8th - 9th November
66% USA
19.9% USA/UK (co Productions)
14.3% UK
0% Other Countries
Sunday 18 January 2009
Wednesday 7 January 2009
Problems With The Thriller
There was a delay in the the beginning of the filming of our thriller film, consequently we began to look for music on http://www.unsignedbandweb.com/ which let us download free, uncopyrighted music. We then found a song that we felt would add a lot more meaning to our piece. The music is fairly slow, played by acoustic guitar. Although we were pleased with this music, we were aware that we would have to think about our storyboard more in order to add more depth to it. This led to more problems as we had to think up new events for the opening of the film. Previously, we had decided to show clips of a girl panicking whilst running through fields, we would would later show clips of her, having been beaten up, tied up and left in a white room. This was supposed to be the girl's flashback. However, having found our music, we realised that the second section would not fit in so well.
What difficulties/ problems did we encounter?
Before we filmed our thriller opening, we looked on several websites to see what kind of music we wanted to use. After listening to several upbeat songs which would have fitted with a scene that included a high speed chase (the affect we thought we wanted), we then listened to a slow, calm piece of music written by Sylvan Young and played on acoustic guitar. We realised that this gave more depth to our opening as it represented how the character was not running away because she had done something wrong, but because she was scared and alone and knew she had to find a safe place. The music lets the audience relate to the character as they are able to get closer to her. Realising that we had found the right music for our thriller, we also understood that we would need to change the storyline slightly. This is because the previous storyline, including flashbacks and bright flashes of light, seemed trivial and we no longer wanted to display a simple message to the audience. Once realising al of this, we then had to change the storyline so that it would complement the music and continue to create mystery for the audience.
For our opening, we wanted specific weather conditions; these included heavy rain and a dark, cloudy sky. The first time we shot on location, the weather conditions were perfect for the scene but proved very difficult to work in. We had to hold an umbrella over the camera at all times to prevent it from getting damaged, the actress playing Grace had to run around in character wearing only the costume that she was given and she became cold and tired very quickly and the tripod slipped about on the muddy ground, making it hard to get a steady shot. After filming several shots, we had to give up and knew that we would have to continue filming on another date. This also proved difficult as the location of the film is in the countryside and we didn’t want to have to travel there to find that the weather conditions were not right. Finally, we found another day where the weather conditions were similar to that of the first day we had shot, and we continued to capture the rest of our thriller opening. The lighting was slightly different to that of the previous shots, but we successfully managed to make it look like the same brightness when editing with the film software afterwards.
Initially, we knew that we did not want to keep any diagetic sounds to our opening, to once again, add to the feeling of desolation and loneliness. After capturing all of our footage, and beginning to edit, we realised that without diagetic sound our thriller began to stray away from the thriller signifiers.
What difficulties/ problems did we encounter?
Before we filmed our thriller opening, we looked on several websites to see what kind of music we wanted to use. After listening to several upbeat songs which would have fitted with a scene that included a high speed chase (the affect we thought we wanted), we then listened to a slow, calm piece of music written by Sylvan Young and played on acoustic guitar. We realised that this gave more depth to our opening as it represented how the character was not running away because she had done something wrong, but because she was scared and alone and knew she had to find a safe place. The music lets the audience relate to the character as they are able to get closer to her. Realising that we had found the right music for our thriller, we also understood that we would need to change the storyline slightly. This is because the previous storyline, including flashbacks and bright flashes of light, seemed trivial and we no longer wanted to display a simple message to the audience. Once realising al of this, we then had to change the storyline so that it would complement the music and continue to create mystery for the audience.
For our opening, we wanted specific weather conditions; these included heavy rain and a dark, cloudy sky. The first time we shot on location, the weather conditions were perfect for the scene but proved very difficult to work in. We had to hold an umbrella over the camera at all times to prevent it from getting damaged, the actress playing Grace had to run around in character wearing only the costume that she was given and she became cold and tired very quickly and the tripod slipped about on the muddy ground, making it hard to get a steady shot. After filming several shots, we had to give up and knew that we would have to continue filming on another date. This also proved difficult as the location of the film is in the countryside and we didn’t want to have to travel there to find that the weather conditions were not right. Finally, we found another day where the weather conditions were similar to that of the first day we had shot, and we continued to capture the rest of our thriller opening. The lighting was slightly different to that of the previous shots, but we successfully managed to make it look like the same brightness when editing with the film software afterwards.
Initially, we knew that we did not want to keep any diagetic sounds to our opening, to once again, add to the feeling of desolation and loneliness. After capturing all of our footage, and beginning to edit, we realised that without diagetic sound our thriller began to stray away from the thriller signifiers.
Content Analysis of Film Distribution in Norwich
On the 22nd and 23rd of November (Saturday and Sunday) 29 films were being exhibited between 4 cinemas; The Odeon, Vue, Cinema City and Hollywood Cinema. Here is a list of those films.
Quantum of Solace - UK
Max Payne - Canadian
High School Musical 3: Senior Year - US
Zach And Miri Make A Porno - US
Ghost Town - US
Body Of Lies - US
Burn After Reading - US
Choke - US
Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian - UK
Easy Virtue - UK
Igor – US
Mamma Mia! - US
My Best Friend’s Girl - US
Pride And Glory - US
Quarantine - US
Saw V - US
Scar 3-D - US
Make It Happen - US
Ghosts of East Anglia - UK
Heidi - US
W. - US
Waltz With Bashir – Foreign Language Film
The Baader – Meinhof Complex – Foreign Language Film
Young @ Heart - US
A Taste Of Honey - UK
Met. Opera: La Damnation De Faust – Foreign Language Film
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - UK
Brideshead Revisited - UK
Space Chimps - US
Over this particular weekend, 17 of these films were being shown at the Odeon, 11 were shown at Vue, 9 at Cinema City and 8 at Hollywood Cinema. 63% of the
It has been accurately stated that Hollywood films are becoming more and more like advanced computer games. The two mediums, action films and computer games feed off each others violent themes. Violence is becoming a more increasingly popular way of dealing with conflicts and American films definitely have something to do with this. The action films are filled with stereotyped, strong men who often manage to solve their problems with fights and violent behaviour. These films are sometimes then made into video games. By producing merchandise, including video games, it promotes the idea that the violence within the film is not a bad thing, but a realistic feature of life. It becomes apparent to the audiences (mostly teenage boys) that it is alright to be violent towards people.
24% of the exhibited films were British films. It would seem to make sense that in a British cinema, the vast majority of films shown would be British, but this is obviously not the case.
If the Hollywood Film industry continues to grow, there may be a time in the future when British film makers won’t have any business left. This would have a huge affect on certain people in Britain; directors, actors, producers, make-up artists, technicians and costume designers would lose their jobs in the film industry. Audiences would only ever be able to view films with other cultures’ beliefs and values.
Quantum of Solace - UK
Max Payne - Canadian
High School Musical 3: Senior Year - US
Zach And Miri Make A Porno - US
Ghost Town - US
Body Of Lies - US
Burn After Reading - US
Choke - US
Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian - UK
Easy Virtue - UK
Igor – US
Mamma Mia! - US
My Best Friend’s Girl - US
Pride And Glory - US
Quarantine - US
Saw V - US
Scar 3-D - US
Make It Happen - US
Ghosts of East Anglia - UK
Heidi - US
W. - US
Waltz With Bashir – Foreign Language Film
The Baader – Meinhof Complex – Foreign Language Film
Young @ Heart - US
A Taste Of Honey - UK
Met. Opera: La Damnation De Faust – Foreign Language Film
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - UK
Brideshead Revisited - UK
Space Chimps - US
Over this particular weekend, 17 of these films were being shown at the Odeon, 11 were shown at Vue, 9 at Cinema City and 8 at Hollywood Cinema. 63% of the
It has been accurately stated that Hollywood films are becoming more and more like advanced computer games. The two mediums, action films and computer games feed off each others violent themes. Violence is becoming a more increasingly popular way of dealing with conflicts and American films definitely have something to do with this. The action films are filled with stereotyped, strong men who often manage to solve their problems with fights and violent behaviour. These films are sometimes then made into video games. By producing merchandise, including video games, it promotes the idea that the violence within the film is not a bad thing, but a realistic feature of life. It becomes apparent to the audiences (mostly teenage boys) that it is alright to be violent towards people.
24% of the exhibited films were British films. It would seem to make sense that in a British cinema, the vast majority of films shown would be British, but this is obviously not the case.
If the Hollywood Film industry continues to grow, there may be a time in the future when British film makers won’t have any business left. This would have a huge affect on certain people in Britain; directors, actors, producers, make-up artists, technicians and costume designers would lose their jobs in the film industry. Audiences would only ever be able to view films with other cultures’ beliefs and values.
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