IFC (Rating Bumpers)

1994-2001

Bumper: We see an uneven yellow border, with certain parts of it expanded to contain the 1994-2001 Independent Film Channel logo and the text 'mpaa rating'. Inside the border is moving images of film reel parts, as the rating fades in, with a right angle sliding in from the top and a straight line underneath the rating sliding to the right. The text 'viewer discretion is advised' is shown if the film is rated R or not rated.

Trivia: When the Independent Film Channel rebranded to IFC in 2001, the network phased out rating bumpers. In IFC's 2010 rebrand, rating bumpers were only used for programs rated TV-MA.

Technique: The moving images in the background, the rating fading in, and the lines sliding in.

Music/Sounds/Voiceover: Just an announcer saying, "The following film has been rated [MPAA rating] by the Motion Picture Association of America." If the film is rated R, the announcer would add, "Viewer discretion is advised."

Availability: Extinct.

2010-2014 (A)

Bumper: All IFC Movies Have Not Been Edited for Content or Time

Technique: Feel Good Anyway

Music/Sounds: TBA

Music/Sounds Variants: TBA

Availability: TBA.

2010-2014 (B)

Bumper: TBA

Technique: Feel Good Anyway

Music/Sounds: TBA

Music/Sounds Variants: TBA

Availability: TBA.

May 1, 2014-September 30, 2018

Bumper: On a light blue screen, we see text zoom up. The big text is written in bold FF Clan font in all caps while the smaller text written above it is in Prestige font. The text varies depending on what the program is rated. It then cuts to a new screen, this time on a white background. The TV-MA rating (MA in FF Clan font, TV and the content description in Prestige font) pops up, with "Viewer Discretion Advised" above it in Prestige font. Below it is a small bold horizontal line; the text below it designates the content that earns the program it's rating. At the bottom is a long horizontal line, with small FF Clan text reading, "WE NEVER EDIT MOVIES FOR CONTENT AND TIME", with the 2014-2018 IFC logo on the right of it.

• If the program is rated TV-MA-VL,
• It then cuts to a new screen on a white background. The FF clan font shows what the program is rated for; either "VIOLENCE", "LANGUAGE", "SEXUAL SITUATIONS", or any combination of the 3. A small horizontal line is seen underneath that text, with a smaller FF Clan font reading "WE NEVER EDIT MOVIES FOR CONTENT AND TIME" below that, along with the 2014-2018 IFC log underneath that text. At the very top is the Prestige font reading "Viewer Discretion Advised", as the TV rating for the program pops up.

Variants: Depending on what the rating is:

• TV-MA-LSV: The FF Clan text reads, "THE FOLLOWING CONTAINS GROANS, BRUISES, AND TROUBLING WORDS.", while the Prestige text reads "Aww Shucks".
• TV-MA-LV: The FF Clan text reads, "THE FOLLOWING CONTAINS AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR AND COLORFUL LANGUAGE," while the Prestige text reads "Don't Try It At Home".
• TV-MA-LS: The FF Clan text reads, "THE FOLLOWING CONTAINS FOUR LETTER WORDS, MATING RITUALS AND NAKED BODIES," while the Prestige text reads "Everybody's Doing It".
• TV-MA-SV: The FF Clan text reads, "THE FOLLOWING CONTAINS MOMENTS OF EXTREME PLEASURE AND PAIN," while the Prestige text reads "Hurts So Good"
• TV-MA-L: The FF Clan text reads, "THE FOLLOWING CONTAINS LANGUAGE YOU NEVER WANT TO HEAR FROM YOUR MOM," while the Prestige text reads "!@#$ Yeah!"
• TV-MA-S: The FF Clan text reads, "THE FOLLOWING CONTAINS SUGGESTIVE REFERENCES THAT GIRLS ONLY DO," while the Prestige text reads "If You Know What I Mean..."
• TV-MA-V: The FF Clan text reads, "THE FOLLOWING CONTAINS FAKE BULLETS AND BLOOD THAT LOOKS AMAZINGLY REAL," while the Prestige text reads "Bang Pow Ouch"
• A later variant gets rid of the long horizontal line and places the small horizontal line below the content designations. "CONTENT AND TIME" is changed to "CONTENT OR TIME", and is formatted to the center instead of the left, while the IFC logo is beneath it inside of beside it. The content descriptors also appear in a different order

Technique: The text and TV rating popping out. Made at Gretel.

Music/Sounds: A 60s cinema-sounding tune.

Music/Sounds Variants: TBA

Availability: Extinct.

October 1, 2018-present

Bumper: We start on a white background with white underlined text in Times New Roman font reading "The following contains:" typing itself on the top. A square box with a content descriptor in Franklin Gothic Black font ("Bumping Uglies", "Roughhousing", "Cussin'") next to it pops up, with an x quickly filling in the box. The top text disappears as each content descriptor cuts out one by one. We then cut to a red screen with white Times New Roman text listing off the content descriptors as stated by the TV Parental Guidelines, as TV-MA in Franklin Gothic Black font and an asterisk next to it slides to the left. Another asterisk appears on the bottom, as the one next to TV-MA spins quickly as white text types itself next to the bottom asterisk, "We don't edit movies for content or time" in Times New Roman, stopping as the text finishes.

Variants:

• On TV-MA-L and TV-MA-LV, "Potty Mouths" is used instead of "Cussin'".
• There is a special variant made specifically for Monty Python's Flying Circus. The content descriptors read "Silliness" and "Naughty Words". When it cuts to the red screen, Monty Python slides to the left instead of TV-MA, none of the TV Parental Guidelines descriptors are seen, and the text next to the asterisk reads "Never edited for content or time."
• For Sherman's Showcase, TBA
• For Baroness von Sketch Show, TBA
• For Fleabag, TBA
• For Eddie Murphy: Raw, TBA
• There is a special disclaimer used for certain movies. It opens with a blank red screen for a few seconds before white Times New Roman text appears. It reads, "This film includes language and/or cultural stereotypes that are inconsistent with today's standards of inclusion and tolerance and may offend some viewers."

Technique: The text typing itself, text and shape appearing and disappearing, TV-MA sliding in, and the asterisk spinning. Like the previous set of bumpers, also made by Gretel.

Music/Sounds: Depending on the rating:

• TV-MA-S: A country sounding tune (heard on any program with an S rating; the tune is extended on SLV)
• TV-MA-LV: A 60s-cinema sounding tune
• TV-MA-L: A bossa nova sounding tune
• TV-MA-V: A different bossa nova tune

A writing sound effect is heard of the typing. A different sound is played for each descriptor: a woman moaning for "Bumping Uglies", a crash for "Roughhousing", and a beep for "Cussin'" (the sound of flushing plays for "Potty Mouths"). A ping sound plays for each X, while a bump sound plays when the descriptors cut out, and a sliding noise plays for the text sliding. Composed by Antfood.

Music/Sounds Variants:

• For the Monty Python variant, a Pythonesque tune plays, and a low horn is heard for "Silliness" (sounds almost like a cow). The sound effects otherwise remain the same.
• For the Sherman's Showcase variant, TBA
• For the Baroness von Sketch Show variant, TBA

Availability: Current.