Wednesday, 24 June 2015
BBFC Letter
Ben
Harrison
100,
Kings Road
London
LD23 5FN
07433874017
Dear whom it may concern,
I am writing to submit my short documentary
‘Energy Boys’ for Classification.
After reviewing the criteria for your
classification standards, I believe that the appropriate certificate would be a
PG. This is due to very mild references
of alcohol and drugs; there is a very short clip near the beginning where two
teenagers are seen playing music with two beer bottles in front of them. There
is also a short clip of a teenager who has a tobacco pouch poking out of his
shirt pocket.
There should be no reason for this film to
be classified any higher, as there is no suggestion of condoning the use of
these substances, and they are barely noticeable (you would have to look for
them in order to see them).
For these reasons, I hope you will be able
to review the film and provide this film with appropriate classification.
Kind Regards
Ben Harrison
Wednesday, 10 December 2014
BBFC Research
The BBFC or British Board of Film Classification is a British non governmental organisation, funded by the film industry. They have the role of categorising films with each licence they fall under. BBFC classify films in terms of violence & gore, sexual content, drug use and profanity.
There are several different certificates which the BBFC categorise films under:
- Parental Guidance
There are several different certificates which the BBFC categorise films under:
- Suitable for all
- Parental Guidance
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| - Cinema release suitable for 12 yeasrs and over |
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| Video/DVD release suitable for 12 years ad over |
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| Suitable only for 15 years and over |
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| Suitable only for adults |
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| Adult works for licensed premises only |
Recce Report
Location
1. Bedroom in a suburban house.
2. Music Room of a suburban house.
3. Bedroom of a suburban house.
Physical Location
1. Sams House in Sawston Cambridgeshire
2. Bens house in Cambourne Cambridgeshire
3. Jakes house in Whittlesford Cambridgeshire
Description
1. Walls of band posters, guitars leaned up against a bookshelf, bed in the corner of the room, fairly high key ambient lighting, no kind of ambient sound.
2. A small square room filled with musical instruments; guitars, a piano, a harmonium, and a drum kit. Spotlight in the centre of the room, but with general ambient light as well.
3. Large bedroom, with shelves, a desk, and computer. Miscellaneous guitar parts and amps in the background. Spotlight in the middle of the room.
The overall look of this film will be very homely. I have chosen to shoot the 'Talking Heads' interviews in the casts houses to show where they practise. It also tells the audience a bit about the characters, by use of posters, instruments and musical equipment.
1. Bedroom in a suburban house.
2. Music Room of a suburban house.
3. Bedroom of a suburban house.
Physical Location
1. Sams House in Sawston Cambridgeshire
2. Bens house in Cambourne Cambridgeshire
3. Jakes house in Whittlesford Cambridgeshire
Description
1. Walls of band posters, guitars leaned up against a bookshelf, bed in the corner of the room, fairly high key ambient lighting, no kind of ambient sound.
2. A small square room filled with musical instruments; guitars, a piano, a harmonium, and a drum kit. Spotlight in the centre of the room, but with general ambient light as well.
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| Outside Sams House |
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| Sams room in his house in Sawston |
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| Jakes room in his house in Whittlesford |
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| Music room in Ben's house in Cambourne |
The overall look of this film will be very homely. I have chosen to shoot the 'Talking Heads' interviews in the casts houses to show where they practise. It also tells the audience a bit about the characters, by use of posters, instruments and musical equipment.
Documentary Rough Cut / Feedback
This is a 4 minute rough cut for my documentary 'Energy Boys'
Feedback from Charlie Scott:
. Opens really well
. Intriguing
. Feeling like its moving somewhere
. Good narrative
. Leaves you wanting to watch on
. Good sound
. Music worked nicely
. Well recorded voiceover
Monday, 1 December 2014
Evidence of Post Production
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| This picture shows evidence that I have used colour correction in my documentary, during the post production process. |
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| This picture shows I have recorded audio with an external mic, and added the track to a 'floating head' interview. |
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| This shows I had edited the audio in some way. |
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| This shows i have organised my META data using folders. |
Thursday, 2 October 2014
Draft Script
This is a draft script of the first two scenes of my documentary
Chapter 1
The first sequence of the documentary will begin with an inspirational quote about success. These are some that I may use:
Scene 1/INT Bens House - Cutaways of things in the Music room (Instruments)
After the quote, there will be a few cutaway type shots of instruments in the music room, like the piano, the guitar amp, drums, cymbals etc. This will show that the film is all about music, and will nicely introduce the characters as being musicians.
After these cutaways, two titles will appear in the frame. The first will explain a basic background of when the band came together:
E.G. 'In Early 2014 a local band from Cambridge formed, known as Meet Me At Dawn'
The second will read 'This is the story of that band'
These titles will show a deeper and more meaningful tone for the film; instead of just showing what we've done and stuff, it shows that our story will be interesting, with lots of backstory, and won't be your average band documentary.
After this, there will either be some archive footage, or some miscellaneous practise footage with a voiceover playing on top. (From an interview of either me, Sam, Jake or Ross)
Footage of gigs, practising, archive footage of old videos, clips from the music video and other assorted clips will be played during this voiceover.
The voiceover will talk from the point of view from the band members. Will will talk about how we love playing gigs, and the passion we have for our instruments.
Scene 2 / INT. Bens House - Ben, Jake, Ross
Location - Bens house in the music room. There is a drum kit set up, also guitars, amps and other miscellaneous band material. Book shelves with music books, there is also a piano.
Shot 1 - Ben walks around the drums, sits down and gets set up. he talks with Ross and Jake, checking that everyone is ready, then they start jamming. This will start the documentary off well, as it gives an idea of the style of the band and introduces characters. It's likely that I'll use cutaways during this shot; possibly of the book shelves, if I see any neighbours looking through the window
Shot 2 - Jake playing the guitar, along with Ross and Ben. Jake gets into the guitar very well when practising so it would be interesting to show that.
Shot 3 - Ross playing the bass and interacting with Ben and Jake. Give a feel of what the band is like during practise but also, as Ross is usually rather chilled, he contrasts with Jake.
These shot are mainly just us practising to give an idea of what the band is like. It will show how we act around each other and how we process. A good solid introduction to the film.
This will be filmed on a tripod. All sound will be diegetic to allow more realism.
The cutaways will all be shot handheld, to give it a bit more life, and make the shots a bit more interesting.
Chapter 1
The first sequence of the documentary will begin with an inspirational quote about success. These are some that I may use:
Scene 1/INT Bens House - Cutaways of things in the Music room (Instruments)
After the quote, there will be a few cutaway type shots of instruments in the music room, like the piano, the guitar amp, drums, cymbals etc. This will show that the film is all about music, and will nicely introduce the characters as being musicians.
After these cutaways, two titles will appear in the frame. The first will explain a basic background of when the band came together:
E.G. 'In Early 2014 a local band from Cambridge formed, known as Meet Me At Dawn'
The second will read 'This is the story of that band'
These titles will show a deeper and more meaningful tone for the film; instead of just showing what we've done and stuff, it shows that our story will be interesting, with lots of backstory, and won't be your average band documentary.
After this, there will either be some archive footage, or some miscellaneous practise footage with a voiceover playing on top. (From an interview of either me, Sam, Jake or Ross)
Footage of gigs, practising, archive footage of old videos, clips from the music video and other assorted clips will be played during this voiceover.
The voiceover will talk from the point of view from the band members. Will will talk about how we love playing gigs, and the passion we have for our instruments.
Scene 2 / INT. Bens House - Ben, Jake, Ross
Location - Bens house in the music room. There is a drum kit set up, also guitars, amps and other miscellaneous band material. Book shelves with music books, there is also a piano.
Shot 1 - Ben walks around the drums, sits down and gets set up. he talks with Ross and Jake, checking that everyone is ready, then they start jamming. This will start the documentary off well, as it gives an idea of the style of the band and introduces characters. It's likely that I'll use cutaways during this shot; possibly of the book shelves, if I see any neighbours looking through the window
Shot 2 - Jake playing the guitar, along with Ross and Ben. Jake gets into the guitar very well when practising so it would be interesting to show that.
Shot 3 - Ross playing the bass and interacting with Ben and Jake. Give a feel of what the band is like during practise but also, as Ross is usually rather chilled, he contrasts with Jake.
These shot are mainly just us practising to give an idea of what the band is like. It will show how we act around each other and how we process. A good solid introduction to the film.
This will be filmed on a tripod. All sound will be diegetic to allow more realism.
The cutaways will all be shot handheld, to give it a bit more life, and make the shots a bit more interesting.
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