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B) Suggested Stars & Cast

Eddie Redmayne: His hair and slim build, along with his great performance for an awkward character, would fit perfectly for the role of Max. Eddie Redmayne has featured in films such as Fantastic Beasts And Where to Find Them, The Theory of Everything and The Danish Girl.

Emma Stone: She would fit the personality and look of Lauren well as she shows a great performance in La La Land, along with her dedication to for a role. She has also been in The Favourite, The Amazing Spider-Man and Birdman.

Ansel Elgort: He would fit the role of Jack as he shows a great performance in Baby Driver, and the character personality in that film is similar to mine for this role. He has also acted in The Fault in Our Stars, Divergent and November Criminals.

Cate Blanchett: She would fit the role of Lucy Robinsonn as she shows a strong performance as a villain in Thor: Ragnarok. She has also acted in Ocean's 8, Cinderella and The Lord of the Rings.

                                  

c) Target Audience

The target age range is 25 - 40 year olds who like time travel related stories, with diverse interest. It would be both males and females who enjoy science fiction films and are a fan of films like Back To The Future and Ready Player One. The reason for this is because my film is about time travel has quite similar characteristics as it is about changing the past to fix the present/future, with a futuristic world. The fast paced action in Ready Player One. The dramatic conclusion at the end may not appeal to everyone though, as stereo typically films have a good ending, but some may appreciate the change in predictability. Furthermore, people who enjoy reading books like The Time Machine by H. G. Wells, as this has similar characteristics. People who like Science fiction stories generally like science and the way it can be presented in film. The actors in my film are middle class people, as they come across that way when acting. Therefore, this will appeal to middle class people who possibly are into issues such as climate change, which my film is about world problems.

d) Budget/Funding

Funded by Universal Studios


e) Production Schedule

Pre-Production:

Production:
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Launch Date

The theatrical release date of my film will be 10th May 2020. I chose this date because summer is a great time to release a film as this is when people are out the most and this allows the film to be seen by a range of people. This is when teenagers are out of school and majority of adults will be on their holiday break. As my target audience is 15 - 40 year old's, this is the best time to promote the film.



Contingency Plan

1. Damaged Equipment

- Make sure that there is backup equipment for extra precaution. If equipment does break, follow the instructions of the insurance policy, and have spare equipment if necessary.

2. Bad Weather

- Reschedule as soon as possible, when the weather improves. If the weather gets too bad, we may have to move location, or move the overall production date and push back the release date.

3. Unable to film on location

- Ensure that we have strong permission to film on the sites to avoid this. If we encounter issues with the owner/location manager, then we may have to move location.


f) Legal/Ethical

Legal & Ethical issues

In terms of photo shoot, this might be in terms of misrepresentation, copyright, royalties

LEGAL

In terms of legal issues, these tends to be about who owns the rights to something, or whether you are slandering (saying something about someone that is not true), or sometimes it can be a legal issue of making sure your content is not breaking the law (as in there is no suffering to animals depicted)

ETHICAL

Ethics are more of a minefield and there are certain ethical considerations that we have in the west that are important to understand. Ethics is about what society views as right.

Such as – is there a balance between male/female genders

If there are,  are these stereotypical roles (eg powerful  and strong male, weak female often dressed provocatively)

Is there swearing, are there weapons?

Southpark is controversial because a lot of people disapprove of its ethics. However, the producers might argue that it is for a small cult audience who are adult enough to know what is right and what is wrong.

What are the legal and ethical issues of your production and can you justify them?

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LEGAL

Issue	Solved or justified?
Copyright	There may be copyright issues with this film. The way that we will sort this is to buy rights to use certain logos, and possibly get a sponsorship, such as a car company for the vehicles used.
Health and Safety	There will be a use of a fake gun in this film. This will be a legal issue, and we will need to get a license to own this gun and perform with it on set.
Certification	There may be an issue where some scenes there are younger people who are distressed. To get around this we will put the appropriate BBFC age rating on to warn those who are too young to watch.

ETHICAL

Issue	Solved or justified?
Promoting act of suicide	There is a scene that will contain an actress killing herself. In the credits we will have a part that claims that the scenes are fictional and not real.
Violence	There will be violence in this short film, but this will be clear in the age rating and description for the film, and no one on set will be genuinely harmed.
Swearing	There will be mild swearing in this film, and the way to justify this is to add an age rating.

g) Classification

The film will be a 12A via the BBFC. There will be some swearing, but not enough to be a 15. The film is quite similar to Ready Player One's PG-13, but with more swearing as this will make the film funnier. I am also thinking of the target audience, so getting the rating down to a 12A means more viewers can see the film. This film will be unsuitable for viewers under the age of 12. There will be no blood and guts. There will be mild violence. There is a fight scene in my film, which gets violent but with no blood and guts.

12A/12 – Suitable for 12 years and over

Films classified 12A and video works classified 12 contain material that is not generally suitable for children aged under 12. No one younger than 12 may see a 12A film in a cinema unless accompanied by an adult. Adults planning to take a child under 12 to view a 12A film should consider whether the film is suitable for that child. To help them decide, we recommend that they check the Ratings info for that film in advance. No one younger than 12 may rent or buy a 12 rated video work.

Dangerous behaviour

No promotion of potentially dangerous behaviour which children are likely to copy. No glamorisation of realistic or easily accessible weapons such as knives. No endorsement of anti-social behaviour.

Discrimination

Discriminatory language or behaviour must not be endorsed by the work as a whole. Aggressive discriminatory language or behaviour is unlikely to be acceptable unless clearly condemned.

Drugs

Misuse of drugs must be infrequent and should not be glamorised or give detailed instruction.

Language

There may be moderate bad language. Strong language may be permitted, depending on the manner in which it is used, who is using the language, its frequency within the work as a whole and any special contextual justification.

Nudity

There may be nudity, but in a sexual context it must be brief and discreet.

Sex

Sexual activity may be briefly and discreetly portrayed. Moderate sex references are permitted, but frequent crude references are unlikely to be acceptable.

Threat and horror

There may be moderate physical and psychological threat and horror sequences. Although some scenes may be disturbing, the overall tone should not be. Horror sequences should not be frequent or sustained.

Violence

There may be moderate violence but it should not dwell on detail. There should be no emphasis on injuries or blood, but occasional gory moments may be permitted if justified by the context.