Defining your audience

 Audience themes

 

 

For our opening scene I think that the most suitable theme for "omitted" is the personal relationship because I believe there will be emotional factors that will connect with the audience, this is because our opening scene intends to have a homeless girl kidnapped, whilst her brother is away scavenging for food.

I think that our opening scene links with the audience theme of surveillance, because in our opening scene we want to show the harsh living conditions that homeless people have to withstand day in and day out, such as venerability and the cold winter weather.

 

After effects practice

I have never used after effects before so I decided to build my technical skills in this area because I think it could be useful in post-production. I followed tutorials from youtube, which helped me understand the basics of after effects. This is the short video I created. Enjoy.




This is one of the tutorials that helped me create my video.

Focus group - media audiences

As a last check to see if our target audience is suitable for our plot, we held a focus group which was aimed to see if there will be any implications that may occur with our target audience. we have taken the feedback from the group and have made adjustments to our plot/target audience.

lighting practice 

Lighting a crucial part of film production, it can effect the way the audience interpretations of a scene or maybe even a genre, so i believe that getting lighting done the most efficiently as possible will help me achieve a top grade in thriller opening. therefore I have decided to practice this particular skill.

Here are the following lighting types that I practised;

 High-key lighting
high key lighting is when there is a large proportion of fill lighting, this can enhance the sense of liveliness and intensify the intensity of a situation. high-key lighting is commonly used in comedies and dramas.

Three point lighting
Three point lighting is made up of three different lighting types: fill, key and back lighting. these 3 lights all come together to make three point lighting. the key light aims directly on the subject/ objective of shot. the fill light is a softer brightness and is usually placed opposite the key light. finally, the back light shines behind the subject/object which separates them from the background.

Key lighting
key lighting is a mixture of lo key and high key lighting, it is commonly used to give a realistic effect the a modern day scenario

Natural lighting 
Natural lighting is simply the light that is given from the sun, this can vary due to the time of the day and environment. there is no use of artificial light.

so, we decided to change our idea...... I believe that this new idea has the starting basis to be a successful thriller opening and I as a director will feel more comfortable directing our new idea on the basis that it has a more engaging narrative and will allow use to showcase our media talent.


Working Title: Omitted

Film Genre: Crime/Conspiracy Thriller

Film Length: 1hr 25 minutes

Target Audience: 16-50

Tag Line: ‘Are you really safe alone?’ ‘How far can you go?’ ‘Regret?’

Story Synopsis: A homeless brother and sister are forced out of their home and end up living in an abandoned house. The brother goes off to get necessities whilst the sister remains eating porridge trying to get warm. There are parallel edits to show a build of tension in return of the brother to where the sister is taken.

Further inquests post opening would tell the story around how the brother gets his sister back, discussing and plotting this revenge working backwards.

Visual Realisation: Low key lighting, alongside grey skies and bare trees to represent the winter to relate to the hardship that the homeless face. Some scenes will be light with eerie filters to show the unsettled moods. Darker when reflecting in woods for the kidnap scenes. A tinged filter would work especially well here. Varied camera angles will be used to show an unsettled mood in parallel edit, to a light shop where the homeless man is, crossing to the arrival of the car. Sounds – diegetic in homeless scenes to highlight the action and things they do, and discordant whilst at the kidnap scene.

Statement of Intent: A crime crossed conspiracy thriller that involves a kidnap. The brothers search through will tell the story, however will involve red herrings to open the audience to perception and meanings, away from the original story line. The audience will care for the entertainment and the aim is to deceive them into to actually believing it is true, whilst being sympathetic, highlighting social issues, like homelessness in this film. This is a film as instead of waiting weeks to encounter the true story, and it is easily to reflect back to the start, whereas in a television drama this may be hard to do.

What If?’ Premise: What if a brother can trust his own absence for 10 minutes? A young girl, a sister has been omitted for no known reason, or is it? The story may lead to a switch in the last moments, whilst the kidnap leads them with clues to different directions. Could it be for the fun? What if the homeless are more powerful than we think?

Audience Appeal: Initially, the intended audience would have to be of suitable age since as kidnap takes place in it, therefore would be for more mature audiences. However, to be accessed by a larger audience, the film could be accessed by 15’s upwards to give opportunity for wide audience views as there is no explicit language or graphic images used. Large amounts of details and images shows the film isn’t appropriate for anyone who is not mature and capable of dealing with such concepts, such as kidnap, therefore 15 upwards. I have chosen not to rate this 18 upwards as the film does not feature any gore. This would be accessible by anyone no matter their age, gender, or ethnicity, and is purely for entertainment, whilst making the audience think at the same time.

BBFC - regulations





 what is the BBFC?

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/ DVDs since the Video Recordings Act was passed in 1984.

 

U Universal – Suitable for all

A U film should be suitable for audiences aged four years and over, although it is impossible to predict what might upset any particular child.
U films should be set within a positive framework and should offer reassuring counterbalances to any violence, threat or horror. If a work is particularly suitable for pre-school children, this will be indicated in the BBFC insight.

PG Parental Guidance

General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children A PG film should not unsettle a child aged around eight or older. Unaccompanied children of any age may watch, but parents are advised to consider whether the content may upset younger, or more sensitive, children.

12A/12 – Suitable for 12 years and over

Films classified 12A and video works classified 12 contain material that is not generally suitable for children aged under 12. No one younger than 12 may see a 12A film in a cinema unless accompanied by an adult. Adults planning to take a child under 12 to view a 12A film should consider whether the film is suitable for that child. To help them decide, we recommend that they check the BBFCinsight for that film in advance. No one younger than 12 may rent or buy a 12 rated video work.

 

15 – 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.

 

18 – Suitable only for adults

No one younger than 18 may see an 18 film in a cinema. No one younger than 18 may rent or buy an 18 rated video work. Adults should be free to choose their own entertainment.


 "dusk" -  classification
The classification for "dusk" I believe it to be a BBFC 15, because it matches our mass audience of 15 -50 and the opening is set to have a theme of abduction/kidnapping, which may be distressing towards a younger audience. there will also be a theme of violence towards a younger character this, means that the audience must have a sense of maturity in order to not be upset by the distressing scene.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is my preliminary evaluation video for "death row".