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So I'm getting a little wary of activist stunts like these but dammit, this is pretty much flawless. I see no way this does not either a) force the Uk Board of

by nothis 11y ago

So I'm getting a little wary of activist stunts like these but dammit, this is pretty much flawless. I see no way this does not either a) force the Uk Board of Film Classification to actually sit through this mind-melting exercise or b) force them to rethink the time/money wasted that goes into this. And it's also quite funny at that, "I tip my hat to that guy!"-levels of funny.

nickodell 11y ago
Oh, a pair of examiners will definitely sit through it. >A spokesperson from the BBFC confirmed to Mashable that they always guarantee to watch every single minute of footage that gets submitted to them. But realistically, this will not change the minds of the BBFC. The BBFC will pay a pair of examiners about $30 an hour to watch this. It will be about 12 hours long at the current funding level, so they'll need to pay $720 in payroll. He's raised $7770, so this will bore some low-level employees, and give the BBFC seven thousand dollars.
chriswarbo 11y ago
> force the Uk Board of Film Classification to actually sit through this mind-melting exercise Why would it be mind-melting? I don't imagine they're forced to sit in a cinema from start to finish, remaining quiet with their eyes fixed on the screen. It can be broken up into any number of parts; it could be played in the background during meetings or other "proper" work; it could be split up into 100 pieces and sent to 100 people; it could be scanned with software to detect if there are any large discrepancies between frames; etc. They only need to view it at all to confirm that the creator hasn't snuck in some "indecent" content halfway through, which would be pretty easy to spot if the rest of the thing literally is just paint drying.
- viraptor 11y ago
  Unless they say at some point there's a few seconds of reflection of people having sex in one blob of paint.
CJefferson 11y ago
The UK Board of Film Classification already sits through thousands of hours of truly mind-numbing films every year, including many art pieces which are probably as boring to watch as this for most people. I really don't think it's wasted money either -- I live in the UK and I like the film rating system.
- michaelt 11y ago
  I live in the UK and I like the film rating system. I've heard from people in the anime industry that the cost of rating is one of the reasons it's often cheaper to import DVDs from America than to get non-import DVDs. Getting a certificate for a 650-minute DVD box set costs £4833 - and if you sell 1000 copies you've got middle-of-the-pack sales figures. So £4.83 of the sale price goes on getting it rated. Needless to say, you ain't going to be selling those box sets for the £15 a game of thrones season 1 box set costs!

by nothis 11y ago

nickodell 11y ago

Oh, a pair of examiners will definitely sit through it. >A spokesperson from the BBFC confirmed to Mashable that they always guarantee to watch every single minute of footage that gets submitted to them. But realistically, this will not change the minds of the BBFC. The BBFC will pay a pair of examiners about $30 an hour to watch this. It will be about 12 hours long at the current funding level, so they'll need to pay $720 in payroll. He's raised $7770, so this will bore some low-level employees, and give the BBFC seven thousand dollars.

chriswarbo 11y ago

> force the Uk Board of Film Classification to actually sit through this mind-melting exercise Why would it be mind-melting? I don't imagine they're forced to sit in a cinema from start to finish, remaining quiet with their eyes fixed on the screen. It can be broken up into any number of parts; it could be played in the background during meetings or other "proper" work; it could be split up into 100 pieces and sent to 100 people; it could be scanned with software to detect if there are any large discrepancies between frames; etc. They only need to view it at all to confirm that the creator hasn't snuck in some "indecent" content halfway through, which would be pretty easy to spot if the rest of the thing literally is just paint drying.

viraptor 11y ago
Unless they say at some point there's a few seconds of reflection of people having sex in one blob of paint.

CJefferson 11y ago

The UK Board of Film Classification already sits through thousands of hours of truly mind-numbing films every year, including many art pieces which are probably as boring to watch as this for most people. I really don't think it's wasted money either -- I live in the UK and I like the film rating system.

michaelt 11y ago
I live in the UK and I like the film rating system. I've heard from people in the anime industry that the cost of rating is one of the reasons it's often cheaper to import DVDs from America than to get non-import DVDs. Getting a certificate for a 650-minute DVD box set costs £4833 - and if you sell 1000 copies you've got middle-of-the-pack sales figures. So £4.83 of the sale price goes on getting it rated. Needless to say, you ain't going to be selling those box sets for the £15 a game of thrones season 1 box set costs!