The images above show a title timeline from the James bond film Casino Royale which is of the same genre that we have chosen for our film opening. Casino royal is a an action thriller adventure much like our film although we are just mainly focusing on the action thriller aspects. Completing a title timeline of a film from the same genre as our film means that I can get an idea of the order and how the credits role in these types of film. This means that we can create an accurate and realistic timeline for our film opening that matches those of real film openings.
Action Thriller- An Action Thriller uses physical action to create suspense within a film. much like a traditional Action film, this sub-genre will often have continuous motion and action . These scenes will contribute to the overall sense of danger that the protagonist is facing. The thriller element of this genre means that films are tense and often have enigma codes and twists within them.
Generic conventions in an action thriller include: Physical stunts, chases, fights, battles, races, blood, fast pace, Antagonist and Dramatic Music
We are doing a re-make of a film opening in order to get an idea of how the filming and editing of film openings work. Re-making a film opening which gives us experience and prepares us for when we make our own film opening. The re-make will allow us to see the content and how much narrative is involved in the first few minutes of a film so that we get an idea of what to put in our film opening to ensure that we don't put all the action in at the start. Doing a re-make of a film also means that we can look at when and where the titles appear on screen which helps us when planning our titles as it gives us an example of how they should look and match the genre and setting of the film.
The difference between independent and mainstream film opening
Mainstream
. Usually big budget Hollywood block busters
. The content and storyline of the film are often applicable to a wide variety of audiences
. High budgets mean lots of technology can be used to create high impact films e.g. CGI, Performance capture and Technical products that help to create thing like explosions and fires.
. Usually star big a list actors and actresses as they appeal to the audience compared to someone they may not have heard of in an independent film.
. Big budgets also mean lot of money for promotion and advertising which mean ,mainstream film are highly commercialised compared to independent film
Independent
. Budgets are not as big, so less promotion and advertising and less technology used so films aren't as big
. Usually has up and coming stars that aren't very big or well known
. Often aimed at more niche markets so storylines are more biased to specific groups of people
. Produced by lesser known institutions or is a product of a smaller production company funded by the mainstream institutions
Tuesday, 3 March 2015
Jelly Baby Activity
Above is a picture of the Jelly Baby activity we undertook during class. In this activity, we were given a pack of jelly babies some post it notes and a piece of paper with which we told to create our own film opening of a genre of our choice. We were able to use the jelly babies in order to represent people and objects as well as drawing on the post its. We carried out this activity so that we could experiment with genres and storylines. This activity helped us to use our imaginations and start to think about our own film opening so that we had some initial ideas when it comes to planning our film opening.
Post on different genres and how generic conventions are shown in film openings
Genre- a style or category of art, music, or literature
Within media and storytelling, there are different types of genre that the media can be. We have different genres so people can know what type of films they like and to know what type of films are the most popular. Genres of films help to give them identity, attract audiences and to sell the film.
The are three types of genre:
Major Genre: a dominant genre that is relatively obvious and easy to define or spot e.g. Horror, Western
Subgenre: A sub division that is very closely related to its major genre, subgenres define a specific major genre by refining it with an adjective e.g. Psychological Thriller, Spaghetti Western
Hybrid genre: a combination of two major genres that creates another type of film e.g., RomCom, Sci-Fi- horror
Generic conventions are similar features that occur in and define a genre e.g. spaceships in a science fiction film
Film certification involves the classification and
censorship of films.
Classification is when access to material is restricted due to age.
Censorship is the practice of cutting or preventing access to material.
There are different reasons as to why we have film
classification, these are:
Legal obligations this is to prevent material breaking the law
Protective, to protect audiences from items that may cause harm
Societal, this is to consider broader public opinion in mind with regard to language
The BBFC, which stands for the British Board of Film
Classification, was created in 1912 and is the company in charge of certifying
British film. However local councils in charge of cinemas have the power to
ignore their decisions and can pick the classification that they believe is
appropriate for the film. In 1984 a new law regarding The Video Recording Act,
was passed saying that the BBFC is in charge of classifying all videos for home
use.When classifying, the BBFC has to
note any dangerous or criminal activities on a video or DVD.
The BBFC works on several major principles in determining
the age rating of a given work:
Whether the material is in conflict with the
law, or has been created through the commission of a criminal offence
Whether the material, either on its own, or in
combination with other content of a similar nature, may cause any physical or
psychological harm at the age rating concerned.
The overall tone of a work may also affect the
final decision, if the work has a generally dark or unsettling tone that may
disturb the audience at that level, then it may receive a more restrictive
rating.
The main age rating
issues that need to be taken into account include:
Violence, Sex, Sexual Violence, Drugs, Horror, Imitable
Behaviour, Discrimination, Language
Knowing about film certification will help us when creating our film opening as it will help us when decide what age our film is suitable for. It will allow us to know what we can and cannot include in our film opening depending on the certification we chose for our film. Having knowledge on certification will also help going to watch a film as through using the certification I will be able to tell what will be included in the film and to what extent.
