Stars : Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Naomi Harris ( Daniel Craig- big budget actor that will attract a female audience as well as a male action loving audience. Javier Bardem will also attract a female audience, Spanish and Oscar winning. Bond girls will attract male audience.)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime ( Big budget movies tend to be action and adventure.)
Production Company: Eon Productions, Metro Goldwyn-Mayer( metro Goldwyn-Mayer is a really popular company that has brought out many well received old films as well as new)Certificate: 12A (Attracts a very wide audience with men wanting James Bond's lifestyle, teenagers thinking he's cool and women thinking he's handsome.Marketing: Trailers, Posters, Aftershave, Heineken advert, Video games ( A big franchise with it being the 23rd movie in the Bond's 50th anniversary, lots of this marketing builds up hype.)Release Date : 26 October 2012 ( near Halloween so people have a half term/ holiday off, a good substitute if people don't feel like watching a Halloween horror movie) Domestic Total Gross: $248,219,280 ( Biggest selling UK film)Worldwide Total: $871,219,280Running Time: 143 MinsProduction Budget: $200,000,000
Tuesday, 16 April 2013
The Inbetweeners Movie Case Study
Release Date: 17 August 2011
Director: Ben Palmer
Production Company: Bwark Productions, Young Films
Studio: Film4 Productions, Bwark Productions, Young Films
Stars: James Buckley, Blake Harrison and Joe Thomas
Budget: £3,500,000 (est)
Box Office: £41,800,000
Tagline: This summer four boys become men
Trailer: The trailer is very similar to the movie as the lighting and the angles are very similar. Throguhout the trailer they use very warm colours which makes it theholiday they go on look exotic. The music used in the trailer is different to the music in the movie as the trailer music is more fast and up-beat, by using fast music it help enhance what the boys are like (partying and clubbing).
Semiotic Elements: The semiotics used in both the movie and the trailer are fairly similar but are also different at some points for example in the movie it starts off with an establishing shot where as in the trailer there are no establishing shots being used. Also the type of shot styles and camera angles in the trailer are kept very simple and are basic as more shot styles are revealed in the movie itself.
Also the lighting is kept the same throughout as it is brighter exterior and dimmer interior and by doing this it helps create a sense of an exotic holiday.
Target Audience: The target audience for The Inbetweeners Movie is 15 and over as the use of language is only appropriate for 15 year old and over.
Director: Ben Palmer
Production Company: Bwark Productions, Young Films
Studio: Film4 Productions, Bwark Productions, Young Films
Stars: James Buckley, Blake Harrison and Joe Thomas
Budget: £3,500,000 (est)
Box Office: £41,800,000
Tagline: This summer four boys become men
Trailer: The trailer is very similar to the movie as the lighting and the angles are very similar. Throguhout the trailer they use very warm colours which makes it theholiday they go on look exotic. The music used in the trailer is different to the music in the movie as the trailer music is more fast and up-beat, by using fast music it help enhance what the boys are like (partying and clubbing).Semiotic Elements: The semiotics used in both the movie and the trailer are fairly similar but are also different at some points for example in the movie it starts off with an establishing shot where as in the trailer there are no establishing shots being used. Also the type of shot styles and camera angles in the trailer are kept very simple and are basic as more shot styles are revealed in the movie itself.
Also the lighting is kept the same throughout as it is brighter exterior and dimmer interior and by doing this it helps create a sense of an exotic holiday.
Target Audience: The target audience for The Inbetweeners Movie is 15 and over as the use of language is only appropriate for 15 year old and over.
Thursday, 7 March 2013
How does film classification affect film production and distribution?
The BBFC make decisions about film classification, when they do this they have to take into consideration how it is going to affect making the film. when making the film, they have to taken into consideration; whether the film will include violence, sex, drug use, swearing, nudity and horror. They classify films to protect and make sure that young people/children are unable to view them in the cinema, because it may be too inappropriate to be seen by young people.
FIlm producers are in charge of making the film, they also have to consider film classification when making the film, this can affect issues presented in the film, to make them suitable for the audience, if the film made is not suitable for the audience, then the film is unlikely to be successful, for example, if the film is directed at children, and adult issues are discussed in the film, it is unlikely the film will be very successful, because the film will have to be classified as an adult film, however children will technically not be aloud to view it, and only adults will. Therefore the people actually able to view the film will not be interested in it at all. As a result of this, the film will be unsuccessful as no money would be made.
Furthermore film classification can impact the distribution of the film, because it affects where the film can be shown. Only people of a certain age are legally aloud to watch films of a certain age classification. People cannot go to the cinema and watch a film they are not old enough to see. However there are many other ways of distributing films, such as online and DVD's. Online film distribution in particular effects who can view films. Particularly piracy because it doesn't matter what age rating the film is anyone can download it. However also legal film distribution such as Love film and Netflix, these methods of distributing films also allow anyone to view films effectively. Although you can theoretically control who views films of particular age classifications. However there is no definite way of actually controlling whether or not people lie about their rage behind a computer screen, therefore really anyone can access any film.
In conclusion film classification effects from production because they have no choice but to can take it into consideration. However it does not affect film distribution as much as there are many other means of people viewing films.
FIlm producers are in charge of making the film, they also have to consider film classification when making the film, this can affect issues presented in the film, to make them suitable for the audience, if the film made is not suitable for the audience, then the film is unlikely to be successful, for example, if the film is directed at children, and adult issues are discussed in the film, it is unlikely the film will be very successful, because the film will have to be classified as an adult film, however children will technically not be aloud to view it, and only adults will. Therefore the people actually able to view the film will not be interested in it at all. As a result of this, the film will be unsuccessful as no money would be made.
Furthermore film classification can impact the distribution of the film, because it affects where the film can be shown. Only people of a certain age are legally aloud to watch films of a certain age classification. People cannot go to the cinema and watch a film they are not old enough to see. However there are many other ways of distributing films, such as online and DVD's. Online film distribution in particular effects who can view films. Particularly piracy because it doesn't matter what age rating the film is anyone can download it. However also legal film distribution such as Love film and Netflix, these methods of distributing films also allow anyone to view films effectively. Although you can theoretically control who views films of particular age classifications. However there is no definite way of actually controlling whether or not people lie about their rage behind a computer screen, therefore really anyone can access any film.
In conclusion film classification effects from production because they have no choice but to can take it into consideration. However it does not affect film distribution as much as there are many other means of people viewing films.
Thursday, 14 February 2013
Who holds the most power in terms of influencing what films get made and seen?
Who
holds the most power in terms of influencing what films get made and seen?
Include facts, figures, statistics and
recent examples from the film industry.
I think the media conglomerates have the
most power in terms of influencing what films get made and seen as they own all
the smaller, individual sections that work towards making the films. Therefore
all the money behind the film belongs to them, as a result of this, all the
final decisions would be theirs.
I believe the media conglomerates have the
most power in influencing what films get made and seen, as without the production
company, there is no distribution, and no studios, therefore the film cannot be
made, also most importantly, the money behind the film comes from the media
conglomerates. The media conglomerates are not going to invest in a film they
don’t believe in because they will not want to lose their money.
On the other hand, some might say it is the
audience that holds the power in influencing what films get made and seen. This
is because essentially the audience are the ones that pay the media
conglomerates wages because they pay to watch the films, if they didn’t watch
the films then the production companies would not pay to show the films because
there wouldn’t be an audience and it would just be a waste of money for them to
make the film.
Another reason, the media conglomerates
have the most power is because the only reason they make films is to make money
and they are not going to invest money in something they don’t believe will
make money back. Although I believe the media conglomerates hold the most power,
the media conglomerates will do market research, by asking what the target
audience think of their films and what they would like to ensure they make the
films that are best suited to the audience so they can make the most money
possible.
In conclusion Although the media
conglomerates carefully consider the audiences opinions, they have the overall
decision, because if they do not believe they can make a substantial amount of
money from a film, they will no be prepared to invest in it, therefore the
media conglomerates have the overall power in terms of influencing what films
get made and seen.
Monday, 28 January 2013
Bad Boys 2
Bad Boys 2 is an action packed comedy film about 2 american cops that run around LA causing mayhem.
The two main stars were Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, both very high profile actors.
It scored 6.3 on IMBD.
Its was an American film.
It was released on the 3 October 2003.
Box Office
Budget:
$130,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$46,522,560 (USA) (20 July 2003) (3186 Screens)Gross:
$138,396,624 (USA) (19 October 2003)
The production companies involved were Columbia Pictures Corporation and Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films.
Slumdog Millionnaire
Britishness
A british film does not have to be based on british culture, or be based around british people. Actors could be of different nationalities. The main body of the crew - producers, director would be British. Some of the production companies would be British however they might get the bulk of the budget from international production companies.
Slumdog Millionnaire was very successful,
It was released on 9th January 2009 in the UK
A british film does not have to be based on british culture, or be based around british people. Actors could be of different nationalities. The main body of the crew - producers, director would be British. Some of the production companies would be British however they might get the bulk of the budget from international production companies.
Slumdog Millionnaire was very successful,
It was released on 9th January 2009 in the UK
Budget:
$15,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$360,018 (USA) (16 November 2008) (10 Screens)Gross:
$141,319,195 (USA) (24 May 2009)
The production companies involved include Celador Films, Film 4 and Pathe Pictures International
The total amount of money raked in at the box office was $377,910,54 according to Wikepedia. Slumdog Millionnaire got a rating of 8.1 on IMDB with a score of 86/100 and was ranked 189 in the top 250 films.
Thursday, 13 December 2012
The fear essay
The extract from the TV drama 'The Fear' is used to construct representations of social class using techniques such as mise-en-scene, sound, camera shots and editing.
One of the characters has a very strong Scottish accent. This creates a serious and aggressive feel whenever he talks, even if he isn't being particularly aggressive. However in this clip, he is being very aggressive and the scottish accent contributes to the effectiveness of the dialogue. The diegetic sound in the clip makes it feel dangerous and tense. Especially when he is in the doctors room and he plays some music, because it was silent apart from dialogue between the two, then out of nowhere he plays the music very loudly from his phone. When doing this he is trying to make a point about the doctors past, which suggests they used to be friends and he feels he has changed. He is not happy about this and wants to intimidate the the doctor into giving him what he wants. It represents the scottish man as much lower class than the doctor and the scottish man is a representation of the lower class being aggressive, arrogant and ignorant. Especially when he says 'You're a doctor as far as I'm concerned' That shows that he is uneducated a nd naive because he is a plastic surgeon and not a doctor.
The extract represents the lower class as violent because the scottish man threatens to hit the woman at the reception when she says he cant see the plastic surgeon and he needs to move his car. This shows that the lower class are not as educated as others as most people would just not resort to violence. The miss-en-scene in the scene shows that it is a high class office, because everything looks new and the desk is glass. This shows that the plastic surgeon has done well for himself and the scottish man is envious of him and wants to spoil what he has as he doesn't want him to be happy. Perhaps the doctor used to be of lower class, such as the scottish man.
When the man is in the reception, there is an over the shoulder shot looking up at the man. This suggests that although he is of a lower class, in this instance, he has the power as the women in looking up at him. He is looking down on her as if to intimidate her and suggests that he knows he has the power and he is right because he is physically stronger than the woman and she gets very scared of him.
In conclusion In the clip the lower class are represented as dangerous and violent, whereas the upper class are represented as well spoken and physically weaker.
One of the characters has a very strong Scottish accent. This creates a serious and aggressive feel whenever he talks, even if he isn't being particularly aggressive. However in this clip, he is being very aggressive and the scottish accent contributes to the effectiveness of the dialogue. The diegetic sound in the clip makes it feel dangerous and tense. Especially when he is in the doctors room and he plays some music, because it was silent apart from dialogue between the two, then out of nowhere he plays the music very loudly from his phone. When doing this he is trying to make a point about the doctors past, which suggests they used to be friends and he feels he has changed. He is not happy about this and wants to intimidate the the doctor into giving him what he wants. It represents the scottish man as much lower class than the doctor and the scottish man is a representation of the lower class being aggressive, arrogant and ignorant. Especially when he says 'You're a doctor as far as I'm concerned' That shows that he is uneducated a nd naive because he is a plastic surgeon and not a doctor.
The extract represents the lower class as violent because the scottish man threatens to hit the woman at the reception when she says he cant see the plastic surgeon and he needs to move his car. This shows that the lower class are not as educated as others as most people would just not resort to violence. The miss-en-scene in the scene shows that it is a high class office, because everything looks new and the desk is glass. This shows that the plastic surgeon has done well for himself and the scottish man is envious of him and wants to spoil what he has as he doesn't want him to be happy. Perhaps the doctor used to be of lower class, such as the scottish man.
When the man is in the reception, there is an over the shoulder shot looking up at the man. This suggests that although he is of a lower class, in this instance, he has the power as the women in looking up at him. He is looking down on her as if to intimidate her and suggests that he knows he has the power and he is right because he is physically stronger than the woman and she gets very scared of him.
In conclusion In the clip the lower class are represented as dangerous and violent, whereas the upper class are represented as well spoken and physically weaker.
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