BBFC

Who are the BBFC?

The BBFC (The British Board of Film Classification) is an independent body that classifies films on their content.

The different ratings include:

U.  

PG.

12. 

15. 

18. 

R18. 

Factors that determine the classification of films and put them into these categories are:

• Drugs abuse
• Sex
• Nudity
• Violence
• Gore
• Language

The context in which an issue (such as sex, language, or violence) is presented is central to the question of it's acceptability. When considering context, the following facts, amongst others, may be taken into account:

• The expectations of the public in general ad=n the work's audience in particular.
• The work's genre. For example, a realistic or contemporary approach may intensify the effect. By contrast a historical or fantasy setting, or comic presentation, may soften the effect. 
• The manner in which an issue is presented. For example, language used aggressively may may be dealt with more stringently than the same terms used in a comic way.
• The apparent intention of the film maker, as reflected in its effect. For example, whether the work is intended to be educated.

How would you classify your film and why?

Our film will be classified at a 15, this is because there is no huge amounts of swearing, but there is blood and gore which can offend some people. 

How have similar films been classified by the BBFC?

Similar films to ours have been classified at similar levels. This helped us with classifying our film, thy have mainly been labelled a 15, with some exceptions when there is more blood/gore or excesive swearing.

Specific Films
Films with the same include, Paranormal Activity, and Insidious. There are not exactly the same theme because are film is quite unique but they are relatively similar on their content ratings. These films are rated as a 15.

Shooting Schedule

We drew up a shooting schedule for the coming weeks to ensure that we stay as organised as possible and avoid any confusion over locations/cast/meeting times, etc.

Story Board

First scene of the close up of the bottles, and then Isabella and John talking.

Isabella walking down the hall ad bumping into friend, then shot reverse shot of them talking.

Isabella walks past the camera, and then John waiting outside when Isabella walks out the door.

John trying to get Isabella to stay, and then close up of John looking mad

Long shot of Isabella walking away down the street, then she casually glances behind her

Screen then goes black and titles appear