Locations For Thriller Film Opening

 

These locations are good settings for a thriller film, as you could film effective chase scenes using the long, ruined roads and alot of tension can be created by the tight and immediate surroundings. The house is a good location to capture the fight for survival amoungst a group of characters.

Paramount Vantage

Paramount Vantage is a company that produces and distributes films, many of these along with Miramax Films. Paramount Vantage has produced films like No Country For Old Men and There Will Be Blood. The film No Country For Old Men is a great film to base my own thriller opening on, considering that throughout the film is based in a desolate place. The film opening i wish to portray is one set in a quiet, lonely place to give an extra sense that the victims are alone and helpless. 

BBFC

The BBFC is a company that licenses films and video games all Britain. A film cannot be sold or shown at the cinema or on TV without the BBFC having seen it. They license films based on their content. There are 6 different categories (U, PG, 12A/12, 15, 18, R18) that films are placed into, allowing only certain audiences to view the film. Below is a list of what the categories are comprised of:


U (Universal) - Suitable for all
‘U’ films are set within a positive moral framework and offer reassuring counterbalances to any violence, threat or horror. There are no references to discrimination, horror, drugs, bad language, violence, sexual behavior. Nudity is only allowed if there are no sexual references, meaning only natural nudity is allowed.


PG (Parental Guidance) - General viewing with parental consent
A ‘PG’ film would not disturb a child aged around eight or older. However, parents are advised to consider whether the content may upset their children based on how they react to different things. References to sexual content, drugs and such are still highly restricted due to the intended age of the audience.


12A/12 (Years 12 or under if accompanied by and adult/Years 12 and over only)
The category '12A' is only used in Cinema, meaning that a child under the age of 12 may only view a film if they are accompanied by an adult. The rating of '12' means that people below the age of 12 cannot rent, buy or view certain films or games because of the increased amount of sexual or mature content etc.


15
No one younger than 15 may see a ‘15’ film in a cinema or play '15' a game. No one younger than 15 may rent or buy a ‘15’ rated media. The mature content allowed in these films and games is increased dramatically, for example, nudity is allowed in sexual content without strong detail.


18
'18' is the highest age rating for films and games in the UK. Anyone below the age of 18 cannot purchase, rent or view a film, game or form of media. Media is normally given the rating of '18' because of sexual content in them.


R18
The ‘R18’ category is a special and legally restricted classification primarily for explicit works of consenting sex or strong fetish material involving adults. Films may only be shown to adults in specially licensed cinemas, and videos may be supplied to adults only in licensed sex shops.