Universal

This is the production Logo that we are using at the beginning of our title sequence as universal is the distributor that we have chosen for out film. As well as this, by adding the production company logo before the beginning of the film will help to add will suspension as well as making it look more.

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British Board of film classification

"The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), originally British Board of Film Censors, is a non-governmental organisation, funded by the film industry and responsible for the national classification of films within the United Kingdom. It has a statutory requirement to classify videos, DVDs and some video games under the Video Recordings Act 2010."





All ages admitted, there is nothing unsuitable for children. Films under this category should not upset children over 4.
Examples: FernGully: The Last Rainforest, The Incredibles

All ages admitted, but certain scenes may be unsuitable for children under 8.
Example: The Simpsons Movie

Cinema only. Introduced in 2002.

Films under this category are considered to be unsuitable for very young people. Those aged under 12 years are only admitted if accompanied by an adult, aged at least 18 years, at all times during the motion picture. However, it is generally not recommended that children under 12 years should watch the film. Films under this category can contain mature themes, discrimination, soft drugs, commonly used milder swear words, and moderate violence/sex references.
Examples: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pirates of the Caribbean, Yes Man

Home media only since 2002. 12A-rated films are usually given a 12 certificate for the VHS/DVD version unless extra material has been added that requires a higher rating.

Nobody younger than 12 can rent or buy a 12-rated VHS, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, UMD or game. Films in this category may include infrequent drugs, infrequent use of strong language, brief nudity, discreet sexual activity, and moderate violence.

Only those over 15 years are admitted.

Nobody younger than 15 can rent or buy a 15-rated VHS, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, UMD or game, or watch a film in the cinema with this rating. Films under this category can contain adult themes, hard drugs, strong words, moderate-strong violence/sex references, and mild non-detailed sex activity.
Examples: Black Christmas ,Final Destination 3

                Only adults are admitted.

Nobody younger than 18 can rent or buy an 18-rated VHS, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, UMD or game, or watch a film in the cinema with this rating. Films under this category do not have limitation on the bad language that is used. Hard drugs are generally allowed, and strong violence/sex references along with non-detailed sex activity is also allowed.
Examples: Hostel, Saw III

Material that is exempt from classification sometimes uses symbols similar to BBFC certificates, for example an E "certificate". There is no legal obligation, nor a particular scheme, for labelling material that is exempt from classification.On the BBFC's online classification database, material that has been refused a classification uses a red serif R in place of a rating symbol.

Shooting Script

"A shooting script is the version of a screenplay used during the production of a motion picture. Shooting scripts are distinct from spec scripts in that they make use of scene numbers (along with certain other formatting conventions described below), and they follow a well defined set of procedures specifying how script revisions should be implemented and circulated."
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_script)

Mise - en - scene

"Mise-en-scène is what we see in a film; editing is what we do not. These are simplified definitions, but they emphasize two essential things: the basic building blocks of a film—the shot and the cut—and the complexities of each that allow a film to achieve its texture and resonance. Mise-en-scène concerns the shot, though we need to keep in the back of our minds that editing—putting two shots together—affects not only how a film's narrative is structured but how the shots are subsequently understood by viewers."

Mise - en - scene is french for "placing on stage" or in media and film terms, "Everything in the frame" which is basically everything that appears before the camera in every shot.
The term was brought into film by a group of French film critics in the 1950s, many of whom would become directors and constitute the French New Wave in the 1960s.
The mise - en - scene is made by the construction of shots and the ways in which they reach the audience from shot to shot; this will include all of the elements in front of the camera which compose the shot - lighting, the placement of the characters which are in the scene, the design elements within the shot ( for example props ), comosition of the shot as a whole - how it is framed and what is in the frame. Even music can be counted as part of the mise - en - scene, even though it is not seen, music can enhance the visuals and the narrative of the shot.

Without the audience knowing, the mise - en - scene is very important in the title sequence of a film, as the audience will want to see the main charactor(s) within the first few minuets as well as the main location in which the film is set so that they are aware in what is going on, take Saw for example, in the first film within the first few seconds we knew exactly who the main characters were and the location, as well as some of the plot with out knowing too much too early; the main charactors being the victim(s), the "game master" and the location in which the "game" is set, this could be anything from a basement to an old lock up. Even though the audience will not know why the victim is in the place they are, this will be found out later on in the film when it plays out.

Codes Conventions and Purpose of a Title Sequence

The basic purpose of a title sequence is draw the audience into the film, but without giving too much away. When you watch the first three minuets of a film you do not want to know everything that is going to happen in the film.

Codes are systems of signs, which create meaning. Codes can be divided into two categories – technical and symbolic:
Technical codes are all the ways in which equipment is used to tell the story in a media text, for example the camera work in a film.
Symbolic codes show what is beneath the surface of what we see. For example, a character's actions show you how the character is feeling.
Some codes fit both categories – music for example, is both technical and symbolic.

Conventions are the generally accepted ways of doing something. There are general conventions in any medium, such as the use of interviewee quotes in a print article, but conventions are also genre specific.

Thriller Genre

The Thriller genre consists of a movie that is known to be set in a holly setting, or exotic settings for example; foriegn cities, gigh seas. Thrillers also usually end up, with what you might call a 'hero' that sorts the situation out.

Thrillers usually reflect a mystery story. Or the hero will find a plan to stop the situation from continuing.

Wikipedia.
In recent years, when thrillers have been increasingly influenced by horror or psychological-horror exposure in pop culture, an ominous or monstrous element has become common to heighten tension. The monster could be anything, even an inferior physical force made superior only by their intellect, a supernatural entity, aliens, serial killers, or even microbes or chemical agents. Some authors have made their mark by incorporating all of these elements (Richard Laymon, F. Paul Wilson) throughout their bodies of work.

Production Company

"A production company is a company responsible for physical production of new media, performing arts, film, radio or a television program. The company may also be directly responsible for the raising of funding for the production or may accomplish this through an intermediary. The production company may be a small company, selling its product to a film studioor presenting it at a theatrical venue, or, in the case of film and television, it may be the studio itself."


Hammer Film Productions
Hammer Film Productions is a film production company based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1934, the company is best known for a series of Gothic "Hammer Horror" films made from the mid-1950s until the 1970s. Hammer also produced science fiction, thrillers, Film Noir and comedies – and in later years, television series. Hammer films had low budgets, but nonetheless appeared lavish, making use of quality British actors and cleverly designed sets. During its most successful years, Hammer dominated the horror film market, enjoying worldwide distribution and considerable financial success. This success was due, in part, to distribution partnerships with major United States studios, such as Warner Bros.
During the late 1960s and 1970s the saturation of the horror film market by competitors and the loss of American funding forced changes to the previously lucrative Hammer-formula, with varying degrees of success. The company eventually ceased production in the mid-1980s and has since then been, in effect, in hibernation. In 2000, the studio was bought by a consortium including advertising executive and art collector Charles Saatchi. The company announced plans to begin making films again after this, but none were produced. In May 2007, the company behind the movies was sold again, this time to a group headed by Big Brother backers, the Dutch consortium Cyrte Investments, who have announced plans to spend some $50m (£25m) on new horror films. The new owners have also acquired the Hammer group's film library.

Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment, with robust and multi-faceted divisions across all areas including digital, home entertainment, network and cable television distribution, studio operations, and consumer products and recreation.  A unit of the leading global entertainment content company, Viacom, Paramount is part of a family of prominent and respected brands including MTV Networks and BET Networks. 

Paramount consists of several film labels including, the legendary Paramount Pictures; leading youth brand, MTV Films; the preeminent family entertainment label, Nickelodeon Movies; and specialty film labels, Paramount Vantage and Paramount Classics. In addition, the Studio will continue to release a number of films under the DW label. Paramount also has established distribution deals with iconic comic book creator, Marvel Entertainment and renowned animated film producer, DreamWorks Animation.

The Company’s global business operations include Paramount Digital Entertainment, Paramount Famous Productions, Paramount Home Entertainment, Paramount Pictures International, Paramount Licensing Inc., Paramount Studio Group and Worldwide Television Distribution.

Todorov

In media terms, narrative is the coherence given to a series of facts. The human mind needs narrative to make sense of things, we connect events and make interpretations based on those connections. In everything we seek a beginning, a middle and an end.

These are Todorov’s expected stages of a narrative.  

The theory is simple; there are five stages the narrative can progress through:

1. A stage of equilibrium (everything is peaceful and how it should be)
2. A disruption of that order by an event.
3. a recognition that the disorder has occurred.
4. An attempt to repair the damage that the disruption has caused.
5. A return or restoration of a new equilibrium

Todorov argues that narrative involves a transformation. The characters or the situations are transformed through the progress of the disruption.