Research and Planning: certificates

For my horror teaser trailer i want the certificate to be a 15 or an 18 certificate! As it is a marketing tool, we want the movie to sell!
Especially if its a horror trailer, it cant be a standard 12 which some spooky, but not scary Harry Potter films are.

 There are not many differences between 15 and 18 certificates but there are some! These include..

18 Certificates
-The material is in breach of the criminal law
-There are more explicit images of sexual activity which cannot be justified by context
-any detailed portrayal of violent or dangerous acts, or of illegal drug use, which may cause harm to public health or morals

15 Certificates

-The work as a whole must not endorse discriminatory language or behaviour
-Drug taking may be shown but the film as a whole must not promote or encourage drug misuse
-Strong threat and menace are permitted unless sadistic or sexualised.
-Dangerous behaviour (for example, hanging, suicide and self-harming) should not dwell on detail which could be copied
-There may be frequent use of strong language (for example, ‘fuck’). The strongest  terms (for example, ‘cunt’) may be acceptable if justified by the context
-Nudity may be allowed in a sexual context but without strong detail
-Sexual activity may be portrayed without strong detail
-Violence may be strong but should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury. The strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable