Wednesday, 11 May 2016
Tuesday, 19 April 2016
Specialised Area (music man)
I was appointed the job of creating the soundtrack for our opening along with cinematographer. It was a challenge creating the soundtrack, as I had never used GarageBand to a complex level before. Another factor that also made it a challenge was the scenario of our opening. It involves characters of different class.
GarageBand-
This is the software we used to create our soundtrack for our film. Previously I had only played around with garageband but had never created a final product. Generally garageband is very complex and takes time to adjust to this complexity. At first I found garageband very difficult and couldn't quite get to grips with it. I began by using basic tools such as the trim tool, position tool, blade tool etc.. Our film required a rather complex soundtrack due to the situation. We thought that the music is a major aspect to our particular film as it creates certain types of emotion to the viewer. Our soundtrack involved remixing the song 'to build a home'. In order to do this more complex tool had to be applied. We had to change the bpm (beats per minute) in order for the two different beats to mix and run smoothly. The beats per minute could be changed on the top bar. Another complex but conveniant tool that I learnt to apply was the flex tool. This allowed me to change the bpm without changing the pitch.
This was vital when mixing the two beats into each other. The beat that was mixed into the song was a loop. Loops are short looping sequences of beats/sounds. These were very simple to use. The whole point in mixing these two contrasting beats is that in our film opening there is a jump between two characters and their situation/environment. We wanted a slow, slightly depressing sound overplaying Michaels situation as we wanted to create a upsetting mood. We then tried to replicate a more grime sound whilst overplaying Kieran. This software has been extremely useful in the making of our film opening as it provided us with a large variety of pre-recorded music, meaning we didn't have to record our own music. This saved us a huge amount of time.
GarageBand-
This is the software we used to create our soundtrack for our film. Previously I had only played around with garageband but had never created a final product. Generally garageband is very complex and takes time to adjust to this complexity. At first I found garageband very difficult and couldn't quite get to grips with it. I began by using basic tools such as the trim tool, position tool, blade tool etc.. Our film required a rather complex soundtrack due to the situation. We thought that the music is a major aspect to our particular film as it creates certain types of emotion to the viewer. Our soundtrack involved remixing the song 'to build a home'. In order to do this more complex tool had to be applied. We had to change the bpm (beats per minute) in order for the two different beats to mix and run smoothly. The beats per minute could be changed on the top bar. Another complex but conveniant tool that I learnt to apply was the flex tool. This allowed me to change the bpm without changing the pitch.
This was vital when mixing the two beats into each other. The beat that was mixed into the song was a loop. Loops are short looping sequences of beats/sounds. These were very simple to use. The whole point in mixing these two contrasting beats is that in our film opening there is a jump between two characters and their situation/environment. We wanted a slow, slightly depressing sound overplaying Michaels situation as we wanted to create a upsetting mood. We then tried to replicate a more grime sound whilst overplaying Kieran. This software has been extremely useful in the making of our film opening as it provided us with a large variety of pre-recorded music, meaning we didn't have to record our own music. This saved us a huge amount of time.
Specialised Area (cinematographer)
My roles within production consisted of cinematographer, director, and I created the soundtrack to play over our opening. This blog will briefly explain what I did within the role of cinematographer and how I learnt through the process and how I developed the end product.
Recording Hardware:
We used - DSLR camera -
Before starting media studies, I had never properly used a recording camera before so I had to learn the different aspects of it. We underwent activities as a class using these cameras such as a swede and prelim. With both activities I had the role of cinematographer, and carried this role onto our actual media product. I mostly learnt the basics through trial and error. Through the entire process of filming our opening, I learnt new things along the way. It allowed me to play around with the depth of field and manual focus creating very professional scenic shots. For the actual making of our production, I had the role of the cinematropher so learning about the DSLR camera was vital. It was important that I understood various different terminology and knew how to apply this terminology. I learnt various bits through trial and error. An example of this is lighting - due to that fact we shot our film opening over different days, the lighting was different. I didn't pay much notice to lighting as the weather was relatively similar, but in fact we soon found our that lighting had a massive affect. There was in fact a clear difference in lighting. So I quickly learnt how to change the lighting to look right. I also quickly picked up more about depth of field and came to grips with what looks affective and what doesn't. I found that because depth of field has an impact on both the aesthetic and technical quality of a picture.
Sometimes you’ll want to use an extensive depth of field in order to keep everything sharp. A classic example is when you’re photographing a landscape, where generally the most desirable outcome is to capture detail from the foreground to the horizon.Other times, a shallow depth of field will be preferable. It enables you to blur background and foreground details, causing distractions to melt away and allowing you to direct viewers to the focal point in a picture.
Sunday, 17 April 2016
Introduction
This is blog for my media coursework. In this blog you will find the following;
- Film opening analysis
- Swede's
- Vodcasts and podcasts
- Genre research
- Audience feedback
- Pre production work
- Production work
- Post production work
- Evaluation questions
For my film opening I'm working in a group of three and these people are - Louis Rose-Fall and Milo Davis. We are working together to make a film opening called Abridged. I myself came up with the original plot, created the soundtrack, filmed (cinematographer) and directed the film opening. Abridged is a social realism film located in the Northern county that is Yorkshire. Within the film we follow two main protagonist who are experiencing life difficulties but in completely different ways. The film opening reveals the meeting of these two central protagonists through a dramatic scenario - you can witness our film opening here...
I have a youtube page which you can access my rough cuts, podcasts, vodcasts and any additional videos/clips. Youtube Channel -
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyCreyI7VHycBiYbJpzZ7ng
I have a youtube page which you can access my rough cuts, podcasts, vodcasts and any additional videos/clips. Youtube Channel -
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyCreyI7VHycBiYbJpzZ7ng
Tuesday, 12 April 2016
Eval Q7
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
Before AS media I had had very little experience in terms of filming and editing. The prelim task was my first activity using the camera (DSLR) and software (finalcut). I had previously used cameras but not for the use of filming so I was unaware of how to use one for the use of film. I was unfamiliar with certain terminology such as the 180 degree rule and shot reverse shot. However, I did already understand certain shot types such as low angles, high angles, mid-shots and close ups. Prior to the task, we were introduced to the equipment and were navigated around the different features.
The preliminary task is a continuity task by which we had to make a character move through different shots to create a short, fluent piece of film. The types of things done by the character was walk through a door, sit down and have a conversation. This task enabled us to put the 180 degree rule and shot reverse shot to the test to develop a better understanding of these terms. It also helped with our understanding of continuity editing. By actually physically doing this task we were able to learn through experience. For example, I was not fully aware of the term '180 degree rule' until I broke it whilst filming, I then learnt from this mistake and also learnt how to avoid this problem in future. We filmed a large majority of our prelim hand-held which gave it a very unprofessional finish and also limited our shot types.
Planning
The prelim involved minimal planning. We briefly designed a storyboard to use as a template for our
shots, this gave us a brief look into what the final cut would look like. The location of where we filmed was where we were based so not planning was need there. For a larger project a call sheet and screenplay would usually be required. There was also little casting involved as the person playing the role would just be the one's in the group who weren't filming (and everyone swapped roles) - This helped us learn how to work as a team as that would be vital whilst making our actual product.
Swede
Our next task involving equipment was the 'Swede' task. This swede involved making the film 'Tyrnnosaur' which is a rather dark, social realist film into a comedy and giving it a slightly humorous affect. We changed a Warp film (low budget, indie film) into a Working Title film. We did this by flipping it from a niche audience to a mainstream audience. More planning was used for this task as we involved different props, locations, costumes etc... This task was a step up from our last one as it helped us progress with our shot types and actually put them into use, helping us learn them. Again we didn't have any casting (insufficient time). We involved cutaway shots (used to break up the action) in our swede which gave it a much more professional look. During this process we were introduced with more equipment such as the boom mic which helps to improve sound quality. We also looked into the editing process in more depth e.g we used sound affects and different visual affects. I learnt many things from this swede such as the use of framing, manipulating the mise en scene to a certain audience. For example, the use of the suit may address a certain audience. I learnt more about binary opposites through the use of different film companies and the two different central protagonist e.g Hugh Grant contrasts the cast of Tyrannosaur. From the swede the key aspects I learned was that planning a major step in order for the production to he successful. Independence when it came to filming and editing- the filming showed that it was better to hold the camera using a tripod as it made it more sturdy and had a more professional look, and for the editing I learned how to use the tools more effectively in order the give the swede a better look overall.
Before AS media I had had very little experience in terms of filming and editing. The prelim task was my first activity using the camera (DSLR) and software (finalcut). I had previously used cameras but not for the use of filming so I was unaware of how to use one for the use of film. I was unfamiliar with certain terminology such as the 180 degree rule and shot reverse shot. However, I did already understand certain shot types such as low angles, high angles, mid-shots and close ups. Prior to the task, we were introduced to the equipment and were navigated around the different features.
The preliminary task is a continuity task by which we had to make a character move through different shots to create a short, fluent piece of film. The types of things done by the character was walk through a door, sit down and have a conversation. This task enabled us to put the 180 degree rule and shot reverse shot to the test to develop a better understanding of these terms. It also helped with our understanding of continuity editing. By actually physically doing this task we were able to learn through experience. For example, I was not fully aware of the term '180 degree rule' until I broke it whilst filming, I then learnt from this mistake and also learnt how to avoid this problem in future. We filmed a large majority of our prelim hand-held which gave it a very unprofessional finish and also limited our shot types.
Planning
The prelim involved minimal planning. We briefly designed a storyboard to use as a template for our
shots, this gave us a brief look into what the final cut would look like. The location of where we filmed was where we were based so not planning was need there. For a larger project a call sheet and screenplay would usually be required. There was also little casting involved as the person playing the role would just be the one's in the group who weren't filming (and everyone swapped roles) - This helped us learn how to work as a team as that would be vital whilst making our actual product.
Swede
Our next task involving equipment was the 'Swede' task. This swede involved making the film 'Tyrnnosaur' which is a rather dark, social realist film into a comedy and giving it a slightly humorous affect. We changed a Warp film (low budget, indie film) into a Working Title film. We did this by flipping it from a niche audience to a mainstream audience. More planning was used for this task as we involved different props, locations, costumes etc... This task was a step up from our last one as it helped us progress with our shot types and actually put them into use, helping us learn them. Again we didn't have any casting (insufficient time). We involved cutaway shots (used to break up the action) in our swede which gave it a much more professional look. During this process we were introduced with more equipment such as the boom mic which helps to improve sound quality. We also looked into the editing process in more depth e.g we used sound affects and different visual affects. I learnt many things from this swede such as the use of framing, manipulating the mise en scene to a certain audience. For example, the use of the suit may address a certain audience. I learnt more about binary opposites through the use of different film companies and the two different central protagonist e.g Hugh Grant contrasts the cast of Tyrannosaur. From the swede the key aspects I learned was that planning a major step in order for the production to he successful. Independence when it came to filming and editing- the filming showed that it was better to hold the camera using a tripod as it made it more sturdy and had a more professional look, and for the editing I learned how to use the tools more effectively in order the give the swede a better look overall.
After the swede, we went in to research more into Warp and Working Title to see how their companies develop so we did film opening analysis to help get a better fame for how we want out AS film openings to look. From this we pitched our film opening ideas to the class. Milo, Tom and me all chose the social realism genre to research further and pitch. We found that it was generally warp films that provided social realism films e.g This is England so this influenced our ideas. As we all pitched the same genre ideas, it was down to us as a group to decide on which was most likely to work best, eventually we came to a conclusion that we were going to work with Tom's idea. Each of us looked into 3 other social realism films: I had 'The Guvnors', Milo had 'Harry Brown' and Tom had 'Ill Mannors'. These analysis's helped influence Toms idea further which helped us get the idea setting stone. The two main protagonists would be opposites and the locations would include council estates etc in order to follow the conventions of these other social realism films.
Once we had our idea set we each had a role in terms of the planning. Tom completed the storyboard, Milo completed the screenplay and I completed the the shot list. Whilst doing this we has already thought about cast and location and what would work best for our film opening. For the cast we used Milo to represent the teenage protagonist and Tom's dad to represent the older protagonist. so we didn't have any complications in finding the characters, For the locations we were able to include council estates as we knew of some due to us living in close proximity to them. We were also able to use Tom's dads bedroom and Milo's bedroom to shoot the bedroom scenes, so there was no accessibility problems in terms of locations. We had already thought about the type of shots we were going to use as we created the story board trying use a widest range and variety we possible could. This included:
Sliding Scale
Movement
Angles
Common Framing
Sliding Scale
- Close Up Shot
- Medium Close Up Shot
- Medium Shot
- Medium Long Shot
- Long Shot
- Extreme Long Shot
- Establishing Shot
Movement
- Panning Shot
Angles
- Low Angle
Common Framing
- Over the Shoulder Shot
- Two Shot
As I had already used the majority or these shots it was easier to incorporate them into our film opening. In terms of movement- the panning shot worked well as it enabled the audience to see what Michael was looking and gave them a better sense of what he could see. The low angles also helped in the bedroom scene to show the characters sat on the side of their bed, we could fully see their faces even though they were looking down so the audience could see their expressions and emotions. And the two shot of the characters coming together at the end helped us include common framing.
By the time we got to the editing stage everyone seemed very comfortable with the process and using Final Cut Pro X due to the fact we had had experience during the prelim and the swede. After using the basic and more simple tools through out the prelim and swede we were then able to advance these in the process of editing our own film opening. An example of a more complexed tool we used is when we created a time lapse by speeding up the clip. We did this by choosing "Show Redtime editor" from the Retime pop up menu (or Command-R). Then we chose a speed and applied a fast preset speed setting. By learning this it helped us incorporate another technique into our opening and also helped represent the passing of time at the end our our film opening.
Monday, 29 February 2016
Eval Q6
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
Recording Hardware:
We used - DSLR camera -
Before starting media studies, I had never properly used a recording camera before so I had to learn the different aspects of it. We underwent activities as a class using these cameras such as a swede and prelim. With both activities I had the role of cinematographer, and carried this role onto our actual media product. I mostly learnt the basics through trial and error. Through the entire process of filming our opening, I learnt new things along the way. It allowed me to play around with the depth of field and manual focus creating very professional scenic shots. For the actual making of our production, I had the role of the cinematographer so learning about the DSLR camera was vital. It was important that I understood various different terminology and knew how to apply this terminology. I learnt various bits through trial and error. An example of this is lighting - due to that fact we shot our film opening over different days, the lighting was different. I didn't pay much notice to lighting as the weather was relatively similar, but in fact we soon found our that lighting had a massive affect. There was in fact a clear difference in lighting. So I quickly learnt how to change the lighting to look right. I also quickly picked up more about depth of field and came to grips with what looks affective and what doesn't. I found that because depth of field has an impact on both the aesthetic and technical quality of a picture.
SD card-
I also had never before transferred material from an SD card onto a computer, never mind Final Cut, so this was also a new but gradually simple experience. With the help of others, I quickly became confident when doing this.
Tripod-
The tripod was a piece of equipment used throughout our film. A very large majority of our shots were shot on the tripod making it a very vital piece of equipment within our project. The tripod is extremely simple to use but extremely important as its vital the shots are steady and smooth. There is very minimal explaining required when talking about the tripod due to its simplicity. If we didn't have access to a tripod we would have had to film handheld, which would had given us unsteady, shake shots. However for some shots handheld filming was used. These handheld shots were intact more difficult to edit and therefore the tripod helped to speed up the editing process proving to be beneficial.
Boom mic-
A boom mic is the piece of equipment we used to record our dialect. This was the first time we had approached this piece of equipment. I wasn't in fact in charge of the sound but I helped to set up and am fully aware of how the apparatus functions. Like the other apparatus, we learnt through trial and error. It took us a few attempts to get the mic close enough to the actors without getting the mic in the shot. We had to vary our shots so the mic didn't enter any shots. The boom mic was very useful to us as it recorded our speech on a loud bridge over water very clearly.
Garageband-
This is the software we used to create our soundtrack for our film. Previously I had only played around with garageband but had never created a final product. Generally garageband is very complex and takes time to adjust to this complexity. At first I found garageband very difficult and couldn't quite get to grips with it. I began by using basic tools such as the trim tool, position tool, blade tool etc.. Our film required a rather complex soundtrack due to the situation. We thought that the music is a major aspect to our particular film as it creates certain types of emotion to the viewer. Our soundtrack involved remixing the song 'to build a home'. In order to do this more complex tool had to be applied. We had to change the bpm (beats per minute) in order for the two different beats to mix and run smoothly. The beats per minute could be changed on the top bar. Another complex but conveniant tool that I learnt to apply was the flex tool. This allowed me to change the bpm without changing the pitch.This was vital when mixing the two beats into each other. The beat that was mixed into the song was a loop found. Loops are short looping sequences of beats/sounds. These were very simple to use. the whole point in mixing these two contrasting beats is that in our film opening there is a jump between two characters and their situation/environment. We wanted a slow, slightly depressing sound overplaying Michaels situation as we wanted to create a upsetting mood. We then tried to replicate a more grime sound whilst overplaying Kieran. This software has been extremely useful in the making of our film opening as it provided us with a large variety of pre-recorded music, meaning we didn't have to record our own music. This saved us a huge amount of time.Blogger-
This was affectively our text book for media as it was what we recorded all of our progress on. It was also the first time I had ever used blogger. At first blogger seemed like a complex thing to use, but soon realised it was very simple and efficient. Blogger also allowed me to receive feedback from teachers and others.
Final Cut-
Final cut is the piece of software that allowed us to edit our shots to then create a finalised product. Before the making of our production, I had used final cut briefly when making our swede and prelim. I found final cut very difficult to begin with as there are many different aspects of it that can be learnt. To begin with I used the basic tools and appliances such as the elect tool, blade tool, hand tool, zoom tool etc.. A majority of my final cut experience was learnt through trial and error. After mastering these basic tools, i then moved on to slighly more complex tools such as the speed altering tool, crop, transitions and effects. We sped up our final shot and the train passing to give is a time-lapse affect. We also had to crop a few clips where the boom mic accidentally entered the shot. Due to our genre of film being social realism, our film opening didn't need much editing. Social realism contain very little editing to create a more realistic approach. Social realism films will focus on aspects such as cinematography. Most of our editing involved putting the shots together and varying the length of the clips.Eval Q5
How did you attract/address your audience?
With this evaluation question I have decided to present it in the form of annotations on our final cut. An example of an annotation:
We didn't create any poster, trailer, websites or social media pages. These are key areas of the distribution of the film as it creates awareness to the target audience. If we had been given more time, we would of done these things to help with the success of our film. Most films have trailer, poster etc..
Included is how we have attracted our audience by using:
With this evaluation question I have decided to present it in the form of annotations on our final cut. An example of an annotation:
We didn't create any poster, trailer, websites or social media pages. These are key areas of the distribution of the film as it creates awareness to the target audience. If we had been given more time, we would of done these things to help with the success of our film. Most films have trailer, poster etc..
Included is how we have attracted our audience by using:
- mise-en-scene
- music
- voiceover
- character
- locations
- titles
- framing
- shot types
- depth of field
Eval Q3
What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
Film distribution is the process of making a movie available for viewing by an audience. This is normally the task of a professional film distributor, who would determine the marketing strategy for the film, the media by which a film is to be exhibited or made available for viewing, and who may set the release date and other matters.
Genre of our film: Social Realism
The big six distributors:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Paramount Pictures
Universal Pictures
Walt Disney Studios
20th Century Fox
These are the top 6 distributors. They are known as the big 6 and own the largest shares in the film distribution industry. They are also conglomerates and own many subsidiaries. However, despite the fact they own the largest shares in the film distribution industry, we would not chose them to distribute our film as they would not be suitable. This is due to the fact they only work with high budget films containing well-known actors/actresses and not small, low budget, indie films.
Suitably for Big Six
The Big Six focus on movies that appeal to a global audience and therefore their films appeal to a majority of consumers, so that their gross is a large sum. Due to the increased number of people who will go see it, this strategy would be used when making a tentpole film. Genres that appeal to a mainstream audience tend to be romance, comedy and action. Social realist films appeal to a niche market (a minority of the market containing specific wants and needs) and therefore don't make a large gross compared to others.Suitable for us (indie filmmakers)
Due to the fact our film we are a low budget, indie film company. This affects who will be willing enough to distribute to us. One of the 'big six' companies would not fund our film as they seek large amounts of profit and success which we wouldn't be able to provide. They also provide large amounts of money to films they are distributing in order to make more money back. British, social realism films don't have large budgets so it would be unnecessary to be distributed by one of them. However, Studiocanal are an example of a distribution company that tend to distribute to low budget, indie film makers. Studio Canal have distributed to films such as
Conclusion
In conclusion we have decided to go with Studio Canal as they are a successful distributer with a long history of distributing Indie films. They also have a past of working with lower budget films for example Billy Elliott, who's budget was £5m and distributing them globally not just in the Uk. Warp may have been a good distributor for us however Warp is a self distributer therefore it is very unlikely for them to pick up films that they have not produced, meaning that they probably wouldn't work with us.
Sunday, 28 February 2016
Eval Q4
Who would be the audience for your media product?
Target Audience:
For our film opening, we have identified our primary target market as males of the age of 15+. This is also based on the fact that the two main protagonists are male. The 2 central protagonists are of different age with different personal issues which may address different audiences as they can relate to these problems. Recent research shows that '15-24 year olds made up the largest proportion of the UK cinema audience, at 31%.' This is beneficial towards the possible success of our film.
If cinema going habits are tabulated according to age group it appears that there is a steady rise in frequency from the earliest age to the 16-19 age group. Thereafter there is a steady decline, which is particularly sharp between the ages of 30 and 39, when the claims of parenthood are probably most exacting. Among persons aged 60 or over, only 11 per cent attend the cinema once a week or more often, and it is worth noting that this is a smaller percentage than in the age group 0 to 4. - Uk frequency of cinema visits
A wide range of genres appealed to women, whereas men were drawn to films with a strong action element. The film contains thug-like behaviour and violence which attraction male attention. Despite this, a secondary target audience of females may be attracted based on the emotional theme related to the older protagonist. The age range for our target audience is 15-30.
BBFC Rating:
For our film opening, we have decided to rate our film a 15. This is based on the fact it contains violence, drug use and discriminate language or behaviour. This means that No-one under 15 is allowed to see a 15 film at the cinema or buy/rent a 15 rated video. 15 rated works are not suitable for children under 15 years of age. This enables us to add features relating to our genre of social realism
Age-
Normally in a social realist film the age rating is 15 and above. The is primarily because the target audience they are trying to promote their film too, is an older audience. They tend to aim for an older target audience due to the untypical storylines that youths wouldn't particularly appreciate or understand. There is also the point that there is usually heavy amount of violence, sex, drugs etc... that adults wouldn't want their children seeing. And so the rating legally has to be a 15. Another aspect of age is the use of teenage characters. This is shown in 'This is England', 'Ill manors' and 'Billy Elliot' for examples. This use of a teenage cast appeal to a teenage audience as they can relate to certain characters and understand the characters. Although in some cases films are rated 18 so teenagers cant watch it e.g 'This is England'.
Gender-
Gender is another important aspect as a social realism film must try to attract both a female and male audience. Films often do this by creating feel and emotion. For example, Tyrannosaur uses a predominantly violent male protagonist which promotes the film to men but also adds romance to promote a female audience too. This can be very beneficial to the success of a film as it opens up the amount of people going to see the film.
International Appeal-
In terms of success and popularity internationally, social realism films don't tend to do too well worldwide. This is due to the unknown actors, locations etc... Social realism films appeal to those who can understand and relate to the conditions and type of culture that is portrayed in these types of films. We feel that our film wouldn't appeal internationally based on these statements. Even upper class people typically aren't attracted to social realism films due to the lack of relation, let alone foreigners.
Target Audience:
For our film opening, we have identified our primary target market as males of the age of 15+. This is also based on the fact that the two main protagonists are male. The 2 central protagonists are of different age with different personal issues which may address different audiences as they can relate to these problems. Recent research shows that '15-24 year olds made up the largest proportion of the UK cinema audience, at 31%.' This is beneficial towards the possible success of our film.
If cinema going habits are tabulated according to age group it appears that there is a steady rise in frequency from the earliest age to the 16-19 age group. Thereafter there is a steady decline, which is particularly sharp between the ages of 30 and 39, when the claims of parenthood are probably most exacting. Among persons aged 60 or over, only 11 per cent attend the cinema once a week or more often, and it is worth noting that this is a smaller percentage than in the age group 0 to 4. - Uk frequency of cinema visits
A wide range of genres appealed to women, whereas men were drawn to films with a strong action element. The film contains thug-like behaviour and violence which attraction male attention. Despite this, a secondary target audience of females may be attracted based on the emotional theme related to the older protagonist. The age range for our target audience is 15-30.
BBFC Rating:
For our film opening, we have decided to rate our film a 15. This is based on the fact it contains violence, drug use and discriminate language or behaviour. This means that No-one under 15 is allowed to see a 15 film at the cinema or buy/rent a 15 rated video. 15 rated works are not suitable for children under 15 years of age. This enables us to add features relating to our genre of social realism
Age-
Normally in a social realist film the age rating is 15 and above. The is primarily because the target audience they are trying to promote their film too, is an older audience. They tend to aim for an older target audience due to the untypical storylines that youths wouldn't particularly appreciate or understand. There is also the point that there is usually heavy amount of violence, sex, drugs etc... that adults wouldn't want their children seeing. And so the rating legally has to be a 15. Another aspect of age is the use of teenage characters. This is shown in 'This is England', 'Ill manors' and 'Billy Elliot' for examples. This use of a teenage cast appeal to a teenage audience as they can relate to certain characters and understand the characters. Although in some cases films are rated 18 so teenagers cant watch it e.g 'This is England'.
Gender-
Gender is another important aspect as a social realism film must try to attract both a female and male audience. Films often do this by creating feel and emotion. For example, Tyrannosaur uses a predominantly violent male protagonist which promotes the film to men but also adds romance to promote a female audience too. This can be very beneficial to the success of a film as it opens up the amount of people going to see the film.
International Appeal-
In terms of success and popularity internationally, social realism films don't tend to do too well worldwide. This is due to the unknown actors, locations etc... Social realism films appeal to those who can understand and relate to the conditions and type of culture that is portrayed in these types of films. We feel that our film wouldn't appeal internationally based on these statements. Even upper class people typically aren't attracted to social realism films due to the lack of relation, let alone foreigners.
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