Monday, 28 November 2016
Font Analysis
Because I will be creating my own font for my film, I will include only SIMILAR fonts to the one I could possibly be creating in my audience questionnaire so my target audience can advice me on the font style to use.
Wednesday, 16 November 2016
My Film Title
Brief Synopsis:
A psychological thriller film set in a small village. When a young woman goes missing within this reclusive community, her sister begins receiving messages from her possible kidnapper. Unable to contact the police, she must play along with this kidnapper's mind games if it means finding her sister unharmed.
Film Titles:
A good film title is short and snappy so it is easily eye-catching on a poster and also sticks inside the viewer's head. Based on my synopsis, these are the titles of psychological thriller films with similar storylines:
- The Vanishing
- Gone Girl
- The Conspiracy
- Prisoners
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
All of these are short and to the point, they immediately give the viewer an idea of what the film is about. It should also be related to the genre of the film. Films like 'Saw' and 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' hint to blood and violence therefore are instantly recognisable as horror. My title must hint towards the mind or my synopsis about a missing person. Most film titles are around the central conflict of the film. 'The Vanishing' instantly tells us that the main conflict is a person going missing whereas 'Gone Girl' narrows this further by telling the audience a girl has gone missing. 'Prisoners' has a different effect because the centre of the plot is more about the father of one of the missing girls taking prisoner one of the suspects rather than finding the two girls that have gone missing.
Because a film title is very important and effects how the films comes across to the audience and how the marketing material will look, I will instead come up with a number of titles and then allow my target audience to choose the most effective one in my target audience questionnaire. These titles will be thought of based on my plot and genre, I will also be researching these titles to make sure no major films have the same title as that would cause problems for people looking to watch my film as they may get the two films confused.
My Film Title Ideas:
- Mind Games
- The Missing
- Pieces
- Finding Alice
- Breaking Down
- Wicked Games
A psychological thriller film set in a small village. When a young woman goes missing within this reclusive community, her sister begins receiving messages from her possible kidnapper. Unable to contact the police, she must play along with this kidnapper's mind games if it means finding her sister unharmed.
Film Titles:
A good film title is short and snappy so it is easily eye-catching on a poster and also sticks inside the viewer's head. Based on my synopsis, these are the titles of psychological thriller films with similar storylines:
- The Vanishing
- Gone Girl
- The Conspiracy
- Prisoners
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
All of these are short and to the point, they immediately give the viewer an idea of what the film is about. It should also be related to the genre of the film. Films like 'Saw' and 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' hint to blood and violence therefore are instantly recognisable as horror. My title must hint towards the mind or my synopsis about a missing person. Most film titles are around the central conflict of the film. 'The Vanishing' instantly tells us that the main conflict is a person going missing whereas 'Gone Girl' narrows this further by telling the audience a girl has gone missing. 'Prisoners' has a different effect because the centre of the plot is more about the father of one of the missing girls taking prisoner one of the suspects rather than finding the two girls that have gone missing.
Because a film title is very important and effects how the films comes across to the audience and how the marketing material will look, I will instead come up with a number of titles and then allow my target audience to choose the most effective one in my target audience questionnaire. These titles will be thought of based on my plot and genre, I will also be researching these titles to make sure no major films have the same title as that would cause problems for people looking to watch my film as they may get the two films confused.
My Film Title Ideas:
- Mind Games
- The Missing
- Pieces
- Finding Alice
- Breaking Down
- Wicked Games
Tuesday, 15 November 2016
Monday, 7 November 2016
Saturday, 5 November 2016
BBFC Age Classification
The British Board of Film Cassification (BBFC) is a non-governmental organisation responsible for film age classifications in the UK. Film classification is needed to protect children from unsuitable content within films and also gives viewers the opportunity to decide whether or not to watch a film based on its content.
The BBFC work by having two examiners watching a film for its theatrical release (one for DVD) and giving it both an age rating and short description of issues found within the film such as swearing or drugs so the viewer knows what they or their children are watching. Each age rating has its own standards of what is or is not allowed, BBFC give a film an age rating depending on whether it matches the criteria or not. A senior examiner will then confirm the two examiners' reccomendation and if they disagree with the rating, the film will be seen by other members of the board, include the chief executive and presidential team. Sometimes the BBFC will also take specialist advice on the legal acceptability of the film and whether it has any potential for harm.
The themes looked at include discrimination, drugs, horror, imitable behaviour, language, nudity, sex, and violence. Tone is also taken into consideration as often a horrific scene can be very different depending on whether its tone is also horrific. DVD and Blu-ray rating tends to be more strict than cinema release as home viewing is more accessible for underage viewers, this is why cinemas allow a 12A whereas a home release becomes a 12.
The BBFC work by having two examiners watching a film for its theatrical release (one for DVD) and giving it both an age rating and short description of issues found within the film such as swearing or drugs so the viewer knows what they or their children are watching. Each age rating has its own standards of what is or is not allowed, BBFC give a film an age rating depending on whether it matches the criteria or not. A senior examiner will then confirm the two examiners' reccomendation and if they disagree with the rating, the film will be seen by other members of the board, include the chief executive and presidential team. Sometimes the BBFC will also take specialist advice on the legal acceptability of the film and whether it has any potential for harm.
The themes looked at include discrimination, drugs, horror, imitable behaviour, language, nudity, sex, and violence. Tone is also taken into consideration as often a horrific scene can be very different depending on whether its tone is also horrific. DVD and Blu-ray rating tends to be more strict than cinema release as home viewing is more accessible for underage viewers, this is why cinemas allow a 12A whereas a home release becomes a 12.
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