Certification

Film certification shows what is suitable for audiences. They ususally judge films on the amount of sex, violence, violent language and substance abuse. Parents sometimes used the certification to decided what they think is acceptable for their children to watch and not watch. U means universal and that anyone can watch it. This certification is usually found on cartoons, where this is no mature content. PG means children can see with parental guidance. 12A is when anyone 12 or younger must be accompanied by an adult to see the film. 12, 15, 18 all mean that you have to be the shown age or older to see the film.  R18 means a film that exceeds the BBFC's 18 certificate and usually contains pornographic footage. The BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) is an organisation responsible for the national classifications of films and video games in the UK. For our film we decided to rate it a 15. Although our film has no sex, nudity, violence or violent language; it does have alcohol and drug abuse. Therfore we think it would be inappropriate to anyone below the age of 15, and may cause offence to parents or anyone watching it.

Shot Script & Dialogue Script

 The pictures on both sides show the work I did on my shot script and dialogue script. I found working on the shot script quite easy. I had what I wanted my film to look like in my head, so I knew exactly how i wanted each shot to look like, and how long they would last. I also had to write in the shot script what type of shot it would be e.g. close up, long shot etc; As well as that I
needed to mention if there would be any dialouge or sound effects in the shot. When writing out the script, I found it a little more challenging. This was because I didnt want the characters to sound either too formal or too informal. Because of our certification, I tried not to use little or no foul language. I decided I wasn't going to have too much dialogue,  but what little dialogue I did have, I wanted it to be interesting and relevant. I was happy with my final script and thought it would work well in the film.

Distribution

Most short films that are less than 15 minutes long, cannot be ditributed via cinema or dvd. Therefore short films can only be seen on the internet or at film festivals. For our film 'Addicted' we shall be distributing it on http://www.youtube.com/. We have chosen this method of distribution as millions log on to youtube daily to watch flim clips, and so our film should get a large viewing rate.

Planning

Our half term break, was our only time we had to film. Because each of us had our own personal parts to film, we had to plan when each person would get the camera and tripod, how long they had it for, and then who they had to give it to. Due to other committments, it was quite hard to sort out but we eventually planned it so everyone had atleast two days each to film.

Target Audience

Target audience is very important when creating a film. It allows producers to know what elements they can add and get rid of in a film, to make sure it attracts the audience they want. For example; a animated film is usually targeted towards younger children. They do this by making sure the animation is bold and brightly coloured, it has children as main characters, funny, simple to follow and not too long so that kids enjoy the film and dont lose focus and become bored.
We wanted to target our film towards mainly female teenagers and young adults. To do this we have made sure we have elements that attract our target audience. The soundtracks are up to date and mostly 'party' music. We have teenagers actors as the main characters so the audience can relate better to the film. The settings are realistic, and the narratives are again relatable to our targeted audience.

Film Location

While planning our film, the location for different parts of our film was constantly changing. For my section of the film, the location was easy to decided upon and to film from. The chosen location was my house. Therefore we did not have to worry about any members of public getting in our way, unwanted noise, or permission to film there. The majority of the filming took place in the kitchen and dining room. Minor parts where also filmed outside and in the hallway. Lauren, Jessica and Lorna also filmed their sections in and around their houses too.

Film Posters - White Chicks

White Chicks is a comedy about two brother FBI agents, who go undercover as two heiress sisters in an attempt to save them from a kidanpping plot.
The poster is two blonde women holding up FBI badges of two black men, there is buildings a police car in the background and 'caution' tape around the edges. The two women are infact the two FBI agents in the identity badges, who have gone undercover as the sisters. Above the main image is the two main actors names, who are brothers in real life as well as in the film. The title then follows. The 'i' in each word of the title isreplaced with male icons. This is ironic as the title states the movie is about females, when in fact it's really about two males. Underneath the title, instead of a strapline, there is a review quote from a newspaper and 4 star rating. This tells people that critics have watched the film and think it is a good comedy to watch. Below the main image - in a faint blue colour - is the film credits which include other actor names, producers, directors etc. Below this is then in a yellow colour, which matches the 'caution' tape, is available on dvd and video. This allows anyone looking at the poster, and is interested about the film, that they do not have to wait for it to come out at the cinema; and that they can go and purchase it now.