What is a storyboard? (Miss Begum)

What is a Storyboard? - The role of the storyboard in a TV or movie production - A storyboard is a plan, a way of figuring out the story of the film before you put in the enormous amount of work of the animation itself. Basically, it is the story of the movie drawn in pictures, very much like a comic strip.

1. The Storyboard as a production tool? - What you need to consider when drawing a storyboard, is who is going to use it, and how. This piece of paper is a working document. It passes many hands during production, and each professional will need to understand different things from it. Let's see just what a storyboard is for each person in the production: 2. The Director? - First of all, the director sits with the story-artiste to figure out the story itself, and the cinematic language. - They take the script and turn it into visual sequences. Attached to each pane you'll usually find a description of the camera (close-up, long shot, pan left, etc.,), the relevant piece of dialogue, and sometimes a verbal description of the action in the scene. A storyboard alone is hard to time. A very likely next step is to put the panes on a timeline and turn them into a video board ("animatique"), with a guide soundtrack. I'll discuss video boards in another article, though, let's just stick to paper here. - Once the director manages to show and tell the story on paper, the storyboard starts traveling thru the production pipeline: 3. Designers? – Designers break it down to which characters they need to design, and make a list of props, backgrounds and anything else that needs to be drawn or modelled.

4. Characters? - Girl - Dad - Close-up of dad's hand (This sort of thing is very important! A body part shown in close-up is usually a different rig or design in animation.) - Props’ book - The same book- opens - The book - close up with the show's logo (title) on it - Backgrounds: - Library - Street - Bedroom What makes a thriller specific storyboard? - The specific type of elements that are used to makes a thriller specific storyboard. For example in the lighting it plays a big part in the hole story board to make the back ground look scary, there would be a great amount of low-key lighting being used to represent the powerful scenes. - The setting castoff could also transmit to a thriller such as a haunted house or an open alley-way. The length could also transmit to the thriller genre, if there was an attack being implied through the storyboard, the length of the frame would be longer than a frame without an attack taking place. It would be displayed as being more in depth and more moving for the audience to watch, this also can draw their attention to be more scared. - In the example, we can see a thriller specific storyboard that has been created.

- My conclusion, I’ve now learned what a storyboard is and what their purpose is when making a film. Additionally, I’ve focused on thriller specific storyboards which include essentials that are used just for this specific genre. Understanding the thriller specific storyboarding essentials has been a great help to me in creating my own storyboard, I now know what is required to develop my own story board.

Age Certificate - (Miss Begum)

Age Certificate 1. - The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), originally British Board of Film Censors, is a non-governmental organization, funded by the film industry and responsible for the national classification and censorship of films within the United Kingdom It has a statutory requirement to classify videos, DVDs and some video games under the Video Recordings Act 2010 - British Board of Film Classification -

2. - (Parental Guidance) All ages admitted, but certain scenes may be unsuitable for young children. May contain mild language and sex/drugs references. May contain moderate violence if justified by context (e.g. fantasy). 3. - (12A) Cinema only, Introduced in 2002 Films under this category are considered to be unsuitable for very young people. Those aged less than 12 years are only admitted if accompanied by an adult, aged at least 18 years, at all times during the motion picture. However, it is generally not recommended that children under 12 years should watch the film. Films under this category can contain mature themes, discrimination, soft drugs, moderate swear words, infrequent strong language and moderate violence, sex references and nudity. Sexual activity may be briefly and discreetly portrayed. Sexual violence may be implied or briefly indicated. 4. - (15) Only those over 15 years are admitted, Nobody younger than 15 can rent or buy a 15-rated VHS, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, UMD or game, or watch a film in the cinema with this rating. - Films under this category can contain adult themes, hard drugs, frequent strong language and limited use of very strong language, strong violence and strong sex references, and nudity without graphic detail. Sexual activity may be portrayed but without any strong detail. Sexual violence may be shown if discreet and justified by context.

5. - (18) Only adults are admitted. Nobody younger than 18 can rent or buy an 18-rated VHS, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, UMD or game, or watch a film in the cinema with this rating. - Films under this category do not have limitation on the bad language that is used. Hard drugs are generally allowed, and explicit sex references along with detailed sexual activity are also allowed. Scenes of strong real sex may be permitted if justified by the context. Very strong, gory, and/or sadistic violence is usually permitted. Strong sexual violence is permitted unless it is eroticism or excessively graphic.

Discuss 12A rating? 1. - What does the 12A symbol mean? - 12A means that anyone aged 12 or over can go and see the film unaccompanied. The A stands for 'accompanied' and 'advisory'. Children younger than 12 may see the film if they are accompanied by an adult (e.g. someone over the age of 18), who must watch the film with them. 2. - Is there a lower age limit for a 12A film? - No However, the BBFC considers the content of 12A rated films to be suitable for children aged 12 and over, and we would not recommend taking very young children to see them. Works classified at these categories may upset children under 12 or contain material which many parents will find unsuitable for them. - An adult may take a younger child if, in their judgement, the film is suitable for that particular child. To help adults make this decision, we provide BBFC insight for all films. 3. - How important is the tone of a film at 12 or 12A? - The overall tone of a film or DVD, and the way it makes the audience feel may affect the classification. For example, a work which has a very dark or unsettling tone which could disturb the audience would be less likely to be passed 12A even if the individual issues in the film were considered acceptable under the BBFC guidelines. Similarly, if a work is particularly positive or reassuring this may stop it being pushed up a category from 12A to 15. 4. Will there be uses of strong language in a 12 or 12A work? - The BBFC's Guidelines state that there may be strong language (e.g. 'f***') at 12 or 12A, but it must be infrequent. The context of the strong language is important. Aggressive uses of strong language may result in a film or DVD being placed at the 15 category. There is some allowance for puns on strong language at this category. - There may be moderate language (e.g. uses of terms such as ‘bitch’ and ‘twat’ at 12 or 12A). - Any discriminatory language will not be endorsed by the work as a whole. Aggressive discriminatory language (for example homophobic or racist terms) is unlikely to be passed at 12 or 12A unless it is clearly condemned

What age certificates do thrillers tend to get and why? 1. What does the 15 symbol mean? - No-one under 15 is allowed to see a 15 film at the cinema or buy/rent a ‘15’ rated DVD. 15 rated works are not suitable for children under 15 years of age. 2. -Are there any limits on what sort of theme a work can have at 15? - No theme is prohibited, provided the treatment is appropriate for 15 year old. 3. -Is 15 really stronger than 12A? - Yes 15 works are stronger than 12 or 12A rated works and could include any of the following: - Strong violence - Frequent strong language (e.g. 'f***'). - Portrayals of sexual activity - Strong verbal references to sex - Sexual nudity - Brief scenes of sexual violence or verbal references to sexual violence - Discriminatory language or behavior - Drug taking 1. - Thriller films are almost always given a 15 rating because they leave a chilling feeling among the audience. Furthermore they keep you on the edge of your seats. Thrillers are meant to make you jump. Some of them are made to psychologically play with your mind and get you thinking. All of them have some tension and suspense. 2. - 2002, a lot of the public ignored the BBFC's decision that Spider-Man would receive a 12 rating, and allowed young adults that are 12 to see the film in the cinemas all over the country. The BBFC’s thought that because spider-man was a juvenile hero for many young people they wanted to watch the superior superhero in the pictures. - However, the BBFC was already changing the age rate of the movie and replacing it with certificate with 12A, which allowed under-12 year old to attend the movies only if they were accompanied by an adult, this was the final decision the BBFC came too, Spider-Man was reclassified as 12A. The first ever 12A certificate film released was for The Borne Identity.

Conclusion 3. - This lesson was about the age certificates it has helped me to understand the concepts of the films I watch and rent, understand what it would be believed inappropriate for the target audience for example, discrimination films would not be shown in a rated film. - A PG film or if nudity is shown and sex scenes are view the film would be rated U. furthermore it has given me an understanding on what themes and sound to include in to my thriller opening, thrillers film often get the rating of 15 certificate, that widens the special themes to include in the scene

Sound in my thriller (Miss Begum)

Sound in my thriller (Miss Begum) - Sound Planning - Sound is important in films because it is a micro element that provides atmosphere within a scene, and can cause a desired audience response. I believe it is important to think about the sound, especially in thriller films because it can help to build tension within the film, and provide the audience with an understanding of what is going on in the scene, or what to expect. Non-diegetic sound: Is represented as coming from the a source outside story space. Digetic sound: Can be either on screen or off screen depending on whatever its source is within the frame or outside the frame. Off-screen sound: for example footsteps of someone/killer who is approaching the scene to kill… The sound I plan to use in my thriller consists of the following: 1. (Non- diegetic) - Sound will be used in my groups trailer although the music is heavily related to the music that plays before the man attacks is only heard by the spectators viewing the film and not by the characters the man is about to occurrence. - Narrator's commentary - Sound effects which is added for the dramatic effect - Mood music - On Screen Sound - On screen sound is similar to (Diegetic sound). It is a sound that you can see what characters or object where it is coming from, for example in 'Transformers Darkness of the moon' the fighting scene you can see that the changing of ammunition and the noises of the gun shots are coming from the robots through out the duration of the film. - Off Screen Sound - Off screen sound is the opposite, it is where you cant see it where it is coming from. But you can hear it at the opening scene. It is existing or occurring sounds outside the frame of a movie or television screen, for example if the camera is on and you are walking down the road talking on the video that you are creating, and someone scream in the background. -Conclusion - Researching into the sound, that i'm going to use in my thriller has helped me a lot to decide to find what technique i'm am going to portray on the audience that watches my thriller opener. It has given an insight on what types of sound would i like to work with also where they should be during the hole opening start to the end.

- Cinematography Planning (Miss Begum)-

- Cinematography Planning (Miss Begum)- Cinematography is important in films because it helps the director pick shots to make the audience feel in a particular way. It also captures what’s going on in the scene in a way that causes fear in thrillers. I believe it is important to think about the cinematography, especially in thriller films because it is important to make your audience feel scared and show what’s going on. The cinematography I plan to use in my thriller is the ‘high angle’ this makes the actor or the actress look weak during the film (Small and vulnerable) also the ‘Low angle’ this can make the actor or actress (Dominant and strong) the director would use this shot to make the audience feel in a certain way. 1. (Close-up) will be used when the director wants to bring tension between the audiences, For example having a close up of the killer. I have chosen to use this because it causes a lot of fear on the audience this is conventional to the thriller genre because it is allowed to have this type of material during the film, E.g. Death, Killers and mind games.

2. (Extreme long shot) contains a large amount of landscape. It is regularly used at the beginning of my scene or a film to establish general location (setting). This is also known as an establishing shot.

3. (Long shot) covers a complete view of my characters. From this shot, viewers can take in the costumes of characters and may also help to reveal the relationships between my characters.

(Can use one type of cinematography more than once, e.g. Close-up, just discuss its use for the different action?) Planning: Editing Planning (Miss Begum) Editing is important in films because it plays a big part in them for example; slowing down a clip brings excitement between the audiences. I believe it is important to think about the editing, especially in thriller films because it brings excitement during the film for example, when someone gets shot the editor will then edited the raw clip to make the audience shocked. Some of the conventional uses of editing in thrillers are (Fade Out): A shot that starts at full exposure and gradually fades to black. The editing I plan to use in my thriller consists of the following:

1. Slow paced editing will be used when the director wants to slow down a clip to bring tension between the audiences. I have chosen to use this because it has a lot of effect on the views for example, it the actor or actress was to jump of a building I would or the director would use that clip to be slowed down. This is conventional to the thriller genre because when the victim is running away from her or is his killer they slow it down to make it look like the killer it catching up.

2. (Montage) Scenes whose emotional impact and visual design are achieved through the editing together of many brief shots. The shower scene from ‘Psycho’ is an example of montage editing.

3. (Rough cut) the editor's first pass at assembling the shots into a film, before constriction and improving occurs.

- Censorship.... (Miss Begum)-

Censorship.... 'What are the things you think will get censored?' 'Violence' 'Graphic symbol and realism' 'Corrupt the young' 'Disagreement and the Press' 'Sex and Nudity' 'Sexual violence' 'Religion' 'Class' 'Language' 'Shock' 'Drug abuse' 'Banned or cut…' When a film is taken away from cinema broadcasting entirely due to indecent, harmful or aggressive material.

When a film is edited or has had scenes taken out of it to make it suitable for broadcasting.

'What does film censorship mean?' (Film censorship) is carried out by various countries to contrary degrees, sometimes as a result of powerful or harsh pushing by establishments or individuals. Films that are banned in a particular country change over time.

The British Board of Film Classification is an independent establishment that exists to regulate and classify the content of films shown in cinemas and released on video. 'List 5 thing that you would expect to be considered' 1. Sex Scenes 2. Violence 3. Drug abuse 4. Religion 5. Graphic symbol 'Banned Film within the UK?' (The Exorcist)

The histrionic version was passed, uncut, by the BBFC in 1974 and has always been legal. The home video of the film was released in 1979. The home video was not banned, but Warner decided not to submit the film for classification for a few years. (Visions of Ecstasy)

Banned under blasphemy laws (which were repealed in 2008), it is the only film ever to be banned in the UK due to blasphemy. Following a re-submission in 2011, it was passed uncut with an 18 certificate. 'The Last House on the Left'

Banned by the BBFC until 2002 and not passed uncut until 2008. Released on home video in 2002, when the market was tolerant, but banned following the Video Recordings Act 1984. 'The Human Centipede 2'

Originally banned due to sexual violence and possible offensiveness. This film was given an official age certificate of 18 by the BBFC on 6 October 2011 while the suppliers agreed to make 32 cuts before its release. 'Freaks'

Rejected by British censors and banned due to disturbing content. It was again rejected for a cinema rating certificate in 1952. Available from 1963 - passed with an X rating.

- Scream (Miss Begum)-

Scream….. In the opening scene to the (1996) Scream movie The victim that played Drew Barrymore receives a call from her mysterious killer which then leads to her tragic death later on, The Mystery killer starts to play a game with her asking her question about movies the killer gives her the opportunity to play the game to spear her boyfriends life The ending scene is where the mother and father of the Vitim come back to the family where they then find there daughter hanging from a tree. 'How is the opening sequence of scream conventional to a thriller opening?' The ‘Point of view shot’ was used during the opening scene of this ‘Scream’ the shot was name this because it was made to bring a relationship between the audience and the movie.

- Costume As Media....(Miss Heath)-

Costume As Media.... -Describe the clothing- -Action Hero- The typically Super hero would wear thigh clothing the reason for this is because they have to move fast from scene to scene. -Villain- You Villain in the movie would wear the same type of clothing that a super hero would wear but with darker clothing to make them look like there the villain in the movie. -Ready for battle- When some that is ready for the main fight scene would have to be fit and would have to have a lot of stamina for example Spider man would have to be very fit for the movie because he has to be on his feet through out the whole movie. -Vulnerable Person- A Vulnerable person during the film would be wearing smart business clothing for example someone that are coming out of there work place E.G civilian. -A teacher- A teacher in a film would also be wearing smart clothing for example, a shirt and a long skit they are also very vulnerable people during the film. Fearless Scene… During Spider man he has a lot of fearless scene because he is saving the general public from the infamous villain, For example when he fight he gets a lot pain inflicted on him. Also he wears a skin thigh suit to make things easier to do like jump on wall this makes things much more difficult if you are doing it in a pair of jeans. The colors on Spider man suit are very unique because if you was to look at and villain and then look at Spider man you would know who the difference between them. -Represented through there costumes- Characters do not strictly require actual superhuman powers to be considered superheroes, although standings such as costumed crime fighters or masked vigilantes are sometimes used to refer to those such as Batman and Green Arrow without such powers who share other common superhero behaviors. Such characters were generally referred to as "mystery men" Normally, superheroes use their powers to counter day-to-day crime while also combating threats against humanity by super villains, their criminal counterparts. Often, one of these super villain's will be the superhero's opponent. As well, some long running superheroes, such as Batman, Superman, and Spider-Man.