inspiration

The Women in Black

The Book

The Play

I have never seen the women in black or read the book, but one of the girls in my group had seen the stage play. I went to look up the plot and found that it's about a ghost who seeks revenge and gets it in the end. My friend told me that it was very scary and that you were on the edge of you seats in fear and that's something what we want in our film and would portrayed in the opening title sequence.

inspiration

Most Haunted

This TV program was my inspiration for the Ouija board, mainly because the always use one in the program.

Inspiration

Paranormal Activity is an inspiration because it is about a young couple moving in to a new house that is haunted but they don't know and them themselves get haunted by this ghost. the film also includes a Ouija board scene. the way some parts of the film are shot is like how the Blair Witch Project is, on a hand held video camera and i really like this effect because I thing that it involves the audience more and it look more real life then an over edited piece of footage.

THE BIG PICTURE

Film Group : Kathryn Powell, Annie Hopkins and Jade Mitton


Film Tittle : Child's Play


Characters : Matthew, Amelia, Samantha and John who are paraphycholgist searching for sprits
Mary - (Ghost) haunting because her parents have been killed


Setting : Set in a deserted victorian house, old fashioned, no help for them


Visual Style : Gradually gets darker and duller to connote the narrative getting darker and scarier


Narrative : Equilibrium - All 4 friends calm and happy talking etc
Problem - They disturb the ghost
Action - The ghost kills 3 of them
Resolution - One paraphycholgist survives , leading to sequel


Outside the Box : To make intertextual references to another film/group of films... Reference to 6th sense - using colour - red tea lights/candles - blood in necklace scene


Peer Feedback : Green - Know your story line and planned it well
Amber - Why is their reason to go in the house
Red - Describe ending in narrative- what happens before the sequel

story board, animito

Film Ratings

All films have a rating system, but every country is different in how they use their system. In the United Kingdom it is the BBFC which is the British board of film classifications which decide what rating the film will receive.


The ratings that you can get in the UK are;




The "U" rating stands for Universal, which means that it is safe for anyone to watch the film including children. This means that most "U" rated films are for children. E.g. Disney films like Cinderella and Peter Pan.




The "PG" rating means Parental Guidance, which means that it is often advised that the parent or guardian should be with the child when watching a "PG" film as certain scenes may be unsuitable for children under 8.E.g. Grease and The Cat in the Hat




The "12A" rating is only used in the cinema and is for anyone over the age of 12, but it can be suitable for children under the age of 12 if their parent/guardian allow them to watch it but only if an adult is with them.




The "12" is for anyone aged 12 and over. No one under the age 12 can buy or go and see a 12 in the cinema. E.g. Mean girls and Meet the Fockers




The "15" is for anyone aged 15 and over, no one under the age of 15 can buy or go see a 15 in the cinema. E.g. White Chicks and Stand By Me.




An "18" can only be seen by someone who is 18 or over, no one under the age of 18 can see the film in the cinema or buy the DVD in the shop with out i.d. Most 18s often contain violence, drugs, sexual reference, strong language etc. E.g. Jackass and The Godfather.

Why are opening title sequence important to the film industry?

Opening title sequences can be considered very important peice in a film as they are the first thing an audience see's at the begining of a film, other then trailers and advertisments.
Opening title sequences are very quick lasting roughly 2-3 minutes however in that short period of time the audience can gain alot of information; for example the film-makers intensions, sometimes who's the main character(s), genre and maybe the storyline sumed up. Saul Bass, a graphic artist in the film industry once said "making a main-title was like making a poster, your condensing the event into this one concept, this one metaphor a back story that needs to be told or a character that needs to be introduced".

Title sequences also tell the audience who created them and what the audience can expect from this film they are about to watch. For example, if one looks at the title sequence and decides that it is not very good, their first impression might be that the rest of the film won't be good either. On the other hand, if one thinks the opening title sequence is great, they would want to watch on and see the rest of the film as it draws the viewer in.

personally i think the opening title sequences play a huge part not onlt in the film industry and also the film it self.

what makes a good opening:

• good lighting
• good music
• not giving to much away
• good mise-en-scene
• characters - main character - industry to promote stars - audience desire
• action films - an explosion- stunts pyrotechnics - dramatic - narrative
• genre made clear or ambiguous (tarantino)
• short prologue, before it starts
• good sound, editing, performance and cinematography
• anigmas, questions?
• introduces location, message and values
• wow factor so that it makes you want to keep watching.