Media Blog 2 - Mr Halsey

1) Write a 100 word summary of the Media Magazine article. The articles focus is on distribution of movies and how "A field in England" distributed across all platforms on the same date. It talks about how much money is spent on distribution which is accumulated up to £330mln per year.  2) Read the following pages on the official website for  A Field In England  and write a one-sentence summary of each. Each page provides explanations of the unique release strategy that the institutions behind the film chose:  Industrial Evolution : Producer Andy Starke on the music industry influences informing  A Field In England ’s release strategy.    The article is about the Producer Andy Starke on the music industry influences informing, A Field In England’s release strategy and how they illustrate the evolution and democratisation of film distribution. The industry decided to go for something different and tried to r...

1) Research the  BBFC  in more detail: what is the institution responsible for? How is it funded? What link does it have to government? The institution reviews movie releases and analyses them for it's use of bad language, use of violence, use of nudity and sex and finally the taste and decency of the movie. Once that is done and all put into consideration the institution gives the movie a rating between U - 18.  The BBFC is independent and focuses on it's own funds to keep running. They also don't make any profit. The BBFC was made due to a law being passed stating that  subject to certain exemptions, video recordings offered for sale or hire commercially in the UK must be classified by an authority designated by the Secretary of State.   2) Read this  BBFC guide to how films are rated . Summarise the process in 50 words. A group of people watch the movie and analyse everything about it from the plot and characters to any sexually exp...

Funding 1) What was the budget for  Chicken ? £110,000 2) How did Joe Stephenson end up raising the money to make the film? He got the money from friends and family. Raised entirely through investment by individuals (e.g. rich friends/contacts) No funding body (e.g. BFI Film Fund) was willing to fund Chicken Raises questions about whether film industry is accessible to lower-income filmmakers 3) How does the  Chicken  budget compare to a Hollywood-funded British blockbuster such as  Spectre  or  Paddington 2 ? Chicken's budget came in as a micro-budget of £110,000 whereas paddington's budget was £50,000,000 4) Joe Stephenson tried to secure funding from organisations that help low-budget filmmakers. What is the  BFI Film Fund  and how does it contribute to the British film industry? The BFI uses National Lottery funds to develop and support original UK filmmakers and films, and to increase the audiences who can enjoy them.  5) ...

1) Write a one-sentence definition of what makes a film British. It is a film based in Britain with British Actors/Characters with a British subject matter. 2) What is the difference between a Hollywood production context and production context of a British film? British film as a production context also tends to be varied but idiosyncratic to the story being told within the film. A films production context is the conditions under which the film has been made. For instance the Hollywood production context means that most films made by Hollywood studios have high budgets, a heavy reliance on celebrities both in the cast and crew and spectacle driven stories.  3) When did the James Bond franchise start? In the 1960's. 4) In terms of film censorship and graphic content, what began to change in British film in the 1970s and 1980s? The British film industry in the 1970's was dominated by the subject of censorship that continued into the video nasties b...

1) Type up your feedback/comments from your teacher. WWW:Excellent cinematography Good handheld camera Good scripting Good Framing Low angle shot Good performance Good ideas; Slow mo EBI: Quiet Dialogue  Focus on flow mo Follow instruction Shot/reverse shot not included  2) Type up your feedback from fellow students. WWW: Good acting Good use of angles Good pan cross Good framing Panning  Multiple angles Funny EBI:Audio too low Slo-Mo out of focus Follow the brief 3) Now reflect on your video. Did you meet the brief and successfully include the three key editing aspects we have learned? We missed the reverse shot, and we missed the door match on action. We also had really low audio which we need to improve for next time. 4) What were the strengths and weaknesses of your final film? Write a detailed analysis picking out specific shots, edits and any other aspect of film language you think is relevant. Our strengths where our acting, lo...

SCRIPT EXT. METAL STAIRCASE DAY 1 - 06/12/17 TWO BOYS (KACPER AND MOHAMMAD)ARE WALKING DOWN METAL STAIRS AFTER THEIR LESSON. KACPER How do you not get any girl man? MOHAMMAD I don’t even know man it’s just girls these days… KACPER Bruv its not girls its you, you can’t get no girls man MOHAMMAD Don’t even say that tho I can KACPER But it’s the truth MOHAMMAD I chat to a new girl every week what you on about? THE TWO BOYS THEN TRANSITION TO THE SECOND SET OF STAIRS WHERE THEY MOHAMMAD THEN NOTICES A GIRL SITTING ON THE STAIRS. MOHAMMAD Are you sure I can’t get a girl? KACPER 100% MOHAMMAD There’s a girl right there, I’ll bet you £15 I can get her number. KACPER Cool £15 yeah? Let’s do it THEN TRANSITIONS TO A PAN OF THE GIRL SITTING ON THE STAIRS WHERE IT GOES BACK TO THE BOYS AS MOHAMMAD IS WALKING DOWN THE STAIRS MOHAMMAD Yo b… Can I get your number? GIRL No? MOHAMMAD Why not GIRL I’ve got a man MOHAMMAD So what?...

 Cinematography The initial shot was a crane shot from the view of a helicopter showing us the mass amount of cars crossing the border. After the setting is presented the camera goes in for close ups of the characters. The camera switches between their faces and then POV shots showing us where they're looking and what they're looking for. This is done to create and then maintain maintain the tension, as we know all that the characters know, if we're looking through their eyes we only manage to discover what they do.Once the characters leave the car the camera shots change, they stick with medium shots/medium close-ups of the characters to show us more of what's going on. Momentarily we are also shown another Crane shot from the helicopter showing us how many soldiers there are. Editing The pace of editing differs. The scene begins with very slow paced and well though out between each cut, being long enough for the audience to identify what's happening but not ...