Media institutions

Age Rating.


I have used a website called BBFC to decide the age rating of our film.

This logo means suitable for all ages. It is impossible to upset a child but just to be safe ages four and over. Set with a positive moral framework and doesn't include any violence or horrific behavior.  Suitable for pre-school children to watch on there own. 

This logo means the film is suitable to audiences of the ages twelve or over. May upset children under the age of twelve or parents may not find material suitable for there child. Also an adult can take a younger child to go see the film on there own judgement, this isn't highly recommended though. No one younger then twelve can buy or rent a video or DVD classed as a 12 or a 12 and over. 

Suitable only for the ages fifteen or over. No one younger the fifteen may be a '15' film in a cinema, also no one younger then fifteen can buy or rent a DVD classified as a '15'

Suitable for only adults. No one under the age of eighteen may see an '18' film in a cinema, also they will not be allowed to rent or buy an '18' film. 

To be shown in only specially licensed cinemas or supplied in only licensed sex shops and only to adults that are eighteen years old and over. 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.





The reason for age restrictions is so people under the certain age cannot see the film as it would not be appropriate for them to watch it
Our film is going to be a 15.



The distributors of our film is going to be Working title and our production company is Echord.



The production company would fund our film

TITLES:
- Production Company (Echord Production)
- Highest Billing 
- (Jacob Wynn as Mr.Williams)
- (Anna Ashbarry as Katie Edwards)
- Title of the film
- Supporting Cast 
- Crew (Sound by Dom Williams)
- Produced by (Working Title)
- Director (Scott Taylor)


There isnt many films similar to ours however there is one its called Murder 101. Below is a link to the trailer 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWNR3UaokdQ

Mood Board

Titles

The whole purpose of the titles is to show the actors/actresses and all the people involved in the film.
It also gives you an idea of what the film will be about it will also tell you who directed the film, who produced it and the title of the film.
For this analysis I watched the opening sequence of the 2008 film HOSTAGE in the opening sequence it is all black and red which symbolizes Danger. the music is rather tense and it sounds as if it is leading up to something. All the pictures are animated and the people have guns and it shows the police which tells you straight away what the film will entail. The first title to come up is the distributors-then is the production company-then comes the director-then the main actor (Bruce Willis)-then the title-the the rest of the actors. The link to the opening sequence is below.


http://www.artofthetitle.com/2008/02/28/hostage/


For our titles we have gone for the black background with a red font to fit our crime thriller genre

The functions of an opening sequence in a crime film are designed to tell the audience the names of who is in the film and who helped organise and make the film. This sequence normally follows a set order.

The order is:

1. Producer
2. Highest billing
3. Director
4. Title
5. Actor
6. Cast
7. Crew
8. Final name
   
   
   

Conventions of a crime film

In our film the conventions of crime are
Murder
Police
Criminal
Detective
American Gangsta

The conventions of a crime films are:
1. The hero is an immigrant who dislikes his low status in life and wants more.
2. Unlike the Western, this story takes place in the big city. The wide open plains have been traded in for the seedy alleyways and wharves of the urban jungle.
3. The gangster can only gain power by taking it. It is survival of the fittest, and the only law is the law of the jungle.
4. The only loyalty the gangster feels is for his own immigrant roots.
5. Success is measured in material goods – flashy cars, expensive clothes, and mansions. Women are measures of success as well.
6. The hero’s antagonist is society, and the enforcers of the law. The police, the FBI, the CIA represent the enforcers of societal status quo.
7. The end justifies the means.

This is your typical Crime/Gangsta film

Preliminary task

In our prelim we had to film for 1minute a conversation between 2 people
I learnt about the 180 degree rule

Areas of improvement
• Better quality of filming
• Better camera angles

This is the link to our prelim task http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujNXa6S4zfk

Welcome

My name is Scott Taylor and I am studying media AS level and this is my blog. My blog will contain my research, planning, construction and evaluation.


Preliminary exercise: This is a continuity task involving filming and editing and demonstrating match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule.

Main task: The titles and opening of a new Crime fiction film, to last a maximum of two minutes.

Blog: This is to show my progress from my Research and Planning and the Construction of my Main Task.