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US Blockbuster: Suicide Squad

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Suicide Squad: Cinema Release Date: 1st August 2016 Director: David Ayer Production budget: $175 million Opening Weekend: $133,682,248 Domestic Total (to date): $325,100,054 Production Company: DC Entertainment Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures Certificate: PG-13 (USA), 15 (UK) Genre: Fantasy/ Science-Fiction Stars: Margot Robbie (The Wolf of Wall Street, The Legend of Tarzan) Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club, Fight Club) Will Smith (Independence Day, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air) Cara Delevingne (Paper Towns, Pan) Jai Courtney (Divergent, Terminator Genisys) Joel Kinnaman (Robocop, The Darkest Hour) Jay Hernandez (Bad Moms, Crazy/Beautiful) Viola Davis (How to Get Away with Murder, Fences) Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Thor, Lost) Ben Affleck (Batman, Justice League) Scott Eastwood (Fast 8, The Longest Ride) Reviews: Marketing: For Suicide Squad, the company produced this fun, brig

Aims and Context

I will be doing a step outline The genre is a horror/thriller My target audience will be 16-25 year olds my step outline will include 8 scenes.

UK Production: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Release Date: 18th November 2016 Director: David Yates Production budget: $180 million Opening weekend: $74,403,387 Domestic Total (to date): $234,018,657 Production company: Heyday Films Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures Certificate: PG-13 (USA), 12A (UK) Genre: Fantasy/ Action Stars: Eddie Redmayne (The Danish Girl, The Theory of Everything, Les Misérables) Katherine Waterston (Steve Jobs, Inherent Vice) Ezra Miller (Justice League, The Perks of Being a Wallflower) Dan Fogler (Balls of Fury) Colin Farell (Total Recall) Samantha Morton (Minority Report, John Carter) Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean, Sweeney Todd, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)  Carmen Ejogo (The Purge: Anarchy) Ron Perlman (Sons of Anarchy, Pacific Rim, Drive) Reviews: Marketing: One of the marketing stunts that Warner Bros. did for the release of the film

The Shining

In the first shot we see Danny riding down a hallway on a tricycle, and he is quite far in front of the camera. This is shown through the use of a tracking shot, which suggests that the he is being followed. The use of high key lighting suggests that there is nothing to fear and gives us the sense of security. However, the high pitched non-diegetic music juxtaposes this. This is because it makes us feel tense and as though something is about to happen.  The next shot is a mid-tracking shot that shows Danny on his tricycle, heading down a small corridor. The mise en scene of the room suggests that the corridor is quite homely. As Danny is turning a corner the non-diegetic music builds up to suggest something is around the corner. When he turns the corner, we see two twins stood at the other end of the corridor. As soon as we see them, there is a non-diegetic sound motif. The editing then cuts to a close up of Danny, who is breathing heavily. This suggests that he is nervous to se

Horror Sequence - Group Task

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Within our group, we were given a task to create a horror movie sequence using a range of different shots. We were also given the task to aim the short film at 15 year olds. I feel our task went quite well, however, there were some inaccuracies. For example there was less than 12 shots and the sequence was only around 30 seconds long; this was purely because we thought we had enough usable footage, however, some of it was not. Also, the storyline could also be put across clearer for the audience because the ending doesn't make sense. The first shot is a mid shot of the girl opening the door. This clip shows her entering a dark room. This added a few enigma codes, which were: who is she and what is she doing? It then cuts to a close up of the girl walking through the door, and the door closing behind her. This shows that she is being enclosed within the environment. The next shot is a pan which follows the girl walking through the corridor. We also see someone standing i

Mise-En-Scene

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    The Amazing Spiderman In this scene, Flash is trying to fight Peter for the basketball. Usually basketballers are strong and athletic, however Peter is making him seem weak and slow. The basketball is the significant prop within this scene as they spend the whole scene fighting over it.

Horror Analysis

Sinister In the first shot of the film, we see the protagonist carry a baseball bat, looking suspicious. We see this through the use of a medium-long shot. There is also the use of side lighting which almost gives the character split lighting on his face. However, the shot isn’t completely dark, which gives us the feeling of security. In the second shot, we then see another medium-long shot with low key, hard lighting. We see the man move through the room, holding the baseball bat up in the air. This could suggest that something is going to happen and he will have to try and protect himself.  The next shot is a close up of the man’s face. We can see that he is sweating, which is shown via the lighting. This suggests that he is very nervous about what might happen next. The lighting is a split lighting, which could show that he has split emotions, which could be that he is nervous about what might happen, but also angry that someone/something is messing with him. As he turn

Enrolment Tasks

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Task 1: Deadpool was a massive box office success when it was released in cinemas back on February 10 th 2016. It actually managed to get $132,434,639 in its opening weekend, making Deadpool top the chart for the release weekend. It beat Kung Fu Panda 3 (which was 1 st , the weekend before), by over $112,678,901, that weekend. Deadpool was also released on the same day as How to Be Single, which managed to place itself at 3 rd , with only $17,878,911 . Deadpool made $782,621,155 worldwide, during its time in the cinema, whilst How to Be Single only made $112,143,513. So why was Deadpool so popular? Deadpool’s first comic book appearance was back in 1991, within a Marvel comic. The character then was part of a 2004 comic book series in which the character compares his appearance to, “Ryan Reynolds crossed with a Shar Pei”. This was what lead to Ryan Reynolds being cast as Deadpool in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Deadpool had always been featured within comics and films, but never

Revolutionary Road

In the first shot used, there is use of an establishing shot of what seems to be a school corridor with two people (a man and a women) walking down it. The shot lasts 20 seconds with only the diegetic sound of footsteps featured in the scene, this could suggest that the two are not getting along for some reason, this idea can be supported by how far apart the two are together, towards the end of the sequence we see the man is ahead out of the frame, where as the woman is a few seconds behind. In the next shot, we can see the pair in the car, with the male driving. The shot was filmed as a two shot/medium close up. There is a silence for approximately 5 seconds and the two look quite far apart. It becomes apparent that the two are in a relationship when the male refers to her as ‘baby’ when the silence has been broken; this has been used to establish that the two are together. The woman becomes increasingly frustrated within the scene as the male is trying to comfort her, about som

Kill Bill Volume 2

Kill Bill: Volume 2 In the first shot we see a woman sitting down in a church. We see this through the use of a medium close up. This could suggest that the woman is religious and could possibly be praying. However, the mise-en-scene of her white dress, suggest that she could be a bride. There is also the use of a tracking shot going backwards. This helps to set the scene so they audience know where the clip will take place. We can also hear non-diegetic music, which suggests that the movie could have a western theme. Next we see a point of view, shot of a deserted town. There is also the use of high-key lighting, this suggests that the woman will go outside. There is also the rule of thirds, which makes the doorway more significant, giving the audience and enigma code. We then see the woman looking confused, through the use of another medium close up. This is also a reaction shot. This signifies that the woman recognises the non-diegetic sound of a flute playing. The foll