Age Rating

The age ratings of films are rated and classified by the BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) they classify the films while considering issues such as language, violence, sex and drug abuse and discrimination in films, DVDs and video games.

I think our film would probably be rated as a 15 age certificate meaning you have to be 15 or older to watch the film in a cinema and nobody under the age of 15 can buy or rent a film rated with this certificate.

We think this would be the most fitting age rating as complex psychological plot-lines can sometimes be disturbing to younger audiences and "There may be frequent use of strong language" and it is possible that this could feature later on in our film. Similarly "Violence may be strong but should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury. The strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable." This will also fit with our film as during the main scenes of violence the violent act will not be shown directly but using inconspicuous camera shots and angles, such as when we showed the victim's blood dripping on the floor indicates she is being stabbed but does not show the actual violent act of the knife entering the victim's body as trying to make this look realistic would be very difficult and also spoil the tension of the thriller. It would also probably have to be an 18 rating if violence was to be shown in this way.