WATERSHED - JACOB

'The Rise and Fall of Lola Rouge' will be aimed at a pre-watershed audience. Any television shows in the U.K shown after 9.00pm fall into this category. This also applies to certain aspects of advertising on television too.
The 'watershed' is a time period in television when adult content can be shown. This can range from anything such as the use of strong language to the refrences of sexual intercourse or drug use. With the obvious lack of age restrictions on television it is essential to create an allocated cut off time where adult content can be shown so it is not easily accessed by younger viewers. (Ofcom in the U.K recognises younger viewers as anyone under the age of 15). In the western world the usual watershed time on television is 9.00 - 10.00pm. Switzerland is an odd exception with no watershed time 'However, broadcasters are required by law to avoid any confrontation of minors with unsuitable programming through the choice of transmission time.'
In the U.K some shows referred to as being in the 12+ category can be shown before 9.00pm, such as The Simpsons. The Simpsons contains often mild use of language along with references to drug use and sexual activity. However often on Channel4 certain parts of the episode may be cut out.

In our film 'The Rise and Fall of Lola Rouge' our main 'threat' to younger viewers would be the use of strong language despite all of it being censored out. Documentaries such as this are aimed at an older audience anyway and 9.00pm is often a suibtable time to air such shows.

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv/ifi/codes/bcode/protectingu18/