Certification

This post was made in part for the purpose of aiding us in presenting a proposal to teachers and classmates to get feedback on our work so far. 


We chose a 15 certificate because it allowed us to to include some more adult content necessary to represent the situation of our film without alienating any of our target audience. We also thought our target audience would be more likely to go and see a 15 film rather than one with a lower rating as 12A or PG ratings could suggest it was a 'kid' film.

BBFC guidelines 

15 works could include any of the following: 

• strong violence 
• frequent strong language (eg 'f***'). 
• portrayals of sexual activity 
• strong verbal references to sex 
• sexual nudity 
• brief scenes of sexual violence or verbal references to sexual violence 
• discriminatory language or behaviour 
• non-promoted drug taking

Of these factors, we may include: 

• violence, which could be involved in some of the cruel revenge plans later in the film
• strong language - to realistically represent young adults/teenagers
• portrayals of sexual activity and verbal references, again for realism
• nudity, also as part of humiliating vengences later in the film
• drug taking is shown from the start but negatively represented

Heathers: Includes endorsement of suicide and murder

Thirteen: Includes drug and alcohol abuse at a very young age

Submarine: Includes sexual content

Skins: Includes explicit, promoted drug-taking and sexual content, sometimes a 15, mostly an 18

The certification of our film will help us to attract the maximum potential audience for whom the film is aimed at.