Classification

Classification of a film is the age restriction imposed for the sake of the potential viewers of films, television series, computer and console games etc ranging from Universal- suitable for all to R18- To be shown only in specially licensed cinemas, or supplied only in licensed sex shops, and to adults of no less than 18 years. The typical Issues that invoke age restrictions are -any context of drug abuse, sexual violence, pedophilia, racial hatred or violence. Language is also surprisingly highly influential as many people are still offended by bad language and a single curse word can bump up the age restriction. Our film contains no drug abuse, any kinda of sexual context or violence any thing that could be seen as racial hateful neither is it essential for us to use swear words. However Horror is considered by the board as potentially harming to the young and vulnerable who may not be used to such an intense cinematic experience these restrictions would obviously need to be considered in producing our film as well as the newer issue of Imitable techniques which is the glamorization of illegal or anti-social behavior which young children could potentially copy like self harm, petty crime and even suicide. I believe that if we had to put an age restriction on our film it would be a 15 because although it only fits in two categories it is on the extreme end of Imitable techniques as it could be read as ending with suicide and the character being a young child makes it especially bad, although Thriller is not Horror our film could potentially leave our audience anxiety ridden, panicked and depressed, though that is artistically our aim it is not maybe seen as an all round positive thing especially legally.

Example of Storyboarding for opening of Darkest Child

The Shining Opening Analysis

I am going to analyse the opening three minutes of Stephen King's the shinning, one of the most simplistic horrifying opening to one of the most infamous horror film. Dream of the Witches' Sabbath" by Berlioz starts from the very beginning as the camera is seemingly air born as it is drawn towards an island, the island gets closer and the camera angles to a diagonal before giving an aerial shot of a car driving through a road surrounded by tall tries like little arrows with dramatic shadowing. Watching the opening especially with the disturbing but beautiful music gives you the feeling of some sort of ghostly presence, the camera angle for me made me feel like a bird soaring above and following this cars journey. The car carries on with its journey with beautiful shots fading in and out that without the music could easily be mistaken for a nature documentary. The titles fade up and off the screen relatively quickly in simple blue font; THE SHINNING doesn’t appear on the screen for any longer than the others and in this respect seems more like the ending titles than the opening. Two minutes in the car disappears under a rocky tunnel and the viewer is feeling uneasy and then it’s there in the distance the viewer’s following it along its journey. Almost hypnotic the opening immediately draws the viewer in to a feeling of great unease. Finally at 2; 50 the car seem to be arriving to its destination, little house appear in the snowy mountains, the first human habitation seen so far.

Treatment Questions

Thriller as Media Studies ResearchSheet

Treatment

Final Treatment Narrative

Moodboard

I tipexed silhouettes of characters from our narrative onto scenes i could imagine being in our film,
i also found images of actress/actors that i thought would be perfect for the roles in our film.
It has not yet been decided by i envisage the protagonists as being a young girl and boy, a pre-pubesant love story, a somewhat sinister Moonrise Kingdom.

Potential Treatment

Possible Treatment Thriller