Regulation: The monitoring of and intervention in media production and consumption. The media industries are subject to regulators of various types to ensure what they produce is suitable and appropriate. Classification: Restricting access to media material on the grounds of age. Censorship: The use of power by authority figures to control what individuals, groups or society can or cannot see, hear or read in media products. |
Censorship Debate
Some people/organisations are passionate about the importance of restricting and censoring what images are accessible to the public. These people believe that behaviour is learned and that society could be unnecessarily influenced by what they see on screen, ultimately impacting on their moral compass.
Some people/organisations are passionate about the importance of restricting and censoring what images are accessible to the public. These people believe that behaviour is learned and that society could be unnecessarily influenced by what they see on screen, ultimately impacting on their moral compass.
The Hayes Code
The Hays Code was introduced in the 1930s as a result to a lot of profanity and risqué scenes.
The main principles:
1. No picture shall be produced that will lower the moral standards of those who see it. Hence the sympathy of the audience should never be thrown to the side of crime, wrongdoing, evil or sin.
2. Correct standards of life, subject only to the requirements of drama and entertainment, shall be presented.
3. Law, natural or human, shall not be ridiculed, nor shall sympathy be created for its violation.
In Hayes code, there are certain things that have been outlined as things that hould never be included when making a film. These are called the “don’ts” of film. Don’ts of the code include:
Hayes code also advises us in terms of things that we should be careful of when making films. Things that are not necessarily bad and should not be used (a don’t) but things which if used, should be used in moderation and only be used if really necessary. There are a huge amount of these “Be Carefuls,” but some of the main ones that lots of films consist of are:
The Hays Code was introduced in the 1930s as a result to a lot of profanity and risqué scenes.
The main principles:
1. No picture shall be produced that will lower the moral standards of those who see it. Hence the sympathy of the audience should never be thrown to the side of crime, wrongdoing, evil or sin.
2. Correct standards of life, subject only to the requirements of drama and entertainment, shall be presented.
3. Law, natural or human, shall not be ridiculed, nor shall sympathy be created for its violation.
In Hayes code, there are certain things that have been outlined as things that hould never be included when making a film. These are called the “don’ts” of film. Don’ts of the code include:
- Pointed profanity – by either title or lip – this can include words to do with religious characters such as “God,” “Jesus,” and things like that. These are clear don’ts in film unless they are actually used in connection with proper religious ceremonies. Also things such as “hell,” “damn,” “Gawd.” And every other profane and vulgar expression however it may be spelled.
- Any licentious or suggestive nudity is a don’t in the Hayes code.
- Drugs and drug trafficking is not permitted in films according to the Hayes code.
- Any inference of sex perversion
- White slavery
- Miscegenation (sex relationships between the white and black races)
- Sex hygiene and venereal diseases
- Scenes of actual child birth – in fact or silhouette
- Children’s sex organs
- Ridicule of the clergy
- Wilful offense to any nation, race or creed
Hayes code also advises us in terms of things that we should be careful of when making films. Things that are not necessarily bad and should not be used (a don’t) but things which if used, should be used in moderation and only be used if really necessary. There are a huge amount of these “Be Carefuls,” but some of the main ones that lots of films consist of are:
- The use of firearms
- Theft, robbery, safe-cracking, and dynamiting of trains, mines, building etc. (having in the mind the effect which a too detailed description of these may have upon the moron)
- Brutality and possible gruesomeness
- Murder by whatever method
- Methods of smuggling
- Third-degree methods
- Hangings or electrocution for punishments of crime
- Apparent cruelty towards animals or children
- Branding of people or animals
- Rape or attempted rape
- Man and a women in bed together
- The use of drugs