For your pitch

FM1 - Creative Project

Please answer the following questions and put on your blog

What will it be?

·      a two-minute short film? - consisting of 10 – 25 shots

·      a two-minute film sequence? - consisting of 10 – 25 shots

·      a photographed storyboard - consisting of 10 – 25 shots

·      an extended step outing (5 – 8 scenes)  of 1,000 words?

Who is the protagonist? – name? age?

What do they look like? - gender, ethnicity, sexuality, clothes, symbolic props?

What is their dilemma? Or what do they want?

 How is their equilibrium disrupted?

Do you intend your audience to like or identify with your protagonist? – How will you achieve this?

What is the genre?

What is the setting or location?

What skills will you need to learn?

What resources will you need to secure?

From the Guardian - how we made Donnie Darko

How we made Donnie Darko

please click on the link below for the full article;
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/dec/12/how-we-made-donnie-darko-jake-gyllenhaal

Independent US Film

Studio Profits

From the Hollywood Reporter - Studio by Studio profitability




For the full article, click on the link below
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/film-studio-is-profitable-871676

Comparison of old and contemporary Hollywood

The Hollywood machine

Cinema - future technology

Technologies changing the future of cinema.
Please click on the link below:
http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/9-mind-blowing-technologies-changing-the-film-industry%E2%80%99s-future--2

History of changing cinema technology.
Please click on the link below:
http://memeburn.com/2013/02/9-tech-innovations-that-changed-the-film-industry-through-the-ages/

Films that broke the mould:
please click on the link below:
https://www.joe.ie/movies-tv/13-game-changing-films-that-broke-the-mould-in-hollywood/517026

The Hollywood Star - Hollywood Acting and the Female Star

The Hollywood Star - Hollywood Acting and the Female Star by Karen Hollinger, p41

Old and New Systems of Hollywood

Old and New Systems of Hollywood - an essay by Yoni Rusnak:
Please click on the link below
https://remixandcopyright.wordpress.com/2010/08/30/the-old-and-new-systems-of-hollywood/

A 21st Century revolution in cinema going?

Full steam ahead - the brave new world of cinema going - article from the Guardian: 

click on link below for full article:
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/dec/03/film-streaming-future-of-movie-going?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+main+NEW+H+categories&utm_term=202689&subid=8253140&CMP=EMCNEWEML6619I2

Rogue One poised to top box office rankings - two articles

From the Guardian - Why might Disney want to cap the success of RogueOne?
click on link below for article:
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/dec/02/rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-does-disney-want-to-cap-success

From PressReader - Rogue One poised on top box office rankings
click on link below for article:
https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-guardian/20161203/281724089168262

From Forbes - Disney may smash Universal's annual box office record

With the release of Moana, Disney may smash Universal's annual box office record

click on link below to read full article:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/alishagrauso/2016/11/28/with-the-release-of-moana-disney-smashes-universals-annual-box-office-record/#52d5c08e3504

A brief history of the Hollywood Industry

A useful overview of the the rise and development of Hollywood: 
by the History Cooperative









click on the link below:

http://historycooperative.org/the-history-of-the-hollywood-movie-industry/

Fred Ott's Sneeze

By W.K.-L. Dickson - http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/ppmsca.13462/, Public Domain, Link

Film or digital - what's Hollywood shooting on?

Article from Stephen Follow's website

For full article, please click on the link below:

https://stephenfollows.com/film-vs-digital/

Old Hollywood or new?

American Independent Films

I have added resources for you on a new page of this blog called Indie American Films.
Please go to this page and look at them, and then complete the following task:

Task 1. From these resources and your own research, prepare a PowerPoint or other presentation. You should refer in detail to at least three films. Your presentation may be presented so please include visuals: publicity, promotion, box office figures, film trailers, and  clips, etc, and don't over burden each slide with writing. Prepare a separate presentation script (in word or similar) to assist you when you present your presentation.

You should include a bibliography (or list of links) that indicates where you found your information. The bibliography can either be at the end of the presentation or included on the page where the information is shown.

The title of your presentation is: 'What is American Independent Film?'


Please post your presentation to your blog when completed.

Nb Do you consider 'indie' film is the same as 'independent' film'?
Also, please look on the 'Little Miss Sunshine' page for further info.

Forbes List of highest paid actors 2016

Forbes List

Click on the link below:
http://www.forbes.com/actors/#1b634702740b

Disney hope for fairytale ending to year - article in the Guardian

Read full article below:
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/nov/12/disney-hopes-for-fairytale-ending-7bn-box-office-moana-rogue-one-finding-dory?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Media+briefing+2016&utm_term=199587&subid=8253140&CMP=ema_546

Winners and Losers at UK Box Office

To read the full article, please click on the link below:
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/nov/15/uk-box-office-arrival-amy-adams-american-pastoral-ewan-mcgregor

Hunger Games - girl on fire scene

'Hunger Games' Stars Jennifer Lawrence, Inspired by Iraq War

'Hunger Games' Stars Jennifer Lawrence, Inspired by Iraq War




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmFzAs1jSR4

How to shoot a short film

5 tips to stabilise your camera

Presentations: Casablanca, Golden Age of Hollywood

Casablanca
http://www.slideshare.net/mumphrey/casablanca?from_m_app=ios


Golden Age of Hollywood
http://www.slideshare.net/guest69910a/golden-age-of-hollywood?from_m_app=ios

http://www.slideshare.net/guestcc9b78/golden-age-of-hollywood-3724886?from_m_app=ios

Casablanca Study Guide and Title Sequence

Study Guide: Michael Curtiz
http://www.gradesaver.com/casablanca


Film Education Study Guide:
http://www.filmeducation.org/pdf/film/Casablanca_new.pdf

Assessment 3 - your blog

AS Film Studies students:

Your blog will be examined and graded for Assessment 3. 
Your deadline is close of play on Friday 11th November. Please make sure all your work is uploaded to your blog by then. Any problems? Please email or see me after this weeks lessons.

Hollywood and the Great Depression

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/topic_display.cfm?tcid=125

Classical Hollywood Narrative: art and business

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz98Kzm7JMiCSUE2NExuMFRnQ1U/view?usp=sharing

Citizen Kane - trailer

The Golden Age of Hollywood

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood

The First Film Star: Florence Lawrence 1914

Link to Nick Lacey's blog and an article about the first film star in 1914



For full article please click on the link below:
https://laceysfilms.wordpress.com/2014/08/29/a-night-at-the-cinema-in-1914/

Is this vertical integration again? - AT&T- Time Warner deal

Well explained report from BBC about AT&T and  Time Warner merger

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37748137


The Guardian' account of the merger including response from Clinton and Trump

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/oct/23/trump-att-time-warner-deal-clinton-kaine?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+main+NEW+H+categories&utm_term=196160&subid=8253140&CMP=EMCNEWEML6619I2

Update

Hello AS Film Studies, Im afraid I've got flu and won't be in this week. It is important that you continue to work under your own steam. I have set you a new project, please see below for details.

Please start work on a case study for the Hollywood franchise of the 'Hunger Games'

You can use resources on my blog: NowOnFilm - I have created new page with resources.
(Look on the Hunger Games page - tab is just under title of blog.)

You may also conduct your own research. 
Please reference all sources.

In your case study, please answer the following questions:

1. What is a Franchise?

2. Why do you think Hollywood studios executives like them?

3. What makes a good franchise?

4. Why has 'The Hunger Games' proved so successful?

Make a PowerPoint or other presentation and post it to your blog and/or be ready to present it during the the first lesson back after Half Term, ie Weds 2nd Novemeber. (Six slides minimum.)

This information is for:

Weds 10.45 - 12.15 AS Film Studies in 5NW3

Sound

How does the use of sound affect a film?




When is sound diegetic and non-digetic?

Assessment 2

When is a film British?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26048992

Intro to FM2

Introduction to FM2

To see the presentation click on the link below

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz98Kzm7JMiCWF92SDR6ZkpKMGc/view?usp=sharing

39 steps

How to Read a File (How to Read a Film) [The 39 Steps] from Corey Creekmur on Vimeo.

Early Hollywood with Paul Merton

Different approaches to editing

Constructive Editing in Robert Bresson's Pickpocket from David Bordwell on Vimeo.

Working Title and Universal

An article in The Hollywood Reporter about Working Title and its relationship with Universal.

To read the article, please click on the link below:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/universal-extends-pact-working-title-films-les-miserables-317579

How Film s became: 1908 to 1920 by David Bordwell

Introduction to Editing

http://www.screenonline.org.uk/education/teachingwithfilm/introtoediting.html