Thursday 22 November 2012

Sam - lots still to do - please look at my posts and add / update as suggested.

I am back next week - try to get this all done before then

I am most concerned about the lack of all the work for the set task  please get it done before i teach you again - thank you

Tuesday 20 November 2012

BBFC: Guidelines Research

The BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) is a company responsible for certifying all films screened in the Britain according to how certain age groups will view it. The BBFC give certificates according to the content of the film. This content can include:
-Discrimination
-Drugs
-Horror
-Imitable Behaviour
-Language
-Nudity
-Sex
-Theme
-Violence
-Titles
They may also give warnings if it is obvious it could induce seisures or cause harm and distress to any viewers if they have trouble with Photo or pattern sensitivity, motion sickness and reactions to low frequency sound.

All of the guidelines as well as the research to which the guidelines are based on can be downloaded on the BBFC Website

Monday 19 November 2012

Film Noir: Characters

Male
Hero (Protagonist)

Villain (Antagonist)


Antihero Transforms form the Antagonist to the Protagonist


Sidekick (Police/ Moral Majority)

Extras (Side plots/Workers/Crowds)

Female
Femme Fatale - Sexuality, Danger, Risk, Antagonist, Forbidden.

Girl Next door (Redemptive Woman) - Salvation, Honour, Sacrifice, Courage, Redemption.

Friday 16 November 2012

Representation: Double Indemnity OTS

Representation 
All Male Cast
Trilby's, suits and tuxedos
Black actors are cleaning
The man is in charge, He is dismissive and is the strong and silent type
Male is a juxtoposition of characteristics (Scruffy/Shot/Uses Slang/Status and Wealth)The car he has shows he has quite a high status
A lot of slang is used which suggests crime involvement
It is shot in a big city
The film is set in the 1940's and this is shown by the mise-en-scene
Sound and Style
Quite expensive at the time of release
Classical, timeless, contextual
Obsequious (overly polite and obedient) door man
Full of slang
Form
Studio
Producer
Title
Director
Cast
Production Team
Industry
Mainstream
Audience
Male and Couples
Vicariously living through others experiences
Generic pleasures: The pleasures of the genre