Questionnaire Results

8 males
12 females

Age asked:
8 years: 1
10 years: 1
16 years: 8
17 years: 3
19 years: 2
38 years: 1
43 years: 1
45 years: 1
57 years: 1

Occupation
Student: 10
Office worker: 4
Community: 2
Other: 4

Favourite type of film:
Thriller: 3
Romance: 6
Musical: 5
Disaster: 1
Fantasy: 0
Horror: 7
Animated: 4
Action: 5
Drama: 2
Sci-fi: 1
Comedy: 6
Suspense: 13
Cliff hanger: 7

How do you watch films:
Buy DVD's: 13
Cinema 12
Online: 7
Sky movies: 8

How many films do you watch a week:
0-2:7
3-5:7
6-8:3
More than 8:3

What do you expecet to hear:
Screams: 10
Wind/storm: 9
Foot steps: 11
Heavy breathing: 9
Silence: 11
Creepy music: 10

Setting:
Woods: 10
Empty house: 11
Church: 10
Field:10
Campsite: 9
Dark place:10

Characters:
Murders: 14
Teenagers: 14
Zombies: 4
Holloween characters: 4
Victims: 14
Villains: 10

Cerificate

Our thriller will be a '15' this is because the content is suitalbe for this age range. It does not contain any strong sexual content which is unsuitable and the language is not inappropriate. It is not suitable for anyone younger thast 15.

Thriller Opening: Sanctum

A newly wed couple sophie and ben are back fromtheir love filled honeymoon, and on their return a suprise from bens past is waiting for them. Sophie discovers Bens secret, but will there lives be the same.


We have chosen this idea because its more towards the thriller genre than our other ideas.

Opens with panning around some wedding photos and some other items that re associated with a wedding. This is to indicate that someone has just got married. There will be quiet music throughout the shot. The married couple then enter the shot happy, unaware of whats about to happen. Theres a dark figure of a man standing in the shadows. walks forward to reveal his face and bens reaction gives away that he knows him. Theres an intense unfriendly discussion between ben and the man. Ben has to now tell Sophie his dark secret. The 180 degree rule will be used and low angle shots to create more tension, music will get faster and louder as there is a struggle. Cut of the outside of the house and you hear sophie scream.

3 main actors will be needed for this opening.

Before we begin filming we will need to:
-Find actors which are suitable.
-Find a setting.
-Find any props we need e.g wedding dress for photos
-Music, soundsnap.com or make our own piece of music.

bbfc

'PG' Parental Guidance - General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children. Children that are unoccompanied by an adult may watch PG films. A ‘PG’ film should not disturb a child aged around eight or older. However, parents are advised to consider whether the content may upset younger or more sensitive children. Where more serious issues are featured (eg domestic violence, racist abuse) Language: Mild bad language only. Natural nudity, with no explicit sexual context. Sexual activity may be implied. Mild sex references and innuendo only.

'U' A ‘U’ film should be suitable for audiences aged four years and over. U films should create a positive atmosphere and should offer reassuring counterbalances to any violence, threat or horror. Videos classified 'Uc' are particularly suitable for pre-school children and normally raise none of the issues set out below. Must be sensitive and appropriate for a younger audience. Infrequent use only of very mild bad language. Occasional natural nudity, with no sexual context. Mild sexual behaviour (eg kissing) and references only (eg to ‘making love’).

12A – Suitable for 12 years and over. No-one younger than 12 may see a ‘12A’ film in a cinema unless accompanied by an adult. No-one younger than 12 may rent or buy a ‘12’ rated video or DVD. Th eadult accompanying the child is resposible for them. Mature themes are acceptable, but their treatment must be suitable for young teenagers.
The use of strong language (eg 'fuck') must be infrequent. Racial abuse may be used. Nudity is allowed, but in a sexual context must be brief and discreet not explicit. Sexual activity may be implied. References to sex may be used.

'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 or DVD. No theme is prohibited, provided the treatment is appropriate to 15 year olds. There may be frequent use of some strong language (eg 'fuck'). But the strongest terms (eg 'cunt') may acceptable. Continued aggressive use of the strongest language is unlikely to be acceptable. Nudity may be allowed in a sexual context but without strong detail. Sexual activity may be portrayed but without strong detail.

'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.
At '18' the BBFC's guideline concerns will not normally override the wish that adults should be free to chose their own entertainment, within the law.

18 films cancontain where material or treatment appears to the Board to risk harm to individuals or, through their behaviour, to society – e.g. any detailed portrayal of violent or dangerous acts, or of illegal drug use, which is likely to promote the activity. The Board may also intervene with portrayals of sexual violence which might, e.g. eroticise or endorse sexual assault.
Explicit images of sexual activity

Leon opening analysis

Calm music to start with while panning through the busy streets of newyork. Goes straight to the hit man having a conversation about killing someone. Close ups of both the mens faces but dont actually see whatr each of them looks like. Lots of midshots of the Men which are about to be killed, so we can see how many of them there are that are going to be killed by one hitman. One man gets killed but camera does not capture the killing just the noises and blook spatters on the wall. Calm but suspicious music then quiet. Low angle shot from the top of the stairs as we see someone get pulled over the edge. See all men get killed but we never see the hit man until he goes to the man he ws there to kill. point of view shot from the hitman coming up behind him. Very quiet scene. Comes out from the darkness. The opening is well lit up with natural and artificial lighting. Not much dialogue throughout only noise is from guns. very chaotic and then all suddenly stops.

Seven anlysis

The opening to seven goes straight into the film. Its raining which is a typical weather for a thriller. Quite alot of low angle shots at the beginning. Other from the rain and natural noises like cars it is very silent and not much dialogue between characters. Goes straight into a crime scene which is very bloody. Very dark only natural lighting used or torches. Dreary musuc starts as we see the casting. Multishots switching really fast of what we believe to be the killer, close ups. camera work making it looked old fasioned like a broken video. Music starts to pick up as we see more of what the killer is doing. Goes into another crime scene which is even darker, only torches for ligting. Camera panning across the scene. Close ups of the victim. slow music with sharp, sudden sounds throughout. A majority of mid shots so we can see the characters and the background.

Party scene

This is a mid shot of two girls on holiday in a bar talking
to some men.


They are the only people in the shot in
focus and they have been placed in the centre of the shot
showing that they are the main characters in the film.


Also the lights have been arranged so that they are the only
people lit up.

Part scene

This is a point of view shot from a woman at a party.


her vision is blurred as she haa bee given sumthin she
shudnt have taken.

using a point of view shot means that we can see what she is seeing at this point and the
blurring gives the effect that something is not right and
something bad may happen.

The grudge

http://www.dreadcentral.com/img/news/sep06/grudge2pic1.jpg
Close up of the face. Focuses on her facial
expression and the way in which she is sitting
the camera stays on her face for a few seconds
to emphasise how distorted she is and to keep the
audience eager to watch the rest of the film.

The grudge

http://www.moviesonline.ca/movie-gallery/albums/userpics/TheGrudge0005.jpg
A mid shot od the woman and the house she is going to
Using this shot allows the audinece to see where she
is going and how spooky the house looks. She stops
as she gets to the house which shows these is something
suspicious about it. The camera pans across the house
to show us how old it looks.

The grudge

http://www.hamdendailynews.com/images/movrevGRUDGE.JPG Midshot of the grudge and the woman.
we can clearly see that there is something standing
behind her but she has no idea. Gives a good effect
as the suspense gets greater and greater and puts
the audience on the edge of their seats. The lighting
focuses on the women so we cannot clearly see
exactly who is behind her.

Camera shots: The grudge

http://moviesmedia.ign.com/movies/image/article/700/700469/takako-fuji-grudge_1144356004.jpgLow angle shot of her crawling down the stairs.
this is affective because it creates tension as
the audience knows that she will eventually be at
the bottom and be closer to you. also it pans down
the stairs following her to show you how she moves
and how distorted she is.