Research - Classification and Certification

All films, trailers and video games are classified and given a guideline classification to members of the public. Each piece of media, whether it be film or video, or a video game, the BBFC put the media piece through extensive regulatory procedures which is then put into a group in classification. These groups range from U to R18, from small children to adult entertainment. My film is going to be thriller/horror based in terms of genre, and I am hoping my film will fall into a middle ground in terms of film classification.

I am aiming for a classification of '15', as I think this classification enables my movie to have some scenes of violence and more graphic violence, but not to an extent in which is portrayed as funny, or out of malice. The BBFC specifically say that scenes of violence must be justified, not to graphic and portray to the audience that the act of violence is put in a bad light. So for example, in the film Rambo, extreme, very graphic scenes of violence is shown to the audience. This is counteracted by the fact 'Rambo' is killing drug dealers, and terrorists - showing that violence is towards not the innocent, but criminals. This is regarded as 'Justified Violence' in certain films by the BBFC, and is what I wish to incorporate into my teaser trailer, but not to such a graphic extent as Sylvester Stallone's Rambo.