British Board of Film Classification
A highly expert and experience regulator of the moving image.
The bbfc serves a social function iN society which is to advise and protect viewers from moving images.
Provide public information that empowers them (and parents) to make appropriate viewing decisions for themselves And those in their care.
They hep to protect vunerable viewers and society from the effects of viewing parentally harmful or unsuitable content while respecting adult freedom of choice.
Yes, i think spiderman is suitable for 12 year olds by themselves as through the fighting scene peter parker does defend himself. this shows that bullying isn't right so the children pick that up. they also wouldn't look into it with very deep so wouldn't understand that its happening. also as its just one fighting scene shows that its a one off so it isn't going to affect them so much.
No, knives are dangerous behavior and shouldn't be glamourised as its such accessible weapon. its 4 minutes so is quiet long and could be copied by children who look up to peter parker and watch spiderman.
In this lesson i learnt that there are so many classifications for lots of different films. I learnt about classifications which i hadn't heard of before.This helped me think about what classifications certain films are appropriate and there reasons for it. The lesson also made me think about how different people would interpret scenes that may be risky for the classification. When watching a spiderman scene it became evident that some people may be critical when allowing their children to watch certain films as the slightest thing could influence them.
Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Monday, 15 October 2012
Group Narrative Miss Georgiou
Rhianna's Narative
Themes: Phycological Thriller
Characters: Girlfriend
Boyfriend
Stalker
Setting: Stalker's home
Plot: The sequence opens with hands cutting up pictures of a good looking boy. The hands are easily identified as women's hands, and they are cutting very slowly and carefully. The hands stick the pictures into a photo album, which on the front cover says 'My lover'. On the wall behind the stalker is many pictures of the good looking boys girlfriend, with pins and darts in her face. The stalker goes into her draw, where she pulls out a knife, puts it in her bag and leaves the house.
Camera Shots + Editing:
Slow paced editing to create suspense and tension. Extreme close ups of hands and scissors. Also of the pictures, to show the intensity of the stalking.
I think that this would be a good idea and would look professional. Also it can lead to a long story line which is what we need as its the first 2 minute clip of a film. Also because the victim was a boy it goes again the conventions of a thriller film which will be more interesting for the audience to watch. As she leaves her house we don't know what's going to happen, this will lead the audience on and make them want to know what's happening since there is a good looking boy who they are drawn to and want to know more about him.
I think that this would be a good idea and would look professional. Also it can lead to a long story line which is what we need as its the first 2 minute clip of a film. Also because the victim was a boy it goes again the conventions of a thriller film which will be more interesting for the audience to watch. As she leaves her house we don't know what's going to happen, this will lead the audience on and make them want to know what's happening since there is a good looking boy who they are drawn to and want to know more about him.
Millie's Narrative
Themes: Haunting, teenage boy, trapped, Physiological thriller.
Characters:
Teenage boy
Spirit
Setting:
Dark shed, night- time, evening.
Plot: The opening would start with a boy running into a shed, looking distressed and pale. He sits in the shed, crouched down nearly crying.
He hears scratching and whispers, also a woman's scream.
He cries out 'stop', 'go away', writing on steamy windows 'I SPY'
Cut, scream, Cut
Blood on window, man hanging from ceiling. blood on floor.
'Tommy Ford's body was never discovered, His family moved from Essex and never returned. 10 years later The Smith family moved in'
Camera Shots + Editing
Quick cuts to fasten the pace of the sequence.
Point of view shots, panning around the room to show the whole room and that no one is around.
Extreme close up
Millie's narrative is a very good opening scene, its something which i haven't seen before in a thriller film which is really good and would get us a good grade. Where the new family moves in shows how you can make a full film on that and it would be fun to watch and evolve the secret of what happened. The villain has a hidden identity which is a convention of thriller films but also adds mystery which can be found by watching the full film. With low key lighting we'll be able to have more conventions of thriller films and make the audience for scared.
the problem with Millie's is that the victim is a boy which isn't conventional for thriller films, we are going against the conventions and hope that he is still vulnerable in the situation. also this is good as it can gain more audience and is a better film for it.
Aimee's Narrative
Themes: Haunting, teenage girls, trapped, Physiological thriller.Characters:
Teenage girls
SpiritSetting:
Hotel room, after prom
Teenage girls
SpiritSetting:
Hotel room, after prom
Plot: The opening would start with 4 girls coming back from their prom night and staying in a hotel. they thought it would b a good idea to do a ouiji board. Evil spirits come our of the board and killed 3 of them and 1 got away but then she starts getting haunted by these evil spirits.Camera Shots + Editing
Quick cuts to fasten the pace of the sequence.
Point of view shots, panning around the room to show the whole room and that no one is around.
Extreme close up
Aimee's narrative isn't a very good story-line with a long film after the 2 minute opening scene. this is conventional as well as their all girls which isn't going against the conventions and is also closely linked to another film called 'prom night' which is quiet similar. Its also set in quiet a known setting so would be gaining as many points as we could.
Rhianna's Narative
Themes: Phycological Thriller
Characters: Girlfriend
Boyfriend
Stalker
Setting: Stalker's home
Plot: The sequence opens with hands cutting up pictures of a good looking boy. The hands are easily identified as women's hands, and they are cutting very slowly and carefully. The hands stick the pictures into a photo album, which on the front cover says 'My lover'. On the wall behind the stalker is many pictures of the good looking boys girlfriend, with pins and darts in her face. The stalker goes into her draw, where she pulls out a knife, puts it in her bag and leaves the house.
Camera Shots + Editing:
Slow paced editing to create suspense and tension. Extreme close ups of hands and scissors. Also of the pictures, to show the intensity of the stalking.
Rhianna's narrative is conventional because it is a phycological thriller which will be easy for the target audience to relate to. Also the hidden antagonist at the beginning hides the identity so the audience are using their imagination. Also the fact that the sequence goes against the grain as the antagonist is a female.
The disadvantages of Rhianna's narrative is that the setting is not very eery or creepy, this could make the finish look immature and may not build enough tension for the audience. Also the darts in the victim has been done before and may be predictable.
After discussing, all four members decided to go with Narrative 1 which was my narrative. This is because we feel like it will have the most impact on the audience as it is a phycological thriller, putting the audience on edge and allowing them to relate to the situation. Also the unnatural happenings will create a very jumpy and eery effectThe low key lighting is conventional as it creates shadows and hides any lurking unknown characters.
Individual Narrative Miss Georgiou
Rhianna's Narative
Themes: Phycological Thriller
Characters: Girlfriend
Boyfriend
Stalker
Setting: Stalker's home
Plot: The sequence opens with hands cutting up pictures of a good looking boy. The hands are easily identified as women's hands, and they are cutting very slowly and carefully. The hands stick the pictures into a photo album, which on the front cover says 'My lover'. On the wall behind the stalker is many pictures of the good looking boys girlfriend, with pins and darts in her face. The stalker goes into her draw, where she pulls out a knife, puts it in her bag and leaves the house.
Camera Shots + Editing:
Slow paced editing to create suspense and tension. Extreme close ups of hands and scissors. Also of the pictures, to show the intensity of the stalking.
Wednesday, 3 October 2012
The Strangers Miss Frisenda
LO: to be able to identify how editing styles are used in the thriller genre and how sound enhances this.
How does editing inform the audience of the generic conventions of the film and enhance the tension within the scene with the use of sound?
According to the generic conventions of a thriller film the pace of the editing is normally slow. This convention is used in The Strangers and gives the audience a sense of tension as they are waiting for something to happen. At the beginning of the scene she is listening to music already which is fairly spooky itself. As it get interrupted by a loud knock which off-puts the actress. The camera shots stay quiet a long time in the position they are to hold the suspense of the audience and keep them on the edge of their seat. The sharp eery noise which is then presented in the track lets us know that something could be happening as its much louder noise than the noises we have heard before. It also starts of sounding a lot like a sharp knife being scraped which is used as a prop during the scene and is a convention of the thriller genre. It then starts to sound like a low pitch hum, which slows the pace down so it makes it easier for the audience to be shocked when there is a climax. We then hear the first word from the actress as 'hello', her voice sounds very timid which we see as scared and innocent. This also shows that she is the victim. As she is standing very close to the door and hasn't opened the door, we start to think that she doesn't actually know the people are outside trying to get in. Before they start having a conversation they doesn't appear to be any music playing. This lets the background noises become the center of attention and makes the film seem more real than it actually is. The sharp deep noise which sounds painful breaks the silence of the background noise and again makes you feel like the climax is soon approaching. The footsteps which we hear from behind the door make the actress nervous as we think they are coming closer to the door and maybe going to try to get closer to her. The loud lock of the door triggers some more loud music to be played. The editing during the scene as she is by the door stays in the same place so we can see everything thats going on inside the house. The change of camera shot to a long shot seems to be handheld which makes it seem more real, this is used quiet frequently throughout the clip And attracts the audience as we start to feel like we are actually in the house and feeling the nervous, scared feelings that she is experiencing. As we hear her typing numbers into the phone we still feel like we are there. As we listen to the conversation we notice her scared voice which we straight away feel for her as she talks to her friend ' james'. As the camera shows the view from outside the window we hear a eery noise which has been used regularly through the scene to keep the audience in suspense. Still during the whole clip we hear the background noise which makes the audience feel like they are in the film itself.
The close up of the fire alarm on the floor with the feet at the back shows how slow she is walking and how she is looking at it it shows how she didnt know it was there. With the conversation ending with the line cutting off we even more realise that something is not right. With the hidden identity of the antagonist, not only with the masks but with them not being in the clip it's a common thriller convention, we automatically feel scared with her. With more uses of background noise as the phone call ends leaves us in the film even more, noting what going on with the story and being there to 'support' her. Still the use of a handheld camera seems to make the audience think whether the 'stranger' is watching her or whether its like us watching her through the camera.
As a long shot is used to see everything in the frame we notice a white figure coming into the back of the screen which automatically draws us to it with the dark surroundings and low key lighting.
As you would think that now the villain is in the same room there would be a lot of noise from them we still hear nothing from them except the background noise of the tap running and her smoking her cigarette. The use of silence which is used very much during the whole clip really makes the audience feel like their involved in the movie as their isnt as much diagetic sound.
use of sound
use of silence
heavy breathing
timid voice
prop noises
lenght of shot of her head aerial
eery sounds - fire alarm alarm clock
How does editing inform the audience of the generic conventions of the film and enhance the tension within the scene with the use of sound?
According to the generic conventions of a thriller film the pace of the editing is normally slow. This convention is used in The Strangers and gives the audience a sense of tension as they are waiting for something to happen. At the beginning of the scene she is listening to music already which is fairly spooky itself. As it get interrupted by a loud knock which off-puts the actress. The camera shots stay quiet a long time in the position they are to hold the suspense of the audience and keep them on the edge of their seat. The sharp eery noise which is then presented in the track lets us know that something could be happening as its much louder noise than the noises we have heard before. It also starts of sounding a lot like a sharp knife being scraped which is used as a prop during the scene and is a convention of the thriller genre. It then starts to sound like a low pitch hum, which slows the pace down so it makes it easier for the audience to be shocked when there is a climax. We then hear the first word from the actress as 'hello', her voice sounds very timid which we see as scared and innocent. This also shows that she is the victim. As she is standing very close to the door and hasn't opened the door, we start to think that she doesn't actually know the people are outside trying to get in. Before they start having a conversation they doesn't appear to be any music playing. This lets the background noises become the center of attention and makes the film seem more real than it actually is. The sharp deep noise which sounds painful breaks the silence of the background noise and again makes you feel like the climax is soon approaching. The footsteps which we hear from behind the door make the actress nervous as we think they are coming closer to the door and maybe going to try to get closer to her. The loud lock of the door triggers some more loud music to be played. The editing during the scene as she is by the door stays in the same place so we can see everything thats going on inside the house. The change of camera shot to a long shot seems to be handheld which makes it seem more real, this is used quiet frequently throughout the clip And attracts the audience as we start to feel like we are actually in the house and feeling the nervous, scared feelings that she is experiencing. As we hear her typing numbers into the phone we still feel like we are there. As we listen to the conversation we notice her scared voice which we straight away feel for her as she talks to her friend ' james'. As the camera shows the view from outside the window we hear a eery noise which has been used regularly through the scene to keep the audience in suspense. Still during the whole clip we hear the background noise which makes the audience feel like they are in the film itself.
The close up of the fire alarm on the floor with the feet at the back shows how slow she is walking and how she is looking at it it shows how she didnt know it was there. With the conversation ending with the line cutting off we even more realise that something is not right. With the hidden identity of the antagonist, not only with the masks but with them not being in the clip it's a common thriller convention, we automatically feel scared with her. With more uses of background noise as the phone call ends leaves us in the film even more, noting what going on with the story and being there to 'support' her. Still the use of a handheld camera seems to make the audience think whether the 'stranger' is watching her or whether its like us watching her through the camera.
As a long shot is used to see everything in the frame we notice a white figure coming into the back of the screen which automatically draws us to it with the dark surroundings and low key lighting.
As you would think that now the villain is in the same room there would be a lot of noise from them we still hear nothing from them except the background noise of the tap running and her smoking her cigarette. The use of silence which is used very much during the whole clip really makes the audience feel like their involved in the movie as their isnt as much diagetic sound.
use of sound
use of silence
heavy breathing
timid voice
prop noises
lenght of shot of her head aerial
eery sounds - fire alarm alarm clock
Tuesday, 2 October 2012
Miss Frisenda Homework - Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred joseph Hitchcock was born on 13 august 1899 and
died on the 29 April 1980. He was an English film director and producer. He
pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres.
Some of the films he made were ‘the man who knew too much’ (1924) ‘murder!’
(1930) ‘psycho’ (1960) and his last film ‘family plot’ (1976).
Hitchcock is very well known for his silent films in which
he perfected his use of camera styles such as using the camera to move in a way
that mimics a person’s gaze, forcing viewers to engage in a form of voyeurism.
He made more than 50 feature films in hi six decades of
directing, often regarded as the greatest British filmmaker, ‘British daily
telegraph- unquestionably the greatest filmmaker to emerge from these islands.
Hitchcock did more than any director to shape modern cinema which would be
utterly different without him. His flair was narrative, cruelly withholding
crucial information and engaging the emotions of the audience like no one
else’.
In film criticism, auteur theory holds that a directors film
reflects the directors personal creative vision, as of they were the primary
auteur.
‘Alfred Hitchcock is one of the first names that comes to
mind when talking about auteur theory. His most famous films are vertigo,
psycho, the birds and rear window. Hitchcock’s story telling techniques were
renowned for their intelligent plots, witty dialogue and the smattering of
mystery and murder. He has been attributed with revolutionizing the thriller
genre. The reason for his success, however, was not the genre that he was
working in but rather the skill which he exhibited in the film-making. Ie, his
treatment of the subject in terms of the shots he uses and how he combines them
are more important than the genre. One of Hitchcock’s best known screen moments
is the terrifying shower scene in psycho. This show features 70 distinct shots
in less than 1 minute. They are fused together in such a way that it is
difficult to distinguish between the montage and the mise-en-scene.
Monday, 1 October 2012
Miss Georgiou 1/10/12
To be able to identify what a thriller film is
Codes and conventions of a thriller film
Low key lighting
Weapons
Shadows
Masks
Victims
Love triangle ending in murder
What is a thriller film?
Settings- unknown location
Editing timings change to match the scene
Iconography - weapons
Colour/ connotations of clothing
Suspense shock surprise
Low key lighting creates shadows
Sounds mirror the action
Presentations male villains
Female victims
Protagonist
Antagonist
A murder is a key theme
High camera angle shots
Hidden identity/ masks
Target audience- 15+
Male mostly
Saw
Dark at the beginning
Hidden identity of victim on the floor
Natural silences - makes situation feel real
Hidden identity of the man talking
Gun in dead mans hand
Unknown location
High camera shot at the dead man- shows how the killer had more power
All male victims-non conventional
Chained to the side and locked
I understand that saw is. Thriller film because of the conventions such as natural sounds, the hidden identities and the high camera shot of the dead man
Add natural noises and cover people's identity and the location
Use high camera shots of important things
Low key lighting
im doing my thriller analysis of Scream 2.
when there in the cinema and Maureen Evans and her boyfriend are going to watch the latest scream film, there is a packed cinema and most of them are wearing masks which cover their identity. this is a convention of a thriller film, which masks the murders face. with most of them dressed the same this also stop the villain being fund amongst a dark busy room. as they are in a cinema it is normally dark, which little lighting from the film itself. this is another convention which shows that the cover of darkness is when most things happen, which is why lots of thriller films have low key lighting. the shots are mostly mid shots, which show them while they are sitting down, this
saw is the sort of thriller i had imagined in my head with all the common conventions which stuck to the actual rules. i think it was sticking to easy ground whereas there are others which pushed themselves, but this is why saw is very popular. drawing the spider diagram made me aware of things i never thought could of been conventions but now have more to look out for while analysising a thriller film.
Codes and conventions of a thriller film
Low key lighting
Weapons
Shadows
Masks
Victims
Love triangle ending in murder
What is a thriller film?
Settings- unknown location
Editing timings change to match the scene
Iconography - weapons
Colour/ connotations of clothing
Suspense shock surprise
Low key lighting creates shadows
Sounds mirror the action
Presentations male villains
Female victims
Protagonist
Antagonist
A murder is a key theme
High camera angle shots
Hidden identity/ masks
Target audience- 15+
Male mostly
Saw
Dark at the beginning
Hidden identity of victim on the floor
Natural silences - makes situation feel real
Hidden identity of the man talking
Gun in dead mans hand
Unknown location
High camera shot at the dead man- shows how the killer had more power
All male victims-non conventional
Chained to the side and locked
I understand that saw is. Thriller film because of the conventions such as natural sounds, the hidden identities and the high camera shot of the dead man
Add natural noises and cover people's identity and the location
Use high camera shots of important things
Low key lighting
im doing my thriller analysis of Scream 2.
when there in the cinema and Maureen Evans and her boyfriend are going to watch the latest scream film, there is a packed cinema and most of them are wearing masks which cover their identity. this is a convention of a thriller film, which masks the murders face. with most of them dressed the same this also stop the villain being fund amongst a dark busy room. as they are in a cinema it is normally dark, which little lighting from the film itself. this is another convention which shows that the cover of darkness is when most things happen, which is why lots of thriller films have low key lighting. the shots are mostly mid shots, which show them while they are sitting down, this
saw is the sort of thriller i had imagined in my head with all the common conventions which stuck to the actual rules. i think it was sticking to easy ground whereas there are others which pushed themselves, but this is why saw is very popular. drawing the spider diagram made me aware of things i never thought could of been conventions but now have more to look out for while analysising a thriller film.
Miss frisenda 1/10/12
No country for old men
i thought this lesson helped me alot, as i was learning lots of different conventions from other pupils which i didnt know, this made me analyse another film better than what i had before. 'no country for old men' isnt like any other thriller film i have seen which aswell made me learn that not all thriller films are dark outside which made me have new understandings of what they can consist of.
Learning objectives- I will be able to identify three camera shots, three types of editing and two features of mise-en-scene and make links with the genres conventions.
Settings
Camerawork
Editing
Characters/clothing
Sequence of events
Simple picture of surroundings so you pay attention to the voice over
Don't see who the villain is
Long shot of the long road
Events
Landscape-extreme shot
'See you in he'll in 15 mins' goes against conventions
Landscape delicate and peaceful - then someone's arrested
Handcuffs are used to contain someone but he's going against them
Bathroom to wash evidence but leaves handcuffs in sink - not bothered about being caught again- doesn't concern him
Antagonist smile goes against his psychotic behaviour
Characters
Turns head away from camera as he's about to get in car - creates mystery
Villain dressed in black shows mystery and fear
Tone of voice - calm and polite - creepy - controlled, he knows what he's doing
Final victim and villain same height - they have the same authority - police was smaller then villain shows villain has more power
When police officer is being murdered, villain is positioned higher which represents the power he has over officer
In the police station there was no one else there which is a convention of a thriller film
Camerawork
Establishing shot - showed location of murder which is unfamiliar - shows mystery of setting
Close up - emotion make audience feel how they feel
Low angle of police car, shows how character superior and has more power
Target audience - 15+ after watershed as it contains blood
Editing
Voice over mentioned he had killed before
Pace is slow when he's killing the man
Slow pace when he's walking behind policeman, we don't know what he's going to do, make us suspicious - officer doesn't know he's going to attack
Editing/cuts at the beginning of the landscape shots
Feeds reader what he's life is about and what he's going to do
Setting
Rural and deserted place - makes hard for victim to live
Let's audience think of escape cos there isolated - convention
A start fields are quiet intimidating - victims are vulnerable
Doesn't meet humans needs - police station is old fashioned and officer is unaquipted
Everything seems dead and dry - resembles killings
Doesn't communicate - him being trapped their with villains
i thought this lesson helped me alot, as i was learning lots of different conventions from other pupils which i didnt know, this made me analyse another film better than what i had before. 'no country for old men' isnt like any other thriller film i have seen which aswell made me learn that not all thriller films are dark outside which made me have new understandings of what they can consist of.
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