bbfc presentation 2007
DESCRIPTION
BBFC Presentation given to Film Students i n2007TRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: BBFC Presentation 2007](https://reader033.vdocuments.net/reader033/viewer/2022051610/549ae19cb479590b098b4609/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Long RoadMarch 2007
Film Classification Masterclass
![Page 2: BBFC Presentation 2007](https://reader033.vdocuments.net/reader033/viewer/2022051610/549ae19cb479590b098b4609/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
2
Today’s Presentation
• Some Facts
• History
• Legislation
• Accountability
• Education
• Questions/Discussion
![Page 3: BBFC Presentation 2007](https://reader033.vdocuments.net/reader033/viewer/2022051610/549ae19cb479590b098b4609/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
3
Some Facts
• In 2006, the BBFCBBFC classified:– 555 films
• 198 of these were passed 15
– 15122 Videos & DVDs• 7110 of these were passed U or PG
– 298 Video Games• 186 of these were passed 15 or 18
• In 2006, the BBFC rejected ONE work
![Page 4: BBFC Presentation 2007](https://reader033.vdocuments.net/reader033/viewer/2022051610/549ae19cb479590b098b4609/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
4
History
• Established 1912• Independent, non-governmental body funded
through charged fees• Classifies Films on behalf of Local Authorities –
the Cinemas Act, 1985• Classifies Videos, DVDs and some Digital Games
under the Video Recordings Act, 1984
![Page 5: BBFC Presentation 2007](https://reader033.vdocuments.net/reader033/viewer/2022051610/549ae19cb479590b098b4609/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
5
History
1. Indecorous, ambiguous and irreverent titles and subtitles2. Cruelty to animals 3. The irreverent treatment of sacred subjects 4. Drunken scenes carried to
‘Indecorous dancing’
‘Drunken scenes carried to excess’ ‘Unnecessary exhibition of under-clothing’
‘References to controversial politics’
‘The drug habit. e.g. opium, morphia, cocaine, etc’
1916T.P. O’Connor’s ‘Forty-Three Grounds for Deletion’
‘'First Night' scenes’ ‘Men and women in bed together’
‘Scenes laid in disorderly houses’
‘Materialization of the conventional figure of Christ’
‘Scenes tending to disparage public characters and institutions’
![Page 6: BBFC Presentation 2007](https://reader033.vdocuments.net/reader033/viewer/2022051610/549ae19cb479590b098b4609/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
6
Legislation
The Licensing Act, 2003:
• Cinemas require a licence
• the BBFC classifies on behalf of Local Authorities but they can:– ignore BBFC certificates– grant their own certificates– effectively ‘ban’ Films
![Page 7: BBFC Presentation 2007](https://reader033.vdocuments.net/reader033/viewer/2022051610/549ae19cb479590b098b4609/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
7
The Video Recordings Act, 1984
• ‘Video Nasties’
• Criminal Justice & Public Order Act, 1994
• the ‘Harm’ test
• Video Games
![Page 8: BBFC Presentation 2007](https://reader033.vdocuments.net/reader033/viewer/2022051610/549ae19cb479590b098b4609/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
8
Other Legislation…
• The Obscene Publications Act, 1959 & 1964• Cinematograph Films (Animals Act), 1937• Protection of Children Act, 1978• Race Relations Act, 1976• Human Rights Act, 1998• Blasphemous Libel
![Page 9: BBFC Presentation 2007](https://reader033.vdocuments.net/reader033/viewer/2022051610/549ae19cb479590b098b4609/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
9
Accountability
• Guidelines: February 2005
• Public Consultation– Citizens Juries– Research– Questionnaires
• Research Projects
![Page 10: BBFC Presentation 2007](https://reader033.vdocuments.net/reader033/viewer/2022051610/549ae19cb479590b098b4609/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
10
Education
www.cbbfc.co.uk
www.sbbfc.co.uk
Launched June 2003
Launched May 2005
![Page 11: BBFC Presentation 2007](https://reader033.vdocuments.net/reader033/viewer/2022051610/549ae19cb479590b098b4609/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
11
sbbfc: the Student Guide
• History, Legislation, Classification
• ResourcesTimelinesCase StudiesNSFW filesResearchArticlesDownloadsNewsReading ListWeb Links
![Page 12: BBFC Presentation 2007](https://reader033.vdocuments.net/reader033/viewer/2022051610/549ae19cb479590b098b4609/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
12
sbbfc: for Teachers• Seminars• External Presentations• Downloads• BBFC posters• Feedback
![Page 13: BBFC Presentation 2007](https://reader033.vdocuments.net/reader033/viewer/2022051610/549ae19cb479590b098b4609/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
13
The Examiners
• 31 Full-Time/Part-Time Examiners• 8 Specialist Video Games Examiners• Cantonese/South Asian Language Examiners• 4 Senior Examiners• Various Backgrounds• Four Teams
THE
CLASSIFICAT
ION
PROCESS
![Page 14: BBFC Presentation 2007](https://reader033.vdocuments.net/reader033/viewer/2022051610/549ae19cb479590b098b4609/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
14
Examining
Examiner Duties
• Viewing
• Examiners’ Meeting
• Team Projects
• Networking
• Correspondence
![Page 15: BBFC Presentation 2007](https://reader033.vdocuments.net/reader033/viewer/2022051610/549ae19cb479590b098b4609/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
15
The Examining Process
• Viewing solo (with exceptions)• Over 5.5 Hours per day• Random• Examiner’s Log• Post viewing discussion linked to:
– Guidelines– Policy– Legal Restrictions
• Decision Agreed upon…• Reports Filed• Reports Checked
![Page 16: BBFC Presentation 2007](https://reader033.vdocuments.net/reader033/viewer/2022051610/549ae19cb479590b098b4609/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
16
Examining: Issues
• Violence• Language• Sex• Sexual References• Sexual Violence• Drugs• Criminal Activity• Weapons• Imitable Techniques• Horror• Theme• Legal Issues
![Page 17: BBFC Presentation 2007](https://reader033.vdocuments.net/reader033/viewer/2022051610/549ae19cb479590b098b4609/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
17
Other Considerations
• the work – its story, style, treatment• the audience – address and appeal• the moral framework• artistic or educational merit• precedent• possible harm• potential level of offensiveness• context
![Page 18: BBFC Presentation 2007](https://reader033.vdocuments.net/reader033/viewer/2022051610/549ae19cb479590b098b4609/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg)
18
Other Outcomes
• Split Decision
• Confirmatory Viewing• Cuts
- legal reasons- policy- ‘category cuts’
• Rejection
![Page 19: BBFC Presentation 2007](https://reader033.vdocuments.net/reader033/viewer/2022051610/549ae19cb479590b098b4609/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg)
19
Cuts: Examples
• Imitable Techniques: violent, criminal, harmful
• Glamorisation of Offensive Weapons
• Sexual Violence: eroticised rape or sexual assault
• Illegal Material• Instruction in Drug Use
![Page 20: BBFC Presentation 2007](https://reader033.vdocuments.net/reader033/viewer/2022051610/549ae19cb479590b098b4609/html5/thumbnails/20.jpg)
20
Questions
![Page 21: BBFC Presentation 2007](https://reader033.vdocuments.net/reader033/viewer/2022051610/549ae19cb479590b098b4609/html5/thumbnails/21.jpg)
21
Thank You…
www.sbbfc.co.uk