British Board of Film Classification The British boards of film classification (BBFC) are the people who decide

what certificate movies and some DVDs and video games should be. The BBFC was set up in 1912 for cinema screening. The BBFC take many factors into consideration when classifying a film. They look at Language, Horror, Drugs, and Imitable behavior, Nudity, Sex, Discrimination, Theme and Violence. Our group has decided our film is best suited to a 15 certificate. We reached this decision after examining each of the factors below: Discrimination The work as a whole must not contain discriminatory language or behavior. Our film does not contain any discrimination in any shape or form. Drugs Drug taking may be shown but the film as a whole must not promote or encourage drug misuse. The misuse of easily accessible and highly dangerous substances (for example, aerosols or solvents) is unlikely to be acceptable. We are aware that drugs are are allowed however there will be no drugs in our film. Horror Strong threat and menace are permitted unless sadistic or sexualized. As our film is a thriller it will not contain any elements of horror. Imitable behavior Dangerous behavior (for example, hanging, suicide and self-harming) should not dwell on detail which could be copied. Easily accessible weapons should not be glamorized. The mysterious person shown in our sequence will not have any weapons; there will be no dangerous behavior. Language There may be frequent use of strong language. Aggressive or repeated use of the strongest language is unlikely to be acceptable. During our film there will be minimal swearing during our production, which makes it suitable for our production. Nudity Nudity may be allowed in a sexual context but without strong detail. There will be no nudity in our film. Sex

Sexual activity may be portrayed without strong detail. There may be strong verbal references to sexual behavior, but the strongest references are unlikely to be acceptable unless justified by context. There will not be any sex scenes in our sequence nor our film. Theme No theme is prohibited, provided the treatment is appropriate for 15 year olds. As all themes are allowed our film will be suitable for our 15+ audiences. Violence Violence may be strong but should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury. The strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable. Strong sadistic or sexualized violence is also unlikely to be acceptable. There may be detailed verbal references to sexual violence but any portrayal of sexual violence must be discreet and have a strong contextual justification. Our film contains one scene of violence however it's not particularly strong. There are no verbal references to sexual violence; there will be no portrayal of sexual violence in our film.

By Ian Bukenya