BBFC

In last weeks lesson we looked at the BBFC which stands for the British Board of Film Classification.
 The BBFC is an independant, non-governement body which has been classifiing cinema films since it was set up in 1912. But also classifies DVD's and Video's since the video recordings act in 1984.

the certificates the BBFC offer are:


 

 

 

Start of Filming the opening sequence

Over the past week as a group we have started to film the opening sequnece task of our film the chase. The shots we have completed so far a shot 4 and 5 from the storyboard and show the leader of the Russian Mafia lighting a ciggaertte and stubbing it out.

Below is a picture of our storyboard:

Shot 4 is what we have filmed so far this week.





As a group we have organised a production schedule so we have a clear idea of what is being filmed on what day.

Production Pitch to class

Here is the production pitch that me and my group designed, we then presented this to the class. the pitch shows about what our film is about.
it includes a mood board, a synopsis and some characters.
Enjoy!

First Production meeting

Over the past couple of weeks in small groups of three or four we have been starting to think about possible ideas of what we would like to produce for our main filming task of shooting an opening sequence to a film.

The idea that my group came up with was to base our film on an action shooter film set in Russia. The idea of this came from films such as Blood Diamond.

We then came up with the basic idea that the film was going to be about a wanted Russian Criminal hunting and chasing down a man who had stolen something from them or had something they wanted desperately.
We decided as a group that the film should be set in Russia among abandoned  buildings to give a violent thrilling affect.

As a group we gave each person a specific job to find out information and research that we could put together in a presentation pitch that would be shown to the class.

These jobs were researching things such as:

• Locations 
• Characters
• Soundtrack
• Plot
• Similar films and clips 
• Creating a mood board

We then met up at a later date to discuss our results and findings. 

Preliminary task

Our last task that we were set was in groups of two or three we must complete the preliminary task. This is our first major filming task and is an exercise designed to show our newly learnt knowledge and skill of filming using different camera angles and techniques.
In the preliminary task we had to show a person entering a room and then to sit down and have a conversation with another person.
We had to use techniques; like reverse angle shots and use the 180 degree line rule.
Once we had filmed all the relevant shots we then went back and edited the video together to make the film flow freely and have the best continuity.
The video below is the result of my groups attempt at the preliminary task: