Initial Reflections

Three things I found especially interesting in the first two lessons introduction to the topic:

• Local authorities can override the BBFC's classifications, which means that in some situations a film will be one certificate, or unavailable in one borough, but only a few streets away the rules will be different, somewhat defeating the point of the censorship (For example, Crash was banned in Westminster but was available in Camden)
• That while the BBFC is accountable not only to the industry and government, but also to the audiences of the films they classify, they do not take account of the opinions of the under 16s, despite the fact that they are one of the most effected age groups.
• The BBFC aren't government funded, but in fact charge the filmmakers to get their films and programmes classified, the price depending on the length of the work in question