Blog post number 6: Production & Distribution

Media Institutions
There are 2 ways my group could decide to distribute our film, we could either market and distribute it independently, using websites such as YouTube, or we could research into small local distribution companies that we could use instead. If we chose to do it independently, we would set up a YouTube channel with our film on it and distribute it over the internet, on the other hand we could use a local distribution company and they would distribute it for us.

 

Age Ratings

Content age ratings give viewers/parents viewers an idea of whether a film/television program will be suitable for the viewer watching it, it is determined by the content of the film, it may contain strong language/violence/gore/sex/nudity/drugs/etc. The age ratings are set by the BBFC (British Board of Film Classification)

The age ratings are:

• Uc - Universal, suitable for everyone, children in particular.
• U - Universal, suitable for everyone.
• PG - The film will have some scenes which may be unsuitable for children.
• 12 - Suitable for people aged 12 and over.
• 12A - Suitable for people aged 12 and over, if under 12 they should be accompanied by an adult. 
• 15 - Suitable for people aged 15 and over.
• 18 - Suitable for adults only.

We would give our film a '15' certificate, as the film would show frequent drug references and mild/strong language.