Film promotion: pitching

Title: Obsession

A dedicated young college boy is enchanted by the beauty of the new girl who is mysterious and alluring causing his feelings to become more than lust until he can’t bear to see her with anyone else apart from him and takes his thoughts into actions.

This film is a thriller/drama which is set in London and is similar to the film vertigo from the director Alfred Hitchcock. This film will appeal to those to the age of 15+ who are interested in horrors.

The story is based on the character Chris who lets love blind him into evil as he falls dangerously in love with stunning, admirable Jada who is flirtatious and misleading.

The narrative of my film: 18 year old Chris who is devoted to his life as a drama student almost instantly falls love struck with young Jada who becomes popular and idolised. But with her deceitful ways she hypothesises him into believing there are more than friends. Jada may think of this as a game that most young adults play, however Chris is very serious about letting others know their ‘status’ and decides to teach her a lesson.

Film trailer and poster analysis

Film poster analysis:

One of the key conventions on this poster is the title (Django), which is bold and in red. Another convention is it has information about the director as it says its his new film and this shows that people familiar with this director might know what kind of genre it is and whether they would be interested in watching his latest film. it also features the stars on the cast. this is effect because it helps the audience know whether they would interested in that particular film as some actors play certain roles in the same genres of film. At the bottom centre it has the production blurb. It has a central image of the main character and secondary images including two other important characters. They are both holding guns which suggests it is a western also we can figure that out due to the style of clothing.behind it of two other men. it also has the release date at the bottom. At the top it has the tag line.

Film trailer analysis:

At the start of the trailer it has the website, therefore one convention in this is social media. Also it has the institution (sony pictures). it then has clips from the main sections of the film. throughout the trailer there is non-diegetic sound. Also there is diegetic sound coming from the characters. The music used sounds like western music which fits in the genre. This is effective for the audience understand what kind of film they will be watching. it has on screen text which mentions the director. There are a lot of close up shots used to introduce the characters and the narrative. At the end it has the release date.

In my opinion the poster and trailer do successfully promote the film because they explain the genre and give an insight to what the film will be like. They have also used many of the key conventions for the film.

Lucy trailer analysis

Genre:
sci-fi and action

Narrative:
A women is taken captured of to transport a piece of technology to another country and it is implanted inside her stomach. once she reaches the country she is then kidnapped however the piece of technology inside her enables her to use different parts of her brain meaning she has more control over things. she escapes and goes on missions.

Character:
The main character is a woman who at first was just average and scared but then becomes bold and powerful.

Iconography:
There are elements of sci-fi such as the gadgets/technology used such as the device that was implanted in her. Also because she had powers and abilities to so abnormal things such as move things with her eyes. Things such as her running away from people and people pointing guns at her show it is a action.

Setting:
Its mainly set in a big hotel but then moves to show an office. it then shows her being held hostage in a empty room which gives away its an action. then it moves around the city.

Sin city trailor analysis

genre:
Film noir

Narrative:
The film is primarily based on the first, third, and fourth books in Miller's original comic series. The Hard Goodbye is about a man who embarks on a brutal rampage in search of his one-time sweetheart's killer, killing anyone, even the police, that gets in his way of finding and killing her murderer. The Big Fat Kill focuses on a street war between a group of prostitutes and a group of mercenaries, the police, and the mob. That Yellow Bastard follows an  police officer who protects a young woman from a grotesquely disfigured serial killer. 

Character:
It has a typical film noir characters such as a mysterious, sexy lady who has the attention from a man on a mission. There are villains and women that are no good. it has mainly the men in charge and women there as their back ups.

Iconography:
It has typical features of a film noir such as a women with red lips that looks alluring to men. Its all in black in white yet makes certain colours such as red lips stand out. Also its got a old city settings in a wine bar. And also guns and villains.

Setting:
It starts with a man in his apartment having the police after him. Then jumps to him being in a wine bar. it also shows them in empty warehouses and near river sides.

Your chosen movie
1) What film have you chosen? 
   Django Unchained 2) Why did you choose this film in particular? 
    Its an very interesting film to research about and looks like there will be a lot to talk about in terms of the institutional information. 
Institutional background
Use IMDB to find out the institutions behind your chosen film. Find your film, click on Company Credits and then look for the production company and UK distributor.

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


- Weinstein company and Columbia pictures.

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

- Sony pictures
No brand loyalty
1) What genre does your chosen film fit into?
   -western

2) How can you tell it fits that genre? Be specific with reference to the trailer.
   
- It is a Western due to the fact it is in a american country setting. Other clues is that there is a lot of gun shooting and men riding houses. the men also look like cowboys in some scenes and its old fashioned.

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 
     


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

   18th January 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.

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?

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.

"I rarely bother to give reviews after watching a movie. But holy crap this was a good movie. I'm pretty sure it is the best movie i've seen all year. and yes i saw dark knight rises, avengers, flight, Argo, hobbit, etc... Tarantino delivers and then some.. Every actor is on point. Awesome performances, great story, it will definitely take you on a ride full of surprises. I would recommend everyone to go watch this film, it is truly a great film.. unless you're a little kid.. don't go watch this movie if you're a little kid. I've seen all of Tarantinos movies and I have to say this has been my favorite. It is just awesome in every way. I'm usually very harsh on movies. I mean ill watch just about anything, but for me to think a movie was actually "good", takes a whole lot. DiCaprio was like i've never seen him before, and being one of my favorite actors, it was a little weird at first. But he does an outstanding job at selling his role within seconds of his first appearance. Waltz delivered as i knew he would. and Jaime Foxx, well he did not fall behind. Last but not least Jackson was hilarious and also did an amazing job... Go watch the movie, it is worth it."

"At first I didn't want to see this movie because of some political remarks made by Jamie Foxx and Samuel Jackson, two of my previously favorite actors, but Quintin Tarentino is a great director, so I broke down and saw it. Glad I did. This was absolutely one of the best movies of the year. Although Jamie Foxx has top billing, this film would not have been anywhere as good without Christoph Waltz. He stole every scene he was in. Brilliant acting and great comedic delivery. Leo was great too. Lots of blood, something expected in most of Quintins movies, but a great story. Also expect to hear the N word about 2000 times. Cristoph Waltz should get the Oscar for his performance. Should get nominated for best picture. This is absolutely a must see."

From reading most of these reviews, I've decided that the audience was very pleased with the film and had a positive reaction to 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.



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?
 $100.000.0002) How much money did the film make in the opening weekend?
   $30,688,000 
3) How much money has the film made in total? (Look for the subheading ‘Gross’ which has the total box-office earnings listed).
   $162,804,648 


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?


 -Sin city (not the same genre) -the kill bill series -four rooms - grind house

2) Who is the main star in the film?
- Jamie Foxx
3) What other films has the main star appeared in? Are any of the films similar to the one you are researching?
- dream girls and intuition which isnt simular to django.
4) Are the stars or the director or writer mentioned in the trailer for the film?
- no

fast and Furious 6 NCIS analysis

Genre:
Action

Narrative:
 Luke Hobbs, the criminal tracer has been tracking a man named Shaw who's a former military man who headed a mobile tactical unit. And when Hobbs finally gets a lead on him, he decides to recruit Dominic Toretto to help him get him. He goes to see Dominic and tells him that his girlfriend, Letty whom he thought was dead, is alive and part of Shaw's crew. So Dom calls Brian, Roman. Han, Tej and Gisele to help him. And they go to where they think Shaw will make his next move in London. When Hobbs makes his move, they learn that Shaw played them and they try to get him but he's too good and so there adventure will continue next time.

Character:
The characters are Latin/American. The main characters are brave and bold. they are also prepared to battle with enemies so they can achieve their aim. its quite a cliché as everything goes reasonably perfect and predictable. They also recognisable actors that are usually in action films such as: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Dwayne Johnson playing the main lead.

Iconography:
in the trailer we see a lot of quick shots of car racing and car crashes. Also it shows the 'heros' climbing on top of vehicles clearly indicating it is a action film. it shows the villan and lots of people shooting and also top technology.

Setting:
It takes place in many international settings; such as: america, Spain, London and Japan. They are usually filming in back street warehouses or on deserted roads.

assignment 1- Magazine cover

assignment 1 feedback

www:
*great title and image- title could be bigger
* text looking great-prehaps move cover lines over top right of image




Ebi-
* get a cut of Timberlake ]
*smaller slogan
*cover line left hand side

shots

high angle-makes person look small and weak 

mediuim

over the shoulder shot

unusual shot 

Minority report

by the director using a medium close up, it allows us (the audience) to see the seriousness of the police and their facial expressions.it shows enough background for us to see other police in the background so we understand there is a large group of officers to show they have a important case to solve. by this shot being a medium close up it allows the audience to see the officers mean business and are going to go after someone. the juxtaposition of the first clip showing tom cruise running in a different direction of these men mean they are meant to capture tom cruise.



this picture is a long shot as it shows plenty of background and we can see action going on in the photo. due to the angle of this shot we can see the scene is taking place in a warehouse and that there may be two rivals there to sort out dodgy business. it always enough space for us to see a man from head to toe in the background and clearly shows a large car in the photo. i reckon the editor did this in order to create a action feel to the audience as perhaps a big fight will happen.

 

the editor chose a medium close up here but has put a focus on the character. this can show that he is playing a main role in this scene and perhaps is someone important in the film. the medium close up allows us to see some background so the audience can see that the man is somewhere quite dark and unusual. the angle is aimed more at the mans face therefore the editor wants us to see his expression.

Audience profile task

Fruit bowl

1.

Channel 4 News is the name of UK Channel 4's award-winning flagship evening news programme.

The news editor is Ben de Pear, appointed in July 2012. The programme is presented by Jon Snow, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Cathy Newman and Matt Freiand is on the air Monday to Friday from 19:00-19:55 on Channel 4 and at variable times on weekends. Alex Thomson is the chief correspondent.

Channel 4 News is among the highest rated television programmes in the United Kingdom, winning a record five Royal Television Society Television Awards in February 2006. These included TV Journalist of the Year for Jon Snow, Home News Award for the Attorney General leak, and the International News Award for Congo's Tin Soldiers.

It won the News Coverage British Academy Television Award in 2004 and the 2004 International Emmy for the best news programme produced and aired outside the United States. Jon Snow won the Richard Dimbleby British Academy Television Award in 2005 for outstanding contribution to the world of news and current affairs.

In November 2011, Liam Dutton became Channel 4's first ever weather presenter, joining from BBC Weather.

2.

Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began transmission on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA), the station is now owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation, a public body established in 1990, coming into operation in 1993. With the conversion of the Wenvoe transmitter group in Wales to digital on 31 March 2010, Channel 4 became an entirely UK-wide TV channel for the first time.

The channel was established to provide a fourth television service to the United Kingdom in addition to the television licence-funded BBC's two services and the single commercial broadcasting network, ITV.
3.
I reckon the target audience for this news channel is for the general public from the age of 11 to 80 years. i think it is for working class and above with mixed genders watching. University students and middle school will watch this as well as older working people.
4. Monday 8th
The first story that was shown was about the Scottish independence. I think the editors chose this story first because its a very important decision that's going on in our country.
The next story mentioned is about the little boy Ashya arrives in Prague for his treatment.
The final story mentioned is about a black police firearms officer speaks out in discrimination.
Tuesday 9th
David Cameron doesn't want Scotland to leave the union.
They say bees before cities than suburbs.
Wednesday 10th
David goes to Scotland in order to avoid separation between them.
Barack says he will arm seria.

Media Ananlysis-Key concepts

Language

One language aspect from this advert is that on the bottom right corner is the subway logo in its special font and also there slogan 'eat fresh'. it has two main images which are promoting the meal deals of their sandwiches. They are very eye catching and have been made to look appetising to people that are working or studying and where they should go for lunch. The main thing that attracts our attention is low cost on the food. Also it has information about the locations of local subways and has the subway trade mark information.


Institution 

The deal was produced by the company subway and is available to people in norwhich. They have advertised it to make it look cheap and tasty in order for people to go there instead of food restaurants like mc donalds or kfc.


Audience

This is targeted at both genders for ages of 13 to 35 or perhaps more. i think this is for people on the go that want a good value lunch or meal deal that is healthy and worth the price. i reckon this is also targeted at people that eat at other fast food restaurants  such as mc donalds or burger king etc. they have done this in order to attract more customers for profit. I think this is also targeted at people who are in college or teachers and workers that go out to eat for lunch.

Representation 

this advert presents sandwiches that are well priced in the area of Norwich. the meaning of this advert is promote subways value deals.

media debates

'Video games and heavy metal make young people more likely to commit violent crimes'

I agree because i think games such as gta change the mind frame of young people and make them think it is acceptable to be a nuisance in the community without sanctions. Also heavy metal can cause teens to create negative vibes causing anti-social behaviour leading to violent crimes. Music that speaks of being disruptive can stick in young peoples mind as they are vunerable.

Poster

HSBC different values

News Bulletin

1.

Greenford news story:
National news story:
London news story:
Sports news story:
Funny news story

My groups Greenford news story was about sports day being postponed due to teacher strike. We chose this because we think it is vital for Key stage three in ghs to know that sports isn't on the normal day and to tell the others (students and teachers) that the children aren't happy about it.
Our national news story was about the shortage of working anti-biotics. This is very important news that everyone should be aware of because we need anti-biotics for things like colds and infections and without we could die from treatable things like temperatures. 
The London news story was about some benches having children's story printed onto them. We chose this because it is interesting and so if we see this display around London, we know why.
Our sports news story was about Belgium winning the game. We chose this because many people are interested in the world cup.
Our funny news story was about gold fishes being smarter than we think. This is a generally interesting fact that others may want to know. 


3. 

The order of our broadcasts was:
Greenford news story:
National news story:
London news story:
Sports news story:
Funny news story

We chose this because it makes sense to start with our community and then national and London news because its within our continent. we did sports next because its more world news. last we did funny news because its good to end on something light as news can be depressing at times.

4.

To make sure my script was the right length, I gave my self a word count of only 150. I then wrote all the key information in a way that made sense and then the others in my group timed me. I took out any irrelevant information and then my script became perfect.

5.

To make sure our stories were easy to understand, I used formal language in a clear voice so it was easy for all ages to pick up on the news.

6. 

To make sure my presentation was professional, I spoke clearly and sat in a tidy environment. also I kept in contact with the camera and made sure my surroundings weren't noisy.

7.

In my group my role was to present the news and I helped with the typing as it helps when comes to speaking off the script.

8.

I would say my group worked 4/5. this is because we all helped each other and the presentation went reasonably successfully.

9.

For my team to be more successful, i think we should have each stuck to a specific role so that we had the information quicker.

10.

If I had a opportunity to do this again I would speak a bit slower just so I don't make a pronunciation mistake. I would also give myself more time to get familiar with my script. 

Textual Analysis

Genre:
this is a film called 22jump street. it is a action comedy

Audience: i reckon this is targeted for young people from the age of about 15 to 25. I think its aimed for college students. i believe it is mixed gender for 50% male and 50% female.

Platform: this can be watched at: the cinema, online or on the tv




Genre; this film is called chef and it is a comedy

audience; this is for people 15 to 40 and is for both genders. for people that like to have a laugh.

Platform; this can be watched at the cinema, online or on the tv










genre; this is a true story. it is a drama about domestic violence.

Audience; this is targeted for most young women to watch so they become aware of domestic abuse and how we have to be careful.

Platform; this can be watched on iplayer or on tv.

Answers to Introduction questions

1.   I choose the media gcse because when I was in year 7 my English teacher told me that I would be fantastic at it and when I did further research about it, I realised the skills could help later on in my career.

2.  I am most looking forward to creating the music video because I love music and reckon I will be able to come up with an original idea for it.

3.  I hope to learn how to use a camera professionally and how to edit photos to make effects so I can use those skills to make my own posters and videos later on.

4.   I reckon I am capable of a A* or an A. however I want a A*

5.  The last TV program I watched was murdered by my boyfriend and the last film I watched was 22 jump street.

6.  I think murdered by my boyfriend stood out to the audience because it made us aware of domestic violence by showing things from the victim’s point of view and others.

7.   I have used my phone to use social networks

8.  I used my phone more than everything.

9.  The main story on the bbc website is about the hacking. I think it is the main story because people that were mean to be responsible have gone against the law.

10.                      The main story is about the British government breaking the law. This is big news because they forced internet and phone companies to hack into people’s business which is against the law.