In Fear is an independent film directed by Jeremy Lovering (who has directed Sherlock and Spooks episodes). The production company is Big Talk Productions who are behind Youngers, The World's End and The Ambassadors. It's been distributed by three different companies (Bir Film, Ascot Elite and StudioCanal). It's being shown at Picturehouse cinemas. It stars Iain De Caestecker (Agents of SHIELD) and Alice Englert (Beautiful Creatures).
its difficult to find information about 'in fear' because its an independen film with a very low budget. we do not know the budget but we can see by looking at the trailer that they didnt have much to make the film better than it actaully is. because it is a low budget film, there is hardly anything on the internet for us to find out. british films tend to be quite unsuccessful.
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Thursday, 14 November 2013
Tuesday, 5 November 2013
Thor: The Dark World
Thor: The Dark World (TTDW) is set to be a worldwide blockbuster (already surpassing the first movie's box office) with a $150 million budget, following the success of the first movie 'Thor' and Marvel superhero mash-up movie 'Avengers Assemble' . Thor 2 is directed by Alan Taylor, who has also directed some episodes of successful fantasy drama series Game of Thrones, and is produced by Kevin Feige who has produced many Marvel movies. TTDW stars the main actors from the last movie, including Tom Hiddleston, Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Kat Dennings, Idris Elba, Stellan Skarsgård, Christopher Eccleston and Thor himself, Chris Hemsworth. Thor will be shown in 2D, 3D and IMAX formats in the 'mainstream/high street' cinema chains such as ODEON, Picturehouse, Vue and Cineworld, but also in other independent cinemas. Different types of camera were used for different types of shots.
Marvel released the first official trailer in April, six months before the release date. They released another trailer in August, during Youtube's 'Geek Week'. Tom Hiddleston attended the San Diego Comic Con dressed as his character, Loki, to promote the new film, and he also attended Disney's D23 expo event with co-stars Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins and producer Kevin Feige. And speaking of Disney, Disneyland is set to have a new Thor attraction, a week before the American release date, next to the Iron Man feature. Well marketed by Marvel. TTDW has been marketed all over the internet and on the street too. Newspapers have written reviews about the movie and some of the cast have recently been in newspaper and magazine interviews, regarding their new movie. And to top it all off, Thor: The Dark World had its world premiere at London's own ODEON Leicester Square on the 22nd October 2013.
TTDW has different release dates for countries all over the world:
- 30th October 2013: Belgium, France, Indonesia, UK, Finland, Ireland, Philippines, South Korea, Sweden
- 31st October 2013: Australia, Denmark, Germany, Israel, Hong Kong, Iceland, Portugal, Jordan, Netherlands, Taiwan, New Zealand, Singapore
- 1st November 2013: Brazil, Estonia, Mexico, Turkey, Norway
- 7th November 2013: Chile, Macedonia, Peru, Russia, Serbia, Thailand
- 8th November 2013: Bulgaria, India, Canada, Poland, Romania, USA, Spain, Vietnam
- 14th November 2013: Cambodia, Hungary
- 15th & 20th November 2013: Lithuania & Italy (respectively)
- 21st November 2013: Argentina, Greece
- 1st February 2014: Japan
Thursday, 24 October 2013
Wednesday, 23 October 2013
Wednesday, 2 October 2013
Production, Distribution, Marketing and Exhibition
Production
Before any type of production, distribution, marketing and exhibition, there's got to be an idea for a film, whether it's a basic idea or a full-blown detailed idea, at least there's something to be filmed. As every good filmmaker/director would do, they would storyboard all their shot ideas, to make it easier to refer to when filming (pictured is a Hunger Games storyboard). Whilst storyboarding, it's good to have an idea how you want your film to look like: sharp, Hollywood type of filming or roughly, free-handedly filmed. Now, without a crew, there'd either be no film or it'd take you a long time to shoot the film. It's always best to have a crew that are on the same wavelength (creativity wise), so you all want the same end product. Once you've got the ideas, storyboard and crew, it's time for the most important part - actors. Casting is obviously a major part of film production because you want the best actors who understand what you want them to do/portray.
Without a location, there's no film. Whether it's an already built location (e.g. outside) or a set, this should've been considered during the ideas stage. After a location has been decided on/set has been dressed and decorated, it's time to gather all types of equipment, from cameras and its accessories to lighting and costumes/props.
Now it's time to film!!
After filming, it's time to edit your shots and put the film together. You can put transitions in, graphics in, and music over the scenes - it's your movie, you can do what you want. To make your film complete, you've got to add opening and closing titles (with credits). Create a small teaser/trailer, and film production is done! Here's the trailer of Hollywood blockbuster, The Hunger Games.
Distribution
After the film has completed production, it is sent to a studio where they make a licensing agreement with a distribution company. The company watch the completed film and decide how many copies/prints of it. After this stage, the company screen the film to different potential buyers who represent different cinemas and theatres (e.g. Picturehouse, Vue, Odeon, Cineworld, etc.). The potential buyers will talk with the distribution company on which films they want to release and show in their cinemas/theatre. Once agreements and contracts have been made, the company will send the film copies/prints days before the opening day. Whilst all this is going on. marketing is happening....
Marketing
Marketing is an important stage, especially money wise. Without marketing, how would you know when a film is out, or that it exists? Marketing has expanding a lot over the years.
Before, there used to be film posters everywhere: outside cinemas, inside telephone boxes, billboards on the street, on buses. But now, with the help of social networking, films are marketed throughout the internet whether it's through a tweet, or a viral trailer, the teenagers of today are more likely to know about a film because of social networking rather than finding it in a newspaper. And let's face it, most of the money the film industry make is from teenagers.
Exhibition
This is where your film can either be very successful or not. If your film is in the hands of a good distributor and good marketing, the exhibition stage will be successful also. Films are mainly shown online (which doesn't really benefit the moneymakers of the industry) or in cinemas (which benefits everyone, besides the people buying the tickets). There are two types of cinemas: national chains and independent exhibitors. National chains are the cinemas that everyone goes to and are the more well-known ones. A few examples are Vue, Cineworld and Odeon. These are the 'rich' cinemas, that make 40% of their profits through food sales (which tend to be overpriced) and where most of the Hollywood blockbusters are shown. If your film is shown in one of these cinemas, you know it's successful and you'll make money from it. The independent exhibitors are the less-known ones, therefore they make less money from it. Hollywood blockbusters usually do get shown here, but most people would go to the bigger chains of cinemas. Most British and foreign films get shown at independent exhibitors, but they are usually unknown or not of a mainstream taste, and wouldn't do very well if shown at a big chain.
The Film Value Chain
So, what happens after your film is shown in the cinemas? Well, it is often shown at a non-theatrical place, such as hotels, airplanes, coaches. If that's proven successful, it will be released as 'Home Entertainment' which is everyday language for DVDs and Blu-Rays. and also for legal downloads. Again, if this is proven to be a success, it will move onto being shown at a Pay-Per-View stage where it will be shown on TV, but viewers would have to pay for it. Sky and Virgin Media are good companies and examples for this. Sooner or later, it will be free to watch as it will start appearing on TV on channels such as Sky Movies and Film4. The final stage is merchandising. If your film is really popular, you will have licensed merchandise, which can make a lot of money!
So that's how major films like Harry Potter and Hunger Games go from small ideas to big time movies.
Before any type of production, distribution, marketing and exhibition, there's got to be an idea for a film, whether it's a basic idea or a full-blown detailed idea, at least there's something to be filmed. As every good filmmaker/director would do, they would storyboard all their shot ideas, to make it easier to refer to when filming (pictured is a Hunger Games storyboard). Whilst storyboarding, it's good to have an idea how you want your film to look like: sharp, Hollywood type of filming or roughly, free-handedly filmed. Now, without a crew, there'd either be no film or it'd take you a long time to shoot the film. It's always best to have a crew that are on the same wavelength (creativity wise), so you all want the same end product. Once you've got the ideas, storyboard and crew, it's time for the most important part - actors. Casting is obviously a major part of film production because you want the best actors who understand what you want them to do/portray. 
Now it's time to film!!
After filming, it's time to edit your shots and put the film together. You can put transitions in, graphics in, and music over the scenes - it's your movie, you can do what you want. To make your film complete, you've got to add opening and closing titles (with credits). Create a small teaser/trailer, and film production is done! Here's the trailer of Hollywood blockbuster, The Hunger Games.
Distribution
After the film has completed production, it is sent to a studio where they make a licensing agreement with a distribution company. The company watch the completed film and decide how many copies/prints of it. After this stage, the company screen the film to different potential buyers who represent different cinemas and theatres (e.g. Picturehouse, Vue, Odeon, Cineworld, etc.). The potential buyers will talk with the distribution company on which films they want to release and show in their cinemas/theatre. Once agreements and contracts have been made, the company will send the film copies/prints days before the opening day. Whilst all this is going on. marketing is happening....Marketing
Marketing is an important stage, especially money wise. Without marketing, how would you know when a film is out, or that it exists? Marketing has expanding a lot over the years.
Exhibition
This is where your film can either be very successful or not. If your film is in the hands of a good distributor and good marketing, the exhibition stage will be successful also. Films are mainly shown online (which doesn't really benefit the moneymakers of the industry) or in cinemas (which benefits everyone, besides the people buying the tickets). There are two types of cinemas: national chains and independent exhibitors. National chains are the cinemas that everyone goes to and are the more well-known ones. A few examples are Vue, Cineworld and Odeon. These are the 'rich' cinemas, that make 40% of their profits through food sales (which tend to be overpriced) and where most of the Hollywood blockbusters are shown. If your film is shown in one of these cinemas, you know it's successful and you'll make money from it. The independent exhibitors are the less-known ones, therefore they make less money from it. Hollywood blockbusters usually do get shown here, but most people would go to the bigger chains of cinemas. Most British and foreign films get shown at independent exhibitors, but they are usually unknown or not of a mainstream taste, and wouldn't do very well if shown at a big chain. The Film Value Chain
So, what happens after your film is shown in the cinemas? Well, it is often shown at a non-theatrical place, such as hotels, airplanes, coaches. If that's proven successful, it will be released as 'Home Entertainment' which is everyday language for DVDs and Blu-Rays. and also for legal downloads. Again, if this is proven to be a success, it will move onto being shown at a Pay-Per-View stage where it will be shown on TV, but viewers would have to pay for it. Sky and Virgin Media are good companies and examples for this. Sooner or later, it will be free to watch as it will start appearing on TV on channels such as Sky Movies and Film4. The final stage is merchandising. If your film is really popular, you will have licensed merchandise, which can make a lot of money!
So that's how major films like Harry Potter and Hunger Games go from small ideas to big time movies.
Thursday, 26 September 2013
Shaun of the Dead preparation
Shot in 2004
English film
English actors
Shot in England
Comedy/action
Already a spoof
of Dawn of the dead
Key Scenes:
1. Normal scene, walking down road etc.
2. Someone appears to be drunk
3. Through further investigation you learn he/she's a zombie
4. They try to eat you
5. You fight them off and get your first kill
6. You find a place to hide while killing more zombies
7. You fight your way out of place to hide
8. Your friend gets bitten by a zombie
9. He falls ill and becomes a zombie
10. You kill your friend
Music: We will play songs in the background that suit what's happening at the present moment
Props: Fake blood, torn clothes, pretend weapons e.g. gun from media office or shovel, other students to play zombies.
Location: Outside (Owens Fields) and inside (storage room)
Characters: Adam: Simon Pegg
Shenaya: Other male
Yasmine: Filming/zombie
Anjuman: Filming/editing
Rahena: Friend of main two
Key lines:
English actors
Shot in England
Comedy/action
Already a spoof
of Dawn of the dead
Key Scenes:
1. Normal scene, walking down road etc.
2. Someone appears to be drunk
3. Through further investigation you learn he/she's a zombie
4. They try to eat you
5. You fight them off and get your first kill
6. You find a place to hide while killing more zombies
7. You fight your way out of place to hide
8. Your friend gets bitten by a zombie
9. He falls ill and becomes a zombie
10. You kill your friend
Music: We will play songs in the background that suit what's happening at the present momentProps: Fake blood, torn clothes, pretend weapons e.g. gun from media office or shovel, other students to play zombies.
Location: Outside (Owens Fields) and inside (storage room)
Characters: Adam: Simon Pegg
Shenaya: Other male
Yasmine: Filming/zombie
Anjuman: Filming/editing
Rahena: Friend of main two
Key lines:
Dianne: SHAUN!
[Dianne throws a dart and misses]
Shaun: NO!
[Dianne throws another dart and hits the zombie]
Shaun: YES, yes, in the head!
[Dianne throws a third dart and hits Shaun in the head on accident]
Shaun: AHHHHHHHHH!
Shaun: Come and get it! It's a running buffet!
[shouts]
Shaun: All you can eat!
Ed: Any zombies out there?
Shaun: Don't say that!
Ed: What?
Shaun: That!
Ed: What?
Shaun: The zed-word. Don't say it!
Ed: Why not?
Shaun: Because it's ridiculous!
Ed: All right... are there any out there, though?
[looking out of the letter-box, he sees an empty street]
Shaun: I can't see any. Maybe it's not as bad as all that.
[he turns his head and sees a pack of zombies]
This week's discussion regarding film
Most of the films we came across in our discussion were hollywood blockbusters with large budgets and famous actors. This is how the film makers grab the attention of the general public. They all seemed to be from foreign countries, with only one originating in the UK. None were in 3D, as we think people have gone off it due to the increased price for tickets and the uncomfortable glasses.
10 facts about the film industry
2. Most people went to go see films on a saturday night, making up for 24.1 % of the cinema going population.
3. Over 30 % of people said that they enjoy action films more than any other genre of film.
4. 40 % of profits generated by cinema's comes from the sale of refreshments.
5. Only 14 % of people decided to purchase a film they'd seen in the cinema on dvd or blu ray
6. Cinema going is a shared experience with an average of 3 people to a group.
7. £300 million was spent on advertising alone in the year 2012
8. On average, people spend 4 hours a day watching TV or films
9. BBC iPlayer is viewed 6 million times a day, giving people a chance to catch up on television programs they missed or films they want to watch.
10. 60 % of people aged 16-30 believed that media should be free when accessed online such as films or music.
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