R Dennison

Film Regulation - BBFC BBFC - established in 1912 and origionally called the British Board of Film Censors. it was in reposnse to the cinematograph act 1909, as this has introduced censorship to the industry BBFC is a non governmental organisation, but there were times that they worked witht the government to censor some aspects of film. during WW2 they worked together witht the governemt to make sure that extreme political views were not shown. the BBFC gets its funding through charging film distributors for their services. they board 'cuts' few films. any cuts are listed on its website along with the length of any cut and the reasons for it. producers may choose to cut parts of a film to reduce the rating the BBFC has given. local authorities can go against the BBFC. it regulates to: protect children and vulnerable adults empower consumers, particularly parents to make informed viewing decisions How it works: a group of people called examiners watch th...

CSP - Chicken to understand the financial restriction to independent film makers what do you know about the film industry? what is the difference between a mainstream and independent film? mainstream - bigger budget, aimed at wider audience independent - unlikely to reach a wider audience, lower budget, less marketing. do you know the name of any of famous film directors? martin scorsese chicken - example of micro budget raises issues around the role and future of national cinema as well as the viability of media products outside of the mainstream for niche audiences. students need to be familiar with the production context and distribution materials including the official website, posters, trailers, social media presence. directed by Joe Stephenson based on a play of the same name made outside of one that was made outside of the conventional studio system, outside of Hollywood or any other large production studio. the style of 'indie...

Wednesday 6th November 2019 Todorov - -equilibrium - everything is normal -disruption/disequilibrium - something happens -recognition - think about how to solve the problem -repair - the problem is resolved -new equilibrium - life returns to normal or to its new state after events Magazine - the magazine often helps people through recognition, repair and then a new equilibrium -equilibrium - everything is normal -disruption/disequilibrium - you see the magazine talking about weight loss -recognition - makes you realise you are fat -repair - mag tells you how to lose weight -new equilibrium - you've lost weight Narrative  consider the way the front cover creates a narrative about character and lifestyle in order to attract an audience? what are they trying to sell?  lifestyle - not mainstream    abstract lifestyle - aspire to be like that more natural lifestyle - organic way of living what do we learn about the feature star from the c...