The video recording act (VRA) was made by the BBFC in 1984 and it is

control of what gets shown at home and the likelihood of the video, if a
video was being viewed at home they would have to consider whether the
video is suitable for certain viewers being that they are of age to watch
the video, age certificates (12, 15, 18) are on the video covers so that a
person who is looking at the cover can see whether it is suitable for the
video. BBFC make sure that videos that have already been released have
a series of deadlines which they must be rated or removed from the
shelves in stores.
The copyright law is important in the film sector as it protects all the work
that you have produced, copyright laws let creators control their work,
they can assign exclusive rights to copyright holders and this ensures that
only the original people and those who get permission can copy, perform
or change the piece of work, the purpose of copyright laws is to protect
your work from being stolen or copied, Copyright laws protect people
who have worked on the media as well as the media project as a whole, If
the copyright laws are broken you can get a fine and maybe go to jail for
a time period and an example of copyright infringement is used in The
Hangover Part 2, this is when Stu wakes up with a replica of Mike Tysons
tribal face tattoo, the designer claimed the tattoo as copyrighted work
and he claimed that Warner Bros. had no right to put his work in the film
or in any promotional materials involved with The Hangover Part 2. The
lawsuit almost affected the release of the film and there was speculation
that if the two parties couldnt come to an agreement the face tattoo
would have to be digitally removed from Stus face for the home video
release but eventually they came to an agreement and Warner Bros.
settled the designers claim for an undisclosed amount and the film went
on to make $581.4 million worldwide.
The films act was created in 1985 and was firstly dissolved the British film
fund agency ending the Eady Levy system, the act got rid of the
Cinematograph film council and the National film finance corporation
which eventually transferred its resources to the British Screen Finance
Limited, the films act is relevant to this film industry as it introduced a
requirement for British films to reach a set quota. Americas vertically
integrated film industry witnessed rapid growth after World War One and
British film decided to act upon by Hollywoods perceived economic and
cultural dominance by promoting smaller businesses with British studios,
distributors and cinema chains, by creating this market for British films,
they were optimistic that it would increase economic activity in that
sector and eventually grow in to a self-sustaining industry, I think that the
films act helped the film industry as it helped boost the economy, by
making things British more patriotic people will go to watch films and
especially after the war as people were happy about that triumph so they
economy of the industry will have been helped by this aspect of the time
period.
Use of language in film can be used in multiple contexts, for example, in

the film 12 Years A Slave the language used is quite racist but it is shown
in a negative way which makes the language appropriate as it isnt
showing the language in a positive way, this applies to all contexts on
whether it is appropriate or not.
Equal opportunities in film make sure that everyone has the same chance
of getting a part in a film or the production team, this refers to racism,
disability, gender and ethnic origin as everyone is equal and the same on
the inside around the world.
Diversity among the film industry includes, Women and people from
different ethnic origins must be introduced into the production of film, a
brilliant example of someone in the film industry is Steve McQueen and he
picked up an Academy Award for 12 Years a Slave in 2013, he became the
first black director to win the Oscar for Best Picture. This was a seminal
moment for black filmmakers and a recognition of one of our most
talented artists.
I think that the issues that should be considered in film are the problems
that some people who are different going for jobs and maybe being
turned away because they are different in a way may it be ethnic, gender
or disability, also in the film they have to be careful as some points that
are involved in the film maybe seen as racist and inappropriate in the
eyes of some viewers.
In the film industry there is information showing the difference that men
and women have within film, only 30.8% of speaking characters are
women, 28.8% of women are seen wearing sexually revealing clothes
whereas men are only seen in 7%, 26.2% of women actors get partially
naked in a scene opposed to 9.4% of men, 10.7% of movies featured a
balanced cast where half of the characters are female, the average ratio
of male actors to female actors is 2.25 to 1, the percentage of teenage
females depicted with some nudity has increased to 32.5% from 2007 to
2012, roughly a third of female speaking characters are shown in sexually
revealing attire or are partially naked, 10.6% increase in female
characters on screen observed when a women is directing, 8.7% increase
when a female screenwriter is attached and women purchase half of the
movie tickets sold in the United States.
Women in the film
industry are seen as being strong, as men are seen to be more powerful
when in certain scenarios when they are not. Inspiring women who are in
films are people such as the main character from the Hunger Games,
Katniss Everdeen as she is a woman who is leading a revolt that could
change the future for the world that they live in, another example is
Pamela Travis, a main character from Saving Mr Banks as she is her own
woman and isnt controlled by men, she makes sure things are done her
way in the film, Men and Women should be shown as equal in both
production in the film and the people who are in the film, just because an
individual is of a certain gender this shouldnt mean they shouldnt get
the same opportunities as men, an employer should be judged on their
qualifications and their personality in the work place of a film set.

The representation of religious beliefs are shown in many films, mostly in

the war genre. Some are shown to the audience in a negative way
whereas there may be an opposing religion challenging that religion.
I do not believe the film industry represent people fairly, in some cases,
films have a scenario where the man and woman are in danger and the
women is shown as the weaker of the two and the one who is needed to
be protected, you rarely see a film where the women is protected the
man, an example of this is the film collateral which stars Tom Cruise and
Jamie Foxx, Jamie Foxx ends up protecting Jada Pinkett Smith (who is
known as Annie in the film) from Tom Cruise who is trying to kill her.
2.

The British board of classification is an

independent company that gives ages
ratings to films broadcasted the in the
cinema since 1912 and DVDs since
1984 due to the Recording Act was
passed. This BBFC was created to
bring safety to the film industries viewers in
Britain, they make sure that people who are under the
age classification of the film that they cannot watch the film as it will be
inappropriate for them, after the video recording act was passed, the
films were now available to rent or to buy, this now means that age
classifications had to be put onto the DVD covers as people who they may
be inappropriate for could watch them, but after the classification was put
onto them they were no longer allowed to purchase the film until they
were of that age. The BBFC doesnt look for profit, to make sure they stay
independent the BBFC never receives subsides from other film industries
or the government. An example of a film being rated is Kidulthood, the
film had scenes of a sexual nature and violence, it also has strong
language and drug use, so the film was rated 15 and warns people before
the start of the film.
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/
The Film Distributors Association is the trade body or film distributors in
the United Kingdom, it was created in 1915 and they represent film
distribution with regular representations with the BFI, they are also
fanatical about the welfare of the film economy.
http://www.launchingfilms.com/
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts is an independent charity
and supports, matures and promotes the film and TV industry by giving
those awards to exciting films and the people involved with them and
hope to inspire the public, BAFTA has a yearlong international programme

with events and initiatives that offers access to the worlds most exciting
talent through workshops and scholarships across all ages and
backgrounds in the United Kingdom, Los Angeles and New York. An
example of these events are the BAFTA film galas which is a fundraising
dinner and evening of entertainment, Illamasqua Make up Artistry for
recognised makeup artists and creative weeks where they invite inspiring
speakers to inspire crowds of people.
http://www.bafta.org/
3.
Consumer choice within the film industry, for example, the BBFC will have
choose a classification for the film and the audience that it should be
shown for, the producers may think otherwise and disagree with them and
want it to be for a different audience.
Freedom of information, for example the BAFTAs and the people who
decide who win the awards are kept secretive and no one knows who has
voted for the awards whereas the BBFC puts all their information online
and updates it regularly so that people can go on their website and see
the truth on matters that they care about.
Censorship is when a film may have scenes in it where they think its
appropriate or it to be in there and for people to see, but the BBFC may
think that it cant go on there and isnt appropriate for the audience or
that it cant go onto the film and if they get what they want they can cut it
out from the film production and be put in cinemas without that
information.
Taste and decency are a subject that occurs in film and whether it is
appropriate for films, regulatory bodies will decide whether it is
appropriate for it be put into the film but the producers may disagree with
them and decide whether to keep it in it or not as the regulatory bodies
do not think its appropriate for the film and its audience.
http://www.bafta.org/