OFFICIAL AMCA STANDARDS OF COMMUNITY RATINGS
Just like any other art form, creativity can be expressed in many different ways and in some cases it may not be suitable for certain age groups. The machinima community has been uncensored and has had little to no requirements for
warnings for it's audience. Do not be alarmed. This is not censorship in any shape, way or form. Creativity will be able to be flow as freely as it always has. The community will not change. Concerned parents, just like anything else, especially on the internet, would like to make sure the younger audience is exposed to what is suitable for their age. While the majority of the machinima viewership demographic ranges from 13 to 22, there could be an even younger audience. No one knows for certain what the circumstances are in each household. For the consideration of families who watch our machinimas or are aware of their children's involvement in machinima, and so that we re-ensure parents that we care about our craft,
the Academy of Machine Cinema & Arts is establishing a new rating system for the machinima community.
This may sound humorous or may come across as a ridiculous point, but we can never be too cautious as no one knows as to who watches our community's content and what they think about it. Keep in mind Microsoft's rules and regulations set upon machinima years ago due to a sudden claim in copyright infringement, where machinima creators shouldn't profit off of Microsoft's content and must include their given paragraph about "Game Content Usage Rules". We are clueless as to how many parents have complained or will complain in the future. We are clueless as to if they will overreact and blame their child using the internet without permission, if they are not allowed, on what they are watching. Most people in the generations behind us are clueless in what machinima is and what we do. We must remember that.
The Academy has virtually set a standard for machinima making and award-quality content, while not saying anything less shouldn't be praised, and it would be ideal if the Academy keeps the audience in mind as well.
Guidelines, Rating Definitions, and Downloadable AMCA Community-Regulated Green & Red Trailer Tags available below.
DO NOT SAVE PICTURES ON THIS PAGE. CLICK 'DOWNLOAD FILE' AND "SAVE AS" THE FULLY-RENDERED PICTURE
Machinima Content Creators must evaluate their films honestly and rate them in concurrence with the suitable rating.
(If a machinima is rated R, and the trailer consists of the explicit R-rated material as well, than the trailer should receive a Red-Band tag)
Machinima Content Creators must place the tag in the beginning of their machinima trailer
for atleast 4 seconds where everything on the tag is fully readable.
(Tags do not apply to the actual feature machinima and are meant for trailers only, but the rating must be present in the description)
warnings for it's audience. Do not be alarmed. This is not censorship in any shape, way or form. Creativity will be able to be flow as freely as it always has. The community will not change. Concerned parents, just like anything else, especially on the internet, would like to make sure the younger audience is exposed to what is suitable for their age. While the majority of the machinima viewership demographic ranges from 13 to 22, there could be an even younger audience. No one knows for certain what the circumstances are in each household. For the consideration of families who watch our machinimas or are aware of their children's involvement in machinima, and so that we re-ensure parents that we care about our craft,
the Academy of Machine Cinema & Arts is establishing a new rating system for the machinima community.
This may sound humorous or may come across as a ridiculous point, but we can never be too cautious as no one knows as to who watches our community's content and what they think about it. Keep in mind Microsoft's rules and regulations set upon machinima years ago due to a sudden claim in copyright infringement, where machinima creators shouldn't profit off of Microsoft's content and must include their given paragraph about "Game Content Usage Rules". We are clueless as to how many parents have complained or will complain in the future. We are clueless as to if they will overreact and blame their child using the internet without permission, if they are not allowed, on what they are watching. Most people in the generations behind us are clueless in what machinima is and what we do. We must remember that.
The Academy has virtually set a standard for machinima making and award-quality content, while not saying anything less shouldn't be praised, and it would be ideal if the Academy keeps the audience in mind as well.
Guidelines, Rating Definitions, and Downloadable AMCA Community-Regulated Green & Red Trailer Tags available below.
DO NOT SAVE PICTURES ON THIS PAGE. CLICK 'DOWNLOAD FILE' AND "SAVE AS" THE FULLY-RENDERED PICTURE
Machinima Content Creators must evaluate their films honestly and rate them in concurrence with the suitable rating.
(If a machinima is rated R, and the trailer consists of the explicit R-rated material as well, than the trailer should receive a Red-Band tag)
Machinima Content Creators must place the tag in the beginning of their machinima trailer
for atleast 4 seconds where everything on the tag is fully readable.
(Tags do not apply to the actual feature machinima and are meant for trailers only, but the rating must be present in the description)
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IF THE MACHINIMA IS RATED R, BUT THE TRAILER ITSELF DOES NOT INCLUDE SEXUAL CONTENT, STRONG LANGUAGE, DRUG USE, OR GORE
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IF THE MACHINIMA IS RATED R, AND THE TRAILER ITSELF DOES INCLUDE SEXUAL CONTENT, STRONG LANGUAGE, DRUG USE, OR GORE AS WELL
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