In a group discussion about our film noir opening, we decided that our target audience would be 15-24 year olds. This is because we would be aiming our media text at students and young adults between 15 and 24, which is the main cinema-going audience.
In November, as a class, we went to the 'Hollywood Cinema' in Ipswich to participate in a talk from the BBFC, after a screening of an interesting and inspiring film A Guide To Recognising Your Saints. The BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) are an independent, non-governmental company who certify different media texts to their suited audience. These media texts include film trailers and advertisements, DVDs, videos and their advertisements, video and computer games and other interactive media texts.
The main reason for attending this talk was to gain further understanding of what content we are allowed to include in terms of content in the film, and how this content in our film noir opening sequence will be classified. The BBFC could look at sexual content, the use or promotion of drugs and smoking, and the use of violence and sexual violence.
The talk given by a representative and a member of the BBFC was interesting and extremely useful, and one thing that I have learnt from the talk was that last year (2007) they certified 639 different films, of which 227 where certified at 15. This point shows that 15 films are very popular, at almost a third (1/3) of the total number of films that they certified.
After a brief introduction to the screening and talk, we were shown the film (A Guide To Recognising Your Saints), which was released in 2007. This was a typical 15 film and was specifically aimed at people our age. This was one of the 227 out of 639 films the BBFC had rated at certificate '15' in that year.
The reason the BBFC had rated this film a '15' was evident in the content of the film, such as the way the characters talked, behaved and dressed. Our aims of watching this film were to see what content was allowed and what would make the film a certificate '15', and how it's directed to appeal to such an audience.
During our pre-production process, many ideas and concepts will be considered from this film, even though it isn't a typical noir film, but the fact that it's aimed at the same audience as ours makes the film relevant to our studies.
In November, as a class, we went to the 'Hollywood Cinema' in Ipswich to participate in a talk from the BBFC, after a screening of an interesting and inspiring film A Guide To Recognising Your Saints. The BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) are an independent, non-governmental company who certify different media texts to their suited audience. These media texts include film trailers and advertisements, DVDs, videos and their advertisements, video and computer games and other interactive media texts.
The main reason for attending this talk was to gain further understanding of what content we are allowed to include in terms of content in the film, and how this content in our film noir opening sequence will be classified. The BBFC could look at sexual content, the use or promotion of drugs and smoking, and the use of violence and sexual violence.
The talk given by a representative and a member of the BBFC was interesting and extremely useful, and one thing that I have learnt from the talk was that last year (2007) they certified 639 different films, of which 227 where certified at 15. This point shows that 15 films are very popular, at almost a third (1/3) of the total number of films that they certified.
After a brief introduction to the screening and talk, we were shown the film (A Guide To Recognising Your Saints), which was released in 2007. This was a typical 15 film and was specifically aimed at people our age. This was one of the 227 out of 639 films the BBFC had rated at certificate '15' in that year.
The reason the BBFC had rated this film a '15' was evident in the content of the film, such as the way the characters talked, behaved and dressed. Our aims of watching this film were to see what content was allowed and what would make the film a certificate '15', and how it's directed to appeal to such an audience.
During our pre-production process, many ideas and concepts will be considered from this film, even though it isn't a typical noir film, but the fact that it's aimed at the same audience as ours makes the film relevant to our studies.
Below are some of the websites and webpages which we found useful in the classification of our film noir thriller opening sequence:
The BBFC Official Website: http://www.bbfc.co.uk/
The BBFC Official Website: http://www.bbfc.co.uk/
A BBFC webpage specifically designed for Media and Film Studies students:
The BBFC Webpages (by age rating):
Certificate 'U' & 'Uc': http://www.bbfc.co.uk/classification/c_ucu.php
Certificate 'PG': http://www.bbfc.co.uk/classification/c_pg.php
Certificate '12' & '12A': http://www.bbfc.co.uk/classification/c_12.php
Certificate '15': http://www.bbfc.co.uk/classification/c_15.php
Certificate '18': http://www.bbfc.co.uk/classification/c_18.php
Certificate 'R18': http://www.bbfc.co.uk/classification/c_R18.php
