(Certificate Research)

Certificate Research 

We planned to make our film the age rating of a 15 because we wanted it to appeal to an audience of roughly our age so we could add parts in which we would like to include in our film. We also wanted to make the film a 15 because we thought that it wasn't going to be suitable for younger audiences because we wanted to add violent scenes and weapons into the film, as we wanted it to be intense and dramatic as possible.

For a film to be given an age rating of 15 the film is allowed to include different areas, for example...

Discrimination- Must not endorse discriminatory language or behaviour, although there may be racist, homophobic or other discriminatory themes and language
Drugs- Highly dangerous substances is unlikely to be acceptable
Imitable behaviour- Dangerous behaviour should not dwell on detail which could be copied
Language- There may be strong language, very strong language may be permitted depending on the manner in which it is used 

Nudity- There may be nudity in a sexual context but usually without strong detail
Sex- There may be strong verbal references to sexual behaviour but very strong references are unlikely to be acceptable unless justified by context 

Threat- There may be strong threat and horror, a sustained focus on sadistic or sexual threat is unlikely to be accepted
Violence- May be strong but should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury, strong gory images and sadistic violence is unlikely to be accepted