Opening Title Sequence Update

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Jon Lotitz in The Critic

Despite the fact my OTS wasn't quite finished, i asked my teacher and a few students to view what progress i had made so far. The feedback i got was positive despite the fact i was being very precise about audio - i insisted that some of the diegetic sound was shifted out of place but nobody else noticed.

I then asked Jamie Reeves to view my OTS and help me cut it down and make it "speedier" he advised i cut some of the walking out and speed up the cuts as the Femme Fatale enters the room, i trial ran this and it worked much better, the pace of the whole OTS speeding up til the end. So i kept the improvements, Thank you Jamie :')

I've now added more non-diegetic sound and removed diegetic that was unnecessary, i now just need to add my Film Title to the end and i will ask more people from different age groups to view my finished OTS and review it.

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12a certificate trials

It turns out the 12a certificate wasn't even introduced until 2002!

that's mad! that means that if you were under 12, you couldn't see ANYTHING other than a U or a PG! but now thanks to the new certificate, you can see a 12a if accompanied by an adult.

This interested me as Miss Humpleby informed me, trial runs for the 12a certificate were ran in my own town of Norwich, England (:

below borrowed courtesy from Wikipedia

The cinema 12 certificate was modified and renamed 12A. Those under 12 could now be admitted to 12A films, provided that they were accompanied by an adult, although the BBFC recommends that 12A films are generally unsuitable for children under 8 years old. Contrary to popular belief, the certificate was not introduced for the film Spider-Man, and the first film that got the certificate was actually The Bourne Identity. However, Spider-Man and other films still on general release at the time were reclassified as 12A. Introduction of the 12A followed two years of consultation and a trial period in NORWICH, during which time the certificate was known as PG-12 (see below). The video 12 certificate remained unchanged. Shortly after the new certificate was introduced, all of the symbols were graphically modernised but retained all their main features (colour, shape, etc.).

so now children under 12 can see a 12a film if accompanied by an adult, i guess it could encourage family viewing.

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