Film Regulation - BBFC
BBFC - established in 1912 and origionally called the British Board of Film Censors. it was in reposnse to the cinematograph act 1909, as this has introduced censorship to the industry
BBFC is a non governmental organisation, but there were times that they worked witht the government to censor some aspects of film. during WW2 they worked together witht the governemt to make sure that extreme political views were not shown.
the BBFC gets its funding through charging film distributors for their services.
they board 'cuts' few films. any cuts are listed on its website along with the length of any cut and the reasons for it. producers may choose to cut parts of a film to reduce the rating the BBFC has given.
local authorities can go against the BBFC.
it regulates to:
protect children and vulnerable adults
empower consumers, particularly parents to make informed viewing decisions
How it works:
a group of people called examiners watch the whole film, either individually or in pairs.
they will make notes on what they see under different categories:
. themes and impacts
discrimination
drug use
sex and nudity
threat and violence
imitable behaviour
bad language
Livingston and Lunt
they argue-
in UK regulation, there is a struggle between the interest of citizens and the interests of the consumers. this is a struggle between protecting the public from harmful or offensive material, but still offering them choice, value for money and market competition.
the power of media corporations, convergence and developments in production, distribution and marketing have placed traditional approaches to media regulation at risk.
- globalisation 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. - people are becoming desensitised
Video on Demand content isn't regulated as strongly as films shown in the cinemas. they're subjected to less rules and not all VOD services are monitored.
do you think these issues would affect the production, distribution and exhibition of Chicken
Chicken - exhibition
Stephenson fought for exhibition of Chicken, and from his success at film festivals the film gt 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. US was January 2018
as well as film festivals, chicken used modern forms of technology to screen the film. the film was originally shown on MUBI, which focused on classic and independent films. its now streaming on Amazon Instant Video.
BBFC - established in 1912 and origionally called the British Board of Film Censors. it was in reposnse to the cinematograph act 1909, as this has introduced censorship to the industry
BBFC is a non governmental organisation, but there were times that they worked witht the government to censor some aspects of film. during WW2 they worked together witht the governemt to make sure that extreme political views were not shown.
the BBFC gets its funding through charging film distributors for their services.
they board 'cuts' few films. any cuts are listed on its website along with the length of any cut and the reasons for it. producers may choose to cut parts of a film to reduce the rating the BBFC has given.
local authorities can go against the BBFC.
it regulates to:
protect children and vulnerable adults
empower consumers, particularly parents to make informed viewing decisions
How it works:
a group of people called examiners watch the whole film, either individually or in pairs.
they will make notes on what they see under different categories:
. themes and impacts
discrimination
drug use
sex and nudity
threat and violence
imitable behaviour
bad language
Livingston and Lunt
they argue-
in UK regulation, there is a struggle between the interest of citizens and the interests of the consumers. this is a struggle between protecting the public from harmful or offensive material, but still offering them choice, value for money and market competition.
the power of media corporations, convergence and developments in production, distribution and marketing have placed traditional approaches to media regulation at risk.
- globalisation 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. - people are becoming desensitised
Video on Demand content isn't regulated as strongly as films shown in the cinemas. they're subjected to less rules and not all VOD services are monitored.
do you think these issues would affect the production, distribution and exhibition of Chicken
Chicken - exhibition
Stephenson fought for exhibition of Chicken, and from his success at film festivals the film gt 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. US was January 2018
as well as film festivals, chicken used modern forms of technology to screen the film. the film was originally shown on MUBI, which focused on classic and independent films. its now streaming on Amazon Instant Video.
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