Research Into Titles

Resarch Into Titles

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Preliminary Video

Group Questionaire

What’s your favourite genre? (circle your answer)

· Horror
· Comedy
· Romantic
· Action


What’s your favourite film? (please write in the space below)

Do you like your opening scene to...? (circle your answer)

· Give great detail into characters
· Start a dramatic event (death, action or fight)
· Slow build up to a main event in the film
· Show a event then go back in time to see the build up of the event
· To set the scene


What is your age? (so we know our target audience- write below)



Are you male or female? (so we know our target audience -  write below)

We will hand out this questionaire to the general public which will give us an insite into what our target audience will be and what our movie genre will be.

Please fill in, we would like as much analysis as possible.

Information On The BBFC

Since 1912, the British Board Classification has been classifying cinema films. It has also been classifying DVD’s and videos since 1984.

Cinema

The organisation was set up to bring a degree of uniformity to the classification of film nationally. Although this organisation has been set up, the local councils may still overrule the BBFC’s decisions, like passing films that they reject, or banning films they deem acceptable.

Finances

The BBFC is a not for profit organisation,  its fees are adjusted to cover is required costs. The BBFC has never received subsidies from either the government or film industry in order to preserve its independence.

Ratings

Suitable for all

Its not possible to tell what may upset a child, but a 'U' film should be suitable for children 4 and over. There should be a counterbalance which is reassuring to the viewer if any violence, horror or threat is used; It should be suitable for the child to watch alone this will be notified by the consumer advice.


Parental Guidance

This is general viewing as this as children unaccompanied by an adult can watch, but it should not be able to disturb a child eight and older as there may be inappropriate scenes in the film.

Suitable for 12 years and over

These are the same criteria certifcate as anyone 12 and over can watch the film, as it would be suggested not appropriate for a child under 12 years old, even the parents may find the film unsuitable for there child.
'12A' category is used only for cinema films, as no one younger then 12 may see a film rated 12A unless they are accompanied by an adult;There parent may take tehre child to watch a 12A if they are younger then 12 but this entirely up to the parents judgment.
'12' catergory only exsists for videos as no one younger the 12 is able to rent a dvd or buy a dvd rated '12'.

Suitable only for 15 years or over

A film rated '15' means that no one younger than 15 is able to go and watch the film in the cinemam, this is the same in shops as they are not able to rent or buy a dvd if they are younger then the certficate e.g. '15'


Suitable only for adults

A film rated '18' means that you not able to watch the film in the cinema if you not older or equal to 18, shops will ask to ID you if you try to buy a '18' DVD if you do not look old enough.

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 rating 'R18' is a special and legally restricted certificate that is only used in specially licensed cinemas, the content of this rating would be of 'sex' or strong fetish material. Licensed shops may sell 'R18' films but they may not send them by mail order.

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By Joe, Mat, Alex & Gina

Analising Film Openings

The hangover
The film opening to the hangover starts off with showing us the wedding venue and the bride worrying about where her husband to be is. The opening the goes onto a Close-up of a man on the phone, the man says the Bachelor party got out of the control and they 'F***ed up' and lost the man who is due to be getting married. He then says the wedding will probably not happen. The titles then start and it makes you want to carry on watching in suspence to know what happened that may make the wedding not happen, and where the lost man actually is.

Step-brothers

The opening sequence of 'Step-brothers' shows a women and her son at home, and then a man and his son at home. It then cuts to the man and women meeting in what seems to be a work conference. I think this is shown to show the two families coming together which makes the viewer want to keep watching to find out what will happen.

Codes and conventions in Media

The codes and conventions in media can be separated into 3 distinct groups -
- Technical (camera techniques & shots),
- Symbolic (ie clothing, colours)
- Written and audio (music etc).
These give the film meaning and determine the response of the viewer. They can be used as a basis for simple film analysis.

Codes and conventions: the familiar and predictable forms and techniques used by the media to show a wanted impression. Code include the special devices of an individual media, such as camera angles, lighting and special effects. Conventions are the typical plot and elements including conflicts and resolutions of a particular medium.