BFI Notes

Starter:

• ·         The last British Film I watched was 'I’ll Manors'
• ·         The fact that the location was in London and that the actors where predominantly British gave me the impression that this was indeed a British Film.
• ·         I believe that the recognition of the famous location of London would be appealing to a British audience and also the social realism portrayed in this film.
• ·         I do also believe that the famous locations will be also appealing to an international audience.

Vertigo

• ·         Vertigo Films is a UK Film and Distribution company founded in 2002.
• ·         Allan Niblo and James Richardson are the founders of this company.
• ·         The company’s mission is to create and distribute commercially driven independent cinema and since inception it has produced 28 films and distributed a further 35.
• ·         The Films span a range of genres and audience taste and include the box office smash hit Street dance 3D
• ·         The biggest independent UK DVD of all time The Football Factory.
• ·         In 2013 Vertigo has eight films in production including Pudsey the Movie – a co-production with Simon Cowell’s company Syco.
• ·         Vertigo also owns a successful post production company in Berlin, The Post Republic and is a partner in sales company Protagonist Pictures along with Film 4 and Ingenious.

Warp

• ·         Warp Films is an independent film and television production company based in Sheffield & London, UK
• ·         They have distributed films such as This Is England.
• ·         Warp Films was established by Warp Records founding partners Rob Mitchell and Steve Beckett.
• ·         The first film, Chris Morris' My Wrongs & 117, was shot in 2002. It won the award for Best Short Film at the 2003

Attack The Block

I believe that the mise en scene used in this film is still very effective as this is a low budget film. This movie is based on degenerate teenagers who come across  alien like creatures on earth. This film was released in May 2011.The Film is regarded as a urban sci fi action film. The film I would say is aimed at 12-25 years old. This movie is begins when an unfortunate young lady and a group of intense young teenagers attempt to protect and shield their territory against weird alien like animals. This transformed a South London into a battle region.

The character of the main actor John Boyega  was strolling home on Bonfire Night through "The Ends" in Brixton, new-to-the-territory medical caretaker Samantha Adams is robbed by a group: Pest, Dennis, Jerome, Biggz, and pioneer Moses. The assault on the characters stop as they notice something falling from the sky. Due to this encounter Samantha gets away. As Moses pursuits the disaster , his face is scratched by a eyeless mysterious creature. The animal flees and gets away, however the group pursue and execute it. 

Moses asks Ron and his manager, nearby  to keep the animal in their strengthened “weed room" while he chooses how to continue. More questions tumble from the sky. Willing to battle the animals, the group arm themselves and go to the closest crash site.  They discover these outsiders are much bigger and gorilla-sized,.

Escaping the outsiders, the group is now then is caught by two policemen and Moses is captured, recognised as a mugger by Samantha. The outsiders, taking after Moses, batter the police to death and assault their van, leaving Samantha and Moses caught inside. Dennis achieves the vehicle and pushes the van away. Samantha flees while whatever remains of Moses' pack gets up to speed.

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Progression

• Work completed since 6 January

-All preproduction tasks have been completed including the script in both Spanish and English translation, a film pitch delivered to the class was also completed and a review of this was typed up. Furthermore, several pieces of research on the BBFC and other things. Also, producing a film schedule but this will need to be adapted.

• Any incomplete pre-production tasks

The storyboard and the shot-list need to be placed into my folder and posted to my blog but other than that everything else is complete.

• Next steps/Action plan

The next step for our group is to begin filming and this will take place on 23/01/15 and continue every other day from then, after filming is completed editing will start but this wont be until February and should take a week or two.

• Date filming will be complete

Filming should be completed within the first week of February so to begin editing promptly.

• Requirements for photoshoot next week

Photoshoot requirements are on a previous blog post.

La Sombra

La Sombra will be one film that will catch the countries attention with its breathtaking storyline concerning Spanish hit men failing to meet a drug cartel lord’s duty. This movie is one of the most anticipated films of year.

La Sombra is going to show case a character that is due to his actions a repulsive human being who is very skilled and dangerous. One of these movies main objectives is to try to build a relationship with the hit man and the audience due to his ‘anti hero’ status as the hit mans characteristics isn’t what we would consider a typical hero. Money is irrelevant, to a man who takes so much. The thrill is the drive and the money is the bonus. ‘Silent’ protagonist doesn’t talk throughout film but has independent narrative and thoughts in his head.

After failed mission, using skills acquired over time to stay on the run and stay in the shadows from the cartel whilst fighting against ‘demons’ (drinking problem). La Sombra meets with secret lover, Cartel bosses daughter but still isn’t aware of this. Plans to run away with her and is ready, waiting on boat to ‘disappear’ for good and waiting for Maria to come. After waiting for hours Don Javier comes on to the boat with his entourage and holding his daughter at gun point. La Sombre realises and must choose which one of them dies.

This film will embrace the foreign language that is spoken throughout the film and the Spanish upbringings of the characters in this film. The London location is employed to have a better connection with its British viewers.

La Sombra is believed to have over 3 production companies helping distribute the film to a wider audience. The makers of the film also believe it was essential to cast the right actors for each role in order to portray the film in they it was written. The makers do believe they have achieved this.

Don Javier Sanchez is the leader of a drug cartel. He is marked as one of the most feared men in Spain. It’s not often when a man of Sanchez’s capability shows emotion however when he realises his daughters relationship with Sombra it send him to place he has never been.

Target audience appeals:

• Competitions or free/promotional offers in order to help them save money with the fact that the age range does start from teens
• A  sense of danger due to the more rebellious nature of the teenage age group
• A use of both text and pictures, and not just excessively large blocks of text within the article
• A presence of colours in the article and not being too monochromatic
• A twist on something that has been ongoing for a long time - a silent hitman in a film to do the Mexican cartel

BFI

     

1. This is intriguing in light of the fact that it utilizes straightforward shading plans which could be received and things are spread out unmistakably.
2. A more basic design for the substance page with the page magazine segments on the left half of the page and a photo on the privilege, can really go ahead to emit a more modern appearance to content. That, combined with a straightforward dark or white foundation additionally adds to this same appearance.
3. With this picture, I will jump at the chance to take the thought of utilizing the principle hero face being spot in the centre.
4. From this film advancement I could take the thought of having more than one picture on the front page yet at the same time having criticality.
5. This front page hardly uses an type of text at all, which is the theme I am looking to go for.
6. One central images , shows all page number, contents page heading big and bold.
7. The main protagonist is on the left covering the whole of that side and no bright colours are used
8. Bright colours are used but it work.  White background#
9. This brochure has a landscape layout, possibly making more room to the left or right, depending on the central image subject's position. 
10. The layout on this cover appeals to me, and the fact that the front cover is  a still of the event it sets the atmosphere of a typical film theatre.

BFI leaflet of 2015 unquestionably has tried different things with the utilisation of various hues a great deal, and the shading plan is what they're typically known not. However this handout specifically from them has rather utilised models that has the brilliant plan connected.

In this handout central image gives the idea that film the BFI will be promoting will be a horror movie due to the the scary image look. This is the case due to the extreme close up into the eyes of the character that are being shown in the title. The text that is shown is based in the top and middle third of the front cover and is in big bold writing perhaps to be original.The colour scheme that is used suggests that the content of the film festival booklet may be full of horror films. this is the case due to the dark colours used in the central image.the colour scheme is constant and consistent as it goes together in the genre of horror. 

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The title is put withing the top third segment and the organization is surely understood so the title is incompletely secured by the focal picture, likewise a straightforward shading plan of chiefly essential hues is utilized with red and yellows additionally a compelling dark foundation.