Certificate

After discussing with our group, we decided it be appropriate if the certificate for our film was a 15. As I have stated before, our film will be gang culture, which is implied through the opening 2 minutes which we filmed. This would then include violence and taboo language and dangerous behavior therefore would fit in to the '15' certificate. Here are a few official guidelines for the certificate which are stated for a 15 -  

• Frequent use of strong language can be permitted, although very strong language needs to be restricted and would have to be seen as reasonable in the context. Frequent usage of very strong language would be seldom allowed. 
• Drug taking may be shown but the film as a whole must not promote or encourage drug misuse. Promotion of drugs which are easy to obtain are unlikely to be allowed. 
• Strong threat and menace are permitted unless sadistic or sexualised. 
• Dangerous behavior (for example, hanging, suicide and self-harming) can be allowed provided the detail of such is low so that it can not create too much of an impression of the viewer. Abuse of weapons which are easily obtained will not be tolerated.

Here is another image from the BBFC website outlining simple facts on this certificate identifying the difference between a 15 and a 12A also giving a rough guidline to what is expected in  the scenes to a 15 fil which could relate to our film...

After evaluating our opening and taking into consideration the rest of our film, it is definitely not appropriate for viewers under the age of 15 and this is an image of the other ratings we could chose from to certify our film:

                                                 

Evaluation

Taneshia and I have started to write up our evaluation. These are the questions:

• In what ways does your film opening use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? 
• How does your film opening represent particular social groups? 
• What kind of media institution might distribute your film opening and why? 
• Who would be the audience for your film opening? 
• How did you attract/address your audience? 
• What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this film opening? 
• Looking back at your prelim task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the final film opening?

We are going to talk about the research into our film adding clips in the background to show where our inspiration has come from. This will give an insight to the theme of our story adding clips from films such as 'Sket', 'Kidulthood' and 'Adulthood'. Another thing we plan to do is record in sets from our film as it will be good to get a feel for our setting.