Group 7 AS 2015/16

Monday, 15 February 2016

Audience Research - Film Listings - Group

I have researched some film listings from nearby Cinemas to find out what films are featured and are available for viewing.

The Revenant

Kingston-upon-Thames Odeon

21.02.16 - 11:00, 17:00, 20:30

22.02.16 - 11:20, 17:00, 20:30

23.02.16 - 11:20, 17:00. 20:30

24.02.16 - 20:30

25.02.16 - 17:20, 20:30

Uxbridge Odeon

21.02.16 - 20:30

22.02.16 - 20:30

23.02.16 - 20:30

Richmond Odeon

21.02.16 - 20:20
22.02.16 - 13:30, 16:50, 20:20
23.02.16 - 13:30, 16:50, 20:20
24.02.16 - 13:30, 16:50

The Danish Girl

Richmond Odeon

21.02.16 - 13:00

22.02.16 - 13:00

23.02.16 - 13:00, 18:30

24.02.16 - 13:00

Shepards Bush Vue

21.02.16 - 18:50, 22:20
22.02.16 - 18:50
23.02.16 - 22:25
24.02.16 - 22:25

The Finest Hours

Kingston-upon-Thames Odeon

21.02.16 - 16:00
22.02.16 - 17:00. 21:00
23.02.16 - 15:50, 18:00, 20:30
24.02.16 - 18:30, 20:30, 22:25

Feltham Cineworld

21.02.16 - 13:50. 16:40, 18:35
22.02.16 - 18:30. 20:20
23.02.16 - 20:20
24.02.16 - 18:30, 20:00

Summary

Most thriller films are commonly listed much later in the day and late evenings during the week days. They are available at a variety of times on the week-ends ranging from mid afternoon to late evening. These listings are based on the viewing market as people are less likely to see a film during the day mid week due to jobs therefore listing films in the evening draws in a larger audience as more people are available to see the film.
The age ratings of the film plays a key part to when films are featured screened. It is more common for films with an age rating 18 to be screened in the evenings during the week and films with age ratings below 16 on the weekends. This is due to the target audience, as it less likely for under 18s to go to the cinema during the weekdays and more likely for them to go to screenings during the weekend.

Audience Research - IMDb - Group

Audience Research

Audience Research - FDA Website - Group

Which Age Rating is most successful for a Thriller?

Top 10 biggest box office figures for thrillers in the UK-

From these statistics I found that 12 is the most successful age rating for a thriller film as 6/10 (7/10 including 12A rating) of the highest box office thrillers were 12 rating. On the other hand the top 2 thrillers have both been 15 ratings and so could show that a 15 film can be potentially more successful than a 12.

Opening weekends for recently realised thrillers in the UK-

As of recently, the thriller genre has been releasing titles at the upper end of the age spectrum. 4/5 of the thrillers above are for older teenage demographics and have had quite successful incomes from their opening weekends.

Anticipated thriller films after February 2016-

These are some of the more anticipated films to come out in the recent future and shows their age ratings. This shows how there is a mix in the levels of age ratings of the films which are soon to come out. Two of the films are still unconfirmed (at the time of this post) on their rating but I expect both to be 12 as the last ones in their franchises were 12s.

Chosen Age Rating-

From our research, my group chose to give our film a 15 rating. This is because we felt that picking a rating that was too high like an 18 would mostly limit your audience by quite a lot and having a lower rating like a 12 would limit what kind of things we are able to do (eg. bloodier violence, language and any other mild inappropriate content that the film might contain), as we would not be allowed to have some things that would otherwise be allowed in a 15. An 18 would limit the audience too much because most people that watch films are under 20 and limiting that to only people over 18 would reduce the audience by too much to make enough return revenue from the film, this is why we picked the 15 rating.

Sources form which I collected my information-
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/
http://www.the-numbers.com/
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/

Audience research - BBFC Website - Group

Powerpoint

Pros and Cons of using the 15 rating

Pros

We can use strong violence in our opening
Older viewers are more likely to watch it
The majority of thriller fans are aged 15+

Cons

It cuts down on the number of viewers we can have as family aren't going to watch it
We have limitations on how much violence we can put into it

Wednesday, 10 February 2016

3 Thriller Narratives - David McConnell

This post will contain a list of 3 films, each with details on their plot, money made and actors

(1) 'Jurassic Park' (Spielberg, 1993)

Plot

Huge advancements in scientific technology have enabled a mogul to create an island full of living dinosaurs. John Hammond has invited four individuals, along with his two grandchildren, to join him at Jurassic Park. But will everything go according to plan? A park employee attempts to steal dinosaur embryos, critical security systems are shut down and it now becomes a race for survival with dinosaurs roaming freely over the island.

Money Made

Budget - $63,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend

$18,620,145 (USA) (7 April 2013) (2,771 Screens)
$50,159,460 (USA) (13 June 1993)
£9,043,578 (UK) (22 July 1993) (434 Screens)
AUD 10,398,804 (Australia) (8 September 1993) (195 Screens)

Actors


Sam Neill	...	Dr. Alan Grant
Laura Dern	...	Dr. Ellie Sattler
Jeff Goldblum	...	Dr. Ian Malcolm
Richard Attenborough	...	John Hammond
Bob Peck	...	Robert Muldoon
Martin Ferrero	...	Donald Gennaro
Joseph Mazzello	...	Tim Murphy
Ariana Richards	...	Lex Murphy
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Ray Arnold
BD Wong	...	Henry Wu (as B. D. Wong)

(2) 'Shutter Island' (Scorsese, 2010)

Plot

It's 1954, and up-and-coming U.S. marshal Teddy Daniels is assigned to investigate the disappearance of a patient from Boston's Shutter Island Ashecliffe Hospital. He's been pushing for an assignment on the island for personal reasons, but before long he wonders whether he hasn't been brought there as part of a twisted plot by hospital doctors whose radical treatments range from unethical to illegal to downright sinister. Teddy's shrewd investigating skills soon provide a promising lead, but the hospital refuses him access to records he suspects would break the case wide open. As a hurricane cuts off communication with the mainland, more dangerous criminals "escape" in the confusion, and the puzzling, improbable clues multiply, Teddy begins to doubt everything - his memory, his partner, even his own sanity.

Money made

Budget - $80,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend

$41,062,440 (USA) (21 February 2010) (2,991 Screens)
£2,250,178 (UK) (14 March 2010) (416 Screens)

Actors


Leonardo DiCaprio	...	Teddy Daniels
Mark Ruffalo	...	Chuck Aule
Ben Kingsley	...	Dr. Cawley
Max von Sydow	...	Dr. Naehring
Michelle Williams	...	Dolores
Emily Mortimer	...	Rachel 1
Patricia Clarkson	...	Rachel 2
Jackie Earle Haley	...	George Noyce
Ted Levine	...	Warden
John Carroll Lynch	...	Deputy Warden McPherson

(3) 'Die Hard' (McTiernan, 1988)

Plot

NYPD cop John McClane goes on a Christmas vacation to visit his wife Holly in Los Angeles where she works for the Nakatomi Corporation. While they are at the Nakatomi headquarters for a Christmas party, a group of bank robbers led by Hans Gruber take control of the building and hold everyone hostage, with the exception of John, while they plan to perform a lucrative heist. Unable to escape and with no immediate police response, John is forced to take matters into his own hands.

Money made

Budget - $28,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend

$601,851 (USA) (17 July 1988) (21 Screens)
£612,125 (UK) (5 February 1989) (247 Screens)
DEM 1,962,700 (West Germany) (16 November 1988) (184 Screens)

Actors


Bruce Willis	...	Officer John McClane
Bonnie Bedelia	...	Holly Gennaro McClane
Reginald VelJohnson	...	Sgt. Al Powell (as Reginald Veljohnson)
Paul Gleason	...	Deputy Police Chief Dwayne T. Robinson
William Atherton	...	Richard Thornburg
Hart Bochner	...	Harry Ellis
James Shigeta	...	Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi
Alan Rickman	...	Hans Gruber
Alexander Godunov	...	Karl
Bruno Doyon	...	Franco