Audience Ratings

There are a variety of different film ratings. These ratings decide whether the film is suitable for you and your family. Here are the different audience ratings from the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC):

'U' - Universal Suitable For All

A film classified as 'U' is suitable for all audiences aged four years and above. These types of films contain positivity and happiness with all encounters of danger balanced. Two examples of a 'U' film are 'The Incredibles' and 'A Bug's Life'.

'PG' - Parental Guidance

A film classified as a 'PG' is suitable for unaccompanied children of all ages, however parents are advised to consider whether the content is suitable as some scenes may be unsuitable for young children.  Two examples of a 'PG' film are 'Coraline' and 'Like Mike'.

'12' & '12A' - Suitable For 12 Years And Over

A film classified as a '12' or '12A' are suitable for children aged 12 and over although '12A' ratings only exist for cinema films. No one younger than 12 may see a '12A' film in the cinema unless accompanied by an adult although they are not recommended for children below 12. Two examples of '12' and '12A' films are 'Mean Girls' and 'Transformers'.

'15' - Suitable Only For 15 Years Or Over

A film classified as a '15' is only suitable for 15 year olds or over as it may contain some strong language, violence, sex, drug use, treats and so forth. The difference between a film rated '15' and '18' is that a film classified as a '15' may contain violence but not dwell on detail or be shown as sadistic or sexualised. Two examples of a '15' film are 'Kidulthood' and 'Boyz In The Hood'.


'18' - Suitable Only For Adults
A film classified as an '18' is only suitable for adults as it may contain strong language, violence, sex, drug use, treats and so forth. Two examples of an '18' film are 'Con Air' and 'Set It Off'

Rating My Film - "RELEASE DATE"
I would classify my film as a '15' due to the strong language, violence and drugs used and also because the main characters in the film are 17 years and above. 

My target audience would be teenagers aged 15-19 because the issues raised in the film relate closely to the lives of youths encountering real life events and also the language used such as 'slang' is commonly used by teenagers of this age group.

Preliminary Task

For my preliminary task, i had to film and edit a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down on a chair opposite another character in which he/she had to exchange a couple lines of dialogue. I had to use a variety of camera shots such as an over the shoulder shot, close up and two person shot. This task demonstrated match on action, a shot/reverse shot and the 180 degree rule. The purpose of the preliminary task was to help me gain knowledge and experience of filming so i could prepare to use my new skills in my main task.

Here is my preliminary task:

My preliminary task was about a young boy Jayde who owed Paige money. He was on his way to Paige's office to drop the money in a bag. When he got to the office Paige opened the bag to see some money was missing so she grabbed her gun and the scene ended with panicking Jayde trying to escape out a door twisting the handle.


When i was shooting my preliminary task i felt everything went well though I had to shoot it twice due to the volume button on the camera being turned off so I didn't pick up any sound. I found it a little hard when editing the preliminary task on the 'final cut' software as i was new to it.

180° Degree Rule

180° Degree Rule - Dark Knight

The 180° degree rule is a standard guideline in film making. It states that two characters should always have the same left/right relationship to each other. If the camera passes over the imaginary line connecting the two characters, this means you have broken the 180° degree rule. Here is a video explaining the 180° degree rule:

In the Batman film "The Dark Knight", the director Christopher Nolan chose to break the 180° rule in the interrogation scene between The Joker and Batman. This rule was broken to show the similarities between the characters of Batman and the Joker as Batman believes he is very different to The Joker. In addition, in the conversation Batman says "i have one rule" and The Joker replies "thats the rule you have to break". These phrases relate to the breaking off the 180° degree rule making it fit into the scene cleverly.

Initial Ideas

RELEASE DATE SCRIPT

OPENING TITLES

INT. JAYDES ROOM. AFTERNOON

JAYDE is looking at the bag of money having flashbacks of the previous year.

EXT. JAYDES FLASHBACK. NIGHT

JAYDE and THOMAS are running with police sirens following them.

THOMAS

Lets go man, quick bruv, move bruv, lets go bruv -

JAYDE

I knew I shouldn't of went with you you know -

THOMAS

Bruv I knew I should have never of brought you so lets go man

THOMAS

Argh fucking hell bruv, it's a dead end,fuck! Oi are you listening? take the bag

JAYDE

I can't take it

THOMAS

You will be good man, No trust me you will be good, yeah just stay here every things gonna be good

JAYDE

But –

INT. JAYDE ROOM. AFTERNOON

The flashback ends and JAYDE picks up the bag of money.

JAYDE walks out the door with a cutaway to prison bars and the film titles

Here is my groups brainstorm:

Our brainstorm included all the ideas which came together to form our main task. These ideas consisted of:

• The genre -  We decided to make a film based around crime, drugs and money so the genre was crime

• Similar Films - We decided to base our film on two similar films known as 'bullet boy' and '1day'. We wrote down quick ideas about the costumes and locations used in both films

Camera Shots And Film Analysis

Camera Shots  & Film Analysis From “Training Day”

The film “Training Day” uses a variety of different camera shots. I am going to analysis and point out the camera shots used from the 'card playing' scene. Here is the youtube link for the following scene:

In this scene the Mexican Gang are about to kill Jake (the good cop). This is a low angle shot because the camera is looking up at the Mexican Gang to show their high power and status. It is also a point of view shot as the audience are seeing through the eyes of Jake. This type of shot is done to draw the audience into the scene so we can relate to how the character may be feeling. 

In this scene Jake is sitting at the table with the Mexicans after finding out Alonzo (his partner) payed the Mexican Gang to kill him. This is a close up shot as the camera is focused only on Jakes face to show his emotion of fear. The cigarette smoke blowing across his face symbolises his thoughts and emotions as being unclear of what is happening and why Alonzo has left him for dead displaying him as having foggy thoughts. This type of shot is used so the audience can emphasis with the character more.

In this scene Jake is put in the bath and one of the Mexican Gang members hold a shot gun to his face to kill him. This shot is a close up of Jakes face showing us his fear as he is about to be killed. It is also a high angle shot as we are seeing through the eyes of the Mexican Gang. This type of shot shows us Jake has no power or status as we are looking down on him, it also draws the audience in so they can connect with him making it easier to feel his pain and suffering.

In this scene we see Jake looking out of the window helpless as he looks for his friend Alonzo. This is a medium close up shot. The audience are on the outside of the window suggesting Jake is trapped/locked in and there is no way out. This type of shot shows us how Jake is feeling in his current surroundings.




Camera Shots & Film Analysis From "1Day"

The film “1Day” uses a variety of different camera shots. I am going to analysis and point out the camera shots used from one of the scenes in the film. Here is the youtube link for the following scene:

In this scene Angel is threatening Flash because he hasn't got all the money he owes him. This is a two-shot close up of two characters. This shot shows the emotion of fear on Flash's face and the aggression on Angels face. This type of shot is used to show the audience how the characters are feeling in depth so they can relate to them, it is also a common shot used during conversations between two people.

 In this scene Angel has just threatened Flash telling him he will kill his family and burn down the house if he don't get the money he owes him. This shot is a close up of Flash showing us his emotion of fear, anger and pressure. It is also a over the shoulder shot as we can see over Angels shoulder. This type of shot is usually used during a conversation between two people giving the viewers perspective from another angle.

In this scene Flash is showing Angel the amount of drugs he has to sell. This is a cut-in shot as the camera starts off on Flash's face cutting in to him taking the drugs out of his trousers. This type of shot is used to show the importance of the drugs. Cut-in shots are used purely to show the importance of an object or to emphasis on an emotion, for example, hand movements may show nervousness.

This shot is shown after Flash enters his car suggesting he is going on a journey across the city. It is an establishing shot because its setting the scene for the audience so they know the film is set in the busy city of Birmingham. This shot suggests the main characters have busy lifestyles, and the city never sleeps. Establishing shots are used to show the audience the time and location of the film or scene.