The next piece of feedback which I began to act upon was from Tony. He suggested that I research into age rating and if this had a specific size. When I started researching this I found so much information which I didn't previously know. These logos come from the British Board Of Film Classification. A film is watched by an employee of this company and then a rating is given based on its content. This logo isn't actually compulsory on a film and this was something which I really wasn't aware of. Tony suggested I found a standard size but seen as these are not compulsory it seems there isn't actually a set size. The majority of big film companies use these logos as they improve the saleability and many cinemas wont show a film if it doesn't have an age rating. For this reason I simply set all of my age rating logos on my DVD inlay to the same size. This makes them consistent. The image below shows this in practise along with some extra research which I gathered about the age rating which I used on my DVD inlay.
'What does the 15 symbol mean?
No-one under 15 is allowed to see a 15 film at the
cinema or buy/rent a ‘15 rated video. 15 rated works are not suitable for
children under 15 years of age.
Are there any limits on what sort of
theme a work can have at 15?
No theme is prohibited, provided the treatment is
appropriate for 15 year olds.
What might I see in a 15 rated film
or video?
Any of the following:
How much strong language is allowed
in a 15?
There could potentially be a great deal. At 15 there
is no upper limit on the number of uses of strong language (e.g. ‘f***’).
Occasionally there may be uses of the strongest terms (e.g. 'c***'), depending on the manner in which they are used, who is using the language, its frequency and any special contextual justification. However, continued or aggressive use will not normally be passed 15.
Occasionally there may be uses of the strongest terms (e.g. 'c***'), depending on the manner in which they are used, who is using the language, its frequency and any special contextual justification. However, continued or aggressive use will not normally be passed 15.
What about discriminatory or
offensive terms?
There may be racist, homophobic or other
discriminatory language, and the work could explore themes relating to this.
However, at 15 the work as a whole must not endorse discriminatory language or behaviour.
However, at 15 the work as a whole must not endorse discriminatory language or behaviour.
How much sex and nudity is allowed at
15?
At 15 sexual activity can be portrayed, but usually
without strong detail. Some sex scenes can be quite long at this category.
Though nudity may be allowed in a sexual context
there will usually be no strong detail. There are no constraints on nudity in a
non-sexual or educational context.
There can be strong references to sex and sexual
behaviour, but especially strong or crude references are unlikely to be
acceptable unless justified by context.
Sex and sex references are treated the same irrespective of sexuality
Sex and sex references are treated the same irrespective of sexuality
Can there be strong violence?
Yes, at 15 violence may be strong. It should not
dwell on the infliction of pain or injury, however, and the strongest gory
images are unlikely to be acceptable.
Strong sadistic violence is also unlikely to be acceptable.
Strong sadistic violence is also unlikely to be acceptable.
What about sexual violence?
There may be detailed verbal references to sexual
violence (for example descriptions of rape or sexual assault in a courtroom
scene or in victim testimony) but any portrayal depiction of sexual violence
must be discreet and justified by context.
What about horror works?
At 15 there can be strong threat and horror as long
as there is no sustained focus on sadistic or sexualised threat.
Can you see drugs in a 15 rated film
or video?
At 15 drug taking may be shown but the work as a
whole must not promote or encourage drug misuse (for example, through
instructional detail).
The misuse of easily accessible and highly dangerous substances like aerosols or solvents is unlikely to be acceptable at 15.
The misuse of easily accessible and highly dangerous substances like aerosols or solvents is unlikely to be acceptable at 15.
What about dangerous behaviour or
things teens might copy?
We consider the risk of potential harm to
impressionable teenagers. For example, dangerous behaviour such as hanging,
suicide and self-harming should not dwell on detail which could be copied.
Whether the depiction of easily accessible weapons is acceptable will depend on factors such as realism, context and setting.'Sourced: http://www.bbfc.co.uk/what-classification/15 Accessed: 13/03/2014
Whether the depiction of easily accessible weapons is acceptable will depend on factors such as realism, context and setting.'Sourced: http://www.bbfc.co.uk/what-classification/15 Accessed: 13/03/2014
The next aspect which I improved was in relation to the actor names along the top of the DVD inlay. These were unevenly spaced and actually quite small in comparison to the rest of my DVD cover. I improved this aspect in two different ways. The first improvement I made was to lay these actor names out in the same formation that the actors stood in the main image. This was Sarah Jessica Parker, Mila Kunis and then Cameron Diaz. From the image it looks as though Mila Kunis is the main character and hence I made her name slightly larger. I then spaced out the other actor names more evenly. This small change seemed to improve the overall appearance greatly.
In my Photoshop feedback from Khyle she suggested that I should try to refine the edge of Sarah Jessica Parker in the main image on my DVD inlay. This was because there was a small amount of white surrounding her. I did have difficulty when I initially cut these actors out as they were mostly on a similar coloured background however I was willing to give this a try. I went back and opened the workspace which contained this aspect of the assignment. I then used the Magnetic Lasso Tool and recut Sarah Jessica Parker. I then played around with the settings in the Refine Edge dialog box. No matter how much I changed these settings it seemed to make little if any difference to the overall look of this actor and hence this is something which I have not been able to resolve. The dialog box which I changed the Refine Edge settings in can be seen below.
As I mentioned in my previous blog post I was completely unaware of any legal information which I needed to include on my DVD inlay. I hence found some DVDs myself and searched for the legal information. I then adapted this to fit my own DVD and added this to my inlay. The font I used was Hobo Std and the font size was 4pt. This font style will be justified later in the post. The added legal information can be seen below.
Jamie suggested that the blurb on the back cover of my DVD inlay was hard to read and suggested that I could try some different fonts or change the positioning to try to improve this. The screenshots below show the different trials which I used.
I started by changing the Spacing of the font which I already had. This can be seen below. This didn't make a considerable amount of difference however I tired to straighten the text. This can be seen in the second screenshot. With both of this in mind it was clear that I would need to change the font in order to make any substantial difference.
The below font was the first font I decided to try. This was Hobo Std. I also changed the font size as now the font was clearer it didn't need to be quite so big. This font is much better and I still feel like it works with the other font I have used and doesn't look out of place which was what I was worried about.
The next font I tried is SketchFlow Print. This can be seen below. I also reduced the font size on this trial for the exact same reason as above and hence this is 14pt also. I don't like this font as much as I do the above based on the fact that it is so largely spaced. It also took up so much room and looks very standard. This doesn't particularly work well with the other font I have used and hence I wont be using this font.
The final font I tried was Papyrus. I also reduced the font size on this trial for the exact same reason as above and hence this is 14pt also. Although I do like this font more than the font I used above I still don't like this as much as the first font I chose.
With all of the above in mind I decided to use the Hobo Std font in a size 14pt. This is much clearer to read and also stands out much better. The image below shows this in position along with all of the other changes I have made to my DVD inlay.
The final issue which Jamie raised was in relation to the actors in my main image. He suggested that these looked as though they were floating. This look was the intended as I wanted to create a semi fantasy feel. This was achieved using the pink sky. There is no land shown in the first image and hence it is arguable that these actors would look like they were floating no matter where they stood. I have not changed this aspect based on the fact that it was the intended style.
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