Thursday, 18 November 2010
Thursday, 11 November 2010
Wednesday, 13 October 2010
Rough Script
Rough script
Section 1
Fiver – blimey I’ve been in here for ages. It’s doing my nut in. this pig is gassed up. I need to get out of here, can’t take it. What’s this, who’s this, what’s going on? (Piggy bank smashes)
Fresh air. God i miss this. Err wait don’t touch me with your jammy hands. FINE here we go! Looks like I’ve got no choice, story of my life come on then you chylimida infested yout. Take me away!
You know what I’ve been doing this for nearly 27 years and I’m getting fed up, Mary Jane messed head up. That’s the problem with these teenagers complain about money but yet blow it on anything, and following all these political movements yet none of them are able to vote – eddiuts. Alright alright chips will do.
No not again. Argh hate this place. Cash tills are hell. Always have a stuck 50 thinking he’s the godfather of Santander some sort of Arabian prince ha Get out of here. I’ll show him whose boss.
Section 2
Women – errrm like can I have 20 silk cuts purple.
Fiver – could get a change jobey here. Touch hope the bloke don’t throw a few coopers in. All rite here we go.
Women – sorry but like do you have a ten pound note this one’s really dirty and kinda crinkled.
Fiver – bloody hell shes got some cheek. Not having it. I’ve been with tones of business women and there all the same.... Stuck up, always doing something fishy. Ahaha ya get me blud.
Fiver – well I tell ya she got smooth hands could be useful. Woo I’m on fire today.
Fiver – gosh calm down love stop running, oii mate watch out, easy, slow down, steady on, im slipping
NOTE FALLS OUT OF HER HAND
Section 3
Fiver – fucking hell that killed. Gonna jack up on some pain killers go all cobain on it.
Fiver - arrr balls that nitty over there is staring at me
Fiver – come of it don’t come over here
Fiver – tramp worst type of owners all they do is keep you in there rough diseased hands. God look at those gloves holes and all. Might spend on something warm or the usual white star to get piss’d.
Section 1
Fiver – blimey I’ve been in here for ages. It’s doing my nut in. this pig is gassed up. I need to get out of here, can’t take it. What’s this, who’s this, what’s going on? (Piggy bank smashes)
Fresh air. God i miss this. Err wait don’t touch me with your jammy hands. FINE here we go! Looks like I’ve got no choice, story of my life come on then you chylimida infested yout. Take me away!
You know what I’ve been doing this for nearly 27 years and I’m getting fed up, Mary Jane messed head up. That’s the problem with these teenagers complain about money but yet blow it on anything, and following all these political movements yet none of them are able to vote – eddiuts. Alright alright chips will do.
No not again. Argh hate this place. Cash tills are hell. Always have a stuck 50 thinking he’s the godfather of Santander some sort of Arabian prince ha Get out of here. I’ll show him whose boss.
Section 2
Women – errrm like can I have 20 silk cuts purple.
Fiver – could get a change jobey here. Touch hope the bloke don’t throw a few coopers in. All rite here we go.
Women – sorry but like do you have a ten pound note this one’s really dirty and kinda crinkled.
Fiver – bloody hell shes got some cheek. Not having it. I’ve been with tones of business women and there all the same.... Stuck up, always doing something fishy. Ahaha ya get me blud.
Fiver – well I tell ya she got smooth hands could be useful. Woo I’m on fire today.
Fiver – gosh calm down love stop running, oii mate watch out, easy, slow down, steady on, im slipping
NOTE FALLS OUT OF HER HAND
Section 3
Fiver – fucking hell that killed. Gonna jack up on some pain killers go all cobain on it.
Fiver - arrr balls that nitty over there is staring at me
Fiver – come of it don’t come over here
Fiver – tramp worst type of owners all they do is keep you in there rough diseased hands. God look at those gloves holes and all. Might spend on something warm or the usual white star to get piss’d.
Wednesday, 6 October 2010
The differences between shorts and feature films
The differences between shorts and feature films
Short films
- · Have a lower budget
- · The equipment they use is more basic
- · Short production time
- · No special effects
- · Minimal distribution
- · Internet based film festivals
- · Unconventional narratives
- · Unknown / amateur actors
- · Realistic “kitchen sink realism”
Feature films
- · Have a large budget
- · Clear understandable endings
- · Expensive / upper end equipment
- · Long production time
- · Famous actors
- · Special effects
- · Cinemas / DVD’s
- · They have deal with distribution companies
- · Digestible narratives
- · Long plots
- · Slower paced editing
- · Crews
Skin Deep
I was shown this emotional film in one of our lesson and it did challenge me. I found it very hard hitting as i've never ever experienced something like this. After viewing the short film it rawness shocked me. The film also had very strong political views, which, fortontally aren't the same ones as today’s. The narrative was hard-hitting, even though i enjoyed this film it made me not to make a short film with the same key elements (Race, Class, Politics and location) as it seemed to gritty for my liking.
Monday, 4 October 2010
Andrea Arnold
Andrea Arnold
Andrea Arnold was born on the 5th of April 1961. She is a director and actress from the UK. Her debut in feature film directing was in 2006 with a film called Red Road.
Her life as a children TV presenter was soon fled once she won, “Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film” for Wasp, in 2005, due to its kitchen sink realism feel and looks which encapsulated the audience into a tragic story.
Another one of her films is Red Road, the first installment of Advance Party, a planned set of three conceptually-related films by different first-time directors. Set on a housing estate in Glasgow, the revenge-themed story centers on a CCTV (security TV cameras) operator who develops an obsession with someone she observes, for reasons that become clear through the progress of the film. The picture has won the British director comparisons with established names such as Michael Haneke and Lars von Trier. Critic Allan Hunter said the film was "likely to emerge as one of the discoveries of this year's. It went on to win the Jury Prize at Cannes that year.
Andera Arnold won the 2007 BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer for directing Red Road as well as being nominated for other awards. In 2009 she still couldn’t stop winning awards as her film Fish Tank premiered at Cannes Film Festival, where she once again won the Jury Prize. The film also went on to win the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film in 2010.
Andrea Arnold was born on the 5th of April 1961. She is a director and actress from the UK. Her debut in feature film directing was in 2006 with a film called Red Road.
Her life as a children TV presenter was soon fled once she won, “Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film” for Wasp, in 2005, due to its kitchen sink realism feel and looks which encapsulated the audience into a tragic story.
Another one of her films is Red Road, the first installment of Advance Party, a planned set of three conceptually-related films by different first-time directors. Set on a housing estate in Glasgow, the revenge-themed story centers on a CCTV (security TV cameras) operator who develops an obsession with someone she observes, for reasons that become clear through the progress of the film. The picture has won the British director comparisons with established names such as Michael Haneke and Lars von Trier. Critic Allan Hunter said the film was "likely to emerge as one of the discoveries of this year's. It went on to win the Jury Prize at Cannes that year.
Andera Arnold won the 2007 BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer for directing Red Road as well as being nominated for other awards. In 2009 she still couldn’t stop winning awards as her film Fish Tank premiered at Cannes Film Festival, where she once again won the Jury Prize. The film also went on to win the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film in 2010.
History of short film part 2
History of short film part 2
The Lumières brothers were born in Besancon, France in 1862 and 1864, they moved to Lyon in 1870. Their father ran a photographic company and the brothers both worked for him. They had made some improvements to the still photograph process.
The Lumières held their first private viewing of their so called films in 1895. They soon started to charge an admission cost to view the work, this began on December 28, 1895, at Salon Indien du Grand Café in Paris. This history-making set featured ten short films, including their first film, Sortie des Usines Lumière à Lyon (Workers Leaving the Lumières Factory). Each film is 17 meters long, which, when hand cranked through a projector, runs approximately 50 seconds. That would now be conceived as a micro short.
Voyage dans la Lune otherwise known as A trip was made in 1902. This is one of the first Genre based films, a 14 minute masterpiece, created by imaginative French director Georges Melies.
This film, Melies' 400th and most notable film, was made on an astronomical budget for the time of 10,000 Francs - risky, but worthwhile since it was hugely successful. Its popularity also led to it being illegally copied, released under others' names, and pirated.
The Lumières brothers were born in Besancon, France in 1862 and 1864, they moved to Lyon in 1870. Their father ran a photographic company and the brothers both worked for him. They had made some improvements to the still photograph process.
The Lumières held their first private viewing of their so called films in 1895. They soon started to charge an admission cost to view the work, this began on December 28, 1895, at Salon Indien du Grand Café in Paris. This history-making set featured ten short films, including their first film, Sortie des Usines Lumière à Lyon (Workers Leaving the Lumières Factory). Each film is 17 meters long, which, when hand cranked through a projector, runs approximately 50 seconds. That would now be conceived as a micro short.
Voyage dans la Lune otherwise known as A trip was made in 1902. This is one of the first Genre based films, a 14 minute masterpiece, created by imaginative French director Georges Melies.
This film, Melies' 400th and most notable film, was made on an astronomical budget for the time of 10,000 Francs - risky, but worthwhile since it was hugely successful. Its popularity also led to it being illegally copied, released under others' names, and pirated.
The Stairwell - Shane Meadows
The stairwell by Shane meadows
Shane Meadows film “the stairwell” is a 40 second short that has been filmed on a Nokia mobile phone. They did this for Nokia’s short compilation of mobile phone films.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5wMvyVJYlg
• I feel the disjointed angles add to the film as they give the film a unique look as if it quirky.
• The angle s also give of a sense of uneasiness, Shane Meadows decided to introduce the characters from behind so the audience automatically have some sort of prejudice towards them by building up tension and mystery.
• The dark blue lighting also creates an atmosphere of mystery it makes you slightly more apprehensive of what might happen as you can see everything clearly but this is partly due to the quality of the camera.
• A journey starts to be depicted through a various range of experimental camera angle overall allowing the film to by catching and entertaining.
• The tension builds due to the music and lighting of the film. The editing also personifies some sought of rush as its faced paced. We don’t quite expect what happens next as there are no hints or clue, we believe something more drastic is going to happen.
• There is a slight anti-climax when the only thing that happens is they bump heads when turning a sharp corner in the stairwell.
• This is comedic and quirky and the fact that it was filmed on a handheld mobile phone.
Shane Meadows film “the stairwell” is a 40 second short that has been filmed on a Nokia mobile phone. They did this for Nokia’s short compilation of mobile phone films.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5wMvyVJYlg
• I feel the disjointed angles add to the film as they give the film a unique look as if it quirky.
• The angle s also give of a sense of uneasiness, Shane Meadows decided to introduce the characters from behind so the audience automatically have some sort of prejudice towards them by building up tension and mystery.
• The dark blue lighting also creates an atmosphere of mystery it makes you slightly more apprehensive of what might happen as you can see everything clearly but this is partly due to the quality of the camera.
• A journey starts to be depicted through a various range of experimental camera angle overall allowing the film to by catching and entertaining.
• The tension builds due to the music and lighting of the film. The editing also personifies some sought of rush as its faced paced. We don’t quite expect what happens next as there are no hints or clue, we believe something more drastic is going to happen.
• There is a slight anti-climax when the only thing that happens is they bump heads when turning a sharp corner in the stairwell.
• This is comedic and quirky and the fact that it was filmed on a handheld mobile phone.
Sunday, 3 October 2010
Silver Films
Sliver can be formed into any shape the mind can conceive
Silver films say there are five reasons to work with them:
1. There a catalyst, they make things happen.
2. Conduit, we make connections. They have the resources to better your films.
3. Malleable, they’re flexible.
4. Craftsmanship, they’re good at what they do.
5. Polished, apples look better when they shine
But is this all true?
Silver films have been making a mixture of visual things form 1966. They've produced a number of TV adverts one of there newer ones being an Umbro football advert but with an authentic British feel to it.
http://www.silverfilms.co.uk/movies/archive/umbro_bio
The company have won a cabinet of awards a lot of them being BAFTA’s. The have a unique approach that allows them to tackle anything and everything. They fuse creativity with business allowing them to produce strong campaigns for big names.
For such a big company they like to work with new people, which is good as it allows new ideas from new people to constantly flow through the company allowing a constant high standard of work.
Above and beyond, silver films main priority is to show their passion for film making which is yet shown in their work. They believe that their shorts can now strong bold marketing tools for charities, portraying stories within minutes. Helping to raise funds as well as meeting the criteria for socially responsible brands.
During my research some of my most favoured films have come from this company so in conclusion and answering my question, yes this is all true the five reasons to work with silver films seem valid.
Silver films say there are five reasons to work with them:
1. There a catalyst, they make things happen.
2. Conduit, we make connections. They have the resources to better your films.
3. Malleable, they’re flexible.
4. Craftsmanship, they’re good at what they do.
5. Polished, apples look better when they shine
But is this all true?
Silver films have been making a mixture of visual things form 1966. They've produced a number of TV adverts one of there newer ones being an Umbro football advert but with an authentic British feel to it.
http://www.silverfilms.co.uk/movies/archive/umbro_bio
The company have won a cabinet of awards a lot of them being BAFTA’s. The have a unique approach that allows them to tackle anything and everything. They fuse creativity with business allowing them to produce strong campaigns for big names.
For such a big company they like to work with new people, which is good as it allows new ideas from new people to constantly flow through the company allowing a constant high standard of work.
Above and beyond, silver films main priority is to show their passion for film making which is yet shown in their work. They believe that their shorts can now strong bold marketing tools for charities, portraying stories within minutes. Helping to raise funds as well as meeting the criteria for socially responsible brands.
During my research some of my most favoured films have come from this company so in conclusion and answering my question, yes this is all true the five reasons to work with silver films seem valid.
Short Film Festivals
Short film festivals
Short film festivals allow directors to show their work immediately to other people n the industry and can be a real gateway to success. Can be known as a springboard into a higher place. Short film festivals have been going on for some time now and have become more and more recognized. Luckily enough we have one of the best short film festivals in the world in London “The best short film festival in the world” – Guardian Guide, according to some.
Some of the festival vary with the entry requirements like the amount of time the short films has to be or the circumstances it was film in, for example Nokia held a festival when the films were strictly shot on mobile phones.
The down side to film festivals is that some ask for an entry fee for your piece to be shown especially the big ones which gather large crowds and the places your most likely to find success. Yet it is looked at as a small price to pay if you can show off your flare and individuality to a production company. But only happens to a small amount of people.
The film called 9 about a sack doll surviving in a post-apocalyptic world was originally an 11-minute short until it won a student academy award and best-animated short nomination at the Oscars. From this I came to the attention of Tim Burton who is a major director and he said, “The short was among the most extraordinary 11 minutes of film I’ve ever seen”. Based on that Tim Burton made a full-length version of the film that grossed more than £40 million. That is just and example of what a film festival can do for a struggling but inspiring creative filmmaker no matter what your role within the short.
Short film festivals allow directors to show their work immediately to other people n the industry and can be a real gateway to success. Can be known as a springboard into a higher place. Short film festivals have been going on for some time now and have become more and more recognized. Luckily enough we have one of the best short film festivals in the world in London “The best short film festival in the world” – Guardian Guide, according to some.
Some of the festival vary with the entry requirements like the amount of time the short films has to be or the circumstances it was film in, for example Nokia held a festival when the films were strictly shot on mobile phones.
The down side to film festivals is that some ask for an entry fee for your piece to be shown especially the big ones which gather large crowds and the places your most likely to find success. Yet it is looked at as a small price to pay if you can show off your flare and individuality to a production company. But only happens to a small amount of people.
The film called 9 about a sack doll surviving in a post-apocalyptic world was originally an 11-minute short until it won a student academy award and best-animated short nomination at the Oscars. From this I came to the attention of Tim Burton who is a major director and he said, “The short was among the most extraordinary 11 minutes of film I’ve ever seen”. Based on that Tim Burton made a full-length version of the film that grossed more than £40 million. That is just and example of what a film festival can do for a struggling but inspiring creative filmmaker no matter what your role within the short.
Short Films And The Internet
Short Films And The Internet
Since the birth of feature films short film have been competing for a place in the industry. It’s incredible hard as the industry there competing in has one goal and that’s profit, unfortunately you don’t get a lot of that with shorts. Wait. Since the invention of the World Wide Web short films have become more and more popular. There is finally a gateway for viewing short films in modern society it obviously had to come. Its perfect for short films as there’s no cost to uploading your film. If you’re an inspiring director you tube and vimeo etc are a god sent as you can get millions of views. Pretty much anyone can upload a short film, short film is all about creativity, new ideas and cutting edge techniques something which the internet indulges in. there are some websites that strictly promote short films, helping inspiring directors.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/
An outstanding website that showcases some of the best shorts in Britain. This website allows anyone to upload there work and anyone to view it. The site also has good search options so you can narrow your choice down from it being genre to director. It’s a bubbly site were ontraponural film investors or makers can go to see fresh talent and hopefully offer them bigger chance in the industry in the future.
http://www.coffeeshorts.co.uk/
A website that is home to award winning films from award winning cultures. This website is easy to work with. It has been created to work hand in hand with my space, face book and blogger so you can promote films even more yet again at no charge. This site has a more specialist touch to it some of the films are chosen and promoted more than others. These sites do offer free viewing of films and help establish actors, director and producers something that wasn’t available 15 years ago.
Since the birth of feature films short film have been competing for a place in the industry. It’s incredible hard as the industry there competing in has one goal and that’s profit, unfortunately you don’t get a lot of that with shorts. Wait. Since the invention of the World Wide Web short films have become more and more popular. There is finally a gateway for viewing short films in modern society it obviously had to come. Its perfect for short films as there’s no cost to uploading your film. If you’re an inspiring director you tube and vimeo etc are a god sent as you can get millions of views. Pretty much anyone can upload a short film, short film is all about creativity, new ideas and cutting edge techniques something which the internet indulges in. there are some websites that strictly promote short films, helping inspiring directors.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/
An outstanding website that showcases some of the best shorts in Britain. This website allows anyone to upload there work and anyone to view it. The site also has good search options so you can narrow your choice down from it being genre to director. It’s a bubbly site were ontraponural film investors or makers can go to see fresh talent and hopefully offer them bigger chance in the industry in the future.
http://www.coffeeshorts.co.uk/
A website that is home to award winning films from award winning cultures. This website is easy to work with. It has been created to work hand in hand with my space, face book and blogger so you can promote films even more yet again at no charge. This site has a more specialist touch to it some of the films are chosen and promoted more than others. These sites do offer free viewing of films and help establish actors, director and producers something that wasn’t available 15 years ago.
Steal Away
Steal away
Steal away opens with a fast paced soundtrack making you think there’s going to be some sought of heist. The film doesn’t hang about your immediately introduce into the narrative with a gagster character. Which goes hand in hand with the music. The title is shown on a stack of twenty-pound notes. The director like to use point of view shots as it involves the audience and helped signify the location which is London as you see tube stations and telephone boxes.
The audience is introduced quickly to the main characters and sight a tramp stamp tattoo maybe a sign of rebellion or a carefree lifestyle. We hear a diegetic gunshot and have a quick reverse shot to establish a reaction but the sound seems to slow down, as there is a focus pull as well. We easily realise that the two main characters are a couple from expressions and there non stop kissing.
Within the first minute we can see that the male is in charge. He seems much more confidant compared to her. She seems vulnerable and manipulated, she is also needy as she constantly touches him suggest a parent child relationship. In this scene the lighting is also darker and the location is more gritty portraying danger and risk with this there is also a tracking shot adding tension to the scene.
When the money is revealed because of the case being “easily” opened. She seemed rather childish and doesn’t care much about the money being inked; she just gets off from the thrills of crime. The tube pulls up very quietly and they don’t seem to really notice it until the last minute. From the outside the tube looked empty but once they stepped in it clear that it isn’t. We see a priest straight away preaching about sins. I suppose the audience is supposed to realise that that the tube is the transport from earth to heaven or life to death, but I certainly didn’t get that when I was watching it especially at this point. The tubes atmosphere is up tight and has vivid lighting and half spotlights certain characters. From here we see a young man washing feet and say, “money is everything” which goes against what these characters seem all about in some ways.
The tension on the tube is soon broken as some drunken yobs board the tube and accidentally injure the man who’s washing feet. The male protagonist steps forward to stop the situation but is restricted as his selfish girlfriend pulls him back yet again showing naïve childish behaviour. We have a few shot reverse shots to show some emotion and bring the tension back up on the tube.
The genre of the film changes in the tube, it has more of a religious vibe, as there seem to be a lot of biblical references in this scene. The leading male character is offered to have his feet washed but says no and washes the mans feet instead. We imeditally feel differently towards this character in some way his sins have been lifted. The lighting becomes less harsh, his girlfriend is gob smacked which proves she is even more ignagrant than before. From the washing off the feet the money and clothes are ridded of the red ink as of his sins.
At the end of the short film I still found it hard to understand it was all about judgment day, maybe because i'm not religious. It understood once the class spoke about it openly. There were a lot of bright lights in the ending sequence mainly trying to represent passing into heaven. I liked the way this film was shot but the religious part turned me off as that doesn’t really appeal to me.
Steal away opens with a fast paced soundtrack making you think there’s going to be some sought of heist. The film doesn’t hang about your immediately introduce into the narrative with a gagster character. Which goes hand in hand with the music. The title is shown on a stack of twenty-pound notes. The director like to use point of view shots as it involves the audience and helped signify the location which is London as you see tube stations and telephone boxes.
The audience is introduced quickly to the main characters and sight a tramp stamp tattoo maybe a sign of rebellion or a carefree lifestyle. We hear a diegetic gunshot and have a quick reverse shot to establish a reaction but the sound seems to slow down, as there is a focus pull as well. We easily realise that the two main characters are a couple from expressions and there non stop kissing.
Within the first minute we can see that the male is in charge. He seems much more confidant compared to her. She seems vulnerable and manipulated, she is also needy as she constantly touches him suggest a parent child relationship. In this scene the lighting is also darker and the location is more gritty portraying danger and risk with this there is also a tracking shot adding tension to the scene.
When the money is revealed because of the case being “easily” opened. She seemed rather childish and doesn’t care much about the money being inked; she just gets off from the thrills of crime. The tube pulls up very quietly and they don’t seem to really notice it until the last minute. From the outside the tube looked empty but once they stepped in it clear that it isn’t. We see a priest straight away preaching about sins. I suppose the audience is supposed to realise that that the tube is the transport from earth to heaven or life to death, but I certainly didn’t get that when I was watching it especially at this point. The tubes atmosphere is up tight and has vivid lighting and half spotlights certain characters. From here we see a young man washing feet and say, “money is everything” which goes against what these characters seem all about in some ways.
The tension on the tube is soon broken as some drunken yobs board the tube and accidentally injure the man who’s washing feet. The male protagonist steps forward to stop the situation but is restricted as his selfish girlfriend pulls him back yet again showing naïve childish behaviour. We have a few shot reverse shots to show some emotion and bring the tension back up on the tube.
The genre of the film changes in the tube, it has more of a religious vibe, as there seem to be a lot of biblical references in this scene. The leading male character is offered to have his feet washed but says no and washes the mans feet instead. We imeditally feel differently towards this character in some way his sins have been lifted. The lighting becomes less harsh, his girlfriend is gob smacked which proves she is even more ignagrant than before. From the washing off the feet the money and clothes are ridded of the red ink as of his sins.
At the end of the short film I still found it hard to understand it was all about judgment day, maybe because i'm not religious. It understood once the class spoke about it openly. There were a lot of bright lights in the ending sequence mainly trying to represent passing into heaven. I liked the way this film was shot but the religious part turned me off as that doesn’t really appeal to me.
Michel Gondry
Michel Gondry – Profile
Michel Gondry is an academy award winning screenwriter, director and advertising genius. He was born on the 8th of May in 1963. Know he is noted as a father figure of vast visual styles and manipulation of mise en scene.
His filmmaking career began with producing stylish music video for a French rock band called Oui Oui; he also served as a skillful drummer in the band. From these small-scale music videos he caught the eye of huge star, Bjork. Bjork asked him to direct the video for her song called Human behavior. This work collaboration became often as Gondry has directed seven videos for Bjork. Michel has also worked with Daft punk, The White Stripes, The Chemical Brother, Radiohead and Beck. He has created a well sought after collection of TV adverts. Whilst creating and evolving “Bullet-time” which is used in his amazing advert for Smirnoff Vodka, this technique was then used in The Matrix, which boosted its popularity.
Michel is known for his influx from music video to feature film along with Spike Jonze and David Fincher. Gondry mad e his first feature film in 2001 called Human Nature, which received mix reviews. In 2004 he worked with a screenwriter called Charlie Kaufman making Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind and had many favorable reviews and become one of the most critically acclaimed films of that year. The film had image manipulating techniques that Michel had experimented with in his Music Videos. Michel Gondry won an Academy award for screenplay.
Short films
• L'expedition fatale (1986)
• Jazzmosphère (1987)
• My Brother's 24th Birthday (1988)
• La lettre (1998)
• The Letter
• One Day... (2001)
• Pecan Pie (2003)
• Ossamuch! - Kishu & Co. (2004)
• Tiny (2004)
• Three Dead People (2004)
• Drumb and Drumber (2004)
• Michel Gondry Solves a Rubik's Cube with his Nose (2007)
• Tôkyô!: Interior Design (2008)
Michel Gondry is an academy award winning screenwriter, director and advertising genius. He was born on the 8th of May in 1963. Know he is noted as a father figure of vast visual styles and manipulation of mise en scene.
His filmmaking career began with producing stylish music video for a French rock band called Oui Oui; he also served as a skillful drummer in the band. From these small-scale music videos he caught the eye of huge star, Bjork. Bjork asked him to direct the video for her song called Human behavior. This work collaboration became often as Gondry has directed seven videos for Bjork. Michel has also worked with Daft punk, The White Stripes, The Chemical Brother, Radiohead and Beck. He has created a well sought after collection of TV adverts. Whilst creating and evolving “Bullet-time” which is used in his amazing advert for Smirnoff Vodka, this technique was then used in The Matrix, which boosted its popularity.
Michel is known for his influx from music video to feature film along with Spike Jonze and David Fincher. Gondry mad e his first feature film in 2001 called Human Nature, which received mix reviews. In 2004 he worked with a screenwriter called Charlie Kaufman making Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind and had many favorable reviews and become one of the most critically acclaimed films of that year. The film had image manipulating techniques that Michel had experimented with in his Music Videos. Michel Gondry won an Academy award for screenplay.
Short films
• L'expedition fatale (1986)
• Jazzmosphère (1987)
• My Brother's 24th Birthday (1988)
• La lettre (1998)
• The Letter
• One Day... (2001)
• Pecan Pie (2003)
• Ossamuch! - Kishu & Co. (2004)
• Tiny (2004)
• Three Dead People (2004)
• Drumb and Drumber (2004)
• Michel Gondry Solves a Rubik's Cube with his Nose (2007)
• Tôkyô!: Interior Design (2008)
Post Secrets
Post secrets task
“When my father went out I would burn his porn”
When I read this post secret I immediately went towards a comedic quirky narrative with my main concentration to make people laugh. Went writing the plot I did it in bullet points.
• A poorly lonely child with a vivid imagination runs mad when father goes out to work.
• The father is a single dad as the mum died from a terrible disease.
• Child is still vulnerable after mum has just passed.
• The child is a homosexual and is offended with his dad’s views at women.
• The father is also upset that his daughter is gay.
• One day the fathers goes to work and the child finds the adult films and goes insane and starts a fire in the garden and burns the porn.
• The child then try to start a gay revolution in the local suburban town, she’s 11.
The film may sound far-fetched but holds some comedy laughs within it even though it sounds rather discontinuous. But was though of within three minutes.
“When my father went out I would burn his porn”
When I read this post secret I immediately went towards a comedic quirky narrative with my main concentration to make people laugh. Went writing the plot I did it in bullet points.
• A poorly lonely child with a vivid imagination runs mad when father goes out to work.
• The father is a single dad as the mum died from a terrible disease.
• Child is still vulnerable after mum has just passed.
• The child is a homosexual and is offended with his dad’s views at women.
• The father is also upset that his daughter is gay.
• One day the fathers goes to work and the child finds the adult films and goes insane and starts a fire in the garden and burns the porn.
• The child then try to start a gay revolution in the local suburban town, she’s 11.
The film may sound far-fetched but holds some comedy laughs within it even though it sounds rather discontinuous. But was though of within three minutes.
Friday, 1 October 2010
Avant Garde
Avant Garde
Avant Garde is a French term which translates into “ahead of the crowd” in common comptempary English. Avant Garde film makers experiment with new ideas, technique and expressions. The films are characterized with a high degree of experimentation to allow it to look different which often comes with a manipulation of the narrative primary compounds or sometimes a radical change from the norms / conventions of the current times. Avant Garde director feel there films are a vehicle for expression.
The majority of the time Avant Garde films focus on the abstract they purposely avoid conventions of a main narrative. Some people have referred to them as cinematic or painterly poems. Abstract have also been called “absolute” film.
Avant Garde films can be iconoclastic; they seem to mock conventional morality and traditional values. The directors have an intense interest in eccentricities and extremes to mainly shock the viewer. The main intent is to wake and shake from the ordinary consciousness or the doldrums of the conventional perspectives. As these films are so highly expressive and unconventional they can easily become cult classics and acquire a following allowing them to be successful whilst still underground.
David Curtis in 1971 popularized a new term for the films called “Experimental cinema” with the sense that the experiments to explore how the camera can emulate or enhance visual perceptions.
Probably one of the most renowned directors for Avant Garde films is Maya Deren who’s “Meshes of the Afternoon” which is about a solitary flower on a long driveway, a key falling, a door unlocked, a knife in a loaf of bread, a phone off the hook: discordant images a woman sees as she comes home. She naps and, perhaps, dreams. She sees a hooded figure going down the driveway. The knife is on the stair, then in her bed. The hooded figure puts the flower on her bed then disappears. The woman sees it all happen again. Downstairs, she naps, this time in a chair. She awakes to see a man going upstairs with the flower. He puts it on the bed. The knife is handy. Can these dream-like sequences end happily? A mirror breaks; the man enters the house again. Will he find her?
Avant Garde is a French term which translates into “ahead of the crowd” in common comptempary English. Avant Garde film makers experiment with new ideas, technique and expressions. The films are characterized with a high degree of experimentation to allow it to look different which often comes with a manipulation of the narrative primary compounds or sometimes a radical change from the norms / conventions of the current times. Avant Garde director feel there films are a vehicle for expression.
The majority of the time Avant Garde films focus on the abstract they purposely avoid conventions of a main narrative. Some people have referred to them as cinematic or painterly poems. Abstract have also been called “absolute” film.
Avant Garde films can be iconoclastic; they seem to mock conventional morality and traditional values. The directors have an intense interest in eccentricities and extremes to mainly shock the viewer. The main intent is to wake and shake from the ordinary consciousness or the doldrums of the conventional perspectives. As these films are so highly expressive and unconventional they can easily become cult classics and acquire a following allowing them to be successful whilst still underground.
David Curtis in 1971 popularized a new term for the films called “Experimental cinema” with the sense that the experiments to explore how the camera can emulate or enhance visual perceptions.
Probably one of the most renowned directors for Avant Garde films is Maya Deren who’s “Meshes of the Afternoon” which is about a solitary flower on a long driveway, a key falling, a door unlocked, a knife in a loaf of bread, a phone off the hook: discordant images a woman sees as she comes home. She naps and, perhaps, dreams. She sees a hooded figure going down the driveway. The knife is on the stair, then in her bed. The hooded figure puts the flower on her bed then disappears. The woman sees it all happen again. Downstairs, she naps, this time in a chair. She awakes to see a man going upstairs with the flower. He puts it on the bed. The knife is handy. Can these dream-like sequences end happily? A mirror breaks; the man enters the house again. Will he find her?
Monday, 27 September 2010
Pre-Lim task "Confessions Of An Ill Women"
http://vimeo.com/15249713
In the short film prelim task I worked in a group with Carla and Samantha. On the whole I think we worked well together there where no disagreements are short film was effective but short of Oscars. There where no major problems but I feel we could of improved our continuity in the short, as parts don’t add up perfectly. The location could have been better as t was incredibly average and didn’t add anything to are piece, if anything it destroyed the mise en scene but we didn’t have much freedom because we had to stay in school. I still feel we had a good varied choice in shots we where able to do shot reverse shot and match on action very well. Our narrative could have been deeper and more engaging but yet it was slightly comical. When it came to editing this was done with ease as we did a multiple amount of retakes for each piece of action, so we had plenty to chose from. At first it was tricky with the match on action parts but we perceived and got it right, when watching the video back I think the match on action is one of the best parts of the short. The composition of the camera could have better as when it was a close up we didn’t really fill the screen. For some unknown reason we felt to zoom in at certain points and when it came to editing we realise it looked rather childish with the unneeded zooms. I also found out that my Photoshop skills are very, very basic as I had problems creating the titles and needed miss’s help. Overall I feel our sort is okay but there are still things that could be improved but taking into account that we had 2 hours and a limited location I think we performed admirably.
In the short film prelim task I worked in a group with Carla and Samantha. On the whole I think we worked well together there where no disagreements are short film was effective but short of Oscars. There where no major problems but I feel we could of improved our continuity in the short, as parts don’t add up perfectly. The location could have been better as t was incredibly average and didn’t add anything to are piece, if anything it destroyed the mise en scene but we didn’t have much freedom because we had to stay in school. I still feel we had a good varied choice in shots we where able to do shot reverse shot and match on action very well. Our narrative could have been deeper and more engaging but yet it was slightly comical. When it came to editing this was done with ease as we did a multiple amount of retakes for each piece of action, so we had plenty to chose from. At first it was tricky with the match on action parts but we perceived and got it right, when watching the video back I think the match on action is one of the best parts of the short. The composition of the camera could have better as when it was a close up we didn’t really fill the screen. For some unknown reason we felt to zoom in at certain points and when it came to editing we realise it looked rather childish with the unneeded zooms. I also found out that my Photoshop skills are very, very basic as I had problems creating the titles and needed miss’s help. Overall I feel our sort is okay but there are still things that could be improved but taking into account that we had 2 hours and a limited location I think we performed admirably.
Thursday, 23 September 2010
About A Girl
About A Girl
Since watching short films "About A Girl" was by far the most hard hitting and skilled short.
At the begging of the film the title came up like a text message insinuating that the film will be based on something that is happening in modern society. It also helps you to start thinking about what the protagonist will be like, with the title being a text it’s a massive clue that the main actor / actress will be young as there seems to be use of technology but we soon release there is no role for technology in this film.
With the name “About A Girl” you instantly think of the mainstream film “About A boy”. You wonder if the narrative will be similar or will it be a short Imation but using a girl.
The first shot makes it hard to identify the character you can tell she’s young. Makes the audiences a tad more gripped as your dying to find out. From what your shown you come to believe the character is young, sweet, talented and ambitious, but you don’t know for sure until the next shot when she is revealed. When she is shown you see that she is young, northern and from a working class background. From the way she describes some of the recent events that happened within her family you fell they may be slightly thick ‘thinking that dental floss where worms’. The way she speaks to the camera makes it seem like a documentary there’s eye contact and her speech is delivered directly to the camera / the audience.
In the next few minutes more and more is publicized like that she lives on an estate, that her dads gone off the wall at points and both of her parents have signed on. Along with this the audience realise that she is often ignored but seems fine about it, her family treat her with little respect immediately after this it cuts to a shot of her on a bus with her friends who are similar to her in appearance and class. She enjoying herself and yet again is talking about her singing career. This shows the contrast of her personality and attitudes when she’s with her friends rather than when she’s the family loner.
Yet again more is exposed and the audience see that she has a lot more common sense than we thought she did at the begging of the film. We also come to understand that she’s is more hostile towards her mum than she is to her dad, this is shown throw the camera as it often cuts away as some as anything personal happens between her and her mum. The majority of time the mise en scene is gritty when showing the mother.
The camera helps show off her big ego by shooting her from slightly below eye contact so she seems bigger yet when we see her with adults the audience realise that she’s still just a girl. Pathetic phalicey is used constantly as the weather is always grey until the end when her problem is solved and the clouds clear.
It also comes across to the audience that her personality is her protection. She just wants to be loved yet she has no remorse. Throughout the short film no music is used thus making everything more drastic and shocking.
I feel the bag represents the baby suffocating and when the baby falls out of the bag in the water it symbolises the girl’s freedom. The bag represent the girl as the baby came out head first also the bag is disposable consequently making the audience think is that the same with the girl is she to be thrown away, worthless? Then the bag floats away and gets caught in a fence promoting the fact that she’s trapped in her environment there is no escape from what’s happening to her or around her.
Since watching short films "About A Girl" was by far the most hard hitting and skilled short.
At the begging of the film the title came up like a text message insinuating that the film will be based on something that is happening in modern society. It also helps you to start thinking about what the protagonist will be like, with the title being a text it’s a massive clue that the main actor / actress will be young as there seems to be use of technology but we soon release there is no role for technology in this film.
With the name “About A Girl” you instantly think of the mainstream film “About A boy”. You wonder if the narrative will be similar or will it be a short Imation but using a girl.
The first shot makes it hard to identify the character you can tell she’s young. Makes the audiences a tad more gripped as your dying to find out. From what your shown you come to believe the character is young, sweet, talented and ambitious, but you don’t know for sure until the next shot when she is revealed. When she is shown you see that she is young, northern and from a working class background. From the way she describes some of the recent events that happened within her family you fell they may be slightly thick ‘thinking that dental floss where worms’. The way she speaks to the camera makes it seem like a documentary there’s eye contact and her speech is delivered directly to the camera / the audience.
In the next few minutes more and more is publicized like that she lives on an estate, that her dads gone off the wall at points and both of her parents have signed on. Along with this the audience realise that she is often ignored but seems fine about it, her family treat her with little respect immediately after this it cuts to a shot of her on a bus with her friends who are similar to her in appearance and class. She enjoying herself and yet again is talking about her singing career. This shows the contrast of her personality and attitudes when she’s with her friends rather than when she’s the family loner.
Yet again more is exposed and the audience see that she has a lot more common sense than we thought she did at the begging of the film. We also come to understand that she’s is more hostile towards her mum than she is to her dad, this is shown throw the camera as it often cuts away as some as anything personal happens between her and her mum. The majority of time the mise en scene is gritty when showing the mother.
The camera helps show off her big ego by shooting her from slightly below eye contact so she seems bigger yet when we see her with adults the audience realise that she’s still just a girl. Pathetic phalicey is used constantly as the weather is always grey until the end when her problem is solved and the clouds clear.
It also comes across to the audience that her personality is her protection. She just wants to be loved yet she has no remorse. Throughout the short film no music is used thus making everything more drastic and shocking.
I feel the bag represents the baby suffocating and when the baby falls out of the bag in the water it symbolises the girl’s freedom. The bag represent the girl as the baby came out head first also the bag is disposable consequently making the audience think is that the same with the girl is she to be thrown away, worthless? Then the bag floats away and gets caught in a fence promoting the fact that she’s trapped in her environment there is no escape from what’s happening to her or around her.
History Of Short Films
History of short films
- Short films has a revolutionised the film industry. With each new advancement in film there has been a short film that sparked it off.
- In 1095 the first short film was publicly exhibited “La sortie de l’usine”. The main reason why it was short was down to technical restrictions.
- It wasn’t until 1910 when films got longer that the term “short subjects” was coined.
- “short subjects” became quite popular amongst audiences because people could go to the cinema and see three to four films rather than just one. This was important at the time as there were few forms of entertainment for the masses.
- 1930’s Hollywood block-booking. Big Hollywood studio forced small production companies to sell their shorts and then they would turn them into feature films.
- Supreme court of U.S declared block booking as illegal but the damage to short film had been done.
- The classical narrative became a 90 min or more feature film. It became more profitable for film exhibitors with a two hour turnover of film.
- With the invention of TV’s short films were able to be aired until the 1960’s.
- In the 1980’s short films were reinvented however, they were much darker and grittier. No longer about commercial success but about content and conveying a message.
- A style started to become more and more frequent with short films. Avant Garde film became more and more popular with their ahead of the crowd thinking, cutting edge styles and experimental shots.
- Maya Deren: Avant Garde director 1940 + 1950’s. She was very anti mainstream, had a strong stance within her films of promoting the idea of an artistic licence and creative freedom. One of her famous pieces of work is “Meshes Of The Afternoon”.
- Short films has a revolutionised the film industry. With each new advancement in film there has been a short film that sparked it off.
- In 1095 the first short film was publicly exhibited “La sortie de l’usine”. The main reason why it was short was down to technical restrictions.
- It wasn’t until 1910 when films got longer that the term “short subjects” was coined.
- “short subjects” became quite popular amongst audiences because people could go to the cinema and see three to four films rather than just one. This was important at the time as there were few forms of entertainment for the masses.
- 1930’s Hollywood block-booking. Big Hollywood studio forced small production companies to sell their shorts and then they would turn them into feature films.
- Supreme court of U.S declared block booking as illegal but the damage to short film had been done.
- The classical narrative became a 90 min or more feature film. It became more profitable for film exhibitors with a two hour turnover of film.
- With the invention of TV’s short films were able to be aired until the 1960’s.
- In the 1980’s short films were reinvented however, they were much darker and grittier. No longer about commercial success but about content and conveying a message.
- A style started to become more and more frequent with short films. Avant Garde film became more and more popular with their ahead of the crowd thinking, cutting edge styles and experimental shots.
- Maya Deren: Avant Garde director 1940 + 1950’s. She was very anti mainstream, had a strong stance within her films of promoting the idea of an artistic licence and creative freedom. One of her famous pieces of work is “Meshes Of The Afternoon”.
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