I have noticed in a few horror/thriller films (Hostel, hide and seek, and Saw)that I have been to that the charcters are young maybe around my age, I think they do this because the people making the films want the younger people to be drawn in not bored because the actors are older and they don't really care.
Horror films are designed to make you scared and bring about fear, responses and terror to the viewer.
Horror movie plots usually contain, evil forces or people sometimes the supernatural to interfear with everyday life and world.
The movies usually contain a main character who is evil or something which interfears with everything around.
Early horror films often got inspiration from stories and characters from classic literatre, like Dracula, The Mummy, Wolf Man,Phantom of the Opera and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
People fot insperation from such Literature as Frankenstein (Trailer Clip)
Horror films that were made later on got inspiration from the insecurites of life after World War II.
I also decided to look up the history of movie age certificates because I wanted to know how much things may or may not have changed over the years up to the present day.
The UK's film ratings have been decided by the British Board of film classification since 1913.
From this information I would like to decide what kind of certificate I can give my film, I think I would like to be between a 12-15.
1913-1932 - There were only two certificates:
Universal - Suitable for children.
Adult - Some councils ruled that children must be accompanied by an adult.
1932-1951 - An H (Horror) certificate was added to alert parents to horror-themed material.
Universal - Suitable for children.
Adult - Some councils ruled that children must be accompanied by an adult.
Horror - Some councils ruled that only those aged 16 or over could be admitted.
1951-1970 - For the first time, a compulsory certificate, X, was introduced allowing only those aged 16 and over to enter. This replaced the H certificate.
Universal - Suitable for children.
Adult - Some councils ruled that children must be accompanied by an adult.
X - Suitable for those aged 16 and over (enforced by all councils).
1970-1982 - In July 1970 the A certificate was split into two: the A certificate now allowed those aged five and over to be admitted, but warned parents that they may not wish children under 14 to watch the film, while the new AA allowed only those aged 14 or over to be admitted. As there was now a mandatory certificate at 14, the X certificate was modified to raise its age from 16 to 18. The logos for the certificates were also changed to a more modern look before that they hadn't been changed for 60 years.
Universal - Suitable for children.
Adult - Some councils ruled that children must be accompanied by an adult.
AA - Suitable for those aged 14 years and over
X - Suitable for those aged 18 years and over.
1982-1985 - In November 1982 the ratings system was completely changed with only the U certificate remaining there, but its description was slightly modified. The A certificate was replaced by PG. The age of AA went up a year in the age group and the certificate was renamed 15. The X certificate was unchanged but renamed 18 due to a reputation the letter X had. A new R18 certificate was introduced for sexually-explicit films. To show the R18 films, the cinemas had to be licensed members-only clubs.
Universal - Suitable for all.
Parental Guidance - All ages admitted, but parents are advised some scenes maybe unsuitable for young children.
15 - Suitable for ages 15 years and over.
18 - Suitable for ages 18 years and over.
Restricted 18 - Suitable for those aged 18 years and over. They are only available at licensed cinemas.
1985-1989 - All the current certificates were used, though a new Uc certificate was made for videos only to indicate a recording that is especially suitable for young children to watch on their own. Those under the age of a certificate could not buy or rent a video with that certificate. Shops wanted to sell R18's had to apply for a license to sell them. The Video Recordings Act 1984 gave the BBFC the legal responsibility to rate all videos.
Universal Children - Suitable for all, very suitable for young children to watch on their own (video only)
Universal - Suitable for all.
Parental Guidance - All ages admitted, but parents are advised some scenes maybe unsuitable for young children.
15 - Suitable for ages 15 years and over.
18 - Suitable for ages 18 years and older.
Restricted 18 - Suitable for those aged 18 years and over. They are only available at licensed cinemas.
1989-1994 - Due to the large gap between PG and 15 and industry pressure regarding Batman, a 12 certificate was introduced on 1 August 1989. However, it was for cinema use only and did not cover videos. 12 films released on video would typically be rated 15, though they were sometimes edited to fit the PG category.
Universal Children - Suitable for all, very suitable for young children to watch on their own (video only)
Universal - Suitable for all.
Parental Guidance - All ages admitted, but parents are advised some scenes maybe unsuitable for young children.
15 - Suitable for ages 15 years and over.
12- Suitable for ages 12 years and over at cinemas only.
18 - Suitable for ages 18 years and older.
Restricted 18 - Suitable for those aged 18 years and over. They are only available at licensed cinemas and shops.
1994-2002 - The 12 certificate was also introduced for videos in July 1994.
Universal Children - Suitable for all, very suitable for young children to watch on their own (video only)
Universal - Suitable for all.
Parental Guidance - All ages admitted, but parents are advised some scenes maybe unsuitable for young children.
15 - Suitable for ages 15 years and over.
12 - Suitable for ages 12 years and over at cinemas only.
18 - Suitable for ages 18 years and older.
Restricted 18 - Suitable for those aged 18 years and over. They are only available at licensed cinemas and shops.
2002- Present - The cinema 12 certificate was changed and renamed 12A. Children under 12 could now go to 12A films, as long as they were accompanied by an adult.
Universal Children - Suitable for all, very suitable for young children to watch on their own (video only)
Universal - Suitable for all.
Parental Guidance - All ages admitted, but parents are advised some scenes maybe unsuitable for young children.
15 - Suitable for ages 15 years and over.
12 Accompanied/Advisory - Suitable for those aged 12 and over (cinema only); under 12s admitted, but only if accompanied by an adult.
12- Suitable for ages 12 years and over at cinemas only.
18 - Suitable for ages 18 years and older.
Restricted 18 - Suitable for those aged 18 years and over. They are only available at licensed cinemas and shops.
Above is sort of a time line of how the images have changed over the years and come from black and white to actual colours!
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