Target Audience

As we concluded from our results, our target audience will be 15-18 year olds, therefore the most appropriate film certificate will be ’15’.

GUIDELINES FOR A 15 CERTIFICATE FILM:

(British Board of Film Classification)

• The work as a whole must not endorse discriminatory language or behaviour
• 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 behaviour (for example; hanging, suicide and self-harming) can be allowed provided the detail of such is low so that it cannot create too much of an impression of the viewer. Abuse of weapons which are easily obtained will not be tolerated.
• Frequent use of strong language can be permitted, although very strong language needs to be restricted and would have to be reasonable in the context. Frequent usage of very strong language would be seldom allowed
• Nudity in a sexual content must be restricted, however nudity in a non-sexual content does not
• Sexual activity without strong detail would most likely be allowed. Some strong sexual references may be allowed too, but very strong ones may not, unless used within reason. Sexual acts or references with the intention of causing arousal is not likely to be permitted
• As long as the film is appropriate for 15 year olds, no certain themes are prohibited.
• Violence may be strong but should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury. The strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable. The same applies to references. Any sexual violence should be discreet and be strongly justified.

 

 

What we decided

Our original instinct is that we will be conducting a film introduction suitable for a 15 audience. This  is perhaps because of the possible use of swear words, or ‘risqué’ scenes (because its a romance film) however this classification may change as our introduction may not fit the guidelines for a fifteen, and we’d therefore need to classify for a younger audience, maybe not an older one.

We chose fifteen as we inferred that the majority of people who answered our research questionnaire were 16/17, therefore the most appropriate classification which satisfies this audience would be a fifteen (possibly even a twelve).

To conclude, we will aim to shoot our film suitable for a teenage audience and will clarify the classification later on.

 

Final target audience

Music

To compose this piece I used a software called Noteflight. It is an online scoring software used by a wide audience globally.

To make our opening scene more original, we decided that I would write the music for it. The music needed to fit the mood of the scene, therefore it needed to start happy but end in a slightly more sad tone. The piece I composed starts in D major, the major key represents the happy feel, also the 4 bar phrasing shown, this is similar to compositions from the late classical or early romantic period, fitting the feel of our film. Also, throughout section A there is a wide pitch range used, spanning a compound perfect 5th (E-B (2 octaves above)).

The modulation between the two keys is quite sudden however is not unexpected. The piece sounds like it should end in a perfect cadence, however as the key has changed, it sounds imperfect and leads into the next section smoothly. The dynamics quickly contrast to section A as in general the first section uses piano or mezzo piano, however section B starts with a forte, then crescendos into fortissimo, finally reaching fortississimo. This makes the section appear to be more dramatic.

Section B is more chordal than section A which makes it sound more depressing, also the general feel of the section is a negative one. The key signature change to D flat major shows the shift in mood, this reflects the moment where the girl leaves the train, leaving the boy in a sad mood. The range of notes spans a compound perfect 5th(D-A (2 octaves above)), this is similar to section A which links the two seconds together.

 

The structure of the piece is simply binary form, meaning there are two sections, this could represent the two characters in the scene, however also demonstrates the quick change in mood between the two characters. The use of the pedal makes the phrases sound more legato, which is a common feature of the romantic period. Generally, music from the late classical period or early romantic period would fit the mood of the scene, therefore I have wrote the piece in a similar style to that period.

Below is the written score for the composition.

We decided to get a second opinion on the score, which can be viewed here

Alice Dew