Research: Cencorship

Censorship

Who are the BBFC and what is their role?
 
The BBFC's role is to monitor and conduct what a film is and isn't allowed to show/ depict, and to also protect the public from anything that could offend, cause controversy or cause any potential mental harm.

Why is the role of the BBFC important to the film industry?

The BBFC's role is important because they set the rules and regulations within the film industry and with an established board to monitor what is being shown to people

What things get censored and why?

Some things like drugs, weapons,and explicit scenes get censored in films. Because somethings aren't suited for certain age categories.

What is the difference between films being cut and banned?
 
There is a difference between a film being cut or banned, this is because one is the alteration of a certain scene or scenes, whereas the other is when the film is not allowed to be shown completely.

The film will be revised to ensure that the content is appropriate if it is unsuitable the film will either be banned or the film-makers  will be asked to be cut certain peices of footage several times at certain points until the BBFC are happy for it to be shown to the public.



Forna vs Kermode

Three arguments made by Forna for censorship were...
  1. The public associate themselves with different characters and may be influenced to put themselves in that situation.
2. Some films may start to break down the barriers us as humans put up, for example there may be a film about a woman being raped however the woman starts to enjoy even though before they watched the film the audience would think it wrong for her to do so. 
3. The power of words and images featured in some films may affect the audience and have the potential to stir racial hatred etc.

Three arguments made by Kermode against censorship were...

1. Everyone has different reactions and interpretations on what they see in the film. 
2. It is unfair that we are being told what we can and can't watch. As human beings we know what is right and what is wrong so it should be our choice whether to watch it or not. 
3. The issue of responsibility; policing films is impossible, the films we watch should'nt be seen to be encouraging however they should be seen as showing the audience realistic situations e.g. rape/ murder etc..    
I agree with Forna's argument to apply censorship but I also believe that the public have free will and they should be able to watch what they please as long as there is a level of responsibilty


Conclusion
In doing research on censorship I have come to learn what will get cut from a a film and what can cause a film to get banned or what has to be cut from a film in order for it to be shown.