What is a stereotype ?
Stereotype is often used as a form of dramatic shorthand for stock quoter.
The term is come to mean at its simplest form, a fixed and repeated characterisation.
A stereotype is a generalisation which is often inaccurate. It is made about a specific group of people or an individual.
They are commonly understood/recognised and often evolve around a number of different areas.
Examples of stereotypes are:
The dumb blonde or sex goddess
The male bimbo
The muslim terrorist wearing a long beard.
Stereotypes arent fixed and can change over a period of time depending on dominant ideologies develop and alter.
Wednesday, 6 November 2013
Problems For British Films At The Cinema
Hollywood dominates the movie market therefore fewer people want to see less stylistically challenging british films. Also British films have to be dubbed or subtitled in Europe or in America.
America have access to large sums of money so it makes it possible for them to have very high beget films. Whereas in Britain the cannot compete with america because they do not have as much funds as the americans have in order to make high budget movies. Smaller budgets then lead to smaller distribution and therefore this creates problems in getting British films into the cinema and not straight on to DVD.
Also advertising costs are prohibitive to smaller scale films reaching larger audience. These are problems for British films at the cinema. Also the difference between the british market and the american market is that in america, all marketing strategies are considered and marketing is planned before production starts, whereas in Britain production starts before market research which leads to most of the money from the budget being used in production while only a little will be left for advertisement and marketing.
America have access to large sums of money so it makes it possible for them to have very high beget films. Whereas in Britain the cannot compete with america because they do not have as much funds as the americans have in order to make high budget movies. Smaller budgets then lead to smaller distribution and therefore this creates problems in getting British films into the cinema and not straight on to DVD.
Also advertising costs are prohibitive to smaller scale films reaching larger audience. These are problems for British films at the cinema. Also the difference between the british market and the american market is that in america, all marketing strategies are considered and marketing is planned before production starts, whereas in Britain production starts before market research which leads to most of the money from the budget being used in production while only a little will be left for advertisement and marketing.
Our Idea Feedback
Well after we discussed our idea with Simon we ended up realising that our idea was not realistic enough.
Firstly Simon told us that we are not allowed to use a real cigarette so we have to change that idea. Also he told us that our idea was a little bit cliché- something you see in most thrillers nowadays and we were told to be more creative.
He told us it was not realistic because we would have to set up/carry a bed into the media studio. Which would be very difficult as it would take a lot of time and effort. So he said we should try and use one of the rooms in the boarding houses.
He then got us to make the scene more creative by getting us to change the idea a little bit - so we ended up agreeing that we would disguise the woman as a man and then get the woman to reveal that she is a woman in a way that the audience would wonder if it was still a man or actually a woman.
Also Simon let us know that it would be very difficult to get a close up shot of a scar in the dark and he told us that the shots would be rather confusing.
Also we ended up removing the name because the name we first chose had been used in a Tom cruise movie in 2010.
He then also made us realise that our initial idea was too long for just the opening sequence of a movie thriller so we had to cut some parts out and make adjustments.
Firstly Simon told us that we are not allowed to use a real cigarette so we have to change that idea. Also he told us that our idea was a little bit cliché- something you see in most thrillers nowadays and we were told to be more creative.
He told us it was not realistic because we would have to set up/carry a bed into the media studio. Which would be very difficult as it would take a lot of time and effort. So he said we should try and use one of the rooms in the boarding houses.
He then got us to make the scene more creative by getting us to change the idea a little bit - so we ended up agreeing that we would disguise the woman as a man and then get the woman to reveal that she is a woman in a way that the audience would wonder if it was still a man or actually a woman.
Also Simon let us know that it would be very difficult to get a close up shot of a scar in the dark and he told us that the shots would be rather confusing.
Also we ended up removing the name because the name we first chose had been used in a Tom cruise movie in 2010.
He then also made us realise that our initial idea was too long for just the opening sequence of a movie thriller so we had to cut some parts out and make adjustments.
Openning credits to "Catch Me If You Can"
First off it starts with us seeing the name of the production company "DreamWorks Pictures Presents" then "A Kemp Company and Splendid Pictures Production"
Then it goes on to show us the name of the director but in the is format "Directed by Steven Spielburg"
Then it goes on to show us the names of the already known/well known actors who feature in the movie
instead of waiting till the end of the movie when the cast is shown. "Tom Hanks and Leonardo Dicaprio" "Martin Sheen" this is used to keep the audience interested and also to grab their attention and make it feel like there are a lot of well known actors in the movie"
Then it rounds up the opening credits by showing us the Title "Catch me if you can"
The Big Six
There are a lot of production companies in the film industry however there are 6 powerhouses - These companies are the top 6 production companies in the film making industry. And these are the 6 (in no particular order):
1. Universal Studios
2. Disney
3. 20th Century FOX
4. Paramount
5. Sony
6. Warner Brothers
These are the top 6 production companies in the Film Industry in America
Britain on the other hand are not as big as America in the film industry but an example of a big production firm is BBC
1. Universal Studios
2. Disney
3. 20th Century FOX
4. Paramount
5. Sony
6. Warner Brothers
These are the top 6 production companies in the Film Industry in America
Britain on the other hand are not as big as America in the film industry but an example of a big production firm is BBC
Friday, 1 November 2013
Order of credits in title sequence of 21 jump street
The opening sequence starts with
Original film
The year 2005
Colombia Pictures
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures present
In association with Relativity Media
Then it goes on to say
And original film SJC Studios production
Then it gives the name of the movie "21 Jump street"
From this I have learnt that the opening credits are really short because it was a high budget movies in comparison to British low budget films which have longer credits because they are low budget.
So I believe that in our thriller we should have longer credits because our thriller is going to be low budget.
Original film
The year 2005
Colombia Pictures
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures present
In association with Relativity Media
Then it goes on to say
And original film SJC Studios production
Then it gives the name of the movie "21 Jump street"
From this I have learnt that the opening credits are really short because it was a high budget movies in comparison to British low budget films which have longer credits because they are low budget.
So I believe that in our thriller we should have longer credits because our thriller is going to be low budget.
Foriegn language film analyses- A prohpet
Firstly the opening of the movie shows us the mans view of outside from the inside of a moving prison carrier (the car that takes convicts to prison) this means that the man is going to prison and if this is happening in the beginning of the movie this gives us the impression that most of the movie is going to be set inside a prison.
The first prison scene shows a man getting slapped which is a sign of violence which tells us the movie is going to be violent. And in this scene there is a lot of dim lighting used which tells is us that its a very dark movie that does not have a lot of happy/jolly scenes.
Then later on we see the weapons being made in the prisons as people try and fight in groups which gives us the impression that the movie is about gang wars in and out of prison. Then you see a lot of money being counted then there is a quick movement to a new scene where you see drugs being exchanged which tells you that the movie is also about fights about drugs and money.
The gangsters are then shot at a low angle looking up which made them look bigger and gave them a sense of power. However in the scene where they are made to lie down on the ground so they could be put in hand-cuffs they are shot from a high angle looking down to give them a sense of weakness over the people putting them in handcuffs. And seeing as there are handcuffs used it also shows that the movie has police a lot of police intervention even when they are outside prison.
There is then a lot of fighting and violent scenes which in conclusion tells us that the movie is a thriller.
The first prison scene shows a man getting slapped which is a sign of violence which tells us the movie is going to be violent. And in this scene there is a lot of dim lighting used which tells is us that its a very dark movie that does not have a lot of happy/jolly scenes.
Then later on we see the weapons being made in the prisons as people try and fight in groups which gives us the impression that the movie is about gang wars in and out of prison. Then you see a lot of money being counted then there is a quick movement to a new scene where you see drugs being exchanged which tells you that the movie is also about fights about drugs and money.
The gangsters are then shot at a low angle looking up which made them look bigger and gave them a sense of power. However in the scene where they are made to lie down on the ground so they could be put in hand-cuffs they are shot from a high angle looking down to give them a sense of weakness over the people putting them in handcuffs. And seeing as there are handcuffs used it also shows that the movie has police a lot of police intervention even when they are outside prison.
There is then a lot of fighting and violent scenes which in conclusion tells us that the movie is a thriller.
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