Budget

Ratings

Suitable only for 15 years and over

No one younger than 15 may see a ‘15’ film in a cinema. No one younger than 15 may rent or buy a ‘15’ rated video work.

Discrimination

The work as a whole must not endorse discriminatory language or behaviour.

Drugs

Drug taking may be shown but the film as a whole must not promote or encourage drug misuse. The misuse of easily accessible and highly dangerous substances (for example, aerosols or solvents) is unlikely to be acceptable.

Horror

Strong threat and menace are permitted unless sadistic or sexualised.

Imitable behaviour

Dangerous behaviour (for example, hanging, suicide and self-harming) should not dwell on detail which could be copied. Easily accessible weapons should not be glamorised.

Language

There may be frequent use of strong language (for example, ‘fuck’). The strongest  terms (for example, ‘cunt’) may be acceptable if justified by the context. Aggressive or repeated use of the strongest language is unlikely to be acceptable.

Nudity

Nudity may be allowed in a sexual context but without strong detail. There are no constraints on nudity in a non-sexual or educational context.

Sex

Sexual activity may be portrayed without strong detail. There may be strong verbal references to sexual behaviour, but the strongest references are unlikely  to be acceptable unless justified by context. Works whose primary purpose is sexual arousal or stimulation are unlikely to be acceptable.

Theme

No theme is prohibited, provided the treatment is appropriate for 15 year olds.

Violence

Violence may be strong but should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury. The strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable. Strong sadistic or sexualised violence is also unlikely to be acceptable. There may be detailed verbal references to sexual violence but any portrayal of sexual violence must be discreet and have a strong contextual justification.

We think our film should be a 15 because it is a horror but it is not to graphical. It shows death but again it will only insinuate and there will be no graphical images. There may be some swearing and violence but not enough to push it into the 18 category. As the film is dark natured it may not be suitable  for 12 year olds but it will fit for 15 year olds!

Treatment

Treatment: film trailer

Working title: Bloody Hell

Throughout the production of our trailer we may decide on a different title so this title may not be the final title of the trailer.

Format:

This may be shot on 3 types of cameras. There is the dv300 and the Sony A1E. The program that we will be using to edit this trailer is Final Cut Pro.

Estimated duration:

We are aiming for this trailer to be a minimum of 1 minute long and a maximum of 3 minutes long.

Intended audience:

This trailer is aimed at people who enjoy horror films.

Synopsis:

A murder in a house. Years later, two kids go into this house and they are haunted from the start. As they try to leave they are locked in mysteriously, and have no way of escaping. Shortly after, one of these kids is killed.

Style:

Comical horror. Lots of typical shots of horror movies will be used e.g. close ups, spinning shots, over the shoulder shots.

Rationale:

This trailer has the conventions of horror in this trailer that many horror films have, for example, most horror films are set at night, in an isolated location.

Feasibility:

We can use the darkroom at college for a certain part of the trailer, with a house with some stairs leading downwards into a basement/dark area.

Budget:

We have worked out that we need £67 for this project.

Deadline:

March 2011.

daily progress

so far we have been learning about mis en scene, camera angles and analysing, and learning the relevance of it all.  today as a group we began to create a budget for our project. this included a hypothetical budget for if we were going to create this properly in a real life situation; and a realistic budget of what we would actually have for this project.

2nd of March

since the 10th of November we have finished the budget for the project, have constructed a script, storyboard, treatment and a proposal, containing all the above. we have created a questionnaire and collected results (both of which are found above) and information on ratings for films (also above), and we also have a sample clearance form (above). we have also been looking at the Sony A1E camera and learning how to set it up with the certain settings needed for this project. we are currently working on a presentation.