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Questions

What does a director do?

The director controls the whole production. A director is also a person who  is in charge of making all the creative decisions, the director will make the big decisions. They are responsible for using a script and making it into a film. the  director is responsible for deciding the lighting, the camera angles and also the lens. The director works closely with the cast and the crew.  The director works with the editor. the director also advises the color and the final shots.

What comes first script or finance?

The script comes first.

How can casting help to get the film made?

A casting directors job is to find the actors for the film this is a huge part of making a film, because without a casting director their  will be no film. 

Who is responsible for marketing?

The producer is mainly responsible for the marketing of the project.

Where do ideas for films come from?

The ideas could come from many different things E.g Books, Newspapers, Magazines and many more.

How does a film reach the right audience?

The film reaches out to the audience by many things, it mainly depends on the genre. it also needs good marketing e.g posters, trailers, billboards or even adverts. 

 

Delicatessen & City of god & Se7en

Delicatessen:-

In the opening scene to 'Delicatessen', shows a dark eerie background.The tone of the movie is 'sepia' , the camera zooms into a door which opens on its own. we then see a muscular man sharpening his two knifes. In this movie dietetic sound is used a lot in the opening scene. The knifes go louder and louder. Then the camera does a close up to a dark mystical whole in the wall. The lighting goes dark and the camera. Then the camera does a close up to the other mans face; his face shows fear and her is nervous.  we then see him disguising him self as a rubbish bag; he then goes in the rubbish bin and hides there.The man that was sharpening his knife at the beginning knew the other man was hiding in the bin. Suddenly the man grins then chops the other mans head. This scene was very disturbing however it made me want to watch the movie more.

Se7en:-

In the opening scene to 'se7en' there where close ups in the begin the lighting focuses on the writing, the camera also does a close up on the hands.. The opening scene had flashing shots. Also in the begging a person was cutting up pictures which i thought it was for his next victims. The lighting was dark and eerie. The movie automatically tells you that the genre is going to be horror.  The iconography suggests that the person was angry when he was cutting up the pictures. Also in the opening scene a person was sowing and was very careful.

City of god:-

 'City of god' is very hard to understand in the beginning. However the sound that was being played sounded very fun and adventurous. The movies paste was very fast, most of the characters were chasing a chicken with knifes; this suggest iconography because the knifes mean the chicken was targeted .The movie had violent language.  By watching the opening scene i think the movie is Adventure/action. The camera was moving side to side (panning) most of the time. There was a close up to the chicken. in this movie there was a boy that was told to get the chicken he was surrounded by cops and the villages people. His facial expressions showed the audience he was in fear and did not know what to do. Iconography showed he was targeted by all those people.

Three Colour Blue

The opening scene to ‘Three colour blue’, the camera starts of inside a tire.We then hear sounds of a busy highway, the camera then pulls back to show us it was a tire of a moving car, and then the car goes through a tunnel. In the back of this car; there is a young girl glazing outside the widow. We then see oil dripping. The camera focuses on the oil and blurs the background.  The car then stops. The only member of the family we see is the young girl and a glance of her father. The next shot the car was on  high-speed.

We then see a young boy playing with his toy; the toy was making a clicking noise. I noticed it had the same rhythm as the oil dripping. The toy could symbolise the crash because it had the same rhythm. This young boy was hopping to catch a ride. He spots the car speeding very fast; then he stands up. Suddenly the car crashes into a tree. He then runs to help the family in the car.

In the opening scene we did not see the husbands face, however his body structure seemed as if he was exhausted. In the start of the film it was at late night, but now its early in the morning. This shows he was driving for quite some time. This could also could be what triggered the car accident as well as the oil dripping.

In the beginning of the scene when the car when inside the tunnel. The camera showed us what the little girl ‘Anna’ saw in the back of the car. In that shot the scene kept on fading black as if the film has ended. The shot sizes in this movie are short. There where no special affects in the opening scene. The camera was focused at the oil dripping and it blurred the background.  The camera movements goes side to side (panning) in the scene were the girl runs out of the car. In the opening scene the film does not introduce any characters, except ‘Anna’ who we hardly know.

I personally think this film looks very interesting. From the first shots of this movie, I could automatically tell it was going to be a depressing but interesting film. In the opening scene there was no diegetic sound used. When I first heard about this movie the title ‘Three coulor blue’ stunned me because it’s a unique title. Overall I thought this movie was fascinating and I would like to see what happens towards the end.

The First Five Minutes Of The Three Films I Have Chosen

‘John Q’ is a film directed by Nick Casseveres. Denzel Washington stars as John Quincy Archibald, he is a loving father struggling to make money whilst working a minimal amount of hours in a factory that is likely for him to struggle to survive. Kimberly Elise portrays John’s wife, she is a working who has recently gotten a job in order to make ends meet. "John Q" is an emotional and powerful film that delivers a much needed message about the state of healthcare in this country. The first five minutes begins with a female driving in the highway, suddenly the shot ends with a terrifying accident. Then the next opening scene opens to john and his wife, then the families’ car was taken away because they did not pay their bills, this leaves the family depressed.

I personally think this film caught my attention because this movie has a lot of drama, suspense, and is very emotional. This movie really stands out because it has an amazing plot, you can automatically tell from the first five minutes of this movie it will have a lot of suspense. This movie shows s the injustice of society, and how health care system works. The first five minutes of this film is horrifying. The begging is dramatic and also shocking. The audience appeal for this movie is 16+. The genre for this film is crime, drama and suspense.

‘Osama’ is a film that gave me goose bumps, this film is about a family of three; mother, grandma, and daughter. They try to survive in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. The first five minutes started of with a crowd of burkha-clad women fighting for their rights. Between them is a young girl who looks petrified but by her mothers side. the scared young girl (Marina Golbahari) watches from a distance, as the Taliban soldiers using water hoses towards the crowd of burkhas.

followed by the next scene where the girls mother works is raided by the Taliban, the mother is then saved by a man who is taking care of her father; he says he is her husband.  In those times the women was not allowed to be in public without a male present. The opening scene is very hard to understand but it becomes clear later in the movie. The movie has subtitles in English.  The genre for this movie is drama and foreign. The audience appeal is for people who like drama and foreign movies.

‘The Mist’ is a horror film with suspense, its also dark and tense.  The Mist starts out with David Drayton (Thomas Jane) who is a man painting his studio when a violent storm hits one of his tree, the tree came slamming down to his studio window and also flattened his boathouse. Then him and his son Billy (Nathan Gamble); and his neighbour, Brent Norton (Andre Braugher). They all head to the supermarket; the mist is spreading towards the lake.

The first five minutes of this movie does not tell you a lot, but it comes cleat later in the movie. The genre for this movie is horror and drama. The audience appeal is for people over the age sixteen. The movie is frightening and terrifying.

How is media vital in modern life?

The importance of media is very powerful in the modern world. Media influences the lives of ordinary people every day. Information in the modern life is so simple to receive, without any hassle. Media is the best source to know about what’s happening in the world. There are many different types of media out there; e.g. magazine, Newspaper, radio, television and internet are the different types of media. However can be sometimes positive and negative.

Media is very powerful it could lead for the people to resort to violence. Sometimes adverts try to influence the people by telling them the importance of buying a certain make and how helpful it is, however some adverts do not tell the people the consequences.

However media can sometimes educates the people to know about their vital rights and how to use them. Media can also educate the children but developing their skill by watching good programmes that are easy to understand. Advertisements helps the people to know there are different products out there. Weather forecast programmes tells how the weather will be. Media can affect out life’s both negatively and positively it just depends on how society takes it. Media effect to people, aware and safely, and media announce what’s going on around the world. Media means speech, information and other communications. There are plenty of different types of media there are: the T.V., radio and newspaper media. Media is the vital source of changing the society. Media can change all negatives to positive.

Media can affect all age groups. Media can affect children because it shows violence. Television can be a amusement and education tool for children.  However television, and media in general has a very negative influence on children.  Media can be very educational for the children. However children can also be very vulnerable. Media can also be educational for the children because there are education programmes. Children then could develop their skills and intellect bu watching some of these programs, because visual media and audio is very easy to understand. Media can also be very effective to children because research has  shown that children who watch violence tend to be more violent.

I personally think the media that media help us to know about the recently news and we know what happen around the world. I also think that music is capable moving us emotionally. I also think technology effects everyone everyday, because before we had computers and internet it was very difficult to socialise with people. I personally think media can bring people to safety for example: phones are useful because if we didn’t have it, it would be hard to call for safety. Media has both positive and negative sides. I think media has made a huge role in my life. Technology made it so easier to talk to friends and family. Technology also made it easier for us to answer our queries. I personally think Technology makes our life much easier and faster to do things.