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Age certificates in Thrillers

Age certificates in Thrillers

12:
Examples: The Hunger Games, Skyfall, The Impossible, Sukerpunch, Sherlock Holmes.

Thriller's with the age certificate of 12, tend to have moderate swearing in them such as 'bitch' or 'twat'.
Violence within Thrillers is moderate and it doesn't dwell on it. For example, in 'The Hunger Games' we are told that the tributes are made to fight to the death, this is shown a mass fight scene when they first enter the arena, there is silence so that it doesn't dwell on the detail and make it gory. Weapons should not be glorified.
Another example of this is shown in 'Suckerpunch', the violence is taken out of the natural world and taken to a fantasy world. This makes the violence and gore less realistic.
The film can have sexual content, however this should be brief and discreet.
Dangerous behaviour such as self harm and suicide can be present, however it shouldn't dwell on detail. Infrequent use of drugs may be present as long as it isn't glamorised.

Age certificates for Thrillers.

15:
Examples of 15 certificates Thrillers:
Taken, The Last Stand, Looper, Parker, End of Watch

All these films have crime in common, and they keep you on edge throughout the entire film.They are all action based and include a lot of swearing, violence and have sexual references.

18:
Examples of 18 certificates Thrillers:
Dredd, Killing them softly, Pulp Fiction, American Mary, The Departed

These examples are all classed under the 18 certificate because they are quite explicit in the contents of sexual references and acts, violence and gore, and drug abuse in detailed content.

The difference between these two genres is the difference between the physchological effects in the 15 section and the gore and violence in the 18 section.
The 15 films are most to do with the background of the story and figuring out the puzzle, with scenes of violence e.g. person-on-person fighting, group fights, car chases, car/building explosions etc. without the explicit content. And mainly references to sexual acts and prostitution and is very rarely seen in explicit content. Also drug use is only implied, and barely ever seen, if so it is referred to as being bad or it is the less lethal drugs.
Whereas in the 18 section,, there is still the physchological side, but it is made more explicit as it can include a lot more gore when violence is used therefore you will see the effects of weapons and detailed deaths e.g. a lot more 'blood' loss shown, missing body parts, snapping/breaking bones etc. Also sexual acts may be seen, and referred to in deatil and drug use can also been mentioned and seen.

Gary Mordecai

 

Name: Gary Mordecai

Age: 42

Height: 5ft 11"

Occupation: Unemployed

Appearance: Dark blonde hair
                     Brown eyes


Gary lost his daughter two years ago and is still grieving.
He has seen Isabelle and, in his state of mind, thinks that it is his daughter- Harley
He has been following her, mapping out her every route. He knows exactly when she starts and finishes college.
He truly believes that she is Harley. He plans to take Isabelle, like they took his daughter.

Two years ago, at the age of fifteen, Harley was taken and killed by two men. They never found the body, even though the men were prosecuted and convicted of murder.
Gary believes she is still alive, that she is Isabelle.

Isabelle Taylor

Name: Isabelle Taylor

Age: 16
Height: 5ft 3"
Occupation: Student
Appearance:
Short dark brown hair
Green eyes

Isabelle resebles Gary's daughter, Harley.
She is a kind hearted person. She is never in trouble at school/college. Always on top of her work
Mother-Daughter relationship isn't too strong. They tend to argue a lot, however they know that they'll always be there for one and other.

Part in film
Isabelle is kidnapped by confused sociopath, Gary Mordercai.
She is given the difficult task of escaping from his grasp.

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Independent Distributor

Entertainment Film Distributors 

It is a British distributor for independent films in the UK and Ireland, founded in 1978.
It distributes in Theatrical, DVD rental and retail fields. It also licenses a catalogue of both Pay-TV and Free-TV sectors.
Entertainment distributed films by New Line Cinema, a Warner company, along with films from other independent production companies.
Entertainment have released many BAFTA and Oscar winning films including The Departed, Million Dollar Baby, Gosford Park, Brokeback Mountain and The Artist.


Entertainment Film has distributed Thriller films such as:
The Host (2013)
Anonymous (2011)
Killer Elite (2011)
Apollo 18 (2011)
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
Gamer (2009)
The Tournament (2009)
The Departed (2006)
White Noise (2005)

Mainstream distributors

Mainstream distribution company one:

Summit Entertainment (US)
Distributed films such as Sinister, Man on a ledge, RED, Insomnia, The Ghost and The Hurt Locker which are all associated thrillers, which is the genre our film is based on. I think Summit would be a good distribution company for our film because they've had a lot of experience in the advertisement of thriller type films, so they would know the best forms of audience for the film and the ways of advertisement.

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Name:________________________

Age:_______

Gender:        Male       Female

Occupation: ___________________

Region: _________________________

Do you find our story line interesting?

Yes                 No

Would you want to watch the rest of the film?

Yes                No

What Genre would you class this film as?

__________________________

Where would you expect to see this film? E.g. Cinema, TV, DVD, Online.

____________________________

Do you think our film would be interesting to a wide audience or a niche audience?

____________________________

What gender do you think our story is aimed at?

Male              Female           Both

What age Certificate would you give it?

U      PG     12     15    18

What do you like about the storyline so far?

____________________________________________

What do you dislike?

_________________________________________________

Iconography

Iconography means symbolic representations, which often has a conventional meaning attached to an image/object. Thrillers often have various items of iconography associated with them. Iconography is important in a film as it is part of mise-en-scene and representation, therefore it helps to construct messages for the audience.

Confined Spaces.

Film of the thriller genre tend to include confined spaces, this could be things such as cells, tunnels etc. They make the audience feel like they are trapped like the character. The characters within these places breathe heavily and panting, often leading to a struggle to break free. 

Within our film, we are using a basement as a confined space. This is to create the feel of the daughter being trapped as she struggle to break free from the sociopath.

Woods

Woods are very common within thrillers. This is because they create a feel of being lost and confused. Woods are also isolated, like the character. They also create a create a feeling of vulnerability. 

We are using a wood like setting when the girl is taken, this is to show her vulnerability.

Knives

Knives create the feeling of danger as they have connotations of things such as death, blood, and pain. 

Bars on Windows

This would be used for our basement scenes in order to show the isolation of the character, as well as her being trapped with 'no escape'. 

Age Certificate

 We are planning on giving our film the certificate of 15. We are making it 15 because:

• "strong violence"
• "frequent strong language (eg 'f***')."
  
  
  These two bullet points will be included in our own film because the story line is about kidnapping and there is a rescue involved, so there will be quite a lot of violence included. Also there will be strong language when the mother is trying to find her daughter because she is freaking out.
• "Many horror films are rated 15. At 15 there can be strong threat and menace (as long as it is not sadistic or sexualised), although the strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable."
  
  Though our film isn't horror, it will still be quite disturbing because the main guy is mentally ill so it makes the film quite creepy. Also because the girl is caught and locked up in a basement so we decided it would be too freaky for a 12.
  
  
  
  
  

Best thriller directors.

 

    Alfred Hitchcock:                                                               James Cameron
     Directed                                                                                Directed:
    11 films in 1920.                                                                   1970s- 1
    15 films in 1930                                                                    1980s- 4
    14 films in 1940                                                                    1990s- 4
    11 films in 1950                                                                    2000s- 4
    5 films in 1960.
    2 films in 1970.

      Top 4 films                                                                          Top 4 films

1. Rear Window (1954)                                                      1.Titanic (1997)
2. Psycho (1960)                                                                 2.Aliens (1986)
3. Vertigo (1958)                                                                3.The Terminator (1984)
4. Shadow of a Doubt (1943)                                             4.Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)

     Stephen Spielberg                                                          Martin Scorsese
     Directed:                                                                          Directed:
    1950s - 1                                                                          1950s - 1
    1960s - 3                                                                          1960s- 1
    1970s - 3                                                                          1970s- 8
    1980s - 7                                                                          1980's- 5
    1990s - 7                                                                          1990s- 8
    2000s - 9                                                                          2000s- 8
    2010s - 2                                                                          2010s- 1

      Top 4 films:                                                                   Top 4 films-

1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)                              1.Goodfellas (1990)
2. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)                           2.Taxi Driver (1976)
3. Jaws (1975)                                                            3. Raging Bull (1980)
4. Saving Private Ryan (1998)                                   4. The Departed (2006)