My Film Pitch: The Hunted

A group of soldiers go on a mission to the most violent place in Afghanistan to go and rescue one of their friends. Along the way they get caught up in a violent gun fight with terrorists. They try a new way to get to their friend but obstacles in their way causes upset along they way. The main character of the film is named Marcus Mcaine who is the officer of the group.

This film is based on the war thriller Lone Survivor. This film provides the same qualities as Lone Survivor but has the added quality of being a action packed war film.

Film and trailer poster analysis

POSTER KEY CONVENTIONS
The key conventions of this poster is the name of the director, main star of the film, the central image and the colour scheme of gold to suggest the film being about money. This appeals to the audience as the background of the poster shows a party which shows that the genre of the film is a drama based film. The central image of the poster is the main character in the film who is Leonardo DiCaprio.

TRAILER KEY CONVENTIONS
The key conventions of the trailer are the name of the main star and director being shown rather than a voice over of their names. There is a title and release date at the end of the trailer so the viewer knows when the film comes out. The main star is shown straight away so the viewers identify a famous actor and will then go watch the film.

I think the poster and the trailer are successful as they promote what the film is about but dont give too much away about it. The poster and the film shows the main star and the director to indicate that big hollywood stars are in the film.

NICS Film Trailer Analysis

Ouija

Genre
Horror.

Narrative

The storyline is about a group of teenage children that are tormented by demons and the genre is horror.

Character
The characters in the film are not well known actors to set the impression of  the film being realistic. The stereotype of teenagers who are the ones who usually get into trouble in horror films.

Iconography
There is a lot of build up of tension in the film to try and scare the viewer. There are ghosts in the film and you can indicate that this is a horror.

Setting
The film is mainly set in a house where a girl had previously murdered herself.

Ted

Genre
Comedy.

Narrative
The story line is about a boy who gets a teddy on christmas and wishes it came alive. The bear had then come to life the next day.

Character
The characters are huge stars such as Seth MacFarlane, Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis. John (Mark Wahlberg) has to save ted (Seth MacFarlane) after being kidnapped.

Iconography
The film is a typical comedy between two friends. There is lots of humor in the film to get impression that this is a comedy rather than a film where a bear gets kidnapped.

Setting 
The film is set in America where the kid wishes for the bear to talk and at his flat where he know
lives.

Matrix

Genre

sci-fi.

Narrative

The story line is about living in a world that is not real and escaping from it. 

Character

The characters are big hollywood stars in the film. The villains in the film look devious to indicate they are bad. 

Iconography

The film has a lot of explosions and gun fights and chases. This sets the impression of a thriller film but the idea of the world being fake set the theme of a sci-fi film.

Setting

The film is set in a virtual world and the rest of the film is in a ship where the characters minds are transferred to the fake world. 

The Wolf Of Wall Street

Your chosen movie
1) What film have you chosen? 

 The wolf of wall street.


2) Why did you choose this film in particular? 

I chose this film as it is based on a real life crisis about the wall street crash in the 90's


Institutional background
1) What was the film studio or production company behind your chosen film? E.g. Warner Brothers, Paramount etc.

Paramount

2) Who was the distributor for the theatrical release of the film in the UK?

universal pictures


No brand loyalty
1) What genre does your chosen film fit into?

The genre is a biography, comedy and crime.


2) How can you tell it fits that genre? Be specific with reference to the trailer.

The trailer centralises on one character which suggests it is about a biography and the scenes in the film are to do with the wall street crash.

3) Is your chosen movie a sequel?

no


3a) If Yes, how does the film use the original movie or franchise as part of its marketing? 

3b) If No, are previous films by the writer, director or star mentioned in the trailer? 

No previous films are mentioned in the trailer.

It’s all a matter of timing
1) What was the UK release date for your chosen film?

December 17, 2013


2) When did the first trailer appear on YouTube for your movie? Find the earliest example you can and embed it in your blog.

The trailer release date was june 16th 2013


3) What other examples of marketing (teaser trailers, main trailers, newspaper or TV interviews etc.) can you find for your chosen film from before the film’s release date?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iszwuX1AK6A


It’s a social thing
1) What was the word-of-mouth like for your chosen film? If you can’t find tweets (probably blocked) use the IMDB user review rating or the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer rating to judge whether the public have given the movie a good review.

The movie was given a rating of 8.3 out of 10. Most of the viewers that watched the film enjoyed it but werent happy with the viewing time of the film.


2) Find three quotes (no more than 25 words each) from user reviews of your movie to create a picture of what the public reaction to the film has been. Post them on your blog.

Anyone with a fraction of a brain cell could predict that this film was one which was bound to be an amazing, from the moment it was announced.


Despite the fact that it is 180-minutes long,one will surely enjoy the ride of watching this film. DiCaprio and Scorsese makes it a point to make it interesting and entertaining.

The good things first - the acting is great, the sheer excess of greed is invigorating and memorable, there's great pace, a lot of humour, and the directing is assured.

Risky business
Use IMDB to find out the box office records for your chosen film. Find your film, click on Company Credits and then Box Office/Business.

1) What was the original budget for your chosen film?

The original budget was $100 million


2) How much money did the film make in the opening weekend?

In the first week the film made just under 24 million dollars

3) How much money has the film made in total? (Look for the subheading ‘Gross’ which has the total box-office earnings listed).

The total the film made was $392


Stars in their eyes
Research the stars and director for your chosen film.



1) What films has the director previously directed? Are they in the same or similar genres?

Martin Scorsese has made films such as goodfellas, gangs of new york and shutter island.


2) Who is the main star in the film?

Leonardo DiCaprio

3) What other films has the main star appeared in? Are any of the films similar to the one you are researching?

 Leonardo DiCaprio has been in 'Gangs of New York'. This film is also a crime, drama based films.

4) Are the stars or the director or writer mentioned in the trailer for the film

The director and main star were both mentioned in the trailer.

dub zero magazine cover

Cover Analysis

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Minority Report Analysis

The medium close up range shot allows you to see the reactions of all the characters in this image. It sets an impression that something is going to happen and a build up in tension when looking at this. This may suggests that a crime is being committed and the characters are in shock. It could also mean they've spotted someone running away as one of the characters faces are more serious rather than in shock of a crime that could of been committed. This shot allows us to see the background where the characters are standing setting an impression of what is going on or what may be going on in this scene. It just shows enough to get an impression of the scene.



The Wide Shot allows us to see the setting and the environment around in this scene. Its done deliberately to get an idea of what's going on in the scene and to get a better understanding of what may be going on. The car has purposely been placed in the centre of this scene as  its the main part of the scene to get all focus on this part rather than have the car at the bottom right of the screen this is so its easier to understand what's going on in the environment. The car has been centralized to grab attention so then later on as the character runs past he is seen.



The Close Up shot is used to get the extra information about the characters emotions and detail in what he is feeling at this particular point to understand what he's going through. The character may have seen danger or someone in front of him as he is staring at whatever it is. He looks to avoid what could potentially harm him as he is aware of what could happen. This shot allows us to see the background of where this man is and to set an impression of what is going on or going to happen depending on where he is. It sets the atmosphere for what's going to happen and creates tension.

Camera Shots

Camera shots

I chose a close up view to show the emotion of the character in the scene to set an impression to the viewer about what’s going to happen due to the emotions of the person.

I thought a wide was needed to show the area and the atmosphere where the events were taking place also to give some indication of where similar events happen every day.

A long shot was to show the stance of the character and the manner their behaving in to indicate how their feeling and emotions using their body language to indicate this.

The big close-up view was to emphasise what was going on in the shot and to show the detail of how the character is feeling and what emotions they are feeling.

Medium close-up was used to show how the character is feeling but also the environment he was in.

Camera angles

I used a high angle to show who was the weaker person/victim in the scene to show that they are vulnerable than other people. It’s also to show a build-up as this view is used when a weaker person is in danger and to show tension building up.

I picked a low angle to show intimidation in the scene to make out as if the bully in the scene is bigger and stronger than the victim. This is because a high angle view would make the bully look weak and vulnerable as the victim did which makes the scene less intimidating.

Fruit bowl colour task 1:

I chose urban as my colour palate because I found the colours were to do with nature and weren’t as dull as usual earth or nature type colours. It shows vibrant colours which brings the emotion of excitement and joy. The colour brown is to do with nature and our Earth whereas the colour blue is to do more with the sea and the sky. It shows the emotion of being ill and sad but goes well with brown having the concept of Earth and the colours in our world. Orange and yellow is a sign of happiness as the sun is bright and it brightens our day whenever it’s out. Grey is associated with being bored, although the other colours are bright it suggests being bored is not always a bad thing as being bored can lead to creativity. 

Sky Sports Blog

Language

The advert shows one particular footballer celebrating with thousands of people behind him looking at him. The slogan ‘’every goal matters’’ suggests that football is a sport where everything is serious and by missing a game or goal means you've missed out of something big. The conventions of this advert are the Barclay's premier league logo so the viewer knows it’s a football advertisement. Another convention is the Sky Sports logo which shows Sky is advertising sports channels. The Sky logo being a recognisable brand which means when they advertise it’s a recognisable advert and millions of people would have seen it. The slogan ‘’believe in better’’ makes people think everything sky do will get better and better.

Institution

Sports is a group of sports television channels operated by the satellite pay-TV company British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is a commodity which is something bought and sold. A monthly subscription fee is paid. Barclay’s premier league is a well-known brand for football. Rupert Murdoch is the founder of Sky.

Audience

The target audience for this advertisement is dominantly football fans. This would be mainly for male viewers but also female viewers with an 80:20 split. The minimum age would be 25 to 60 as this is a monthly subscription, and subscribers with a good wage packet would be paying for this rather than a student who is studying. This would make Sky Sports target middle classed people.

Representation

 The representation on the advert is mainly white male footballers. This suggests that mainly white players are in the Premier League or even more white footballers around the world. This may have been done due to the fact that more Europeans watch football than the Asian community as stereotypes suggest the Asian community are more into cricket. Even though women’s football in growing its surprising how Sky Sports haven’t got a women to represent their brand. This may also be due to the fact that there isn’t enough coverage of women’s sports on TV.

Media Debate 2

"Celebrities have too much influence is society."

I think celebrities have too much of an influence in today’s society  as young children are looking up to them more and more as role models. This is because of the stupid things they do and children start thinking they can do the same as they are under a bad influence. For example celebrities start posting pictures and comments about what’s going on in their lives on social media and majority of the people following them, liking their photos etc. Go and do exactly the same thing as the celebrity. This is due to the fact that they are rated highly in the eyes of the public and even other stars.

Media Debate

"Newspapers are more interested in selling newspapers than reporting news truthfully."

I agree with the statement above. This is because newspapers exaggerate stories they've found out and untruthfully sell it to members of the public. For example this was done with Tulisa being set up making out as if she was selling drugs but it was only the newspapers selling rubbish.  This was one of the tricks they've used in the past to sell their papers untruthfully. On the other hand not all stories in papers are lies and exaggerated to sell newspapers to the public but some of them will be as they are more concerned about the sales they make.

TV News Research

1) The key information about the programme: 

• The channel it is broadcast on - channel 4
• The day(s) and time of broadcast - mon-fri 7:00 sat-sun 6:30
• The presenter or presenters - Jon Snow, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Cathy Newman
• Average viewing figures - 650,000-700,000
• Any awards the programme has won - international emmy award for news in 2003, 2004, 2013.

• The logo/brand identity of the programme
• 
• A video clip from YouTube of the show 

2) The institution behind the programme – this is usually the TV channel it is broadcast on. Find out:

• What year the channel was launched - 1982
• Who owns or runs the channel - OFCOM
• The channel logo
• 
• A YouTube trailer advertising a show on the channel

3) The target audience 
If you can’t find the official target audience for the programme, make an educated guess based on the rest of your research. Remember: % gender, age range, social class, level of education, job/earnings etc.

i think the target audience for channel 4 news would be 50:50 male/female and it is from the ages of 10+. This is because families will most likely be watching TV around this time where as news at 10 would be mainly for adults as the children are sleeping.

4) The running order for three separate editions of the programme. Watch at least 20 minutes of the programme on THREE separate days and write down the following:

 The first day watching 4 news the stories that appeared were about Ashya Kings family being stopped from seeing him, British Jihads and a panda not giving birth. 

The second day the story of Ashya King and his family appeared again, child exploitation and the yes programme.

The third day the stories on 4 news were  about youth being radicalized, a american journalist being murdered and Ashya King.

I think the editors decided to put the stories in this order so the stories get less serious as the programme goes along.

HSBC

The activity we had to do in media was to create our own HSBC advertisement.

The message of this advertisement shows that the timing of our actions should be to perfection and by doing so choosing the bank HSBC would be right time at any time.

I created this by getting the HSBC advertisement template. I then got 3 images to go with the word I picked which was 'timing'. After I cropped the 3 images to get them the right size for the advert. As soon as this was done I added the text to the images. This was all done using Photoshop.

I could of improved this by showing clearer what the message was suppose to be rather than it being vague.

If I was to do this task differently I would of changed the images to go with the message better and make it clearer to understand.

News Report

1) What were the five stories your group chose to broadcast?
Greenford news story: Sean Shaw saves a man from committing suicide 
National news story: girl gets kidnapped in Israel 
London news story: music event 
Sports news story: USA losing the world cup game in Brazil 
Funny news story: Suarez bite

2) For each story above, explain WHY you chose that particular story and not something else. Why would it interest a Greenford audience? 

 Greenford news story: We chose this story because Sean Shaw is a local hero to the community of Ealing and shows that we can help anyone in need.

National news story: We chose this story because its one of the main stories in today's current affairs

London news story: We chose this story because this was a big music event in London.

Sports news story: We chose this story because the world cup is one of the biggest events in the world to football fans.

Funny news story: We chose this story because Suarez has bitten more than 1 player and the story just keeps coming up.


3) What order did you broadcast the stories in? Why did you place the stories in that order?

we ordered the stories to start more serious, then talk about more sporting events and then later on start to get more funny. 

4) How did you make sure the script was the right length?

 the script was made the right length so it could of been said in under a minute. 

5) How did you make sure each story was clear and easy to understand?

we made sure the stories were simple and quick.

6) How did you make sure the broadcast was professional?

we made the broadcast professional by sitting up straight and looking at the camera at all times.

7) What was your specific role in the group?

the role in my group was to find news articles.

8) Rate your group’s ability to work collaboratively out of 5 (1=poor, 5=excellent)

id rate my group being at 4

9) How could your group have worked more effectively as a team?

try to communicate better as a team. 

10) Finally, what would you have done differently if you were given the opportunity to do this again?

i would be more confident speaking and work more effectively as a team