Thursday, 14 January 2016

La haine review

The motion picture La Haine is a high contrast, French film. It is around three men that were encompassed by french groups and living in a "ghetto" region situated in Paris. They were all from various foundations (one was Jewish, the other was an Arab and the last individual was a dark male). Since it is a ghetto region, they are numerous police around. One day, a cop had left his weapon some place. At that point in some numerous scenes later, the Jewish hero had found the weapon. In the following couple of scenes, there was a considerable measure of revolting going on and the hero, with the firearm, utilized that weapon on the police who were likewise at the mobs and were attempting to prevent it from happening. At one scene the Jewish character, Vinz, began contending with a policeman where he then began to affront him. after that scene, he then met that same policeman at where they went to after and that same police man would begin to undermine him with a firearm. This prompted the policeman incidentally pulling the trigger of the firearm with prompted focusing on and murdering on of the principle hero (the Jewish character). 

The mise en scene, all through this film, was all to do with pack brutality. Subsequently, there were a wide range of things that was identified with group viciousness, e.g. firearms, bandannas and revolting. The way that there was a group, in a split second conveyed to the gathering of people consideration that the setting of the motion picture will be truly unpleasant and the climate would either be calm or even hazardous in light of the fact that individuals in the motion picture wouldn't know where feeling of peril would be originating from. 

All through the entire motion picture, numerous panning developments were utilized when all the diverse groups were going through the uproars. This particular camera development was capable to the group of onlookers since it made them feel like they were in the film with them and they were taking after the posse to where they would focus next in the mobs. Likewise, a ton of shot/opposite shot was utilized between the three fundamental heroes when they would be having their discussions. 

Nonetheless, this film is exceptionally cliché in light of the way that regardless of the possibility that somebody was wearing a particular thing of attire that a pack part would wear, the police would in a flash focus on those individuals regardless of the fact that they were pure

Tuesday, 12 January 2016

script

Fade In:
Park Royal - Dusk



Malik and his friend, Lucas enter a narrow tunnel way, exchanging jokes and laughing.
Malik, Londoner, from Hackney and ex-gang member, formerly ranked Capo laughs, telling Lucas jokes about his night out in a club.

                 Malik
                 [Laughing hysterically]
                  A... and then I slapped that slut away from me,                     she tried groping me! 

Lucas, Londoner, from Hackney  ex-drug trafficker, walking lifelessly with noticeable enlarged pupils.

                                         Lucas
                 Malik, bro, you gotta rock this joint, mannnn... -
                 Focused on Lucas, Malik suddenly stops

                 Lucas
                 Was' up with you? Les go man, boss is gonna get                      pissed! 

  Malik stares into space as he looks back, completely ignoring 
  Lucas.

                 Malik
                 I been here holmes.

  Lucas squints his eye, laying his right hand out.

                 Lucas
                 The fuck you talking about, Malik? 

  Malik, looking around almost as if he's exploring a ruin.

                 Malik
                 This is where Life 1 ended for me, bro.

  Lucas, looking at his cigarette confusingly, carelessly     throws it on the floor.

                 Lucas
                 Mali, tell me I'm not on a bad trip...

  Malik again staring straight ahead of the tunnel, lifelessly.

  Transition pan in from iris. 

Dissolve in:
Park Royal - Midnight
  
Gloomy surroundings, muffled, eerie voices.
                  
  BENJAMIN, hired mafia mercenary, associated with rival gang
                Benjamin
                KEEP running, Malik. It only makes me more                       excited.
                
                Malik
                FUCK AWAY FROM ME, MAN!!!

  Benjamin, slowly lifting his magnum caliber... Shoots

  Loud flash bang is heard, sending Malik back to his normal state
  
  Malik, on his chest on the floor and arms spread

  Lucas, looking completely alien 

               Lucas
               BRO, are you okay?! 
               
               Malik
               Yea-... Yeah... lets go.
    
               Lucas
               You got problems, man... or is it me that's just been                blazing one too many...

 Malik smiles and pats Lucas once on the back, and continues  walking through the tunnel

               Malik
               Sorry, bro.

 Slow fade out.


Scene 3, fade in:

Malik constantly looking back...

Malik, overflowing with paranoid thoughts of him being chased, so he turns around

               Malik
               AHHHH!!!
                 
                Lucus
              Fix up bro, what's the issue
Malik hears a group of people speaking, he then turns around and notices that 3 men are walking slowly behind them.

Malik stops one time and turns around, instantly the 3 men also stop and carefully analyse his face and then bring out a picture. Malik releases they where people after him, so he turned around swiftly and walked very fast forward
                
                 Malik
                 LET US GET OUT OF HERE NOW!

                 Lucas
                What you talking about man, just couple Donnie's 

A gang of mercenaries - 3 men each with weapons held in their hand starts following Malik from behind, slightly increasing their pace over time.

Malik looks back once more and the gangsters are only a few metres away, then Malik goes for the run 

Malik then runs into a dead end and stops breathing heavily 

                                    Malik
                               Oh shit!! Come on lets talk about this
                         
                               Gang Member
                            OH? NOW YOU WANT TO TALK BUT BEFORE ALL YOU DID WAS RUN, YOU PUSSY!!!!!!

 Black out ---   You can then hear glass breaking and loud noices

                                          Malik
                                     HELP!!!!

Scene 4, fade in - interrogation room

DONALD PRICE, or "Don" for short - the Godfather.

Donald with a picture of Malik on his hand, gripping furiously smashes the picture on the table.

              Donald
              I want him dead or alive, he needs to understand that               he shouldn't mess around with a millionaire's money.

Donald, slowly getting up from his chair proceeds to grab a black gym bag and slowly unzips it...

              Donald
              This is yours if you complete the job...

The two mercenaries nod their head and slowly walk away.

mise-en-scene



casting details-


Darnell- Darnell will be portraying the character Donald price who is perceived as a king pin and is the head of the gang. he is not like a general leader of the gang as he is perceived like a veteran and they refer to him as 'Don' or 'Mr Price'

Lele- Mr Lele Obetto will be portraying the roll of 'Benjamin' a hired mafia mercenary

Abdi- will portray the character Malik who is the main protagonist in this production. Malik is a former gang member who has been experiencing flashbacks of his experience as a gang member after crossing paths with old settings.

John- Marvin will portray the character of Lucas who is now Maliks closest freinds and has relatively never been involved in the supposed 'gang life'

further casting will be confirmed

location

park royal tunnel- why we chose this as our original setting is because of the dark setting we can implicate by generate with each of our shots. this will truly clarify our camera work. this will be our secondary location as it cannot signify the importance of our primary location.

another location we chose to shoot in was grand union village, why we chose this location is because it is a convenient location to film clear shots where the set up of the area is relative to our production. grand union village also features a canal which carefully links to the plot of possesses elements of violence.


characters

Malik
Lucas
group of gangsters
Benjamin
Donald Price

props 

magnum gun- this will explore elements of the protagonists troubled childhood and how he has dealt with guns throughout his life and is still having issues with them now.

knife- not definitely used but explicitly details the dangers that symbolise the power and destruction in which can be caused by the knife.

iphone- not entirely important but links to the scene.


smoking products- needed to link in our scene

costume and make-up

hoodies and sweatshirts- basic clothing

make up may be needed if in fact we do decide to participate in a fight scene, however we do not intend to make it seem cliche.


malik may be shown in formal dressing  when we see the transformation he had from a gang member to a sophisticated young man.


lighting

high key lighting will be used at specific elements especially in the tunnel due to the darkness during when we are shooting

low key lighting will be used when we finally meet the boss' Donald Price' as it will implicate he has a sense of power and dominance

Wednesday, 6 January 2016

focus group

What the focus group involved:

Our group had discussed our film, "Viva La Miscreant"and it's constituents such as the:
  • Title and tagline
  • Genre
  • Log line
  • Other successful films that are similar
  • Narrative structure
  • Main protagonist, their desires, the conflicts they encounter
  • Target audience
Each or a greater amount of these things were talked about and all the more advantageously by the individuals from our gathering that surfaced with a portion of the thoughts, realizing that they have a more inside and out clarification to their decisions. Our entire motivation behind this presentation of the film was to angle for any thoughts, whether it'd be useful feedback or compliments, guaranteeing what we're doing incorrectly and what we're ideally doing right.

Additionally the intended interest group would in all probability and perhaps clearly be aimed at the target audience of the male sexual orientation, ideally around the ages of 14-18, and I picked this extent just not under theory, but rather as per different studies indicated being that their allure goes towards savagery and any nature that we would ordinarily take up with youthful, neglectful and free-vivacious guys. I would likewise then say as indicated by psychographics, possibly a fringe between low-class and working class as group brutality is obviously a graceless demonstration, so it wouldn't identify with high-classed individuals, ever.

originally i thought my orginal idea has creative elements compared to this italian fantasy. so we have linked our orginal idea and our new idea, and we are hoping it can sound out to be a success. 

Wednesday, 16 December 2015

MEST2: BBFC Institution research




Research the BBFC: what is the institution responsible for? How is it funded? What link does it have to government?
The British Board of Film Censors was set up in 1912 by the film industry as an independent body to bring a degree of uniformity to the classification of film nationally. Statutory powers on film remain with the local councils, which may overrule any of the BBFC’s decisions, passing films we reject, banning films we have passed, and even waiving cuts, instituting new ones, or altering categories for films exhibited under their own licensing jurisdiction.

Read this BBFC guide to how films are rated. Summarise the process in 50 words.

A film is refined by a progression of procedures, dependable by an analyst, whether it'd be having some expertise in diversions or motion pictures. Ordinarily an analyst would watch and investigate DVD's primarily focusing on his knowledge and experience, which is called to be "solo-seeing", however greater establishments offer greater consideration, in this manner silver screen movies require rating in groups of two. These inspectors take into components, for example, chiefly: general connection (plot, character and so forth), cinematography and dialect; sex; drugs and so forth.



Read this BBFC section on controversial decisions. Why did The Dark Knight generate a large amount of media coverage regarding its certificate? Do you agree with the 12A certificate The Dark Knight was awarded?

The dark knight was hit by a lot of controversy because of its 12A age rating which many people thought was too low. This was because of its excessive violence. 12A guidelines allow moderate violence as long as it can be justified by the context. However, many people thought that the dark knight should have been a 15 age rating or even 18 because of its excessive violence it showcased to its superhero fans.

What are the guidelines for a 15 certificate?


strong violence
frequent strong language (e.g. 'f***').
portrayals of sexual activity
strong verbal references to sex
sexual nudity
brief scenes of sexual violence or verbal references to sexual violence
discriminatory language or behaviour
drug taking


The BBFC website offers an explanation of every classification it makes and detailed case studies on selected titles. Choose one 15-rated film from the BBFC case studies section and summarise the classification the film was given and why

i chose the movie attack the block as it is Classified by BBFC as to be 15 uncut,presumably because of the way that it is a sub/half and half kind of comic drama, blended with frightfulness AND sci-fi - an exceptionally surprising and unusual sorts set up together, and possibly this speaks to adolescents of our era, who have offbeat perspectives and like a blend of things.

Wednesday, 9 December 2015

Arthouse film institution

Production: Independent film studios

1) Look back at the five films you have analysed for your existing product research


1.Boyhood – IFC Films, Universal Studios, 20th Century Fox, United International Pictures, Hollywood Pictures and Diaphana Distribution


2.Donnie Darko- 

Newmarket Films and United Artists and Pandora Cinemas


3.Girlhood- 

Holdup Films


4.eternal sunshine of the spotless mind-  Focus Features- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind


5.Ill manors-   BBC Films' along with 'Film London Microwave



2)  What other films do these studios produce? Can you find any any other independent, arthouse or low-budget examples?



BBC Films: The Woman In Gold, Philomena and The Awakening.


British Film Institute (BFI): Under The Skin, The Lobster and Robinson In Ruins.



Film London Microwave: Strawberry Fields, Shifty and Cubs

3) Do the studios have any notable successes? What is the most successful low-budget or independent film the studio has released?



Distribution: Independent film distributors


Crass detail essentially innervate the dawning of a film and the creation of it regardless of the genre it is in, can help provide a sense of escapism to viewers from the events in their day-to-day lives. Confirmation having identified an audience, it's key for distributors to reach out to the largest volume of people as possible. This is required exhausting by the vasty amount of options to gain entertainment from increasingly growing and this is especially due to the more recent emergence of 'digital' in the film world in which the way films are for example advertised, has had to be completely reworked to accommodate with the change

Any component can start the making of a film and the production of it paying little heed to the class it is in, can give a feeling of idealism to viewers from the occasions in their everyday lives. 


recognizing its potential gathering of people 

considering what might force gatherings of people to come and watch a film 

foreseeing the amount of aggregate income they could conceivably make after discharging the film 

persuading silver screen administrators to really screen their movies 

attempting to set up organizations that'll help in building mindfulness and enthusiasm for the (idea of the) film 

guaranteeing that the interest really changes over into ticket buys for the film

 Getting ready for the arrival of a film, especially the dissemination of it, starts directly after the arrangement has been marked in the middle of wholesalers and makers/studios. This arranging happens between both sides (the wholesaler and/or studio

Curazon simulated eye: This organization is a uk based autonomous coat wholesaler. Established in 1976. It has Into the deal opened 11 autonomous silver screens across the country. Trailers foreigner curazon Wintry and atmosphere: This film is a narrative on the impacts of environmental change and expects to instruct and open people groups eyes to the way that the world is changing and changing for the more terrible, things to take from this are the way that it is in a remote dialect yet with English subtitles. Additionally it is described over with clasps from the different sectors. 


Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind


Distributor: Focus Features


Budget: $20 million


Box office: $72.3 million

boyhood

Budget - $4 million

· Gross - $46 million

· Profit - $42 million A Clockwork Orange - Columbia-Warner Distributors
Budget: $2.2 million
Box office: $26.6 million


Girlhood - Studio Canal
Budget: N/A
Box office: $1.7 million
Profit: N/A



Donnie Darko - Metro dome Distribution
Budget: $3.8 million
Box office: $7.6 million
Profit: N/A


Exhibition: Art house cinemas


The art house film I have picked is incidentally the Electric Cinema, situated in London. The art house silver screen is situated in Notting Hill and Birmingham, London and is one of the most seasoned working films in the nation.

is a low-spending plan film support that was brought up in 2006, and the objective is to just shoot a full-length highlight film - it is at last open for trying movie producers, movie producers in documentaries, fiction, activity and so on.


A case study in independent film production: Film London and Microwave Film

1.) Film London is UKs open office for movies and media. The valuation for art house movies is likewise apparent in light of the fact that the office/association is for non-benefit. Film London's definitive objective is to advance and create film society. It exists as the very establishment for uprising movies, executives, and so on

Film London will be London's sole film organization who contribute towards the foundation of London as a pioneer or overall centre in the film business. They exist so as to guarantee that London holds its film society all through time for one, and that the business inside of the capital keeps on growing all in all.








ill manors

ILL manors fits the conventions for an art house film because the plot is based upon a crime ridden life in London. usually London is showed as a glamorous, entertaining city which has expensive locations but this movie focus clearly on drug dealing, gang violence and issues which affect poverty and crime situations in London, these are stuff primarily not shown about London.

freestyle

Freestyle could be considered to be an independent/ film with it again representing showing a more specific section - in urban areas. In contrast to ILL Manors though, the film looks like it aims to entertain more than it does inform on significant issues. Then other two films i talked about appealed to a younger audience as they understand the nature and the speech of the characters in the film, whereas is freestyle the characters talk in more of a mainstream way.

shifty

shifty is similar to Ill manors in the sense it has elements which link to the increasing crime happening in London and how this movie explores this. mainly both Ill manors and Shift would attract the same target audience as it gives more of a look at a local image of london. this clearly details why it is more of a art house film than a main stream film.

Watch these top tips for film production. List three things you've learned from these short videos that you can apply to your MEST2 production work. 


Have energy and excitement for your script, make something you would inevitably be pleased with. Likewise, have the capacity to reliably and succinctly clarify your story which enormously helps as far as pitching a thought and drawing your intended interest group in.

Thursday, 3 December 2015

existing product research

Boyhood




the fact that no cuts were used in their conversation when editing is quite interesting as the one continuous shot with the camera moving closer ended up being more effective. This film links to the conventions of an art-house film because the concept spontaneous and has a unique feel to it. i would generally say the target audience is young adults/teenagers and mainly aimed at boys as it depicts a whole different mentality as to how an american styled life may be lived, and also because it involves drugs, sex references and alcohol use. BBFC have rated this 15. the theme seems very realistic and is easier for an audience to engage with as to the portrayal of the protagonist and his behaviour, this could be further connoted as they have tried to stitch the audience into the film. concept. 



Donnie Darko




From a sound viewpoint, very little can really be said in regards to the scene since there is no non-diegetic sound at all as soundtracks or voice-overs. All that you can hear in it is dialogue between characters or the sound of an article e.g. the writing slate as it is being moved into the classroom. 


With mise-en-scene, the environment of a classroom setting is conveyed with the outfits of the on-screen characters being synonymous with school uniform. The props additionally add to this setting with the writing slate specifically having undertones with classrooms and school by and large. The lighting utilized as a part of the scene can be said to convey very much a practical look to it all, with not a single solid differences or shadows in sight. this seems like a bit of an unorthodox film mainly because of the concept and the structure of the concept. this film is set for teenagers and young adults because it is seen as an unorthodox horror and only specific people may understand the concept. 

Girlhood




All through this entire concentrate, there was one principle some portion of cinematography utilized; it was the panning development. This panning development was utilized when the two characters were on one side of the train, moving to the melody they were listening to. This panning development was truly essential to the group of onlookers in light of the fact that when they were doing this camera development, the scene itself was pretty much taken inside of two or three shots. Along these lines, this implied the group of onlookers may have felt that they arrived with the characters while they were moving (made them feel separated of the film). Another motivation behind why the group of onlookers may feel like they are separated of the film is a direct result of how high the camera. As should be obvious, the level of the camera is head stature so it may feel to the gathering of people that that is them and that its a perspective shot


As I would see it, this move ought to be for individuals who are matured 16 or more. This is on account of this motion picture speaks a great deal about medications and has a significant number vicious scenes which isn't something to be thankful for youthful viewers to be viewing. Likewise, individuals are over the age 40 wouldn't have any desire to watch this specific kind of motion picture since it isn't a film that the senior era wouldn't have any desire to watch since it saw at adolescents and youthful grown-ups



eternal sunshine of the spotless mind





With sound, a non-diegetic soundtrack is available towards the end of the scene furnishing the scene with a more passionate tone alongside the diegetic dialogue. Moreover just before the young lady vanishes a mutilated sound impact can be listened (non-diegetic) proposing that she it might be said, very nearly isn't genuine. 


The mise-en-scene in the scene simply like in the past recordings adds to the foundation of the setting in the scene with props, for example, the book truck, additionally simply the book racks themselves. Very little can be said in regards to lighting in the scene either since the scene is depicted in truly a reasonable way on account of that.


A clockwork orange




The clockwork orange clearly depicts the nature in which it has a sociopathic/dilinquent plot to it and explores different elements which refer to horror.From a mise-en-scene standpoint it's clear that natural light is what provides the realistic look to the video. The costumes are on the go in the interest with each person's clothing being uniforms, this idea that this group are a gang of a sort is really brought about. Props barring bolster this with one of the characters possessing a sword cane/cane sword perhaps suggesting that this group are a bunch of outlaws. The sound of the music is diegetic and parallel to the scene, even though it can seem as if the music is non-diegetic as the sound is so clear, through the use of prop makes it realistic