Thursday, 29 April 2010
what were the issues for the production company during the production phase?
1. I personally would not say that i was an easy shot, as there was many different aspects to the shoting and many different locations. the first main difficulty that they came across is that on their first day of shooting they could not use the boat because of the weather so had to use a different set. Also shooting a film on boat cant be easy as it is constantly moving. getting the lighting right and making sure the background followed the theme of the 60's and didnt look like a modern boat. They also had to make sure that the interior follwed the theme of the 60's down to everything like the hairstyle and clothing.
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3. The whole of the external scene for thr radio rock was shot on a boat called MV Timor Challenger. this boat was actually docked in a portland near Dorset. there was also a set made up for the internal shots so that when the weather was bad they shot the scenes in a a studio in Shepperton, Surrey. however, as they needed the rocking motion they used a hydrolic system to recreate it. None of the film was shot in the north sea where the film was set.
4. the casting process toke them a couple of months, but for some parts they allready knew who they wanted. one of the actors that they wanted was allready filming. however, as he wanted to be a part of the film they changed the filming dates.
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3. The whole of the external scene for thr radio rock was shot on a boat called MV Timor Challenger. this boat was actually docked in a portland near Dorset. there was also a set made up for the internal shots so that when the weather was bad they shot the scenes in a a studio in Shepperton, Surrey. however, as they needed the rocking motion they used a hydrolic system to recreate it. None of the film was shot in the north sea where the film was set.
4. the casting process toke them a couple of months, but for some parts they allready knew who they wanted. one of the actors that they wanted was allready filming. however, as he wanted to be a part of the film they changed the filming dates.
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what are the pre-production issues for the production company when making films?
1. A writer named Richard Curtis was the idea behind the film the Boat That Rocked. Curtis Also Wrote The Boat That Rocked.
2. The genre of this film is comedy but Curtis said that he wanted the film "to be a cross between animal house and titanic". i dont think there would be any issues with this genre as many people like a comedy film, however some people may not agree with some of the stuff that goes on during the film.
3. the idea for The Boat That Rocked came from Richard Curtis who wanted to set a film in 1966 based on the real pirate radio station named radio caroline, in an era when the BBC only licensed radio broadcaster on the UK mainland was restricted by union agreements to playing a very limited amount or recoreded music each week.
4.The script for The Boat That Rocked was original and was written by Richard Curtis who recieved help from the producer Hilary Bevan Jones.
5. the films production coast exceeded £30 million and had a gross income of $35,166,683. working title films and universal pictures (the producers) had a direct link with finance.
6. Bil Nighly who is a well known actor was cast as one of the main characters - Quentin. he has been in many other films such as Love Actually, shaun of the dead and the hitch hickers guide to the galaxy. as Bil Nighly was associated for the comedy aspect of Love Actually this will have a good impression on The Boat That Rocked.
other main cast members include;
Michael Hadly, Charlie Rowe, Lucy Fleming, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rhys Darby, Chris O'Dows, Tom Sturridge, Katherine Parkinson and Talulah Riley.
7. The producers of The Boast That Rocked were tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Hilary Bevan Jones.
8. The director of The Boat That Rocked was Richard Curtis who wrote the film.
9. composed the film music?
2. The genre of this film is comedy but Curtis said that he wanted the film "to be a cross between animal house and titanic". i dont think there would be any issues with this genre as many people like a comedy film, however some people may not agree with some of the stuff that goes on during the film.
3. the idea for The Boat That Rocked came from Richard Curtis who wanted to set a film in 1966 based on the real pirate radio station named radio caroline, in an era when the BBC only licensed radio broadcaster on the UK mainland was restricted by union agreements to playing a very limited amount or recoreded music each week.
4.The script for The Boat That Rocked was original and was written by Richard Curtis who recieved help from the producer Hilary Bevan Jones.
5. the films production coast exceeded £30 million and had a gross income of $35,166,683. working title films and universal pictures (the producers) had a direct link with finance.
6. Bil Nighly who is a well known actor was cast as one of the main characters - Quentin. he has been in many other films such as Love Actually, shaun of the dead and the hitch hickers guide to the galaxy. as Bil Nighly was associated for the comedy aspect of Love Actually this will have a good impression on The Boat That Rocked.
other main cast members include;
Michael Hadly, Charlie Rowe, Lucy Fleming, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rhys Darby, Chris O'Dows, Tom Sturridge, Katherine Parkinson and Talulah Riley.
7. The producers of The Boast That Rocked were tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Hilary Bevan Jones.
8. The director of The Boat That Rocked was Richard Curtis who wrote the film.
9. composed the film music?
Thursday, 25 March 2010
Thursday 25th March 2010- lesson task.
why would this film have found it difficult to get finance from a production company?
kidulthood would have found it difficult to recieve funding from a production company as the theme was social realisim set in Britain. As the budget was allready quite low compared to other movies production companies might have been a bit wary about producing this film. however, after all this they finally found stealth productions. Kidulthood was their first film that they produced and after its success in DVD release they decided to produce Adulthood.
kidulthood would have found it difficult to recieve funding from a production company as the theme was social realisim set in Britain. As the budget was allready quite low compared to other movies production companies might have been a bit wary about producing this film. however, after all this they finally found stealth productions. Kidulthood was their first film that they produced and after its success in DVD release they decided to produce Adulthood.
Thursday, 18 March 2010
short essay questions
The importance of convergence to the film industry:
converngence is two media industries working together to promote a film or another media product. for example, a film industry converging with a game industry to produce a game which is similar to the film or connects with it. convergence is important to the film industry in many different ways, one way could be to promote the film. the more ways in which the film or images of the film are seen the more chance there is that people will go to the cinema to watch it or buy the film whilst they are out shopping. the more industries that the film organisation converge with the better as people will be seeing the films merchandise more.
financially converging with another industry is important to the film industry as it is a financial income for them on top of the money they recieve from people viewing the film. the more money they recieve the more money they can put into a second film or a sequel, this will hopefully mean that the second film will be better than the first.
How might convergence affect the production, distribution, marketing and exhibition.
How might convergence affect the way audiences ‘consume’ films?
convergence might affect the ways in which the audience "consume" a film.
one way in which convergence affects this is the use of online streaming sites, which some allow you to download dvds from or some allows you to watch them on a particular site. this means less people are going to the cinema and paying to watch the film, or going to buy thr dvd from a shop. however, these films are added on in parts and you will notice on youtube, these films are never online fro a long period of time as of violation and copyright rights.
there are hundreds of websites that will allow you to do this ilegally but for free. this means that the film industry and the dvd industry are loosing out on money because people realise they can get the film for free and in the comfort of their own home, so why go out to buy the film or sit in a cinema with 30-40 other people and pay for it. Also, you have got online players such as BBC iPlayer and Channel 4oD that you can watch TV programs on, but as well as them you can also watch a films on there if the film have been played on those TV channels with in a certain amount of days. You have not realy got the classic VHS videos around any more or are not that common anymore but are still used by some people. VHS got over taken by the release of the DVD which aloud the view/consumer to be able to do things that you couldn’t do with a video tape. For example you can now have the choice of a language sometimes from about 20 or weather you want the sub-titles to come up. There is also the added feature of the special features; that will have things like deleted scenes, gag reel, behind the scene, interviews and much more. With DVDs there is no more fast forwarding or rewinding the as now you can choose what scene you want to watch or you can skip chapters to find the right place, but saying this you can rewind to see a shot or scene again.
Now there is the Blue-ray DVD which is the same as a original DVD but has a much better picture, where the colours pop out and the image is alot clearer. Blue-ray DVDs are more money then normal DVDs but I think that if you want that quality that you can get from them then it is worth it. you can still pick up original DVDs at the same prices as before blue-ray came out in places like HMV or supermarkets like ASDA. You can also purchase them online on websites such as Amazon or Play where you can often get a discount on shipping fees or the DVD its self.
convergence might affect the way in which the audience consumes a film as,
converngence is two media industries working together to promote a film or another media product. for example, a film industry converging with a game industry to produce a game which is similar to the film or connects with it. convergence is important to the film industry in many different ways, one way could be to promote the film. the more ways in which the film or images of the film are seen the more chance there is that people will go to the cinema to watch it or buy the film whilst they are out shopping. the more industries that the film organisation converge with the better as people will be seeing the films merchandise more.
financially converging with another industry is important to the film industry as it is a financial income for them on top of the money they recieve from people viewing the film. the more money they recieve the more money they can put into a second film or a sequel, this will hopefully mean that the second film will be better than the first.
How might convergence affect the production, distribution, marketing and exhibition.
How might convergence affect the way audiences ‘consume’ films?
convergence might affect the ways in which the audience "consume" a film.
one way in which convergence affects this is the use of online streaming sites, which some allow you to download dvds from or some allows you to watch them on a particular site. this means less people are going to the cinema and paying to watch the film, or going to buy thr dvd from a shop. however, these films are added on in parts and you will notice on youtube, these films are never online fro a long period of time as of violation and copyright rights.
there are hundreds of websites that will allow you to do this ilegally but for free. this means that the film industry and the dvd industry are loosing out on money because people realise they can get the film for free and in the comfort of their own home, so why go out to buy the film or sit in a cinema with 30-40 other people and pay for it. Also, you have got online players such as BBC iPlayer and Channel 4oD that you can watch TV programs on, but as well as them you can also watch a films on there if the film have been played on those TV channels with in a certain amount of days. You have not realy got the classic VHS videos around any more or are not that common anymore but are still used by some people. VHS got over taken by the release of the DVD which aloud the view/consumer to be able to do things that you couldn’t do with a video tape. For example you can now have the choice of a language sometimes from about 20 or weather you want the sub-titles to come up. There is also the added feature of the special features; that will have things like deleted scenes, gag reel, behind the scene, interviews and much more. With DVDs there is no more fast forwarding or rewinding the as now you can choose what scene you want to watch or you can skip chapters to find the right place, but saying this you can rewind to see a shot or scene again.
Now there is the Blue-ray DVD which is the same as a original DVD but has a much better picture, where the colours pop out and the image is alot clearer. Blue-ray DVDs are more money then normal DVDs but I think that if you want that quality that you can get from them then it is worth it. you can still pick up original DVDs at the same prices as before blue-ray came out in places like HMV or supermarkets like ASDA. You can also purchase them online on websites such as Amazon or Play where you can often get a discount on shipping fees or the DVD its self.
convergence might affect the way in which the audience consumes a film as,
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