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We have decided to film here because the scene matches with rob's (the protagonist) edgy side and confusion of who he actually is, this also stands out because of his loneliness, our lighting is on quite a low level of light to show that its a thriller and if we need to make it darker we could cover some of the lights up with black or dark paper.

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Certification Research

means suitable for all. if the film is rated u then it needs to be suitable for 4 year olds and over. the bbfc must have a positive framework and should offer reassuring counterbalances to any violence, threat and horror these film can't include: Nudity, Sex, Drugs, Strong Language, violence, threat and imitable behaviour

  

 general viewing but some of the content in the film may not be suitable for young children the content in the film shouldn't unsettle a child from the age of on wards otherwise unaccompanied children may watch but its ups to the parents depending on whether they think it will upset or disturb the child, discrimination, drugs, imitable behaviour, nudity and threat allowed at all and sex, language and violence is mildly allowed.

   this is not suited for children under the age of 12, no one under the age of 12 are not allowed to see a 12A film unless if accompanied by an adult, no discrimination and imitable behaviour but there is moderately allowed to be sex, nudity, violence, drug use, threat and violence.

 No one younger than 15 may see a 15 film in a cinema. No one younger than 15 may rent or buy a 15 rated video work. 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 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. Dangerous behaviour (for example, hanging, suicide and self-harming) should not dwell on detail which could be copied. Whether the depiction of easily accessible weapons is acceptable will depend on factors such as realism, context and setting. 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. There are no constraints on nudity in a non-sexual or educational context. There may be nudity in a sexual context but usually without strong detail. Sexual activity may be portrayed, but usually without strong detail. There may be strong verbal references to sexual behaviour, but the strongest references are unlikely to be acceptable unless justified by context. Works whose primary purpose is sexual arousal or stimulation are unlikely to be acceptable. There may be strong threat and horror. A sustained focus on sadistic or sexual threat is unlikely to be acceptable. 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.

 no one younger than 18 may see an 18 film there is allowed to be sex as it educates them and that's when sex education is learnt where the material is in breach of the criminal law, or has been created through the commission of a criminal offence where material or treatment appears to us to risk harm to individuals or, through their behaviour, to society. For example, the detailed portrayal of violent or dangerous acts, or of illegal drug use, which may cause harm to public health or morals. This may include portrayals of sadistic or sexual violence which make this violence look appealing; reinforce the suggestion that victims enjoy sexual violence; or which invite viewer complicity in sexual violence or other harmful violent activities where there are more explicit images of sexual activity in the context of a sex work (see below) or where the primary purpose of the images in question is sexual arousal In the case of video works, which may be more accessible to younger viewers, intervention may be more frequent than for cinema films.

Summary

 Most short films have a similar traditional mainstream release, but certified by bbfc even if they're just planning to show on youtube, we have decided to go with the age rating of 15 due to some people at the age of 12 not understanding how schizophrenia works or what it's about, there may be things such as drug use and swearing.

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short film credits

Credits in short films

Credits in short films depend on the genre of the short film e.g. horror short films may have blood splatters all over the words and may be red wording showing the danger side and representing the narrative.

I have found that most short film creators keep the titles and credits to a minimum. 

The opening titles are kept to a minimum, this is probably because if the film started with a title sequence that was the same length as a full length feature film, the titles would last nearly as long as the film itself, which would be pointless. It is also unnecessary because there are no where near as many people to mention. In a short film, the main focus is on the story, not who's in it or who helped in it's making. They are all shown at the end. It gets straight into the film so the audience are captured right from the start. 

The credits are kept simple, using a black background with white text in a easy-to-read font. There are a lot less people on the production and post-production teams, most likely because of money restrictions, and some people double up rolls. This is similar to our film, furthermore there is always a message at the end as seen above.

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History of Drama genre

History of the drama genre

When speaking about drama the main genre is usually split down into many sub genres e.g. Political dramas, historical drama or even sometimes comical drama. These sub-genres usually mean that the drama has a specific setting or subject-matter. 

History of the horror drama:
Horror films are made in order to target the part of the brain that creates a less logical sequence of events. They can tell dark stories about the unimaginable or target the realistic anxieties that we have in life.

The first known horror film is a film called 'Le Manoir du Diable'- which was produced in the late 1890's. Japanese horror is one of the first sub genre of the horror genre to be created. The earliest films date back to 'Bake Jizo' and 'Shinin no Soseis'. 

Many books turn into horror films such as the first adaptation of Mary Shelley's book 'Frankenstein' was made in 1910 which followed in the footsteps of Robert Louis Stevenson's book 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' made in 1908.

During the period of 1930-1940 Gothic horror took off with films such as Tod Browning's Dracula and another adaptation of Frankenstein this time by James Whale in 1931. During this period Gothic horror films were sometimes infused with the science-fiction genre to create films such as: 'The Invisible Man' which featured a mad scientist.

During the 1950's-60's the Gothic horror was surpassed by sub genres such as the Demonic film. The film production company 'Hammer' was created during this era. Also the events of the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima in Japan led to the creation of 'Godzilla'. Peeping Tom made in 1960 was the first of the slasher genre which cemented place as a horror sub-genre with the film 'Psycho'
The 1970's-1980's was the development of the low budget gore films. The 1990's was very similar to the previous years and followed the same genre. Many of the films created during the 70's to 80's got their sequels in the 90's.

During the modern day period of the genre a lot of film companies focus on producing remakes of popular horror films and the production of horror T.V. series such as 'The Walking Dead' and 'American Horror Story' have become ever prominent.

Many horror dramas focus on imperilled characters dealing with an emotional struggle which is very realistic to them. Many often involve dysfunctional family relations, shown within a horror environment. The horror sequence usually unravels against a dramatic plot. This would be good for our film as the horror element of the mental illness could compliment the dramatic sequence of the man having the conversation with 'himself' which the audience doesn't know and therefore are waiting and listening to the conversation.