Film ratings-should we have them?

By Aditi Mehendale
As this weeks theme is films, I thought that maybe I should tell you about ratings: when they were first introduced; why we have them; ratings in different countries. After youve read this, drag your parents off to the cinema to see any film you want, under the excuse its educational! Tell your parents that you need to try and find the rating when it comes onto the screen. If it doesnt work, shame. If it does, pretend you didnt see the rating and try again. Anyway, back onto the subject.

Edition 40 June 13th 2013

Founded by Ben Owen

Editorial
Hello and welcome to another week of Totally Tockington, the newsletter written BY students FOR students. In this issue we immerse ourselves in the glitz and glamour of Hollywood itself. Despite having many stars in the making on the team here at TT, they have managed to tear themselves away from their agents to bring you an edition fit for any A lister. . Anyway, we look at film ratings and Aditi tells us what they actually mean. School Squirrel gets in a disaster worthy of a film blockbuster. Antonia gets us thinking about the top ten best movies. For all you makeand-do fans out there, Lucy sends you an article about how to make a flip book. Enjoy! Tom Edwards Editor-in -Chief and wannabe.
(trying to send the worshiping paparazzi away!)

The BBFC
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) is the company who says that you cant watch certain films. Its job is to watch films, then rate them so that a six year old isnt traumatized when s/he goes to the cinema. It was founded in 1912, and is responsible for making sure that parents who take little children to see inappropriate films are warned beforehand. In fact, if you look at the writing behind the film ratings, you will see the letters BBFC, repeated and repeated.

Should we have film ratings?

This leads onto the question, should we have film ratings? Should we have a bossy little so-and-so telling us what we can and cant do, film-wise? Trailers often show you if theres going to be any violence in films should you just be expected to research the films yourself? You might be thinking down with ratings, I want to go and see an 18. Also, people who are tall for their age can be mistaken for the desired age, though a short twelve might only pass for eleven. On the other hand, even without ratings some parents will still research the films. This means that sometimes you cant just decide to go, and also, parents might decide a film sounds unsuitable and wont let you go. With ratings, parents dont look up films, meaning you

Honest. No, really.

Ratings in other countries

Most countries have film ratings similar to ours. For example, America has an R restricted, basically the same as our R18. Some countries, such as Bulgaria, have letters instead of numbers as ratings. Majority film ratings are the same ages as ours, sometimes with an added 14 or similar. Egypt has 2 film classifications; basically, the films are suitable for all ages, and films that contain violence etc. have the unsuitable bits cut out. Ive done enough talking. Its time for you to try out this brilliant getting to go to the cinema tactic. Make sure you do recognize the rating though.

can watch a film which they think has unsuitable content, as the ratings allow it.
Whats in Totally Tockington this week? p 2 Top Movies p4 How to make a flip book p 8 Silent movies p 11 Quiz time and so much more

Totally Top Movies

by Antonia Hopcraft
It is very hard to find something everyone likes so some (or most) of these you may think shouldn't be in the top ten but I have a large range of ages to cover. Some of you might not know these movies either. AT TEN: Little Mermaid. It is a 1989 American Animation. Robert Zemeckis. AT NINE: Peter Pan. It was a play in 1904 and made into a silent film in 1924 and then in 1953 made into an animation film. AT EIGHT: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory starring Johnny Depp. Directed by Tim Burton. AT SEVEN: Home Alone 4. It was a Christmas film in 1990. Directed by Chris Columbus. AT SIX: Who Framed Rodger Rabbit? It is a 1988 fantasy comedy film. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. AT FIVE: Jurassic Park. It is a science fiction thriller film. Directed by Steven Spielberg. AT FOUR:The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. It is an epic fantasy film. Directed by Andrew Adamson. AT THREE: The Adams Family. It was made in 1946. Based on Bradbury's short stories. AT TWO: The Adventures of Robin Hood. It is the first motion picture. Made in 1922. Director Allan Dwan. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST NUMBER ONE: The Game Plan. It is a 2007 family comedy. Directed by Andy Fickman

We would LOVE to know what your favourite film of all time is we are doing a poll for next weeks issue. Please name your favourite film below and drop it in the TT box! ___________________________________________________________

Totally Jokes
Q.Why are movie stars so cool. A.Because they have so many fans. Q. What do you call James Bond in the bath? A. Bubble 07! Q. Why didn't Superman know he could fly? A. Because he didn't know his Cape Abilities! 2

If I Were Famous, What Would I be Famous for and Why?

by Henry Allan-Jones
If I were famous, I would be a famous sportsman, maybe a cricketer or a tennis player and get lots of money from winning tournaments and sponsorship. I would then spend it on a nice big and spacious house with a very good view but keep some money back to buy a car or two. The first car I would chose would be a fast car like a Mercedes or Porsche or Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, however I thought that these might be not very practical so I looked at off road cars like a Land Rover or Range Rover. I decided that I would get two - an Aston Martin DB9 and a big Land Rover. I would also spend money training so that I could get even better at my sport that I would play and so I would become quite famous.

The History of TV
by Ijeoma Ogbogbo No! TV didnt just magically switch on. In 1925 a Scot, John Logie Baird, demonstrated the first television. When TV first came out it was black & white. Now I dont know about you, but I think that is quite confusing. How would you know what was what? Anyway people in those days didn't know what modern colour TV was like. They would have been really jealous of what we have now. TV broadcasts in London were on the air an average of four hours daily from 1936 to 1939. There were 12,000 to 15,000 receivers. The start of the Second World War meant that the BBC service had to be stopped on September 1, 1939, immediately after announcing the afternoon's programmes, so that transmissions could not be used as a beacon to guide enemy aeroplanes to London. It started again from Alexandra Palace on June 7, 1946 after the end of the war, showing a cartoon which had been the last programme broadcast before the war. At the end of 1947 there were 54,000 licensed television receivers, compared with 44,000 television sets in the United States at that time.

The future Henry at Lords

In the 1960s Peter Carl Goldmark ( another brilliant person ) made not a coloured but dim coloured TV which was the next step to the coloured TVs we know. People went mad for TVs. And last of all came the coloured TV. You already know what it looks like. But the question is what will TV in the Future be like? Wikipedia helped me to write this article.

The Future Henrys Car Parked at Lords!

If you want to see these done for real, then

Just Ask Jack!

by Jack Knight with photos by Libby Knight

Make a card Disappear

1. Grab a playing card and bend your middle and ring finger down so it touches your palm (see fig. 1). It looks a bit like Spiderman.

2. Place the card so the index and pinky are at the top and bottom and the two middle fingers are bent behind the card. You will have to find the right position where it suits you but I like it so the end of the card is on the finger nail see figure 2.

3. Now make it disappear by bending your hand flat and it looks like it has gone. If you do it with a wave, it will be unnoticed see figure 3 and 4.

4. It takes A LOT OF PRACTICE !

Totally awesome magic!!

Child Actors
by Amy Horler A child actor is someone who takes part in films and television programmes and is under 17. They can even be as young as babies! Before you become a child actor you need to get lots of practice in school plays and join a drama group. This will give you the best chance of getting a part in a film or TV show when there is an audition. An audition is when lots of people try to get a part by reading or singing or dancing, and only the best few people get picked. If you are lucky enough to be picked, the producer of the film will need to get a licence from your local council. If you are even luckier you will be paid normally not very much, but some child actors get paid millions of pounds if they are in a big film. The actor who plays Harry Potter is called Daniel Radcliffe. He first wanted to act aged 10, when he got a part in David Copperfield on television. The following year he started the Harry Potter films. It took 10 years to do all 8 Harry Potter films. For the first 6 Harry Potter films, Daniel Radcliffe earned 27 million!! Because child actors are too young to have loads of money, their parents have to look after it until they are 18 and old enough.

How to Create a Flip Book (Your own mini movie!)

by Lucy England You will need: A stack of thin paper or post it notes A sharpened pencil Method: 1. Choose the character you want to animate 2. Draw it on the first piece of paper that you have pressing very hard 3. Go on to the next page and draw the image in a slightly different position to what it was last time 4. Continue this technique until you have finished your whole flip book 5. Try it out! See how great your creation is.

Fun Facts on Films

by Lucy Allan-Jones I decided to research the glitz and glamour of films. Did you know that a movie budget could run from $1 million to $20-30 million dollars? This largely depends on the type of film you are making and the size of the studio. Did you know that the sinking set of the film Titanic (1997) was the biggest film set ever built? The ship (which was scaled to size of the real Titanic) was built on a tilting platform to sink the ship in a big tank. Did you know that the film in the U.S that sold the most tickets was Gone With the Wind, which sold a whopping 202,044,000 tickets? Did you know that biggest single screen cinema has 6,420 seats at Gaumont Palace in Paris?

Les Misrables:the film

by Abby Blackwell You may not have heard of Les Misrables, the musical film (adapted from a story written by Victor Hugo published in French in 1862), as it is a twelve film. Nevertheless, it was filmed very differently to other films. For instance, many films record the film, but then record what they say separately and put it over the original tape, but it can be slightly out of sync, and that is how you get the words that don't quite go with the actors mouth movements. But for Les Misrables, they didn't do that. They actually filmed it on the scene, with the actors singing live to a piano backing track that they could hear through headphones. In one of the scenes a woman (actor Anne Hathaway) had her hair cut, and she actually did have all of her hair cut off. In the film, they didn't have a fake background, they had real backdrops in different places to represent France, for instance, locations in England included: Winchester College, Her majesty's Naval Base Portsmouth, and Chatham Dockyard. None of the film was actually filmed in France where the story takes place, but the locations were very convincing. It is the job of one of the film crew to find the best locations for the films and they travel the country looking for the most suitable places.

FILm Ratings
By Aditi Mehendale Universal = all age groups Parental Guidance = generally eight and above, parents to take care Cinema showing is for 12 and above under twelves must be accompanied by an adult. Video showing for is 12 and above under twelves must be with or near an adult See 12 but read 15 instead See 12 but read 18 instead

Wallace and Gromit Animation

by Alex Jacobi Here in Bristol we have the famous award-winning Aardman Animations studios. Nick Park had the idea of creating characters such as Wallace and Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, Timmy Time and The Pirates. The Wallace and Gromit film: The Grand Day Out was made in 1989.

. Wallace and Gromit is shot using the technique of stop motion. Stop motion is where you set the position of the plasticine model and then take the picture. After you move the model slightly, you take another picture. Finally you join up the pictures to make a moving film!

If you want to see more on how Wallace and Gromit is made, check out Behind the Scenes on the new Wallace and Gromit advert on Youtube!

Review of Silent Movies

by Adassa Walker Silent movies are harder to understand than speaking movies. Not only is it hard for you to understand but it means the actors have to act it out really well.

Sporting Films
by Oliver Shutt There are many sporting films in the world. But there is one in particular that I am going to tell you about. Its called The Chariots of Fire. The Chariots of Fire was made in 1981 and it tells the factbased story about two Olympic athletes that competed in the 1924 Olympic games: Eric Liddle and Harald Abrahams. The film was directed by Hugh Hudson and written by Colin Welland. The film was nominated for 7 Academy Awards and won 4 of them, this included Best Picture. It is in the Top 100 British Films and ranked 19th in the British Film Institutes. The title used for the film was inspired by the William Blake poem which adapted into the hymn called Jerusalem ( the hymn is played at the end of the film) Bring me my Chariot of Fire . The original phrase chariot(s) of fire is from 2 Kings in the Bible. The film is also special because of its memorable musical theme made by the Greek composer called Vangelis, who had also won an Academy Award for Best Original Score.

I have watched a few silent movies on YouTube before. I thought they were very well acted out and it was very clear what the story was about and some of them very funny! One of my favourites was Charlie Chaplin in a film called The Kid. Charlie Chaplin is a very famous actor who has played and directed in loads of silent movies. He was born on April 16, 1889 in Walworth, an inner-city district in London and he died on the 25th of December 1977. He is well known for his moustache, his bowler hat and his walking stick I think silent movies are really funny and its another way to enjoy movies! So I would give it 4 of out 5 cameras.

What is your favourite movie snack? Salted popcorn Sweet popcorn Crisps Chocolate Nachos and cheese Sweets with crinkly wrappers Silent sweets Ice cream If you have a different favourite snack, let us know: __________________________ 8

Max Reports
by Max Curtis Under 9 Cricket The Under 9s played St Johns on the Hill at home. Whilst the match had to be cut short due to the weather, Tockington scored an impressive 323. Player of the Match was Angus Duncan. Under 9 Rounders The girls played against Beaudesert away. Tockington battled hard but unfortunately lost 21 to 9. Player of the match was Jessie Sanzo. Under 13 Crickets The boys played St Johns on the Hill at home but unfortunately the weather resulted in the game being stopped early. Tockington managed, however, before the weather called a halt to the game, to take 6 wickets with St Johns taking 2. U11 Cricket St Johns on the Hill came to play Tockington at home. Again the weather caused disruption to the game with the match being called a draw because of this. Tockington lost the toss and St Johns decided to bat first. While they were batting, Tockington took an impressive 8 wickets. Tockington had a target of 86 to chase, they made an impressive start to their turn to bat but the rain eventually took its toll and the game had to be stopped. All players were slightly wet at the end ! Player of the Match Henry Allan-Jones. U13 Rounders The girls were at home to Beaudesert. It was a really exciting game and an excellent start to the season by Tockington with a win of 9 - 5. Player of the Match was Nkechi Ogbogbo with the most improved player Guillemette Rouch. U11 Rounders The under 11s were away to Beaudesert.They had a great game and won 12 to 8. Olivia Campbell, their usual back stop, had a fractured hand so could not play so Lucy Allan-Jones stepped in and did an excellent job.They worked well as a team and displayed great skills and tactics. Players of the Match were Patricia Sanchez and Abigail Blackwell. U10 Rounders The under 10s played Redmaids at home. It was a combination side including 2 year 4s, Talia and Georgina playing. TMS had an impressive start with Olivia Banks and Helena working well together but Redmaids put forward a very strong side.TMS tried hard but unfortunately in the end lost despite their great effort. Player of the Match was Talia Curtis.

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Mix and Match Celebrities and Films

Just connect the actor with the film with a line.
By Roshan Patel

Superman The Great Gatsby Star Wars The Wizard of Oz Slumdog Millionaire Casablanca Avatar King Kong Pirates of the Caribbean ET

Sigourney Weaver Humphrey Bogart Fay Ray Judy Garland Christopher Reeves Leonardo DiCaprio Dev Patel Harrison Ford Johnny Depp Henry Thomas

Join the actor to the film with a line, put your name on the bottom of the sheet and pop your answer in the TT box on the Signing Out desk. Name : _______________________________

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