bbfc research

Universal-suitable for all, anyone can watch this film





parental guidance, parents of children should have some say on wether they get to see this.



 this film is` not suitable for anyone below 12 years of age, any above the age of twelve could see this film, they do not need parent guidance.


people of 15 and over can see this legally, it is illegal for others below said age to see the film


 do not see it, if you arent 18 or up..... you aint allowed




 can only be sold in licensed cinemas and specialist shops, dirty ones, you have to be 18 or over to by or see one.

Panic room analysis of opening

1. For the majority of the opening sequence noone in particular is involved so noone is really being reperesented. Toward the end of the opening sequence however, a woman is heard having a conversation with a friend this conversation invloves a piece of property that sheintends on buying saying that it is perfect, so she could be represented as a person with very specific needs. This is neither positive nor negative at this stage
2. The titles for the opening of Panic room are large, white font placed at the side of buildings.These do not specifically fullfill the conventions of those in a thriller film.
3. Something that does fit the conventions of a thriller in Panic room is the music, which begins slowly and calmly but then prgresses by getting faster to build tension. The opening sequence of the film appears to set up the setting as all the shots consist of high rise buildings and side views of streets in new york, this also changes at the end of the opening sequence when the shot is changed to being amongst the crowd of people who are walking. These shots help the viewer understand that it is set in new york during a busy time.
4. Without the music, this films openign sequence could be that of any other film genre. As the titles all appear palinly in new york.
5.columbia, this is a world known company, well known for its big budget films. they can afford better effects and technology.
6. the panic rooms suggests to me that someone is going to be trapped, in a high stakes situation inside a panic room. 

children of men analysis

1.Diego Richardo is being represented in the film's opening as the world's youngest person, he is shown to be a positive figure amongst the public as he is well known and is often asked for autographs. He is also shown to be rude as he spits at one of these such fans. As Diego Richardo doesn't ever appear properly, there is a man who is represented who asks for a coffee, he is shown to be different from the rest as he doesn't pay attention to the news as the crowd around him are doing.
2. Again the credits are white against a black background, this does suit the thriller genre.
3.The camera begins pointed down at the crowd, which is gathered in the coffee shop, possibly to show just how vast the crowd is and the expressions of everyone who is there. This would be to emphasize that the man who gets the coffee does not care, whereas they do.When he leaves the shop, the camera keeps panning so that we can get a good view of the environment surrounding the man and the plot.
4. At the beginning we hear about the death of someone who is clearly a very important person to most people in the world, that is being created. We also witness a building blowing up and someone screaming in a  high pitched manner amongst the smoke of the rubble.
5.Universal Studios is part of this film
6.The man who is being followed and got the coffee might try to find out why no more babies are being born and change that. As it is clearly a big feature of the story that the world is full of old people, the younger of which was 18 years old.
timeline of the opening credits:
0.15-0:21 Universal Studios logo
0:29-0:31 Strike logo
0:40-0:43 Universal pictures presents
0:43-0:46 A strike entertainment production
0:46-0:49 In association with hit and run productions
2:23-2:28 Children of men

JAWS

1.the first shot is underwater and moving slowly forward, it is soundtracked with dramatic music this is in a way representative of the shark which the film is based around, showing it to be the antagonistic force for the plot. the next thing we see is a group of teenagers on the beach at night, they are all positioned in ways we might expect teenagers to be acting e.g drinking, playing guitar.
2.white block letters on a black background, this makes them stand out and gain the attention of the viewer easier.
3. slow fish like movements make us feel like we are the shark, first person view from the shark's perspective, backed up by the dramatic soundtrack supplied by john williams which creates tension. straight cuts to keep the action flowing quickly from one shot to another.
4. the opening scene of jaws does definately fit the conventions of a thriller genre film, it has slow dramatic music, it has low key lighting it even has the brutal killing of a girl.
5.universal pictures produced the film
6. the attack featured at this beginning is suggestive rather than fully visible this implies that it will become more revealling later in the film
titles timeline:
0:11-0:16 universal logo
0:31-0:36 a zanuck/brown production
0:38-0:45 roy scheider,robert shaw,richard dreyfuss
0:50-0:54 JAWS title
0:55-0:57 co-starring lorraine gary
0:59-1:05 murray hamilton,carl gottlieb,jeffrey c.kramer,susan backline
1:06-1:09 music by john williams
1:11-1:13 film editor verna fields
1:25-1:29 director of photography bill butler
1:31-1:37 screenplay by peter benchley and carl gottlieb, based upon the novel by peter benchley
1:39-1:43 produced by robert d.zanuck and david brown
1:46-1:50 directed by steven speilberg

things to think about with thriller films

1.who is being represented in the opening scene? Are the representations positive or negative?
2.what titles for each openign look like? does this tell you that it is a thriller genre?
3.Analyse the camera,sound,editing and mise-en-scene.How do these technical areas make you aware this is a thriller genre?
4.does the narrative in the opening scene match the conventions of a thriller genre?how?
5.which production company made this film? how might this influence what appears in the film?
6. what do you think might happen in the rest of the film?give brief suggestions.

sherlock holmes, closing credits.

Sherlocks Holmes,directed by Guy Ritchie starring Robert Downey Jr  and Jude Law, released in 2009. Also has an interested set of credits though these appear at the end of the film, the closing credits. the credits take shots from various points in the film and freeze frame them, we then see lines thrown across them and an inky effect which makes them look like drawn sketches a subtle gesture toward the well known books which are written by the narrative of holmes dear friend Watson, this is also exentuated by the titles themselves which are written as though by elaborate hand writing. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is mentioned in the credits as he was the author of the books, this is to strenghten the connection between Guy Ritchies film and the much loved books of Sherlock holmes. As with other films important actors/actresses and crew members are mentioned in the credits. To make the drawings resemble being hand drawn even more the pages they are written on have ink blots scattered across them.The music is played by string instruments which brings the readers attention slightly toward that Holmes plays a violin when he is thinking.

details of the juno opening credits

The opening credits of director Jason Reitman's, juno are a mix of film and animation, giving it a cartoony childish feeling. This childish element is created via the use of  aspects such bright colours and the subtly immature choice of sunny delight as a drink.During the opening credits we are introduced to some other factors related to the film such as guitars and bicyles which appear later. the song "All I want is you" by Barry Louis Polisar plays over the action of juno herself walking, this implies that the theme is going have part of romance within it. The song is upbeat which adds to the childish manor in which juno walks,e.g putting her arms out to balance of bits of the pavement. the before mentioned use of bright colours is  more noticable to the viewer as surrounding the coloured areas is blank, white, again supporting the childish element to the opening, as the viewer may relate this to a childs colouring book. the childish nature of the opening credits connotes the character of juno may be immature. The names of key actors, actresses and crew members along with producers  appear in block coloured letters, which again stand out to the viewer as the screen is largely scarce of colour.