Discuss the issues of representation of gender and race?
Discuss how typical the text is of it's genre?
How is the film post modernism?
What is the text contextual cultural content in the text?
GENDER:
In the opening scene of District 9 the use of screen graphics introduce the characters to the audience giving name and job description this highlights a negative representation of women as the women's job description is 'wife' 'mother' where all the males will have 'project manager' 'Head of MNU' this represents women negatively as they hold no stable job or have income from a job or intelligence. However the men are represented negatively this is portrayed in the dominating violent morals they hold, having no emotions in the actions they take reference to the scene where 'Smit' is happy to make his daughter suffer while he gains income by her sufferings.
Thursday, 20 December 2012
Tuesday, 4 December 2012
Fish Tank - Exam Question - Typical Genre
"To What Extent Are Your Chosen Texts Typical OF Their Genre?"
My chosen text is Fish Tank this film lies under the genre of social realism following Todorov's equilibrium to keep to the linear narrative as the equilibrium keeps to the narrative in which the audience can understand giving a linear structure this narrative is used to reflect on the happenings at the time. Social realist films are made to educate an audience of the minority, in this case the working / underclass.This is portrayed within the linear narrative a typical genre conventions used throughout the film for example in one particular scene a clear use of cinematography reflects the social realist genre by using a hand held camera keeping everything in shallow focus this is used in the scene where Mia see's Connor brining her mother home as Mia walks down the stairs the camera jots with every movement she makes demonstrating the common convention within the genre of social realism as it reflects every movement of the protagonist to what she see's.Diegetic sound is prominent within Fish Tank this is a typical convention used within Social Realism films this is used in the same scene as Mia shows Connor her dance we are reminded that this film is a social realist film due to the constant reminding of the diegetic sound , this is used throughout this scene due to making the audience see the day to day life of the working/ underclass the iconography used shows a portable CD player to what typical to when the film would be made an MP3 would be used reflecting the representation of the minority the sound quality of the diegetic sound through the speakers is poor and tinny reflecting the income, reflecting what the protagonist hears. Natural lighting is used within this scene again to remind the audience that it is a social realist film and we are watching someone else's lifestyle being the working / underclass by using natural lighting it allows the viewer to see exactly what the protagonist sees. All theses conventions contrast each other and work together in demonstrating a clear representation of social injustice reflecting the transformation of society of the time this is shown within the miss-en-scene in the film showing an urban decayed council estate in which the protagonist is effected by showing what Mia sees and hears as this doesn't manipulate the audience into being forced into feeling a certain emotion they are allowed to think and feel how they want about the film which is what social realist films want to active.
My chosen text is Fish Tank this film lies under the genre of social realism following Todorov's equilibrium to keep to the linear narrative as the equilibrium keeps to the narrative in which the audience can understand giving a linear structure this narrative is used to reflect on the happenings at the time. Social realist films are made to educate an audience of the minority, in this case the working / underclass.This is portrayed within the linear narrative a typical genre conventions used throughout the film for example in one particular scene a clear use of cinematography reflects the social realist genre by using a hand held camera keeping everything in shallow focus this is used in the scene where Mia see's Connor brining her mother home as Mia walks down the stairs the camera jots with every movement she makes demonstrating the common convention within the genre of social realism as it reflects every movement of the protagonist to what she see's.Diegetic sound is prominent within Fish Tank this is a typical convention used within Social Realism films this is used in the same scene as Mia shows Connor her dance we are reminded that this film is a social realist film due to the constant reminding of the diegetic sound , this is used throughout this scene due to making the audience see the day to day life of the working/ underclass the iconography used shows a portable CD player to what typical to when the film would be made an MP3 would be used reflecting the representation of the minority the sound quality of the diegetic sound through the speakers is poor and tinny reflecting the income, reflecting what the protagonist hears. Natural lighting is used within this scene again to remind the audience that it is a social realist film and we are watching someone else's lifestyle being the working / underclass by using natural lighting it allows the viewer to see exactly what the protagonist sees. All theses conventions contrast each other and work together in demonstrating a clear representation of social injustice reflecting the transformation of society of the time this is shown within the miss-en-scene in the film showing an urban decayed council estate in which the protagonist is effected by showing what Mia sees and hears as this doesn't manipulate the audience into being forced into feeling a certain emotion they are allowed to think and feel how they want about the film which is what social realist films want to active.
Thursday, 22 November 2012
Fish Tank : Social Realsim Conventions
Fish Tank : Social Realsim Conventions: This film is typical of social realism genre conventions because they use:
Cinematography:
Hand held camera's and P.O.V shots are used throughout this film this is a common convention within social realism for instance in the scene where Connor leaves the family to escape the encounter with Mia however this back fires on him when Mia realises what has happened and begins to run after Connor as he leaves the estate shooting in a P.O.V shot of all the doors and miss-en-scene capturing Mia's P.O.V this is so the film can showcase an everyday life of a 15 year old and how she see's instead of a middle class would see the underclass. Mia run's down the corridor and out the steps a hand held camera is in use in this scene as it follows Mia's pattern and rhythm as she exits the estate this is used to enhance the social realism and make the film more believable as it reflects the life of when it was filmed.
Diegetic Sound: diegetic sound is used more often then not over diegetic this reinforces the fact of reality. The camera will focus on the item the music is being played out of to enforce this by doing this the sound quality will have been different when played through different items such as the T.V and speakers as the audience only hear what the character hears so the audience isn't manipulated via non diegetic sound. Connor and the mum are watching T.V later on in the scene the T.V is turned of and the CD player is on a clear sound quality is changed making the audience be fed the social realism in which they would ignore or not associate with.
Unknown Actors:
Unknown actors are used throughout this film this is due to the director making this film a real as possible. Mia's character was approached when the directer spotter her and her boyfriend arguing at a bus stop using fowl language in a underclass estate this is reflected in the film as they use the word 'CUNT' highly and the mise-en-scene. The reason for using unknown actors is due to making the audience believe what they see is real life if they would have used a well know character as Bruce Willis in this film an audience may only watch as they are attracted to him however in this film it strips this all from the audience. What they see and hear is reality.
Social Realism genre represents the underclass who are not represented or are different the the well know , this is why Fish Tank takes on the genre of Social Realism as they want to gain an audience awareness of a certain class and how they are affected by the issues at the time.
Cinematography:
Hand held camera's and P.O.V shots are used throughout this film this is a common convention within social realism for instance in the scene where Connor leaves the family to escape the encounter with Mia however this back fires on him when Mia realises what has happened and begins to run after Connor as he leaves the estate shooting in a P.O.V shot of all the doors and miss-en-scene capturing Mia's P.O.V this is so the film can showcase an everyday life of a 15 year old and how she see's instead of a middle class would see the underclass. Mia run's down the corridor and out the steps a hand held camera is in use in this scene as it follows Mia's pattern and rhythm as she exits the estate this is used to enhance the social realism and make the film more believable as it reflects the life of when it was filmed.
Diegetic Sound: diegetic sound is used more often then not over diegetic this reinforces the fact of reality. The camera will focus on the item the music is being played out of to enforce this by doing this the sound quality will have been different when played through different items such as the T.V and speakers as the audience only hear what the character hears so the audience isn't manipulated via non diegetic sound. Connor and the mum are watching T.V later on in the scene the T.V is turned of and the CD player is on a clear sound quality is changed making the audience be fed the social realism in which they would ignore or not associate with.
Unknown Actors:
Unknown actors are used throughout this film this is due to the director making this film a real as possible. Mia's character was approached when the directer spotter her and her boyfriend arguing at a bus stop using fowl language in a underclass estate this is reflected in the film as they use the word 'CUNT' highly and the mise-en-scene. The reason for using unknown actors is due to making the audience believe what they see is real life if they would have used a well know character as Bruce Willis in this film an audience may only watch as they are attracted to him however in this film it strips this all from the audience. What they see and hear is reality.
Social Realism genre represents the underclass who are not represented or are different the the well know , this is why Fish Tank takes on the genre of Social Realism as they want to gain an audience awareness of a certain class and how they are affected by the issues at the time.
Tuesday, 20 November 2012
Socialrelism
- so·cial re·al·ismnoun
- The realistic depiction in art of contemporary life, as a means of social or political comment
- Themes - money , drugs, prostitution , sex , class , religion , issues happening at the time the film was set for instance Billy Elliot - Margret Thatcher, This Is England and Kes. - examples
- Mirrors a transformation of society within it's time on screen.
- Became popular in the 20th century in America - photographer documented the working class within still images.
- Social realism was forced to find a new home, and became a television staple from the 1960s onwards.
- Fish Tank (2009) is further evidence of her special ability to probe complex personal emotions while more broadly reflecting the disenfranchisement of modern youth. Between them, and other emerging names, the genre looks set to be revitalised.
- Social Realism in films is representative of real life, with all its difficulties. The stories and people portrayed are everyday characters, usually from working class backgrounds. Typically, films within the social realist genre are gritty, urban dramas about the struggle to survive the daily grind.
- The Social Realism Genre was born in the 1960s in an era called British New Wave. Amongst the many films that emerged during the new wave of social realism
Thursday, 15 November 2012
SIN CITY
SIN CITY: THREE CONVENTIONS FROM THE GENRE'S ; FILM NOIR / COMIC BOOK
Film noir:
- Character roles (cynical protagonist/ femme fatel) - Shelly and Dwhite scene where Jack Boy want's to break in to Shelly's flat and have sex with her to what he finds is Dwite ( Cynical Protaganist) i waiting for him as Shelly (Femme Fatel) needs Dwhite for her protection from the Jack (Villan). The *Cynical Protagonist : always have flaws such as an illness or an issue such as smoking , heart condition they don't value their lives and therefore the Femme Fatel character role can easily manipulate the cynical protagonist into there biddings. Usually a detective / cop who is on an investigation , usually very street wise and a tough guy who is a loner who suffers with paranoia.
*Femme Fatel 'deadly women' they use there beauty and seduction to get the male protagonist into a scheme leading them into his death the typical femme fatel will use her ways for money , power or revenge by using their seductive ways they are able to use this against the cynical protagonist as they want/ need sex.
- Voice Over - Opening scene introduction to the corrupt lifestyle of old town telling the story from the protagonist eye's we here there emotions and thoughts, this is the first thing we here is the non diegetic voice over of John Hartigan's explanation to the story of Nancy the voice over is typically used to tell the protagonist's story explaining his death and decisions which link to society of not valuing life (cold War) and his character as a hero.
- Themes which run through out the film (paranoia/corruption) this is showcased in the scene where Dwhite is sat in the car getting rid of Jacky's body where Jacky begins to smoke with a gun in his head this clearly shows Dwites mental state. Becky shows the corruption within old town as she snitches up the prostitutes killings to gain power and money when it back fires when Manute state 'kill her' once the information has been processed.
Comic Book
- Special effects (CGI) this is used in Sin City clear of examples are shown of CGI in this film for example as Marv runs away from the police force when he is intruded he runs at a car and the car fly's into the air. This film is filmed on a green screen allowing the mise-en-scene and landscapes to be what ever the director wants them to be also the weather conditions used on the scene's pushing harsh rain onto the scene's this is used a special effect - Pathetic Fallacy
- Superhuman Strength is commonly used within the protagonist such as Marv this is showcased in several scenes one being when Marv and Lucille are stuck in Kevins basement whilst waiting for him to come and kill / eat them both however Marv manages to break the concrete and bars in the scene. The next example would be within the set up scene, where Marv is framed for Goldie death and the police force break into the flats; Marv smashes through the bricks and makes the cops fly. He jumps off the staircase down the middle and grabs onto a rail and pulls himself back up and continues his escape. When Manute hit's Gail her and the chair fly across the room.
- Character roles (Propp) - Hero , princess that needs rescuing by the villain which is shown in each three stories. For instance John and Nancy , he saves the sweet innocent child from the pedophile. This then gets disrupted (disequilibrium) by the shooting of John. A flash forward is used to when Nancy is a woman and is in love with John showing them together and being protected however he then is killed. Todorov theory can't apply to Sin City as this film follows conventions of Film Noir ending unhappy and not the typical 'fairy tale' ending. However Propp is defiantly applicable in Sin City as common roles as the hero is played by the protagonist - John , Marv and Dwhite and the princess is by the femme fatal - Goldie/Wendy , Shelly and Nancy and villains Jacky Boy , Roark . Side kick is played by Bob who turns into a villain.
Both
- Costume design - Trench coats - In film noir the trench coat hides the identity of the cop and in comic book it acts as a cape , its taken on and off to represent good / bad acts. In Sin City a clear hybrid genre is shown within the use of costume on screen for instance a trench coat in the film noir genre is used to hide identity of a secret cop where as comic book's use capes to signify they are a hero which is how the trench coat is used in the film as it flaps in the wind when running to a crime. Marv takes of his coat when he is involved in a non heroic action for instance taking a violence action and puts back on when they begin there hunt to complete the mission in killing the villain.
Film noir:
- Character roles (cynical protagonist/ femme fatel) - Shelly and Dwhite scene where Jack Boy want's to break in to Shelly's flat and have sex with her to what he finds is Dwite ( Cynical Protaganist) i waiting for him as Shelly (Femme Fatel) needs Dwhite for her protection from the Jack (Villan). The *Cynical Protagonist : always have flaws such as an illness or an issue such as smoking , heart condition they don't value their lives and therefore the Femme Fatel character role can easily manipulate the cynical protagonist into there biddings. Usually a detective / cop who is on an investigation , usually very street wise and a tough guy who is a loner who suffers with paranoia.
*Femme Fatel 'deadly women' they use there beauty and seduction to get the male protagonist into a scheme leading them into his death the typical femme fatel will use her ways for money , power or revenge by using their seductive ways they are able to use this against the cynical protagonist as they want/ need sex.
- Voice Over - Opening scene introduction to the corrupt lifestyle of old town telling the story from the protagonist eye's we here there emotions and thoughts, this is the first thing we here is the non diegetic voice over of John Hartigan's explanation to the story of Nancy the voice over is typically used to tell the protagonist's story explaining his death and decisions which link to society of not valuing life (cold War) and his character as a hero.
- Themes which run through out the film (paranoia/corruption) this is showcased in the scene where Dwhite is sat in the car getting rid of Jacky's body where Jacky begins to smoke with a gun in his head this clearly shows Dwites mental state. Becky shows the corruption within old town as she snitches up the prostitutes killings to gain power and money when it back fires when Manute state 'kill her' once the information has been processed.
Comic Book
- Special effects (CGI) this is used in Sin City clear of examples are shown of CGI in this film for example as Marv runs away from the police force when he is intruded he runs at a car and the car fly's into the air. This film is filmed on a green screen allowing the mise-en-scene and landscapes to be what ever the director wants them to be also the weather conditions used on the scene's pushing harsh rain onto the scene's this is used a special effect - Pathetic Fallacy
- Superhuman Strength is commonly used within the protagonist such as Marv this is showcased in several scenes one being when Marv and Lucille are stuck in Kevins basement whilst waiting for him to come and kill / eat them both however Marv manages to break the concrete and bars in the scene. The next example would be within the set up scene, where Marv is framed for Goldie death and the police force break into the flats; Marv smashes through the bricks and makes the cops fly. He jumps off the staircase down the middle and grabs onto a rail and pulls himself back up and continues his escape. When Manute hit's Gail her and the chair fly across the room.
- Character roles (Propp) - Hero , princess that needs rescuing by the villain which is shown in each three stories. For instance John and Nancy , he saves the sweet innocent child from the pedophile. This then gets disrupted (disequilibrium) by the shooting of John. A flash forward is used to when Nancy is a woman and is in love with John showing them together and being protected however he then is killed. Todorov theory can't apply to Sin City as this film follows conventions of Film Noir ending unhappy and not the typical 'fairy tale' ending. However Propp is defiantly applicable in Sin City as common roles as the hero is played by the protagonist - John , Marv and Dwhite and the princess is by the femme fatal - Goldie/Wendy , Shelly and Nancy and villains Jacky Boy , Roark . Side kick is played by Bob who turns into a villain.
Both
- Costume design - Trench coats - In film noir the trench coat hides the identity of the cop and in comic book it acts as a cape , its taken on and off to represent good / bad acts. In Sin City a clear hybrid genre is shown within the use of costume on screen for instance a trench coat in the film noir genre is used to hide identity of a secret cop where as comic book's use capes to signify they are a hero which is how the trench coat is used in the film as it flaps in the wind when running to a crime. Marv takes of his coat when he is involved in a non heroic action for instance taking a violence action and puts back on when they begin there hunt to complete the mission in killing the villain.
Thursday, 18 October 2012
Special Features 'The warriors'
Special Features The Warriors:
The Begging:
Walter Hill discusses how the studios forced him into the comic book idea, for it to make sense to Hill , by doing this he created a different kind of reality. 00:04:16 00:04:30
Bobbie Mannix - costume designer for The Warrior's . Hill had told Mannix when she brought in a wacky weird idea to the table to go with it as this showed the false reality. At 00:11:41 a screen play of the list Hill gave to Mannix showing exactly how over exaggerated representation in New York City.
When James Remar went out to do his research on Cony island to get a grasp of the area and the pople who lived there. He visited the board walk of Cony Island he says that he saw one stall with a tough looking man running a ball tossing stall. So Remar asked the man 'what kind of people come from here' and his reply was 'the waste kind' This highlights the scene when David Partick Kelly's character 'Luthur' pulls up through Cony island as Luthur gets hit with a knife and the beaten to be left it suggest 'the waste kind' 00:12:50 onwards.
The Begging:
Walter Hill discusses how the studios forced him into the comic book idea, for it to make sense to Hill , by doing this he created a different kind of reality. 00:04:16 00:04:30
Bobbie Mannix - costume designer for The Warrior's . Hill had told Mannix when she brought in a wacky weird idea to the table to go with it as this showed the false reality. At 00:11:41 a screen play of the list Hill gave to Mannix showing exactly how over exaggerated representation in New York City.
When James Remar went out to do his research on Cony island to get a grasp of the area and the pople who lived there. He visited the board walk of Cony Island he says that he saw one stall with a tough looking man running a ball tossing stall. So Remar asked the man 'what kind of people come from here' and his reply was 'the waste kind' This highlights the scene when David Partick Kelly's character 'Luthur' pulls up through Cony island as Luthur gets hit with a knife and the beaten to be left it suggest 'the waste kind' 00:12:50 onwards.
Tuesday, 16 October 2012
Glamorisation & Exaggeration Of Warriors : Opening Scene
In the opening scene of the Warriors we are
immediately introduced to the hyperbole of this film. The film opens up to a
comic book story board which is where the film does originate from however they
include this to re-enforce the fantasy gangster genre. The gang ‘The Warriors’
are immediately compared to soldiers in the Greeks day of 401 BC we can see a
clear contrast in time and comparison the comic book image of the wonder wheel
turns into real life as the film begins. A train begins to flow across the screen
title L to R telling the audience that we will see traveling on a train , this
is the form of transport that ‘The Warriors’ will use. The film is filmed at
night so hard lighting plays on the mood of this film being very dark and
scary. The mise-en-scene used shows a heavily graffitied environment
exaggerating on how gangs/ rough area’s appeal to the eye. ‘The Warriors’ are
all wearing the same leather vest as costume with the warriors on the back of
their vests showing that they are all part of the one gang, this shows that
they are proud to be stuck wearing the same as others as it shows belonging a
cut is used to then show the other gangs some of which are all dressed in
purple , mime look alike , cadets
uniform , Koreans , bright yellow jock jackets, silver jackets.
When using this amount of costume to differentiate the gangs from each other
and in groups all wearing the same we can clearly see that they all belong to
their own gangs. Costume is heavily used through out this film as it separates
the gangs , this has been shown from the minimalistic to the exaggerated for
instance one of the gangs wear jeans and vest tops however the baseball furies
are covered in face paint in baseball outfits with a bat the costume difference
ad make-up also show the exaggeration on the gangs as they are all wearing the
same clothes to belong to one unit. All of the gangs have been called for to
have a meeting with Cyrus who has the biggest gang in the city. We see a
gathering of 9 reps from each gang a gathering of 900 at this meeting many
other gangs. This clearly shows an exaggeration in number of gang members in
one area , the meeting clearly depicts the issues of the gangs wanting to
become one and take over the police force by doing this they will all become
equal not as little gangs but one gang just back to normal life really. This
film uses the radio as a form of medium to tell the story and give messages to
other gangs , theses scene’s show clips of a woman’s lips next to a microphone
giving the messages across not directly but with hidden meanings such as the
opening scene of the radio DJ saying ‘ alright now , for all you bumpers out
there in the big city , all you street
people with an ear for the action . I’ve been asked to release a request from
the Gramercy Riffs , it’s a special for The Warriors that’s that real live
bunch from Cony and I do mean The Warriors here’s a hit with them in mind’ and
plays track on a record player which may suggest a time in which the film was
set in , the lighting used in the shots are of red tints showing a colour connotation
of danger to the messages by using this medium to publish the messages it
allows everyone to know what is going on , making them aware and involving them
which is where we see the story play when The Warriors are getting hunted down
by many gangs as they believe that they killed Cyrus this message glamorizes how
a message can be sent to everyone as this Is on the radio is can’t be hidden
from the police force however we don’t see much action from the law side
suggestion a one sided story of the gangs views by using a female to tell the
story hints to a seductive manor of telling especially as the only thing in
shot is her lips.
Thursday, 11 October 2012
Introduction Draft
Introduction Draft:
For my research investigation I have decided to discus what
extent the films ‘The Warriors’ and ‘A Bronx Tale’ present different extremes of representations of gang culture. My aims
of my investigation will be to discover how the films glamorises violence and
make realistic/unrealistic situations on
locations. By applying the uses and gratifications theory I will identify why
they make gangster films aesthetically pleasing to an audience i shall also be looking at the representation of the gang culture.
Both films are set in different time period's A Bronx Tale is set in the 1960's where as The Warriors is set in the future. I will be discussing the social and political issues within the films to show the different extremes. A Bronx Tale is set 1960's and is about American/ Italian culture narrated by Calogero (Lillo Brancato) showing how he is stuck in the middle of parting with his fathers up bringing and get an underpaid job and part with crime to receive riches and respect to follow his hero Sunny. This film shows the confrontations and social issues that went on in the 60's including racial and political whereas the film The Warriors is set in the future and the crime ratings has developed and taken over parts of America this film lies in the fantasy genre. This film shows how area's in the states are broken up into gangs and no one will pass each others land. This is Cyrus the leader of a most powerful gang in New York want's all the gangs to join as one to defeat the law and police and live the life as a gang eat gang world. Both films are shot in different time periods which clearly shows the extreme's from the 60's and a local gang to the future with gathering gang leader to get 60'000 'soldiers' to defeat the laws. A Bronx Tale follows a childhood of Calogero in his town admiring his hero to which befriends him to join him breaking laws and crimes , A Bronx Tale is more realistic to the matter of gang culture in the time but because The Warriors was just set in the 'future' we have no time period or social issues to back up the representation of the gang culture in that day and age but we can compare and contrast the difference in the exaggerations of numbers, crimes, positioning. How has the gang genre became something so little to so high? What do the character socially stand for? The Warriors lies under a hybrid genre as although it has elements of gangster conventions it also plays with fantasy this film also plays with hyperbole making the issues appear worse then they are and exaggerated on the issues which appear in the film. A Bronx Tale shows a calmer way of the gangster genre this may be because we don't know when The Warriors is set but a time difference is defiantly shown through mise-en-scene and low and high key lighting. We can see a clear differentiation in the realistic situation that happen in both film what is real and what is fantasy.
Both films are set in different time period's A Bronx Tale is set in the 1960's where as The Warriors is set in the future. I will be discussing the social and political issues within the films to show the different extremes. A Bronx Tale is set 1960's and is about American/ Italian culture narrated by Calogero (Lillo Brancato) showing how he is stuck in the middle of parting with his fathers up bringing and get an underpaid job and part with crime to receive riches and respect to follow his hero Sunny. This film shows the confrontations and social issues that went on in the 60's including racial and political whereas the film The Warriors is set in the future and the crime ratings has developed and taken over parts of America this film lies in the fantasy genre. This film shows how area's in the states are broken up into gangs and no one will pass each others land. This is Cyrus the leader of a most powerful gang in New York want's all the gangs to join as one to defeat the law and police and live the life as a gang eat gang world. Both films are shot in different time periods which clearly shows the extreme's from the 60's and a local gang to the future with gathering gang leader to get 60'000 'soldiers' to defeat the laws. A Bronx Tale follows a childhood of Calogero in his town admiring his hero to which befriends him to join him breaking laws and crimes , A Bronx Tale is more realistic to the matter of gang culture in the time but because The Warriors was just set in the 'future' we have no time period or social issues to back up the representation of the gang culture in that day and age but we can compare and contrast the difference in the exaggerations of numbers, crimes, positioning. How has the gang genre became something so little to so high? What do the character socially stand for? The Warriors lies under a hybrid genre as although it has elements of gangster conventions it also plays with fantasy this film also plays with hyperbole making the issues appear worse then they are and exaggerated on the issues which appear in the film. A Bronx Tale shows a calmer way of the gangster genre this may be because we don't know when The Warriors is set but a time difference is defiantly shown through mise-en-scene and low and high key lighting. We can see a clear differentiation in the realistic situation that happen in both film what is real and what is fantasy.
Tuesday, 9 October 2012
MOVIE FACTS
http://warriorsmovie.co.uk/movie-facts/
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ALL THESE QUOTES ARE FROM THE MOVIE FACTS : THIS SHOWS THAT ALTHOUGH THEY USED 1,000 EXTRA'S TO EXAGGERATE THE GANG CULTURE!
ALTHOUGH WHEN MAKING THIS FILM THEY OFFENDED MANY PEOPLE AND MANY GANGS, AS SHOWN ABOVE...
Crime in Astoria - where A Bronx Tale is filmed
http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Astoria-Oregon.html
Tuesday, 2 October 2012
Lost Makes Merchandise :
Lost attracts that many fans that they have even let them sell there own Merch on the ABC site.
Los Angeles Times , Viewings :
'Lost' finale draws more than 13 million obsessed viewers.
About 13.5 million people tuned into ABC Sunday night for the two-and-a-half-hour series finale of "Lost," according to preliminary numbers from Nielsen. The special Sunday wrap-up show easily beat the competition and pushed ABC into first place in viewers and in the adults 18 to 49 demographic for the night.
The audience for the finale easily topped the 11.4 million viewers "Lost" had been averaging this season, which was the show's lowest average audience in its six-year history. Among adults ages 18 to 49, "Lost" averaged a 5.8 rating, an 11% improvement over the 5.2 it was averaging this season. Each rating point in that demographic equals about 1.3 million people.
Although it was never a massive hit, "Lost" had one of the most loyal (some would say obsessive) audiences around. Since its premiere in September 2004, fans and critics alike have analyzed every plot twist to death. Alas, I have never watched an episode so I can't add my two cents.
The two-hour "Lost" tribute that ABC ran from 7 to 9 p.m. PDT averaged 8.8 million viewers.
For history buffs, the series premiere of "Lost" back in 2004 had an audience of 18.65 million.
-- Joe Flint
Photo: ABC's "Lost." Credit: Mario Perez / Associated Press
Negative Response To Finale :
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