What have I learnt so far?

• How to use the cameras and other equipment
• How to use final cut-pro 
• That editing is not so easy and simple as once believed
• That the final project is going to be really long and difficult, but fun and worth it!

Original Film Proposal

Style and Tone

• If using muted/colder tones in the majority of films, there would be flashes of colour to highlight certain aspects in shots, i.e. Schindler's List and the girl in the red coat.
• However if a nature scene, colours should be very rich with high contrast
• If using black and white, exploit use of low/high key lighting to create an number of effects in scenes and shadows
• Editing would be quite fast paced, using close up and blurred contrasts to emphasise factors, possibly use some reflection shots

Location/Setting/Props

• For nature sequences, Richmond Park would be an ideal location. It has varied environments, including forests,fields and ponds. It also includes the Deer, which would be really great to shoot so I could include wildlife into the opening.
• If set in the city, locations would mainly be exteriors of industrial type buildings i.e. Battersea Power Station. Dilapidated wear houses, abandoned lots etc. would be used to contribute to the cold light style.
• Locations for night shooting would have interesting/intricate lights such as the millennium bridge. This would cause the lighting of the shots to be unique and you could simple work with the lights around you without having to transport any of your own

Audience Research

• Both Cecy and Bea prefer an emphasis on aesthetic and complicated narrative, instead of mindless action
• Certain actors are relevant in the appeal of a film, both referenced actors that were a part of films they liked
• Bea found fantasy films boring (with actors), but liked fantastical Disney films that were cartoons 

Conclusion

In conclusion, the film i'm most likely to produce would probably have either a 15 or 18 certification. This is because I am planning to portray some controversial aspects such as drug use and violence in more detail than any other certification bellow these would allow. As the requirements separating the two certification are ambiguous, I cannot accurately predict what the certification would be. This is normal however as my target audience will be between the 15-20 age category, which means we can utilise more violence/horror aspects in the opening to coincide with the popularity of action and horror thriller crossovers.However the elements influencing certification are not particularly important, as an overwhelming majority would not be dissuaded but a films rating to watch it. 

BBFC - Certification

U = Films with this certification would be suitable for anyone 4+ years. They should be set within a positive moral framework and counterbalance any threat/violence/horror with reassuring themes. Any threat/violence/horror should be extremely 'mild' and not cause anxiety towards young viewers.

PG = Describes general viewing films, which should be suitable for 8+, though there is no restriction on what age you can enter without an accompanying adult. Some scenes may be unsuitable for particularly sensitive children, and moderate violence is only prohibited if essential in context.

12A/12 = No one younger than 12 can view the film without an accompanying adult. 12 certification only applies to video puchasing. Scenes in these films may be unsuitable for anyone under the age of 12. Any sequences with controversial factors (drugs/violence/imitable behaviour etc.) should be brief and not go into detail.

15 = Films certified as this may portray violence, drug use, horror and imitable behaviour without great detail and only if necessarily appropriate. No themes are prohibited and there are no constraints on language, though discrimination is still disallowed. In 15 certified films, scenes can have more detail including aspects such as drug use, violence or imitable behaviour, though cannot condone it.

18 = A film with certification is allowed to almost portray and theme/scene within their film. Constraints only apply if the material has violated a criminal law or been produced through the commission of a criminal offence, the film may be harmful to individual in society through endorsing or favouring immoral acts such as sexualise violence. Also unnecessary explicit scenes of sexuality are considered inappropriate and prohibited.

Audience Survey Graphs

The graph shows us that our target audience will be within 15-20 age category, representing 88% of the people who participated in our survey. The least represented age category for our film to be targeted to is equally any over 30, or under 14. This shows us that our audience will mainly be people our own age.

The chart shows that the majority of our audience will be students (87%), and not employed. This suggests our audience will have excess free time to watch films unlike those in full or part time employment. This could be misleading though as it is most likely that student would have filled out this survey as they have more free time than those in employment and are more familiar with our output (survey monkey)

This Chart shows that the majority of our audience have found films through interpersonal information (word of mouth), representing 38% of the participants. Following this category, finding films through youtube (25%) and through magazines/newspapers (23%) are the most popular categories, the most unpopular being through blogs. This shows us that to effectively advertise a film to are target audience we would have to rely on word of mouth, but could also utilise media outlets such as magazines and newspapers.

The chart shows that thrillers are the most popular genre of film with our audience, which is good as we are making a thriller so it should correlate with our audience's preferences. The least popular genre was horror, which could influence if we chose to make a thriller/horror crossover film.

Other than Romeo + Juliet, the two most popular films with 11% are both different types of thriller. Casino Royale as an action thriller, and the shining as a horror thriller. This represents that sub genres such as these are more  prominent than indie films such as Fish Tank and The Winter's Bone, suggesting it would be more agreeable to produce a thriller with action/horror elements.

The chart shows us that the majority of the participants (85%), are not dissuaded by a films certification.   This suggests that we can use a majority of elements that would require a high certification of the film without discouraging our audience

The chart shows that most people rely on their friends to recommend and be informed about films, other than following certain actors. The 2nd most popular category shows that people  also stick to specific genres when watching certain films.

The majority of participants (68%) attend the cinema at least once a month. The second largest catagory after this shows us that 26% attend rarely. This suggests that most people view films from DVDs pr pn television, and don't not regularly go to the cinema