Friday 13 December 2019

X INDUSTRY4 + AUDIENCE1 BBFC and MPAA

It appears that age ratings are harsher on indie movies rather than movies produced by the Big 5  (20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures, NBC Universal and Warner Bros.).  In this blog post I will be looking at different movies from the Big 5 conglomerates, NBC Universal and Warner Bros. as well as indie movies from the production company Warp.

BBFC RATINGS
BBFC ratings
MPAA RATINGS

MPAA ratings
BRIDGET JONES'S BABY

Often, the age rating won't be the same in different countries due to the culture and how that country views specific topics.  For example, the movie Bridget Jones's Baby, directed by Sharon Maguire and released in the year 2016, has different age ratings in different countries.
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BBFC

BBFC Bridget Jones's Baby


MPAA
MPAA Bridget Jones's Baby (IMDb)


MPAA Bridget Jones's Baby (Parent Previews)

The BBFC (British Board of Film Classificationrated Bridget Jones's Baby a 15 for the use of strong language and sex references, however, MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) rated it R, meaning people under the age of 17 require an accompanying parent or guardian.

OTHER
Other certifications








In Germany, anyone can watch this movie however, in Russia, the age rating is 18+.

THE WORLD'S END
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BBFC The World's End











MPAA
MPAA The World's End (IMDb)





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THE DARK KNIGHT
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BBFC
BBFC The Dark Knight








MPAA
MPAA The Dark Knight



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The tentpole movie, The Dark Knight, directed by Nolan and released in the year 2008 has an arguably ridiculous age rating. There is a lot of gore and violence, for example, a scene where the Joker impales someone in the eye with a pencil.  If this was an indie movie, the rating would almost definitely be much higher.  Critics believe this movie should be at least a 15, however BBFC defended their ratings.

THIS IS ENGLAND
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BBFC This is England











OTHER
Other Certifications

Thursday 12 December 2019

X INDUSTRY3 Digitisation of the film industry

WARP

  • Warp X and Warp Australia are subsidiaries of Warp Films
  • Le Donk and Scor-Zay-Zee (Meadows, 2009)
    • £48k budget and 5 day shoot
  • Warp X
    • Founded 2005
    • Digital film studio
    • Budgets usually between £400k and £800k
  • Filmography

  • UK Film Council
    • Now BFI (British Film Institute)
    • Encourages development in British film
    • Uk Film Council and National lottery gave a fund to Warp X to produce digital movies
      • A lot cheaper - each movie print was roughly £5k - now blu-ray, hard drive and streaming are practically free
      • Benefits indies as it is a lot cheaper
    • Usually movies do a US release before the rest of the world - Avatar (Cameron, 2009) challenged this and had a worldwide release at the same time.

Thursday 5 December 2019

X FILM OPENING EG6 28 Days Later

(This post was originally created by Spikey Films)


28 Days Later (Danny Boyle - 2002)

Danny Boyle

Danny Boyle is a renowned film director in the specific zombie genre. He is also well known for directing movies such as Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire and 127 hours.

Plot

A group of misguided animal rights activists free a caged chimp infected with the "Rage" virus from a medical research lab. When London bike courier Jim (Cillian Murphy) wakes up from a coma a month after, he finds his city all but deserted. On the run from the zombie-like victims of the Rage, Jim stumbles upon a group of survivors, including Selena (Naomie Harris) and cab driver Frank (Brendan Gleeson), and joins them on a perilous journey to what he hopes will be safety.

 Budget + Box office                                                                Opening titles
The budget of this movie was £5m
The box office was $82.7m


Stars

Cillian Murphy
Naomie Harris

Genre
Drama, Horror, Sci-fi








Ideas
Decaying title 'presents' fades away
- Blood splatter on main title
- We won't take the style of fast zombies as we would prefer to use the stereotypical style (more practical for filming)
- Security camera style

Idents
UK Film council







DNA films







Fox Searchlight Pictures

X SOCIAL MEDIA1 Marketing

SOCIAL MEDIA 
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Snapchat
  • TikTok
  • Pinterest
  • Tumblr
  • Reddit
WHO WOULD BE DOING THE SOCIAL MEDIA
  • Production Company
  • Stars
  • Director
  • Tie-in
    • Cornetto pushing the movie
    • Simon Pegg as executive producer
    • Product placement of Cornetto in movie
FACEBOOK
  • Director 
  • James (Bright Films)
TWITTER
  • Production Company
  • Tristan (TriHard Productions)
INSTAGRAM 
  • Cornetto
  • Emma (Scope Productions)




@icedzombie








TIKTOK
  • Star 
  • Louis (Spikey Films)
@donnieromeroz

X PRE-PRODUCTION4 Location Scouting 2

VIDEO
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ADDITIONAL NOTES

  • The Shaun of the Dead scene i'm referencing (from around 40seconds)
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  • I was thinking of having Donnie not seeing the zombie rather than him seeing it as there would be no reason for him to think it is normal like how they think the zombie is just a drunk guy in Shaun of the Dead.  
  • The field is very long so it wouldn't need to be very obvious.

X PRE-PRODUCTION3 Location Scouting 1

VIDEO
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ADDITIONAL NOTES

  • The construction work there should hopefully be done by the time we film.
  • I think that the cul de sac is a good place to have a car as it won't block anyone trying to get past.
  • The 'dead body' coming out of the car could have a zombie attacking it, but then we would need to think about how our protagonist wouldn't see it.
  • We could use the front of the house on the end as Donnie Romero's home (but probably not the inside as it doesn't have what we want.

Wednesday 4 December 2019

X GENRE RESEARCH1 Dawn of the Dead

1978
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  • Directed by George A. Romero
  • Budget of $500k
  • Box office of $55m
SYNOPSIS
  • Following the events of Night of the Living Dead (1968), we follow the exploits of four survivors of the expanding zombie apocalypse as they take refuge in an abandoned shopping mall following a horrific SWAT evacuation of an apartment complex. Taking stock of their surroundings, they arm themselves, lock down the mall, and destroy the zombies inside so they can eke out a living--at least for a while. Tensions begin to build as months go on, and they come to realize that they've fallen prey to consumerism. Soon afterward, they have even heavier problems to worry about, as a large gang of bikers discovers the mall and invades it, ruining the survivors' best-laid plans and forcing them to fight off both lethal bandits and flesh-eating zombies. (IMDb)

2004
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  • Directed by Zack Snyder
  • Budget of $28m
  • Box office of $102.3m
SYNOPSIS
  • Upon finishing a long shift working as a nurse, Ana goes home for a much needed rest. Not noticing the emergency television broadcasts, seeing the daughter of a neighbor tearing out her husband's throat sends Ana into survival mode. Fleeing from her home, she sees the extent of the carnage that has ensued in the world around her. Ana groups up with other humans who have not been infected in a bid to remain safe. They find a haven in an empty mall, which has the supplies they need for now. Planning ways to keep their numbers up while the zombie population increases dramatically, the group face a number of challenges. Trapped in the mall, they make plans to move on, in hopes of finding an infection free zone in which they can regain some sense of normality. (IMDb)

X IDEAS5 Character - Mia Jones

  • Love interest
  • 18 years old
  • Attractive - male gaze - Laura Mulvey
FILMS/TV
  • Dear John
  • The Vow
  • The Notebook
  • World War Z
  • Dawn of the Dead
GADGETS
  • Phone
  • Machete
  • Pistol
  • Pocket knife
ITEM OF CLOTHING
  • Leather jacket
  • Boots
  • Black skinny high waisted jeans
  • White vest top, slightly cropped, rip by the neck
PLACES SHE'S BEEN TO
  • Los Angeles
  • London
  • Paris
  • Tokyo
  • Singapore
FOODS/DRINKS THEY LIKE
  • Any kind of salad
  • Has a guilty pleasure for chicken wings
  • Water with lemon and cucumber 
  • Coffee
OUTFIT INSPIRATION
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Inspiration from Zombieland
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Monday 2 December 2019

X PRE-PRODUCTION2 Some Alterations

Bright Films and Spikey Films have joined TriHard Productions and I in creating our film opening.  We are still using the zom-rom-com hybrid genre but now we can create an even better piece as we have more help.  This video is of us explaining what we discussed and decided on doing.
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X PRE-PRODUCTION1 Pre-Production Ideas

ACTORS:
  • Central protagonist - Danny Romero
  • Love interest - Mia Jones
  • Best friend - Fred East - intertextualises with Fred West (serial killer)
  • 2/3 zombies 
  • Intertextualising genre directors (Danny Boyle, George A Romero) - Danny Romero
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OTHER ASPECTS: 
  • Cornetto franchise reference - possibly worms eye view - steps on cornetto wrapper - strawberry flavour connotes blood
  • see zombie in bathroom + outside (chasing him) + zombie eating dead body
  • Shallow focus (zombie eating body from far away)
  • decaying title
  • slow zombie movement type