Certificate Research

 The U symbol stands for Universal. A U film should be suitable for audiences aged four years and over. However, it is impossible to predict what might upset a particular child, especially at this lower end of the category range.

PG stands for Parental Guidance. This means a film is suitable for general viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children. A PG film should not unsettle a child aged around eight or older. Parents should consider whether the content may upset younger, or more sensitive, children.

      

The 12A requires an adult to accompany any child under 12 seeing a 12A film at the cinema. This is enforced by cinema staff and a cinema may lose its license if adult accompaniment is not enforced for children under 12 admitted to a 12A film. Accompanied viewing cannot be enforced in the home, so the 12 certificate remains for DVD/Blu-ray, rather than the 12A. The 12 is also a simpler system for retailers. It means they cannot sell or rent the item unless the customer is over the age of 12.

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 is the rating we will want our film to be as our target audience is for people aged 15+. If our film was as 18 most of audience would not be able to watch it in the cinemas, as from our target audience research the age that most likes to watch horror movies are the 15,16 and 17 year olds.

Films rated 18 are for adults. No-one under 18 is allowed to see an 18 film at the cinema or buy or rent an 18 rated video. No 18 rated works are suitable for children.

Mise-en-scene

MISE-EN-SCENE

Mise en scène encompasses the most recognizable attributes of a film – the setting and the actors; it includes costumes and make-up, props, and all the other natural and artificial details that characterize the spaces filmed. In other words, mise-en-scène describes the stuff in the frame and the way it is shown and arranged.  We have organized this page according to four general areas: setting, lighting, costume and staging. The term is borrowed from a French theatrical expression, meaning roughly “put into the scene”. At the end we have also included some special effects that are closely related to mise-en-scène.

Script

Script -
 write the script for your opening two minutes, include stage directions where you explain the characters facial expressions and movements, also the sound effects.The opening will start with a long shot of the train coming into the station, 2 teenagers get off a train with camping equipment, they walk along the platform and maker there way to Ashtead common. The teenagers slowly walk through the woods and find a spot to set up there camping equipment. Then there will be dialogue between the characters telling each other to put up the tent etc. When they are midway setting up the tent it is getting dark and a man out of nowhere appears and he shouts at the teenagers, then starts running at them, the teenagers quickly begin to run down a dark, narrow pathway through the woods  where we will have a longshot of the pathway and a high angle shot of the chase. the chase will be shot for about 10-15 seconds and then the opening will end to set up a cliff-hanger. 

Target Audience Research

Target audience profile research

I found these statistics on the pearl and dean website which shows the gender, ages and class of people who went to watch this horror film. The typical audience of horror films are male gender at 67% due to male being more confident and less scared to watch horror films. the main ages which went to watch saw were 15-24 as the target audience was aimed at these types of people due to the release date of the film. Also more teenagers enjoy watching scary films. this shows that horror audiences include men and woman, however men may take more of an interest in horror movies as they are more known to get a thrill or an adrenalin rush when watching films. This research was to find out who enjoys horror films the most and what age, gender or class enjoys horror films.

Questionnaire Results

what is your name?
Josh
Jordan
Will
James




How old are you?
17
17
16
16


do you like horror films?
yes
No
yes
no


if so why do you like them?
give you a cheap sense of thrill and excitement

Thrilling and tension



what do you expect from a horror opening?
familiarized with the scene and the main characters
Someone dying
scary atmosphere

What is your favorite horror film?
Insidious
Paranormal activity 3
Cabin in the woods



Where do you expect a horror film to be set?
Woods, City, Countryside 
Abandoned building or woods
Cabin in the woods
haunted house




What do you expect a villain in a horror film to look like?
dark and scary, supernatural
has a mask on with a chainsaw
covered face, dark




What do you think the victim should look like?
innocent, young, vulnerable 
Long skinny face (Will Page)
innocent, dumb

Shot List

In our film we will be using a lot of different types of shots. When the characters are speaking to each other we will be using shot reverse shot, we will use this shot because it will show the characters reaction and facial expression to the audience. Also we could you an over the shoulder shot when they are talking to each other. Another shot we will use in the long shot to show the campers as they walk through the woods with all the camping equipment this will enable the audience to see the woods clearly and will hint that something dramatic will take place there. We can also use the over the shoulder shot when the person following them is looking at them from behind, this would build up tension and create an enigma code as the audience will want to know what the man will do to the protagonist. the close up shot will be used to show the facial expressions of the characters when they are scared this is a typical convention of a horror film that the audience will recognise. we will also use a high angle shot when the characters are walking through the woods this would show that they are vulnerable.

Moodboard

                                                                     

                                                                                                       

                                                                        

The pictures of the woods and the dark forest symbolise the setting and time of day we are planning to shoot our film.  The pile of sticks will be used in our film as props they could be used as a weapon or tool in situations such as building a camp fire or the initial counter with the villain. The station is relevant as this is where the characters will get off the train to go camping. The camping equipment is what the characters will be taking with them on the camping trip.