Questionnaire - Primary research.

Please state your gender.
Female          Male

Please state your age.
Age: 15-20    21-30   31-40    41-50    51 and over

What genre of film are you most interested in ?
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Would you:
Go to the cinema when the film is released
Download from Itunes
Wait for a DVD release
Download Illegaly

List your top 5 films in the specific genre you favoured
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Do you watch social realist films (e.g Kidulthood & This is England )
(as these are the specific films we are focusing on.)

What trailers have caught your eye recently?
State the title and genre……………………………………………….

Do you a favourite film trailer ?
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How long would you expect a film trailer to last ?
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Would you want to watch a film trailer called ‘Hackney Carnage’ ?
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Would you want to watch a film trailer with a rating of fifteen?
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Do you think the title ‘Hackney Carnage’ is a good title for a social realist film?
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Ratings.

This is a legal and ethical issues post. We don't want our trailer to be an 18 because we won't make as much profit because the audiences are less as they get older. This trailer could not be shown in a PG film because it is not a PG rated trailer and the audience in the cinema could be too young to watch it.
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Suitable only for 15 years and over

No one younger than 15 may see a ‘15’ film in a cinema. No one younger than 15 may rent or buy a ‘15’ rated video work.

Discrimination

The work as a whole must not endorse discriminatory language or behaviour.

Drugs

Drug taking may be shown but the film as a whole must not promote or encourage drug misuse. The misuse of easily accessible and highly dangerous substances (for example, aerosols or solvents) is unlikely to be acceptable.

Imitable behaviour

Dangerous behaviour (for example, hanging, suicide and self-harming) should not dwell on detail which could be copied. Easily accessible weapons should not be glamorised.

Language

There may be frequent use of strong language (for example, ‘fuck’). The strongest  terms may be acceptable if justified by the context. Aggressive or repeated use of the strongest language is unlikely to be acceptable.

Nudity

Nudity may be allowed in a sexual context but without strong detail. There are no constraints on nudity in a non-sexual or educational context.

Sex

Sexual activity may be portrayed without strong detail. There may be strong verbal references to sexual behaviour, but the strongest references are unlikely  to be acceptable unless justified by context. Works whose primary purpose is sexual arousal or stimulation are unlikely to be acceptable.

Theme

No theme is prohibited, provided the treatment is appropriate for 15 year olds.

Violence

Violence may be strong but should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury. The strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable. Strong sadistic or sexualised violence is also unlikely to be acceptable. There may be detailed verbal references to sexual violence but any portrayal of sexual violence must be discreet and have a strong contextual justification.

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The above information was taken from the BBFC website:
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/download/guidelines/BBFC%20Classification%20Guidelines%202009.pdf

Our film trailer:

We think our film trailer should be a 15 because it contains mild violence and  could contain some sexual references. Although there will be no graphical images it will still represent violence and possibly murder. There may be some swearing but not enough to push it into the 18 category.