Group thinking

Certificate 15

Name of Film - rated 15 in cinemas June 24th.....

Mac 2 have been thinking very carefully about the certificate rating of our film, this was challenging as it meant we had to think of where the storyline could possibly go from our 2 minute film opening, we decided that it should have a certificate 15 as it is not suitable for young viewers as it would contain, some violence and strong language, and scenes that even some adults would find disturbing.

The genre is psychological thriller so some footage featured would be very scary and confusing with most scenes playing back on the audience mind. We wanted our target audience which are 15 - 35 year olds to have the 'jumping-out-of-your-seat, skin-crawling'  experience when enjoying the film without it actually being labelled a horror movie.

This information is from, http://www.bbfc.co.uk/

15 – Suitable only for 15 years and over no one younger than 15 may see a ‘15’ film in a cinema.
No one younger than 15 may rent or buy a ‘15’ rated video work.

Discrimination
The work as a whole must not endorse discriminatory
language or behaviour.

Drugs
Drug taking may be shown but the film as a whole must not
promote or encourage drug misuse. The misuse of easily
accessible and highly dangerous substances (for example,
aerosols or solvents) is unlikely to be acceptable.

Horror
Strong threat and menace are permitted unless sadistic or sexualised.
Imitable behaviour

Dangerous behaviour (for example, hanging, suicide and 

self-harming) should not dwell on detail which could be copied. 

Easily accessible weapons should not be glamorised.

Language
There may be frequent use of strong language (for example,
‘fuck’). The strongest terms (for example, ‘cunt’) may be
acceptable if justified by the context. Aggressive or repeated 

use of the strongest language is unlikely to be acceptable.

Nudity
Nudity may be allowed in a sexual context but without 

strong detail. There are no constraints on nudity in a
non-sexual or educational context.

Sex
Sexual activity may be portrayed without strong detail.
There may be strong verbal references to sexual behaviour,
but the strongest references are unlikely to be acceptable
unless justified by context. Works whose primary purpose is
sexual arousal or stimulation are unlikely to be acceptable.

Theme
No theme is prohibited, provided the treatment is
appropriate for 15 year olds.

Violence
Violence may be strong but should not dwell on the infliction 

of pain or injury. The strongest gory images are unlikely to
be acceptable. Strong sadistic or sexualised violence is also 

unlikely to be acceptable.
There may be detailed verbal references to sexual violence
but any portrayal of sexual violence must be discreet and
have a strong contextual justification.

Films we researched that had the same certificate and the same sort of certificate were:
The Orphanage, Gothika and Se7en

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Film Production companies

Today in class we started to seriously think about putting our film production company names down on paper, we came up with many, many possibilities - non plausible though, as we couldn't come up with reasons for choosing them, and how to produce them into an effective logo. I created this montage of existing film production company logos to help us get more ideas and see what has already been taken.

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Film Screenshots - Conventions Of A Thriller

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this is a presentation I found on slideshare which shows the various methods of enticing the audience authentic to the thriller genre.

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Conventions of Thrillers

Conventions of a thriller

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Here is a presentation I found on slideshare ( I love these) we will definately be using some of these features authentic to thrillers in our film opening.

Third draft of Our Film

We have decided to take away the sound of a can opening simply because it has no significance to the opening or the rest of the film.. originally we wanted the sound of a camera flash it relates to the agitated, crazy characters in the film.
We have smoothly edited a long montage of shots to create continuity and it is neatly complimented by the non- diegetic sound of the fantasy music.
The credits are basically non existent we just left the default title settings when arranging where we like them to appear and we will alter some of the footage to enhance the colours.

The Orphanage

Another Psychological thriller rated 15

A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, where she opens an orphanage for handicapped children. Before long, her son starts to communicate with an invisible new friend. the Spanish film was directed by Juan Antonio Bayona and hit home to the audience with the tagline No secret stays locked away forever. Rated 7.6 on IMBD

I've never seen a cinema jump like the audience at Frightfest for this film. I'm kind of tempted to name the shocks but I wont. Its such a stunningly made film, creepy, atmospheric, shocking, great story, beautifully directed, the main woman is incredible. I was never really sure if it was supernatural or psychological, but as it reveals...wow, its excellent. Its so well done I cant write more without giving stuff away, but go and see it.

from a review we hope our film could be as well received as this and be successful The little boy in the film talks to an imaginary friend its all psychological in his mind just like our protagonist.

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Why do audiences love psychological thrillers?

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Horror vs. Thriller (psychological) I've always said that the difference between the two is dialogue, and quite possibly blood.

In reality, what is the difference? What makes Horror not Psychological Thriller and vice versa?

Subject?
Theme?
Scene structure?

Here is some points form a debate on an online forum.

"I think the main difference lies in the source of the horror.
At least in general terms, the source of horror is not natural,
that is, not from the normal and rational world in which most of you live.
Again, in very general terms, the source of the psychological thriller is
a fairly normal and natural thing (i.e. a person ) which is acting in an unusual manner."

"I recently wrote an article explaining what horror is and isnt, and although Im sure it can be disputed, I feel that horror and thriller (and suspense for that matter), arent really all on an equal plane, but feel that one is just a continuation of the other."

"My opinion the difference is this. Horror is plain scaring you. There are no tricks just plain old fashion blood and guts. Its like in Halloween they use the music and suspense to build you up and then the murderer jumps out and makes you scream. Think about a haunted house. To me that is horror.

Psychological thrillers messes with the head. You think reality is one thing but it is actually another. It is the sophisticated cousin of horror. Not saying that horror is the hillbilly cousin everyone hates to invite but it does take certain finesse to writea good psychological thriller."

Hmmm we'll take that as a challenge, lets see if Mac 2 have that 'certain finesse' well for the opening 2 minutes of it anyway, which in my opinon is the most crucial part, the audience need to be hooked or at least have a degree of curiosity to continue watching the film from its opening or they will get bored, disengage and switch off as they have certain expectations of a film that it should meet. Even from its very beginning. 

Gothika

This film is another case study our group has found to help us when editing and thinking about the storyline which will possibly follow our 2 minute opening.
'Gothika' 2003 has a certificate of 15 because it contains violence, brief language and nudity. Its genres are: Horror, Thriller, Mystery

The plot is about a psychologist in a women's prison who wakes up one day to find herself on the other side of the bars, accused of having murdered her husband. She needs to prove her innocence, but the film is not what you expect. There will be not too much logic in what follows, and the borders between reality and hallucination seem to be crossed by the director and script writer, not only by the characters. (The same sort of cross we have featured in our film with the fireworks in the main characters head.)

The haunting setting in the film and the way the atmosphere is being built targets its audiences (15 -30 year old thriller lovers) inciting them. The institution looks like some gothic building from outside, with blue lighted corridors inside creating an appropriate setting for the mood of the characters. Rain seems to poor almost permanently, kind of reflecting the fluid state of mind of the characters.

This is England

Yesterday, in class we watched the five star film written and directed by Shane Meadows, we had to observe the representation of class and status also the power relationships. This film is also a great case study for Section B of our exam.

Weasel Waltz 4

Today in class we explored different fonts for the credits of our film opening and we listened to different non-digetic sounds we could include. Our inspiration to use a creepy children's jack in the box slow tune was from Coraline and The Woman in Black trailer. We found the perfect sound we want to use however at the last minute we couldn't download it so it looks like its back to the drawing board.

Finally got a close match a week later!!

Revision Material.. new BFF's

AS G322 revision booklet pt1 (Film Industry)

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Just a helpful reminder of the criteria for section B of the AS media studies exam, my revision check-list, we're going to become the best of friends from now until the day of the exam.

I found more great material on SlideShare this will definitely aid my understanding of how to dissect film companies, producers, distributors and the audience the end product is delivered to.

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