Classroom DVD resource: Censorship Information for students
Not all school students studying censorship are able to come to a Censor for a Day event, either because we're not holding the event in their city or because the event is full. The Classification Office would like as many students as possible to learn from this unique event, and so we produced a DVD for teachers to use with their students. The DVD features Bill Hastings in one of the last Censor for a Day events he ran as Chief Censor.
What's in the DVD?
The 25 minute DVD uses footage from a previous Censor for a Day event, along with explanations from students and film clips to help students understand New Zealand’s film classification system. The DVD is a free resource for schools to keep and is targeted at Year 12 and 13 students.
The DVD uses clips from films and games to illustrate how classification works
The clips in the DVD come from the following publications classified by the Office of Film and Literature Classification and have been used with permission from their distributors:
Atonement (M)
Starring Keira Knightly and James McAvoy, this film was used at Censor for a Day in 2007.
Black Sheep (R13)
This 2007 New Zealand horror film is featured in our Genre: Horror case study.
Slumdog Millionaire (R13/R16)
This Oscar-winning film tells the story of a young boy from the slums of Mumbai, who enters the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Pineapple Express (R16)
This comedy starring Seth Rogen and James Franco follows a couple of stoners who go on the run after one of them witnesses a murder.
Halo 3 (video game) (R16)
Halo 3 is the continuation of the highly acclaimed Halo video game series. The story centers on the interstellar war between 26th century humanity, led by the United Nations Space Command, and a collection of alien races known as the Covenant. The player assumes the role of the Master Chief, a cybernetically enhanced supersoldier, as he wages war in defense of humanity, assisted by human Marines as well as an allied alien race called Elites.
How does My School get a copy?
If you would like a copy of the DVD, or would like more information about it, get in touch!
