What affects do you think are achieved by having Oliver speak directly to the audience through voiceover?
The narrative being the main character is quite useful as it shows us exactly what the character is feeling and their thoughts and take us throughout the film through their perspective rather than the director's and makes it feel less like a film and more like a captured diary.
Do you think there is a gap between what oliver says about himself and the reality that we see one the screen? if so what effects does this create?
Oliver thinks of himself better than what he actually appears and mentions some if it in the narative while on screen he is of something different and that creates some humour.
Do you feel that the film is quite literary- does it feel like it is an adaptation of a book? in what ways?
No, the film doesnt feel like it's been adapted from a book, it feels like te story has been made and fit for the screen.
the narrative sound like it has been adapted from a book.
To what extent did you feel the film's comedy from a tension between what he says he understands (through his voiceover) and what he actually understands?
his voiceover helps explain what he really understand and is the explaination for his actions in some cases
Sunday, 30 October 2011
Before viewing Submarine
What sort of feeling can music video have and what efect could a music-style sequence achieve in a film?
a music video shows what kind message the artist/s would like the audience to get out of their music and to make sure that audience did not mis-interperate the song .
a music style sequence in a film could achieve the feel of the movie as some sort of reality show, -
real life with a soundtrack.
Can you think of ther films which feature extended montage sequences that are quite like music videos?
a music video shows what kind message the artist/s would like the audience to get out of their music and to make sure that audience did not mis-interperate the song .
a music style sequence in a film could achieve the feel of the movie as some sort of reality show, -
real life with a soundtrack.
Can you think of ther films which feature extended montage sequences that are quite like music videos?
Portfolio of supporting materials- the things im doing.
REPRESENTATIONS:
Our film is a biographical thriller, following a certain part of Lilly's life, our protagonist.
LILLY-
She’s a young girl- aged 15-16 still in school
Stereotypes- she’s an outsider-
But not by much as she still has a friends who questions her well-being and cares for her to an extent.
LILLYS FRIEND; (name still undecided)
Same age as Lilly- only meet in school, doesn’t talk to her but after the regular session of other people bullying Lilly she turns back and asks if she’s okay.
THE OLD LADY/WITCH.
She represents the evil and the thriller part of the film. With her spell chanting and crazy dancing and her being part of Lilly’s dreams.
For biographical thriller we thought it would be best to include some unnatural reason for Lilly’s final breakdown and for it to include some magic and also her mental well-being tied together for it to be a thriller.
THE CARETAKER:
The caretaker in some detective/mystery items is one the biggest stereotypes there is as the caretakers are known to be the “bad guy”/ the one who had behind all the time.
We take that into perspective and make it seem the caretaker is behind it all while he really is under the old lady’s/witch’s spell.
With this advantage we turn the caretaker almost into a stalker who goes to the extreme to break out of the witch’s spell but also threatens Lilly to stop using the pencil case with death threats.
We chose to do this to make it into a twisted thriller so to make the audience after viewing about the character’s true form.
FILMING
Our film is a biographical thriller, following a certain part of Lilly's life, our protagonist.
LILLY-
She’s a young girl- aged 15-16 still in school
Stereotypes- she’s an outsider-
But not by much as she still has a friends who questions her well-being and cares for her to an extent.
LILLYS FRIEND; (name still undecided)
Same age as Lilly- only meet in school, doesn’t talk to her but after the regular session of other people bullying Lilly she turns back and asks if she’s okay.
THE OLD LADY/WITCH.
She represents the evil and the thriller part of the film. With her spell chanting and crazy dancing and her being part of Lilly’s dreams.
For biographical thriller we thought it would be best to include some unnatural reason for Lilly’s final breakdown and for it to include some magic and also her mental well-being tied together for it to be a thriller.
THE CARETAKER:
The caretaker in some detective/mystery items is one the biggest stereotypes there is as the caretakers are known to be the “bad guy”/ the one who had behind all the time.
We take that into perspective and make it seem the caretaker is behind it all while he really is under the old lady’s/witch’s spell.
With this advantage we turn the caretaker almost into a stalker who goes to the extreme to break out of the witch’s spell but also threatens Lilly to stop using the pencil case with death threats.
We chose to do this to make it into a twisted thriller so to make the audience after viewing about the character’s true form.
FILMING
Scene from “ angus Thongs and perfect snogging” trailer,
The main protagonist on the left centre and one of the other main characters next to her.
Medium- longshot- so to see the background and are.
Can see other school students in the same uniform- suggests they’re at the school gates walking into school. Shot in high key- shows it to be a sunny day- natural looking, probably no need for too many extra lighting.
Pitch:
Lily finds an old pencil case, some sort of code written on it, discovers secrets about it and she becomes hell-bent over in finding out its true meaning. A biographical thriller.
Synopsis:
Lilly is a girl who lives with her mum and comes from a poor background. She doesn't fit in school- no money, not many friends but has a close friend who takes an interest in her well being and cares for her. One day in class the teacher hands her some keys and asks her to get a book from the cupboard/room as there's none left for her. Lilly goes there and finds the book she need - pulls it out and out from behind falls a pencil case with ink written all over it. Some sort of code which she couldn't understand. Intrigued by it she took it home and investigated it. She read it. Fell asleep while looking at it. Next morning she decides she need to take a pen from it. Finds a couple hundred pounds in it. First time she has some actual proper money she ended up splashing it in school. After that first use she never recieved anymore money, she regretted her money spending frenzy and wished she had spent some money on her mum who struggles getting food on the table.
More money arrives in the pencil case. But it hurts her hand as she tries to reach inside for it. A sort of burning feeling.
she spends the money on her mum helping her with the bills.
Each time she gets money each time it's burns her hand but more each time. after a while it's burns her to the extent it's almost like an electric shock which leads her unconscious, she then has really vivid dreams- weird things happening , her running round, old lady laughing, her mum drowning, her hand burning all the way through. she wakes up in hospital, scared and knowing the pencil case has something to do with it as she wakes up with some of the similar writing as the pencil case- it's permanent on her hand and she can't wash it off. She tries to decipher it and goes mad trying to. Tries to find out the original owner of the pencil case by looking in school records and that cupboard after school. The caretaker catches her and finds out what she's up to and keeps an eye on her and she realizes that too and goes back to deciphering the code... She then has more vivid dreams of her hand burning...more and more writing appears on get hand and the old woman who has the same writing but all over her face keeps appearing in her dream, laughing- (scary)
She continues to go to school, not of her own will but because her mum forces her too instead of having her stay at home staring at the wall where she has posted drawings and codes and numbers to decipher the code.
At school she receives death notes from an unknown source threatening her to stop using the pencil case and to stop deciphering it.
Lilly ingnores these but instead posts them onto her wall. While the obsession over the code she starts to neglect her school work her mum and her only friend. She still get the money but no longer cares for it. She does give it to her mum but she becomes more and less like a human and becomes more obsessed with it.... Lilly forgets the difference between reality and dreams, what is reality and not real and has a boy she is in love with called Aaron and almost kills herself when she sees him dead, her friend stops her.
She dreams of the location to meet the old woman and goes there to meet her. The caretaker follows her. There the woman is burning her hand. Lilly has the urge to join. She drops the pencil case on the floor and she then is in some sort of trance- spins around and walks towards the fire the woman has lit on the floor she sticks her hand in it and after all the dreams she's had about it she enjoys it and decides to sit in it and burns herself and dies. the old woman stops the fire and collects the ashes of Lilly and pours into the pencil case and recite something and laughs again. Passes it to the caretaker who then walks away with it- (walks into the camera while it fades to black)
Pitch:
Lily finds an old pencil case, some sort of code written on it, discovers secrets about it and she becomes hell-bent over in finding out its true meaning. A biographical thriller.
Synopsis:
Lilly is a girl who lives with her mum and comes from a poor background. She doesn't fit in school- no money, not many friends but has a close friend who takes an interest in her well being and cares for her. One day in class the teacher hands her some keys and asks her to get a book from the cupboard/room as there's none left for her. Lilly goes there and finds the book she need - pulls it out and out from behind falls a pencil case with ink written all over it. Some sort of code which she couldn't understand. Intrigued by it she took it home and investigated it. She read it. Fell asleep while looking at it. Next morning she decides she need to take a pen from it. Finds a couple hundred pounds in it. First time she has some actual proper money she ended up splashing it in school. After that first use she never recieved anymore money, she regretted her money spending frenzy and wished she had spent some money on her mum who struggles getting food on the table.
More money arrives in the pencil case. But it hurts her hand as she tries to reach inside for it. A sort of burning feeling.
she spends the money on her mum helping her with the bills.
Each time she gets money each time it's burns her hand but more each time. after a while it's burns her to the extent it's almost like an electric shock which leads her unconscious, she then has really vivid dreams- weird things happening , her running round, old lady laughing, her mum drowning, her hand burning all the way through. she wakes up in hospital, scared and knowing the pencil case has something to do with it as she wakes up with some of the similar writing as the pencil case- it's permanent on her hand and she can't wash it off. She tries to decipher it and goes mad trying to. Tries to find out the original owner of the pencil case by looking in school records and that cupboard after school. The caretaker catches her and finds out what she's up to and keeps an eye on her and she realizes that too and goes back to deciphering the code... She then has more vivid dreams of her hand burning...more and more writing appears on get hand and the old woman who has the same writing but all over her face keeps appearing in her dream, laughing- (scary)
She continues to go to school, not of her own will but because her mum forces her too instead of having her stay at home staring at the wall where she has posted drawings and codes and numbers to decipher the code.
At school she receives death notes from an unknown source threatening her to stop using the pencil case and to stop deciphering it.
Lilly ingnores these but instead posts them onto her wall. While the obsession over the code she starts to neglect her school work her mum and her only friend. She still get the money but no longer cares for it. She does give it to her mum but she becomes more and less like a human and becomes more obsessed with it.... Lilly forgets the difference between reality and dreams, what is reality and not real and has a boy she is in love with called Aaron and almost kills herself when she sees him dead, her friend stops her.
She dreams of the location to meet the old woman and goes there to meet her. The caretaker follows her. There the woman is burning her hand. Lilly has the urge to join. She drops the pencil case on the floor and she then is in some sort of trance- spins around and walks towards the fire the woman has lit on the floor she sticks her hand in it and after all the dreams she's had about it she enjoys it and decides to sit in it and burns herself and dies. the old woman stops the fire and collects the ashes of Lilly and pours into the pencil case and recite something and laughs again. Passes it to the caretaker who then walks away with it- (walks into the camera while it fades to black)
CAST LIST:
LILLY: Shima
LILLY'S MUM: Rafia
AARON: Farhana
LILLY'S FRIENDS/ HANNAH : Hali
OLD LADY/WITCH LADY: Farhana
CARETAKER: Rafia
TEACHER: Hali
EXTRAS:
hooded people in capes surrounding the witch:
shima
hali
rafia
and other friends
classroom people:
hannah (hali)
farhana
other friends- all in school uniform
-other people from media class
LILLY'S MUM: Rafia
AARON: Farhana
LILLY'S FRIENDS/ HANNAH : Hali
OLD LADY/WITCH LADY: Farhana
CARETAKER: Rafia
TEACHER: Hali
EXTRAS:
hooded people in capes surrounding the witch:
shima
hali
rafia
and other friends
classroom people:
hannah (hali)
farhana
other friends- all in school uniform
-other people from media class
Friday, 7 October 2011
Portfolio
Pitch:
Lily finds an old pencil case, some sort of code written on it, discovers secrets about it and she becomes hell-bent over in finding out its true meaning. A biographical thriller.
Synopsis:
A brief Synopsis:
Lilly is a girl who lives with her mum and comes from a poor background. She doesn't fit in school. She doesn’t have many friends but one close friend who takes an interest in her well being and cares for her. One day in class the teacher hands her some keys and asks her to get a book from the cupboard/room as there's none left for her. Lilly goes there and finds the book she need - pulls it out and out from behind falls a pencil case with ink written all over it. Some sort of code which she couldn't understand. Intrigued by it she takes it home and investigates it. She reads it and fell asleep while reading it.
this leads to her having dreams about it and then obsessing over the pencil-case and finding out what the writing means.
She discovers that to find out more about the pencil-case she has to open it but this leads to her having fits and trances. But her need to want to find out more leads to her opening the pencil-case more often and then eventually enjoying the pain that comes once the pencil case opens.
She then has really vivid dreams- weird things happening, she sees herself running round, an old lady with writing on her face laughing, ad a group of hooded figures.
She ignores all this and still continues to decipher the pencil case, and while doing this she starts to ignore her friends and family who start to worry for her.
Lilly ignoring all her friends and families concerns she then hunts for the place she’s been dreaming about where the hooded figures are in her dreams and the she finds the old witch lady who takes her hand and Lilly, who’s in a trance, follows her every command which then results in burning herself and the old witch lady then picks up Lilly’s ashes and pours them into the pencil-case.
Lily finds an old pencil case, some sort of code written on it, discovers secrets about it and she becomes hell-bent over in finding out its true meaning. A biographical thriller.
Synopsis:
A brief Synopsis:
Lilly is a girl who lives with her mum and comes from a poor background. She doesn't fit in school. She doesn’t have many friends but one close friend who takes an interest in her well being and cares for her. One day in class the teacher hands her some keys and asks her to get a book from the cupboard/room as there's none left for her. Lilly goes there and finds the book she need - pulls it out and out from behind falls a pencil case with ink written all over it. Some sort of code which she couldn't understand. Intrigued by it she takes it home and investigates it. She reads it and fell asleep while reading it.
this leads to her having dreams about it and then obsessing over the pencil-case and finding out what the writing means.
She discovers that to find out more about the pencil-case she has to open it but this leads to her having fits and trances. But her need to want to find out more leads to her opening the pencil-case more often and then eventually enjoying the pain that comes once the pencil case opens.
She then has really vivid dreams- weird things happening, she sees herself running round, an old lady with writing on her face laughing, ad a group of hooded figures.
She ignores all this and still continues to decipher the pencil case, and while doing this she starts to ignore her friends and family who start to worry for her.
Lilly ignoring all her friends and families concerns she then hunts for the place she’s been dreaming about where the hooded figures are in her dreams and the she finds the old witch lady who takes her hand and Lilly, who’s in a trance, follows her every command which then results in burning herself and the old witch lady then picks up Lilly’s ashes and pours them into the pencil-case.
Tuesday, 27 September 2011
Monday, 26 September 2011
Review
On my first try on the questioniare I found out that peoples reaction towards the breakfast club trailer was quite positive more than half would consider watching it in the cinema and more than half agreed that the music had suited the trailer and the scenes.
the people who had completed the questionnaire where mostly of the same categories, 15-18s and most girls. This could have affected it as it would be a movie targeted at their age group. I could have gotten more of a variety if different ages to do the questionnaire and to get a more wider response.
Also to improve I could have included more questions about the trailer about the genre, and who they think it appeals to and also what they think
Makes a good movie trailer, their
Likes and dislikes .
I'm gonna cry if this doesn't upload it's like the third time in this stupid iPod.
the people who had completed the questionnaire where mostly of the same categories, 15-18s and most girls. This could have affected it as it would be a movie targeted at their age group. I could have gotten more of a variety if different ages to do the questionnaire and to get a more wider response.
Also to improve I could have included more questions about the trailer about the genre, and who they think it appeals to and also what they think
Makes a good movie trailer, their
Likes and dislikes .
I'm gonna cry if this doesn't upload it's like the third time in this stupid iPod.
Thursday, 22 September 2011
the questionaire
here we go:
the questionaire about a movie trailer
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dG1Fajl5ZGpJQzcxalBDenhuOVdmZXc6MQ
the questionaire about a movie trailer
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dG1Fajl5ZGpJQzcxalBDenhuOVdmZXc6MQ
Thursday, 15 September 2011
Angus Thongs and Perfect snogging.- trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEVQt3dg1_w
This is the first day of my life as the new georgia- - mid close up girl talking
(music increasing volume in the background)
paramount logo and the nickolodeon
*when your 15 yrs old you know how exactly it works....voice over talking about georgia
georgia and school friends-
talks about wearing a bra- growing up suggests its a bout a girl who goes to school and is trying to grow up but of course there are going to problems in the way,
asking her friend is she meant she thought she was fat,- teenage worries
- self appearance- shaving her eyebrows infront of the mirror and it goung wrong. and then covering it with her fringe.
*voice over- : but when it comes to the important thing you havent got a clue
- two fit lads walking- all four girls stare-
then scenes of them stalking the boy to find out more- suggests that in the movie shes going to try to know him. - in the ad it shows hes got a girlfriend- self-concience- right after the scene where they show the boy has a girlfriend she looks at herslef in a spoon :
"im very ugly and i should stay in an ugly home"
more scence in lots of places:
home
school
club
swimming pool
house party
streets:
beach
from the acclaimed director of bend it like beckham
and pride and pregdice : voice over-
shows what else the director has done so more fans would watch it.
This is the first day of my life as the new georgia- - mid close up girl talking
(music increasing volume in the background)
paramount logo and the nickolodeon
*when your 15 yrs old you know how exactly it works....voice over talking about georgia
georgia and school friends-
talks about wearing a bra- growing up suggests its a bout a girl who goes to school and is trying to grow up but of course there are going to problems in the way,
asking her friend is she meant she thought she was fat,- teenage worries
- self appearance- shaving her eyebrows infront of the mirror and it goung wrong. and then covering it with her fringe.
*voice over- : but when it comes to the important thing you havent got a clue
- two fit lads walking- all four girls stare-
then scenes of them stalking the boy to find out more- suggests that in the movie shes going to try to know him. - in the ad it shows hes got a girlfriend- self-concience- right after the scene where they show the boy has a girlfriend she looks at herslef in a spoon :
"im very ugly and i should stay in an ugly home"
more scence in lots of places:
home
school
club
swimming pool
house party
streets:
beach
from the acclaimed director of bend it like beckham
and pride and pregdice : voice over-
shows what else the director has done so more fans would watch it.
Friday, 9 September 2011
some movie trailers
Ferris Beuller's Day off:
Breakfastclub
Pauls Labyrinth
Juno
Persopolis
Angus, thongs, and perfect snogging
Son of Rambow
Ferris beullers day off:
repeats phrases: repitiion of his name -
change of music- to suit th clips- fast paced- faces the camera and talks- makes the audience feel like theyre included in what hes doing.
"lets surrender..never"- make the audience wonder what they doing- fast paste- mentions dirty harry-
Breakfast club:
already shows the people are in detention
shows the differences between them
a brain
a beauty
a jock
a rebel
and a reckless
already it shows that there might be arguements and disagreements between them.
a john hughs film - shows fans of that directors work that its his film
end- stariing who is in it and the producers
Pauls labrynth:
voice over:
Narating, voice humming - little girl humming an eerie sort of tune:
reviews from newspapers-
slows paced in the begging an the sepd up at the
panish film so voice over is in english
Juno:
already its shows a girl that is pregnant- talking to her friend on the phone:
her room sugests that she is a teenegaer with all yhe poters and pictures-
implies that the movie would be a bout a teenage pregnancy and how the girl goes through it making tough desicions while stiil not having reached the desired maturity that most would say is needed before going througfh pregnancy.
Persopolis:
a cartoon in black and white:
about the revolutions in in iran- starts of with slow music and reviews from newspapers and awards that film has won-
angus thongs and perfect snogging:
shows lots of locations:
a very busy trailer- lots going on-
a girl - teenager- going through life-moving house/country/(almost) boys- friends-
all these shown in the trailer implies the movie will be a bout a regular girl goung through life.
Son of Rambow:
a small boy with a shooting bow and arrow pointing towards the camera saying any last request...and then shoots the cat on the boys head-
alreadt shows the kids are the main part of the film-
shows the distributers/producers? - paramount vintage-
shows hes entering a movie competition- i think cant understand what he said
music in the background - the two boys running around- one says hes a son of rambow-
suggests what kind of movie the boys are making-
people are asking to be in - guesses what happens- jealousy and religion between the boys and the try and sort it out so to make the film
Breakfastclub
Pauls Labyrinth
Juno
Persopolis
Angus, thongs, and perfect snogging
Son of Rambow
Ferris beullers day off:
repeats phrases: repitiion of his name -
change of music- to suit th clips- fast paced- faces the camera and talks- makes the audience feel like theyre included in what hes doing.
"lets surrender..never"- make the audience wonder what they doing- fast paste- mentions dirty harry-
Breakfast club:
already shows the people are in detention
shows the differences between them
a brain
a beauty
a jock
a rebel
and a reckless
already it shows that there might be arguements and disagreements between them.
a john hughs film - shows fans of that directors work that its his film
end- stariing who is in it and the producers
Pauls labrynth:
voice over:
Narating, voice humming - little girl humming an eerie sort of tune:
reviews from newspapers-
slows paced in the begging an the sepd up at the
panish film so voice over is in english
Juno:
already its shows a girl that is pregnant- talking to her friend on the phone:
her room sugests that she is a teenegaer with all yhe poters and pictures-
implies that the movie would be a bout a teenage pregnancy and how the girl goes through it making tough desicions while stiil not having reached the desired maturity that most would say is needed before going througfh pregnancy.
Persopolis:
a cartoon in black and white:
about the revolutions in in iran- starts of with slow music and reviews from newspapers and awards that film has won-
angus thongs and perfect snogging:
shows lots of locations:
a very busy trailer- lots going on-
a girl - teenager- going through life-moving house/country/(almost) boys- friends-
all these shown in the trailer implies the movie will be a bout a regular girl goung through life.
Son of Rambow:
a small boy with a shooting bow and arrow pointing towards the camera saying any last request...and then shoots the cat on the boys head-
alreadt shows the kids are the main part of the film-
shows the distributers/producers? - paramount vintage-
shows hes entering a movie competition- i think cant understand what he said
music in the background - the two boys running around- one says hes a son of rambow-
suggests what kind of movie the boys are making-
people are asking to be in - guesses what happens- jealousy and religion between the boys and the try and sort it out so to make the film
Wednesday, 15 June 2011
Wednesday, 11 May 2011
11/5/2011- classwork
What makes an action hero-
The hero must be able to fight and to be able to react quickly and think of solutions on the spot, they also need to be experienced so to cope with the dangers he come across.
Pirates of the Caribbean. - the curse of the black pearl
Jack Sparrow- not the stereotypical hero, but being one of the main protagonists he has all the necessities that a hero has.
He can think on the spot- when Will (Orlando Bloom) asks him to help him find elizabeth jack comes up with an idea steal a ship- and goes under water with a wooden boat above their heads. then while purposely failing to steal the boat - the commodore comes along to stop him and boards the ship- jack and will then switch ships.
he can fight and fend for himself- for instance the fight with Captain Barbossa at the end- the sword fight at isle de murta- and there again he had stolen a coin from the aztec case so he cant die in the fight he knew that was coming.
Leadership- he's able to persuade his friend at Tortuga to find him a ship crew.
And even though that there is a pirate code that who falls behind has to be left, his ship mates come for him at the end to rescue him from his scheduled hanging.
All these statements are stereotypically tied with heros.
I had chosen Jack Sparrow from the Pirates of the Caribbean as he's not the stereotype of a hero- i personally thinks he's a twisted version of one and occasionally puts on an act that he's not the good guy and is only doing it for himself but in the his true side does come out.
what makes him more heroic is that he comes up with the most weirdest and odd ideas that to me, he's my favourite hero.
The hero must be able to fight and to be able to react quickly and think of solutions on the spot, they also need to be experienced so to cope with the dangers he come across.
Pirates of the Caribbean. - the curse of the black pearl
Jack Sparrow- not the stereotypical hero, but being one of the main protagonists he has all the necessities that a hero has.
He can think on the spot- when Will (Orlando Bloom) asks him to help him find elizabeth jack comes up with an idea steal a ship- and goes under water with a wooden boat above their heads. then while purposely failing to steal the boat - the commodore comes along to stop him and boards the ship- jack and will then switch ships.
he can fight and fend for himself- for instance the fight with Captain Barbossa at the end- the sword fight at isle de murta- and there again he had stolen a coin from the aztec case so he cant die in the fight he knew that was coming.
Leadership- he's able to persuade his friend at Tortuga to find him a ship crew.
And even though that there is a pirate code that who falls behind has to be left, his ship mates come for him at the end to rescue him from his scheduled hanging.
All these statements are stereotypically tied with heros.
I had chosen Jack Sparrow from the Pirates of the Caribbean as he's not the stereotype of a hero- i personally thinks he's a twisted version of one and occasionally puts on an act that he's not the good guy and is only doing it for himself but in the his true side does come out. what makes him more heroic is that he comes up with the most weirdest and odd ideas that to me, he's my favourite hero.
Icons:
Johnny Depp- dressed up as Jack Sparrow- he's become an icon himself for the Pirates of the Caribbean
batman - the bat icon
harry potter- his scar - his wand- his glasses- harry potter himself- Ron and hermione.
iconography-
Image of Russell Crowe in the Gladiator. -
ready for a fight - wearing gladiator armour - shows that theres violence, fighting/action taking place- it looks like he's in an arena- getting ready for a battle with another gladiator.
the image of the the gladiator is an icon for the gladiator film - with his armour and his sword
- him being the gladiator.- this makes it exciting for the audience as it suggests with his body language that he's confident about the battle he's about to do.
Wednesday, 4 May 2011
Watch the trailer for Casino Royal and list any elements that you think might appeal to the following groups
Men- Guns, cars, fights, violence, attractive women, casinos, James Bond Classics
Women – Romance, actors (James Bond)
Teens- the fighting, action, actors,violence.
Adults – action, plot line
British Viewers- it is a British film-
American Viewers- the actors- it’s a big production
Men and teens have the most annotations
The least was women and adults.
I think that the makers of the film may have intentionally targeted the film at men and teens who are interested in cars, guns, violence and fights. The makers might have not purposely tried to alienate the women as they did include some romance.
I don’t think the figure agree with my ideas above as they show the amount of money received from the US and the UK.
Pirates of the Caribbean – the poster fits into the action adventure theme- the poster includes-Swords –Guns- treasure pirates- attractive woman.
The fugitive – this poster kind of fits into the action adventure theme-someone running fast- a man it doesn’t suggest much that it is an action adventure movie. The name fugitive
Gladiator- the name gladiator – a man standing in armour- suggest a war/fighting/action.
Avatar- the actor in poster has no expression- the poster, to me, doesn’t suggest that it’s an action adventure film
The poster for the Pirates of the Caribbean looks more of an action adventure film than the others as there is more that’s suggest to the audience that it is.
What the audience would expect from an action adventure film-
They would expect there to be and adventure to achieve/find and/or destroy, where the main characters would go through numerous of problems and solutions on their journey along with some action- fighting/violence.
Action adventure films are popular with audiences because most include quite a lot what appeals to the target audiences.
Some people critisise Action adventure films=
Simple theme, mediocre storyline, cheesy dialogues, low quality scripts.
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my idea for an action adventure film-
Just Under.
a small, timid girl, lives with her dad- whos always away at work- hes an archaeologist-
she then recieves news that hes been declared dead. wanting to find out ther truth herself she sneak of out to find him. not knowing how to do it she catches a plan, and of course arouses suspicions that a small girl like her is all alone.
though small and seemingly harmless- in her free time she had learnt all arts of defence- and is heavily armed.
and at bags check and the metal detectors she then attacks the man who simply asks her to open her bags and the becomes wanted for assault to a police officer. a sole journey across the world- testing her defence and risking her life she finds that her dad had possessed an aztec idol which had posessed him giving him the appearance that hes dead.
she has to take back the idol which also hold many powers in which the holder can choose from what he thinks
Sunday, 13 March 2011
Three Movies- subgenres of Action Adventure- hwk
Ive chosen swashbuckling for the subgrenre of Action Adventure Movies
1) Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief -
Director: Chris Columbus
Writers - Craig Titley (screenplay), Rick Riordan (Novel)
Distributer: 20th Century Fox
US Bos Office £86.7m
Starring:-
Logan Lerman (Percy Jackson)
Brandon. T. Jackson (Grover Underwood)
Alexandra Daddario (Annabeth Chase)
Jake Abel ( Luke)
Sean Bean (Zeus)
Pierce Brosnan (Mr Brunner/ Chiron)
Steve Coogan (Hades)
Rosario Donsan (Persophonie)
Kevin McKidd (Poiedon)
Based on the book by Rick Riordan-
When his lightning bolt is stolen, Zeus accuses Poseidon's son Percy Jackson and gives Poseidon fourteen days to return it, otherwise he will initiate a war against his brother. Meanwhile the teenager, Percy, who is dyslexic and has ADHD is visiting The Museum of Metropolitan of Art and is attacked by a Fury disguised in his teacher. His crippled best friend Grover reveals that Percy is a demigod and that he is his protector and his teacher Mr Brunner gives him a pen telling him that it is a powerful weapon. They go to Percy's house and together with his mother Sally they drive to the Camp Half-Blood. However Sally is attacked by a Minotaur and vanishes before Percy can help her. In the camp, Percy learns to fight and defend himself as the greeks had once done- (using swords sheilds - "battle training)- and there he befriends the gorgeous Annabeth; when they are attacked by Hades who wants the lighting bolt for himself, Percy discovers that his mother is in Hell with Hades. Percy decides to travel on a dangerous quest to retrieve the lightning bolt and save his mother. Grover and Annabeth join him and Luke gives a powerful shield of his own to protect Percy.
Awards- (Recognintion)-
2010-Nominatied- MTV Movie Awards- Best Breakout star- Logan Lerman
Best Fight : Logan Lerman and Jake Abel
2010- Nominated- Teen Choice Award-Fight Action Sequence- Logan Lerman and Jake Abel
Breakout Female: Alexandra Daddario
Breakout Male: Logan Lerman
Rotten Tomatoes Review :
Though it may seem like just another Harry Potter knockoff, Percy Jackson benefits from a strong supporting cast, a speedy plot, and plenty of fun with Greek mythology
2) Pirates of The Caribbean : The Curse of the Black Pearl
Director: Gore Verbinski
Writers: Tedd Elliot, Terry Rosio
Distributer: Buena Vista Pictures
US Box Office: £305.3m
Awards
Oscars- 2004- Nominated- Johnny Depp- Best Male Leading Role
American Choreography award-2004- won- George Marshall Ruge- (choreographer)
Synopsis: A tale of adventure set during the 17th Century in the Caribbean Sea. For the roguish yet charming Captain Jack Sparrow, the crystalline waters of the Caribbean, like the high seas the world over, present a vast playground where adventure and mystery abound. But Jack's idyllic life capsizes after his nemesis, the wily Captain Barbossa, steals his ship, the Black Pearl, and later attacks the town of Port Royal, kidnapping the Governor's beautiful daughter, Elizabeth Swann. Elizabeth's childhood friend, Will Turner, joins forces with Jack to commandeer the fastest ship in the British fleet, the HMS Interceptor, in a gallant attempt to rescue her and recapture the Black Pearl. The duo and their crew are pursued by Elizabeth's betrothed, the debonair, ambitious Commodore Norrington, aboard the HMS dauntless. Unbeknownst to Will, there is a curse that has doomed Barbossa and his crew to live forever as the undead--when exposed to moonlight, they are exposed to living skeletons. The curse they carry can be broken, only if a once-plundered treasure is restored.
Rotten Tomatoes Review :
1) Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief -
Director: Chris Columbus
Writers - Craig Titley (screenplay), Rick Riordan (Novel)
Distributer: 20th Century Fox
US Bos Office £86.7m
Starring:-
Logan Lerman (Percy Jackson)
Brandon. T. Jackson (Grover Underwood)
Alexandra Daddario (Annabeth Chase)
Jake Abel ( Luke)
Sean Bean (Zeus)
Pierce Brosnan (Mr Brunner/ Chiron)
Steve Coogan (Hades)
Rosario Donsan (Persophonie)
Kevin McKidd (Poiedon)
Based on the book by Rick Riordan-
When his lightning bolt is stolen, Zeus accuses Poseidon's son Percy Jackson and gives Poseidon fourteen days to return it, otherwise he will initiate a war against his brother. Meanwhile the teenager, Percy, who is dyslexic and has ADHD is visiting The Museum of Metropolitan of Art and is attacked by a Fury disguised in his teacher. His crippled best friend Grover reveals that Percy is a demigod and that he is his protector and his teacher Mr Brunner gives him a pen telling him that it is a powerful weapon. They go to Percy's house and together with his mother Sally they drive to the Camp Half-Blood. However Sally is attacked by a Minotaur and vanishes before Percy can help her. In the camp, Percy learns to fight and defend himself as the greeks had once done- (using swords sheilds - "battle training)- and there he befriends the gorgeous Annabeth; when they are attacked by Hades who wants the lighting bolt for himself, Percy discovers that his mother is in Hell with Hades. Percy decides to travel on a dangerous quest to retrieve the lightning bolt and save his mother. Grover and Annabeth join him and Luke gives a powerful shield of his own to protect Percy.
Awards- (Recognintion)-
2010-Nominatied- MTV Movie Awards- Best Breakout star- Logan Lerman
Best Fight : Logan Lerman and Jake Abel
2010- Nominated- Teen Choice Award-Fight Action Sequence- Logan Lerman and Jake Abel
Breakout Female: Alexandra Daddario
Breakout Male: Logan Lerman
Rotten Tomatoes Review :
Though it may seem like just another Harry Potter knockoff, Percy Jackson benefits from a strong supporting cast, a speedy plot, and plenty of fun with Greek mythology
2) Pirates of The Caribbean : The Curse of the Black Pearl
Director: Gore Verbinski
Writers: Tedd Elliot, Terry Rosio
Distributer: Buena Vista Pictures
US Box Office: £305.3m
Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
 | Johnny Depp | ... | |
 | Geoffrey Rush | ... | |
 | Orlando Bloom | ... | |
 | Keira Knightley | ... | |
 | Jack Davenport | ... | |
 | Jonathan Pryce | ... | |
 | Lee Arenberg | ... | |
 | Mackenzie Crook | ... | |
 | Damian O'Hare | ... | |
 | Giles New | ... | |
| | Angus Barnett | ... | |
 | David Bailie | ... | |
 | Michael Berry Jr. | ... | |
 | Isaac C. Singleton Jr. | ... | |
 | Kevin McNally | ... | |
Awards
Oscars- 2004- Nominated- Johnny Depp- Best Male Leading Role
American Choreography award-2004- won- George Marshall Ruge- (choreographer)
Synopsis: A tale of adventure set during the 17th Century in the Caribbean Sea. For the roguish yet charming Captain Jack Sparrow, the crystalline waters of the Caribbean, like the high seas the world over, present a vast playground where adventure and mystery abound. But Jack's idyllic life capsizes after his nemesis, the wily Captain Barbossa, steals his ship, the Black Pearl, and later attacks the town of Port Royal, kidnapping the Governor's beautiful daughter, Elizabeth Swann. Elizabeth's childhood friend, Will Turner, joins forces with Jack to commandeer the fastest ship in the British fleet, the HMS Interceptor, in a gallant attempt to rescue her and recapture the Black Pearl. The duo and their crew are pursued by Elizabeth's betrothed, the debonair, ambitious Commodore Norrington, aboard the HMS dauntless. Unbeknownst to Will, there is a curse that has doomed Barbossa and his crew to live forever as the undead--when exposed to moonlight, they are exposed to living skeletons. The curse they carry can be broken, only if a once-plundered treasure is restored.
Rotten Tomatoes Review :
May leave you exhausted like the theme park ride that inspired it; however, you'll have a good time when it's over. -
also Rated on the tomatometer as "fresh" and not rotten
3) The Mask of Zorro
Director : Marten Campbell
Writers: John Eskow, Ted Elliot, Terry Rosio
Distributer: Sony Pictures Entertainment
US Box Office : ?
Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
 | Antonio Banderas | ... | |
 | Anthony Hopkins | ... | |
 | Catherine Zeta-Jones | ... | |
 | Stuart Wilson | ... | |
 | Matt Letscher | ... | |
 | Tony Amendola | ... | |
| | Pedro Armendáriz Jr. | ... | |
 | William Marquez | ... | |
| | José Pérez | ... | |
 | Victor Rivers | ... | |
| | L.Q. Jones | ... | |
 | Julieta Rosen | ... | |
| | Luisa Huertas | ... | |
 | José María de Tavira | ... | |
| | Raúl Martínez | ... | |
Synopsis: Zorro is imprisoned, his wife killed, and daughter kidnapped by his enemy, Montero, who then returns to Spain. When Montero returns to California 20 years later, Zorro, now an old man, escapes to exact his revenge. But things become complicated and Zorro recruits a replacement. A younger, somewhat unstable, version of Zorro with his own plans of revenge.
Rotten Tomatoes Review:
Banderas returns as an aging Zorro in this surprisingly nimble, entertaining swashbuckler.
Monday, 7 March 2011
Hugo Boss perfume advert starring Orlando bloom-
starts of with an extreme close up of orlando's face- then stright to longshot-
you can see hes sitting in a chair with technical stuff around - such as lighting and cameras,
it then shows him posing and then the "make up people" are adding more coverup and fixing his hair-
hes then just messing about and throwing the perfume bottle in the air and cathes it.
thens theres many close ups from different angles of his face-
and a close up of the perfume bottle and him spinning it around.
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its a recording of 'setting up' for a recording for a video shoot for a perfume-
the ad simply relies on the popularity of Orlando Bloom as theres no slogons, or no phrases saying the men purchasing it would attract women, etc.
- the audience would be men. or women who'd buy the product for them-(wanting them to be more like Orlando)-
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
hwk
finish the diamond standard- dishwasher ad-
this ad really doesnt work in my opinion-
the use of fat that is usually stuck in the pipes being poureed out to show what is in inside is absolutley revolting and sickining. i was absolutley put off and if i was older and needed a diswaher detergeant i probally wouldnt buy finicsh as it was so disugtingly horrible and i wouldnt want to remember the ad- even though asds are meant to be rememeberd.
this ad really doesnt work in my opinion-
the use of fat that is usually stuck in the pipes being poureed out to show what is in inside is absolutley revolting and sickining. i was absolutley put off and if i was older and needed a diswaher detergeant i probally wouldnt buy finicsh as it was so disugtingly horrible and i wouldnt want to remember the ad- even though asds are meant to be rememeberd.
Monday, 3 January 2011
Hwk- about adverts-
Itv2-
channel 118
when a movie is on and when there are breaks the first adverts before and after the break is the 118 brothers- (who you gonna call-118!) the ad on what theyre saying changes sometimes its changes for the audience they think is watching.
channel 118
when a movie is on and when there are breaks the first adverts before and after the break is the 118 brothers- (who you gonna call-118!) the ad on what theyre saying changes sometimes its changes for the audience they think is watching.
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