2 main areas when media effects are discussed:
Theories that can be applied to each area:
Give an example of a media text that caused a 'moral panic'.
BBFC:
They give age rating o films.
To 'protect' the public from violen or inappropriate content.
Used o be called British Board of Film Censors...changed its name in 1984.
From the early 80s, home videos emerged (VHS), BBFC realised that they can not control what people watch at home.
Video Recording Act 1984.
The video recording act came about due too 'video nasties'. The people wanted to watch incredibly gory content, because they couldn't watch them at the cinema, so they bought the films instead. Films were not rated at the time. Even though they do not block films, they still sometimes need to ask the producer to cut out certain scenes, in order to give them an 18 rating.
5 examples of content from my film that support or go agains t he regulatory guidelines for the age classification.
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