The BBFC

The BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) is an independent, DVD and film regulatory company that classifies every film and DVD released in the UK. Its aim is to protect watchers and parents away from films that may contain inappropriate content.

When analysing films and DVD’s there are certain things that they look for and give films ratings accordingly. These include:

·         Horror

·         Violence

·         Offensive Language

·         Sex/Nudity

·         Drugs

·         Discrimination

·         Behaviour which could be imitated by young children.

·         Parts of the film which could cause adverse reactions such as a seizure.

The BBFC consists of a number of staff that adhere to these guidelines. They watch each film in pairs so that both can agree on an appropriate decision. If neither classifier can agree on a decision, the final classification is left to a director.

CLASSIFYING 'TWISTED'

Our film is a horror/murder film and as such we had to think very carefully about how we classify it. To do
this, we followed the guidelines followed by film classifiers at the BBFC. Our film does contain some material which may scare children or that they may try to imitate. Also, since this is a horror/murder film, it will contain a certain level of violence (although we do not want this to be too graphical) and perhaps some mild sexual references. After  carefully considering the BBFC guidelines, we decided on a classification of 15 for our film, and as such, this film should only be viewed by those aged 15 and up.