British Board of Film Classification (BBFC)

The British Board Independent is a non government body. This has classified cinema film since it was set up in 1912 and videos since passing of the video recording Act in 1984.
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) don’t come up with guidelines themselves they use the public by asking them what they think is appropriate and acceptable to be seen in a U, PG, 12A, 12, 15 18 and 18R. They will change it every four years and do the same progress again by asking the public. But when they are analysing the film they have to consider the following:
·         Discrimination
·         Drugs
·         Horror
·         Imitable behaviour
·         Language
·         Nudity
·         Sex
·         Theme
·         Violence
this is because when it comes to classifing the DVD they will have to see if there is any of these involved:
There are 4 main areas which are considered:
- Nudity/Sex
- Violence/Imitable behaviour
- Discrimination
- Language
after they have done this they will then be able to decide what the film will be Classified as. 

PG- Parental Guidance (General Viewing but some scenes may be unsuitable for younger children)
A ‘PG’ film should not disturb a child aged around eight or older. 
Discrimnative Language or Gestures are unlikey to be in a PG movie.
Images of drugs will not be seen. Nudity and Sex is not strong only very mild and infrequent with only natural references like innuendos.
Horror and violence is not tense and can only last a short amount of time, it is also not in detail.
  

12a/12- Suitable for 12 years and over.The same criteria are used to classify movies at ‘12A’ and ‘12’. This meaning material is suitable, in general, only for those aged 12 and over. but as for a '12A' thisis classified for only cinemas, which mean you can see 12A films when you are accompanied by an adult. but as for a 12 rating no one under 12 can buy or rent  12 rated DVD.


It has been given a 12 as there is no discrimonatory language thoughout the film, you are not likely to here any aggressive language or behaviour unless clearly condemned. Any misuse of drugs can only be infrequent and should not be 'glamorised' or be given instructional detail on how to take them. 


If hanging, suicide or self harmig or any dangerous behaviour, this should not dwell on detail which could then be copied or appear as harm free. and easily accessible weapons shound not be 'glamorised' either. with the language, moderate laguage is allowed. as for sex/nudity, sex references should not go beyond what is suitable for young teenagers and with nudity it is allowed, but in a sexual context must be brief and discreet.

15 - This category is for those 15 and older. People under the age of 15 cannot watch a 15 rated film in the cinema, or rent a 15 rated DVD/video. 


Discrimination should not be seen on 15 rated films. There should not be detailed scenes of imitable, dangerous behaviour which can be copied by the young audience. There may be frequent use of strong language in 15 rated films, but the strongest terms should not be frequently repeated throughout the film. With drug taking it is aloud to be shown but not to promote or encourage drug misuse. Nudity and sex, sexual context is allowed but without strong detail. there may be strong verbal references to sexual behaviour, but stronger the reference are unlikey to be acceptable unless justifies by context.

Analysing Sound and Music in Thriller Opening Sequence

Panic Room


At the beginning it starts in silence and it doesn't pick up the music till 0.21 seconds this is the non diagetic music as only we the audience can hear. The music playing is very dark with the music picking up the speed as it goes on, this is describing the film as during the film the girl starts to panic as she need her Insulin and the music in the Opening Sequence has the sound of the Insulin Pen clicking and getting faster as the music gets faster. At 0.51 the title of the film comes up ‘Panic Room’ right after this is shown at 0.55 that is when the clicking of the insulin Pen comes in also at the time Kristen Stuarts name comes up, who is the actress who plays Sarah (the girl who has diabetes) this builds up tension already for the audience. In this opening Sequence there is also Diagetic sounds of car going past, as it is set in the city. This is ambient sound at 0.41 Narration Dialogue comes in this ends at 1.51 when the opening sequence starts.  


Catch me if you can


The sound in the Opening sequence starts at 0.02 seconds; it starts with wooden blocks and percussion instruments, this makes it sounds like it is very sly and sneaky. This represents the films as it’s about the F.B.I. At 0.43 the title of the film comes in, this is where more instruments come in such as the saxophone this then builds up more tension as more instruments are used and the music is a lot faster. All of these sounds where non diagetic and had an upbeat vibe throughout the sequence.  This clip is a parallel Sequence as the music goes with what is going on in the clip.


Se7en


The opening Sequence sounds start straight away, Diagetic sound is used during this with the sound of paper cuttings and the screaming girl. There was so many sounds thrown together, but they all worked well as they all had the same effect, as they where all dark sounds that makes you feel on edge.  There is also Non diagetic Music playing in the background as you watch what the guy is doing, the music is very fierce so you know he is antagonist straight away within the first 20 seconds of watching the clip. This clip is a parallel Sequence as the music goes with what is going on in the clip. The title comes up at 0.23 as there is a screeching noise of a chalk board which is how the title ‘se7en’ is written.  

Simularities between the three Opening Sequences:

• they where all parallel they all match what is going on in the scene 
• in all the Opening Sequences they all opened with music whcih got faster and it added suspense and more tension.
• All use instrument soundtracks and all use ambiant sounds.

Differences between the three Opening Sequences:

• Se7en and Panic room they use Diagetic and Non-Diagetic, whereas IN Catch Me If You Can only uses Non- diagetic sounds.
• Panic room had a very long silence. as for the other two they just went straight in to the soundtrack.

I am Number Four

‘I am Number Four’

To sum up the film it’s about a boy called John Smith, a 15-year-old alien from the planet Lorien. Their Guardians are hiding on Earth from intergalactic bounty hunters but they can only be killed in numerical order, and Number Four is next on the list (John Smith).

The Protagonist is John Smith and his Guardian Henri and the Antagonist is Hadley / Bernie Kosar

The title of the film represents the whole film as it’s called ‘I am Number Four’ and he is number Four so it represents him.

John as only recently figured out his powers and everyday he is finding out new powers and what will make him stronger, this make him feel like he doesn’t know himself and makes him become shy. With John also he can’t ever reveal his real identity which disables him to show his true emotions.

There is another antagonist who is Mark James, Sarah Hart’s (John’s girlfriend) ex boyfriend, who tries to ruin John’s life by pulling pranks and trying to split up him and Sarah.  But by the end of the film he becomes a Protagonist by helping out John.

The film builds up tension by when there is tension in the film they cut to different characters of the film to see how they are reacting to what is going on.

1st Thriller Generic Conventions- Abandoned

Abandoned
The narrative of Abandoned revolves around Kidnapping.
To sum up the film its about a women called Mary Walsh who drops off her boyfriend outside the hospital to go in for a check up on his knee while she parks the car. When she comes back to get her boyfriend, he is no where to be found. She trys to search the hospital and tell the police, but no one has seen him. This makes everyone think Mary is lieing. she must not only find her missing boyfriend, but prove her sanity as well

The Protagonist is Mary Walsh and is fallible and has a 'Achilles Heel' which is her boyfriend who is the antagonist.

The title of the film represents Mary as she is abandoned by her boyfriend.

Mary is out of her comfort zone because she believes that her boyfriend has gone missing which leads her to become paranoid, then makes her go partially insane and weak.

There is another antagonist which is an old man who has connections with her boyfriend who makes Mary believe he has her boyfriend and the only way to get him back is to give him 10 million dollars from the bank in which she works.This is how he manipulates Mary.

The film builds up tension by switching into the security camera to show her moving around the hospital searching for her boyfriend.

Foundation Portfolio- Research and Planning.

Action-Adventure Thriller

Disaster Thriller

Historical Thriller

Medical Thriller

Religious Thriller

Serial Killer Thriller

Techno Thriller

Crime Thriller

Psychological Thriller

Action Thriller

Political Thriller

Conspiracy Thriller

Erotic Thriller

Rape & Revenge Thriller

Legal Thriller

Supernatural Thriler

Detective and Mystery Thriller

Eco Thriller

Forensic Thriller

Romantic Thriller

Spy Thriller

Serial Killer Thriller

Codes.

1)Technological Codes

Camera work & Editing

2)Symbolic Codes

Mise-en-scene & Characters

3) Written Codes

Title

Captions

Headings

Credits.

Evaulation On Preliminary Task

How well do you think you created your Preliminary?
We believe as a group we worked very well together, we completed the task in a short amount of time and were able to edit the task successfully using the Final Cut software.

Did you stick to the brief? How long was your preliminary?
In relation to the shots shown on the brief it was able to help us develop our task. However we did not accomplish the time length which was set for 30 seconds as we went over by 27 seconds. This was able to show our creative skills and develop our thinking.

Did you find it difficult to use the technology and what technology did you use?
The technology we used was A Cannon video camera, A tripod to hold the camera and a camera shoe to connect the camera to the tripod. Also during editing we used Final Cut Pro software and a mac computer.  We found the Cannon video camera very straight forward and easy to manage. However we struggled with the tripod to make the shot an even level and the camera falling sideways. Final Cut was easy to use once it was explained in depth detail.

What did you learn from the task that you would use for your actual production?
During this task we learnt that we have good team work skills and creative ideas. Also we learnt that the camera and final cut is not as hard to use as we thought it was.

Preliminary Task

Preliminary Storyboards