Current film rating system and how it was devised?
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Critics don't give the movie the MPAA rating.  It is done by a board selected by MPAA.  Follow the link below to the MPAA web site and you can find all you need.
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Lurched on = Continued to talk about\n\nSecond one, I have no clue.  Sorry.  I'm a native speaker and I have no freakin' clue.\n\n3rd doesn't mean anything.\n\nBecause movies are rated in 4 star systems.
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Dunno. I do know that before they had R ratings, they had M (for Mature) ratings. So the first R rated movie was sometime in the early 70's when they changed the rating system.\n\nI believe the first mainsteam X-Rated film was "Midnight Cowboy".
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I have come up with these sites on cinematography. Are you looking for info about the discipline in general or how it is applied in individual films?
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Check, for example:\nhttp://www.abc.net.au/triplej/review/film/s370033.htm
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Probably 25 big budget films and only half were worth watching.  Hundreds of low budget films and half are ever seen, because nobody knows of them and around 45 medium budgets that get no credit when they probably should. ??????
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Baby lets just say that she will have no need or havent you notice that the movie rating is going up?\nI mean this last movie was rated PG 13 umm but in England (UK) there is an Aduklt series so you might try to get them form them, What I hope for is that she makes an 8th book you know so we know what happens after graduation?\nlol \nok  babe\nLaters\nMaria Black
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Look here. It's in the middle of the page.\n\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/info/scoring_system
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you can look at scoring system of yahoo answers at:\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/info/scoring_system
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they add each catagory by most to least from 1 to so on then \n\nthey divide by the players catagory to fing the overall\n\nplayer 1     2        44        656      767    3        5\n\nplayer 2    55        677       645    768    4        78\n\nplayer 3       1           44      66        7     9        8    \n\nplayer 3 would be rated 1 \n\nplayer 2 \n\nthan player 1
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check what the movie quality is like first here  http://www.vcdquality.com this site rates the quality of all movies you will find on the net and will tell you what group as released the movie.\n I use newsgroups to download my movies try giganews you will also need a program called newsbin pro..\n\nhope this helps if you need any more help email me brad6666662003@yahoo.co.uk
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NR or Not Rated - Not an MPAA rating. Used for independent or foreign films that are in limited release and have not been submitted to the MPAA for a rating classification. Also used by a film that is soon to be released and has trailers out for promotional purposes, but has not yet received a final rating. Advertisements for films with a pending rating contain the notice "This film is not yet rated".
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A Short Guide to Film Analysis \n\n\nTo interpret the meaning of any particular film or sequence of film, we need to consider not simply "what happens" in the film (e.g. narrative, action, plot), but how it is filmically constructed. The list of film terms below is designed as a quick index of the many elements of film language that can be at work in any given moment of a film. We can only decipher the meaning(s) of a sequence of film by carefully analyzing how the various elements of film language are working in each particular shot, from one shot to the next, and throughout the film as a whole. While an interpretation of a film can be situated within a variety of contexts (social, historical, generic, theoretical, etc.), it must always carefully consider, and analyze, the particular use and effects of film language in a given shot, sequence or film. To begin this process, when you view a film you need to do so with a critical eye, and ear, to each of the major areas of film language noted below. Review this guide before and after screenings, and use it to help yourself take specific notes about film language and to help develop close filmic analysis of your observations. \n\n\nThe purpose of becoming familiar with the elements of film language listed here is NOT that you merely identify them in a film, but that you eventually analyze how they are working and what meanings they produce. Learning to analyze film, like so many things, often means learning to ask the right questions so that you can then develop interesting answers. As you view, ask yourself questions like: Which of these cinematic elements are working most actively and how? (E.g. How is the camera moving? How are things lit? How are shots edited together? Etc.) Most importantly, you need to consider what particular effects and meanings are produced through the manipulation of these elements? That is, what is the significance of the camera's movement in a given instance, of the lighting, the editing, etc.? What specific meanings, feelings, comments and/or associations arise out of the specific manipulation of these elements in each case? These and the sample questions below by no means cover all of the possible questions one can ask of how film language functions, but serve to get you started in generating such questions yourself as you screen and study films. Feel free to add critical questions, terms and ideas to this handout that you find useful prompts in your own process of developing close filmic analysis, or close "readings," of films and film sequences.\n\nGlossary of Film Language \n\nNarrative \nEditing \nCinematography \nStaging/ Mise-en-Scene \nSound \nAdditional Elements of Film \n \nI. NARRATIVE \nWhat story, plot and action transpire in the shot, the sequence, the film? What is the function of a given sequence within the larger narrative? How does it contribute to ongoing themes, conflicts, and oppositions at work throughout the film? What are the underlying issues and conflicts propelling the narrative? What element(s) of the narrative does a given sequence introduce, explain, suggest, and/or resolve? How is the narrative told (does it unfold in a linear fashion? is it fragmented? episodic? does it use flashbacks? flashforwards?)? How many simultaneous narratives unfold? How do they relate to one another? Which elements of film language are most prominently used to narrate the story? Is there an identifiable source of narration? How does the narrative position the spectator? Is our knowledge restricted to, or greater than, that of particular characters? If so, who, how and why? What are the consequences and effects of these various narrative forms? \n\n\nII. EDITING \nEditing determines how shots are joined. We can consider the transitions and relations from shot to shot, from scene to scene and throughout the film as a whole. While a clean break from one shot to another is described as a "cut," we can be far more
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Good question. Unfortunately, there are very mixed motives involved in the current classification system. Those who play in leagues or tournaments usually want the lowest rating they can get so they can win. Those who use the rating to let others know how good they are, usually want to be rated higher.\nIf you are "accurately" rated, you will likely be mismatched against those who fudge. This encourages a downward push such that those who previously might have been 5.0s, for example, are now 4.5s.\nRatings now appear to be based first on your self-assessment, which is frequently falsified, and secondly on your results. I know that players will lose a few matches on purpose just to avoid being moved up a level. This clearly is not in the best interests of the game or in fair competition.\nSo, I do not believe the system is effective in accurately classifying players.
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If you are using Internet Explorer, you can go here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/using/howto/security/contentadv/config.mspx\nThis will show you how to enable the ratings. If you are running Windows XP, set your son up a limited account and turn the content advisor on. Make sure he doesn't have access to another browser. This only works for Internet Explorer.
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Rated "R" means restricted.  Specifically, it means "nobody under 17 allowed without a parent."  What happens if the parent is under 17??  lol  \n\n"NC-17" is the rating that disallows anyone under the age of 17 to see the movie.  Period.  Doesn't matter if your parent is there or not.  \n\nNow whether or not a child actor *should* be allowed to see a rated-R movie they happen to be in is another matter.  Some parents think it's perfectly ok.  Some don't.  It's not true that a child actor necessarily knows the full content of a movie they're in.  They may get to watch the "dailies" of their work (film clips of the work they do on a particular day), but those dailies may not be put into context.  I think that'd be okay.  But in my opinion, ratings exist for a reason...and I would seriously hesitate at letting a child watch a rated R movie.  Then again, it really depends on what the movie is, what the point is, what is it that gives it its rating, etc.  It also depends on the age of the child.  If a child is 16 years old by the time the movie is released, I'd be more inclined to acquiesce than if the child were 10 or 11.
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The method used by the media is:\n\nGolds\n(if same number of golds) Silvers\n(if same number of silvers) Bronzes\n(if same number of bronzes) Alphabetical order