Certification for our trailer

We decided to certificate our film trailer a 15 because we felt it fitted with the BBFC guidlines for a 15. The BBFC is the British Board of Film Classification, originally British Board of Film Censors, is a non governmental organisation. It is funded by the film industry and is responsible for the national classification of films within the UK. 

The main sections of the 15 certification guidelines that effected our trailer the most were Horror, Imitable behavior and violence.

Horror: It states that strong threat and menace are permitted unless sadistic or sexualised. Within our trailer there is no threats shown of the killer and victims and the menace permitted is not sexualised in any way and is hardly sadistic from what is going to be shown. 

Imitable behavior: The main issue was that it includes 'hanging' and we feature 'hanging' in our trailer. It states that it should not dwell on detail which could be copied. The shot of the 'hanging' is not glamorised and is not seen in detail so wouldn't be seen to be copied. Another characters body is lifting the hanging body up so blocks the actual hanging legs of the character. You get the idea that he is hanging but not a detailed shot of how he is hanging. 

Violence: The violence may be strong but shouldn't dwell on the infliction of pain or injury. The injuries within our trailers are not that majorly gory or seen in detail. Also the violence in our trailer is not sexualised or strongly sadistic. The scuffle between the killer and character 'Johnny' is in detailed and is more of a push and pulling then a blow to blow fight.