Film Examples

Here is a number of films that fit in to the classifications. These descriptions are blurbs from the back of DVD cases.


U - Herbie Goes Bananas -
Set in exotic locations in Central America, the internationally renowned Herbie, everyone's favourite "love bug," demonstrates his special brand of "car-isma" and high-octane humor in this action-packed, stunt-filled comedy outing. The fun begins when Herbie sets sail for Rio de Janeiro's Grande Premio racing competition with his two new owners. En route, they get side tracked by a smuggling syndicate, pestered by a pint-sized pick pocket, and bullied by a raging bull. Laughter shifts into high gear in this zany Disney comedy!



PG - Cars -
Hot shot rookie race car Lightning McQueen is living life in the fast lane until he hits a detour on his way to the most important race of his life. Stranded in Radiator Springs, a forgotten town on the old Route 66, he meets Sally, Mater, Doc Hudson and a variety of quirky characters who help him discover that there's more to life than trophies and fame.







12 - Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire -
When Harry Potters name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools - The Triwizard Tournament. But since Harry never submitted his name for the Tournament, who did? Now Harry must confront a deadly dragon, fierce water deamonds and an enchanter maze only to find himself in the cruel grasp of He Who Must Not Be Named.





15 - Love Actually -
The hilarious Love Actually explores the ups and downs of relationships in the weeks building up to Christmas. Boyfriends & Girlfriends, Husbands & Wives, Fathers & Sons and Rock stars & Managers all combine to make Love Actually not just one story but ten very different ones. Because if you look hard enough you will find Love Actually is all around.







18 - Saw -
Awakening from a drugged stupor, Dr. Lawrence Gordon (Cary Elwes) finds himself chained to a pipe in a dingy bathroom, with another man (Leigh Whannell) in the same situation across the room. The men are the latest victims of the Jigsaw Killer, a maniac who uses elaborate traps to test his victims' dedication to life. Given six hours, a hacksaw, and a bullet, Dr. Gordon tries to figure out a way to freedom, hoping his kidnapped family (including Monica Potter) can survive the nightmare as well. Hot on the Jigsaw's trail is Detective David Tapp (Danny Glover), an equally as insane cop who was once the victim of the Jigsaw's evil scheme.

Film Classifications

The BBFC currently issues the following certificates. The category logos were introduced in early 2002, replacing the previous ones that had been in place since 1985.

	Universal	All ages admitted, there is nothing unsuitable for children.
	Parental Guidance	General viewing, but certain scenes may be unsuitable for children under 8.
	12A	Suitable for those aged 12 and over. Those aged under 12 are only admitted if accompanied by an adult at all times during the performance. (Replaced the standard 12 certificate for cinema releases in 2002.)
	12	Suitable only for those aged 12 and over. Nobody younger than 12 can rent or buy a 12 rated VHS, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, UMD or game. (Used for cinema as well before getting replaced by 12A in 2002)
	15	Suitable only for those aged 15 and over. Nobody younger than 15 can see a 15 film in a cinema. No-one younger than 15 can rent or buy a 15 rated VHS, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, UMD or game.
	18	Suitible only for adults. Nobody younger than 18 may see an 18 film in a cinema. No-one younger than 18 can rent or buy an 18 rated VHS, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, UMD or game.
	Restricted 18	For adults only. May only be shown at licensed cinemas or sold at sex shops, and only to people aged 18 or over.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Board_of_Film_Classification

Distribution & Exchange

Distribution means how a film is consumed by the audience, whether it be at the cinema, on DVD, VHS, Blu-Ray, Downloads, Pirate Copy, books, audiobooks, YouTube, online streaming, Theatre, Billboards, Posters, presentations, the radio, and even Twitter and Facebook.

Target Audience

A target audience or target group is the primary group of people who will consume a certain type of film. A target audience can be people of a certain age group, gender, nationalilty, religion etc. 'Without knowing the target audience, a company's advertising and the selling efforts can become difficult and very expensive.'

Now I will talk about the different types of target audiences.

Post Modernist - Post modernist viewers go to see films that have been remade from the original film. I believe that the older people would like these films as they may have seen the original and want to see it remade. For example, 'Scream', 'Buffy', 'Kill Bill', 'Star Wars' etc.

Hedonist- A Headonist viewer would go to see a certain movie to take risks etc. Headonists are purely devoted to their audience. A headonist would go to see films such as 'Saw films', 'Scary Movies', '3D Movies' etc.

Traditionalist - A traditionalist viewer will go to see movies they have always liked. For example Bambi, Peter Pan, 101 Dalmations, Toy Story etc.

Active - They choose to see the movie.

Passive - They experience the film accedentely. For example, going with a friend without knowing what the movie is.

Preferred - The audience that the movie is aimed at. For example Gender, Age etc.

Casino Royale OTS

This Hyperlink shows you the first scene in Casino Royale

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epxYm3OouQA

BBFC

The British Board of Film Classification is an independent, non-governmental body, which has classified cinema films since it was set up in 1912, and videos since the passing of the Video Recordings Act in 1984.

The British Board of Film Censors was set up in 1912 by the film industry as an independent body to bring a degree of uniformity to the classification of film nationally.

Statutory powers on film remain with the local councils, which may overrule any of the Board's decisions, passing films we reject, banning films we have passed, and even waiving cuts, instituting new ones, or altering categories for films exhibited under their own licensing jurisdiction.

Below is a link for the BBFC film Classification page

http://www.bbfc.co.uk/recent/index.php?media=film

Film Noir + Casino Royale

Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas. The term ‘Film Noir’ in English means ‘black or dark film’. Though the noir mode was originally identified among American productions, films now customarily described as noir have been made around the world. For example, the starting scene of James Bond – Casino Royale. Although the first Noir films were filmed in the early 1940’s, the black and white picture made a big deal to the emotion of the film. For example a scene from the Big Combo (1955). We see two silhouettes in the picture (not capturing their faces maybe to create mystery etc.) and smoke in the background (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BigComboTrailer.jpg) .

As we see at the beginning of Casino Royale, there is a lot of flashbacks. Film noirs tend to have unusually convoluted story lines, frequently involving flashbacks and other editing techniques that disrupt the narrative sequence. For example, the scene where Bond is fighting another character in the toilets. The flashback is shown clearly as the lighting has changed, and there is some dramatic music playing along with it to add tension.

Film noirs tended to use low-key lighting schemes producing stark light/dark contrasts and dramatic shadow patterning. The shadows of Venetian blinds or banister rods, cast upon an actor. For example, when we see a shot of the two characters in Casino Royale, the light is shone through the window (which includes Venetian blinds). The bad guy face is usually obscured by darkness - a relative rarity in conventional Hollywood moviemaking. Whereas as the good guys face (James Bond) is lit up almost completely. I think this is to capture the emotions on his face. Whereas the bad guys emotions would be more of a mystery. Film noir is also known for its use of Dutch angles, low-angle shots, and wide-angle lenses. Other devices of disorientation relatively common in film noir include shots of people reflected in one or more mirrors, shots through curved or frosted glass or other distorting objects. There aren’t a lot of different camera angles used in the opening scene of Casino Royale, however, when we first see Bond, it is through a mirror that the bad guy looks through. And for the rest of the scene, Bond is filmed with a low-angled shot to make him look more powerful. Also his posture makes him seem calm and more dominant than the other character.

Crime, usually murder, is an element of almost all film noirs. For example, the flashback of Bond and the other character fighting. We see this as a flashback as its change in colour with the other opening scene (to add suspense and maybe to separate the mood of the two scenes. At the end of the scene there is a murder where Bond kills the Bad guy with his own gun, this shows that Bond is thinking a few steps ahead of the other character (knowing where the bad guy keeps his gun etc.)

Introduction

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