BBFC Research

BBCF - 'British Board of Film Classification'

The BBCF classifies cinema films/DVD's/Videos with different age ratings from the 'Recordings Act' which was passed in the year 1984.

Ratings the BBFC uses:

U
PG
12A
12
15
18
R18

Factors that effect the age rating each flm gets include discrimination, drugs, horror, dangerous and easily imitable behaviour, language, nudity, sex, and violence.

Our Thriller would recieve a 15 because of the use of violence and blood which wouldnt be suitble to show children under the age of 15 years and would be inappropraite to younger children.

Costume

Costume and Make up choice

Costume

For the protagonist he needs to have a white short sleeved shirt, black trousers and just usual office wear. The ideas that this gives us of the protagonist is a normal person that is pure and does not do anything bad. He is the usual working class person doing an everyday morning routine getting ready for work. It is typical of the genre because it connotes normality with abnormality which creates tension. The shirt is going to have tomato ketchup spilt on it which suggests something bad is going to happen.

 

For the antagonist a devil mask will be put on, he will have a white straight jacket on with blood stains. This is to show that he is the bad person, the blood stain show that he has killed before and he will again. It shows danger and shows he is a dangerous person that is going to kill the protagonist. You will not see the bottom half so that is or relevant. It will show that bad things are about to happen and this is typical in the genre. Plus the mask suggests evil, the devil is putting the protagonist through hell and the devil has come from hell, that is the connection.

Location

Location

The location I have chosen is my house. It is going to represent the genre very well to the target audience because it is an everyday location and where you think you are safe in but as the audience may expect, you are not safe. We got this location from ‘Dexter’ when he is going through his morning routine.

We are going to light the different rooms in the house dark to make sure it looks like it is of the typical thriller genre and when we take a shot of outside the house we will take a low angle shot because it makes the house look big. It makes the house tower over the camera shot to make it look like you can’t go out and it gives the effect of being daunting.

Job Roles

Job Roles

Name	Ross Lee	Calum Budd
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Jobs Roles	Ross is a very organised person who gets his work done. So he would be perfect for he director Role. He also is the main camera operator due to his steady hands. He has a creative mind so he is also good for lighting and title. He is the mise-en-scene director and make up.	Calum is a very creative person and has a great mind to go the extra mile so that the production is great. He is the editor and sound for this because he has a very creative mind to make the production unique. He also is the costume designer, casting and location scout because he has more resources.

Thriller Timeline

Thriller intro: Props used

Thriller Opening: Props

 

1.       Christian Cross Necklace:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This prop is the Christian cross necklace and symbolises Christianity and to ward off evil.

 

This will be used in the opening by the protagonist as he will be warding off evil and shows a sign of peace.

 

This prop would be in a typical thriller film to show the difference between good and evil and adds religion to the thrillers and their beliefs such as God and the Devil.

 

The meanings this will create purity and innocence as it relates to Jesus who was pure of heart and died on the cross.

 

This prop gives ideas about the character due to the representation of the Christian cross and how the audience know the antagonists beliefs.

 

 

 

2.       Food/English breakfast:

 

 

 

 

These props consist of different foods that are typically in an English breakfast.

 

These will be used for graphic matches of people being murdered. For example the egg can be cut into slowly and the yolk will seep out slowly like blood seeping out of a cut wound.

 

This is typical in a thriller as it disguises who the antagonist is by linking everyday events to them to mask their real identity.

 

The meanings created from this prop are that it links to the killings the antagonist causes such as the eggs connoting a pair of eyes from the protagonist. We will us graphic matches to suggest that a murder is going to happen.

 

The representation ideas link to the setting of the protagonist in an innocent and normal everyday place. In the home where it is safe and he is doing normal things. He is your everyday working class man and that makes it scary when he starts to see the devil.

Thriller character profiles:

Character profiles:

 

Protagonist:

Appearance:

-White shirt (buttoned)

- Black trousers (with belt)

- combed hair

- clean/washed face

 

How they reflect genre of thriller:

The Protagonist reflects the genre of a typical thriller by looking like an innocent character dressed in everyday clothes that link towards the audience as it the same as what the males wear.

 

 Antagonist:

Appearance:

-Bloody hands

- wears devil mask

- Completely hidden

-scruffy hair

 

How they reflect genre of thriller:

The antagonist reflects the genre of a typical thriller film because of their hidden identity and masking there face from the audience to create a sense of mystery and builds up tension.

Thriller introduction : Storyboard

Storyboard of introduction of thriller:

Image of scene:	Description:	Mise-en-scene/Actors/scene	Shot type	Duration (seconds)
	The scene starts of as the protagonist who has just woken up from bed and looks scared as the alarm rings.	Protagonist Bed Alarm clock Bedroom desk	Close up	5
	The protagonist hits the alarm clock on desk as he wakes up.	Protagonist Alarm clock desk	Mid close up	5
	The protagonist opens the door to the song ‘Black Sabbath – Paranoid’	Protagonist Corridor	Mid close up	3
	Protagonist brushes teeth slowly to represent a hack saw being used.	Protagonist Toothbrush Toothpaste Bathroom	Close up	5
	Protagonist spits out blood from brushing teeth into the sink and shows blood on gum line.	Protagonist Fake blood Sink bathroom	Extreme close up.	5
	Protagonist washes blood out of the sink but the sink overflows with water.	Protagonist Sink Bathroom water	Close up	7
	Protagonist then lifts head out of water after dipping into the sink and looks like he’s just been drowned.	Protagonist Sink Water Bathroom	Close up	5
	Protagonist puts on shirt and doing up buttons.	Protagonist Bedroom Shirt (White)	Close up	10
	Protagonist puts on his trousers.	Protagonist Trousers Bedroom	Close up	3
	Protagonist ties his belt up around trousers.	Protagonist Belt Bedroom	Extreme close up	3
	Protagonist slowly walks down the stairs slowly and head down.	Protagonist Stairs	Mid shot	4
	Protagonist walks along the corridor towards the kitchen.	Protagonist Corridor	Mid shot	5
	Protagonist gets out pots and pans and puts bread in toaster.	Protagonist Kitchen Pots/Pans Bread (2 slices) Toaster	POV close up	10
	Protagonist cracking eggs slowly into the pan and cooks them.	Protagonist Kitchen Eggs Pan Cooker	Close up	5
	Toast pops out of the toaster frightening the protagonist and puts toast on plate.	Protagonist Kitchen Toast Toaster Plate	Close up	5
	Protagonist cooks eggs and puts them onto the toast.	Protagonist Kitchen	Close up	5
	Protagonist uses the pepper grinder but in slow movements.	Protagonist Kitchen Pepper grinder Plate	Close up	5
	Protagonist cuts egg slowly with knife.	Protagonist Kitchen Kitchen Knife (small) Egg Plate	Close up	3
	Protagonist puts ketchup onto toast but spills some onto his white shirt and his hands and looks shocked as if he has just been stabbed.	Protagonist Kitchen Ketchup White shirt Toast Egg Plate	Close up	7
	Protagonist then eats the toast and egg slowly with mouth slightly open.	Protagonist Kitchen Egg Toast Plate	Extreme close up	5
	Protagonist then gets his keys after eating.	Protagonist Corridor Car keys	Close up	5
	Protagonist then flicks keys open as if it were a knife.	Protagonist Corridor Car keys	Close up	2
	Protagonist then looks unsure/scared towards the keys	Protagonist Corridor Car keys	Close up	3
	A devils face (Antagonist) appears behind the doorway and has bloody hands.	Protagonist Antagonist Corridor Fake blood Devil mask	Close up	5
	Shot of the house from outside and the protagonist screams and fades to black.	Protagonist House	Long shot	15