We have previously established that the official age rating of our film is 15, so based on this our target audience should range from 15 - 18 year old, to find out what certain set of people would enjoy our film specifically (E.g. gender, interests) I have created a questionnaire in order to receive the required information, I shall read it to a chosen person whom after being explained the idea of our film shall have their response recorded.
1. Do you think that the narrative is something along the lines of what you would conventionally expect from a horror or a Slasher film?
2. Would this film appeal to the target audience?
3. Please explain your answer.
4. In a horror film, what aspects are important to an opening?
5. After watching the opening to this film would it convince you to continue watching the rest of the film?
6. Would you want to see lots of gore and violence in this film?
7. What elements would you like to see in a Horror/ Slasher film opening?
8. Do you have any suggestions of things to include in our Slasher film opening?
9. Are there any elements of our film opening that you feel we should not include?
10. Whom would you recommend this film to?
11. Why?
After the results of this questionnaire are collected I will make a judgement based on people's answers to choose a specific target audience in the not so distant future.
Monday, 1 December 2014
Age Certification of our film
After researching into the BBFC official guidelines regarding age I have come to the conclusion that the suitable age rating for our film is
After careful assessment it is clear that the specifications of a 15 rated film match that of out film, I will only post the specifications that relate to my film.
The official BBFC site says this in regards to language:
"There could potentially be a great deal. At 15 there is no upper limit on the number of uses of strong language (e.g. ‘f***’).
Occasionally there may be uses of the strongest terms (e.g. 'c***'), depending on the manner in which they are used, who is using the language, its frequency and any special contextual justification. However, continued or aggressive use will not normally be passed 15".
This works well with our film as we wish to include some obscene language in order to make the situation more realistic, as in stressful situations people tend to depend of vulgar language.
For violent scenes the BBFC website states this:
"Yes, at 15 violence may be strong. It should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury, however, and the strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable.
Strong sadistic violence is also unlikely to be acceptable".
This sums up our film pretty well, there should be brief moments of violence and only a short viewing of gore.
There is also a specification which explains the 15 rated specification on horrror:
"At 15 there can be strong threat and horror as long as there is no sustained focus on sadistic or sexualised threat".
Our film contains no form of sadistic or sexual threats (much to our relief), but the general threat in our horror is undeniably strong.
Also there is a part dedicated to the films influence on teens and what they can imitate from it:
"We consider the risk of potential harm to impressionable teenagers. For example, dangerous behaviour such as hanging, suicide and self-harming should not dwell on detail which could be copied.
Whether the depiction of easily accessible weapons is acceptable will depend on factors such as realism, context and setting".
The film features the use of weapons but not directly being used by the teenagers, there is no form of suicide or self harm, or anything that can give teens the impression to do so.
All information has been supplied from the official BBFC website for more information regarding it follow this link http://www.bbfc.co.uk/what-classification/15
Strong sadistic violence is also unlikely to be acceptable".
This sums up our film pretty well, there should be brief moments of violence and only a short viewing of gore.
There is also a specification which explains the 15 rated specification on horrror:
"At 15 there can be strong threat and horror as long as there is no sustained focus on sadistic or sexualised threat".
Our film contains no form of sadistic or sexual threats (much to our relief), but the general threat in our horror is undeniably strong.
Also there is a part dedicated to the films influence on teens and what they can imitate from it:
"We consider the risk of potential harm to impressionable teenagers. For example, dangerous behaviour such as hanging, suicide and self-harming should not dwell on detail which could be copied.
Whether the depiction of easily accessible weapons is acceptable will depend on factors such as realism, context and setting".
The film features the use of weapons but not directly being used by the teenagers, there is no form of suicide or self harm, or anything that can give teens the impression to do so.
All information has been supplied from the official BBFC website for more information regarding it follow this link http://www.bbfc.co.uk/what-classification/15
Thursday, 27 November 2014
Cast
Role - "jock"
Background information - Malachi has the least experience out of the cast, but is playing a jock, which means little emotion needs to be shown, we chose him as jock due to his physic, although Malachi played a key role in my preliminary film and is reliable, and very eager and optimistic to work with.
Role -"Geek"
Background information - Edward has performed man key roles in school musicals and is dedicated to his roles, also he lives close to the filming location and can be relied upon to arrive on time.
Currently working on his Drama A levels he is a very keen actor and often offers useful input and new ideas.
Role - "Drama queen"
Background information - Sophie has starred in many out of school performances, and has played roles similar to the one we set her therefore will be able to play her role to a adequate standard, she is very open minded to new ideas and is very passionate about acting, also lives in the close vicinity to the shooting location and will be very reliable to get hold of.
Role - Killer
Background information - Joe has acted as the antagonist in other performances and changes his mindset the act out the role very well, also his tall and slender figure is perfect size to make an intimidating fearful killer.
Joe takes pride in the roles he plays and can be relied upon to arrive on set without delay and with an enthusiastic working attitude.
Lighting
We are planning to film in 2 locations in the same area, this is useful as the natural lighting will be at a similar level in both places.
This plan shows the places where lighting equipment may be required, in the tunnel part of the filming area, perhaps in the last 2 filming locations on the trail, lighting would have to be quite primitive due to the lack of power supply and inconvenient terrain, primitive being a widespread torch without a direct obvious beam.
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| Key : Red - Path of characters Yellow - possible shooting spots Blue - good level lighting Pink - low level lighting |
Dialogue ideas
As I was put in charge of writing the script I thought it sensible to write a post on possible ideas and themes the script shall hold.
The dialogue of the characters should reflect the stereotypical roles we chose.
For example for the "geek" character will speak in a intellectual somewhat condescending tone, perhaps his tone will be fairly quiet and timid, although the personality for this character will be more emphasised by his Mise En Scene.
By far the most over ruling speaker will be the "drama queen" her dialogue will be melodramatic and loud, her actions will be light hearted and will constantly be seeking attention whilst acting somewhat aloof to the reaction of others.
The jock's dialogue will make him come across as rather arrogant, using harsh words and harsh terms, attempting to make him look more masculine in the face of danger, perhaps to mask his fear.
His dialogue will have to juxtapose that of the Geek, as they are sworn opposites and this should be emphasised.
A smart idea i thought could be to have the characters on their mobile phones for the majority of the scene, as it is a proven modern stereotype that teens spend far too long on their phones and this can be exploited, for a mocking effect against the teens and makes them seem ignorant to the present situation.
The dialogue of the characters should reflect the stereotypical roles we chose.
For example for the "geek" character will speak in a intellectual somewhat condescending tone, perhaps his tone will be fairly quiet and timid, although the personality for this character will be more emphasised by his Mise En Scene.
By far the most over ruling speaker will be the "drama queen" her dialogue will be melodramatic and loud, her actions will be light hearted and will constantly be seeking attention whilst acting somewhat aloof to the reaction of others.
The jock's dialogue will make him come across as rather arrogant, using harsh words and harsh terms, attempting to make him look more masculine in the face of danger, perhaps to mask his fear.
His dialogue will have to juxtapose that of the Geek, as they are sworn opposites and this should be emphasised.
A smart idea i thought could be to have the characters on their mobile phones for the majority of the scene, as it is a proven modern stereotype that teens spend far too long on their phones and this can be exploited, for a mocking effect against the teens and makes them seem ignorant to the present situation.
Set Roles
Alfie -
- Script writing
- Location permission
Charlotte -
- Risk assessment
- Target group/research
- Classification
Katie -
- Special effects
- Makeup
Shared group efforts -
-Storyboard
- Casting videos
- Test footage
- Call sheet
- Communication
- Script writing
- Location permission
Charlotte -
- Risk assessment
- Target group/research
- Classification
Katie -
- Special effects
- Makeup
Shared group efforts -
-Storyboard
- Casting videos
- Test footage
- Call sheet
- Communication
Tuesday, 25 November 2014
Props
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Cost - N/A (already have an axe in my possession)
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The train whistle will be worn around the killers neck as a iconic feature, it will also be used to create a non diagetic sound effect even before the killer appears.
It is a vintage style whistle and is a representation of the classic style and archaic ways of the antagonist.
Cost- N/A already owned
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