Media blog 2 - Mr Bush

Film regulation and the BBFC - blog tasks: 1) Research the  BBFC  in more detail: what is the institution responsible for? How is it funded? What link does it have to government? The British Board of Film Classification ( BBFC ) is a non-governmental organisation, founded by the film industry in 1912 and responsible for the national classification and censorship of films exhibited at cinemas and video works. 2) Read this  BBFC guide to how films are rated . Summarise the process in 50 words. Films are rated based on the following things:  general context - plot, characters, outline of individual scenes ; timings of key moments, including camera angles, type of shots, on- and off-screen moments;  bad language, sex and drug references and so on. 3) Read this  BBFC outline of the issues faced when classifying a film . Summarise the debate in 50 words. The material is in conflict with the law or constitutes a criminal offence. If the film causes a harm to the age rating such as moral des

1) 100 word summary Media Magazine The magazine describes the unusual distribution method that A Field in England had gone through, mainly noting upon the challenges a distributor may go through to select a film to be chosen to be distributed, as many factors are considered to choosing  film to see if it would be successful. For low budget movies/ Art-house films it is extremely difficult to find ways to distribute their film as either a huge interest in the movie is needed or would need to be funded by a big company. If a Art-house film does not get distributed it would only be shown in Art-house cinemas leading to a lower revenue although this is not the main objective for the director of a Art-house film. 2) Read the following pages on the official website for  A Field In England  and write a one-sentence summary of each. Each page provides explanations of the unique release strategy that the institutions behind the film chose:  The release of the film is very strange as it was sho

Funding 1) What was the budget for  Chicken ? £110,000 2) How did Joe Stephenson end up raising the money to make the film? Private investments from rich friends and contacts. 3) How does the  Chicken  budget compare to a Hollywood-funded British blockbuster such as  Spectre  or  Paddington 2 ? It is significantly lower than Hollywood blockbusters such as Spectre. It has a microbudget which emphasises how little funding there was for this production. Chicken had a micro-budget of £110,000. Spectre had a budget of   $245–250 million and Paddington 2 had a budget of $50 million. The budget for these films is much greater than the budget for Chicken because these films appeal to mainstream audiences and they're guaranteed to be a success due to loyal audiences and the success of previous films.  4) Joe Stephenson tried to secure funding from organisations that help low-budget filmmakers. What is the  BFI Film Fund  and how does it contribute to the British film industry? The BFI film

1) Research the  BBFC  in more detail: what is the institution responsible for? How is it funded? What link does it have to government?                                                                                               The BBFC is responsible for regulating the films we watch and classifying them into certain certificate groups whi ch include U, PG, 12A, 15 and 18. This categorises the films for what is suitable in each age range of viewers. The  BBFC generates it funding from the fees it charges for its services, calculated by measuring the running time of films, DVDs/videos and other works submitted for classification. The BBFC is not organised for profit, and its fees are adjusted only as required to cover its costs.  2) Read this  BBFC guide to how films are rated . Summarise the process in 50 words. The BBFC rate films through the general context of the film, timing of key moments, drug refernce, violence and sex inclusion. The general context affects the rating

132: British Film 1) Write a one-sentence definition of what makes a film British. A film is defined as British if the people making it are British, and if it's funded using British money and the cast are British.  2) What is the difference between a Hollywood production context and production context of a British film? Hollywood production context means that films made by Hollywood studios would usually  have high budgets, a major dependency on celebrities for both the cast and crew .  British films can be large budget, high concept films such as Harry  Potter and Skyfall or they can be character driven, small budgeted films such  as Kill List or attack the block.  3) When did the James Bond franchise start? The James Bond franchise started in 1962 with 'Dr No. 4) In terms of film censorship and graphic content, what began to change in British film in the 1970s and 1980s? The 1970s sees a rise in British Films of sexual content, both the act of sex  and

3) Now reflect on your video. Did you meet the brief and successfully include the three key editing aspects we have learned? Yes, I believe I've met the brief because I stuck to the 180 degree rule when we were speaking, had good match-on-action when the door was being opened through to the person walking through on theother side and walking up the stairs and made good use of the shot/reverse shot when ricardo and jagraj were speaking. 4) What were the strengths and weaknesses of your final film? Write a detailed analysis picking out specific shots, edits and any other aspect of film language you think is relevant.  What were the strengths and weaknesses of your final film? Write a detailed analysis picking out specific shots, edits and any other aspect of film language you think is relevant. Strengths: good use of match on action when i walked through the D block doors - upstairs  good use of match on action when jagraj was walking up the stairs dialogue was good and clear