A Children's film is where 'There is no special effort being made to cater for an adult audience.'
There are many limits to age when watching a film U, PG, 12, 15, 18 etc. which restricts younger people from watching older films as certain things are not seen as being suitable for viewers of a younger age.
A children's film is noticed to be for people under the age of 12 as teenagers begin to develop different tastes in films which is when 12a films are introduced by the BBFC- British Board Of Film Classification.
U- Universal...
* Suitable for anyone over the age of five years.
* Suitable for children to view alone.
* Have positive moral frameworks.
* Must offer reassuring counter balancing to any threat or horror.
MUST NOT Include:
* Bad language
* Discrimination
* Drug (s)/ references
* No sex/ Sexual references.
* No weapons.
These types of films (universal) are usually happy and magical films and are easy for a child to follow. The usually consist of Happy music and bright colours- sometimes animated. In most cases, characters are very different from one another which keeps them separated and keeps the audience more attached.
PG- Parental Guidance...
* Suitable for 8 years and over - More grown up themes.
* It is the parents responsibility to decide if their chid is old enough to watch the film.
* Includes some discrimination but only for educational purposes.
* Drugs can be mentioned but NOT seen and then the 'Anti Drugs message must be carried out'.
* May include some horror but short and not intense.
PG films are very different compared to universal films. They are aimed at a much maturer audience, violence will be referenced, not always seen but the consequences will be understandable. There could also be scenes of alcohol or smoking and sometimes swearing, for example; 'Bloody'. The humor in these films may be understood by some, but not others as PG films cover ages 8-12.
There are many limits to age when watching a film U, PG, 12, 15, 18 etc. which restricts younger people from watching older films as certain things are not seen as being suitable for viewers of a younger age.
A children's film is noticed to be for people under the age of 12 as teenagers begin to develop different tastes in films which is when 12a films are introduced by the BBFC- British Board Of Film Classification.
U- Universal...
* Suitable for anyone over the age of five years.
* Suitable for children to view alone.
* Have positive moral frameworks.
* Must offer reassuring counter balancing to any threat or horror.
MUST NOT Include:
* Bad language
* Discrimination
* Drug (s)/ references
* No sex/ Sexual references.
* No weapons.
These types of films (universal) are usually happy and magical films and are easy for a child to follow. The usually consist of Happy music and bright colours- sometimes animated. In most cases, characters are very different from one another which keeps them separated and keeps the audience more attached.
PG- Parental Guidance...
* Suitable for 8 years and over - More grown up themes.
* It is the parents responsibility to decide if their chid is old enough to watch the film.
* Includes some discrimination but only for educational purposes.
* Drugs can be mentioned but NOT seen and then the 'Anti Drugs message must be carried out'.
* May include some horror but short and not intense.
PG films are very different compared to universal films. They are aimed at a much maturer audience, violence will be referenced, not always seen but the consequences will be understandable. There could also be scenes of alcohol or smoking and sometimes swearing, for example; 'Bloody'. The humor in these films may be understood by some, but not others as PG films cover ages 8-12.
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