Film Ideas

These are our film ideas, this includes everything we think should be in our opening 2 minutes, it tells you what feelings we expect you to have in most of the scenes in our film, as well as this we have the ideas on what each of the characters should be like, and what mystery's we plan to have in it, it basically explains everything we are going to do and the key plot points.  

Certificate research

The British Board of film Classification or BBFC is the organisation responsible for the censoring of all films and DVD’s. They currently use a certificating system from U to 18 this is an easy way of telling people what films are suitable for who and allows parents a reference as to what films there children can view.



This is the first Certification U this stands for Universal which means that the film is suitable for all ages and there is nothing unsuitable for children. Examples of these kind of films are Turbo and The smurfs 2.

 

 

All ages are admitted, but does contain violent scenes and can contain moderate violence and mild language and drug reference. An example of these kind of films are Wreck-it-Ralph.

 

 

 

The 12A certificate was introduced in 2002 to replace the 12 rating in cinema's only, films under this  category are considered unsuitable for viewing by young children and under age children must be accompanied by a adult over the age of 18. Films under this category can contain soft drug references some strong language and moderate violence, the films can also contain sex references. Examples of this certificate include RED 2 and Pacific Rim.

 

The 12 certificate is for DVD use only as no child under 12 can rent or buy this film.

The 15 certificate are for 15 years and older, so nobody under 15 can view or rent/buy the film. The film can contain hard drugs, frequent strong language, strong sex references and  limited sexual violence. Examples of this film are The Heat and Cloverfield

 

This film category can only be viewed by 18's and over. It contains no limitations on what language can be used hard drugs fully allowed,  explicit sex references along with detailed sexual activity are also allowed. Very strong and gory violence is permitted. Examples of this kind of film include Django Unchained and Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

 

 Our film is going to be a 15 rated film as it will have strong language which will be used plus it will have significant violence.



You need to revisit your posts about film openings and make more comments on mise en scene, sound, titles, character, genre, lighting, camera work and editing. You need to evidence more of your planning - interviews with actors, schedules, storyboarding and scripting. You need to have chosen some title font to use and expalined your choices for music. You need to push yourself between now and the end of term, when all of the filming must have been done, to earn as many marks as possible.

Location ideas for opening 2 minutes

 

This is the area we want to do our filming for one of the scene, we believe this would be a good location because the bridge is in a moderatly urban and rural setting with plenty of trees and greenery to make it look rural or enough buildings to make it look urban, the bridge is also the perfect area for a murder to take place with plenty of hidden areas. The area is also not far for most people to get to being a couple of miles from where we live, it is also relatively quiet on a normal day with very little traffic after rush hour which means we will have very few people interrupting our shots. The bridge is also a similar structure to the bridge we will be investigating the murder under.

This is the bridge we plan to film under for the investigation, it has a patch of land under the bridge which allows us to have a full investigation, it also gives us a lot of room, the bridge is located a few metres away from a road which makes it a good location because it is easy to get to, the bridge also doesn't have a lot of through traffic with pedestrians unlikely to interrupt the filming.

Mood board

This is our mood board, this is made up of pictures and ideas that inspired the movie ideas.
There are several pictures of crime thrillers such as gangster squad, the bourne identity and the minority report, I used these because there is an edge of corrupt government personnel and they have a an edge of unsolved mystery. The city shows possible location ideas having the film set in an urban area as there is a lot of crime in cities, there is also a small bridge which we have decided will be the location of the murder, we thought that a bridge seems a mysterious way to die and the because there is no murder weapon for the police. We decided to have a suitcase being carried by the victim which contents will be unkown to the audience but is likely to contain secret documents and possibly money, the victim will also have a passport to suggesting mystery. We were also inspired by cop partners in many TV shows and movies such as The other guys, castle, person of interest, many have great chemistry between characters and we hope to bring some of that to our film.

Audience research for Crime films

 For research into the type of audience we would research we decided to use the films Dredd and Lawless, which are both crime films.

As you can see from theses pie charts crime films are very popular among the male audience as they are often attracted to bloody murders and very macho detectives. A majority of the audience are also young to middle aged around the 15-34 year olds, this also adds to the idea that the film is aimed at the young people with the violence, and also the movies are commonly given 15 or 18 ratings so they can have more violence. Dredd however has a lower proportion of 15-24 year olds possibly because it is a 18 rating. Also the majority of people who see these films are classified as C1 which is lower middle class, this suggests that most of these people have financial security for the near future, this would be normal as they are the most common type of person who goes to the movies, especially for the age ranges used as they are probably in the service type jobs of the lower middle class.

Preliminary Task

 

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmXzMJ5gZRA

 

 

This is our preliminary task, as you can see we used a number of different camera techniques including the 180 degree rule, Match on action and shot reverse shot.

Results of Questionnaire

Here are the results from our Questionnaire

 

 

It was surprising how a majority of people have more than 20 DVD's, I always thought that DVD's were too expensive to have so many, and it was very surprising to see that 40% of people had more than 50 DVD's this made me think that more people preferred to wait for the films to come out rather than actually going to see it at the cinema. It was also surprising how few people watched action films considering how much money goes into making them, and how much money they make, this could however be from a bias interview so that result could vary. However I was not surprised that the majority of people who we asked went to the cinema at least once a month, there are very few occasions during a year where more than one film comes out that interests such a wide audience.

Film Questionnaire

 This is the film Questionnaire we had to produce and ask people about to a certain what people do with the free time, what kind of films they like and what they expect from Crime/Thrillers etc.

There are several good things about this questionnaire, for instance the questions often have well designed questions not designed to confuse the reader, they also have a good age range between categories, which should cover most ages of movie going or educated age, they also have 'other' categories which helps cover for anything that has been missed out 

Features of Action films

Conventions of Action films

• Fight scenes with fast pace editing builds excitement and keeps audience on the edge of their seats.
• Explosions, usually uses multiple camera shots to build effect.
• Guns/weapons, excites a male audience and builds tension seeing characters ready weapons.
• usually a clear good guy and bad guy, with the bad guy having simple motives about why there doing something, and the good guy trying to save a love interest and save the world.
• chase scenes, builds excitement and tension, good way to show off gadgets and setting, and keeps audience on the edge of their seat.
• city or urban setting, are common as their are lots of people and places for action to take place.
• Exotic locations, provides the audience with a getaway from the real world.
• good tension building music, makes the audience excited.
• High tech gadgets

Sub-genres:

• action comedy, usually has a combination of action and humour, it was popular during the 80's and rarely involve death or injury to the protagonist, includes films like: Bad boys
• action horror, usually involves zombies includes chases and gunfights and includes movies like World war Z
• Disaster films,usually has elements of thrillers, with the main action caused by natural or artifical disasters, films like: 2012
• Martial arts, contains numerous action sequences, fast paced editing and shots, known for storytelling and character development, usually has actors who are martial arts experts. Films like: The raid:redemption
• Sci-fi action, usually has the features of a sci-fi film but there is more emphasise on the gun battles and technology. Films like: Star Trek Into Darkness
• Spy film, Usually a government agent who takes on either rival governments or terrorists, only films with frequent action sequences are considered Action while others are in the thriller genre. films include: The James Bond series
• Action Thriller, features most conventions of action films and feature a race against the clock, violence and a clear antagonist, stories often take place in limited locations such as buildings, planes and trains, and the protagonist has to use stealth to bring down the bad guys. Films include: Air Force One.
• Superhero movies, usually focuses on the origins of a superhero, who has superhuman abilities and there arch nemesis. Films like: The Avengers

Romance film conventions

• Romance films are commonly aimed at female audience because they have a lot in common with the themes in the film.
• It normally involves a boy meets girl scenario, and usually ends with a happy ending.
• They usually seperate after an argument but eventually come back together.
• Normally a comedic sidekick for the main character, sometimes in love with the main characters.
• Soft lighting used to keep the audience in touch with reality.
• Wedding bells, flowers, hearts commonly used to symbolise love.

Sub-genres of romance

• Chick flick- are films that specifically target a female audience.
• Romantic comedy- are films with light- hearted, humerous plotline, centered around the romance of a couple.
• romantic action comedies- Is a blend of romantic comedy and action.
• romantic drama- plot revolves around an obstacle preventing love between two lovers.

Features of Horror films

Conventions of Horror films

• Normally set in isolated areas at night time, as there are very few people around, and makes the victims more vulnerable.
• Low lighting effects helps build suspense and makes it harder to see everything that's going on.
• Creepy children and clowns are often used as they are usually seen as happy and playful but are instead evil killers.
• red and black are often colours used in horror films as they portray evil and blood.
• victims are usually teenagers, who are often female and killed off one at a time leaving the main protagonist alone
• Antagonists are usually not fully seen until the middle or end of a film building suspense in the audience as they do not know who the bad guy is.
• Stereotypical 'blonde' girls are often seen, they are usually killed off first and are seen as stupid.
• Many modern horror films such as Paranormal activity use found-footage camera work, to make the audience get into the movie more and make it seem more realistic.

Sub-genres of Horror:

• Slasher, usually revolves around a psychopathic serial killer, that stalks and murders his victims in very violent ways, with a lot of screen time for the murder to take place, an example of this is Halloween
• Supernatural, usually involves demons and ghosts, and a religious elements and can include gruesome violence such as in The Ring.
• Zombie, usually revolves around a group of survivors struggling to survive against hordes of zombies like in 28 days later.
• Monster, is based on the 'experiment gone wrong' or alien encounters with the main protagonist normally ending up saving the world like in Aliens
• Comedy, usually scares audiences but also has comedic elements to it, they can also spoof other horror films, like in the Scary movie series

Sinister analysis

This opening scene is very threatening and strikes fear into the audience as they are watching a family being hanged, this is a very short opening and gives the audience an idea on what the film is going to show, and it helps build tension in the film because it is clear this is not the main character being hanged, the family seems to be filmed as the digetic sound is of a film recorder, so suggests that this is being watched by someone.The background suggests this is being done in some kind of garden or in a secluded area, this is normal in a horror movie as most have the characters in secluded areas away from the rest of society. The slow pace of activity in the shot would also help in building up tension as we don't know what's going to happen to them. The fact that we view this through a recording suggest that this might not be the only murder that has occured here, it also suggests that the antagonist in this film is trying to send a warning to other people. The title is very hard to spot initially but, it is very small and in a font, that suggests the film has some kind of evil behind, also because it was hidden and the antagonist is also hidden, it suggests that the antagonist strikes from the shadows, suggesting something paranormal is going on.