CONSTRUCTION; BBFC certificate

 Film Certificates are decided and awarded by the British Board of Film Classification. ... The BBFC watches films and videos all the way through and awards an age rating and insight to each one.The BBFC uses published Classification Guidelines for certain age ranges, ensuring that the content of the film is age appropriate and that children or young people do not see films that are unsuitable for them.

I researched how the BBFC classifies films by studying their website. I learned that a certificate may have strong language and may show violence. but is must not dwell on the infliction of pain and injury. Whilst a 15 certificate film may contain threat or horror, a sustained focus on sadistic threat is not acceptable. Therefore, as our film does not contain any of the other unacceptable categories (like dangerous behavior, drugs, discrimination, nudity or sex/sexual violence), I came to the considered opinion that our film EXTRACTION would be likely to receive a 15 certificate. 

To make my certificate I found a suitable template and edited it in Powerpoint.

PLANNING: RISK ASSESMENT

  

PLANNING: RISK ASSESSMENT

A risk assessment is necessary to avoid any injuries or dangers which we may come in contact with throughout our filming. This table below presents these possible dangers and how we avoided them. I categorised this table into the main themed risks: Location/Environment, Weather and General Public. 

HEALTH HAZARD: 

These are all the factors which could be dangerous and are highlighted as risks to us. For example, we identified the fact there were rabbit holes where we were filming, factors of which may be dangerous to us due to if we accident stood in one it may injure us.

RISK LEVEL:

This is judged with labels, H, M or L, standing for high, medium and low, judging the health hazard by how dangerous it is. None of our risks we discovered were labelled H, mostly medium and low. An example of this is when we labelled the rain risk as M due to the rain wasn't an extremely significant risk, however it could effect us when filming.

RISK EXPOSURE:

This is a list of how and why the health hazards are dangerous, for example, we evaluated the 'trespassing' problem by explaining that being found in a location which we weren't given permission to film in may result in us being banned from there or just get in trouble with the teachers. 

CONTROL MEASURE: 

This box explains how to avoid the dangers and reduce the risk of them, such as wear more layers of clothing to avoid the cold weather when filming.

CONSTRUCTION- CALL SHEET 3

 CALL SHEET 3 - CLAREMONT GARDENS/SCHOOL

Call sheet 3

Date of shots 16th of November 

Filmed at The Belvedere Tower at Claremont Gardens , in which you can see here on the map. 

Crew members include:

Name: Olivia D

Number: 077899764

Email: LivLovesPonies@gmail.com

Name: Millie L

Number: 0798657223

Email: MillieMillie2005@hotmail.com

Name: Ollie H

Number: 0766539821

Email: OllieWollie@outlook.com

Name: Grace C

Number: 0758834892

Email: GracieC1889@icloud.com

Used to Film:

IOS 14.2 iPhone 11 Pro Max Camera 

Used for Lighting:

IOS 14.2 iPhone 11 Pro Max torch light 

Props:

iPhone x2

Headphones x1 

Wardrobe: 

Millie L - Black hoodie, headphones, school uniform

Ollie H - Full suit in black

CONSTRUCTION: CALL SHEET 2

 

Monday, 15 November 2021

CONSTRUCTION: CALL SHEET 2

CALL SHEET 2 - BELVEDERE TOWER

Call sheet 2

Date of shots 15th of November 

Filmed at The Belvedere Tower at Claremont Gardens , in which you can see here on the map. 

Crew members include:

Name: Olivia D

Number: 077899764

Email: LivLovesPonies@gmail.com

Name: Millie L

Number: 0798657223

Email: MillieMillie2005@hotmail.com

Name: Ollie H

Number: 0766539821

Email: OllieWollie@outlook.com

Name: Grace C

Number: 0758834892

Email: GracieC1889@icloud.com

Used to Film:

IOS 14.2 iPhone 11 Pro Max Camera 

Used for Lighting:

IOS 14.2 iPhone 11 Pro Max torch light 

Props:

iPhone x1

Headphones x1 

Coffee Mug x1

Wardrobe: 

Millie L - Black hoodie, headphones, school uniform

Ollie H - Full suit in black

Grace C - Lab Coat and suit/smart attire 

CONSTRUCTION- CALL SHEET 1

 Call sheet 1

Date of shots 11th of November 

Filmed at Claremont Fan Court school (outside), in which you can see here on the map.

Crew members include:

Name: Olivia D

Number: 077899764

Email: LivLovesPonies@gmail.com

Name: Millie L

Number: 0798657223

Email: MillieMillie2005@hotmail.com

Name: Ollie H

Number: 0766539821

Email: OllieWollie@outlook.com

Name: Grace C

Number: 0758834892

Email: GracieC1889@icloud.com

Used to Film:

IOS 14.2 iPhone 11 Pro Max Camera 

Used for Lighting:

IOS 14.2 iPhone 11 Pro Max torch light 

Props:

iPhone x2

Laptop x3

Headphones x1

Wardrobe: 

Millie L - Black hoodie, headphones, school uniform

Ollie H - Full suit in black

Olivia D - Smart work attire 

PLANNING: OUR COMP LIST

 KEZIA WILLIAMS: She believes that it is really important to understand who your audience is and what motivates them and what’s going to interest them and drive them to go to the cinema. So you start, often, by examining similar films that have been released in the past– comparable films is a way in which we refer to them in the industry– and create a set that we can then look back at data so we can look at lots of different data and do research, really, on those comparable films to identify who the audience was on those films. So it might be that we look at demographic data and think about, did it skew more male or more female? What’s the age group that it appeals to?Skip to 0 minutes and 46 seconds Does it have multiple different audiences that that can appeal to? And there’s lots and lots of cinema-going trends that you can dig into from that comparable set. We’ll also look at box office data to understand regionality, to look at the cinema-going skew– so did more people go to a certain cinema chain to see these comparable films? Right down to which cinemas performed. So it might be that there’s a cinema in London that had a fantastic box office share, and that’s an important aspect for us to consider. And then once you really understand who the audience on those comparable films were, you can start to talk about the differences and similarities between those films and the film that you’re working on.

Today we carried out similar research

 List of three comparable films, find three films that are going to be in competition with our film.

 

YOU GET ME: Written by Christopher Crowe, directed by James Foley

This movie fills the audience with both interest and tension due to the main character, Holly, played by Bella Thorne, who acts as a crazy obsessed teenager, she is in love and desperate for Tyler (the other main character) and his attention. Tyler is played by John Smith.

The plot of Holly's role as a psychotic girl is initially unknown by the audience, however her true identity is soon exposed as the film continues. This film is chosen as one of our competitions due to it's gripping and intriguing storyline which takes a turn and surprises it's viewers, as well as the involvement the film has on it's audience, engaging them with the tension and stress of the plot. The roles are played by well known actors and actresses, especially Bella Thorne who stars in at least 36 movies and multiple tv shows. This film links to our personal film idea due to the thrill and suspense involved, as well as the psychotic main character, who has inspired us. 

MISERY: After a major car incidence, novelist Paul Sheldon (James Caan) is rescued by former nurse Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates), who claims to be his biggest fan. Annie brings him to her remote cabin to recover, where her obsession takes a dark turn when she discovers Sheldon is killing off her favorite character from his novels. As Sheldon devises plans for escape, Annie grows increasingly controlling, even violent, as she forces the author to shape his writing to suit her twisted fantasies.Rob Reiner's Misery is largely hailed as one of the all-time best Stephen King horror film adaptations. Also starring James Caan, Richard Farnsworth, Lauren Bacall, and Frances Sternhagen, Kathy Bates. Misery tells the story of famed romance novelist Paul Sheldon (Caan), who suffers a car accident in the snowy woods of Colorado.

FEAR: It revolves around a wealthy family whose seemingly perfect life is threatened when their teenage daughter begins dating an attractive and mysterious young man. The film was largely derided by critics upon its release, but became a major hit in the spring of 1996, engaging $20 million at the U.S. box office. This is our competition because it contains some very large names within the acting world; Reece Witherspoon and Mike Wahlberg. This is relevant to my film because both contain an obsessive male character. That goes to many lengths to get close and stalk the other leading female character. 

PLANNING: INITIAL FILM TREATMENT

 A Treatment will usually include a: 

TITLE: Usually a good title is used to present a solid central idea

LOGLINE: A one/two sentence stating an idea proposal 

SYNOPSIS: Outlines the key idea in more detail (300-500 words)

CHARACTERS: outline each main character with a short description and introduction 

TOPLINE: an 'elegant sentence which sums up the action' 

BIG QUESTION: What is the enigma which will unfold? 

NEXT:

•  After writing the treatment, you create a STORYBOARD (hand drawn on sheets we are given) which presents a brief visual idea of a storyline 
• and a SHOTLIST

BRAINSTORMING IDEAS: 

We initially brainstormed multiple different ideas and genres to start off with. We have access to a boat house, and therefore thought planning something which involves that location would be successful. 

Locations for Shots:

• Boat
• The Mansion corridors 
• Isolated places 
• Woods
• Empty car park
• Walking down an empty dark road

FILM IDEAS:

Props: 

• Pin Board
• Documents
• Pictures
• Files
• Doctors notes 

Plot:

• Genius girl with access to the whole/majority of her brain, is being stalked 

Effects:

• Clips from YouTube
• Titles
• Background music/sounds
• Filters

Location:

• London (south bank)
• Liv's boat

Girl has more access to her brain than normal and therefore the stalker wants her cause she's different.

Crime board-black shot-hand over mouth-blackout

Flash backs in black and white 

IQ-166

TITLE: Abnormal, the exception 

CHARACTERS: The doctor, the stalker, the girl (main)

ART OF THE TITLE- SPECTRE JAMES BOND

The opening scene of spectre starts with a plain black screen with simplistic white phrasing 'The dead are alive' this short phrase emphasises the suspense and grasps the audience by making them wonder what will happen next. The action films conventions are shown by certain images such as the dominical vibrant streets of Mexico City.  

 The scene begins with a continuous birds eye-view shot where Daniel Craig ( James Bond) carries out an untheorized mission in Mexico city on 'The day of dead'. In the opening sequence, Bond is being portrayed as indomitable because of the way the camera is following his every move. and The first shot was lensed with a technocrane, which created the establishing shot, the camera was then lowered and zoomed into to follow the actors. A transition occurs when bond enters the hotel with the woman which is actually occuring on a different street. 

PLANNING: MY TARGET AUDIENCE & HOW I ENGAGED THEM

From the FutureLearn course that I am following Distribution: Connecting Films With Audiences, I know that all products are targeted at specific audiences.

I needed to plan how to reach my target audience. Therefore, I needed to know who they are (factors that may be relevant include age, gender, ethnicity, social class), what their media needs are (so that I could produce a product that they will want) and how to reach them (to market my film). I will show how my research has shaped / influenced my planning. 

I started by researching how brands define audiences in preparation for creating my own audience profile. For example; i investigated how Bauer media, NME and sky defined audiences. 

PLANNING: MY AUDIENCE QUESTIONARE

PLANNING MY AUDIENCE QUESTIONNAIRE

 I am going to use google forms in order to create a questionnaire for my target audience and send it to people who are likely to watch our film. I will be asking questions referring to age, gender, what types of films they prefer to watch and what influences them to watch those certain movies. My production team would like to make a film which would appeal and grasp to young people ages 15-35. Our questionnaire will be effective and useful to ensure that our type of genre will appeal to this audience. By using google forms I will be able to collect this data. 

These are the questions I intend to ask:
(Opening message) I would be grateful if you complete this short survey on films and what you prefer

1.  What is your gender?
2.  What age category do you fit into?
3.  Which of these your film genres would you watch? Pick as many as you wish.
4.  What was the last film you watched?
5.  What platform would you most likely use to watch a film?
6.  Which of these trailers have you seen?
7.  Which of these platforms would you use to find out about films?
8.  What is the most likely reason you would watch a new film?

ART OF THE TITLE- GONE GIRL

ART OF THE TITLE- GONE GIRL

The opening sequence of Gone Girl starts with a plain black screen and simplistic white writing. We then get shown the production company logos for ‘Twentieth Century Fox and Regency Enterprises’ which provides the pedigree for the film. The names of the director, the cast and other creatives also appear, which may support the audience’s choice of seeing the film.
Font choices are an important elements of the visual appeal and contribute to the graphical cohesion. In this film opening the font is simple but clear; the text is white and is against the dark background of the videos, this is constructional as it makes the text clear and comprehensible. 

The film opening of Gone Girl signals the film genre which seems to be a drama thriller. It does this in many different ways, such as through the establishing shot which shows the protagonist, a close up shot of the back of a woman’s head which leaves the audience in suspense until we see her face a few moments later. The genre is also signalled through the soundtrack, such as music, which is calm but yet gloomy and mysterious.. The use of the voice-over at the begging sets up the scene and genre of the film, the man’s voice is tranquil and smoothing to the audience, however the words he is saying, such as “cracking her lovely skull” are dark, ghastly and gruesome in comparison to his voice and the music which is being displayed. 
The different types of costumes, lighting, text are some other factors in appealing the audience. For example the lighting and colour is dark and tedious. This shows what the movie will be about. The setting shows a town that is isolated which portrays the abandoned and the genre of the film. In the film a low angled camera angle is used to emphasise the run down building and sign, following this a variety of establishing shots are used to focus on multiple old and worn out signs and shop fronts around the town.
Most film openings introduce the main narrative elements to launch the film but do not give away too much in order to retain the enigma. The start of Gone Girl does not go straight into the narrative, it starts by showing different places within the town to build up suspense and excitement. During the end of the opening sequence we see the main character. The character first appears in the centre of a wide shot which establishes that he is a significant and superior character. 

I found this film opening extremely unique and eye-catching. This is because of some certain elements such as the opening scenes and soundtrack which therefore grasped the audience by portraying the genre and the theme. 

PLANNING: TOPLINE & BIG QUESTION

 

Write a treatment for your film opening. This would usually contain.

• A title that is engaging and dynamic 
• The top line- an 'elegant sentence' that sums up an action
• The big question- what is the enigma that will unfold? Is there a cliffhanger? if so what.
• The synopsis- A few paragraphs explaining the plot
• Characters- with an introduction about them