BBFC History: 1912 - 1949

• created in 1916 with TP Oconor as a president
• first set of written codes/rules
• 43 strict rules to gian public trust. these now seem quite unreasonable to a modern day audience but were more appropriate for the time
• issues concerned horror and sexuality introducing "H" and beginging to be concerned about childrens viewings
• Arthur Watkins and Sir Sydney Harris introduced advisory role in pre production
• these focused on principles and messages such as "effect on children" - "impair moral standards" and likely to give offense" more subjective view of important issues of the time
• particular focus on effect on children  - tempted to create adult category to protect bhildren, but also increases freedom of filmmakers to treat adults as adults
• children banned from Frankenstein as too horific
• Battleship Potemkin