AUDIENCE RESEARCH - BBFC WEBSITE - 2014 GUIDELINES

U - UNIVERSAL FOR ALL

A U rated film should be appropriate for children for the age of four and up. 

Discrimination: Discriminatori language / behaviour is unlikely in a U rated film.

Drugs: References to drug misuse/ illegal use of drugs must be minimal and must be an educational purpose or induce an anti drug message. 

Imitable behaviour: Dangerous behaviour that children could potentially copy must be disapproved of. 

Language: Bad language is avoided, only minimal of very mild bad language .

Nudity: Only occasional with no sexual content.

Sex: Only mild sexual behaviour such as kissing

Threat: Scary or unsettling sequences should be mild with a reassuring outcome. 

Violence: Mild violence may be accepted if it is justified by context.

 PG - Parental Guidance 

A PG rated film, should be appropriate for children from the age of 8 and up. 

Discrimination: Discriminatory language is very unlikely to be accepted unless it is disapproving of or in an educational context. 

Drugs: Drug references must carry an anti drug message.

Imitate behaviour: No detail of potentially dangerous behaviour that children are likely to copy if that behaviour is presented as fun. 

Nudity: May be nudity with no sexual content.

Sex: Sexual content may be implied frequently through the use of innudenos and mild references only.

Threat: Sequences in which characters are in danger should not be prolonged.

Violence: May be moderate violence without detail if justified by the context.

12/12A: Contain material that is not deemed as appropriate for children under the age of 12. No one under12 is able to see a 12A film in a cinema unless accompanied by an adult. 

Discrimination: Discriminatory language must not be endorsed by the work as a whole. 

Drugs: Misuse of drugs should be infrequent.

Imitate behaviour: No promotion of dangerous behaviour that children might copy. 

Language: Moderate language

Nudity: May be nudity, although sexual content it must be brief and discreet. 

Sex: Sexual activity may be discreetly portrayed.

Threat: May be some pyscholigial threat and horror sequences. Some scenes may be disturbing but the overall tone shouldn't be. 

Violence: May be moderate violence but it should not dwell on detail. Occasional gory moments may be permitted if justified by the context. 

15: Suitable for only 15 years or older. No one younger than 15 can see a 15 film in the cinema. 

Discrimination: Overall, the work must not endorse discriminatory behaviour, all though there may be discriminatory themes. 

Drugs: Drugs may be present although, should not be overall promoted.

Imitable behaviour: Dangerous behaviour should not dwell on detail with could be copied. 

Language: May be strong language 

Nudity: No constraints nudity on nudity in non sexual manner, may be nudity in a sexual manner usually without strong detail. 

Sex: Sexually activity may be present, usually without strong detail. 

Threat: May be strong threat and horror. 

Violence: Violence may be strong but should not dwell on the infliction of pain.

18: Suitable for adults only. No one younger than 18 may see an 18 film in the cinema. 

Adults are free to choose their own entertainment. Sexually explicit containing clear images which be categorised as an 18R. 

MAKING IT RELEVANT TO OUR THRILLER: 

- Our thriller is likely to me rated as a 15. This is because in oder for a film to be a 15, it may include strong threat, allowing us to communicate the idea of a psychological thriller. This also allows us to include more detail throughout our work. An advantage of having our thriller rated a 15, is that we would then have a more mature audience.

GROUP RESEARCH: Audience profile

Millie Ezzeldin

1.How old are you? 17

2. Are you male/female? female

3.How often do you watch thriller films? Twice every three weeks.

4. What is your favourite sub-genre? Psychological

5. What are the three main things you would want in a thriller opening? something to grab your attention, good soundtrack and a interesting setting. 

6. What is your favourite thriller film? Gone Girl 

7.Where is your favourite place to shop? Topshop, MAC, JD, Foot asylum and Benefit.

8. What are your hobbies? sleeping, running, seeing my friends.

9.What is your All time favourite film? Coach Carter.

10. what do you believe makes and breaks a film? A good story line - bad ending. 

Julie Gilbert

1.How old are you? 47

2. Are you male/female? female

3.How often do you watch thriller films? once a week.

4. What is your favourite sub-genre? Psychological

5. What are the three main things you would want in a thriller opening? A Big event, a sense of the unknown and twists and turns.

6. What is your favourite thriller film?  Memento.

7.Where is your favourite place to shop?  Zara and Topshop.

8. What are your hobbies? Running, teaching aerobics and interior design.

9.What is your All time favourite film?  Gladiator

10. what do you believe makes and breaks a film?  Storyline/ acting - bad ending.


Simon Gilbert

1.How old are you?  49.

2. Are you male/female? male

3.How often do you watch thriller films? Twice a week.

4. What is your favourite sub-genre? Psychological/action

5. What are the three main things you would want in a thriller opening? intrigue , action and beginning of a good plot.

6. What is your favourite thriller film? Broken.

7.Where is your favourite place to shop?  Wicks , tool station and screwfix.

8. What are your hobbies? watching tv/films and sport.

9.What is your All time favourite film?  Shawshank Redemption.

10. what do you believe makes and breaks a film? Good writing - poor ending.

Jamal Graffi

1.How old are you?  18

2. Are you male/female? male

3.How often do you watch thriller films?  Once a month. 

4. What is your favourite sub-genre?  comedy. 

5. What are the three main things you would want in a thriller opening? Set the scene , establish the protagonist and a good soundtrack. 

6. What is your favourite thriller film?  Focus.

7.Where is your favourite place to shop?   Diesel ,  Zara , G star , size.

8. What are your hobbies?  Basketball, and going out with friends. 

9.What is your All time favourite film?    Paid in full. 

10. what do you believe makes and breaks a film?  plot- bad acting.  

REASERCH: Lauren's thriller plots

Zodiac:

In the late 1960s and 1970s, fear grips the city of San Francisco as a serial killer called Zodiac stalks its residents. Investigators (Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards) and reporters (Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr.) become obsessed with learning the killer's identity and bringing him to justice. Meanwhile, Zodiac claims victim after victim and taunts the authorities with cryptic messages, cyphers and menacing phone calls

The sixth sense:

Malcom Crowe (Bruce Willis)is a child psychologist who receives an award on the same night that he is visited by a very unhappy ex-patient. After this encounter, Crowe takes on the task of curing a young boy with the same ills as the ex-patient (Donnie Wahlberg) . This boy "sees dead people". Crowe spends a lot of time with the boy much to the dismay of his wife (Olivia Williams). Cole's mom (Toni Collette) is at her wit's end with what to do about her son's increasing problems. Crowe is the boy's only hope.      

Inception:

Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a thief with the rare ability to enter people's dreams and steal their secrets from their subconscious. His skill has made him a hot commodity in the world of corporate espionage but has also cost him everything he loves. Cobb gets a chance at redemption when he is offered a seemingly impossible task: Plant an idea in someone's mind. If he succeeds, it will be the perfect crime, but a dangerous enemy anticipates Cobb's every move.

RESEARCH: Hannah's thriller plots

"Gone Girl" (Fincher,2014) It is based upon the global bestseller by Gillian Flynn. The film unearths the secrets at the heart of a modern marriage. On Nick Dunne's fifth wedding anniversary,he reports that his beautiful wife, Amy, has gone missing. Through the film the pressure mounts up as he is tangled between his lies, causing everyone to question what really happened to his wife? 

"Black Swan" ( Aronofsky, 2010) Nina is a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her obsessive former ballerina mother Erica who holds suffocating control over her. When artistic director Thomas Leroy decides to replace the star ballerina Beth MacIntyre for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice. Although there is competition,a new dancer called Lily. The role requires a dancer who can play both the White Swan with innocence and grace, and the Black Swan, who represents deviousness  and slyness. Nina is a perfect match for the white swan and Lily is a perfect match for the black swan. The two turn their competitive rivalry into a twisted friendship and along the way Nina becomes more intact with her darker side which has the ability to destroy her.

"Oldboy" (Park, 2003) - An man is kidnapped and imprisoned in a cell for 15 years without explanation. He then is released, equipped with money, a cellphone and expensive clothes. As he strives to explain his imprisonment and get his revenge, Oh Dae-Su soon finds out that his kidnapper has a greater plan for him and is set onto a path of pain and suffering in an attempt to uncover the motive of his mysterious tormentor.

REASERCH: Ciara's thriller plots

Marauders (Miller, 2016)

Synopsis: When a bank is hit by a brutal heist, all evidence points to the owner and his high-powered clients. But as a group of FBI agents dig deeper into the case - and the deadly heists continue - it becomes clear that a larger conspiracy is at play.

SPLIT (Night Shyamalan, 2017)

Synopsis :Three girls are kidnapped by a man with a diagnosed 23 distinct personalities, and must try and escape before the apparent emergence of a frightful new 24th.

 

Shutter Island (Martin Scorsese, 2010)

Synopsis: Shutter Island" is the story of two U.S. marshals, Teddy Daniels and Chuck Aule, who are summoned to a remote and barren island off the coast of Massachusetts to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a murderess from the island's fortress-like hospital for the criminally insane.

This Research allowed me to identify typical plots for various different types of thriller films and I can take this research into consideration when planning my thriller opening with my group.



REASERCH: Ciara's Film Openings- 9 frames Title Sequence Analysis

 GONE GIRL:

Independent analysis of Gone Girl (Fincher, 2014)

• The fast changing images allow the audience to get a sense of the genre of the film as fellas the local area that the film is based in.
• The titles start at 00:22 seconds in to the opening and the majority of them appear every two seconds at a fast pace and change with the image behind them.
• The titles are also in the bottom left and right corners of the screen, however the title of the film 'Gone Girl' appears in the centre of the screen in a small and simplistic font.
• In total there are 25 titles which is quite a lot considering the majority films have around 15 -20
• The sinister instrumental used at the start of the film starts at 00:02 seconds and fades out at 02:00 which helps create a mysterious tone. 

MONSTERS INC:

Group analysis of Monsters Inc (Doctor, 2001)

• The visual aspects of the opening consist of brightly coloured doors and monsters to help attract young children, this also foreshadows that a door will play a key part in the film. 
• In terms of the titles there are only 6. This could be because its a children's film and they wouldn't be interested in the titles however it could also be because it is an animates film so there are no particular actors, just voiceovers in the film.
• The titles also appear in a particular pattern, usually every 5 seconds.
• In terms of audio, there is an upbeat instrumental that starts at the beginning and fades out at 1:22 this creates an upbeat tone for the rest of the film.

REASERCH: Lauren's Film Openings- 9 frames Title Sequence Analysis

21 JumpStreet 9 Frames

• The soundtrack helps tell the audience that the film is fast paced , and makes the film seem quite ambiguous.
• The pictures that flash up are all different and changing, it makes it hard to know which sort of genre the film is but as they all change quickly which compliments the music it appears to be some sort of action film. 
• Each picture that appears in the frames seem to be 'bad' or illegal which alludes to the idea that its a 'young' film as it includes sex, drugs, explosions, guns Etc usually associated with younger  people. 
• It displays the characters, directors, producers and credits the people who helped in the production of the film.

I have learnt that film openings provide the audience with factual information about who took part    in the production of the film E.G. actors , director , producer, costume and makeup Etc.  Futhermore the music that is played is complimentary towards then images that appear on the screen, as well as highlighting what may happen in the film and the genre it is.

  In this film opening it does all of the above , As well as this it flashes on the screen the protagonist of the film, and exposes  us to the vital people we will see throughout the film, not only this but it offers shots of the potential main setting, shown through a panoramic shot.