SOCIAL GROUPS & ISSUES

 I used the app, Pinterest, to identify categories included in my film opening such as identifying social groups and issues. This included posts such as book covers, photographs and objects. This gave me visual ideas and inspiration e.g locations. 

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THEME

ISSUES

LOCATIONS

Using Pinterest boards for inspiration, I were able to create visual ideas such as locations to film at (remote), issues present in todays society (kidnapping) and social groups (teenagers). Kidnapping is a foul but relatively common crime, usually done for money. An individual is held to ransom by an individual or gang who stand to gain financially with their ransom demands. However, the kidnapping in our film opening is very different. The subject of the kidnap is of immense value because of her innate gifts: she has full access to her brain which therefore makes her extremely intelligent and unique. In our production an agent who is played by Ollie Hill wants her, so that she can be recruited and studied for his own personal gain. In the Location board I included isolated venues and dark streets which attach connotations to chilling atmospheres.

My mood boards show films alike our own production, eery settings and common issues, all which come together to create our overall theme. We had props in the boards such as scientific brain scans, criminal weapons, crime scene boards and thriller book covers.

Overall, I aimed to create a visual representation of my ideas relating to my production which would help portray the ideas in my film optically. 

CONSTRUCTION: BBFC CERTIFICATE

 Film Certificates are decided and awarded by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), who watch the film all the way through to decide on the suitable audience. It's enforced for public protection, and restrict those who may find the content distressing or unsuitable, especially young children. There are four main restrictions: PG (Parental Guidance advised), 13 and above, 15 and above, and lastly 18 and above. Not only does this age rating protect audiences, but also may be helpful when selecting a suitable film to enjoy.

This certificate is constructed using a suitable template and edited in Powerpoint.

I researched how the BBFC allocates films by viewing productions before they're released. Our film doesn't contain any warnings such a dangerous behavior, drugs, discrimination, nudity or sex/sexual violence, only threat and horror, concluding our film EXTRACTION would be likely to receive a 15 certificate due to scenes containing threat and violence throughout, which may disturb or upset younger viewers.  

 

INTERVIEWING FILM DIRECTOR

 To explore the character and directors aims in this movie, I set up a hot seat interview, questioning Ollie who plays the character of the stalker, as well as being the director himself. This enables viewers to analyse the story and gain a more in-depth idea of the plot and motive. When directors create character roles, they try and get the actors to inhabit the role and make it as realistic and believable to the audience that they are who they're acting as. From the interview I was able to learn things such as why this movie is unique and different to other productions, furthermore acknowledging the influences such as Elon Musk and science. 

BEHIND THE SCENES

BEHIND THE SCENES