January 2012
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December 2011
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Something that makes a Music Video good.
I believe that a music video has to feature the band or artist performing the song along side moving pictures of the meaning behind the song.
For example Hey Superstar by Madina lake which was directed by Andrew Bennett, consist of Madina Lake playing live and images supporting the lyrics and the meaning behind the song and portraying the different people and jobs in the world and it not about...
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November 2011
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Madina Lake - Birmingham 12th November 2011
The lights went out and the crowd began to scream. With the soothing intro music playing everyone was getting giddy. For some it was their first show and only time they will see Matthew back on stage, and for others it was another show to the list of dates they have planned to do. Then Dan Torelli came on stage and everyone is screaming louder. He gets ready to kick in with the drums. Then to door...
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So...
The new Twilight film is out in 10 days.
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011)
I hope they have stuck to the book more with this one. Unlike in New Moon (2009) when they cut out a lot of vital information that was in the book. They missed out Edward leaving everything that would remind Bella of him under the floor boards so he was always with her and the fact that they missed out the...
My story idea I have come up with for my screen...
In a secluded place called Wind Haven, it is the 10-year anniversary of the mass murders that took place by the infamous Smith family that was never found. However they left a little girl behind who will now be 16. They have come back for her and they will not stop until they find her. They kill everyone she loves and cares about just so they can get her alone. But what will happen when they...
October 2011
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A good opening to my essay I would say :D
The reason why music video’s started out in the first place was for bands who could not or did not want to perform on Top Of The Pops and they would send a clip in of them playing the song. This was the birth of music video’s. The first time this happened was in 1964, when The Shadows sent in a video of them playing Apache because they could not be there. This started of a new revolution in the...
September 2011
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How much does a film cost? Well from my research films can cost anywhere up to $300,000,000. Well that’s how much it cost to make Pirates of the Caribbean: at World’s End (2007) (Source - http://www.the-numbers.com gives the information for the lowest budgets to the highest budget films) Some films can go over there set budget, but will normally make it back from the Audience either through buying...
August 2011
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‘The Panel might consider how British cinema can thrive not in imitation of Hollywood, but where Hollywood has abandoned the playing field’ - Nick James, Sight and Sound, July 2011.
The main genre that the British film industry make are anything from British gangster to crime for example, This is England , Snatch, 50 First States. There is no films like them in Hollywood. That is...
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Into The Wild (2007)
Director: Sean Penn
It is set in the 1990’s about a boy who has just graduated college and decides to go it alone with out telling any of his family. He doesn’t want material thing and thinks that you can live with nothing. It shows his travels along the way to his biggest dream of going to Alaska. He meets amazing people like Tracey played by Kristen Stewart. Coming to the end of the...
June 2011
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Theory Part Two
Representation relates to the way in which people, places and ideas are presented to the general public (in the media)
The media has the power to present information in a way to manipulate the audience or influence their beliefs.
The media presents their messages and values to it’s audience. This is often a bias opinion, hence the manipulation of the audience.
Theory Part One
High Concept Films
High Budget
Hollywood
Big Technology
Big Stars
Attractive Stars
Big Marketing Strategy/Budget
Happy Endings
Wide Audience, Maximise profit
Star Power to sell it
High Production Values
To what extent would you consider Avatar to be a High Concept Film.
Technology used in the film.
Big Stars
High Budget
The CGI & Special Effects
The way it is all computerized
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