Monday, 2 May 2011

Final Edit - Guilt Trip

location -
 hindringham woods. we picked this location as there were no building around, it was easily accessible and there were lots of trees so it wasnt to light and had running water through it which adds to the abandoned and eerie feeling.

soundtrack-
the music we wanted was just piano with no word as we felt that if it had word it would ruin the mood of the opening. for the second part of the openind we played the first bit of music backwards to add a dream or non-reality feeling to the opening.

equipment list-
digital camera, digital SLR (nikon d3100)  and a tripod.

shooting schedule
starting shooting 7th november - all week at college we did the editing of the first part we had filmed- cutting the clips, putting them in order, editing the colour of the clips we needed to making sure the colours matched and putting some music over the top.
last day filming 14th november - we filmed the rest of the opening. we found a swing in the woods which we thought would bring a good scary theme to the opening. we came into some problems when it came to editing as we had filmed the end of the opening on two days so the light is different in the clips. we had to adjust the light leves in a few of our clips but in the end we had the clips looking natural and linking together well.

contribution-
i was the actress in the opening.  with the editing i helped cut the clips and find the right music for our opening and find a way to reverse it for the end of our opening.

Wednesday, 27 April 2011

What is a British film?


The king’s speech (2010)


  • British historical drama directed by Tom Hooper and written by David Seidler. The films about King George VI who has to overcome his stammer, he sees Lionel logue an unorthodox Australian speech therapist. After his brother Edward VII abdicates he has to do a speech on the radio at the beginning of World War 2. it relates to British
  • The main actor Colin firth is British, Helena Bonham carter is also British. However the other main character Geoffrey Rush is Australian. So they have a mixture of nationalities to make it appeal to a wider audience.
  • Tom hooper and David Seidler are both British.
  • The studios involved with the making of the king’s speech are see-saw films, bedlam productions and nickelodeon movies. The film was distributed by momentum pictures which is in the UK, paramount pictures (Australia) and the Weinstein company (USA).
  • The film was released on the 6th of September 2010 for the telluride film festival and then later released on the 7th of January 2011 in the UK. The running time for this film is 119 minutes.
  • The budget to this film was £8 million. The film grossed £3,530,000 over its opening weekend in the UK playing 395 cinemas, clocking a per screen average of £8,885.
  • The UK Film Council, invested £1m to the making of this film.


127 hours


  • A true story drama directed by Danny Boyle and the screenplay was written by Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy. The book “between a rock and a hard place” was written by Aron Ralston. The story is about A mountain climber who becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.
  • The main actor James Franco is American as are most of the other actors.
  • Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy are both British but Aron Ralston is American.
  • Genre of this film is a biographical adventure film
  • The studios involved with the making of 127 hours are film4 productions and handmade films. The film is distributed by fox searchlight pictures(US), pathé (UK/France), Warner bros. (UK) and 20th century fox (DVD).
  • Release Date was the 7th of January 2011 (UK) Filming locations for 127 Hours are ad feedbackMoab, Utah, USA Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Utah, USA
  • The running time of the film is 94 minuets.
  • The budget for this film is $18 million the gross revenue was $ 50,818,731

Another year


  • A drama directed and written by Mike Leigh the story is about A married couple who have managed to remain blissfully happy into their autumn years, are surrounded over the course of the four seasons of one average year by friends, colleagues, and family who all seem to suffer some degree of unhappiness.
  • The main actors are Jim Broadbent, Ruth Sheen and Lesley Manville they are all British.
  • The genre of this film is a drama.
  •  The studios involved with the making of the film are thin man films, film4 and focus features. The film was distributed by momentum pictures.
  • The release date of this film in England was the 5th of November 2010.
  •   The running time of this film is 129 minuets
  • The budget was $8 million and the gross revenue was $17,318,865



Four lions


  • A comedy/ drama directed and written by Christopher Morris. Four Lions tells the story of a group of British jihadists who push their abstract dreams of glory to the breaking point.
  • The main actors Will Adamsdale and Riz Ahmed are both British.
  • The genre of this film is a comedy/ drama.
  • The studios involved with the film are film4, wild bunch, optimum releasing and warp films. It was distributed by optimum releasing (UK) and drafthouse films (USA).
  • The release date in England was the 7th of May 2010
  • The running time is 97 minuets
  • The budget was 2.5 million and the gross revenue was $4,529,130



Made in Dagenham


  • The Director was Nigel Cole and the Writer was William Ivory.
  •  A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.
  • The main actors Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins and Andrea Riseborough are all English.
  • The genre of the film is a comedy/drama/history.
  • The studios involved with the making of the film were BBC films and number 9 films. It was distributed by paramount pictures (UK) and sony pictures classics (USA)
  • The release date in England was 1st October 2010
  • The running time is 113 minuets.
  • The budget was £5 million and the gross revenue was $9,038,485.

What is a British film?


The king’s speech (2010)


  • British historical drama directed by Tom Hooper and written by David Seidler. The films about King George VI who has to overcome his stammer, he sees Lionel logue an unorthodox Australian speech therapist. After his brother Edward VII abdicates he has to do a speech on the radio at the beginning of World War 2. it relates to British
  • The main actor Colin firth is British, Helena Bonham carter is also British. However the other main character Geoffrey Rush is Australian. So they have a mixture of nationalities to make it appeal to a wider audience.
  • Tom hooper and David Seidler are both British.
  • The studios involved with the making of the king’s speech are see-saw films, bedlam productions and nickelodeon movies. The film was distributed by momentum pictures which is in the UK, paramount pictures (Australia) and the Weinstein company (USA).
  • The film was released on the 6th of September 2010 for the telluride film festival and then later released on the 7th of January 2011 in the UK. The running time for this film is 119 minutes.
  • The budget to this film was £8 million. The film grossed £3,530,000 over its opening weekend in the UK playing 395 cinemas, clocking a per screen average of £8,885.
  • The UK Film Council, invested £1m to the making of this film.


127 hours


  • A true story drama directed by Danny Boyle and the screenplay was written by Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy. The book “between a rock and a hard place” was written by Aron Ralston. The story is about A mountain climber who becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.
  • The main actor James Franco is American as are most of the other actors.
  • Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy are both British but Aron Ralston is American.
  • Genre of this film is a biographical adventure film
  • The studios involved with the making of 127 hours are film4 productions and handmade films. The film is distributed by fox searchlight pictures(US), pathé (UK/France), Warner bros. (UK) and 20th century fox (DVD).
  • Release Date was the 7th of January 2011 (UK) Filming locations for 127 Hours are ad feedbackMoab, Utah, USA Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Utah, USA
  • The running time of the film is 94 minuets.
  • The budget for this film is $18 million the gross revenue was $ 50,818,731

Another year


  • A drama directed and written by Mike Leigh the story is about A married couple who have managed to remain blissfully happy into their autumn years, are surrounded over the course of the four seasons of one average year by friends, colleagues, and family who all seem to suffer some degree of unhappiness.
  • The main actors are Jim Broadbent, Ruth Sheen and Lesley Manville they are all British.
  • The genre of this film is a drama.
  •  The studios involved with the making of the film are thin man films, film4 and focus features. The film was distributed by momentum pictures.
  • The release date of this film in England was the 5th of November 2010.
  •   The running time of this film is 129 minuets
  • The budget was $8 million and the gross revenue was $17,318,865



Four lions


  • A comedy/ drama directed and written by Christopher Morris. Four Lions tells the story of a group of British jihadists who push their abstract dreams of glory to the breaking point.
  • The main actors Will Adamsdale and Riz Ahmed are both British.
  • The genre of this film is a comedy/ drama.
  • The studios involved with the film are film4, wild bunch, optimum releasing and warp films. It was distributed by optimum releasing (UK) and drafthouse films (USA).
  • The release date in England was the 7th of May 2010
  • The running time is 97 minuets
  • The budget was 2.5 million and the gross revenue was $4,529,130



Made in Dagenham


  • The Director was Nigel Cole and the Writer was William Ivory.
  •  A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.
  • The main actors Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins and Andrea Riseborough are all English.
  • The genre of the film is a comedy/drama/history.
  • The studios involved with the making of the film were BBC films and number 9 films. It was distributed by paramount pictures (UK) and sony pictures classics (USA)
  • The release date in England was 1st October 2010
  • The running time is 113 minuets.
  • The budget was £5 million and the gross revenue was $9,038,485.

Tuesday, 26 April 2011

lighting
 
key-This is the main light. It is usually the strongest and has the most influence on the look of the scene. It is placed to one side of the subject so that this side is well lit and the other side has some shadow. this is a 3-point lighting technique. you only have one light on the main subject.


Fill- This is the secondary light and is placed on the opposite side of the key light. It is used to fill the shadows created by the key. The fill will usually be softer and less bright than the key. you could move the light further away to achieve this. You could also set the fill light to more of a flood so that the light spreads over a wider area.

Back-The back light is placed behind the subject and lights it from the rear. Rather than providing direct lighting its purpose is to provide definition and subtle highlights around the subject's outlines. This helps separate the subject from the background and provide a three-dimensional look.

High-key-this bright and diminishes contrast. high-key lighting doesn't require adjustment for each scene which allows the production to complete the shooting in hours instead of days. The primary drawback is that high-key lighting fails to add meaning or drama.

Rim-defines the outline of your subject and can take an image from dull and flat to eye-catching and dynamic. this is like back lighting but is placed looking straight at the lens of the camera.

chiaroscuro-defines objects without a contouring line, but only by the contrast between the colours of the object and of the background. using chiaroscuro lighting characters can be defined without colours

Monday, 25 April 2011

How Has Expansion of Digital Media Been an Improvement For Audiences?
the expansion of digital media has been a big inprovement for audiences as people can now access films, tv programs and other in lots of different ways. people can now download movies straight onto there ipod which has increased sale as people can watch films on the go. one way which has grown in popularity is on demand tv this allows people to view shows of there chose when they want to watch them and you can also do this on phones and ipod now. also you can star series that you want to watch and they will come at the top of the page so that you dont have to look through the whole website just to fine the episode you are looking for this has change the amount of audience watching tv when the program is scheduled. people used to have to watch the program when it was on and couldnt watch it anyother time. being able to record the progams you want to watch and then view them when wanted on sky has lead to more audience and more people having sky.