Film Noir: Film Audience

To make sure we have aimed our film at the target audience of 12+ (12A) we had to have a variety of things to fit into that category.
12A is defined as:
(Found on the website: http://www.bbfc.co.uk/classification/guidelines/12a12/)


" No one younger than 12 may see a ‘12A’ film in a cinema unless accompanied by an adult, (over 18)."
We are not responsible for the people who attend our film showings if we are not present, it is down to the cinema or parental guidance.


Discrimination
"Discriminatory language or behaviour must not be endorsed by the work as a whole. Aggressive discriminatory language or behaviour is unlikely to be acceptable unless clearly condemned."
 Our Film:
We have no racism or anything of the kind throughout our film. The only aggression within the film is at the end when there is the gun fight and Carter hits Bobby twice, but neither of these show gory content or indeed have content which would be deemed horrid for the viewers. It is quite tame violence.


Drugs
"Any misuse of drugs must be infrequent and should not be glamorised or give instructional detail."
Our Film: 
During the film the femme fatale is supposedly participating in the drug heist with Bobby but actually we find out at the end that she has in fact avoided the drug side of things and simply dealt with the money, making it clear that drugs are best avoided. Nothing in the story glamorises the use of drugs or indeed has any images of it - no use of drugs takes place in the story.


Horror
"Moderate physical and psychological threat may be permitted, provided disturbing sequences are not frequent or sustained."
Our Film: 
The only physical threat there is in the film is again the violence between Bobby and Carter at the end. The sequence is not particularly disturbing due to any horrid images or so forth, and there is only one sequence that contains violence, so it is not frequent or sustained in the duration of the film.


Imitable Behaviour
"Dangerous behaviour (for example, hanging, suicide and self-harming) should not dwell on detail which could be copied, or appear pain or harm free.  Easily accessible weapons should not be glamorised."
Our Film:
No hanging, suicide or self harming is present in the film - all the characters have great confidence which could pose as a positive aspect to the film in relation to the kinds of behaviour mentioned there. The weapons used in the film end in disaster - both the men having guns is not something that ends well - it is certainly not glamorised as Carter says "get him to the hospital" and undoubtedly will end up in trouble - the consequences for his actions will be present. 


Language
"Moderate language is allowed. The use of strong language must be infrequent."
Our Film: 
We only use one swear word in the whole of our film and it is not one regarded by British film association to be one that must be only used once. This category is filled well because we did not rely on swear words to enhance the adulthood of the characters or indeed their frustration at their situations.




Nudity
"Nudity is allowed, but in a sexual context must be brief and discreet."
Our Film:
There is no nudity in our film.


Sex
"Sexual activity may be briefly and discreetly portrayed. Sex references should not go beyond what is suitable for young teenagers. Frequent crude references are unlikely to be acceptable."
Our Film:
There is no sex whatsoever in our film.


Themes
"Mature themes are acceptable, but their treatment must be suitable for young teenagers."
Our Film:
The theme of the film is quite mature, but the way it is handled means that no horrendous harm or indeed unpleasant happenings reflect the theme. As the story is to do with a Detective who falls in love with someone who wants money, it could be quite a dangerous one to have for young teenagers, but actually because it is gently portrayed I think the theme is suitable for young teenagers.


Violence
"Moderate violence is allowed but should not dwell on detail. There should be no emphasis on injuries or blood, but occasional gory moments may be permitted if justified by the context. Sexual violence may only be implied or briefly and discreetly indicated, and must have a strong contextual justification."
Our Film:
No gore is present in our film. Pain inflicted from a gunshot is only depicted by a groan, and the slaps Carter gives Bobby can barely be seen, so it is only moderate violence and therefore works fine. 
No sexual violent is in our film.






Audience Feedback:


After posting our film on youtube and FaceBook we were able to get feedback for it, and also constructive criticism. We showed our film to our class too and were able to gain suggestions for improvement then also. I asked my family to view it too!

You Tube:

"Like the idea, with a better camera and some more interesting/creative camera angles this could be super pro" I think this is a really good point! I think we could have looked at some more modern films instead of basing our whole film on old fashioned film noirs to capture the audiences of today. I know that our film is fairly basic in it's use of camera angles and variety of shots and so despite wanting to make an authentic film perhaps we could have done more to persuade today's technologically advanced audiences!

Family:
"The girls aren't as easily heard as the boys" Naturally girls have quieter voices normally but this is no excuse! We must make sure on future filming that the girls are as equally clear as the boys, because their voices shouldn't distinguish from each others in terms of sound, unless relating to the type of character they belong to.
"Brilliant" was said which was really nice.
"I like the way the girl looks - she is very pretty and has just the right look for the kind of character she plays" This was a really good comment because it shows that we have thought through our femme fatale successfully! 

FaceBook:

"Really good" 

"Jumpy sometimes but really good story" The storyline took us a while to work out so it's good that people have enjoyed it's twists! Unfortunately jumpy has come up a lot. We could have definitely improved the quality of our film by making it a lot smoother in transitions and in between the varying shots we used within scenes. One scene in particular that this stands out for is the office scene. Between the differing shots of Bonnie the transitions are quite jumpy, and don't work to please the eye. The end part where Carter is leaning away from Bonnie is also uneven and doesn't run smoothly - the audiences all thought the editing needed to be sharper.

Class Show:

"Music too loud in gunshot scene" We knew this might come up! Unfortunately as I have said before the music on the macs was not as loud as when we transferred the footage onto another computer.

"Voices too quiet outside front door" Again this is in a scene that we felt was clear enough on the macs - we know for next time to double check this, or if we feel sceptical about the sound we should record a voiceover just to be on the safe side.