These are the scenes that we have cut out of our film because we thought they were too explicit and we thought it was better to have everything implied because it makes the film scarier.

Certificates

From hell has a certificate of 18 and I think because this is more gory than our film, our film should be a 15. Our film is more implied than From Hell so it is not as scary which is why I think it is suitable for a 15 year old to watch. It also doesn't show too much gore and the only thing it shows that is the most gory is the knife with the blood.

From Hell

Last night I watched the film From Hell starring Johnny Depp as Inspector Frederick Abberline. I thought this film was absolutely fantastic because it portrayed Jack the Ripper as I imagined him to be. Although most of the horror in the film was implied there were some parts that had me covering my eyes and left me feeling a bit squeamish. I thought the editing was really effective with some flash images when the Inspector was having his "visions." They also used lighting to portray how evil this man really was, such as red lighting to show blood and death. There is a fantastic shot which is fast edited but has just the right speed in my opinion and this is when there is an image of a knife covered in blood which drops into a pool of blood and it is really effective. They even added in the sound of the blood dripping just to emphasise the fact that there was yet another killing. Watching this film had me on the edge of my seat because I knew the story I was wondering how they would show it and they did it so well that I was still scared of what was going to happen next.

The credits at the end of the film were really good as well because they had the characters names in handwriting like what was seen on the Jack the Ripper letter and then they had the actors names in capital letters so that the audience can see what was what. The credits were also in red which was also effective again portraying blood and death. It could also represent Mary Kelly's and Inspector Frederick's love for one another. The writing at the beginning of the film had a good effect because it stuck in my mind throughout the film and it was then said by Sir William Gull. I would definitely watch this film again and I think it has really helped me with my groups own film because some of the shots are similar to what we have done.

Film classifications

I think our film would need to have a certificate of 15 because although it is implied it still implies violence and we also show a knife that had blood on it and a man taking a woman who he is about to kill. Below is the film classifications:

U-Universal – Suitable for all

PG-Parental Guidance – General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children

12-Suitable for 12 years and over. No-one younger than 12 may see a ‘12A’ film in a cinema unless accompanied by an adult. Responsibility for allowing under-12s to view lies with the accompanying or supervising adult.

15-Suitable only for 15 years and over. No-one younger than 15 may see a ‘15’ film in a cinema.

18-Suitable only for adults. No-one younger than 18 may see an ‘18’ film in a cinema.

Film Practice

This was a film we did when we were practising with using the camera equipment. Some of these shots we were planning on putting into our films such as the shot of the eye at the beginning where you see the pupil dilate. The shot of walking down the alley way was stabilized and the colour of the shot was changed to make it look creepy and I thought it looked quite good.

Wikapedia

I found this information on wikapedia about opening credits:
In a television programme, motion picture, or videogame, the opening credits are shown at the very beginning and list the most important members of the production. They are now usually shown as text superimposed on a blank screen or static pictures, or sometimes on top of action in the show. There may or may not be accompanying music. Where opening credits are built into a separate sequence of their own, the correct term is title sequence (such as the familiar James Bond and Pink Panther title sequences).

Silent Witness

This short clip shows how silent witness on BBC 1 uses lower case letters.