U- The U symbol stands for universal. A U film should be suitable for audience aged four years and over. There can be an infrequent use of mild bad language (e.g. 'damn' and 'hell'). Characters may be seen kissing or cuddling and there may be mild or under detailed references to sexual behaviour. Violence will generally be very mild. A U film may include brief fight scenes or moments where characters are placed in danger. However, moments of emotional stress or threat will be quickly resolved and the outcome will be reassuring. A children’s work at U will generally contain positive messages about loyalty, honesty and friendship, particularly amongst children. The film or video may well have a happy ending for the child and the overall tone should be one of reassurance.
PG- PG stands for parental guidance. This means a film is suitable for general viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children. A PG film should not unsettle a child aged around eight or older. Parents should consider whether the content may upset younger, or more sensitive, children. A PG film will not contain any theme which is inappropriate for a child. PG works can explore challenging issues such as bullying, bereavement or racism. There can be mild bad language (such as 'shit' or 'son of a bitch') in a PG film as long as context and delivery are both considered. Sex reference are unlikely unless they are not detailed and are infrequent.Violence will usually be mild. There should be no detail of violence in a PG work, so while there might be some blood, we would not see how the injury was inflicted in strong detail. There might be infrequent or passing references to illegal drugs or drugs misuse in a PG work, although there should be no strong focus on this.
12A/12- Films classified 12A and video works classified 12 contain material that is not generally suitable for children aged under 12. The 12A requires an adult to accompany any child under 12 seeing a 12A film at the cinema. Strong language (e.g. 'f***') may be passed at 12 or 12A, depending on the manner in which it is used, who is using the language, its frequency and any special contextual justification. The overall tone of a film or video, and the way it makes the audience feel may effect the classification, a work which has a very dark or unsettling tone which could disturb the audience would be less likely to be passed 12A. Sex may be briefly and discreetly portrayed at 12A or 12. Verbal sex references should not go beyond what is suitable for young teenagers. Any discriminatory language or behaviour will not be endorsed by the work as a whole. Moderate violence is allowed but should not dwell on detail.There should be no emphasis on injuries or blood, but occasional gory moments may be permitted as long as they can be justified by their context. Dangerous behaviour (like hanging and suicide) may be present in a 12A but will nit dwell on any details that may be copied.
15- No-one under the age of 15 is allowed to see a 15 film at the cinema or buy/rent a 15 rated video. No theme is prohibited as long as it is portrayed suitably for 15 year olds. A 15 may contain strong violence but should not dwell on infliction of pain or injury, frequent strong language (e.g. 'F***'), portrayals of sexual activities, strong verbal references to sex, sexual nudity, brief scenes of sexual violence or verbal references to sexual violence discriminatory language or behaviour and drug taking.
18- Films rated 18 are for adults. No-one under 18 is allowed to see an 18 film at the cinema or buy / rent an 18 rated video. No 18 rated works are suitable for children. No theme is prohibited at 18. Adults are free to choose their own entertainment provided the material is not illegal or potentially harmful, so it is possible some themes tackled at 18 may be offensive even to some adult viewers. In an 18 you may find issues such as very strong violence portrayed in strong detail, frequent strong language (e.g. 'F***') and/or very strong language(e.g. 'C***'), strong portrayals of sexual activity, scenes of sexual violence, strong horror, strong good and gore, real sex (in some circumstances) and discriminatory language and behaviour.
My Film:
My film is looking to be rated as a 15 as it will contain some strong language and scenes of strong violence. Mild discriminatory language may used infrequently. Scenes may reference and show themes of drug usage. The themes used shall be kept bellow the level of an 18 by using themes more infrequently and ensuring usage is either mild or justified by context.
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