Unit 26 Assignment 2 Notes

Negatives of MPAA

Kimberly Pierce: 
"The Studio Won't Release it"

This means that a NC-17 is awful thing for a Director. Its essentially not a guidance. its a label saying "don't watch this film" basically.

Jamie Babbit:

Made a film to kind of support people and give them like hope? But as it involves lesbians its rated NC-17, this makes them come across homophobic.

Kevin Smith: 
If you don't accept your rating, you can't run TV spots. 

Matt Stone: 
"They Just serve the studios, thats who pays their bills. They Just serve the studios." 

His Film called 'Orgasmo' (independant film) received no notes on what he could do to get rid of his NC-17 rating. When he released south park under Paramount studios he just got told to "cut this, this..." But he said treatment was a completely different experience. 
this shows a major advantage of having your film produced by a studio, you get better treatment and independant films don't really have a chance.

Bingham Ray: 
"The system is set up to serve the studios"

Kevin Smith: 
"if you choose not to accept your rating, you can't market it"

Ex MPAA Rater:

Jay Landers:

Each member of the MPAA has to sign an agreement saying they won't say anything about the MPAA

By Censoring, the MPAA are taking away the ability for people to have a choice on what they out in their films.

The MPAA make wrong judgements, and judgements based on their opinions. 

The MPAA are definately more temperamental, they almost fear what people might think. The MPAA come across as homophobic.

4 times as many films got a NC17 for sexuality opposed too violence.

If you appeal you get a list of things you cant say, like comparing to other films. So even if you appeal you cant even defend yourself. the appeal process is basically just there so they seem civil 

The MPAA wont give away any names. All they're doing is rating films. Its not top secret spy work. They're just film raters? 

The appeals board has most of the major distributors on it.