La Haine

La Haine(1995), directed by Mathieu Kassovitz is a criterion collection film. Throughout there are intense themes of brotherhood, poverty and moral principles. I would confidently categorise this film into drama and documentry. This is a french film surrounding the lives and experiences of three teenagers who were very good friends. As a group they faced many challenges together whist situated in Paris just after the end of a violent revolt in the city. 

The film was shot to create an intense atmosphere for the viewer and this made it quite intriguing as you were always interlocked with the actions and speeches of the characters. The film covers nine hours of the lives and experiences of these youngsters who were struggling to make a living with their families in the outskirts of Paris. 

This film is significant in history as it displayed the hidden crime in Paris which was disguised my a mascaraed of love and romance portrayed to the public audience. 1995 was one of the darkest and strangest years in recent French history.  France had been shocked by a wave of mysterious shootings and bombings, also spurred on by prime minster at the time stikes and protests were being held through out the country.

The duration of the film is in black and white. This technique was interestinly used and it could suggest some metaphorical reasons for doing this. I feel this was done to show the audience that the living situation in paris at the time were clearly unsuitable. The reasons i feel the cinematography supports this is because of the saying "It's in black and white" I feel the youths were extremely vulnerable to violence but nobody understood how this was affecting the next generation and "La Haine" was the recognition the country needed.

One shot imparticular that i found alluring was in the bathroom when vinz held his arm in the shape of a gun to the mirror. This was shot from the standpoint of the mirror, which is also what vinz is would have saw. His hand was slanted which shows that the gun symbolises how his friends and society view him rather than it being a weapon. I inferred this because it was incorrectly held which means murder isnt his only intention for the french police. insinuating that he is willing to jeprodise his future for respect from his community. This could also be his mind influenced by television, the audience are made aware of his emotiona towards the police and we recognise his vendetta of revenge if his friend Abdul dies.

In conclusion i felt although the film was in another langue i fluently understood the messages and meaning hidden within. I feel like this film was a cry for help from the teenagers and children of the city and it was showing how this was and riots going on at the time was shaping the future of the children and leading them to a life of theft and crime.

Summer homework #1

Anne Hathaway:

BI-OGRAPHY 

Actress Anne Hathaway was born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 12, 1982. As a youngster, she was accepted into The Barrow Group theater company. In 1999, she got her first big break on the short-lived television series Get Real. Shortly after the series ended, Hathaway took landed the role that made her famous, playing Mia Thermopolis in The Princess Diaries(2001). 

CAREER ACHIEVMENTS 

This really was seen to be the starting point of her career, the young actress at the time depicted the character of a young princess whom wasn't aware of her own identity. A innocent girl was seen on screen and this ignighted her successful acting career and in future was to land the roles of cat woman, and star as a french prostitute in the award winning remake of the music 'Les Miserables'

SIMILARITIES IN LEAD ROLES 

Hathaway generally portrays the characters of strong willed, independant women. For example cat woman is widely know to be the villian in the classic batman movies and comic books. When Hathaway played catwoman in"the dark knight rises" (2012) she brought sex appeall to the placona and displays her independance through her mischeif and structured schemes. She even manages to surprise batman. 

 

OTHER ROLES PLAYED 

Futhermore, in Interstella(2014) Amelia Brand is the chief scientist/biologist of the expedition being sent through the wormhole attempting to relocate the human race. Anne plays Amelia Brand which evidently supports the view of her generally being castes to play strong female leads. 

Head hunters amalysis

Head Hunters Analysis
Head Hunters(2011) is a comedic thriller directed by Morten Tyldum, whom also directed the Imitation Game.  In the USA Head Hunters made a gross profit of  $1,196,752 and $43,013 in the opening weekend making this film very profitable and successful.       

Through themes of insecurity and jealousy we follow the story of Roger Brown played  by Aksel Hennie and how his attempt of stealing a million dollar painting, puts a trained assassin on his trail.

The black humour presented throughout this film makes the target audience that with a mature understanding of modern society, this is due to the fact the jokes are particularly thoughtful and unique and younger audiences wouldn't comprehend the meaning. This is a nuance of the director as he had directed a few thrillers prior to Heads Hunters in a similar style. These intense captivating films have become a specific trade mark of Morten Tyldum as it is within his comfort zone.

This is a Norwegian film, with English subtitles, I felt that subtitles for this film imp articular made it more dramatic and intense; I don't feel it would have left the audience with the same emotions if it was an English film. This is because you have to read what every character is saying keeping you engaged through out the duration of the film, If you did not need this constant engagement to keep the story line I feel many people would not understand the complicated plot.

This film received mixed reviews however as the women are sexualised throughout. In the opening scene we are shown a woman naked in the shower and then we cut to the next scene were another woman is also naked involving in sexual intercourse with a man. Further more the third female character in the film is a prostitute which again depicts woman to be sexual objects and nothing more.
               
 

Vertigo Working Title DNA

Vertigo:

Vertigo Films was created in 2002 by producers Allan Niblo and James Richardsons. They produce films and distribute films which make them virtually integrated which means they can do a lot of stuff in in house.This is a film and television company founded in the UK. They produced films such as monsters, the football factory, the firm. Their company was originally made to produce the two films all gone peak tong and masters both winning 10 and 8 awards respectively. Street dance 3D was the largest selling DVD of all time for the company. This company focuses on the themes of social realism and they generally target their films at English, working class, men, from young adults to men of the age 60 odd. 

Faint heart was a collaboration with a company called my space. It was a part of a competition where they got the online community to create a part of a script and got users to vote on their favourite script. BY doing this you accumulate an audience of young online users.


Working Title:

Is owned by universal studios, in 1983 it was founded by Tim Berron and Sarah Radcliffe. The theory of Everything, Bridget Ones Diary, Hot fuzz. They have made over 100 films and grossed over 6 billion world wide, they have won over 10 ace my awards and 35 Baftas. The theory of everything had budget of 15 million and got 109 million at the box office. Bridget JOnes Diary 26 million budget and 281 million at the box office. Richard Curtis is a key writer for the company.



DNA:
NA is run by Andrew Macdonald and his producing partner Allon Reich and is one of the UK’s most successful production companies, 50% of the company is owned by FOX. Focuses on television animated projects, they were founded in 1987 with the film and episodes, Jimmy Neutron a famous animated cartoon targeted at  children audiences. They make more young adult films such as judge dread and the last king of scotland also, so although they focus on a younger age ranged audience they have made films for all kinds of spectators. They have collaborated with Danny Boyer who has starred in films such as 28 days later, Weeks later, sunshine and Love actually.

Robyn Mathews AS Economic

Robyn Mathews AS Economics

Discuss the extent to which economic growth may benefit an economy.

7)Economic growth will benefit an economy to an extent. Economic growth will result in an increase in the output of goods and services, raise tax revenue, may lower unemployment and so reduce government spending on unemployment related benefits.

However economic gwoth may not benefit an economy as there may be disadvantages of economic growth including an opportunity cost in the short run, pollution, depletion of non-renewable resources and stress the consequences of economic growth will depend on the nature of the growth, how it is achieved and how the benefits are distributed.

The effects of economic growth will be influenced by the type of extra products produced. For example, if more consumer goods and services are made, living standards will rise now. If more capital goods are made, it may take a little while for living standards to increase. If more weapons are made, people may not feel better off  For living standards to rise, real GDP has to increase by more than population, so real GDP per head increases If income is unevenly distributed, only a small proportion of the population may benefit for economic growth. The more sustainable economic growth is, the more beneficial it is likely to be.

Avoiding depleting non-renewable resources and pollution, is more likely to enable economic growth to continue for future generations. Outcome will depend on the nature of economic growth i.e. whether it is short or long run.  Economic growth resulting from a shift of the aggregate demand curve to the right may be associated with inflation whilst potential economic growth resulting from a shift to the right of the aggregate supply curve may reduce inflationary pressure Economic growth caused by shifts of both the AD and AS curves will last for longer than economic growth resulting from just a shift in one curve.

 Economic growth may have both costs and benefits for economic growth to be beneficial the benefits must outweigh the costs. As economic growth is a macro economic objective for most governments this suggests most countries regard economic growth as beneficial.c

comparision tarentino and Spike Lee

Spike Lee is an American director currently aged 58.Throughout his career he has been credited in the development of 61 different animations from the year 1977. In 2006 he produced inside man, a thrilling drama about a group of four bank robbers. Furthermore in 2008 he also produced Miracle at st’ Anna which was an action drama set it the second world war from the British perspective against Germany.  The budget for both of these two films was $45,000,000. Thus insinuating that the production company allowed Spike Lee to access the same amount of money as he felt this was a successful amount for Inside man. Also because the films had the same budget it demonstrates that two action thrillers can run off the same amount of money. This is interesting because Miracle at St’ Anna used an increasing amount special affects in contrast to Inside man. Inside man has star power with the featuring of Denzil Washington this makes the film noticeable and recognizable by audiences who have seen others of Denzil’s film. On the other hand Miracle at St’ Anna has no recognizable faces.

         In the opening weekend Inside man received $68,827 and then moved on to receive a gross pay of $88,504,640. This film was greatly successfully and exceeded the budget by approximately $43,000,000. The production company must have been astonished by the income this film had received which lead to them granting Spike with a further $45,000,000 budget. However Miracle at St’ Anna made a $3,477,996 opening weekend and a total gross of $7,916,887 which is a loss of approximately $34,000,000. This may have been because of the absence of a well know actor such Densil Washington. This means           that the advertising and Marketing of these film wasn’t as successful as Inside man.

 Quentin Tarantino is also an American director currently aged 52. He has been credited in the 23 animations from the year 1983 onwards. In 2003 he produced Kill Bill an action film which follows the revenge of a man slaughtered bride. Later he came to the production of inglorious bastards (2009) which is a war time film following the alternate perspective of Hitler and the SS from a Jewish perspective. The budget of Kill Bill was $30,000,000 and Inglorious bastards was $70,000,000. Kill Bills budget was greatly less than Inglorious bastards this may have been because Tarantino’s success may have increased in the tomes difference of the production of the two films. The production company may have had more faith in Tarantino due to previous successes of his later films and allowed him more money.

 

In the opening weekend Kill Bill made $1,667,853 and a gross of $70,098,138 in comparison to Inglorious Bastards, which made £3,596,415 opening weekend and $120,523,073 gross, pay. Both films made a large sum of money however the later film made significantly more. This may have been because Tarantino has now been recognized by the public in the film industry through successes of his previous films such as Kill bill, Pulp Fiction and Reservoir dogs.

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Quentin Tarantino





Quentin Jerome Tarantino born March 27th, 1963in the US is a very successful film producer.
Some of his best work include Kill Bill1. Kill Bill 2, Pulp Fiction, Inglorious Basterds and Django unchained. Like every human we all have genres and traits that we preference and try to incorporate in ever piece of work.
Some of these that I have picked up on are listed below:
Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller. Majority of his films are of this genre as they are quite alluring and captivating to the viewer
I have also noticed that in many of his films such as Kill bill (1 and 2) and Inglorious Basterds is that he likes to use flash backs as additions to the narrative. These are good as it helps the plot move faster and gives back story and sense to his viewers.
In addition it is common that he will pick a film set in previous decades. I feel this is because he bases his film son past events to give it contexts and helps viewers refer to the situation. An addition of historical context allows the produce to give alternate perspectives on events such as Inglorious Basterds. This was a film about WW2 however originally it was filmed from a Jewish perspective.
This is similar to Django unchained as it is a film about slavery un America however, we see a black protagonist in a white run society.

Quentin Tarantino went to "James Best Acting School" Howver he didn't stay there very long because after two years he left and landed a job. He was an employee of Video Archives, a now-defunct video rental store in Manhattan Beach, he and fellow movie enthusiasts (including Roger Avary) discussed cinema and customer video recommendations at length. He paid close attention to the types of films people liked to rent and has cited that experience as inspiration for his directorial career. 


Quentin Tarantino has won 122 awards and has received 103 nominations. These awards include 2 Oscars for best writing and original screenplay for both Pulp Fiction and Django Unchained, 2 Golden Globes for best screenplay again for both Pulp and Django, and 2 BAFTA awards for best original screenplay (Pulp and Django). 



Spike Lee








Shelton Jackson Lee was born March 20th 1957 in New York City. We can see from many of his films such as Miracle St' Anna and Malcolm X that spike is very passionate about black empowerment. He feels that in the past black soldiers, politicians didn't get the recognition they deserve due to racial intolerance and therefor now is documenting these events on film to provide the credit they deserve.


Lee enrolled in Morehouse College, a historically black college, where he made his first student film, Last Hustle in Brooklyn. At Clark Atlanta University he took a course on film and graduated with a BA in Mass Communication from Morehouse. He did graduate work at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where he earned a Master of Fine Arts in Film & Television. In comparison to Tarantino, Spike Lee is much more qualified this comparison gives an insight into how some people reach success. Some through 0propper training and some through recognition however what ever way they got there they both and now very successful producers.

Awards Won:
Time Warner Innovator Award (American Black Film Festival)
Ossie Davis Award (Atlanta Film Festival)
Special Award (BAFTA Awards)
Honourable Mention (Berlin International Film Festival)
Best Director (Black Movie Awards)
Best Film (Black Reel Awards)
Best Director (Black Reel Awards)
Best Television Documentary (Black Reel Awards)
Best Drama (Student Academy Awards)

Award Nominations:
Academy Awards (2 Nominations)
American Black Film Festival (3 Nominations)
Berlin International Film Festival (4 Nominations)
Black Reel Awards (20 Nominations)

Miracle at St Anna and Inglorious Bastards comparison

Miracle at St Anna and Inglorious Bastards comparison

Miracle at St’ Anna (2008) was directed by Spike Lee. It follows  the story of four black American soldiers during WW2 from the British perspective. It displays the friendships between characters and how their environment affects their emotions. Inglorious Bastards (2009), was directed by Quentin Tarantino is similarly set during World War 2, however, this is taken from a French Jewish viewpoint and displays the emotions towards the Hitler and the Nazis  in a negative way. Evidently these films are set in the same time frame but display different opinions on the war; however both want Hitler and the Nazis to perish.

Miracle at St’ Anna provided a cliff hanger beginning. In the first scene we witness an unidentified character being shot in broad daylight this automatically opens up questions. Who shot him? Why did they? What did they do? This for me was a very successfully beginning because automatically your attention is caught and you receive an understanding of the situation.  Alternatively Inglorious Basterds begins with a family being interrogated until a hibernating Jewish family is discovered and shot ( all but the eldest daughter). This already answer your questions and in a way the film could have ended right there in that first scene there was an introduction, climax, and cliff hanger ending. There for the following scene was like a new start to the film.

Inglorious Bastards follows a linear narrative, linear narratives follow a straight line; starting at the beginning, moving to the middle and proceeding to the end of the story, however there was a part of the film that jumps from 1941 to 1944. Miracle at St’  Anna on the other hand follows a nonlinear narrative because it is usually set during the war which in context of the film is the past and is shown in flashbacks. I feel that Miracle at St’ Anna was harder to follow as it was very disjointed, by doing this my interest slipped at times as the film wasn’t able to grasp my full attention.

In conclusion I preferred inglorious bastards. My reasoning behind this is the story line was a lot easier to follow I fully understood the plot which engaged me until the very end of the film. I also feel that Quentin Tarantino’s imaginative take on the war allowed us to have an insight into a Jewish woman’s perspective. Throughout the film we are aware of her position in society at this time which added suspense onto her getting rediscovered by the Nazis.

reflective analysis

Robyn Matthews Reflective Analysis

For my AS film studies production coarse work I planned and created a sequence for a comedic thriller. I decided the target audience would be between 11 and 21 year olds. This is because younger audiences may be disturbed by the dramatic ending however as their isn’t any grief I felt 11 was a suitable minimum audience age. I used certain micro features such as cinematography and sound to employ a understandable clear narrative with different dynamic qualities.

My film is a collection of shots exploring the peculiar habits of my cat. In the opening sequence of my film You see a DVD being posted through the letter box. I then cut from a mid shot into a close up where you see the film is entitled Biscuit the movie this Is then placed into the DVD player. I feel using a close up of the case was a key shot in the story of my film. The viewers attention is then drawn to the title giving them an insight into the movie to keep them engaged and focused. This was an easy sequence in the film as the planning I had done allowed to be organised and know what I was shooting.

I then progress into the next sequence, which is an inception of footage. It is from the viewpoint of my cat walking through the garden towards the cat flap. I don’t like the shot I used for this because it was taking from eyesight level of a human where as it should have been a worm shot as my cats viewpoint is much lower. I feel after reviewing my film that this may confuse the audience from who the perspective the film is from. Therefor when planning for films in the future I am gong to make sure I write the purpose of the shots and specifically how to shoot it to prevent mistakes.

One of the micro features I focused on was sound.  I muted all my video clips and added additional music tracks as the complement. In the beginning I used a slow upbeat song for the introduction and the affect of a broken record and crickets to go into the following scene with classical music. This contrast in sound influenced the viewers emotions and thoughts towards the film. As the music in this section is happy and smoothing they feel relaxed and can appreciate the shots. However in the latter half of my film I used music with a large amount of suspense to build the tension and arouse the audiences fear. This suspense  I feel kept them focused on the plot and make them want to continue to watch to discover the upcoming events. It also added to the narrative and gave a plot to my film. An improvement I would make would be to add a storyline earlier on in my film. This is because as it is I feel that the beginning sequences are meaning less and irrelevant to an extent. In future film I will add a voiceover to create a deeper understanding of the characters to the audience and put context to the footage.

The setting I chose for my film was in my house. This was suitable and relevant as this is the environment suitable for a domestic pet. This gave a relatable context to the audience as they all have a homely environment that they can associate with. This allows them to emphasise with the characters and create an emotional attachment to them. They subconsciously develop a relationship with the cat similar to one they have for their own person pets or even family members.

One specific shot I feel went well was the two lines of action editing. I altered between a medium shot of the “murderer” picking up a large amount of washing and a medium shot of my cat walking up the stairs. These are placed between one another showing that both events are happening the same time. This adds suspense as it foreshadows the forth-coming events. This is a key sequence of shots in my film as it is the centre of the plot where the film has reached its climax. The audience is aware that all the next shots will be a result of this key sequence so their attention is held. 

Whist filming I found it difficult to use a variety of shots in an innovative way. As my character was small it was difficult to get a successful close up of him. Perhaps I should have done a few close ups of objects in my house to highlight the location and the cats association with the family such as a picture framed of the cat.