Film Certificate Research

For my genre I need to be able to understand which film certificate would have to be displayed when my film was released. Because of my horror genre, it would be a higher aged certificate.

 

 

This certificate means that no people under the age of 18 can watch. This would be on horror films because of the blood and gore of horror films that would be considered too scary for children of younger ages to have. This is the certificate that I would have to use for films when released to the public so as to warn parents not to let their children watch this film. It would also tell audiences of rude language of disturbing scenes that could frighten, disturb or even insult some members of the audience, but it is mainly used for younger ages to avoid.
The 18 certificate could also imply to films other than horror that the film contains sexual content that younger viewers couldn't watch, for example pornographic films. This would tell parents of content that younger ages couldn't watch so they cvan avoid buying them.
For people who enjoy horror films the certificate attracts the audience, this is because it is a guarantee of gruesome scenes and would attract them to see it because it is aimed to frighten. The guarantee of explicit content is exciting to older audiences and Institutions can mark it as a seal of approval that this is a scary film. This would be the certificate that I would have to use.
 

 

The other certificates that are used in films are for younger ages, two examples being 15 and 12. These certificates imply that they have content that young children couldn't watch, but teenagers wouldn't overall be affected. These are used for mainly Universal and Paramount picture action films, where blood and gore are left to a minimum. Horror and gore, sexual content, and rude language would prevent me from using these certificates.