Camera

The Camera work of Freak is very significant, has this helps to distinguish the charcters and to show the power, dominancy and equality within the Teen Online Drama

In the beginning of Freak we are shown The main character taking a picture of herself, the shot is taken from outside the house, we are not shown exactly what she is doing, all we see is the camera which symbolises a possible concern with a self image. We are then shown her brother enter the room, from a still shot. This shows a possible dramatic scene has he storms in the room from a calm atmosphere.

There is a lot of versimilitude in the Episode. During the middle of the episode we are shown Lucy entering the room with a low angle shot, as she is entering a room full of guys, and she is a girl this suggests a possible threat to the group and her feminity is a threat to the group.


Freak also displays some quite long duration shots which reflect the mood of the scene, We see the fiesty character Heather trying to flirt with someones boyfriend, the camera pans from character to character but we the tracking stays the same. This is showing a tension within the scene has this rivalry between the two characters and this is displayed through the stiffness of the camera.

At the end of the Drama there is more use of panning, we see Lucy walk out of the house, and almost run straight in front of the car, the camera doesnt change postion and this shows the pacy and the emotions that are running through the progamme, therefore creating versimilitude.

Freak, Editing

The editing throughout the Teen Drama is highly significant, as improves the flow of the drama and the way the scenes are connected, at the start of the drama the introduction of different sounds helps to hail the audience for example at the start we hear a trumpet being played, this unusual sound is cleverly slotted in at the beginning by the editor in order to hail the audience.

Another clever technique used by the Editor is the sound, the sound is played all through the first scene before title is even shown, so the audience doesn't know anything about the film, do is forced to watch more of the Drama to find out, a simple technique but is very effective

During the middle of the Drama, pictures of a party are shown with music, we are then shown the party afterwords, this effective for the audience as they been given a teaser of what is to come, then when they are shown what has actually happened it reveals certain secrets also the music can help to reflects the tone of the scene.

Fantasy Film Making Part 2

Synergy

The product placement I have chosen for my Synergy was Mc Donalds, I had also chosen this for My comercial has well, the reason for this is that Mc Donalds in one of the largest Franchise in the world, and is seen as a family icon in the resturant industry so it helps to attract wide audiences and also represents my production company, has it is a hollywood company. So they fit together quite well as a synergy. My second type of synergy is Apple Mac, which is another product placement, this company is also a popular franchise across the world, it also attracts the new age audience beacuse of it technology so it makes a good synergy for the fantasy film. Also I will be recieving a lot income from both of the franchise (Mc Donalds and Apple Mac) which is a big advantage for the fantasy film has it provides a financail attraction.

Crew

When it came to deciding My Crew, I knew I had to pick a reliable one. The reason for this was that Production company was hollywood flix and the represntation regarding hollywood company are ushually of a high quality, therefore I have to make sure my film meets the highest standard. Its also very important that I have a reliable crew has this increases crediblity for my film and also attracts my audience, for example I have a good director "Sam Rayman" who has alot of experience. My production team is also very experienced and is a expert in thier carrer. The Editor is a vital part of the film has he smoothens out the scenes and makes it seem more effective. My special effects is also a vital part of the film has this increases the visual aspect of the film and this therefore entices the audience.

New Media Technology

The new media technology is one the key aspects for my film has this gives the film the finishing touch and is also the foundation for the film. The key camera we chose to use was the Sony HDW-F900R which one of the most expensive cameras today. This increases the Reliabilty of the film and therfore improving the quality. However the more cameras we have the harder is to move them around, therefore hiring more people to carry the equipment. For the Tapes I had chosen Dv tapes, Dv tapes are very popular and also very reliable it is compatible with the Apple Macs therefore enabling the Editor will have the best job possible

An analysis of Freak. part 2.

Mise en Scene is a key aspect which helps to further the narrative and also helps establish representations with the Drama, the first instance is when Lucie is shown in her bedroom. The first reason why this is significant is that her clothes are taken of her. Because this the first scene of the drama, the audience doesn’t know what this symbolises however because she is stripped to just her Bra and Knickers it suggests that they of importance to her and could suggest a financial difficulty within the Drama this represents a possible working class society: in addition, the arrangement of her furniture is quite cramped, which also suggests a lack of financial diffulty within her household. Also the objects in the Drama are quite significant. We see two Kids break into a party using a metallic object of somesort. This suggest that they were up to mischief before the party began and portrays a negative representation within the drama, that they are Mischievous teenagers. Money is also a key part within the Drama has it seems to give a sense of control and status for example Lucie wants to go to her Step-Brothers party, and is bribed with money to stay from the party. This gives a sense of control and vulnerability within Lucie, this represents her as a character that can easily be manipulated.

Analysis on Teen Drama Freak!

There are many different classes represented within the Drama such as upper, middle and working.

In episode we see a party taken place around a pool and high quality building, this would demonstrate upper class within the community as these facilities would be expensive. Upper class is also portrayed within audio as well, one of the female characters........ speaks quite posh and has quite a rich london accent, this could percived of good upbrining in terms of education. Also in terms of material gain is quite vast. We are shown Lucie been taken into a designer shop called Rokit, for these to afford Designer clothing they, could be quite finacally stable suggesting that they are from upper class background.

Lower class is portayed quite highly in Freak, we see Lucie not being able wear clothes, this happens in to instances, one where clothes are taken off her, and theres even a time where she doesnt have enough cloths to go, this could be a cause of financial problems suggesting lower class. Also when there is party going on, the only music being played is from a Stereo, when that falls into a pool, they are left with no music entertain ment and resort to instruments, which suggests lower class.


Stereotypes are the main focus in the Progamme, but class has big part in that factor. Lucie is shown not own many cloths mainly because she cant afford them, so she takes her brothers clothes, making her look more boyish and tomboy and not the typical image of a female. Most of the charcters have different archtypes within the progamme. Lucie often struggles to express herself fully and unintentionly copies her rival. We se ... change her clothing in order for her to become different and unique , she wants to become more upperclass in this case due to the different acessories applied to her dress. Most of the representations within the progamme are negative as ... is seen to be quite bitchy and rude to her fellow friends (Musical, Lucie, sun tan) however this could be a cause of her ubringing. We see Lucie has a postive repsentation, as she is victimised within the group but is still seen emancipate her self. This shows graditidue and modesty, howver this could be cause of her class from not being able to afford things to make more like her friends.

Special effects and Graphics

Special effects and Graphics

The age of special effects has changed entirely across the century, from Cgi, to Model animation, we have seen various different graphics not just to meet the genre, but to attracts the eyes of all cultures.

So How did it all start off then?

During the middle 19th century a guy called Oscar invented a form of special effects called the "trick photograph" by combing photographs from different cultures in order to create some sort of illusion.

In the the Late 19th century, a director called Alfred Clark created what is now known as the first-ever stop-motion picture special effect. While filming a re-enactment of the beheading of Queen Mary, Clark instructed an actor to step up to the block in Mary's costume. As the executioner brought the axe above his head, Clarke stopped the camera, had all of the actors freeze, and had the person playing Mary step off the set. He placed a Mary dummy in the actor's place, restarted filming, and allowed the executioner to bring the axe down, slicing the dummy's head. This was the first ever piece of dramatic special affects that enhanced the narrative.


A year later "1896" This then became a Visual Phenomenon, as a French Magician discovered the same technique, and realised that it could be used to change the locations and character styles entirely for example ; a truck to turn into a hearse, pedestrians to change direction, and men turn into women.

In the early 19th century (1914) this technique called "Stop Trick", was in popular demand as a French director was inspired by these techniques, as he created over 500 films, his most famous one called Le Voyage dans la lune which included techniques such as live action, animation and miniature painting work.

Moving across the years, film exposure was invented to change the colours of the slides in order to contrast the image from black to white or vice versa.

During early 1920, the special effects were the improved by Norman Dawn who installed the Matte shot. The original matte shot had pieces of cardboard that were used block the exposure of the slides, which would be exposed later. Dawn mixed this technique with the "glass shot". Rather than using cardboard to block the film exposure, Dawn just painted it black to prevent any light from entering the film. From the a single frame is then projected onto an easel, where the matte is then drawn. By creating an image on to the film it made it easier to create an accurate shape and perspective.

Around the mid 1920's this technique was improved bu the film industry in order to make it more successful. Rear Projection was a technique used to alter the theme of backgrounds and the characters itself ;instituting moving pictures to create moving backgrounds. Life-casting of faces was imported from traditional mask-making. Fantastic masks could be created which fit the actor perfectly. horror film mask-making followed closely. For the first time, we being able to distinguish different genres by just analysing the special effects.

Later were finally seeing the stop motion being introduced through animation, creating the illusion of motion as this was accomplished through drawing and with three-dimensional miniatures.

If one film could be said to have established a new high-bench mark for special effects, it would be 1968's : A Space Odyssey, directed by Stanley Kubrick, who assembled his own effects team (Douglas Trumbull, Tom Howard, Con Pedersen and Wally Veevers) rather than use an in-house effects unit. In this film, the small objects were highly detailed and carefully framed for a sense of realism.

Star wars continued this phenomenon in 1977, with amazing special effects, it was the first film with a computer-controlled camera rig called the "Dykstraflex" that allowed precise fluid camera motion, improving travelling-matte compositing.

In 1993, The introduction of computer generated technology changed the movie industry for every, this new change sparked off the cross bewteen live action and animation, which proved award winning success, films like Toy Story, Lord of the rings and the Star wars prequel trilogy also the award winning matrix.

The film Happy Feet, had a major impact on the graphics and special effects of that time, the film appeared to be mainly cgi or animation, however certain dramatic scenes saw the introduction. Such as weather( background) or when the penguins are kept in captive by the humans. This enhanced the themes of the film and genre has well, also it bring a sense of verisimilitude.

Technological convergence has had a big impact on the way we view and also on the way we manipulate media, for example different sound affects have merged within visual effects to accurately adjust the theme and how the specific piece of media (usually a film) is represented. It also helps industrys to gain more credibility and also makes it easier for company to portray their ideology.

This therefore affects their audience, before companies could only target certain audiences, but now the new media technologies such as 3D or fluid tape can enhance realism and cancel out flashes and blurring. In affect It turns target audiences from Niche to mainstream.

Homework Key Question

Question 1.

During the early years of channel 4, thier main motive was to demonstarate innovation throught most of thier progams, also according to their remit, they had to be creative in the content of thier progams. This was highly similar to the aims of a independent film production company has they targeted niche audinces, also due to short financial costs, they often had to stimulate they audiences by the use of creative narratives.

Question 2

Before 1993, Channel 4 only targeted niche audinces, and attempted to potray social realism to the highest standard, however their attempt to target mainstream audiences, scraped thier morals beliefs and mainly thier ideology behind thier remit. This took away thier rawness and thier harsh realism they had demonstrated towards society, and eventually led to a economic loss towards thier broadcasting.

Question 3

Channel 4 have sparked of several innovations of Britsh televison, the most famous is reality television, in 1999, Channel 4 intoduced Big brother a psycologiacal test invlolving real people living in a house, this new inventive way of exploring society has lead on to the creation of other reality progams such has Shipwrecked (BBc 2), Young Dumb Living of mom (BBc 3), also becasue of Channel4's motive to express the British society in its fullest, this has started a number of soap operas, which have targeted mainstream audiences.

Question 4

Channel 4 has mainly kept to remit, however it is not has evident has portayed, for example the film Walter(1992), clearly explores themes of homosexuality, Crime, and values, because its a film it can only be manipulated by the audience in terms of perciving it, wheras progams such as Big Brother, still discuss those themes, but sertain aspects are glamorised or taken too lightly, therfore not capturing the essence of their remit.

Question 5

Channel 4 no longer capture the essence of thier educational value, it no longer seems to have same seriousness has 25 years ago, first of all the presenters are not educationaly specialized in the ares of the progam for example Peaches Geldof was prsenting a progame on Islam, when it was publicly known, that isnt her field of knowledge, however progams such has Channel 4 news is one the best news broadcasts in terms of Research and Equality.

Question 6

Channel 4 still captures a few aspects of its remit, it produces some intresting topic, such has Dispatches, the reason why progams like those tond match the remit in its apparent form is because it doesnt include controversial topic like 25 years ago, also due to the public becoming more sensitive and aware to social expression, it has now become harder to convey the realism of society without offending the audience.

Question 7

Film 4 heavily relies on the Channel 4 in terms of advertising the films, Film 4 attempted to market their own films without help of channel 4, unfortuantly this led to a financial loss. Therefore Film 4 is heavily dependent on channel 4, in terms intergration. I would say it would be a horzintal intergration, because both companies require each other in order to stick to the remit and for maximum marxeting, it may seem that Channel 4 is highly seperate to the way Film 4 operate, but in order for the remit to be fully functional, it has to be an horzinatal intergration

Fantasy Film Making Part 1

In lesson were given the task of fantasy film making. In groups of 3 we were had to pick a Production company, budget and scenario all at random. We were given Hollywood flix, 30 million dollars, and a scenario of: "An action adventure about a British lab technician who has a super alter ego". From these factors we has to decide on a synopsis and a title for the film.

Narrative

We had decided on several narratives for the synopsis. But we want to slightly adapt the synopsis a little, our first idea was to create 2 technicians, a husband and a wife. But we had decided that it would be quite difficult to find a matching target audience. Our second idea was to go for Todorovs Film structure (Equilibrium, Disruption, Disequilibrium, Resolution, Equilibrium), We had had came to a conclusion this would be an ideal layout for our film, in terms of engaging the audience and also it would make the film flow better. So our final synopsis was like this :"Starts off in 21st century laboratory, where 2 brothers are attempting to find a cure for a deadly pandemic, during their investigations both of the brothers has an accident which chemically alters their abilities, one of the brother takes advantage of the power and holds the other brothers wife at ransom. This where the adventure takes place. The Good Brother takes a while to control his powers and trains himself so he can defeat his brother and try to turn him to good. The Bad brother manages to hold his wife at the tower bridge along with other civilians. The good Brother find his counterpart, and an epic showdown is performed on the tower bridge. The bad brother is right on edge to kill his sibling, but the love between them is too strong for him to do so. They shake hands and the wife is saved. The Good brother teaches his sibling to be good, and they go back to trying to cure the disease.

Narrative and Audience

We decided to choose two brothers instead of one character, to make the audience choose sides, and to establish a moral in the story therefore making it more creative. From Our research we had found that most British action/adventure films include a heroine in order to carry the plot along, to try and establish that narrative within our story , we thought it would contribute to the Britishness of our film . This technique also is effective in terms of age range, from previous media texts, we have noticed that fairy tales usually include a heroine as well, has well has two villains, so our film targets our younger viewers as well our older ones has well. Our location is set London, which is highly multicultural, this helps to vary our ethnic audience, while displaying to the world a accurate version of Britain, has London is the capital, in terms of targeting our gender, we decided to include a female as one our main roles, many films in this decade have produced some very good actresses who have starred in heroine roles, this had an impact has the heroine is usually associated dumb blond, so our film will show the male and female audience that heroines are regarded has important roles, In comparison to previous films.

Location

The second part of the task was to choose our locations for our film, we had 30 million dollars to spend so we decided not to choose massive location that are heavily priced but we need to pick famous locations in order to represent our selves has a Hollywood production company.Our first choice was Central London, this was important for us to represent Britain in the most accurate way possible. We also chose the Tower bridge has our main scene in London, for our battle, the bridge is quite long and therefore provided us lots of space and area to four effective camerawork. It cost us 1 million pounds not a huge fund and therefore providing us with enough money for the rest of locations. Our second choice of location, was a British town centre, we had figured we would need scenes has intervals for our action scenes, these could include crimes, mugging or displays of superpowers, we would need illustrate the culture within the story and a town centre can demonstrate that best, at £100,000 it wast too expensive and became very cost effective. Our third choice took us some time to decide, but we chose to create our location, our purpose for this was, that many supernatural films need location that meet the style of character, and it would be very costly if we used a real town, and demolished to our liking, therefore creating a location helps us to express the creativity and also helps to create our layout more accurately according to the narrative, examples of this would include the lab or destructions, at 100,000 pounds it would be cost-effective. We couldn't just show one city in the whole of England, to represent us, we had to show other parts in order to give us a more accurate representation. So we choose to film other parts of Britain, to show the world what the nation really is like, we also need other places to demonstrate our characters abilities, these places could include Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. Our last choice was "Anywhere in the world", we thought this would be a wise choice in order to convey the multi-cultural ideology that Britain provides, this also ties in with the fact that our characters need to display their abilities, not only in Britain but across the world, we would also be doing other countries a favour by promoting their famous landmarks, and therefore gaining money. At 1 million pounds it could be a risk, but with most large box-office film making similar decisions, we had to compete with them in the tight market. Our overall cost was 2,220,000 pounds, a reasonable price providing that we have other factors to finance.

Characters

The main factor contributing with our film was the amount of experience our actors had. So we made sure that we have the ultimate that connect with the audience has well has the narrative too, we chose Michael Caine to play the role of the father, we thought this would would be a good choice has he is a well respected British Icon, who is an experienced actor that has been in several major film productions, we also thought that playing the role of the father gives him a lot of respect and the wise role fits him perfectly, and at 1 million pounds he provides experience at a low cost.Our second actor was Jude Law, his Style and individuality makes him a big role in any film, and this film he plays the role of the Good Lab technician, his creativity will provide an ambience aspect to the film, and at 5 million pounds he is healthy bargain. The Villain, now needs an actor with ruthlessness and a sort of "Swagger" approach, we thought that Daniel Craig would fit this role. Has a Previous James Bond star, his laid back, ice cool nature, makes him an ideal role, and 5 million pounds definitely portrays that.Our Heroine needs to be stable and not ditsy, and needs to have a hint of hero ability has well, we thought Kate winslet would fit this role quite nicely, has a previous actress in Titanic, she shows stability and leading female domination(survives over husband), this shows a bit of decision over what will happen if she is rescued or not. This provides good entertainment for the characters, at 1 million pounds this a decent price for an experienced actress. Our last choice of actors were for a role of the Henchmen, now the henchmen doesn't necessary need a large role, but just someone who can fit quick witty comments like, Filch in Harry Potter. We chose Vinny Jones, we were going to choose Ross Kemp, however Vinny Jones provides slightly more popularity and more charisma to the role and plus intimidating demeanour , whereas Ross Kemp is known for TV dramas, and not big Hollywood films, so he doesn't have that reputation and status. Our characters names were quite simple in order to grasp the characters personality better, Dad= Stuart Wright, Good Brother= James Wright, Bad Brother= Philip Wright, Wife= Mary Wright and the Henchmen, Steve Jackson, we chose the surname Wright has a simple connotation for morals, the film basic attempt is to explore the themes of good and bad, so the name "Wright" is a clever little pun used to demonstrate that.

Sound

The sound is a big impact in any film, and for 30 million pounds we had to make sure our film met the standards of our target audience. The first choice of music was to have Orchestral music. Atmosphere is a key aspect of our film, and the music manages to explore that better then any of the other the factor of movies, this sound has been used in films such has "Star Wars", "Superman" and "Indiana Jones". We have also decided that we use this at the beginning of films, has from our research most Hollywood films have this music at the beginning of films has well, we concluded that it is used to enhance the atmosphere of the film to catch the Viewers attention, right from the very start, this is not only used at the start but also used at the end of films to conclude all narratives and also the music is slightly calmer, so we decided to use this type of sound twice, for the credits and Beginning, all for a cost of 500,000 so a real bargain, considering the fact that most films use the same orchestral production. We also have decided to use Evanescence has one the main groups for our music, we chose this group because of their climatic music productions i.e songs like Bring me to life, have a slow start then really pick up the pace, we have decided to use this for our emotional parts of the song to really enhance the Tension between the characters for example when James Wright(Jude Law) realises his wife(Kate Winslet) has been held hostage. We also have chosen Fight Club has our main song for fight scenes, we chose this song to make the it seem slightly more pacy and suspenseful and also in coordination and camerawork as well the direction for the film as well. We decided to choose these different types of sound productions, to target a vary of age ranges, the orchestral apply s to mostly to classical, which is considered mostly with the older generation and the Evanescence and Fight club are slightly more contemporary. The cost of all these music production was 700,000 pounds a reasonable price considering the fact that they apply alot to theme of the music.

Representation

I think This film is heavily based on the Britishness of this decade. Some Audience would say that the film doesn't portray the Britishness, because the culture of this time period keeps changing, and therefore production companies have to keep with the constant ethnicity and culture popularity. However different styles and techniques from previous decades come into culture from time to time. So our film has to maintain those factors and express them to the audience in an original and unique way.Our Films main positive is that it takes into consideration the different techniques that independent films use and try to combine those with the techniques we use. All of our actors are mainstream and are British, I believe that this film fits right in the market if you analyse the different British films that have been produced in the last decade have included mostly British actors "The last Duchess" and "Harry Potter". Both films have been quite successful harry potter (£49,136,969 (UK) and The Last Duchess ( £6,360,913 (UK). Both films have been produced over 3 years ago making this 4th year a possible success for us, has we could fit right into market for all British films. The location of our films were mainly directed in London and famous British areas, this represents Britain quite accurately has London is the Capital of the Country and is therefore playing a big role in representing Britain. Over the past decade has associated Britain with Crimes and hooligans( a negative representation), this film is meant to show other nations, that crimes do happen, and that no country can be perfect. So our film does discuss some dark issues with Stabbing(a recent crime activity) and Burglary and the villains do convey the activity, but also commit these crimes in other parts of the world, which connatates that these crimes happen all over the world. London is a highly multi-cultural city compared to others in Europe, this gives Britain a positive representation respect different cultures and ethnicities. Overall I believe that this film has a positive representation on Britain has it manages to convey the different contemporary issues of this Time.

Ideas for Production

Hollywood Vs Independent

The two films which I've decided to compare and contrast are I am Legend and Pulp Fiction(Independent), both of these films were received high gross profits, and became very successful despite their criticisms. Pulp Fiction was Produced and distributed by Miramax and I am Legend was produced and distributed by Warner Bros.. In my essay I will be discussing the different characters in the film, who the actors were and what role they took film, I will be discussing the Sound( which also included music and dialogue). The camerawork and how that contributed to the pace of the film, the editing of the film meaning how the film rounded off, and the finishing touches provided and Finally the Mise-en-scene of the film meaning what propps were used , the locations and lighting and how these influenced the genre and the theme of the film.

Characters
I am legend is a unique film, that only focuses on one main character, the hero and the villain is many zombies , this slightly different from Pulp Fiction has the film contains several characters all in the limelight of the camera. The one character factor that I am Legend posses is a very risky technique used by the Film, has requires the Actors(Will Smith) to maintain the pace and action of the film, without boring the audience, however if this technique is done successfully, it can engage the audience. Pulp Fiction on the other hand is slightly more safe and most of the time quite successful, the film involves more than one character on the bad side and the good side of the film, which keep the audience engaged, has it becomes less predictable whereas I am Legend has a bout a million zombies and one man. Although Pulp Fiction's style seems quite Normal, it can be quite exiting if certain characters are defeated, or in some cases, betray their fellow members. Both the characters in both of the films, are pacy and provide intensive action, but I am Legend provides a more original approach to the film whereas Pulp fiction is slightly more normal and perhaps doesn't take enough risks.

Camerawork
The Camera work in Pulp Fiction is extremely limited however clever directing makes good use of short budget. Pulp fiction really shows shots outside of the main setting(indoors), however Tarintino does create some interesting shot selections, his low and high angle shots are so simple to use, but are very effective in terms of establishing themes of the characters. I am Legend on the other hand is slightly different has more long shots are used because the film is set in apocalyptic world, extreme long shots are highly required in order to express how extinct the world really is. Pulp Fictions unique camera style can produce an unique effect, has it shows the characters in a different lights whereas I am Legend attempts to set an image in the audiences mind with the type of shots they use.

Sound
Tarantino is very clever with his music, as uses a lot of Surf Music in order to make his character seem cool or cocky, or "self-consciously cool", He also tries to chose some very clever one-liners "[Jules shoots the man on the couch] I'm sorry, did I break your concentration? I didn't mean to do that. Please, continue, you were saying something about best intentions. What's the matter? Oh, you were finished!". This is said in a sort of sarcastic psychotic manner, but in fact gives the impression to the audience that Jules is a dominant character in the Film. I am Legend on the other hand, doest really seem to use much music, especially during the middle of the film when you would expect actions to be running high, however to give the film an extinct feel, it requires no music, and the provides a ambience and stillness to the film. The film is very direct and can be at times very emotional "[to a pretty mannequin in the video store] I... I promised a friend I would say hello to you today. [begins to cry] Please say hello to me. [sobs]". This piece dialogue represents the harsh realities that Robert is facing within the film. Pulp Fiction seems to comically exploit some dark issues within the film in comparison to I am Legend, has its main motive is too set the express the emotions of the film through dialogue.

Editing
Pulp Fiction had short budget so it couldn't afford mega special effects, so relied heavily on psychical equipment to assist he visuals of the film, this includes a machine which blew up a woman skirt and several explosions, but most of all a huge amount of gun shots, this was an effective technique by Tarintino has the guns and explosions were relativity cheap at the time, and also it contributed to the sound and theme of the film, I am legend on the other hand produced stunning effects for its time, it made its zombie look highly realistic and also their was a scene i which the camera was held at a point of view shot, with zombies running toward it, which a really provided a concrete feeling that you were in the scene, and for viewers at home it provided a cinematic approach to the film. Both of the Films made exceptional use of equipment for their time, but I am Legend is probably more visually appealing than Pulp Fiction however,Pulp Fiction had a really small budget($8.5 million) and made good of what money they had.

Mise en scene
The Mise-en-scene in I am Legend is very skilful, the location of the film is set in what seems lie an exact replica of New York, upside down cars and very messy streets which portrayed the chaos and confusion that happened during that time, also there was a scene that appeared that was shot inside the a building, the lighting was very dark and the only light was of a torch, these techniques used by the film director produced mystery and suspense within the film. In Pulp fiction Tarantino is very obsessed with propps uses a lot of guns within the film, to portray the gangster theme, he also uses blood to convey violence within the film, to add a lot of his locations were set in dark lighted areas which provided a more darker theme. I am Legend and Pulp fiction both use their location creatively to set the theme of the film, however I legend tends to focus more on locations whereas Pulp Fiction tends to focus mainly on propps.

Conclusion
The films are very different and vary in styles however the characters functions are very different and this therefore impacts the whole film, so the camerawork is focused on person and the dialogue and etc...but this does not take anything away from the film has it provides a very eerie feel to the film. Pulp Fiction on the other hand is very Comical and seems to be alot more light hearted however some scenes can be quite gory and therefore reminds the audience that this is still a gangster action film. Overall they provide a great entertainment value.

Media Summer

Some thing a little bit different.
The Radio wasn't the first thing that I thought that would kick start my holiday, but seeing has I had just woken up I didn't see anything else that could entertain me. I managed to catch an intriguing discussion on a Radio station called Lbc. I was interested and engaged by the discussions on the show, that included sport and movie topics and even the latest up and coming authors. The presenter (Steve Allen) had different guests on his show, varying from music artists to film directors. I got the impression that this show was popular, as the guest he had on was a highly renowned director in movie circles. The shows discussed hot current affairs, this appealed to me as not only could I phone in and give my opinion but I could also gather a feel of what the general public were thinking. The show was targeted at mainly Professionals, however this could also relate to younger viewers. Even though It wasn't visual I was still entertained as well as providing appealing advertisements. It was interesting to see the general presentation of the programme seeing as it only lasted 50 minutes long. As well as that it was sufficent as background noise for people that were either getting ready to go out or just relaxing.

Internet
The second week provided minimal attraction in terms of Television and Radio, however I stumbled across an interesting television series that someone has posted on the internet. I saw that it was award winning, I thought why not give it a go? Dead Set, the title appealed to me as it was one of my favourite genres, yes! (Horror). Its flashing images and pacy camera angles was enough to give any film credit. The film was based around 12 people that took part in a real-life game show called big brother. As the weeks went by we saw a carnivorous virus find it's way and spread throughout the UK, leaving the house mates stranded in the big brother house without food or water. .It certainly wasn't a film a that I would recommend to the faint hearted. I quite enjoyed the ideology behind the film, as none of the characters never fulfilled their house mate experience, it made me question life after death and possibly society as a union.

Film
Now personally I don't watch films, but this was awesome. Lady In The Water is a Mystery/ Horror/ Thriller story which was quite a find, but was far short of poor. A film written by Night Shylaman was sure to produce good results. The film was based around a live-in caretaker of an apartment block whose family dies. He stumbles across a "Woman", who turns out to be a mermaid who has come to "the world of man" to bring inspiration to someone in the complex. Her life is in danger from a vicious, wolf-like, mystical creature that tries to keep her from returning to her watery "blue world." The film has incredible music, which varies from upbeat tunes to operatic music. The mystery and suspense of the film really captivated me and if you hadn't of previously read the book by the talented author mentioned, then this movie experience could have been taken straight off the page! I recommend this to anybody who loves to have their mind puzzled, stimulated and wowed! T add this screen adaptation was rated 5 stars by several Film Critics. It was obvious to see why this film was Oscar nominated. How could I have not known about it!?!

Film Synopsis
A Coens Brothers adaptation of the Cormac McCarthy classic
for a Hollywood film however it was funded by miramax

No Country for Old Men, is based in the Crime-Fuelled times of the 1980s, Texas is the homeland for this Suspenseful Thriller. It stars a Psychopathic Killer Thirsty for cash, the only
person in his way is a Struggling Welder who happens to be at the scene to Yank the cash from a Drug dealing Exchange gone Horribly wrong. This High speed chase leaves veteran Sheriff Tom Bell, slightly behind. As Moss tries to out run the ruthless killer, he leaves a trail of bodies behind. Throughout Ed Tom Bell tries to convince Moss, mostly through his wife Carla Jean, that he should turn the money over to the authorities or this could all end in tragedy.

Production
The film budget came up to $25million slightly lowin association with paramount vantage so it is considered a mainstream film.
The main production companies are Miramax and Paramount Vantage have produced several successful films such has "13, Capitalism: A love Story, There will be blood, Into the Wild and several more.

Distribution
The main Theatrical Distributional companies were Paramount, Foreign United International Pictures, Universal Pictures International, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International, Prooptiki Romania, Paramount Pictures International, Paramount Vantage, B and H, Forumcinemas, Karantanija, Lusomundo , who distributed the film to 6 countries( Brazil, USA, UK, Estonia, Australia, Philippines), It managed to produce more money in the United Kingdom than its home country. A difference of 30,850 dollars. The home distributional company was Miramax Home Entertainment they managed to distribute in to mainly westernized Countries, Uk and the USA receiving the most because of Interactive television servicesy (Sky).

Exhibition
The box office takings for No Country Old men managed to bring a Staggering $162,113,329 Dollars world wide, beating the Worldwide average by 62 million, an incredible amount. I would expect this film to be shown in Romford Vue has it exceeded box office takings which proves itself worthy for a Local UK Cinema. There are several different method of home exhibition for the Film, such has DVD, Video, Blu Ray. The most popular being Interactive Television service which provides you with Near On demand, so you cant exactly choose when you want to view the film, but you can enjoy good movies in the comfort of your own home, without moving.

Horizontal and Vertical Integration

The film is a vertical integration of Paramount, this is proven by paramount taking charge of most of the Distributional companies, and Paramount Provided most of the Funds for the Film, meaning Miramax being Subsidary of Paramount. The signs between Paramount and the Distributing companies proving to be horizontally integration is unlikely has most of the distributing companies were subsidiaries of Paramount. Overall the Film was a mixture of Both Horizontal and vertical Integration.