"The Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA), together with the Motion Picture Association (MPA) and MPAA's other subsidiaries and affiliates, serves as the voice and advocate of the American motion picture, home video and television industries in the United States and around the world." - MPAA
Name the 6 studio's that are members of the MPAA?
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures; Paramount Pictures Corporation; Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.; Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation; Universal City Studios LLC; and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
What are the American film ratings?
G
PG
PG13
R
NC-17
What do each of the ratings mean?
What do each of the ratings mean?
G means, all ages permitted
PG means, parental guidance suggested
PG 13 means, parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
R means, children under 17 require accompanying parent or adult guardian.
NC-17 means, NC-17 — No one 17 and under admitted
NC-17 means, NC-17 — No one 17 and under admitted
G - Monsters University rated G because it doesn't have anything bad in it and it's aimed at Children.
I think that this is a good rating for them because it's basically saying that it's a film for all the family. When they market it, people will see it is rated a G and be like 'A G rated film, that's suitable for my kids to watch'
I think that this is a good rating for them because it's basically saying that it's a film for all the family. When they market it, people will see it is rated a G and be like 'A G rated film, that's suitable for my kids to watch'
PG - Pete's Christmas rated PG for some mild language.
I think this is a good rating for them because it's pretty much like the G rated film, people will see it and be like 'A PG film I guess that's quite suitable for the family' But they might lose a few viewers because of that rating.
PG 13 - Nosotros Los Nobles rated PG-13 for some sexual content and language.
I don't think this rating is a bad thing but I don't think it's a great thing. I just think this rating is okay because everyone can still go and see it but parents will be cautious about letting their kids go to see it so they will probably lose a lot of viewership because of it.
R - Ambush At Dark Canyon rated R for violence, language and a sexual reference.
I think this is a good rating for the film because it cautions parents about the films content so that they can make a well thought out decision on whether to take their kids to see it or not. On the other hand I don't think it's a good rating for the makers of the film because they will probably lose a lot of viewers because of that rating.
NC-17 - Blue Is The Warmest Color rated NC-17 for explicit sexual content.
I think this is a bad rating for the film directors because this rating limits their ability to market the film. Meaning, not a lot of people will hear about it and maybe some cinemas might not even play it. On the other hand, some teenagers (17+) might see this film and go to watch it purely because they like the idea of a film like this and that it draws them in and makes them wonder why it's rated an NC-17. So they will go and see it because they will be interested in it. But also obviously it rules out anyone under 17 seeing that film, and that's a lot of people.
- Movie ratings provide parents with advance information about the content of movies to help them determine what movies are appropriate for their children at any age.
- Moreover, modifiers and unique language applied to each descriptor are intended to give an even more complete picture about what parents can expect their children to see when they go to a particular movie.
- The rating system exists to provide clear information to parents about the content of films and to allow filmmakers to bring their unique creative visions to life — free of government censorship.
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(ADD STUFF ABOUT CONGLOMERATES)
The six members have conglomerates that own them. These are; Disney, Sony, Viacom, News Corp, GE and Time/Warner.
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Why the MPAA is a good thing:
Some people think that the MPAA is a good thing. The MPAA explains why on their website "The purpose of the ratings system is to provide clear, concise advance information to parents about film content so parents can determine what movies are appropriate for their kids while preserving freedom of expression for filmmakers and the film industry. "
This is also another quote from the MPAA website that explains why they exist and the whole sentence is basically just insisting that the MPAA is this amazing thing "The rating system exists to provide clear information to parents about the content of films and to allow filmmakers to bring their unique creative visions to life — free of government censorship."
The MPAA website has described themselves as "We are the voice and advocate of the American motion picture, home video and television industries, domestically and, through our subsidiaries and affiliates, internationally. We champion a healthy, thriving film and television industry by engaging in a variety of legislative, policy, education, technology and law enforcement initiatives. These efforts range from safeguarding intellectual property rights to using technology to expand consumer entertainment choices, to championing fair trade agreements and a secure future for artistic freedom of expression."
Why I think the MPAA is a bad thing: In my opinion, I think that the MPAA is a bad thing. The reasons I think this are because they are possibly/have been accused of being homophobic. An ex-MPAA rater Jay Landers has said that "not to his knowledge" were any members on the board homosexual. He has been on the board for 10 years. This means that the film rating system are biased. It's not an accurate represent of parents They are not taking into consideration that you need a representative cross section of different parents. This is why the MPAA has been accused of being homophobic. Also there has been a lot of examples where it's harder to get an NC-17 rating if you have a gay sex scene rather than a straight sex scene this again is another reasons as to why I think the MPAA is possibly homophobic.
Another negative about the MPAA (I think) is that there are no criteria for a parent to get a job. Even when they get a job they go through no training. Steve Farber, a former MPAA rater said "There is no qualifications needed and no training given" Basically I'm thinking what gives these people the right to rate films and say whether a film is appropriate for certain audiences to watch.
Also, the fact that a lot of violent films have gotten a lower rating than some other films just because those other films have sex scenes in it is not right. It doesn't teach kids a good message if they get to see violence and blood and gore rather than a sex scene. It's basically saying that Sex is worse than violence. Also they usually give violent films a lower rating if they take out the blood. This isn't teaching kids what the consequences of violence is.
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The MPAA is a trade association, a trade association is described as "an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry. An industry trade association participates in public relations activities such as advertising, education, political donations, lobbying and publishing, but its main focus is collaboration between companies, or standardization. Associations may offer other services, such as producing conferences, networking or charitable events or offering classes or educational materials. Many associations are non-profit organizations governed by bylaws and directed by officers who are also members." - Wikipedia
ANOTHER NEGATIVE: The MPAA is accused of giving more support to studio productions than to independents, therefore the MPPA does not always support the film industry in Hollywood, unless you are a studio. Examples of this are when the creators of South Park (Matt Stone and Trey Parker) weren't owned by any studio and the MPAA failed to help them achieve an R rating on a film they made called Orgazmo. They just gave it an NC-17 and didn't give them any more information on what to cut. This is a quote from Matt Stone and Trey Parker talking about their experience with how the MPAA screwed them over. (Imitating talking to the MPAA) "We need to know exactly what to cut if we have to spend the money for an avid again. And they were just like, we can't do that we're sorry. And when we submitted the South Park movie, they gave it an NC-17 and we're on the phone and there is some paramount higher ups on the phone and they're like, okay now can you tell us why it got an NC-17? And they're like, yes, starting with this this this and this" Also
This a direct example of the MPAA not supporting indie film makers like they say they do.
PG 13 - Nosotros Los Nobles rated PG-13 for some sexual content and language.
I don't think this rating is a bad thing but I don't think it's a great thing. I just think this rating is okay because everyone can still go and see it but parents will be cautious about letting their kids go to see it so they will probably lose a lot of viewership because of it.
I don't think this rating is a bad thing but I don't think it's a great thing. I just think this rating is okay because everyone can still go and see it but parents will be cautious about letting their kids go to see it so they will probably lose a lot of viewership because of it.
R - Ambush At Dark Canyon rated R for violence, language and a sexual reference.
I think this is a good rating for the film because it cautions parents about the films content so that they can make a well thought out decision on whether to take their kids to see it or not. On the other hand I don't think it's a good rating for the makers of the film because they will probably lose a lot of viewers because of that rating.
NC-17 - Blue Is The Warmest Color rated NC-17 for explicit sexual content.
I think this is a bad rating for the film directors because this rating limits their ability to market the film. Meaning, not a lot of people will hear about it and maybe some cinemas might not even play it. On the other hand, some teenagers (17+) might see this film and go to watch it purely because they like the idea of a film like this and that it draws them in and makes them wonder why it's rated an NC-17. So they will go and see it because they will be interested in it. But also obviously it rules out anyone under 17 seeing that film, and that's a lot of people.
The MPAA members seem to be big studio chains and the members of the appeal board are main cinema chains. This is a bad thing for some film producers in Hollywood because, If you were an indie film maker, would you be comfortable knowing that the people making decisions about your film are not like you, they work for big conglomerates and are profit driven? I don't think that Indie film makers would feel supported when submitting a film or appealing for a rating. They would feel like they don't have the power to be taken seriously by the MPAA. The whole point of the MPAA was to serve the film industry as a whole, not just to serve powerful, experience film makers with money.
How the Hollywood studio system works: Today the major studios are own by large conglomerates that focus almost entirely on profits. The success of failure of films at the box office tends to be judge by the first week of screening. Films are more produced by independent companies and released by major studios.
CONCLUSION : In conclusion, I think that there are some positives about the MPAA but they need to work on not censoring films. They also need to get a wider variety of parents and actually train them to rate movies.
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