1970 – The age limit on the ‘X’ certificate is raised from 16 to 18. The advisory ‘U’ and ‘A’ certificates are introduced along with the ‘AA’ certificate that allows admission to those aged 14 and over.
1982 – BBFC certificates are overhauled after the introduction of the ‘PG’, ‘15’, ‘18’ and ‘R18’ categories.
1984 – The Video Recordings Act is passed because of the introduction of video into the UK.
The BBFC is designated authority for classifying video in the home.
1989 – Tim Burtons Batman is the first film to use the 12 certificate.
The new classification can only be used for theatrical releases.
2002 – The Bourne Identity becomes the first film to use the 12A certificate
Monday, 12 March 2012
Monday, 5 March 2012
BBFC film classification - 1960's
The swinging sixties; an increase in public tolerance and an iconic time in social change may have helped films to progress and start to become more explicit. The BBFC was still inclined to make cuts, but usually for verbal and visual indecencies.
By the end of the decade, Sam Pekinpahs' classic western 'The Wild Bunch' had pushed violence to new levels. It gained an X rating with cuts equalling ten seconds. However, scenes that were cut included shots of bullets causing blood spatter when hitting a body and a man looking to be gloating when firing a machine gun at the mexican army.
The director argued that films do not portray a genuine representation of violence and horror. He stated that films are made to show a hollywood cinematic portrayal - something that undermines the art of cinematography but also the harshness and reality of life.
'Saturday Night and Sunday Morning' is a good example of how the classification of films have changed with time. During its script stage, concerns were expressed over the level of violence, severity of language and a theme of abortion. At time of release it received an X rating in the UK, However in 2005 the film was released as 15 on video.
By the end of the decade, Sam Pekinpahs' classic western 'The Wild Bunch' had pushed violence to new levels. It gained an X rating with cuts equalling ten seconds. However, scenes that were cut included shots of bullets causing blood spatter when hitting a body and a man looking to be gloating when firing a machine gun at the mexican army.
The director argued that films do not portray a genuine representation of violence and horror. He stated that films are made to show a hollywood cinematic portrayal - something that undermines the art of cinematography but also the harshness and reality of life.
'Saturday Night and Sunday Morning' is a good example of how the classification of films have changed with time. During its script stage, concerns were expressed over the level of violence, severity of language and a theme of abortion. At time of release it received an X rating in the UK, However in 2005 the film was released as 15 on video.
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