Research into Age Certificates-Miss Georgiou

Research into Age Certificates

The BBFC are the British Board of Film Classification and they are a non governmental control board. the BBFC has judge the film classification system from 1912, they are also a independent control board. They also are a non profitable organisation and the fees made are only to cover their costs. 

Classifications are made to protect children from unsuitable content from the film they also give out information to the public to why each film gets a particular rating. The BBFC determine the age rating by applying the content that a film has for example most Disney films are a certificate rating of a U (Universal) this means that the content shown in these films are applicable for everyone over the age of 4. 

Certificate rating U-

This means that the rating of this film is universal its available for people over the age of four years old but a certain film that is rated U can potentially disturb a different individual especially at the lower ages of around 4 to 5 years old. At the U certificate Sexual activity is mild and minimal you'd only see characters kissing and there seems to be very little reference in universal films about sexual activity also a small amount of violence will be used in U rated films which is usually in a hero and villain scene which is mainly used in children films because the hero is normally the figure the children at the lower ages idolise. No mention of illegal drugs or drugs in general are used in universal films because the film makers of these type of films want a clear anti drug message in these films, they do not want little children interpreting drugs the wrong way. Universal films are passed by the BBFC as they explore key themes for the audience of children. An example of U rated films are normally Disney films such as Toy Story as it's a family film which young children can identify and idolise their heroes from a early age.

 

Certificate Rating PG-

PG stands for Parental Guidance. It means the films are available for general viewing but some themes could be not appropriate for younger people of the ages of around eight years old. Parents will ultimately decide whether the content is too much for their child. Some PG films are not all for younger people as some films are made for the enjoyment of adults as well as children. PG rated films can potentially visit challenging problems for example domestic violence or racism but on the other hand smoking and drugs will not apply in these films because the younger generation of people watch them but if you see someone smoking or taking drugs in certain scenes it's a clear indication of a bad message about smoking and drugs also there could be some mild bad language which include swearing but not in a lot of cases during the film. References to sex is only included if the child in unlikely to understand the reference but even then it could be rejected. An example of a PG rated film is Night in the Museum as it only explores the themes of moderate violence and mild language to the movie.

Certificate Rating 12/12A-

12A means that anyone over the age of 12 can go and see a film rated this without an adult. The 'A' stands for accompanied and advisory. Children younger than the age of 12 can see a film rated 12 if they are accompanied by a adult and this rating was introduced after the induction of the film Spider man this was deemed as this rating because one specific seen with violence and explosions in but because it's a superhero film and children idolise this character and it wouldn't be right if children under the age of 12 couldn't see this film because of that one scene. The difference between 12 and 12A is that the 12 certificate is only for videos,DVDS and blu ray but 12A is for cinema use only. At the 12 rated stage you could expect some moderate level of violence and these rated films normally show a small sexual activity scene but do not actually focus on the exact details of this. The film Signs is 12 rated as it shows some form of violence that could be shown to the younger age groups also its rated 12 a because of the mystery of the storyline that younger children could find hard to understand.

Certificate Rating 15-

The rating of 15 means no one under the age of 15 can watch it. Certificate 15 is not suitable for children as no themes are explore for younger aged viewing. A 15 rated film will contain a lot more used of stronger language that is potentially used throughout the film and is not appropriate for anyone under the age of 15, it will contain much more swearing than a film rated at the 12/12A boundary. Violence will be commonly used in this certificate and could display much more gory and bloody images. Horror is a genre is that is classed as certificate 15 because of the strong threat and shock that mid teens enjoy and can understand the context of a much more detailed movie also there is a minor note of sexual violence in these type of films for example rape is used in a verbal term but not actually shown in the film, sexual activity is allowed but there is no strong graphical detail of this for example the BBFC has rated Zombieland as a 15 rated film because of the strong violence that is involved and the increased use of stronger language that is involved in this film.

Certificate Rating 18-

18 rated films are only used for adults as they are allowed to pick any film for their own entertainment that's within the law but some themes can be offensive to their viewing as well such as the use of racism. issues such as sexual activity and violence are openly used in these films because they are only suitable for adult viewing and they are only deemed to understand everything that is going on in the certificate 18 stage for example the Saw series is rated 18 because of the offensive and deemed to be unsuitable behaviour for the younger category's also it's rated 18 because of the intense narrative.

 

The rating of our groups thriller sequence is going to be a certificate rating of the 15 category as it shows the strong threat of the killers intentions as you can see from the iconography of the hammer that is used as this is best suited to the 15 category also it of the 15 rated because it's meant to be a thriller film that is unsuitable from the younger ages at they would not understand the narrative of the sequence that we are going to create.

Research into Editing Styles-Miss Georgiou

Researching into Editing Styles-Insidious

In this blog I will be discussing the different editing styles that are in the certain scene of Insidious and how they are used to create an effect to the audience. Editing styles are used to make the film exciting and to add a lot of different codes and conventions within the thriller genre that inevitably makes the film of a better standard. 

Slow editing is used at (0;55-1;04) to imply a dramatic impact on the female character sitting in the chair when she describes her experience about seeing a weird and shocking face at the time, Insidious use this clip to juxtapose it together at a considerably slower pace to create suspense and shock when the face appears at (1.00), The director of insidious uses slow editing to make this specific part of the scene feel scary as it's great chance to build tension for the audience while waiting for the shock. Slow editing is conventional to the thriller genre because it allows the action to take a little exchange of time to be actually revealed leaving the audience in more suspense than normal time would have.  Slow editing is conventional to the thriller genre as it introduces a large amount of anticipation and suspense in to what could happen in the film.

Timing of shots at (1;26) when the ghost walks past the male character this is edited slower to start off when the male actor is walking through asking hopelessly for a response from 'hello' than when the ghost walks past with the eerie sound effect going on at the time this gives the audience a perspective of the current dark surrounding that he is facing. This timing of shots is used by the Insidious film director to produce doubt and confusion for the audience because they expect something to happen at this stage. The timing of shots is conventional to the thriller genre through the speed of the quick shock that is made in this scene, it is also expected to make the audience think as to what could happen later in the scene.

A jump cut edit is used at (2:30) to empathise the sudden focus on the spooky red figure to scare the small young aged child. The jump cuts purpose at this point of the scene it to try and make the audience nervous and intimidated by the red masked terrifying figure, there is also a very quick editing style added to this point to make the audience feel in a state of distress and this is conventional to the thriller genre through the rapid change of speed from the killer to the victim also in this situation the small child is most commonly used as a victim to make the audience feel much more surprised than they would be if it was a regular adult and this is conventional to the thriller genre as it gets the audience astonished and surprised to what has happened.  

A montage is used right at the end of this Insidious clip to create excitement when the details of the shot are speed up by the killer getting hold of the victim, the quick editing of the montage implies tension and anxiousness to see what happens next in the scene. The audience will feel as if their heart is pumping at a fast rate because of the killer getting hold of the victim but they will also feel excitement at the state of both the killer and the victim. A montage is conventional to the thriller genre because it creates a special effect for the audience and to show the audience the serious act in the scene, it engages the audience into the insidious scene a lot more than regular slower paced scene and it is conventional to the thriller genre as a montage creates a reaction to the audience from the character actions.

To conclude I believe the use of slow editing is something we should definitely include in our own thriller sequence as it creates a lot of different elements that are important when making a thriller film for example the suspense that is created by slow editing is what is vital in the thriller genre.

Research into Cinematography. MissMiller

Research into Cinematography-Scream 4

Cinematography is the way in which shots are used to create a relationship between the audience and the characters and it's used to show a wide selection of shots that is common to see in any thriller film. In this blog I will be discussing all the different camera shots based around the opening of Scream 4.
 

Firstly a close up shot is used by the director at the start of the scene when the brown haired women is speaking on the phone to the threatening unknown voice this builds up the speed of the conversation to form pressure and animosity. I believe the film director of Scream has used a close up to emphasise the frightened on the woman's face when the unknown voice is saying 'This is the last person your ever gonna see alive' this forms a sense of an unknowing feeling of what is going to happen next for her and this is a common theme within the thriller genre.This is related to the thriller genre as it represents suspense and chaotic drama at the start of the movie from the audience prospective is creates fear and a worried look on their faces.

Secondly a Point of View (POV) is used in the opening scene of scream 4 and this is when the phone rings on the floor. this certain point of view shot displays anxiety that is seen in both the characters and the audience there is also a high level of tension at this point because of the unknown mysterious voice that is ringing the phone for the second time in quick succession. In relation to the thriller genre it is clearly seen by the huge relevance of the phone ringing and this establishes a connection between the audience and the actors by because of the clear suspense of not knowing of want is going to happen next in the scene, this is seen by their facial expression. The POV shot creates a level of feeling towards the audience as they can relate to what has happened if they was in that situation.

A two shot camera angle is used when the door bell rings and the two female actors scream at this point. The two shot focuses on the actors because they are expected to open the door, this shows they are in a state of panic because no one was at the door in the dim dark outside location of this house . The low key lighting at this certain point creates suspense because you expect somebody to be at the door. In the audience prospective they'd be expected to be shocked straight away but this is conventional because the shock happens dramatically after when you are least expecting it.

Furthermore a mid shot is used when the brown haired female girl in the yellow goes to open the door and we see her showing the other female actor in the purple showing her with a sigh of relief. A mid shot is used in this situation to display the confidence on the actor as it creates the high status of the character that is involved also as she is  confident when finding out no one is there because of the phone call they received seconds before answering it 'if you open this door this is the last person your going to see'. This is related to the thriller genre because the audience would expect the suspected killer to be at the door when she opens it. When the killer isn't at the door it demonstrates an unexpected twist in this current scene. It keeps the audience in no possibility of what is going to happen.

In addition a low angle shot is seen when the camera is facing up towards the 'ghostface' (Killer) this shot is to target that the killer is indeed very threatening and violent towards the blonde women also it indicates the increased power and status. The low angle shot is related to the thriller genre by the audience feeling shock and uncertainty towards the victim, for the audience it creates insecurity and hesitancy towards this scene at this moment. The low angle shot is used to create the danger of the killer at this point to show that he is indeed a murderer.

To summerise there are many uses of different camera angles that intrigue the audience into watching the thriller Scream. I believe the film directors implement several different cinematography aspects to keep the audience in suspense and to shock them when they are least expecting it. Furthermore our groups thriller sequence will try to include the POV shots as we feel it's a great way to have a close relationship between the audience and the characters.

Individual ideas for a narrative-Miss Georgiou

Individual ideas for a narrative

Firstly there are different ideas which are in the thriller genres that have influenced me to enjoy a certain convention for example I like the use of mystery and suspense for example the Saw V clip that we watched expresses the suspense and mystery of the five characters after Jigsaw explained the game to them. I enjoyed this element because I like the factor of not knowing of what is going to happen next in addition this is a clever way of introducing suspense because we don't know as the audience to who is going to get their head chopped off.

Furthermore my idea for a narrative is a horror type thriller theme for example a family experience a the loss of electricity at the latter stage of the evening while watching TV and a child of around 12-13 who is getting bullied at school thinks that their is a thief in the house but no member of the family believes it and this child constantly believes and starts to feel the movement upon him but the electricity comes back on and the family of five think that he is not in the best mental state. As this continues the child becomes paranoid who hears voices in his head from the bullying of the teacher and throughout the week this keeps happening and everyone in the family thinks that he is crazy but when the family are sitting down for a candle lit special occasion dinner for the child's birthday and a teacher from his school who has been bullying the child appears and kills him out of no where and unexpectedly kills the child with a butcher knife. In addition this idea adds an element of complete shock to the family that is reflected on the audience as they didn't believe the child in the first place and they wasn't aware of the bullying that went on the their child.

This narrative idea would be very conventional to the thriller genre because I believe it would introduce the aspect of thrill, shock and tension into the sequence for instance the audience will be largely shocked by the ending and the suspense up the child's murder.
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It would also be conventional to the thriller genre because it would keep the audience to the edge of their seat to see what happens to the family after the murder and the paranoia of the child. The target audience of the idea would be to the 15 rated certificate because it would show a great ordeal of horror and gory images at the stage when the child gets stabbed which includes the shock at this point which is conventional to the thriller genre also it wouldn't be suitable for people under 15 because of the violence that would be intended in the idea, the narrative may well upset children that are very sensitive to see someone getting killed in that manor in a film.

Reasearching Mise-En-Scene Miss Georgiou

Researching Mise-En-Scene-Scream 4

Mise-En-Scene is the arrangement of the setting and props used to represent the location where the movie is enacted. I have chosen to use Scream 4 as my analysis into Mise-En-Scene as it displays the numerous key components when looking into Mise-En-Scene the five micro elements of Mise-En-Scene are the setting, costumes, facial expression/body language, position of characters and the colours/lighting.

Firstly the setting is an important factor when analysing the thriller genre for example Scream 4 at the opening scene is set in a horror type haunted house. This is deliberate from the director of Scream because a setting like this is typically conventional for the thriller genre. The setting of the mysterious house helps to put an considerable amount of empathises on the experience created to the audience, the house displays a sense of fear which is also commonly used in the thriller genre. This style of setting is typical to the thriller genre because it creates suspense, shock and surprise the horror house setting also builds up to what is going to happen next.

Secondly another aspect of Mise-En-Scene is the costume and clothing side for example the bright yellow clothing of the female character and the purple clothing on the other actor is an instant indication that they are the victims and it implies to the audience that the film directors gave they a naive personality furthermore bright colours on the actors help to associate the status on the specific character within Scream 4. This relates to the thriller genre because this type of bright clothing is commonly used in within the thriller genre and it is stereotypical in a thriller film to have a female victim  .

The third part of Mise-En-Scene is facial expression and body language this is pivotal when looking at Mise-En-Scene in Scream. An example of this is when Judy speaks to the caller 'this is the last person your ever going to see alive' the facial expression on her face when she hangs up already tells the audience that she is frightened and petrified at the prospect of this unknown caller killing her. You can also infer that the body language on both the characters when the phone rings again is panicky and nervy as you would expect from the victims in a thriller movie especially when Judy reads the text message. The facial expressions and the body language can relate to the thriller genre because the victims are usually afraid and it is a conventional theme that occurs most of the time in a thriller type movie.

The fourth aspect of Mise-En-Scene is the positioning of the characters. In Scream 4 this is very important because it draws attention to the characters importance of the scene and how crucial the different characters can be such as you'd want the victim to be in the centre of the scene as that is the most important character in Scream at that point in the scene. You see the position of the same position on the sofa as the opening scene continues, you see this three times and I can infer from the position of the characters that it indicates the film director is trying to represent a close relationship between the actors also when analysing this aspect of scream for Mise-En-Scene I understand that the position of the characters are crucial within this film and the thriller genre as it is vital to display a clear narrative with the position of the characters.

The final aspect of Mise-En-Scene is the colours/lighting used, an example of this it the black and white themed location of the houses. The low key lighting is used to empathise the fact that the colours are distinct in their own right because you expect the killer to come out of the dark. This represents the dark colours in this way thriller movies are commonly directed. In addition the dim light is cleverly used because it displays a level of not knowing to what is going to happen next the lighting and colour ties in with the facial expressions an example of this is when the characters were afraid of answering the door, the dim light implies the frightful look on the female actors face, This can relate to the thriller genre because it gives an indication to the audience that action and excitement is always going to take place in the thriller genre and especially in Scream 4 as it applies a element of a hidden identity within this film..

To summarise the analysis of Scream from Mise-En-Scene will contribute to my groups thriller sequence by influencing the different micro elements that are involved for example the low key lighting is what we as a group will take inspirations from and we will try to include this in our sequence to make it more conventional to the thriller genre also this adds the element of a anxiousness for the audience as it would be tough to see who the killer is when adding low key lighting into our groups thriller sequence. The research of Scream will help us into making the sequence better is that Scream is a famous thriller film and has a lot of different codes and conventions that we look to include in the sequence that we are creating such as the stereotypical blonde victim in the thriller sequence.