censorship to the industry.
-BBFC is a non-governmental organisation, but there were times that they worked with the government to censor some aspects of film. During WW2 they worked together to make sure that extreme political views were shown.
-The BBFC gets its funding through charging films distributes for their services.
Why Regulate?
-to protect children and vulnerable adults from potentially harmful or otherwise suitable content.
-To empower consumers, particularly parents and those with responsibility for children, to make informed viewing decisions.
How It Works
- A group of people examiners watch the whole film. This is either done individually or in pairs.
-They will make notes on what they see under different categories: Themes and impact, Discrimination, Drug use, Sex & Nudity, Threat & Violence, Imitable behavior.
Different classifications: U, PG, 12A, 12, 15 and 18
Media Regulations: Livingstone & Lunt
Their theory argues
- In UK regulation, there is a struggle between the interest of citizens and the interest of consumers. This is a struggle between protecting the public from harmful or offensive material, but still offering them choice, value for money and market consumption.
-The power of media corporations, convergence and developments in production, distribution and marketing have placed traditional approaches to media regulation at risk.
-Globalization causes problems because rules are stronger/more relaxed in different countries.
-Regulatory boards like the BBFC are getting more relaxed, meaning audiences are able to access more content - Why do you think that?
-Video on Demand content isnt regulated as strongly as films shown in cinemas. They're subject to less rules and not all VOD services are monitored.
Chicken - Exhibition
-Stephenson fought for exhibition of Chicken, and from his 'success' at film festivals the film got a very limited cinema release in May 2016.
-The film was picked up by Network Distributing and was released on DVD in the UK in September 2017. It was released in the US in January 2018.
-As well as film festivals, chicken used modern forms of technology to screen the film. The film was initially shown on MUBI, which focused on classic and independent films. Its now streaming on Amazon Instant Video.
Questions:
Why
Film Regulations - BBFC
LO: To identify how films are classified in the UK
The BBFC
-Establish in 1912 and originally called British board of films censors. It was in response to the Cinematograph Act 1909, as this had introduced Censorship to the industry.
-BBFC is a non-governmental organisation, but there were times that they worked with the government to censor some aspects of film. During WW2 they worked together to make sure that extreme political views were shown.
-The BBFC gets its funding through charging films distributes for their services.
Why Regulate?
-to protect children and vulnerable adults from potentially harmful or otherwise suitable content.
-To empower consumers, particularly parents and those with responsibility for children, to make informed viewing decisions.
How It Works
- A group of people examiners watch the whole film. This is either done individually or in pairs.
-They will make notes on what they see under different categories: Themes and impact, Discrimination, Drug use, Sex & Nudity, Threat & Violence, Imitable behavior.
Different classifications: U, PG, 12A, 12, 15 and 18
Media Regulations: Livingstone & Lunt
Their theory argues
- In UK regulation, there is a struggle between the interest of citizens and the interest of consumers. This is a struggle between protecting the public from harmful or offensive material, but still offering them choice, value for money and market consumption.
-The power of media corporations, convergence and developments in production, distribution and marketing have placed traditional approaches to media regulation at risk.
-Globalization causes problems because rules are stronger/more relaxed in different countries.
-Regulatory boards like the BBFC are getting more relaxed, meaning audiences are able to access more content - Why do you think that?
-Video on Demand content isnt regulated as strongly as films shown in cinemas. They're subject to less rules and not all VOD services are monitored.
Chicken - Exhibition
-Stephenson fought for exhibition of Chicken, and from his 'success' at film festivals the film got a very limited cinema release in May 2016.
-The film was picked up by Network Distributing and was released on DVD in the UK in September 2017. It was released in the US in January 2018.
-As well as film festivals, chicken used modern forms of technology to screen the film. The film was initially shown on MUBI, which focused on classic and independent films. Its now streaming on Amazon Instant Video.
Questions:
Why
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