My short film is going to be about where a person comes to a scene of a crime where there is a lifeless body laying on the floor in the forest which looking at it to find the cause of death, he discovers a flower and an note that is closed so he opens it and the camera shot changes to a close up to see what is the reaction of the detective.
1) Real world influences: For my short film that I want to make, there were two influences that helped me come up with the idea:
This is one of my influences for my short film that I want to make and it is called Dexter, Dexter is where a Miami Police Forensics is actually an serial killer of criminals that he believes that have escaped justice from the Police but this does ties in with my short film because the detective is finding evidence that is possibly leading him to the killer.
Another influence for my short film is a film called Zodiac. This film is about an San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective by tracking down the Zodiac Killer which there it is tiding to my short film as there is going to be a killer on the loose where it murders a person.
Box Office for Zodiac
Budget
$65,000,000 (estimated)
Gross
$33,080,084 (USA) (3 May 2007)$33,048,353 (USA) (29 April 2007)
$32,969,154 (USA) (22 April 2007)
$32,448,587 (USA) (1 April 2007)
$29,137,557 (USA) (18 March 2007)
$23,595,973 (USA) (11 March 2007)
$13,395,610 (USA) (4 March 2007)
The box office for Zodiac is showing the budget of how much it cost to make the film and the gross it made in the United States of America on different dates but the film is one of my influences to come up with an idea for my short film. But however, my short film will not be expensive as the actual film due to the fact I am going to fund for myself but with the college as well so it will be at a low budget between £20-50 pounds.
Review for Dexter
A Bloody Masterpiece!
Author:
msperling from United States
7 November 2006
Dexter will never disappoint. Each and every episode is a work of art, and it never gets boring or old. To start, we have excellent deliveries from Michael C. Hall as the serial killer (yet a like-able one) known as Dexter Morgan. Add "The Exorcism Of Emily Rose" star Jennifer Carpenter, who plays Dexter's sometimes moody sister, Deb.
It's a hard accomplishment to get someone to actually love a serial killer. But Dexter is one of those few attempts that works. It's not forced upon you- the show doesn't shove the whole "well this serial killer had a terrible childhood..." in your face. And it doesn't need to in order to get you to love its main character. You just do.
Michael C. Hall can play any emotion he's handed. Jennifer Carpenter fits her character perfectly, as does everyone else in the cast.
Then there's the actual story lines. It's not cliché. It's actually scary and chilling. It keeps you guessing. It's one of those mysteries that is very difficult to solve, but it still keeps your interest.
'Dexter' can also be hilarious when it wants to be, depressing when it wants to be and especially thrilling when it wants to be. And it doesn't come across as trying too hard.
Strong writing, clever dialogue, talented stars. It all makes for a wonderful TV show. Definitely the best new show of the season and will become one of the best shows of all time.
The highlighted lines in this review of the TV series Dexter, the user of msperling from USA on IMDb leaves a very positive comment on the show by phasing it for its story-line, the actors that are in this show, having likable characters etc, also the TV Series of Dexter is another influence for my short film that I want to make for my target audience.
4) Funding
Kickstarter helps artists, musicians, filmmakers, designers, and other creators find the resources and support they need to make their ideas a reality. To date, tens of thousands of creative projects — big and small — have come to life with the support of the Kickstarter community.
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A good example of website that can help me with funding is called Kickstarter. This is a funding website in which it helps filmmakers and artists with resources when they are producing their ideas to make it a dream come true but for my short film, Kickstarter will be a very good source for me as they will help and find resources when I am making my short film.
5. Film regulation and certification
Films for theatrical release are normally classified by at least two Examiners using the published Guidelines. In most cases the decision is ratified by a Senior Examiner, but if the Examiners are in any doubt or fail to agree, or if important policy issues are involved, the work may be seen by other members of the Board up to, and including, the Director and Presidential team.Occasionally it is necessary to take specialist advice about the legal acceptability of film content or its potential for harm. DVDs are normally seen by one Examiner, particularly when they are viewing the DVD version of a cinema film which has already been classified. However, opinions from other Examiners may be required for more difficult works.
Examiners look at issues such as discrimination, drugs, horror, imitable behaviour, language, nudity, sex, sexual violence, theme and violence when making decisions. They also consider context, the tone and impact of a work (eg how it makes the audience feel) and even the release format (for example, as DVDs are watched in the home, there is a higher risk of underage viewing).
What does the 15 symbol mean?
No-one under 15 is allowed to see a 15 film at the cinema or buy/rent a 15 rated video. 15 rated works are not suitable for children under 15 years of age.Are there any limits on what sort of theme a work can have at 15?
No theme is prohibited, provided the treatment is appropriate for 15 year olds.
What might I see in a 15 rated film or video?
Any of the following:- strong violence
- frequent strong language (e.g. 'f***').
- portrayals of sexual activity
- strong verbal references to sex
- sexual nudity
- brief scenes of sexual violence or verbal references to sexual violence
- discriminatory language or behaviour
- drug taking
How much strong language is allowed in a 15?
There could potentially be a great deal. At 15 there is no upper limit on the number of uses of strong language (e.g. ‘f***’).Occasionally there may be uses of the strongest terms (e.g. 'c***'), depending on the manner in which they are used, who is using the language, its frequency and any special contextual justification. However, continued or aggressive use will not normally be passed 15.
What about discriminatory or offensive terms?
There may be racist, homophobic or other discriminatory language, and the work could explore themes relating to this.However, at 15 the work as a whole must not endorse discriminatory language or behaviour.
Can there be strong violence?
Yes, at 15 violence may be strong. It should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury, however, and the strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable.Strong sadistic violence is also unlikely to be acceptable.
What about horror works?
At 15 there can be strong threat and horror as long as there is no sustained focus on sadistic or sexualised threat.Can you see drugs in a 15 rated film or video?
At 15 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 like aerosols or solvents is unlikely to be acceptable at 15.
What about dangerous behaviour or things teens might copy?
We consider the risk of potential harm to impressionable teenagers. For example, dangerous behaviour such as 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.
With my short film, the genre of it is going to be a thriller so the right rating for the film is going to be a 15. The highlighted text above is showing what is suitable for a 15 rating like for example, you can have use of strong threat or violence in the film but need to make sure that there is not sadistic or sexual threat in it or otherwise the film's rating will be an 18 rather than a 15.
BBFC Digital Age Ratings
How can I choose appropriate films, TV and music videos for my family to watch online on their computers, tablets, games console and smartphones?
Why are digital age ratings useful?
Providing BBFC age ratings for online content allows viewers to make the same informed viewing and purchasing choices for themselves and their families when using Digital Video Services, as they do when visiting the cinema or renting or buying DVDs and Blu-ray.In 2011 the BBFC commissioned some research which showed a public demand for the same BBFC ratings to be available for online content as for DVDs and Blu-rays in shops and for films at the cinema. The research found that 82% of parents prefer to download films that are classified with the trusted BBFC age ratings, symbols and BBFCinsight information.
Online services and other places using BBFC age ratings
The BBFC age ratings can be found on a number of Video-on-Demand platforms, content producers, film studios and airlines. These include:Services
Amazon Instant Video/Prime Instant VideoBFI Player
British Airways High Life
BT TV
Curzon Home Cinema
DisneyLife
EE Film Store
Film 4OD
Find Any Film.com
Google Play
Google web search
Hopster
iTunes Movie Store
Kaleidescape
Netflix
Picturebox
Sainsbury's
TalkTalk TV Store
The Horror Show
Ultraviolet
Virgin Media
We Are Colony
Wuaki TV
XBOX Video (Microsoft)
Airlines
British Airways
Monarch
Thomson
Virgin Atlantic
Not only the BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) has film classification and regulation, it has got the digital age rating where it works with the on demand services for providing the age rating so the families will be able to keep their children safe from inappropriate content and allows the viewer to be informed before they buy or rent a movie by going to a provider but the other choice is to go and watch the movie of your choice in the cinema. Also there is a list of on demand services and airlines where you will see the age rating from the BBFC as you are about to watch a film or an programme.
About
About the Edinburgh International Film Festival
EIFF Submissions
Filmmakers are invited to submit their films in two ways - online via our partner website Withoutabox.com, or by downloading the EIFF postal form. There are three deadlines each with their own related fees.PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE READ OUR FULL RULES AND REGULATIONS BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR FILM.
DEADLINES &
FEES
There are three submissions deadlines:
Earlybird - Wednesday 16 December 2015
SHORT – £20.00 / FEATURE - £75.00
Regular - Wednesday 20 January 2016
SHORT – £30.00 / FEATURE - £85.00
Late - Wednesday 10 February 2016
SHORT – £35.00 / FEATURE - £90.00
These are POSTMARK deadlines and reflect the date by which you must send your submission. However, please send your submission as soon as possible. Please make sure you submit the correct fee for your submission.
Or click here to download our 2016 EIFF Submission Form.
This is one of the film festivals that you can show your short film called the Edinburgh International Film Festival where they are known for discovering and promoting the best films in a international cinema for around the world filmmaking.
They seek to show brand new film talent in a certain setting that will go down in history to remember. If you want to submit your short film to the Edinburgh International Film Festival, there is two ways of doing this by an online partner of the film festival called Withoutabox or other way is to download an file of the 2016 EIFF submission form.
BBFC has persuasion job over online ratings
Online-only shows, such as Netflix's House of Cards, are not legally covered by BBFC ratings so the organisation is on a mission to persuade.
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'House of Cards', starring Kevin Spacey
"That is the family silver for us," said Mark Dawson, chief digital officer for the British Board of Film Classification, as he discussed the way the organisation's ratings logos - 18, PG, U - have embedded themselves in public consciousness.
Everyone knows what the ratings mean, and according to the BBFC's research at least, almost everyone agrees with its assessment of what it is appropriate for young people to watch.
"We just implement the guidelines, which are set by public consultation," said Mr Dawson.
In cinemas and shops, the judgment of the BBFC's classifiers is protected by law. The 1984 Video Recordings Act and insists that it gives an age rating to all commercially distributed films.
At the time this meant cinema and video, and because of the way the law
was written, it still does. The MPs of 1984, stirred by the "video
nasty" furore, legislated without the benefit of technological
clairvoyance. Their definitions were broad enough to cover DVDs or even
films loaded on USB sticks, but not a world where digital downloads from
iTunes, or streaming from Netflix or Amazon's LoveFilm are rapidly
usurping "packaged media".
Mr Dawson's task is to make sure the BBFC's family silver maintains its value as the film industry migrates online.
Without statutory backup, his is a job of persuasion. He must persuade film companies and the big digital retailers and services to pay for their creations to be classified for online consumption (as well as cinema and DVD) and to show the BBFC rating and incorporate it into login controls so parents maintain their trust in the system.
Progress has been made. Some 250,000 films have now been been classified for online consumption and major players such as BT Vision and Netflix are using the ratings.
The BBFC is particularly pleased that Netflix submitted its hit Washington-based remake of House of Cards for classification. Made for the internet, and released as 13 episodes simultaneously last month, it was widely seen as the start of an important trend in entertainment. The BBFC gave all the episodes a 15 rating, except one, which featured a graphic suicide and got an 18.
"We're not about censorship and haven't been for a long time," said Mr Dawson. "We're about giving people the information they need."
Netflix will surely test that claim later this year when it debuts Hemlock Grove, another exclusive, created by Eli Roth. The director is best known as the founder of the "torture porn" genre with his sadistic 2006 horror film Hostel. Subsequent imitators 2009's Grotesque and 2011's Human Centipede 2, were both refused any classification.
Theoretically, if Netflix's adventure in original content produce something so distasteful the BBFC does not award a classification, it could simply go ahead and distribute it anyway.
"If self regulation doesn't work then there is the possibility of new legislation," said Mr Dawson, "it would take changing two words in the law."
He strongly emphasises, however, that the BBFC is not seeking and would not seek new powers to regulate internet firms and that the government supports its attempt to bring the online industry on board voluntarily.
To prove it can work, the BBFC needs to persuade Apple and Amazon, the dominant forces in internet film distribution, to use respect and display its ratings.
Without statutory backup, his is a job of persuasion. He must persuade film companies and the big digital retailers and services to pay for their creations to be classified for online consumption (as well as cinema and DVD) and to show the BBFC rating and incorporate it into login controls so parents maintain their trust in the system.
Progress has been made. Some 250,000 films have now been been classified for online consumption and major players such as BT Vision and Netflix are using the ratings.
The BBFC is particularly pleased that Netflix submitted its hit Washington-based remake of House of Cards for classification. Made for the internet, and released as 13 episodes simultaneously last month, it was widely seen as the start of an important trend in entertainment. The BBFC gave all the episodes a 15 rating, except one, which featured a graphic suicide and got an 18.
"We're not about censorship and haven't been for a long time," said Mr Dawson. "We're about giving people the information they need."
Netflix will surely test that claim later this year when it debuts Hemlock Grove, another exclusive, created by Eli Roth. The director is best known as the founder of the "torture porn" genre with his sadistic 2006 horror film Hostel. Subsequent imitators 2009's Grotesque and 2011's Human Centipede 2, were both refused any classification.
Theoretically, if Netflix's adventure in original content produce something so distasteful the BBFC does not award a classification, it could simply go ahead and distribute it anyway.
"If self regulation doesn't work then there is the possibility of new legislation," said Mr Dawson, "it would take changing two words in the law."
He strongly emphasises, however, that the BBFC is not seeking and would not seek new powers to regulate internet firms and that the government supports its attempt to bring the online industry on board voluntarily.
To prove it can work, the BBFC needs to persuade Apple and Amazon, the dominant forces in internet film distribution, to use respect and display its ratings.
The highlighted text above on the article on the BBFC trying to persuade the online steamers to give a certification for the shows that is shown. They have given certifications to 250,000 films for different online steamers for the people to consume it by watching the whole thing but now the likes of BT Vision and Netflix are now giving age ratings but not certifications where for example on the House of Cards that can be seen on Netflix, the whole series was given an age rating of a 15 expect one of the episodes which it had graphic suicide and was given an age rating of a 18. This is only showing that the BBFC are making progress of persuading the online steamers to not only giving an age rating but also a certification.
7) Guidance for writing a successful short film
filmmaking guide
What Makes a Good Short?
There are no hard-and-fast rules as to what makes a good short film but here are a few tips that might help.
- An Exciting & Original Idea
- A Strong Script
- Good Acting
- High Production Values
- Make It Short
- Strong Beginning
- Avoid Repetition & Punchline Twists
- Exciting New Techniques & Style
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IMDb is where you can look at different movies about the plot, reviews, character etc. This is one of my influences that I am going to make my 1 minute short film.
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Kickstarter helps out people who want to make films, music etc by giving resources through funding it.
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This article is about how to make your short film plan sound simple and easier to understand for the producers who are going to hear my idea
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BBFC has classifications of different rating like U, PG, 12A, 12, 15 or an 18 depending on the content of film.
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For my short film, the rating for it is going to be an 15 as there is going to be the use of strong threat and violence but if the threat or violence is more gruesome, then it is more likely to be an 18 rating
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This article is about the BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) is trying to persuade the online steamers to have the certification but on House of cards that is shown on Netflix, they give age rating of a 15 in most of the episodes but in one of episodes, there is a graphic suicide which got an 18.
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The Edinburgh International Film Festival is one of the festivals where I can send my short film where my target audience will be able to watch it but others feature and short films as well.
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The link is showing of how to submit your short film to the festival through two different ways but it is important to read the rules and regulation before you send it.
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