BBFC Ratings

12A' means that anyone aged 12 or over can go and see the film unaccompanied. Strong language can be used in a 12A however it has to be infrequently used, the use of moderate language in a 12A results in films being rated - possibly looking at our entire film I think that it doesn't really suit a 12A criteria, due to some of the factors that our play entails. In a 12A there are only moderate uses of some of the items that we as a group want to use quite frequently especially different forms of violence - sticking to our thriller theme and some of the conventions of a thriller. In many ways a horror film can be passed as a 12A but only on the physical ans psychological threat, but yet again on a moderate basis, so looking at a 12A pass overall I don't think our film would be suitable to fit in that criteria.

15' No-one under 15 is allowed to see a ‘15’ film at the cinema or buy/rent a ‘15’ rated DVD or video game. Parents are warned that ‘15’ rated works are not suitable for children under 15 years of age. A 15 rated film involves much more in it than a 12 or 12A - it entails factors of strong violence, frequent strong language, sexual nudity, drug taking. Some of these items relate to our film a lot, and the 15 rated film criteria seems to suit us quite well. A 15 rated film in relation to a horror film - there is allowance of strong threat menace although strongest gory images are likely to be accepted. This suits my group an I very well due to the factor that our story doesn't involve any of the items that go against a 15 horror film. In conclusion a 15 rated film seems to suit us best, due to it being open for a younger audience but can also relate to an older audience as well.

I was still interested in some of the 18 rated film criteria' No-one under 18 is allowed to see an ‘18’ film at the cinema or buy/rent an ‘18’ rated DVD or video game.
• strong portrayals of sexual activity
• scenes of sexual violence
• strong horror
• strong blood and gore --> these are some of the factors that come under an 18 film, in some ways relates to our film, however were not going to use some of the 18 rated classification bases in our film in such depth so and 18 rated film doesnt relate to us as much.

Looking at the different classification ratings of films the one that suits us the most and has the best proposal to support our film in it's ratings would have to be a 15 due to it opening up the horror genre on a simple bases but still portraying it's tension and keeping some of it's main conventions, which is one of our main aims, making a horror film suitable for a younger audience to understand and be allowed to watch and also being able to connect with an older age band at the same time.