Thursday 25 September 2014

Release dates 11 July 2012
Directed: by Pete Travis  Produced: by Alex Garland, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reic
Screenplay: by Alex Garland
Based on Judge Dredd by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra
Starring: Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Wood Harris, Lena Headey
Music by: Paul Leonard-Morgan
Cinematography: Anthony Dod Mantle 
Edited by: Mark Eckersley Productioncompany DNA FilmsIM GlobalReliance Entertainment 
Distributed by Entertainment Film Distributors: Lionsgate
Dredd (2012) Poster
Why did DREDD flop at the box office?

DREDD was released on 7 September 2012 in the United Kingdom and on 21 September 2012 worldwide. Critics were generally positive about the film's visual effects, casting and action, while criticism focused on a perceived lack of the satirical elements that are found in the source comic and on excessive violence. Despite the positive critical response, the film earned just over $41 million at the box office on an estimated budget of $45 million. DREDD saw greater success following its home release, and has since been recognised as a cult film. The theatrical gross made a sequel unlikely, but home media sales and fan efforts endorsed by 2000 AD's publisher Rebellion have maintained the possibility of a second film.
DREDD is set in the future and shows a crumbling city in fluctuated by over 800 million people with danger lurking round every corner. Only the judges are left to retain some sort of civilisation in the chaotic mega city.  A new drug craze has hit the streets forcing the judges to take action, an addictive new drug called "Slo-Mo" has been introduced, which slows the user's perception of time to 1% of normal. The so called ‘mama’ clan are making a name for themselves as the creators of the inhaled drug and run the cherry trees block with their brutality and abide for the law striking fear into their residents. The judge and his trainee psychopathic accomplice set upon the mission to bring all prosecutors to justice and restore civilisation to the area.
My opening reason on what I believe affected dreads performance at the box office was due to the similar story line of a film which had un wearingly come out shortly before it. This film was called the raid. Although they are still very different films in terms of the topic the issues within the film are still along the same guideline, unfortunately for DREDD the raid came out first meaning people who like action films of high intensity, gore and evil drug lords watched this one first and would probably consider not going to watch DREDD afterwards considering both films trailers were also similar.
My second reason i believe DREDD fell well short of its potential is due to its age certificate. DREDD was classified as an 18 meaning no fan under the age could watch it (legally). I believe due to the history of the super hero, judge dredd and the cartoons that have been produced over the years by making the latest installment an 18 they lost a large bulk of there fans and therefore profits. Although cartoons are still popular within adults you would expect there many sales to come from younger people. Within people who read superhero comics judge dredd is a household name and I think a vast amount of DREDDS viewers came from comic readers with prior knowledge of the judge.
In addition another factor in why DREDD wasn’t successful could be down to the simple fact there are plenty of other superhero films released with a more substantial background to them. Judge Dredd is one of marvels least known characters which gives people unaware of him a sense of the unknown- a lot of people these days want to pay to go to the cinema in guarantee they are going to see a high quality movie and without any knowledge of the judge they may see this as a gamble. The fact it had to compete alongside films released in the same year such as The Avengers, The Amazing Spider Man and The Dark Knight Rises is likely to have also been culpable with these well know films having extraordinary budgets with highly renowned cast members DREDD with its relatively small budget in hindsight had little chance. Without a doubt you could say DREDD was definitely low in the scale of high profile films of the year 2012.The fact that DREDD may not have been a typically English film could potentially also been a problem with americans not recognising its originality-something they usually credit us with.
In conclusion i believe all these reasons have played pivatal parts in the downfall of performance at the boxoffice. however if i was pushed to give a final verdict on why DREDD failed i would lay the blame at the path of poor marketing with the lack of publicity  and the maximum age certificate being key factors.





Monday 22 September 2014

Monday 15 September 2014

lester burnham representation

In the first scene of american beauty I got the feeling that Lester was a lonely, and single man. I was under this impression because he woke up alone, no wife by his side and he just looked like he wanted to give up on the day before it had even began. The way that his bedroom is set out also suggests that he lives a very monotonous life, very bland colours, plain walls, plain bed sheets, it doesnt look like anyone actually lives there, it just looks like a cheap hotel room that he has rented for the night. In the next scene we see Lester in the shower, where he describes the highlight of his day to be 'jerking off in the shower' which illustrates the lack of sex in his marriage., which once again shows how discontent he is with his life.

The scene then takes us outside to Lesters wife, Carolyn, the contrast between him and his wife is huge, its almost as if the roles have been reversed in a stereotypical family situation, she is the one that's up bright and early, confident and ready to get on with the day, a well fitting suit and looks presentable, This is another way that the film shows how sad Lesters life is.

Lester is presented to be trapped in his life, or marriage in this scene, first this is shown in the shower as if he is trapped behind the glass door frame, and again when he is looking out the window to see his wife talking to the neighbour, its the way of showing that he is the outsider looking in on society, he is not really wanted or needed anywhere. 

The tipping point in the scene is when Carolyn is honking the horn and getting angry with Lester because he is making her late for work, in a stereotypical world it should be the other way round, Lester's briefcase then opens and all of his work documents fall out of the case, making him look extremely pathetic and embarrassing, The way that Lester walks also shows how unsatisfied he is and that he has a lack of confidence. 

To show how little his family think of him Lester is positioned in the back seat of the car, typically the child's seat but because Lester has no respect from his family this is where he is forced to sit. Lester then goes on to fall asleep in the back of the car looking like a little boy slouched down as if he hasnt got anything to do today.

amera Shots, Angle, Movement, Composition

  • Shots: establishing shot, master shot, close-up, mid-shot, long shot, wide shot, two-shot, aerial shot, point of view shot, over the shoulder shot, and variations of these.
  • Angle: high angle, low angle, canted angle.
  • Movement: pan, tilt, track, dolly, crane, steadicam, hand-held, zoom, reverse zoom.
  • Composition: framing, rule of thirds, depth of field – deep and shallow focus, focus pulls.

Editing



Includes transition of image and sound – continuity and non-continuity systems.
  • Cutting: shot/reverse shot, eyeline match, graphic match, action match, jump cut, crosscutting, parallel editing, cutaway; insert.
  • Other transitions, dissolve, fade-in, fade-out, wipe, superimposition, long take, short take, slow motion, ellipsis and expansion of time, post-production, visual effects.

 Sound

  • Soundtrack: score, incidental music, themes and stings, ambient sound.
  • Diegetic and non-diegetic sound; synchronous/asynchronous sound; sound effects; sound motif, sound bridge, dialogue, voiceover, mode of address/direct address, sound mixing, sound perspective.

Mise-en-Scène

  • Production design: location, studio, set design, costume and make-up, properties.
  • Lighting; colour design.
Below are links to tube chop where i have found examples of these angles...

over the shoulder shot


high angle shot


low angle shot


tracking shot


crane shot


zoom shot

panning shot

extreme long shot

close up





Les miserables
Les miserables Les Misérables is a 2012 British romantic musical historical drama film produced by Working Title Films and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film is based on the 1862 French novel by Victor Hugo and is bout the French revaluation.The film is directed by Tom Hooper, scripted by William Nicholson, Boublil, Schönberg, and Herbert Kretzmer, and stars a very famous cast led by Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, and Amanda Seyfried. The film premiered in London on 5 December 2012, and was released on 25 December 2012 in the United States, on 26 December 2012 in Australia, and on 11 January 2013 in the United Kingdom. It won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Hugh Jackman and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture for Anne Hathaway. Not only that but it also won British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA, received eight Academy Award nominations and and won three, for Best Sound Mixing, Best Makeup and Hairstyling and Best Supporting Actress. The film tht was meant to be made in 1992 was abandoned until 2005 when interest in turning the musical into a film adaptation had begun. In 2009, producer Eric Fellner began negotiations with Mackintosh to acquire the film's rights and concluded it near the end of 2011. Nicholson then wrote the draft within six weeks time.In March 2011, director Tom Hooper began negotiations to direct Les Misérables from the screenplay by William Nicholson, Production on the film officially began in June. in September 2011 to January 2012 the cast had finally been chosen and everyone had specific roles.With a production budget of $61 million filming locations in England included Boughton House, Winchester College, Winchester Cathedral Close, Her Majesty's Naval Base Portsmouth, Chatham Dockyard,St Mary the Virgin Church, Ewelme, South Oxfordshire and Pinewood Studios. The first taster of them film was shown on 26 April 2012 and was a clip of Anne Hathaway singing "I dreamed a dream". The film's vocals were recorded live on set using live piano accompaniments played through earpieces as a guide, with the orchestral accompaniment recorded in post-production, rather than the traditional method where the film's musical soundtracks are usually pre-recorded and played back on set to which actors lip-sync.On 27 August 2012, it was announced that recording sessions for Les Misérables would begin in London on 10 October and featured a 70-piece orchestra. On 30 May 2012, the film's first teaser trailer debuted online, on 20 September 2012, an extended first look was released on the film's official Facebook page. On 24 September 2012, a new poster for the film was released on the film's official Facebook page. The poster featured young Cosette, played by Isabelle Allen.[85] Posters featuring Jean Valjean, Javert, Fantine, and Cosette were later released on 12 October, with more posters of Thénardiers and Marius released on 1 November 2012. Les Misérables was originally going to be released on 7 December 2012 before it was moved to 14 December; however, on 18 September 2012, the film's release date was moved back to 25 December, so as not to conflict with the opening of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, which opened on 14 December. Because of this, it opened alongside Django Unchained. Release date for the United Kingdom was 11 January 2013.On 23 November 2012, Les Misérables was screened for the first time at the Lincoln Center in New York City, which received a standing ovation from the crowd.This was followed by a screening the next day in Los Angeles, which also received positive reviews.Les Misérables premiered on 5 December 2012, at the Empire, Leicester Square in London. Red carpet footage was screened live online in an event hosted by Michael Ball, the original Marius of the West End. The film was released in select IMAX theatres in New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, and Montreal. Les Misérables earned $148,809,770 in North America and $293,000,000 in other territories for a worldwide total of $441,809,770. In North America, Les Misérables opened on 25 December 2012 in 2,808 theatres, placing first at the box office with $18.1 million.This amount broke the record for the highest opening day gross for a musical film, previously held by High School Musical 3: Senior Year, and was also the second highest opening day gross for a film released on Christmas Day. It earned $27.3 million in its opening weekend, placing third behind Django Unchained and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.[95] The film was released in the United Kingdom on 11 January 2013 and earned £8.1 ($13.1) million in its opening weekend, making it the largest opening weekend for a musical film, as well as for Working Title.
The avengers

Where did the idea come from? the idea came from the marvel comic franchise.

Which studio agreed to make the film? the film was made by paramount pictures and marvel studios.

Who owns that studio? Avi Arad owns the studio for marvel studios.

what was the film's budget? the budget for the film was $220m

Who was the films producer? the producer was Kevin Feige.




Who wrote the script? Zac Penn wrote the script for the avengers

Who directed the film? Josh Whedon

Who starred in the film? the film starred Robert Downey junior, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L Jackson.

In which country was it filmed? United states of America.

Which locations were used? new Mexico,  butler area, Pennsylvania, Columbus ohia, Stuttgart.


The cameras used to film the movie were the digital arri alexa, the cannon EOS11 and cannon EOS7D SLR.

The editors of the film were Jeffrey Ford and Lisa Lassek. the film was released on the 11th april 2012 in the USA but on the 26th of april 2012 in the united kingdom. The film was advertised in many different ways, for example, poster campaigns, trailers on the television aint in cinemas, television conventions. the film had many reviews, one said that if you loved marvel then you would love the film, another said that there are a few boring bits, but mostly the reviews were positive. The film made $200.3m at the US Box office and $25.5m in the UK. worldwide the film made $641.8m.


Les miserables.

the idea for les miserables came from the the french novel by victor hugo. the film was made in Pinewood studios. The films Budget was $61 million, the producers were tim bevan, eric fellner, debra hayward and cameron mackintosh.

director - tom hopper.

the film stars - hugh jackman, russell crowe, anne hathaway and amanda seyfried.

the movie was filmed in both france and england, the locations were boughton house, winchester college, winchester cathedral close, the naval base in portsmouth, south oxfordshire.

they used several cameras in the filming process, a 35mm spherical package of arricam lite and studio cameras with arri/zeiss master prime lenses.

the editors of the film were melanie ann oliver and chris dickens. it was released on christmas day of 2012 in the USA and the 11th of January 2013 in the united kingdom. like the avengers the film was advertised in many ways, such as posters, trailers and TV conventions. The film recieved mixed reviews, one said that if  you loved the novel then you would love the film, another said you would hate every second of it, a third review complained about the singing in the film and claimed there was too much to endure. the film made $103.6 million at the US box office and over $400 million worldwide. 


Tuesday 9 September 2014

5X5 work


5 bands music

The Smiths (e.g this charming man how soon is now) Morrisseys voice is unique and stands out amongst other voices.

https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSsgMuK_F3gJtM3ao920cGZRHym1WUoNQKKjoIrWVltha4ikp-xThe Stone Roses (e.g I wanna  be adored fools gold) A band from Manchester which came to prominence in the mid 80’s to late 90’s. Probably my favourite band with there catchy music and being a football fan listening to the stone roses is almost a religion.

Oasis (e.g slide away cigarettes&alcohol)  a key musical figure through the 90s and 2000s. Some say defining there generation.

Arctic monkeys (e.g  Brianstorm R U mine alex turners arrogance and confidence on stage make the arctic monkeys stand out amongst modern bands for me. Also the fact the consistency of quality with there songs is brilliant. Rarely will they produce a song which I and other monkeys fans will not enjoy.

The Courteeners (e.g not nineteen forever summer The courteeners have recently dominated the music I listen to with a slightly different vibe to bands I have mentioned earlier. Liam frane is an excellent lead and is now a iconic figure in modern music.       

5 movies  

Green street ( Elijah Wood, Chalie Hunham)

The inbetweeners movie ( Simon Bird, James buckley, Blake Harrison)

StepBrothers (Will Ferrel & John c.reilly)

Wolf of wall street ( leanardo di caprio & Jonah hill)

The Firm ( Callum Macnab, Paul Anderson)

5 televison programs:

Skins (Kaya Scodelario, Hannah Murray, Jack O'Connell)

Fresh Meat ( jack Whitehall, jesse Armstrong, Kimberley nixon)

The Inbetweeners ( Simon bird, Blake Harrison,  James Buckley)

Match Of The Day ( Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer, Danny Murphy, Robbie Savage)

Soccer AM (Helen chamberlain, Max rushden)
Five Brands

Supreme - Major heavyweight in the streetwear scene, popular amongst skaters.
Bathing Ape (Bape) - Expensive Japanese clothing line, incredibly sought after.
Nike - Largest sports/streetwear company in the world, who doesn't know who Nike is?
Carhartt - Founded as a workwear brand, now has become a popular streetwear brand. Especially renowned for their Beanies and Man Bags.
 Billionaire Boys Club - Massive clothing label created by the singer/musician Pharrell, one of my personal favourites.

My representation





 
My representation
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I believe my personality, interests and clothing choices would lead me to fall to under the categories of both new casual and skater. The reason I would class myself as a new casual would be the fact iam a passionate football fan who travels round the country to watch Leicester city matches, now days there is a certain way us football fans dress which is commonly assosciated as being a ‘casual’. Such brands include lacoste, ralph lauren, pretty green, weekend offender, stone island and levis which must always be accompanied by a pair of adidas trainers.
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 However these are only the sort of brands I would where at the weekend, clothing I wear for example to school would probably fall under the category of ‘skater’. This consists of brands such as supreme, BAPE, stussy and carhartt etc.
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An example of someones dress sense who I admire would be former oasis  singer Liam Gallagher. Liam himself would fall under the casual category and has his own line of clothing ‘pretty green’ which I particulary like.
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