To keep their independence the BBFC's income purely comes from the fees they charge for it's services, such as measuring the running times of the films DVDS and videos or any other submitted for classification. They are not organised for profit.
There finical affairs are administered by the council of management. To become a member of the council they're drawn from the manufacturing and serves of the film industry. Also banking, TV broadcasting and production also from the charity sector.
Council of management do not get a say in classification decisions and policy making.
U means universal. Ages four and over but you never know what could scare or upset a certain child. Mainly pre-school for certain films. In U films the BBFC only let mild bad language be said such as "damn" and "hell". No sexual behaviour in U films other than kissing and cuddling. Violence is very mild.
Pg means parental guidance. This means with parents there PG films should be okay for anyone of the age 8 or above. It's the parents choice they think their child will enjoy the film or not and like the content in it. Sex references are un likey. Comedy can also lessen the impact of innuendoes. Violence is mild.
12 + 12A
12A requires an adult to accompany a child under 12 seeing a 12A film. 12 can let a child watch it unless the child is under 12. 12A films are recommended for people over the age of 12 and not for really young children. The BFFC state that strong language ef 'fuck' can be passed at 12 or 12A depending on the manner in which it i used. Sex may be brief, verbal sex references should not go beyond what is suitable for young teenagers. operate violence is allowed but it should not dwell on detail.
15 means that no teenager under the age of 15 is allied to see the film, buy or rent a 15. No film rated 15 is suitable for a child under the age of 15.
There is no limit on the number of strong words to be used. More than 12 rated films and depends on the manner they're used and who uses the language. Sexual activity is used normally not in detail. Some sex scene last for a while too. At 15 there can be strong violence. Drugs are used mostly to try and get teenagers thinking about how they harm people (educational).
18 is for adults. No one under 18 is allowed to see them by or rant a 18 rated video. No 18 rated product is suitable for children.
There is no limit with strong language. There can be strong nude scenes and detailed sex scenes. Very strong and crude. They also make it educational in certain films to inform people about safer sex and health issues to do with sex. Strong violence is allowed and strong detailed. A lot of 18 films are a horror genre. Films rated 18 may cover difficult and strong subject themes.
The BBFC settled on a PG rating for Coraline because of the following reasons...
Some scary moments in the film such as at the start in the credits there are images of rag dolls being torn apart and different bits in the film eyes are replaced with buttons. At PG the BBFC let there be parts of 'horror' in the film as they say it's up to the children and parents to take them to see the film or not. The 'horror' scenes are not as intense as films that are rated 18. Different sort of 'horror'. The whole film is not horror, there is also scenes which include comedy, silly songs and dancers which appeals to the younger audience and there is a similar plot devices in fairy tales.
“Many children enjoy the excitement of scary sequences, but, where films are targeted at a younger audience, classification decisions will take into account such factors as the frequency, length and detail of scary scenes as well as horror effects, including music and sound, and whether there is a swift and reassuring outcome.”
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