CLASSIFICATIONS

 

Every film, game or television has to be classified to be legally sold or released in Australia. The Classification Boards also decides on what is suitable for the particular audience under the determined rating. Consumer advice is designed to let consumers know which classifiable elements have led to the classification decision, e.g. Sex Scenes, Drug References, Violence and Nudity. Consumer advice helps you make the choice whether you watch the film or play game. The Classification Board provides advice consumers about classifications; they force to provide information of context that may have an impact on children. Impact is assessed by negative and positive views on the film or game. It is then considered rating by the board to be released to public. 

These are some films and television shows which have been reviewed by the board in recent years

Aliens vs Predator 18 December 2009
Reviewed Rating:                            MA 15+ ‘Strong science fiction violence’

                                                                                                              

The Loved Ones 8 December 2009
Reviewed Rating:            MA 15+ ‘Strong horror violence; strong themes’

Hydro Lord 1 December 2009
Reviewed Rating:            M - Not recommended for readers under 15 years'

Left 4 Dead 22 October 2009
Reviewed Rating:            R

Julie & Julia 12 September 2009
Reviewed Rating:            PG ‘Infrequent coarse language’

The Human Centipede has been refused classification in some states.

UNDEAD ESSAY

Un d e a d

The Making of UNDEAD showed the many challenges of producing a film, form make-up, special effects, time and conditions of shooting on location and making of crops. The first most challenging side of the production process the making of the film was getting the actors to look like real zombies on the low budget. The make-up artists employed found it very difficult to create the design of the Zombie for the actors, to shoot in the film. Designing and applying the making was a very time consuming process as the cast had to keep up to date with the rest of the film production.

The second most challenging aspect was shooting in very severe weather conditions, pouring rain, thunder and lighting and sometimes even till 1 in the morning the next day. They said “It was a very draining experience”, but with all the time, dedication and the right cast, it was well worth all the effort. As the crew had an extensive amount of film they had to edit with, it was very difficult to cut and edit as there was conflict in some decisions of which shots and scenes where used.  

It was very dangerous at times of prop making with the fumes of melting plastic with no proper ventilation equipment and time schedules were a factor to. The overall film making process itself was very dangerous process; they even drove a car without a licence.

Each member had their own struggles with the film making. To produce such a great film, they obviously worked very, very had to produce the film and without the hard work and the wonderful task it would not have even been produced. All the sleepless nights, bad weather, stress they had gone through gave them more confidence day in and day out to produce the film

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