Media Blog2 - Mr Halsey

REVIEWS AND FEATURES: 1)POSITIVE POINTS- -"a complicated and brilliant portrait of London life" The Guardian. -"strong performances from a superb ensemble cast" The Telegraph. -"its far more gripping than a drama about the property market sounds" Evening Standard. 2)CRITICISMS- -"an overly schematic tangle of under developed plot lines populated by underwritten characters" The Telegraph. -"it was a disappointment" The Telegraph. 3) 4)The writer says that 'the average house price in London hits £500,000 as Capital's housing market shows no sign of losing steam'. 5)-"housing market and increasing rate of gentrification across London means that Capital's ideas still stand. Reflecting the times, the setting has changed from Clapham to Balham." Standard. -"Capital offers a microcosmic metaphor for London at large." Standard. -"This drama shows an eternal London, riven by inequality and...

SCENE 1: garden/ BBQ scenes (one in East, one in West): Technical codes: Mise-en-scene: Digetic music (East) Costume (soldier uniform/ old fashioned clothing)- East Bigger house- West = shows wealth. Costume~ emphasises East vs West- creates 80s nostalgia; younger generation= casual, dont want to conform to the old, traditional ways. Formal, hierachical- West- most people are in uniform. Representation: East/ West/ Family/ Gender: Family in East= warm, valued, welcoming, poor but happy- Tracking/ steady cam shot follows Martin when he greets everyone. Family in West= traditional- daughter perfoming= traditional. Gender- Martin starts the bbq (West), Mum was organising/ tidying (East) = stereotypical. Gender- Martin places his hat on Anettes head= he is dominant in the relationship. "That Reagan... danger to mankind"- East vs West- coffee (prop)= wealth within the West. Gender= male dominated- historically accurate?, stereotypes reinforced. SCENE 2: Martin...

Factsheet #132 1) It is a film that includes British characters, settings which shows parts of British culture. 2) As a production context, the British Film usually has a varied story. But the Hollywood production context means that most films made by Hollywood studios have high budgets and use popular celebrities. 3) The James Bond franchise began in the 1960s. 4) Gradually, the acceptance for sex, violence and crime imcreased. There was the idea that the media was losing its purity. 5) British film have explored issues like class, politics, social change and education. 6) Producers usually add in some humour during any type of film as the British audience tend to enjoy this. Factsheet #100 1) There are four parts: cultural context, cultural contribution, cultural hubs and cultural practitioners. The minimum score is 16 out of 32. 2) 3) The BFI is production led. This means that film makers have to sacrifice distribution rights by selling their film to a distribution compan...

1) MARK: 7/15 GRADE:D WWW: Q3 shows a strong opinion and real agreement with the debate. This demonstrates the potential you have in media! EBI: Lacking key knowledge- film regulation. This is the inevitable consequence of not completing the work we set. Lack of depth/ detail and specific reference to the CSP (Chicken). You needed a lot more for Q3 in particular... you didn't address the other side of the debate (funding, commercial success). 2)Q1: 1/2 Q2: 2/4 Q3: 4/9 3)Film festival circuit. 4)It is not important for the BFI to focus on social-realist films as they are low budget; meaning that they are wasting their money on small films which probably won't get much recognition. They should be focusing on the big Hollywood films which will draw in a much bigger audience therefore, they won't be wasting their money. 5) It is important that the BFI to make social-realist films as they contain topics that are considered as sensitive therefore, they are unspoken ...

1- BLADE RUNNER: The poster consists of three different images that are almost merged together. One image is of a man who appears to be sweaty and he is holding a gun as a prop ; this alludes to the fact that the genre could be action . Also, there are beams of light that shine from him. This implies that he could be the main protagonist of the film. The second image is of a woman who is smoking. her facial expressions demonstrate that she is serious about something as she is looks stern. The final image is overlooking a city and a spaceship is travelling towards it. This could be significant as it foreshadows what could happen within the city and what could potentially happen to the characters. The spaceship helps the audience to understand that the film could contain some sci-fi. Finally, the copy , "man made his match... now its his problem", suggests that the man on the poster has created trouble which resulted in him having to deal with it himself. Or, the audience co...

1)The BBFC are responsible for giving films an appropriate age certification; they provide families and children guidance to choose what is appropriate for them to watch and what isn't. Also, they are there to prevent offence to the public caused by sex/ nudity, violence, bad language or decency. The council sorts out the BBFC's financial affairs and is responsible for senior appointments however, they aren't involved with age rating. 2)Compliance officers watch many films during their working day. They usually watch DVD's and episodes from TV series that are aimed at young childeren of which are already broadcasted on TV alone; this is called 'solo viewing'. Films for cinema release are classified by teams of two as well as controversial or extreme content. This creates a range of opinion. The compliance officers watch films in the BBFC's cinema in order to experiemce the whole effect that imagery, editing, sound levels and special affects will have on a ...

Funding: 1) The budget for chicken was £110,000. 2)Stephenson raised money through investment by individuals; could be rich friends or contacts. 3)The budget is much lower than a popular film as it used less equipment and scences therefore it was cheaper to film unlike an expensive film to make. 4)The BFI Film Fund uses National Lottery funds in order to develop and support original UK filmmakers and films and to increase the audiences. 5)I think that 'Chicken' failed to secure funding from the BFI Film Fund as the topics within the film could potentially make the audience feel uncomfortable therefore, they wouldn't make much money from it. Production: 1)The weather made it difficult to film as most of the shots were filmed outside. 2)The film took 19 days to shoot. 3)The most difficult shots to film were the outside shots. Distribution: 1)In 2014, the film failed to secure a distribution deal due to the BFI not funding the film; it suggested that the film woul...