BBFC

 BBFC

The British Board of Film Classification is an independent, non-governmental body which has classified cinema films since it was set up in 1912 and videos/ DVDs since the Video Recordings Act was passed in 1984.

Cinema

The British Board of Film Censors was set up in 1912 by the film industry as an independent body to bring a degree of uniformity to the classification of film nationally.

Statutory powers on film remain with the local councils, which may overrule any of the BBFC’s decisions, passing films we reject, banning films we have passed, and even waiving cuts, instituting new ones, or altering categories for films exhibited under their own licensing jurisdiction.

Video

In 1984 Parliament passed the Video Recordings Act. This act stated that, subject to certain exemptions, video recordings offered for sale or hire commercially in the UK must be classified by an authority designated by the Secretary of State. The President and Vice Presidents of the BBFC were so designated, and charged with applying the new test of ‘suitability for viewing in the home’. At this point the Board’s title was changed to the British Board of Film Classification to reflect the fact that classification plays a far larger part in the BBFC’s work than censorship.

Finances

The BBFC is a not for profit organisation, and its fees are adjusted only as required to cover its costs. In order to preserve its independence, the BBFC has never received subsidies from either the film industry or the government. Its income is derived solely from the fees it charges for its services, calculated by measuring the running time of films or DVDs submitted for classification. The tariff must be approved by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Film Certificate Research

 UK FILM CERTIFICATES

Suitable for all

It is impossible to predict what might upset any particular child. But a ‘U’ film should be suitable for audiences aged four years and over. ‘U’ films should be set within a positive moral framework and should offer reassuring counterbalances to any violence, threat or horror.

If a work is particularly suitable for a pre-school child to view alone, this will be indicated in the Consumer Advice.

Parental Guidance

General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children.

Unaccompanied children of any age may watch. A ‘PG’ film should not disturb a child aged around eight or older. However, parents are advised to consider whether the content may upset younger or more sensitive children.

Suitable for 12 years and over

Exactly the same criteria are used to classify works at ‘12A’ and ‘12’. These categories are awarded where the material is suitable, in general, only for those aged 12 and over. Works classified at these categories may upset children under 12 or contain material which many parents will find unsuitable for them.

The ‘12A’ category exists only for cinema films. No one younger than 12 may see a ‘12A’ film in a cinema unless accompanied by an adult, and films classified ‘12A’ are not recommended for a child below 12. An adult may take a younger child if, in their judgement, the film is suitable for that particular child. In such circumstances, responsibility for allowing a child under 12 to view lies with the accompanying adult.

The ‘12’ category exists only for video works. No one younger than 12 may rent or buy a ‘12’ rated video work.

Suitable only for 15 years or over

No-one younger than 15 may see a ‘15’ film in a cinema. No-one younger than 15 may rent or buy a ‘15’ rated video work.

Suitable only for adults

No-one younger than 18 may see an ‘18’ film in a cinema. No-one younger than 18 may rent or buy an ‘18’ rated video work.

To be shown only in specially licensed cinemas, or supplied only in licensed sex shops, and to adults of not less than 18 years.

The ‘R18’ category is a special and legally restricted classification primarily for explicit works of consenting sex or strong fetish material involving adults. Films may only be shown to adults in specially licensed cinemas, and video works may be supplied to adults only in licensed sex shops. ‘R18’ videos may not be supplied by mail order.

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Distribution

Film distribution

The Code + Conventions Of A Teen Horror

Nightmare On Elm Street

TITLING

The opening 2 minutes of the movie the titles are written in white text over a black background this helps the titles stand out, this also makes the audience notice the text and movie amongst the black background. When the scene finishes, the title to the movie appears as the movie comes into full screen. The title is presented at the centre of the screen which allows the audience to concentrate on the title. The  title, “A NIGHTMARE” is written in a red bold font, and is displayed in a unusual, scary font which relates to the genre of the movie, in other words horror. The other part of the title, “ON ELM STREET” is written over the bold titles. The writing is written in a skinny, white pale font which also allows the writing to stand out and be noticed by the viewer. The titles of the main characters/actors/cast are then presented over the rest of the opening sequence to the movie. The title are displayed in white text so that they are able to stand out but are written at the sides of the shot so that the audience can also still focus on the opening to the movie, yet there written backwards which makes the text standout at the same time.

CAMERA MOVEMENT

We see many close up shots of the girls hands creating something, however we only get to see her over a minute in to the scene, the first time in which we get to see the girls face is when the camera zooms in from a behind shot of the lonely girl. They do this shot of the girl in order to add tension and gives the viewer the feel that something may be creeping up from behind her which creates alot of paranoia. Tracking shots are also used in the opening of the shot to also give the audience the feel that something may be following or looking at her. Alot of panning shots are also used from different angles which gives the viewer that the young victim is being watched by something.

FRAMING OF SHOTS

The 2 minute opening of the movie has a number of close up shots which are used so that the character is kept a mystery for the first minute and so that the background are also kept hidden from the audience. An extreme long shot is used which allows the audience to see the surroundings of the girl. Some mid shots are also taken of the girl when the tracking shots are also used. This makes the audience the feel that the character who could be watching her could pounce at any minute.

MISE EN SCENE

Mis en scene is used throughout the scene to show the genre of this movie. The victim is a typical victim in a horror movie slim, young, blonde and female. The girl also is dressed in a white dress which buttons up to the neck line of the character. This represents the purity and the innocence of the girl victim. We don't get to see much in the 2 minutes only of the character crating something with glue and newspaper, which represents childhood and innocence as well.

SCREAM OPENING ANALYSIS 2 MINUTES

TITLING
In the title of scream its white and then it transacts into a red title, which is associated with blood and gore and a black back round which is normally associated with death, the size of the font makes it fit the screen, and when it transacts into red the speed of the titles makes the viewer seem as if its going to be jumpy or horrific as it makes it more spooky. 

CAMERA MOVEMENT 

Zooming is used throughout the scene to engage the audience into the movie. Zooming is used on a lot of clips to allow the audience to see the facial expressions of the young girl. Tracking is also used a lot the begging scenes as the character begins to lock herself into the house as she is scared and paranoid. Tacking is used to follow her movement throughout the location. Paranoia and tension could also be used here as we don't know what's going to happen next or whether the killer will be next. This is used at the point from where an extreme long shot is taken so that the audience is able to notice the background of the young girl.
FRAMING OF SHOT

The opening sequence of scream begins with mid shot. The movies starts with the character speaking of the phone this makes the audience see that she's talking to a stranger on the phone which represents her as being young and un-responsible. At 1:14 there's a tilt up to down camera shot from the outside of the house, it shows a swing slowly rocking by the wind which shows loneliness, there is also an extreme long shot this makes the audience to notice that the house is alone which show that she is alone. Also the shot of the house is taken far away which could represent to the audience that something may be in the background. In the end of the opening sequence, close ups are used a lot to show the facial expression shown by the character, this shows her scared reaction.
MISE-EN-SCENE
Mis-en-scene is used throughout the scene to represent the genre and age of the movie, but also to show the aloneness of the house and the innocence of the female character. The character is a typical victim blonde, young, and alone female it is important in representing these main features of a victim in a horror movie. The female character is also dressed in a white dress which buttons all the way up to the neck line. This is extreamly important as it is used to represent innocence of the young female character.
EDITING DIRECTIONS
In the first 2minutes of scream the editing is used as the shot fades out so that the title is able to rise to the centre of the shot. The cutting of the shots begin the get faster in order to help build tension this creates a fast rhythm whilst doing this. 

TITLING

Titling

HORROR GENRES

Horror genres

sub genres

Codes And Conventions Of A Horror

MEDIA AUDIENCE QUESTIONARE

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mysterious fog/smoke research

In this trailer there are a few shots of actors in smoke, this makes it alot more mysterious. We have decided that this is a good idea, and will save us buying extra costumes and eye contacts as you wont be able to see the actor.
From this we had an idea of a little girl on a road with mysterious smoke/fog, and whilst this is happening to let the child sing a nusery rhyme, and then in the rest of the film mabey the sound track of that song. We thought we could get a girl or boy from one of the years (most likely year 7) to do this. We like the idea of an abandoned playground as it gives us that horrific feeling, of a playground being haunted or alone - which shows that its the end of the world mabey? We also like the slow and short noises in the backround that remind us of the zombies shouting , which usually makes the watcher scared more.

Paranormal Activitys

- shows ways of filming by camera or cctv

Chronicle Trailer 2012

Three high school friends gain superpowers after making an incredible discovery. Soon, though, they find their lives spinning out of control and their bond tested as they embrace their darker sides.

Coursework schedule

End of Week 1: 
Treatment, script and storyboard complete. 

End of Week 2: 
Shooting schedule planned, locations found and permissions obtained, costumes obtained, equipment list completed. Research & Planning blog to be complete and handed in for marking. 

End of Week 3: 
Filming to have started. 

End of Week 4: 
Filming to have been completed and editing to have started. 

End of Week 5: 
Filming and editing both completed and film handed in. 

Week 5 and Easter Holidays: 
Evaluating blog to be completed.

Cindabella

We did this task to practice our editing, and to know how we are going to plan our coursework better than we did for this one.

Research

Research

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Teen Horror

Teen horror

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Preliminary Task

28 Weeks Later

In the country nearby London, Don, his wife Alice and a few survivors live hidden in a farmhouse. When infected people break in the house, Don panics and does not help his wife to escape, running away and leaving Alice trapped inside the room. Twenty eight weeks after the outbreak that annihilated the population of Great Britain, London is considered safe and the British survivors return under the coordination of the American Army, that keeps the city under permanent surveillance. The teenager Tammy and her younger brother Andy travel back from Spain to live with their father Don in London. They miss their mother and decide to escape to their old house to retrieve pictures and some other personal belongings. However, they find Alice surprisingly alive and the Army brings her to the base. After some blood test, the biologist Scarlet discovers that Alice is a carrier of the lethal virus and somehow has immunity to it.. But not everything goes to plan

28 Days Later

Animal activists invade a laboratory with the intention of releasing chimpanzees that are undergoing experimentation, infected by a virus -a virus that causes rage. The naive activists ignore the pleas of a scientist to keep the cages locked, with disastrous results. Twenty-eight days later, our protagonist, Jim, wakes up from a coma, alone, in an abandoned hospital. He begins to seek out anyone else to find London is deserted, apparently without a living soul. After finding a church, which had become inhabited by zombie like humans intent on his demise, he runs for his life. Selena and Mark rescue him from the horde and bring him up to date on the mass carnage and horror as all of London tore itself apart. This is a tale of survival and ultimately, heroics, with nice subtext about mankind's savage nature

Shaun Of The Dead

This is a comedy / horror about zombies attacking two people, who normally live on their sofa.

Zombieland

A comedy / horror about a group of people fighting againsts zombies

World War Z

A mystery disease spread everywhere, and they didn't know what it was, told by survivors, noone knew what was really happening, the media or government were lying so nobody knew, it the turned into madness, they wasn't enough weapons to stop them, they tried to evacuate the cities but they couldn't it was to late, they then made sure that life would carried on so they killed everything on the streets. 

Zone Of The Dead

They must fight with a dangerous prisoner for any chance of surviving.

Devil Playground

A British film, Cole's chasing the one person who can stop this madness  as they have a cure to stop the zombies attacking, an immense film with the sport free running in it.

Dead Snow

When a group of students decide to go on a holiday to a ski trip, however they find something they wasn't expecting to, as they didn't research the area up. Where they are staying is a old place where the Nazis were, and they come back from the dead as zombies. They now have to fight to get away from them.

Dead EXIT

Here is a link to the film Dead EXIT, its a film based on the survivors rushing to the final evacuation point. But when arriving to the evacuation point, the survivors realize their situation is worse than accepted. Left behind and abandoned by the authorities, the three survivors must deal with the multitude of ravenous undead just steps behind them.