CASTING 1

FEMALE KILLER
Orla Hogan or Emma Elväng

SCREAM KING 1
Alex Elliott

SCREAM KING 2
Wyatt Uppenberg

SCREAM QUEEN 1
Aubrey Krizan

SCREAM QUEEN 2
Orla Hogan 

THE GROUP

I decided to work alone because:

• I think I can work better on my own
• I would get to keep my own original film opening idea. 
• I can film all the exact shots I want to film. 
• I find the decision making easier and simpler. This is because I found that trying to work with my classmate, Richard, would be very hard because he is very indecisive and couldn't decide or stick on one idea or decision.

BBFC Age Ratings

I did some research into the BBFC's age rating system and this is what I found:

U Classification

- Suitable for everyone
- No discrimination
- Occasional nudity with no sexual content
- Very mild sexual behaviour 
- Very mild violence
- Very mild threat
- Very mild bad language

PG Classification

- Parental Guidance
- No discrimination
- Mild bad language
- Nudity with no sexual content
- Mild violence
- Mild threat
- Mild sexual behaviour 

12/12A Classifications

- 12A accompanied by adult
- Sexual activity may be discreet, moderate sex references allowed

- Moderate violence

- Moderate threat

- Moderate language

- Infrequent use of drugs

15 Classification

- May be strong language

- Nudity but not in strong detail

- Sexual activity may be portrayed but not in great detail

- Violence may be strong 

- May be strong threat and horror

- Dangerous behaviour not in strong detail

- Drug taking may be shown

18 Classification

- Suitable for only adults

- Sex works - Contains only material which may be simulated. 

- Sex education - If it informs and educates then explicit images are allowed.

R18 Classification

- Only allowed to be shown in specially-licensed cinemas 

- Explicit works of consenting sex or strong fetish material involving adults.

- R18 titles are filtered out from main public search as they can have explicit and/or offensive titles.

Existing Slasher films' BBFC Ratings:

Halloween:

BBFC rating: 18

Bride of Chucky:

BBFC rating: 18

Jennifer's Body:

BBFC rating: 15

Scream/Scream 2:

BBFC rating: 18

Friday the 13th Remake:

BBFC rating: 18

After doing research into the age ratings of existing slasher films I decided that my film opening would be most likely have an BBFC age rating of 15. By clicking the link below, you will see that the age rating of 15 includes the following:

http://www.bbfc.co.uk/what-classification/15

• Language (There may be strong language. Very strong language may be permitted, depending on the manner in which it is used, who is using the language, its frequency within the work as a whole and any special contextual justification).
• Sex (Sexual activity may be portrayed, but usually without strong detail)
• Nudity (There may be nudity in a sexual context but usually without strong detail).
• Violence (Violence may be strong but should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury. The strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable. Strong sadistic violence is also unlikely to be acceptable. There may be detailed verbal references to sexual violence but the depiction of sexual violence must be discreet and justified by context).
• Discriminatory language or behaviour (The work as a whole must not endorse discriminatory language or behaviour, although there may be racist, homophobic or other discriminatory themes and language).
• Drug taking (Drug taking may be shown but the work as a whole must not promote or encourage drug misuse, for example, through instructional detail. The misuse of easily accessible and highly dangerous substances, for example, aerosols or solvents, is unlikely to be acceptable). 

I also did some research into general genre films to see how genre affects the BBFC rating:

This Is England:

BBFC rating: 18

The Girl On The Train:

BBFC rating: 15

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo:

BBFC rating: 18

The Boss:

BBFC rating: 15

Pulp Fiction:

BBFC rating: 18

Wild Child:
BBFC rating: 12

Types Of AUDIENCE

Representations' impact on audience:

The representations and use of stereotypes in a film are factors that decide which audience a film is targeted at. The audience could be a niche audience e.g. a film about minorities in the north of England (social realism genre) - this is the case for the film I, Daniel Blake. Another type of audience could be mass audience when a film is aimed at a larger audience with a wide release. An example of this would be the rom-com genre films produced by subsidiary of Universal, Working Title, who has produced many films such as Bridget Jones's Diary, Love Actually, Atonement, Wild Child and About A Boy that have had a wide release. 

Types of Audience:

Mainstream Audience
Subsidiary of Universal Pictures, 'Working Title', attracts a mainstream audience. They primarily centre on widening audience appeal beyond the UK, having a 'commercial' approach. For example, the film 'Notting Hill' (directed by Richard Curtis) contained a predominantly caucasian cast even though Notting Hill is a well-known African American area of London.

Niche Audience
The 'Indie' film company, 'Warp', focuses more on showing a positive representation of minorities and the under privileged that would be invisible or negatively stereotyped by a 'Working Title' film. A niche audience is commonly the audience for an 'Indie', unique film. The 'Indie' companies who make these films with a niche audience in mind are trying to make films that are very narrowly targeted to a specific audience, not a mainstream audience.

VODCAST 2: Slasher Genre Conventions

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