Regulations
Video Recordings Act 1984
An Act that the Government passed in 1984. This Act states that any commercial video recordings that are up for sale or for hire, within the UK, must carry a classification that has been agreed upon by an authority designated by the Home Office. Anything that has been refused classification cannot be legally sold or supplied to anyone of any age unless it is of educational purposes or to do with a sport, religion or music and does not depict violence, sex or incite a criminal offence.
Video Recordings Act 2014
These Regulations introduce new age classification requirements for DVDs which primarily concern music, sports, religion and education.
BBFC Themes
U, PG, 12, 12A, 15, 18, 18R
BBFC Film Categories
Violence, drugs, language, sex, horror, irritable behaviour, discrimination and sexual violence.
The Obscene Publications Act 1959
The Act created a new offence for publishing obscene material and allowed the police a warrant to seize such material that goes against this Act.
An Act that the Government passed in 1984. This Act states that any commercial video recordings that are up for sale or for hire, within the UK, must carry a classification that has been agreed upon by an authority designated by the Home Office. Anything that has been refused classification cannot be legally sold or supplied to anyone of any age unless it is of educational purposes or to do with a sport, religion or music and does not depict violence, sex or incite a criminal offence.
Video Recordings Act 2014
These Regulations introduce new age classification requirements for DVDs which primarily concern music, sports, religion and education.
BBFC Themes
U, PG, 12, 12A, 15, 18, 18R
BBFC Film Categories
Violence, drugs, language, sex, horror, irritable behaviour, discrimination and sexual violence.
The Obscene Publications Act 1959
The Act created a new offence for publishing obscene material and allowed the police a warrant to seize such material that goes against this Act.
The BBFC- British Board of Film Classification- was founded in 1912 and began by just regulating film sin the cinemas and went on to produce the Obscene Publications Act 1959. in 1980, VHS ( video tapes) became widespread and popular meaning films can be realised straight to video tape, which was also cheaper. This caused a difficulty for the BBFC as it made it hard to regulate the films that were being released onto video tapes and this led to appalling films being released e.g the Driller Killer ( an example of a video nasty).
A voluntary body was then made- the DPP ( director of public prosecution) and they decided if the films were morally corrupted and went on to successfully ban 72 films. If someone was to be found guilty of Section 2, they can be arrested for making or distributing the Act. And if someone was found guilty of Section 3, the films were simply taken off of you with little punishment. However, the DPP could only regulate the films once they were released. With directors using the DPP branding as marketing, there was more of a difficulty for the DPP.
This then led to the Video Recording Act 984, giving the BBFC power to regulate VHS. In 2010, VRA was re-released due to in 2008 when they released it, it wasn't properly brought in by the government. And in 2014, the VRA changed to regulate online streaming services.
A voluntary body was then made- the DPP ( director of public prosecution) and they decided if the films were morally corrupted and went on to successfully ban 72 films. If someone was to be found guilty of Section 2, they can be arrested for making or distributing the Act. And if someone was found guilty of Section 3, the films were simply taken off of you with little punishment. However, the DPP could only regulate the films once they were released. With directors using the DPP branding as marketing, there was more of a difficulty for the DPP.
This then led to the Video Recording Act 984, giving the BBFC power to regulate VHS. In 2010, VRA was re-released due to in 2008 when they released it, it wasn't properly brought in by the government. And in 2014, the VRA changed to regulate online streaming services.
Production, distribution and exhibition
Production
If you are a producer you are also an investor. With the idea that the more money you put into your film or production, the more success that will come from it. However the development stage can take years to complete; but after the producers are happy with the development of ideas, a deal is made.
1. Pre-production
2. Production
3. Post-production (editing)
Above the line costings = cost pf certain things that don't change eg contracts.
Below the line = costs that are changeable eg equipment, transport ect.
Production takes up to 60% of all of the money budget.
Distribution
BBFC regulate the film.
There are 5 types of film release;
1- Platform- 15 cinemas/screens
2- Limited- 150 "
3- Wide- 300 "
4- Saturation- 600+ "
5-Straight to streaming
Marketing ( how you are going to promote your movie) eg posters, trailers, actors on talk shows, social media- which is a good platform for viral marketing.
Above the line costs = radio, trailers ect - guaranteed useful marketing.
Below the line costs = sending stars onto talk shows.
- Merchandise
-Tie-ins ( brands in films)
-C-M-C ( cross media convergence eg soundtracks, video games being released at the same time as the film and is related to the film)
Exhibition
Standard release- cinema (6weeks), release on DVD, streaming services or TV.
'seasonality'- releasing films appropriate to the seasons eg Christmas, valentines day
Ways of watching = Curzon home cinema, streaming services, cinema/
Production
If you are a producer you are also an investor. With the idea that the more money you put into your film or production, the more success that will come from it. However the development stage can take years to complete; but after the producers are happy with the development of ideas, a deal is made.
1. Pre-production
2. Production
3. Post-production (editing)
Above the line costings = cost pf certain things that don't change eg contracts.
Below the line = costs that are changeable eg equipment, transport ect.
Production takes up to 60% of all of the money budget.
Distribution
BBFC regulate the film.
There are 5 types of film release;
1- Platform- 15 cinemas/screens
2- Limited- 150 "
3- Wide- 300 "
4- Saturation- 600+ "
5-Straight to streaming
Marketing ( how you are going to promote your movie) eg posters, trailers, actors on talk shows, social media- which is a good platform for viral marketing.
Above the line costs = radio, trailers ect - guaranteed useful marketing.
Below the line costs = sending stars onto talk shows.
- Merchandise
-Tie-ins ( brands in films)
-C-M-C ( cross media convergence eg soundtracks, video games being released at the same time as the film and is related to the film)
Exhibition
Standard release- cinema (6weeks), release on DVD, streaming services or TV.
'seasonality'- releasing films appropriate to the seasons eg Christmas, valentines day
Ways of watching = Curzon home cinema, streaming services, cinema/