Footage Taken Using The 180 degree Rule.

I took this footage so that it complied to the 180 degrees rule.

The 180 degree rule is when you have 2 or more characters in the shot and once you have established their position within the shot e.g. guy is on the right hand side and the girl is on the left hand side you cannot switch them around, otherwise the audience will get confused. Other shots can be used however, like a shot looking over a characters shoulder or over their head. You can also position the camera side on so the audience can only see one side of the characters face however if this shot is used on the other character it must be used on the same side of the 180 degree line.

The following link will demonstrate what i have said;



This is the footage i took and then edited in IMovie. As you can see i have not defied the 180 degree rule, I have established that Zoe is on the right hand side and Amy is on the left and have not changed that. 

First i have shown a shot of amy walking in the door and sitting down on a table opposite Zoe, this shot establishes where the characters are within the scene. The characters then have a conversation, i show each character as they are talking and do not change they sides they are sitting on. If i had wanted the characters to switch sides then i would have been able to do this by filming as i went round the back of the character and actually showing the characters places switch so that the audience doesn't get confused.  

Thoughts on My Film

I have started to think about what things i will be including in my film such as location, props, actors and music.

For my location i thought would use a run down house that is abandoned, the actual event however would take place in the basement, very dark and just a single light.

For my props i will just need a chair, some rope, some gardening tools, a shirt with several rips in it and some fake blood.

I have not decided on the music or actors yet as i am still putting the finishing touches to my final script.

For the costumes i want them to look real and authentic, a good example of this is the costumes used in Pirates of the Carribean, all the costumes looked old, weathered and appropriate to the time.

Imovie

This was the first go i had at editing camera shots that i had taken; 

Film Certificates

I have also started thinking about target audiences and age certficates that I would give my film. Doing something like a thriller/horror film normally contains younger actors as the target audience is normally people in their late teens early twenties, this is because if the film had older actors the target audience would not be able to relate to actors on screen. I looked at the criteria for certain film ratings and this is what I found;

To get a 15 Certificate the film can contain these things;
Theme
No theme is prohibited, provided the treatment is appropriate to 15 year olds.

Language
There may be frequent use of strong language (eg 'fuck'). But the strongest terms (eg 'cunt') will be acceptable only where justified by the context. Continued aggressive 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 but without strong detail. There may be strong verbal references to sexual behaviour.

Violence
Violence may be strong but may not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury. Scenes of sexual violence must be discreet and brief.

Imitable techniques
Dangerous techniques (eg combat, hanging, suicide and self-harming) should not dwell on imitable detail. Easily accessible weapons should not be glamorised.

Horror
Strong threat and menace are permitted. The strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable.

Drugs
Drug taking may be shown but the film as a whole must not promote or encourage drug misuse.

These are the requirements for an 18 Certificate;

Sex Education at ‘18’

Where sex material genuinely seeks to inform and educate in matters such as human sexuality, safe sex and health, exceptions to the normal constraints on explicit images may be made in the public interest. Such explicit detail must be kept to the minimum necessary to illustrate the educational or instructional points being made.

Sex Works at ‘18’

Sex works are works, normally on video or DVD, whose primary purpose is sexual arousal or stimulation. Sex works containing material which may be simulated are generally passed ‘18’, while sex works containing clear images of real sex are confined to the ‘R18’ category.

The bbfc do not interfere with adult viewing, they believe that adults posses the right to choose their own entertainment, they will only interfere if the film could be harmful to society e.g. promoting drug taking, violent attacks or sexual assult.

To get a PG Certficate the film can contain these things;

Theme
Where more serious issues are featured (eg domestic violence, racist abuse) nothing in their treatment should condone the behaviour.

Language

Mild bad language only.

Nudity
Natural nudity, with no sexual context.

Sex
Sexual activity may be implied, but should be discreet and infrequent. Mild sex references and innuendo only.

Violence
Moderate violence, without detail, may be allowed, if justified by its setting (eg historic, comedy or fantasy).

Imitable techniques
No glamorisation of realistic or easily accessible weapons. No detail of potentially dangerous behaviour which young children are likely to copy.

Horror
Frightening sequences should not be prolonged or intense. Fantasy settings may be a mitigating factor.

Drugs
Any references to illegal drugs or drug misuse must be innocuous or carry a suitable anti-drug message.

I have looked at these clasifications as i will need to classify my film

Research

To start my research I began looking at Intros to diffrent genres of films and writing down the sounds, music, props, shots, editing, special effects and dialogue, I then began picking out bits that i liked. These are the films I looked at;

NightWatch-
Beginning titles-blood red, suggest battle and little red light keeps audiences attention
Voice over explains the story-keeps audience up to date
Battle sequence right at the start-appeals to audience members who like battle sequences, there are also no titles to distract the audiences attention.



Spiderman-
Marvel Comics intro
Music appropriate for film
Actors names tangled in web-suitable for film
Characters and settings begin to appear-audience begins to become familiar with the surroundings that will be in the film
Intro- bit long- create suspense however some people may get fed up.
Show you the main character (the man behind the mask)

Hot Fuzz-
Police whistles and bells
Long shot-walking-footsteps getting louder
Speedily talking about career up to this point in her life
Squeezed in bit of action- Main character gets stabbed

Pirates of the Caribbean:Dead Mans Chest-

Dark Water-erie affect
Soft music, Rain-sadness
Sad girl in wedding dress
Invading soliders, chains
Will in old fashioned hand cuffs (irons)
Elizabeth and Will arrested-Jack brought up which carries on from the 1st one
Sea mist-erie, pirate singing traditional pirate song
Sound effects-Creaking wood, rippling sails.

Pirates of the Caribbean:At Worlds End
Props- Drums, Noose, Flag, Chained peasents
Lining up to be hanged
reading them their rights-all basic human rights suspended
Camera focus on little boy-shows a little coin- starts to sing 'The Song', then all the convicted people start to sing.
Excucioner pulls the lever-music stops
Coin falling through darkness-title then appears (coin chimes in the background)



I have used Pirates Of The Caribbean because they use props, costume and sets that are appropriate to the time, this film is set in a previous time which means most of the effects needed to make this movie real are not around any more so all the props and costumes must be made or bought.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Exciting music
Skulls behind bars-Weathered affect
Big snake-faint voice
Grave Yard
Title- lightning bolt as tale of the 'P'
Old man making tea on old fashioned stove and using old fashioned kettle-radio on old music
dark run down house-one light-sinister-Scary music
can't see scary man sitting in the chair-adds suspense (if you haven't read the books)

The Mummy-
Flash Back (pre-story)
Camera pans from sun to the head of a sphyinx then over the rest of the Pharaohs kingdom
Audience gets 1st look at Imhotep and Anck-sun-namun, audience realises they are lovers even though it is forbidden
Imhotep kills Pharaoh-Scandal!!
Eerie moon over magical city
Black pool makes evil noises
Leave gross bits to the Imagination
Imhotep is locked in his sarcophagus which chows just how bad he was.
Voice over creates tension by listing what would happen if Imhotep was resurrected

Voice over man one of Pharaohs Guards (medji) make sure Imhotep is never released
Titles having wrapping around them, then it blows away.

Troy-
Women singing slightly sad
Map of Greece-text to explain the story so far
One man speaks (Odysseus) Camera over canyon.
2 Armies face each other, stop meters apart-Calm before the storm-creates tension
2 leaders ride to middle-agemmenon mocks opposing king-bargin with soliders fighting ability
Audience first sees the hero, Acheillies
Audience understands why Achellies fights-so he will be remembered throughout history (obviously it worked!!!!)
Aceillies beats solider with one swing of his sword, audience knows the story will revolve around his fighting skill.

10 Things I Hate About You
Upbeat young Music
Animated, scripply writing
Camera pans over neighbourhood
1 Genre of music fades into another genre
Rock genre reflects girls personality/attitude towards life.

X-men-
Patrick Stuart voice over explains what happens to these people
Brain looking strands then contrasted with man made metal
rain, people walking through mud, audience discover this is during the war
Camera slow motion to worsen horror
family forced to seperate, child discovers powers, can manipulate metal, incrediably strong, audience confused. gate completely mangled

I have also started thinking about target audiences and age certficates that i would give my film. Doing something like a thriller/horror film normally contains younger actors as the target audience is normally people in their late teens early twenties, this is because if the film had older actors the target audience would not be able to relate to actors on screen. I looked at the criteria for certain film ratings and this is what I found;

First Idea....

.... My intial idea is to do a thriller/horror intro. Start off dark screen, then the actors names show up on the screen in blood red with a slight drip on them. Then a small light begins to appear in the background the camera then starts to zoom in on the light. The audience then begins to see a figure at the bottom of the light as the camera begins to zoom in closer to the figure a flash image appears on the screen of a man (only for a second). the camera begins to zoom in the audience then realises its a man tied to a chair, again the flash image of the man comes on the screen. The camera then moves around the man tied to the chair and the audience then begins to see the mans face. His face is covered in blood, still slightly dripping from deep wounds.The flash image of the man comes up again. The camera then zooms out and the audience then begins to see the rest of his body which is also covered in deep wounds, the man which has been in the flash images appears the audience can see the mans face is splattered with blood and he is smiling. Images come up of the smiling man torturing the man tied do a chair, he is using garden impliments, the audience then get a shot of his face and he is still smiling.