Genre Analysis (Action) - BFI Statistical Yearbook
BFI Statistical Yearbook - Genre Information
We have chosen the Horror genre as many independent film companies such as Ghost House Pictures who have previously made many horror films in the pat such as: The Grudge, The Boogeyman, The messengers and 30 days of night. Also the production company of the ring, the opening was simple but effective in the way it was filmed and edited, we want to create an unsettling atmosphere while making it look realistic. With the genre horror, there is many ways that this can be shown effectively even when having limited resources, such as the use of low key lighting and music to increase tension.
We have chosen the Horror genre as many independent film companies such as Ghost House Pictures who have previously made many horror films in the pat such as: The Grudge, The Boogeyman, The messengers and 30 days of night. Also the production company of the ring, the opening was simple but effective in the way it was filmed and edited, we want to create an unsettling atmosphere while making it look realistic. With the genre horror, there is many ways that this can be shown effectively even when having limited resources, such as the use of low key lighting and music to increase tension.
In addition, there is data which supports that Horror is one of the most common genre some people would watch in the cinema. Horror can also be seen as very common with the teenage audience, and we feel by taking on this genre we can explore different stereotypes and subvert them to create a different horror story.
'UK box office records were smashed again in December, which saw the eagerly anticipated release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Now the all-time highest earning film at the UK box office, the sci-fi saga replaced SPECTRE as the UK’s widest-ever release (676 sites), its Thursday opening generated the biggest ever one-day take at the UK box office (£9.7 million) and its three-day opening weekend generated the UK’s biggest-ever Friday-Sunday gross (£24.2 million). Overall, December admissions were the highest of the year and 8% up on December 2014.' - BFI yearbook 2015 The Force Awakens also has a female protagonist and has been very popular, and we would like to show this also in horror and to relate to a certain audience.
'There has been some gradual change in the proportions of releases by classification over the last 10
years. The share of releases for the most common classification, ‘15’, has mainly
been around 40%, but was as high as 45% in 2015. The second and third most common classifications
‘PG’ and ‘12A’ have together accounted for over 40% of releases for most of the period. During that time,
these classifications have diverged with the slow decline in the ‘PG’ classification being compensated
by a rising trend in the ‘12A’ rating. The ‘U’ and ‘18’ classifications have consistently accounted for the
smallest percentages of releases since 2006. In 2011 and 2014 there were slightly more ‘U’ films released
than ‘18’ films, but in all other years more ‘18’ films than ‘U’ films have been released.' - BFI yearbook 2015
'Figure 3 shows that for all films, UK films and UK independent films, the highest earning classification was ‘12A’ followed by ‘15’. Films with a ‘12A’ classification generated 56% of the total box office for all films, 75% of the total box office for UK films and 37% for UK independent films. Eleven of the 20 highest earning films in 2015 were ‘12A’ titles, including the top two grossing films of the year, Star Wars: The Force Awakens and SPECTRE, both of which were UK qualifying films. The top earning UK independent film with a ‘12A’ rating was The Lady in the Van, which was among the year’s top 30 highest grossing films.
UK independent films earned a larger proportion of their overall box office from the ‘PG’, ‘15’ and ‘18’
classifications than the other two categories in 2015. The top earning independent UK films in each of
these classifications shows how the pattern of box office by rating each year is usually determined by a
small number of high grossing releases. The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel earned 80% of the total box
office for ‘PG’ rated independent UK films, the combined grosses of The Woman in Black: Angel of Death
and Amy made up 28% of the total box office for ‘15’ rated independent UK films, and Legend earned
73% of the category’s total box office for ‘18’ rated releases.' - BFI Year Book
'Figure 3 shows that for all films, UK films and UK independent films, the highest earning classification was ‘12A’ followed by ‘15’. Films with a ‘12A’ classification generated 56% of the total box office for all films, 75% of the total box office for UK films and 37% for UK independent films. Eleven of the 20 highest earning films in 2015 were ‘12A’ titles, including the top two grossing films of the year, Star Wars: The Force Awakens and SPECTRE, both of which were UK qualifying films. The top earning UK independent film with a ‘12A’ rating was The Lady in the Van, which was among the year’s top 30 highest grossing films.
'As in previous years the top 20 UK independent films had the widest variety of genres of all three top 20
charts, including comedy, horror, mystery, romance, sci-fi and thriller. Generating £36.5 million from
four releases, biopic was the biggest earner followed by drama with
£22.4 million from five releases. Horror is shown as one of the top genre which has increased in gross.'- BFI Year Book
£22.4 million from five releases. Horror is shown as one of the top genre which has increased in gross.'- BFI Year Book
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