Our Film Certificate (Oliver Jewers)

We have decided that our film will be certified as a 15 rated film. Although originally we wanted it to be an 18, we think it would be best for the film to be a 15 as it would allow for it to be seen more widely by more people. Our target market according to our analysis of our audience questionnaires have shown us that younger audiences around the ages of 16 would be interested in seeing our film, therefore the choice to make our film a 15 is a great choice for the film from an economic standpoint as it would allow people from our target marker (under 18) to see the film in cinemas, giving us much more viewers.
With regards to the content of our film, we believe it best suits the 15 certification. After studying the guidelines for classification on the BBFC website, we have taken into account the For example the film contains a fair amount of strong violence and graphic images, but not to the extent that it is dwelled upon for a long period of time. There may be brief references and slight uses of drugs or sexual portrayal during the film, however the film does not base its themes around it nor is it glorified. Imitable behaviour however would be a prime factor of our piece, it would involve makeshift weapons and illegal firearms. Therefore we would have to take into consideration the severity of this and make sure that we can limit it to an extent to keep it at a 15 rating to reach our target market.

This is the BBFC 15 certificate. It will most likely be our film certificate when it is shown in cinemas.

Oliver Jewers