British film industry- 30 Questions

What % of global box office was the British film industry responsible for?
The British film industry is responsible for 15% of the global box office.
What was this % in 2009?
Britain is responsible for 6.8% of the film industry. 
What might this change indicate about British film?
That the British film industry is becoming increasingly popular and is becoming more responsible for the global box office.
What films have been responsible for this change?
Batman: The dark knight and James Bond: Sky fall
What % of the British film industry makes a profit?
Only 7% of the British film industry actually make a profit.
What % of Hollywood films make a profit?
17% of Hollywood films make a profit.
How does that % differ between £2m and £10m budget British films?
7% makes 2 million and 17% makes 10 million.
What might we infer from this difference?
That Hollywood films bring in more income from the film that British films.
Which age group makes up the largest % of UK cinema goers?
The age range is 18-24 years old.
Why do you think this might be?
because most films are targeted at this age range.
Which 'type' of film has seen an 18% drop in attendance?
3D films.
Within that 'type' which genre has seen the biggest fall?
Big family films, such as Madagascar and Brave.
What did Charles Grant put this decline down to?
The price of seeing a 3D film at the cinema, this deterred families.
Who is Paul Green grass?
Paul greeengrass is a British film director.
How did he describe the British film industry?

What did a BFI spokesperson say was the point of less profitable low budget British films?

What was the budget for Filth and how much money did it take?
The budget was just under 2 million and it made 4 million.
What advantage did James McEvoy feel £100m films have over low budget films?

What is VOD?

What % increase did VOD see last year?

What impact might VOD have on distributers and Studios?

What impact has it had on Blockbuster rental stores?

What was unique about Ben Wheatleys 'A Field In England'?

What does director of The Machine Caradog James think is the toughest part of film making?

Why have rules been relaxed on what makes a film 'British'?

How has the use of visual effects in films been encouraged?

Name five of these rules and link them to The Kings Speech, Kill List, The World's End

What rules has chancellor George Osborne announced for tax on British films?

What is the highest grossing film in UK box office history?

How much has it taken and how many screens was it available on?

Stereotypes

Stereotypes are where people judge other people on where they are from or how they look. Stereotypes can be positive as well as negative.
Here are examples of bad stereotypes:

Teenagers: The stereotype for teenagers is that they are all hoodies, and that they hang around the streets getting up to no good.

Blondes: The stereotype for blondes is that they are dumb.

Irish: The stereotype for the Irish is that they drink a lot.

Here are examples of good stereotypes:

Asians: The stereotype for Asians is that they are good at maths.

Mr Smith Marketing of the kings speech

The only good thing about this poster is that the colours matched the time that it was set in. The poster could have been aimed at the older audience, due to that the poster doesn't actually show anything about the film, for example who is the king? also why is the woman in the middle and the man on the right looking cheeky and grinning looking in a different direction while the man on the left is serious staring straight at the camera. The film was supposed to be giving off a royal, classy image, but instead gave off a comedic image. The poster is giving off a comedy genre set in the past. Also the use of the posh font anchors the old fashioned theme.

The background colour is a boring/plain colour so it could be appealing to cult audiences. The whole poster as a whole is quite boring and plain, the font used looks like a standard font, not a posh one to reflect the film.

"How does your chosen clip hook the audience?"

In this essay i will be discussing how the introduction to Star Trek:Into darkness and how it grabs the audiences attention.

Mise en scene: The mise on scene hooked the audiences attention by telling the audience that it is on a different planet (Nibiru) This grabbed the audiences attention because immediately they are told that they are watching an unknown planet. Next the use of the red forest hooked the audiences attention because it is unusual and the use of the vibrant colors of the red leaves the audience is automatically focused on that, also the use of neutral colors for the uniform and the brown branches and trunk also makes the red leaves stand out more.The use of unusual aliens also grabs the audiences attention because all of this is out of the ordinary, and the audience will be intrigued by what is going on, and how the Nibirins live and how they look similar to humans but different because of how their skin is flaky and white with black lines going throughout their faces and body.This also grabs their attention because it is still creating mystery as to why they are running from an under developed civilization (We know this from the use of spears and not guns).   The use of props also hooks the audience, the scroll in captain kirks hand added a sense of mystery to what was happening, as well as the use of a Sci-Fi gun, the phaser, to stun the monster blocking their path. This grabbed the audiences attention because they see action and not just a Kirk and Spock running through a Forrest.

Mr smith: Production Companies for Kill List and other films they were involved in.

Screen Yorkshire:

• Pulse
• Donkey Punch
• This is England
• Tyrannosaur
• Wuthering Heights
• Kill List

Film 4:

• How I live now
• A Field in England
• Seven Psychopaths
• Sightseers
• The Inbetweeners Movie
• Kill List

Studio Canal:

• Catch Me Daddy
• Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
• From Up on Poppy Hill
• Baseline
• Rivals
• Kill List

Warp Films:

• Talking to the Dead
• Submarine
• Four Lions
• This Is England
• Hush
• Kill List

Mr smiths Essay Notes “Media production is dominated by global institutions, which sell their products and services to national audiences”.

Topic- Uk and Us films
Aspect- Production
Viewpoint- Dominated
Instruction- To what extent

Patterns of Production. Distribution. Consumption. - Use own examples of films i have watched (Star trek, Dredd, KillList)

The difference between small budget and big budget-
How much was spent on it?
Kill list- £500,000                                                                                 Made-       $26,297       
Star Trek- $190,000,000                                                                     Made-        $228,756,232
Better effects, actors, quality. Shows that money do bring people into the cinema.

Mr Smith " In what ways have the improvements in hardware and content affected institutions and audiences"

Th Blu ray disc was released in 2006 and these are the improvements in hardware it has compared to the DVD. Blu ray's maximum resolution is 1080p while DVD is limited to 480p. This means that you will see more of a detailed image, and see things clearer as well as the sound quality being improved. Blu ray is the highest quality video format available on the market. A Blu ray disc can hold up to 50GB of information while a DVD can only hold 8GB, This is good for Blu ray because it can fit more things onto one disc. Blu ray also has special features such as "BD-Live" this allows the user to connect to the internet and access extra content for the Blu ray such as additional deleted scenes, outtakes, trailers.Also with a DVD there is a short pause when the disc reader will switch from the first layer to the second, on Blu ray this short pause does not occur.The only downside to Blu ray is that it costs slightly more than a DVD but some people would prefer to watch in the film in a better quality and pay a little extra. This has affected institutions and audiences because more people would buy a Blu ray home cinema set and watch the movies at home because the quality of the picture and sound would be better, than going to the cinema.

Another improvement to hardware is movie streaming. This is where the user can stream movies from any device that can connect to the internet. For example, a gaming console is now compatible with Netflix a movie streaming website so that the user can watch films on their games console.
This affects the institutions and audiences because people would find it easier to watch films at home than traveling to the cinema.The film makers will not be losing out on money because they would sell the movie to a streaming site or a movie channel such as Sky Movies, this is a synergy and convergence between Sky Movies and Film Makers.  In some cases this would boost the sales for both the film makers and Sky movies, for example After earth was released on sky movies before it came out on Blu ray or DVD, so this would encourage people to watch it on Sky Movies.

Due to more people watching films at home and not watching them at the cinema, the affect cinemas was that they were forced to converge with orange and do special deals, for example Orange Wednesdays. This is great for both company's as it is a good promotional tool, the cinema could show Orange adverts before the film.

In conclusion the improvements in hardware and content are affecting institutions and audiences to watch films in their homes rather than go to the cinema.

Mrs Hammonds Editing techniques with examples

Editing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LXQg6t4q2A

Cutaways:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_64kQR7j_g

Freeze Frame:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejMA-okgm9I

Parallel Editing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ctfW7NgmRQ

Continuity editing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoaw7iTPlZc

Credits:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tecib3fj50A

Jump Cut:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ov4mQJIHhc

Cross Cutting:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmptU7vEkNU

Flashback:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEJFDUZXDyg

Graphic Match:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MkCXV84MFY

Juxtaposition:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x681envjbDA

Linear Narrative:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly0de3AHR7Q

Montage Editing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo0FVhZUhXI

Mr Smith: Why Dredd failed at the Box Office.

Dredd (2012)
 
In this essay i will be explaining why the latest film about dredd failed at the box office.
Dredd failed in the box office for many reasons:

• They made it into 3D. People were put off by paying more at the cinema for 3D.
• The original film dredd, was awful, didn't stick to the comic took mask off .
• The comic was released in U.K not U.S
• Although the new Dredd didn't take off his helmet, American audiences didn't like that they never seen his face.
• The success of avengers set the standards high for other superhero films.
• Dredd was an R-rated film. Only appealed to one out of the four quadrants.

Dredd was made into a 3D film which was a huge mistake. Firstly 3D effects cost A LOT. Most of the budget for Dredd was spent on 3D alone, which when the movie itself could have been improved was a mistake In my opinion instead of Dredd spending most of their budget on 3D they should have invested it into getting an American a list star to play the role of Anderson, for obvious reasons it would have been pointless getting an a list star to play Dredd as he never take his helmet off. Secondly the cost of a 3D ticket is a lot more than a normal ticket, which put a lot of people off the film.In the U.k 2D tickets were available to purchase.

In the original film Dredd, starring Silvester Stallone, didn't stay true to the comic books. In the comic books Judge Dredd did not take off his helmet under any circumstances, but in the original he did.The original was focusing more on the actor not the character itself. The comic was released in the U.K and only the U.K only, so why the original dredd was made into a U.S movie was a ridiculous idea because the U.S did not know who Judge Dredd was. However the new dredd did stay true to the comic in regards to keeping the helmet on at all times, which the American audience didn't like. In my opinion Dredd should have been an English film with elements of American in it, e.g. A recognized American actor. Although the reputation of the name Dredd has been tainted with the original, this could have made people reconsider about Dredd.

Another reason why Dredd failed at the box office was because it was released close to the avengers, this made people choose between the two, and with the ticket prices being higher for Dredd because of 3D more people went to see The Avengers which was a huge hit. In comparison to the avengers, everything was trailing behind. The budget for avengers was bigger, they had more A-list stars and it wasn't just one superhero it had 6! So the avengers has set the bar pretty high for superhero films.

Finally in my opinion was the biggest reason for the failure of dredd at the box office was because they made it into an R-rated movie (U.K equivalent is an 18). This was a huge mistake because they are only focusing on one of the four quadrants. This film stereotypically is for males, so they have already lost the views of women, and the film is not suitable for young teenagers, 13 year old, as it is an R-rated film. Although this might appeal to them, they would not be allowed in the cinema to watch it due to the violence in it. In my opinion the way that they could have drawn in more of an audience is to tone down the violence so that its a 15 rating, then add elements of romance in the film to attract females to watch the film. The film did still appeal to the nerdy audience however they could have been put off by the original film. The film reviews could have also been a factor in dredd failing at the box office, as the standards were set high from the avengers.

Mrs Hammond Dining Scene Analysis

In this essay i will be discussing the mise on scene (Everything on scene) for the dining scene from the movie American Beauty, the one which Lester throws the dish at the wall.

Firstly i will talk about the lighting. The lighting for the dining scene is mainly lit by candle light. This connotes that it was a romantic dinner, and creates an atmosphere of romance, and a dark background slightly lit by background lighting is to put the focus is on the dinner table and characters.

Next, is props. The props which stood out were the candles on the table, this connotes again a romantic theme to the scene. The table was set out nicely which still goes with the romantic theme. On the left side, which Carolyn was sitting at there (what looks like) a glass of wine which is classy, and again goes with the theme of a romantic dinner. But on the other side however Lester is drinking a bottle of beer, this doesn't really flow with the classy, romantic dinner.

Carolyn, Carolyn is at the table sitting up straight so from this i connote that she is classy/cares about how she is perceived. Also her wrists are not touching the table which also connotes that shes classy. However Lester is the opposite of Carolyn, he is hunched over his dinner, with one hand on his fork and one hand on his beer. This connotes that he's a bit of a slob. Then we see that Jane comes to the dinner table, therefore ruining the whole romantic atmosphere and turning it into a family meal. Carolyn for most of this scene is smiling, being sarcastic, this connotes that's she likes to be in charge and enjoys criticising others.  Jane comes in with an emotionless expression on her face, i would connote that she didn't enjoy the "Traditional" family meal. When Carolyn was being patronising and belittling Lester in front of Jane. Lester's response wasn't to defend himself or ask her to stop he asked her to pass the asparagus, which defiantly seems like he doesn't care what anyone else thinks of him apart from him. At the start of the scene, Carolyn was the one in charge, doing most of the talking/nagging, with the loudest voice. But towards the end of the scene it flips over to Lester being the leader of the conversation, and being the dominant one throwing the plate at the wall in order to gain dominance, also to get a say in the conversation that Carolyn was having. Lester throughout the scene remained calm, even though his actions seem dramatic and in anger. Jane was quiet throughout this scene.

The costume which Carolyn was wearing was formal, this still goes along with the idea that she is a classy person and cares about how people perceive her. Carolyn looks like she is wearing heels, at her own dinner table. This connotes that she always likes to look her best and again cares about how she is being perceived. Lester's costume is a very casual costume, an open buttoned shirt with a white t-shirt and jeans, this still goes with how he is being perceived as a slob. Jane is also very casual, hair tied back,wearing a baggy wooly jumper which connotes that she would rather be comfortable than look good. Jane is sitting up straight but is wearing comfortable clothes, which connotes that she is taking habits from both parents.

Mr Smith SuperHeores

Batman:
Batman started off as a comic made by Bob Kane, by DC Comics. Batman is published by Warner Bros. Batman was made into 8 films so far, and as mentioned before is a comic book.

Iron Man
Iron man started off as a comic published by Marvel comics and created by Stan Lee, Iron man has made 3 films so far, and as mentioned before is also a comic book.

Captain America
Captain America was originally a comic published again by Marvel Comics, but created by Joe Simon. There have been 4 films made about Captain America.

The Flash
The Flash is so far only a comic book made by DC Comics, and made by Gardener Fox. There are currently no films about the flash out, however there is (According to IMDb) a flash film currently being made and is to be released in 2016.

Green Lantern
Green Lantern was made into a comic book by Bill Finger, and published again by DC Comics. There is only one film brought out about Green Lantern.

THOR
THOR was actually a Norse God, but then Marvel Comics created a superhero with the same name but based on the Norse God. THOR was created again by Stan Lee, and there is 2 films about THOR however one of them is theaters on the 30th of October 2013.

Some of these have also been in a joint film, The Avengers 2012:

• Iron Man
• Captain America
• Thor

Mr Smith's Big Six and The Rules

My video explaining why the The Hunger Games broke the Four rules of making money in blockbusters. Also talking about Lionsgate and how they worked in collaboration with Universal Studios/Pictures to make The Hunger Games.

AS Media, Mrs Hammond Connotations & Denotations

Denotations:
A woman dressed in red with a light shining directly down on her and she is surrounded by three men on their knees dressed in black and have skulls on their t shirts, looking up to her. One of the three men is holding a skateboard. Just above the woman's head is a halo held up by two cherubs. The background of the photo looks like a sub-urban environment.

Connotations:
The men from the picture seems to be admiring the woman, so shes getting a lot of male attention in the photograph.The red dress connotes the colour of love, so she would get the male attention. From the background and the halo being held by cherubs, anchored with the writing from the side, she seems to be an urban angel. Carrying on with the idea that she is an urban angel then the three men on the ground could be looking up to her like shes a god, or even possibly praying to her. The skulls on the mens t shirts could connote that they're sinners and they have seen an angel, which could mean that they are praying/looking up to her, also how she is showing alot of skin connotes that she is confident about her body. Also the product that GHD are selling is lit up in the bottom left corner, this could mean that if you buy the product you could look as good and as confident as her.

The stages of film making

The stages of Film making made on prezi.
http://prezi.com/tovvmxlpoapv/present/?auth_key=de9a4yd&follow=-mwrfi9lwrmf

Film review

The Dark Knight:
When Batman, the mayor and the police force launch an assault on the mob, the mob was left to turn to the Joker for help, but in doing so the mob didn't count on the joker bringing total chaos to Gotham City.
The film would be targeted at Action lovers, this film has alot of action along with unexpected plot twists. The certificate for this film is a 12A.
The dark knights budget was $185,000,000 seems reasonable considering all of the hi-tech batmobiles!
Christopher Nolan Directed the film and the film has a few widely known actors such as Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman, Heath Ledger and many more.
Warner Bros are the studio that made the dark knight. The film used alot of special effects especially with all the explosions going off every scene. The film was released 24th July 2008.
The film was advertised in several ways:
Posters
Trailers
T.V Adverts
Bus Pictures
Billboards

Cinema AS Media Studies.

The Conjuring-
I wanted to see this film because i generally like horrors, although this film was a "Supernatural" Horror which isn't really the type of horror i would usually go for. I much prefer the horrors which could actually happen, like realistic horrors. E.g The orphan. I enjoyed The Conjuring although the introduction storyline was actually a better story line than the actual film itself. There were a lot of scenes which made me jump which obviously for a horror is essential. The conjuring is a good film for supernatural lovers, but for me the film just wasn't up to scratch.

Kick Ass 2-
I wanted to see this film due to the first kick ass was amazingly good, and the first was left on a cliffhanger, so i wanted to see how they carried on the story. The film was defiantly not up to my expectations, but was still an enjoyable watch nonetheless. The storyline was good, although it could have been better, defiantly needs more action! In conclusion kick ass 2 is a good film but will never live up to the original one.

The Internship-
I defiantly wanted to see this film due to the massive advertising campaign. Everywhere you go there was a poster, sign or a trailer for the internship! Even on the trailer for the internship there was an advert for the internship! The internship defiantly had its moments where i literally laughed out loud but as a whole it was little more than average. What let the film down was in the trailer they had already shown most of the funny parts, so when you finally watched it, you already knew what was coming.

5x5 Media Studies Anthony Rachael

5 Bands- Links are to random songs by the bands.
Blink 182- A good Pop Punk band!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kMZ23T9VHE
Sum 41- Ahh a classic band who writes memorable songs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMX2lPum_pg
Enter Shikari- For when you're in a dancy mood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_oFyhXd5P8
Cage the elephant- Unusual band, but amazing at writing lyrics and songs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0tsm0EhCJM
Fall out Boy-  Awesome band who have recently caught my attention.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jT1ETM5HUA

5 songs- 
Ain't no rest for the wicked- Lyrics are genius.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U631FGnXDXY
Killing in the name- A song which you can just jump around feeling angry to.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWXazVhlyxQ
Zero percent- Heavy, fun to sing along to!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HumePIkmTtQ
The anthem- A pop punk classic!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=desJKYvdq9A
All my life- I like what the song is about
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ04WbgI9rg


5 Video Games-
Gears of war- Extremely entertaining killing "Grubs"
Call of duty- ZOMBIES!
Guitar Hero- Despite the blood and gore from other games this one is still pretty awesome to rock out to.
Battlefield- Violent game, which i like!
Fill it - Most of my ICT lessons in Brockington consisted of this game.

5 films-
V for Vendetta- Awesome anti-government film.
The Dark Knight Rises- "You either die a hero or stay alive long enough to watch yourself turn into a villain"
The Love Guru- Funny film filled with innuendo's
Forest Gump- A classic.
Water Boy- Hilarious.

5 T.V Shows-
How I Met Your Mother- I can relate to Barney. I'm too awesome.
Big Bang Theory- Funny smart people jokes.
Family Guy- Funny, anything that can happen will happen.
American Dad- Twin brother of family guy.
The Simpsons- My childhood.