Notes

BFI awards YouTube trailer clip
Films shown:
-50:50
-Gravity
-Captain Phillips
-Don John
Actor/Actresses shown:
-Anne Hathaway
-Tom Hanks
-Scarlett Johanson
-Jesse Eissenberg
-Joseph Gordon-Levitt

BFI London Film Festival
-films are broadcast to a wider audience and give awards and nominations
-it's a marketing place for distributors to buy an independent film and then sell it on

Profitable in UK and USA

'Sundance' in America
'Cannes' in France
'BFI' in UK

Way of selling British Culture and Talent

Independent films give big name actors or actresses a chance to try something different

MICRO reinforces MACRO

Comparison of tw films
-1x Hollywood
-1x Independent
Why you agree or disagree
Thesis
Point
Conclusion

Notes

Culture Eats Itself
- it is formulaic
-ideas are churned out from previous ideas>> no film is original

appropriation >> most insidious things in existence >> destructive

Independent Films >> controversial, radical and newer for example 'now you see me', 'the host', 'mortal instruments', 'the hunger games'

Demographic:

Hybrid films are more common; this is because it makes it more interesting for the audience and it means there is more aspects that can be broadened upon

Django 1966 >>> Django Unchained 2012

Django unchained was a remake targeted at the modern audience to make an old storyline appeal to our day and age by using famous actors. this was another movie to be made.







Bourne Identity 2002 >>> Cowboys and Aliens 2011

Bourne Identity influenced the basis of Cowboys and Aliens by the fact that both begun with the main protagonist having amnesia and going on a quest to uncover the knowledge and past behind his existence.






American Pie 1999 >>> Superbad 2007

American Pie was the turning point in this genre of movie as it influenced films like Superbad and The Inbetweeners. it is on how the younger generation live and present themselves in modern society but majority of these types of movies are from a male's perspective- it is almost the man version of the woman's 'chick flick' / 'rom com'

Children of Men- MACRO: Genre

Children of men genres:

-adventure

-sci-fi

-thriller

Mood Board on Genre

Stock characters from the genre?

The protagonist/ action hero in this film would be Theo as the film is portrayed from his perspective and it is his journey but he can also be seen as the protector of the heroine, Kee as terrorists want to use her baby as a force of power over the government. Julian can be seen as the damsel in distress as her terrorist group were working against her and she was theo's ex wife. Luke is the lead terrorist and is trying to manipulate Kee for her baby so is the lead antagonist in the film.

To what extent is this a thriller or a sci-fi?

-it is a thriller because of the suspense and action like war and terrorism that are main themes within the genre; there are police in reinforced armour patrolling the streets 24/7- it causes conflict and disagreement which is usually associated with this genre.

-it is a sci-fi as it is set in the future society of 2027 which is supported by the advertisements in the streets that are not presently legal, for example a pill to take your own life and for it to be illegal to not attend fertility tests in this futuristic setting. there is new technology within this film such as the speedometer as a in the bottom right hand side of the windshield.

Enigma Code and is this satisfied?

At the end of the film it is left on a cliffhanger as to whether Kee reached or was rescued by the Human Project or not. It keeps the audience intrigued up to the end and are left unsatisfied as they are not told the rest of the story- it is up to the audience as to what the ending is.

Thesis: To what extent is this a thriller or a sci-fi? justify why it blends in (include verisimilitude)

Children of men messages and ideas

Children of Men messges and ideas

This scene conveys that children give people hope and something to live for-they would stop the violence if it means having the joy of family once more.

This scene shows that in the eyes of society in 2027, youmg people were seen as a miracle and idiolised as it is the only special thing that the world had left.

This scene highlights that through thirst for power people have lost respect towards each other; power is all the people have to work towards in a life of terrorism and when they have not lived to see a child they do not know or even understand the hope and joy it should bring.

This scene establishes that if we do not reproduce then the lacknof children in the world will result in a place likethis where it is either kill or be killed as there is no understanding for moral attitudes and respect towards each other- we will lose our lifestyle.

Dystopian Mood Board of Themes

Stylised Dialogue

Stylised dialogue is the way in which writers write a script for their film. It mainly depends upon the genre, era and place it is set as to what the script would be but it is a device in a way in which it can recieve the right approval from the audience but is also used to highlight the when and where of a film. It can also be used to convey the characteristics and traits about a certain character so that the audience can empathise with the person on screen. Even though people do not use this kind of dialogue in every day life it can usually be used in a sarcastic way or even in a derogitory fashion but overall it is an almost unused language in modern day life. However, in the televise world it is used for the means of the narrative or a way in which to portray the characters.

For example, Romeo and Juliet is wrote in shakespearean language due to the way in which shakespeare wrote his plays in the victorian era of which it is based upon; an example of a piece of stylised dialogue in this film would be, 'where art thou romeo'.

On the other hand in a film like Django Unchained it is wrote in a westernised sort of speech, an example of a piece of stylised dialogue in this film would be 'shiiit negro'- this was used to make an effect on the audience by emphasising the character's traits.

Django Unchained- stylistic dialogue

'shiiit negro'
this type of dialogue is known as 'stylised' as it is used for effect- it isn't usually used in real life circumstances. it is used as a way to emphasise the character's traits.
from this clip we can tell that he is comfortable with his race and almost being ironic about it due to the day and age of which this film is set. the blood on his collar could indicate that he has just had a bloody battle with someone which is usually stereotyped with this kind of character back then. by using the word 'negro' it shows that he is used to the term and not easily alarmed or effected by it- it shows that he is around white people alot. his suit connotes that he is been to an important meeting- it could show that he is higher up in the heirarchy system among white people more so than other black people maybe giving him status and authority over other black people. it shows this derogitory term is not offensive to him but he almost takes the mic out of white people for thinking it would make them feel more lowly than them.

MACRO
Narrative: ???
Style: ???
Theme: racism
Genre: we know that this film is a western which emphasises that there was the system of black slavery
Messages and values: ???

Clues
Narrative: ???
Style: ???
Theme: the line of which he says 'shiiit negro' highlights the fact that this film is within the days of when black people were lower in the standing order than white people. also the wallpaper/curtains have a pattern of which is usually associated with the 1800's which is when this film is based in- this shows that the time frame would have been when black slavery was under way which explains why racism would be a key theme in this film.
Genre: the accent of the man in this clip is usually associated with western movies which backs up the fact that it is western genre movie
Messages and Values: ???