Showing posts with label Matthew. Show all posts
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Friday, 1 April 2016

The Broken Side - Final Cut

The Broken Side - Music Version



We showed this version to 10 people, 7/10 of them said they would prefer the opening without music because they find it very distracting from all the seriousness that's happening in the scene, we as a group also agreed with the 7/10 people, we thought it didn't really fit with the scene and could've confused people.

Thursday, 24 March 2016

The Broken Side - Rough Cut

Group: Question 3 - Evaluation

In the video Lord Leiyah is representing Entertainment Film Distributors who we think would be a good match with our British independent film as they focus on British and Irish films. One of the films they distributed which made them popular was the 80s film Teen Wolf. The character in that film plays basketball so has a sports theme. They have a good record of films for young people so that suits our teen sports drama. More recent films they have distributed are The Bad Education Movie, both Inbetweeners films and St. Trinnians. This shows they have a good record with teen films from Britain and this will hopefully happen with our film The Broken Side.

Group: Question 4 - Evaluation

Monday, 11 January 2016

Classification

The BBFC or British Board of Film Classification is a Non-governmental organisation which is responsible for the national classification and censorship of films in the UK, the rating system used by the BBFC has five rating levels or which is commonly know as age ratings:
  • U - Suitable for all
  • PG - Parental Guidance
  • 12a - Suitable for 12 and over
  • 15 - Suitable for 15 and over
  • 18 - Suitable for only adults


Films rated U are mainly suitable for children aged four and older, these films are usually targeted at children, these films do not include any use of drugs, discrimination, rude language, nudity/sex or violence.
The film can only use very mild bad language such as hell or damn and can only be used a few times throughout the film.
The violence in the film will also be very mild which means the protagonist or antagonist will not have any weapons and no character will be in danger and if they are it will only be for a short amount of time
A good example of a U rated film is 101 Dalmations.


Films rated PG are also suitable for all but some scenes in the film may be unsuitable for a younger audience, PG films are mainly suited for 8 and older but can be viewed by younger but parents should consider whether the content will upset younger children.
Bad language in PG films are more lenient and words such as ‘shit’ and ‘son of a bitch’, PG works can explore challenging issues such as bullying, bereavement or racism.
Violence can be used within the film such as the use of blood however the audience cannot see how the injuries are inflicted, violence is usually shown in a comedic fashion as seen Home Alone.


Films rated 12a are films suited for those older than 12 years old, and any viewers who are younger should be accompanied by an adult, the difference between 12a and 12 is that 12 is used for retail which means the merchandise cannot be sold to anyone younger than 12 whereas 12a is used for the cinema.
12a films can use bad language from previous ratings however is 12a/12 films the f-word can be used however in some films it can only be used once, puns on strong language are allowed. Discrimination can be used but should not be the main topic of the film, sex in 12a films can be shown discreetly also sexual references/innuendos should also be brief.
A good example of a 12a film is The Avengers.


Films rated 15 are films suited for those 15 and older and any films rated 15 cannot be sold to anyone younger, 15 films usually contain:
  • Strong use of violence
  • Frequent use of bad language
  • Sexual Activity
  • Verbal references to sex
  • Discrimination and discriminatory language/behaviour
In a 15 film bad language has no limit and strong language can be used as many times as the film wants however there can only be a small use of stronger swear words such as the c-word, 15 films can also include discrimination whether it being racist, homophobic or others but the film should not encourage its audience to discriminate.


18 rated films are similar to 15 films but it is stepped up a bit for example if 15 films the c-word cannot be used as often as the f-word however if 18 films it can be used the same amount for discrimination is the same as a 15 rated film as it can be used but not taught.

I believe that our film opening should be rated 12A, this is mainly because it can be watch by a family as it shows how people deal with things. There is not much violence which is shown in the film however you could say there is mild reference to violence as the protagonist is a boxer . Although it does not show anyone getting injured or hurt the themes and idea of boxing might be needed to be explained to young kids by their parents so it is better than they need to be with their parents when they watch it.

Wednesday, 6 January 2016

Director - Wes Craven

Freddy Krueger
Wes Craven 2010.jpg
Wes Craven 
Wesley Earl Craven or Wes Craven is a director known for making horror films which include both A Nightmare on Elm street and the Scream franchise, in his films even though they were horror he tried to keep some verisimilitude in his films but also breaking the fourth wall by referencing to urban legends.
Ghost Face

Sunday, 3 January 2016

Initial Ideas


Title: Number 9
A water boy goes from rags to fame as he shows his potential when having to be brought on when their main striker gets injured.


A match just went to halftime and the protagonist is handing all the player water bottles.


Title: Jumpman
A young male finds out his gift in basketball but was in a gang and the rivals gang members know who he is.

A the opening scene is the protagonist playing basketball in a cage by themselves/with someone whilst the opening credit go on.