Tuesday, 17 December 2013
Thursday, 12 December 2013
Essay question- Ford
“Successful media products depend as much upon marketing and distribution to a specific audience as they do upon good production practices”.
To what extent would you agree with this statement, within the media area you have studied?
I would agree with this statement because I believe that within the film industry, the way in which films are marketed and distributed throughout the media justifies its financial success. In order for a film too make a vast amount of money within the industry, it needs too have a widely well known distribution company that can blanket market the product too its designated target market effectively. Due too marketing being extremely important throughout the film insustry,it can be one of the main reasons as too why a film may flop in the box office causing a loss in profit. Without the use of large marketing, the production will no0t be widely heard of towards its designated target market which means a loss of recognition means a loss of profit. And so the more marketing that is used, the more money that would most probably be gained due to people hearing and seeing about the film through the use of hardware content, tie-ins, posters and television advertisements.
Marketing stratergies are highly relied on now and those that are most profound for their distribution skills are those of the Big Six- such as Walt Disney which is third.
Walt Disney's marketing and distribution strategies play a huge role in the companies success within the film industry due too the way in which they are proliferated and are famous for their global, influential distribution techniques. This is due to their ability too do so due to their reputation that have too uphold because of the vast audience that their films and products cover and therefore, as an audience, we feel that they are a reliable company and so we support their films.
Disney are not only a huge distributor, but they also own a vast amount of well known film companies such as: Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Entertainment and The Muppets Studio. They also have their own clothing line, theme parks and attractions, television channels, radio stations, along with a number of convergance uses. These include game apps for children and older audiences and also film apps and downloads. By having a such a large amount of tie-ins and marketing techniques, global audiences know exactly who Walt Disney are by the mere mention of their name. By investing such a large amount of money into their marketing and distribution techniques, they know for a fact that this makes their products more successful so can confidently gain other companies to distribute their products as tie-ins as well, e.g, Food chains, drinks companies ect.
For example, Toy Story 3 was distributed by Walt Disney and is currently the 1th highest grossing film of all time, grossing around $414,984,497 from its $200,000,000 estimated budget. The amount of marketing and distribution for the film that Walt Disney did for this production guaranteed its amazing success in the box office worldwide. Along with the film, Walt Disney did a vast amount of marketing strategies in order to gain the films major success in the box office and the ability to have a continuing grow of profit due to the tie-ins.
Mattel, Lego and Thinkway toy companies produced toys in order to promote the film and suit a wide range of children audiences globally due to the films main target audience being children. Disney Interactive Studios also produced an electronic video game based on the feature length film which was released for Xbox 360, Wii, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, Playstation 3 and PSP on June 15 2010. By producing a video game on such a large array of devices makes it accessible for almost anyone and suiting a wide variety of the target markets needs by promoting a tie in that fits with the latest gadgets for all the family.
Also, an Apple Iphone App was featured on the IOS4 event on April 8 2010, making it available too download on the Appstore. By doing so, it connoted the use of convergence by creating an interactive app that does not only suit a wide range of people in their target market, but also promote the film even more.
Along with the tie-ins, the film also released the hardware to go along with it including the standard DVD, two-disc Blu-ray and also a four-disc Blu-ray/Digital copy/DVD combo pack. the features include behind the scenes which show a sneak peak teaser of Walt Disney's next up and coming film Cars 2, which again, is another clever way too promote their next film by enticing their audience by a trailer. Lastly, a 3D Blu-ray was released too suit those that have the 3D equipment too relive the cinematic experience.
Even though we tend to think that films that do not have well known distributors will not do as much marketing as those from 'the big six' but they can also gain recognition and still be successful.
The Kings speech is a traditionally British Film that only used an $15,000,000 budget yet grossed $138,795,342. This due American taking a huge liking to the traditional 1930's British aspect of it which the Americans love., and due to the USA taking a huge liking to the film, word of mouth spread causing more and more people too hear and watch it globally and due to it being nominated for the Oscars (and winning multiple awards) promoted the film even more. Along with the use of trailers on the internet and posters campaigning the films release, the more people worldwide that had watched and enjoyed the film, resulted in the uses of marketing strategies being expanded and extended more globally gaining more recognition of the film resulting the global success.
This production was distributed by Momentum Pictures and The Weinstein Company, which connotes examples of synergy. By doing so, it allowed a small British film too become a global success due to the two different companies distributing the same film, allowing two lots of budgets to be used on marketing. Smaller distributors (like the above two), tend too use synergy in order too distribute their film because they do not have a large budget unlike larger distributors would have (such as Walt Disney) Also, smaller companies- like those that produce British companies- tend to use smaller distributors in order to fit in with their budget a s well, and so synergy could also be used.
Although marketing and distribution is important and can supposedly guarantee the films success in the box office and overall, but some films that will become timeless, such as The Kings Speech, did not need vast amounts of marketing and distribution methods because of the word of mouth and nominations that excelled the love for it. If it had over done it with the marketing by blanket marketing the target audience, it would of spoilt the films perspective. But with children's animation and family films, such as Toy Story 3, blanket marketing is the best approach because that way, it can suit the widest possible target market by incorporating a vast amount of hardware, proliferation and tie-ins to keep on making a profit for years to come.
So, I conclude that I believe that the use of distribution and marketing methods can make a successful media production gain a higher profit and not flop overall because this way, by blanket marketing its audience, it not only gains recognition but excels all products overall.
To what extent would you agree with this statement, within the media area you have studied?
I would agree with this statement because I believe that within the film industry, the way in which films are marketed and distributed throughout the media justifies its financial success. In order for a film too make a vast amount of money within the industry, it needs too have a widely well known distribution company that can blanket market the product too its designated target market effectively. Due too marketing being extremely important throughout the film insustry,it can be one of the main reasons as too why a film may flop in the box office causing a loss in profit. Without the use of large marketing, the production will no0t be widely heard of towards its designated target market which means a loss of recognition means a loss of profit. And so the more marketing that is used, the more money that would most probably be gained due to people hearing and seeing about the film through the use of hardware content, tie-ins, posters and television advertisements.
Marketing stratergies are highly relied on now and those that are most profound for their distribution skills are those of the Big Six- such as Walt Disney which is third.
Walt Disney's marketing and distribution strategies play a huge role in the companies success within the film industry due too the way in which they are proliferated and are famous for their global, influential distribution techniques. This is due to their ability too do so due to their reputation that have too uphold because of the vast audience that their films and products cover and therefore, as an audience, we feel that they are a reliable company and so we support their films.
Disney are not only a huge distributor, but they also own a vast amount of well known film companies such as: Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Entertainment and The Muppets Studio. They also have their own clothing line, theme parks and attractions, television channels, radio stations, along with a number of convergance uses. These include game apps for children and older audiences and also film apps and downloads. By having a such a large amount of tie-ins and marketing techniques, global audiences know exactly who Walt Disney are by the mere mention of their name. By investing such a large amount of money into their marketing and distribution techniques, they know for a fact that this makes their products more successful so can confidently gain other companies to distribute their products as tie-ins as well, e.g, Food chains, drinks companies ect.
For example, Toy Story 3 was distributed by Walt Disney and is currently the 1th highest grossing film of all time, grossing around $414,984,497 from its $200,000,000 estimated budget. The amount of marketing and distribution for the film that Walt Disney did for this production guaranteed its amazing success in the box office worldwide. Along with the film, Walt Disney did a vast amount of marketing strategies in order to gain the films major success in the box office and the ability to have a continuing grow of profit due to the tie-ins.
Mattel, Lego and Thinkway toy companies produced toys in order to promote the film and suit a wide range of children audiences globally due to the films main target audience being children. Disney Interactive Studios also produced an electronic video game based on the feature length film which was released for Xbox 360, Wii, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, Playstation 3 and PSP on June 15 2010. By producing a video game on such a large array of devices makes it accessible for almost anyone and suiting a wide variety of the target markets needs by promoting a tie in that fits with the latest gadgets for all the family.
Also, an Apple Iphone App was featured on the IOS4 event on April 8 2010, making it available too download on the Appstore. By doing so, it connoted the use of convergence by creating an interactive app that does not only suit a wide range of people in their target market, but also promote the film even more.
Along with the tie-ins, the film also released the hardware to go along with it including the standard DVD, two-disc Blu-ray and also a four-disc Blu-ray/Digital copy/DVD combo pack. the features include behind the scenes which show a sneak peak teaser of Walt Disney's next up and coming film Cars 2, which again, is another clever way too promote their next film by enticing their audience by a trailer. Lastly, a 3D Blu-ray was released too suit those that have the 3D equipment too relive the cinematic experience.
Even though we tend to think that films that do not have well known distributors will not do as much marketing as those from 'the big six' but they can also gain recognition and still be successful.
The Kings speech is a traditionally British Film that only used an $15,000,000 budget yet grossed $138,795,342. This due American taking a huge liking to the traditional 1930's British aspect of it which the Americans love., and due to the USA taking a huge liking to the film, word of mouth spread causing more and more people too hear and watch it globally and due to it being nominated for the Oscars (and winning multiple awards) promoted the film even more. Along with the use of trailers on the internet and posters campaigning the films release, the more people worldwide that had watched and enjoyed the film, resulted in the uses of marketing strategies being expanded and extended more globally gaining more recognition of the film resulting the global success.
This production was distributed by Momentum Pictures and The Weinstein Company, which connotes examples of synergy. By doing so, it allowed a small British film too become a global success due to the two different companies distributing the same film, allowing two lots of budgets to be used on marketing. Smaller distributors (like the above two), tend too use synergy in order too distribute their film because they do not have a large budget unlike larger distributors would have (such as Walt Disney) Also, smaller companies- like those that produce British companies- tend to use smaller distributors in order to fit in with their budget a s well, and so synergy could also be used.
Although marketing and distribution is important and can supposedly guarantee the films success in the box office and overall, but some films that will become timeless, such as The Kings Speech, did not need vast amounts of marketing and distribution methods because of the word of mouth and nominations that excelled the love for it. If it had over done it with the marketing by blanket marketing the target audience, it would of spoilt the films perspective. But with children's animation and family films, such as Toy Story 3, blanket marketing is the best approach because that way, it can suit the widest possible target market by incorporating a vast amount of hardware, proliferation and tie-ins to keep on making a profit for years to come.
So, I conclude that I believe that the use of distribution and marketing methods can make a successful media production gain a higher profit and not flop overall because this way, by blanket marketing its audience, it not only gains recognition but excels all products overall.
Saturday, 7 December 2013
How is Regional Identity portrayed in the Doc Martin clip?
In the classic Doc Martin clip, regional identity is connoted to the audience in a variety of different ways. The stereotypical idea that we are given is that people from the city are better educated and are seen as cleverer, and those from rural, countryside areas are not.
Doc Martin is highly educated doctor, who started off as a brilliant and successful vascular surgeon at Imperial College London, but developed a fear of blood, forcing him to stop practising surgery. He then obtains a post as the (GP) in the quite Cornish village.
The way in which he is conveyed to the audience is that he is seen as of a higher status then the rest of the village and is connoted as more educated and has a lot of power. The audience also gains the impression that he is of a higher status than the other characters within the village due to the mise-en-scene used. Throughout the clip, Doc Martin wears a formal, sophisticated suit which gives the viewer the suggestion that he is seen as different compared to the other characters casual dress attire, but that he is of a much higher status and business proud.
At the beginning of the opening scene, as he enters the room, a diagetic music is played fro around 3-4 seconds. By doing so, it gives the impression that he is the central focus and is seen as the most important character and therefore, because of his high-class achievements, he is portrayed as more respectable and so the audience learn this through the use of diagteic music. The non diagetic music used is a simple, yet effective use of a grand piano and symbols, which suggest that Doc, as a character, is a formal and classic character. The music stops as he begins to speak, conveying that he obtains the power and status in this clip and also suggests that when he speaks- everyone else should listen (including the audience)
The vast use of non-diagetic dialogue during this scene shows us how stressful the situation is. Diagetic music is not needed because they want the audience to understand the chaotic situation to make it feel more realistic. The way in which Doc shouts at the other 3 characters in this scene to put them all too use conveys the urgency of the scenario, which also portrays that is one of the only characters that has common sense. This relates back to the initial idea that those from the city, that are well educated, are cleaver, connoting that Doc has simple common sense because of where he is from, whilst all of the other characters that are from that current region don't have any- showing a lack of education. The way in which he orders the characters also asserts his dominance by the fact that he knows what to do and can simply order them around because they are dense.
Once Doc enters the room, the camera pans around from behind the son on the floor-revealing him to the audience. As we see him, he is stood up and they are sat down conveying that he is superior compared to them because they are doing manual work, and he is seen as having a white collar profession. The fact that the other 2 characters are sat lower down than him suggests that they have no power compared to him because they are seen as less-educated due to the profession that they have in comparison to him.
When the stray dog enters the room at the ending of that scene, the camera uses an eye-line match so that the audience can see what he is looking directly at so that it also involves us. Due to him begin stressed and not wanting this stray dog here, as he walks towards the dog to grab it, non-diagtic music is added too create a more tense and suspenseful atmosphere for the audience. The camera also walks towards the dog in the eye-line match focus to make us feel like we are walking towards it as well.
From scene to scene, jump cuts are clearly used too connote a jerky flow to each scene for the audience so that they can clearly see what is happening but also the stress of the situation. The jump cuts are mainly used when Doc is tacking the dog through the town to the police station to show his lack of interest of the scenery and his stressful determination to dispose of the dog.
When the father character, who is sat on the chair makes the sink pipe burst water everywhere, Doc intervenes and begins to help conveying that he is a multi-purpose character and shows more use than the lazy father who does nothing. Mid shots are used when Doc is stopping to leak to show the audience fully what he is doing and the emotion he is expressing at this point.
During the clip, we are introduced to a father and son combination that have a manual working job and we see them at the beginning of the scene when the camera pans around from the floor too reveal them. The camera uses a low angle shot when the son is speaking on the floor to Doc to convey the social class difference between his manual job and Martins white collar profession. This also conveys the status difference between the two by the camera angle connoting the difference of respect due to the regional differences between the two.
The father of the son is stereotypically fat and rather lazy for a middle-aged plumber and constantly eats throughout the whole water disaster as well. This conveys that country people are lazy and all have stereotypical jobs such as farming, pluming and corner shop owning. Yet, the son is conveyed as diverting the stereotype of country people being less educated when he quotes Daphne Du Maurier to Doc Martin. Daphene Du Maurier was a famous English author and playwrite and by the son quoting her makes the audience re-consider their views on him. All of the plumbing work is done by the son, as the audience see a variety of mid-shots and high angle shots on the son trying too fix the damage that his dad tried too do whilst eating. This conveys that he is more switched on than we first thought and diverts from the original stereotype, yet his dad conforms exactly to it, On the other hand, the father still knows nothing, which makes him appear un-educated as well.
Throughout the scene, the characters mise-en-scene costume is the typical blue, dirty overalls that plumbers wear fully portraying to the viewer their known profession. During the office scene, the father and son are in a darker lighting at the beginning of the scene whilst Doc is in a more brighter, natural light connoting the level of importance difference.
The use of diagetic dialogue for these two characters fully demonstrates their regional identity by the use of their strong Cornish accent, conveying to the audience the regional identity difference between their accents and Doc's.
During the ending of the scene, we are introduced to a female character, but this time, even though she is from the village herself, she is conveyed as more educated and higher class due to the mise-en-scene used to connote her personality.
Throughout her few short scenes, she is seen too us as wearing a sophisticated velvet blazer and vintage clothing giving the impression that she is of a higher class than the rest of the villagers and appears to have quite a lot of money.
Even though she has never properly met Doc Martin, she appears quite flirtatious towards him by grabbing his wrist too see the time, when in theory you would never comfortably touch someone you haven't properly met before. She begins to deviate him into making him write her a prescription on the spot, but shows her educational prospectus when she quotes the 'Hippocratic oath' connote to him that she does understand that it is wrong.
Overall, the way in which regional identity is presented throughout the clip is that those from a country background appear less educated, have manual professions and are rather lazy, yet when we have a proper incite into their life, we can see that they do not all conform to the original stereotype. And those from a city background are more educated, have a white collar profession and are seen as superior to those that do not conform to their moral.
Doc Martin is highly educated doctor, who started off as a brilliant and successful vascular surgeon at Imperial College London, but developed a fear of blood, forcing him to stop practising surgery. He then obtains a post as the (GP) in the quite Cornish village.
The way in which he is conveyed to the audience is that he is seen as of a higher status then the rest of the village and is connoted as more educated and has a lot of power. The audience also gains the impression that he is of a higher status than the other characters within the village due to the mise-en-scene used. Throughout the clip, Doc Martin wears a formal, sophisticated suit which gives the viewer the suggestion that he is seen as different compared to the other characters casual dress attire, but that he is of a much higher status and business proud.
At the beginning of the opening scene, as he enters the room, a diagetic music is played fro around 3-4 seconds. By doing so, it gives the impression that he is the central focus and is seen as the most important character and therefore, because of his high-class achievements, he is portrayed as more respectable and so the audience learn this through the use of diagteic music. The non diagetic music used is a simple, yet effective use of a grand piano and symbols, which suggest that Doc, as a character, is a formal and classic character. The music stops as he begins to speak, conveying that he obtains the power and status in this clip and also suggests that when he speaks- everyone else should listen (including the audience)
The vast use of non-diagetic dialogue during this scene shows us how stressful the situation is. Diagetic music is not needed because they want the audience to understand the chaotic situation to make it feel more realistic. The way in which Doc shouts at the other 3 characters in this scene to put them all too use conveys the urgency of the scenario, which also portrays that is one of the only characters that has common sense. This relates back to the initial idea that those from the city, that are well educated, are cleaver, connoting that Doc has simple common sense because of where he is from, whilst all of the other characters that are from that current region don't have any- showing a lack of education. The way in which he orders the characters also asserts his dominance by the fact that he knows what to do and can simply order them around because they are dense.
Once Doc enters the room, the camera pans around from behind the son on the floor-revealing him to the audience. As we see him, he is stood up and they are sat down conveying that he is superior compared to them because they are doing manual work, and he is seen as having a white collar profession. The fact that the other 2 characters are sat lower down than him suggests that they have no power compared to him because they are seen as less-educated due to the profession that they have in comparison to him.
When the stray dog enters the room at the ending of that scene, the camera uses an eye-line match so that the audience can see what he is looking directly at so that it also involves us. Due to him begin stressed and not wanting this stray dog here, as he walks towards the dog to grab it, non-diagtic music is added too create a more tense and suspenseful atmosphere for the audience. The camera also walks towards the dog in the eye-line match focus to make us feel like we are walking towards it as well.
From scene to scene, jump cuts are clearly used too connote a jerky flow to each scene for the audience so that they can clearly see what is happening but also the stress of the situation. The jump cuts are mainly used when Doc is tacking the dog through the town to the police station to show his lack of interest of the scenery and his stressful determination to dispose of the dog.
When the father character, who is sat on the chair makes the sink pipe burst water everywhere, Doc intervenes and begins to help conveying that he is a multi-purpose character and shows more use than the lazy father who does nothing. Mid shots are used when Doc is stopping to leak to show the audience fully what he is doing and the emotion he is expressing at this point.
During the clip, we are introduced to a father and son combination that have a manual working job and we see them at the beginning of the scene when the camera pans around from the floor too reveal them. The camera uses a low angle shot when the son is speaking on the floor to Doc to convey the social class difference between his manual job and Martins white collar profession. This also conveys the status difference between the two by the camera angle connoting the difference of respect due to the regional differences between the two.
The father of the son is stereotypically fat and rather lazy for a middle-aged plumber and constantly eats throughout the whole water disaster as well. This conveys that country people are lazy and all have stereotypical jobs such as farming, pluming and corner shop owning. Yet, the son is conveyed as diverting the stereotype of country people being less educated when he quotes Daphne Du Maurier to Doc Martin. Daphene Du Maurier was a famous English author and playwrite and by the son quoting her makes the audience re-consider their views on him. All of the plumbing work is done by the son, as the audience see a variety of mid-shots and high angle shots on the son trying too fix the damage that his dad tried too do whilst eating. This conveys that he is more switched on than we first thought and diverts from the original stereotype, yet his dad conforms exactly to it, On the other hand, the father still knows nothing, which makes him appear un-educated as well.
Throughout the scene, the characters mise-en-scene costume is the typical blue, dirty overalls that plumbers wear fully portraying to the viewer their known profession. During the office scene, the father and son are in a darker lighting at the beginning of the scene whilst Doc is in a more brighter, natural light connoting the level of importance difference.
The use of diagetic dialogue for these two characters fully demonstrates their regional identity by the use of their strong Cornish accent, conveying to the audience the regional identity difference between their accents and Doc's.
During the ending of the scene, we are introduced to a female character, but this time, even though she is from the village herself, she is conveyed as more educated and higher class due to the mise-en-scene used to connote her personality.
Throughout her few short scenes, she is seen too us as wearing a sophisticated velvet blazer and vintage clothing giving the impression that she is of a higher class than the rest of the villagers and appears to have quite a lot of money.
Even though she has never properly met Doc Martin, she appears quite flirtatious towards him by grabbing his wrist too see the time, when in theory you would never comfortably touch someone you haven't properly met before. She begins to deviate him into making him write her a prescription on the spot, but shows her educational prospectus when she quotes the 'Hippocratic oath' connote to him that she does understand that it is wrong.
Overall, the way in which regional identity is presented throughout the clip is that those from a country background appear less educated, have manual professions and are rather lazy, yet when we have a proper incite into their life, we can see that they do not all conform to the original stereotype. And those from a city background are more educated, have a white collar profession and are seen as superior to those that do not conform to their moral.
Friday, 6 December 2013
The Kings Speech
The Kings Speech:
The kings speech is a 2010 British historical drama production, directed by Tom Hooper and written by David Seilder.
The film tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. Who, after his brother abdicates, George (known as 'Bertie' by close relatives) reluctantly takes the thrown. Plagued by a dreaded stammer and considered to be unfit to be the King, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a number of un expected techniques and unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and lead the country proudly through war.
Box Office:
Budget- $15,000,000 (approx.)
Opening Weekend- £3,523,102 (Jan 2011)
Gross- $138,795,342 (10 June 2011)
In the UK and Ireland, the film was the highest earning film on its opening weekend on 395 cinemas. The Kings Speech continued a ''stunning three weeks'' stop the UK Bok Office, and earned over £3,000,000,000 for 4 consecutive weekends, the first film to do so since Toy Story 3 in 2010. After five weeks on UK release, it was hailed as the most successful independent British film ever. It holds the record for the highest per-cinema gross of 2010 as well.
It was widened to 700 screens on Christmas day and then widened again too 1,543 screens on the 15th January 2011.
It was widened to 700 screens on Christmas day and then widened again too 1,543 screens on the 15th January 2011.
What is Britishness:
''Britishness is the state or quality of being British, or of embodying British characteristics and the is used to refer to that which binds and distinguishes British people and forms the basis of their unity and identity, or else to explain expressions of British Culture.''
Tom Hooper:
Tom Hooper is a British film and television director who began making short films at the age of around 13yrs old. He had his first professional short, 'Painted Faces' broadcast on Channel 4 in 1992. At Oxford University, Hooper directed plays and television commercials, who then (after graduation) directed episodes of 'Quayside', 'Byker Grove', 'Cold Feet' and 'Eastenders'.
Hooper's work was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for his pieces 'Prime Suspect' and 'John Adams'. He also won one for 'Elizabeth I' and was nominated for the British Acadamy (BAFTA) TV Craft Award for being Best Director for 'Longford'. ONe of his most influential and recognisable pieces, 'The Kings Speech' won multiple awards such as Best director (from the Directors Guild of America) and Best Director nomination at the BAFTA's.
Criticism of the film:
Empire gave the film a wopping 5 stars and commented- ''You'll be lost for words''
The film has received widespread critical acclaim. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 94% based on reviews from 233 critics; their average rating was calculated as 8.6/10. It summarised the critical consensus as: ''Colin Firth gives a masterful performance in The Kings Speech, a predictable by stylishly produced and rousing period drama''.
The British Stammering Association welcomed the release of The Kings Speech congratulating the film makes their ''realistic deception of the frustration and the fear of speaking faced to people who stammer on a daily basis''. It is said that ''Colin Firths portrayal of the Kings stammer in particular strikes us a very authentic and accurate''.
The films origins:
(David Seidler was the writer for the production)
As a child, David Seidler developed a stammer, which he believes was caused by the emotional trauma of World War II and the murder of his grandparents during the Holocaust.
When Seilder became an adult, he resolved to write about King George VI and during the late 1970's, he voraciously researched the King but found a lack of information on Logue.
Eventually, he contacted Dr. Valentine Logue, who agreed to discuss his father and make his notebooks available if the Queen's Mother gave her permission. She asked him not to do so within her lifetime and Seilder halted the project.
She then died in 2002. 3 years later, he returned to the storyline during a shorty period of creative work which was inspired by the recovery from cancer.
His research included a chance encounter with an uncle that Logue had treated, which indicated he used mechanical breathing exercises combined with psychological counselling to understand the underlying causes of the condition. With this information in hand, he imagined the sessions in which is took place. Seidler showed the screenplay to his wife, who liked it but pronounced it '' too seduced by cinematic technique''. She then suggested he would rewrite it as a stage play to focus on the essential relationship between Logue and the King. Once he had completed it, he sent it to a few friends who currently worked in theatres in London and New York for feedback.
In 2005, Joan Lane of Wilde Thyme, a production company in London received the script as well. Lane started talking with Gareth Unwin and Simon Egan of Bedlam Productions and they then invited Seidler to London to rwwrite the play again, yet this time, for the screen.
Shortly after, Ian Canning from See-Saw Films became involved.
The production team learned, 9 weeks prior to starting filming, of a diary containing Logues original notes on his treatment with the Duke of York. They then went back and re-worked the script to reflect on the original notes. Tom Hooper said that the most memorable lines on the film are those of which are from the original notes.
The production companies & Distributors:
Momentum Pictures is the leading independent motion picture in the UK and Ireland and releases approximately 20 theatrical films a year with several dtv releases.
The Weinstein Company is an American mini-major studio founded by Harvey and Bob Weinstein in 2005. The companies films are released on DVD and Blu-ray by Anchor Bay Entertainment.
Marketing:
For the marketing of the film, there wee a vast number of a variety of different poster used in order too entice the audience into watching the film. There were a number of official trailers to appeal to the UK and America, followed by an official website to promote the film even more. [www.kingsspeech.com/]
Friday, 22 November 2013
Regional Identity
Definition:- ''Regional identity refers to the act of identifying with a specific geographic region of a nation. This term can also be defined as something that is limited to a particular region.''
Different regional identities:
Me and my mums family are from Braunstone Town in Leicester.
I believe that I have some sort of an accent which people can tell that I am from Leicester. I have lived there until I was around 10, so have developed that form of accent.
I believe that you can tell where people come from due to their accents if they are strong enough because we all recognise their accents due to other places that we have heard them or what we associate them with. You can sometimes tell where people come from due to their food habits because of their culture and what they eat so we can understand where they are from as well, eg Indian ethnic people tend to eat curry, Scottish people eat haggis and black people ect.
We tend to have different opinions on people from rural or urban areas because of the stereotypes that follow with these types of places. Some people believe that people that are from rural areas speak with a posh, clear and well-mannered accent and those that are from urban areas speak like chavs, are rough and in gangs.
Different regional identities:
- Scotland
- Tartan
- Haggis
- Bagpipes
- Kilts
- Ginger haired people
- Castles
- Mountains
- Whiskey
- Lochs
- Cold Weather
- Sheep
- Fields
- Dragon
- Rugby
- Daffodils
- Choirs
- The Beatles
- Scouse
- Football
- Paul O'grady
- Permed hair
- Shell suits
- 'The only way is essex'
- Spray tans
- Vagasils
- Fake nails
- Fake hair
- Fake eyelashes
- Rylan Clark
- Olly Murs
- Stilletto heels
- Big boobs
- Geordie
- Geordie shore
- Leprechauns
- Gold
- Green
- Clovers
- Guinness
- Irish dancing
Me and my mums family are from Braunstone Town in Leicester.
I believe that I have some sort of an accent which people can tell that I am from Leicester. I have lived there until I was around 10, so have developed that form of accent.
I believe that you can tell where people come from due to their accents if they are strong enough because we all recognise their accents due to other places that we have heard them or what we associate them with. You can sometimes tell where people come from due to their food habits because of their culture and what they eat so we can understand where they are from as well, eg Indian ethnic people tend to eat curry, Scottish people eat haggis and black people ect.
We tend to have different opinions on people from rural or urban areas because of the stereotypes that follow with these types of places. Some people believe that people that are from rural areas speak with a posh, clear and well-mannered accent and those that are from urban areas speak like chavs, are rough and in gangs.
Wednesday, 20 November 2013
Kill List research
Warp X:
'Warp X' is a British film company, based in Sheffield UK with further offices in Nottingham and London. The company was originally foujnded in 2005 and produces feature films.
They are a digital film company that produce feature films in the Uk with budgets that are usually between £4000,000 and £8000,000. The studio stand as a format for new film directors to allow them to create movies for the first time on a lower budget scale with less expectation for the higher box offie revenues on their initial feature idea.
The film studio began with support from different organizations including Warp Films, Film Four, the UK Film Council, Screen Yorkshire and EM Media. The film studios intention was too add energy and vitality to the film industry within Britain.
Studio Canal:
The company was founded in 1988 by Pierre Lescure as part of a spin-off by Canal pay-TV network. The original function of the company was too focus on French and European productions, but it soon later made strategic deals with American production companies as well.
Film Four:
Film 4 is a digital television channel available in Ireland and the UK which is operated and owned by Channel four Televison Corporatipon, that screens their films. It offers films in standard definition free of charge.
In 1988, the comapnyw as re-branded as FilmFour to concide with the launch of the new digital TV channel of the same name. Film4 was originall known as FilmFour but became Channel 4's second channel.
Uk Film Council:
On 26th July 2010, the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition decided that the company would be abolished.
Rook Films:
Rook Films is a film company founded by Andy Starke and film director Ben Wheatley in 2008.
Tuesday, 19 November 2013
Thursday, 7 November 2013
How is gender represented in Doctor Who?
Throughout the television industry, gender is stereotypically portrayed as women being inferior and vulnerable to the superior, dominant male sex. Yet, within this 'Doctor Who' clip, not all of the characters conform to the stereotypes that they are commonly associated with.
The first character within the scene that the audience first see's is the Master. The scene begins with a shallow focus on him and the others in the background, highlighting him as a character conveying to the audience that he is the main concern. The shallow focus also creates a close-up shot of the Master, connoting his stern expression, suggesting that he is possibly the villain. As the Master walks around as he is waiting, the camera does a low angle shot from the bottom of the balcony/stairs too convey that we, as the audience, are looking at him. This connotes that he the dominant, superior character and we are all lower down than him.
As the second main character, Martha, enters the room, the camera uses an action match shot to match with what Martha is looking at which gives the impression that the viewer is also looking at the surroundings from her perspective as well. As soon as she has reached the bottom of the stairs, another low angle shot is used from behind her to show the audience that she has no other choice but to have to look up to him, which reflects the suggestion that he is looking down on her. The fact that he is looking down on her, this conveys that she is inferior to him and he is scowling down on her because she is a woman and is seen as metaphorically smaller than him. This conveys the idea that by him being as man, he has more power over her- fitting the original stereotype idea. here with her. Due to the shot being done from behind her, this makes the audience feel as though we are there with her as well.
As Martha continues to walk towards the camera, the camera does a jump cut to the Doctor trapped in the cage using a mid shot and holds this shot for a longer period of time than normal.By doing so it allows the audience too fully see the Doctors emotion, surroundings and what he is trapped inside- making the audience feel sympathetic for him. This also gives the impression that the Master is the one who has done this too him, still connoting the fact that he is the villain and the one with all the power.
When Martha reaches the Master, a low angle shot is used again, showing her point-of-view and how she has too look up to him and how he looks down to her. This, again, shows the gender stereotype that he has a dominant power over her and how she is vulnerable to him.
Once the Master has demanded what he wants from her, as she obeys to his command, a high angle shot is used from the Masters perspective to make the audience feel his power and see his point-of-view on her. This also allows a mid-shot on Martha, showing the audience her costume, surroundings and emotion- conveying how she is reacting to his actions on her.
The camera does a straight cut to a mid shot of the Master using a low angle shot to, again, show Martha's perspective on him and how we, as the audience, should also look up to him and it also makes us feel belittled as well. The camera switches to a close-up of Martha's face, fully conveying her emotion to how she feels in her current situation. The strong look of some what an emotionless expression conveys vulnerability, objectiveness, dehumanization due to her being ordered to her knees.
As the master is setting his final commands and plans, the camera uses an over the shoulder shot on the master showing the audience the ticking countdown clock. By using an over the shoulder shot, it makes us feel as though we are following and following him and we are seeing Dhis point of view- involving the viewer(s). Once the camera has focused in the over the shoulder shot position, it goes into a shallow focus; concentrating on the ticking countdown clock. This adds tension, suspense and suspicion to the audience by us realizing that there's now a race against time.
Whenever the Master is speaking aloud, his eye-line is directed downwards - towards Martha- which connotes that he sees her as lower than him and he feels like he should look down and speak down too her because she is not as powerful as him. This is done by using a low angle shot to fully convey that he is speaking down to her. This gives the impression that he fits the stereotype of the male gender having a superior dominance over women and that all women should be subservient to them.
Another close up shot is used on Martha, showing the audience a full incite on her emotions, making the audience feel empathy for her due to the way that she is just treated like an object.
Due to the master always looking down when he speaks, the camera always uses a jump cut on a high angle show his perspective of how he looks down on everyone else. This leaves Martha and the doctor being show looking up towards him- being subservient to his dominance.
The camera does a long shot from the back of the room to show the audience the full set and everything that is happening within the scene and also everyone within it as well. This gives the audience a full view of the scene, fully understanding what's happening.
Whilst the Master and Martha have a conflicted conversation, the camera jump cuts to each character, making the conversation appear fast paced and more realistic. When doing so, the camera uses a close-up on both of the characters, fully conveying their emotion and reactions to one another. As they speak to each other, the use of their eye-line is extremely significant in this scene due to it showing the way in which they look at each other. Martha is constantly having to look up to him, showing that she doesn't have a choice due to him being stood higher up than her too fully convey that he has to power and she is worthless to him. Meanwhile, the Master has too look down to Martha, connoting that he has no respect for her because he's a man and is seen as better than her. This all conforms to the stereotypes that we often carry towards men and women.
Throughout the ongoing conversation, the camera jump cuts to the electronic countdown clock on the wall too add tension and urgency to the scene, reminding the audience that its a race against time.
Throughout this scene of Doctor Who, non-diagetic sound is used to show to the audience that it is currently happening to convey a more realistic feel too it. Dialogue is used throughout to fully convey the situation, and so that the audience can understand how the characters are all feeling, thinking and reacting. The way in which the Master speaks to Martha shows a forceful, strong and demanding tone showing that he has a sense of ownership and power over her and can order her with what she can and cant do. This conforms to the stereotype of males being dominant to women. When the Master is controlling Martha at the beginning of the scene, she does not speak. This shows that she does not have a choice in the matter and is just doing as he says- fitting the gender stereotype that women are subservient to men.
The other uses of non-diagetic sound that is useful throughout this scene are the sounds of walking, running and items dropping on the floor (such as the teleport device). This also adds a sense of realism to the scene as well.
Diagetic sound is used throughout the scene with the use of music. Different types of music is added in the clip to add different moods and atmospheres to that particular moment. The music used at the beginning of the scene when Martha is taken into the room adds a tense, eerie atmosphere to the moment. There is a continuous music in the scene too show that the tension and suspense never ends, yet, when Martha begins to confront the Master, the pitch of the music changes. This could connote that its a change/jolt in what would stereotypically happen because women aren't supposed to be the hero's- its normally the men.
Witihin this clip, the mise-en-scene plays a huge part in conveying fully to the audience what is happening wihtin the scene.
At the start of the scene, once the camera has done a low angle shot to show the Master's high status from the top of the balcony, we also see a blonde woman in a tight red dress. Throughout the scene, she does not seem to play any sort of role, other than too stand there and look pretty. This conforms to the gender steroetype of blonde women being seen as more attractive and desirebale to men. By her not actually playing a role in this scene, this can suggest that she is there to be the Masters male gaze. Her tight red satin dress and curled blonde her connotes a sexual preferrence to her, making her stand out as a sexual object. When she actually speaks by betraying the Master by contributing to saving the Doctor, this could suggest that she is also saving herself from him- freeing herself from his ownership of her as his gaze.
When Martha is first brought into the room, she is escorted by 2 male guards, both dressed in the same etire as her, but holding large guns. This conveys that they have a large amount of power over her and have kept her as their prisoner. This could connote the fact that men are seen as the gender that holds the most power umong the women, so by them having guns and escorting her, shows that she is seen as vulnerable. This could also be suggested that Martha is a microcosm of women and how we are vulnerable.
Throughout the scene, the master is wearing a black suit with a white shiryt and black tie, showing his traditional formality of what a villan would wear. By him being dressed in a smart buissness suit could suggest that by his choice of costume, he is also being empowered by his clothing because it makes him appear more in control as well. Also, by him wearing a smart suit portrays the gender stereotype that men are all buissness men and wear suits all the time to assert their hierachy.
The costume that Martha wears conveys that she is quite masculine by wearing a sort of army outfit- an all black, all in one outfit with compartments for weapons and tools. This does not fit the stereotype of women being dressed up all of the time and appearing as flirtatious to the male gaze.
The doctor is clearly shown trapped within a metal cage and is in a more darkened light compared to the Master and his 'assistant' conveying that the Doctor, due to his appearance and encagement, is darkened because he is seen as nothing and not as important as him. Beacause of the bright white lighting on the Master and the blonde woman, this makes him stand out more as a power figure yet also, the lighting makes the blonde woman stand out more because of the light reflecting off her red dress- making the audience also 'gaze' at her and notice her just as much.
The lighting is continuous throughout the scene to show that the atmosphere is on going throughout. The bright white, simple lighting, on the top of where the master and his assistants are stood makes them stand out more to those down below and highlights them. There are also small blue lights running up his stairs leading to him; drawing the attention up to him.
Editing is used throughout this clip to make the scenes flow and appear more enticing for the audience.
When Martha is recalling her memeory to tell the audienece and the Master about what she had done, a flashback scene is used. The audienece knows that it is a flashback due to the colour pallet of the shot being dulled to a darker tone to show that it is not currently happening. Whenever she recalls another flashback, the screen flashes white to convey that she is thinking again, showing that audience her memories and making us think along side her. Also, when she is speaking during her flashback, her voice is editted to sound echoed. This also helps the audienece to recognise that its a past memory.
Finally, computor generated effects (CGI) are used when the Doctor is transforming back into his origianal self. By using visual effects, it makes the audience believe in the fantasy, sci-fi elements wihtin the drama.
Throughout this Doctor Who clip, gemger is presented rather stereotypically to begin with, by Martha appearing subservient, inferior and vulnerable to the stereotypically dominent, superior master. The blonde woman is there as a sexual object, drawing the audiences attention to her apperance whenever she is in the shot too keep them intreiged- conveying the idea of the male gaze. Yet, as the drama progresses, the stereotypes subside, by Martha sticking up for herself and helping to be the protaganist in saving the Doctor, and the male, who is suppossed to have the most power, ends up getting defeated.
The first character within the scene that the audience first see's is the Master. The scene begins with a shallow focus on him and the others in the background, highlighting him as a character conveying to the audience that he is the main concern. The shallow focus also creates a close-up shot of the Master, connoting his stern expression, suggesting that he is possibly the villain. As the Master walks around as he is waiting, the camera does a low angle shot from the bottom of the balcony/stairs too convey that we, as the audience, are looking at him. This connotes that he the dominant, superior character and we are all lower down than him.
As the second main character, Martha, enters the room, the camera uses an action match shot to match with what Martha is looking at which gives the impression that the viewer is also looking at the surroundings from her perspective as well. As soon as she has reached the bottom of the stairs, another low angle shot is used from behind her to show the audience that she has no other choice but to have to look up to him, which reflects the suggestion that he is looking down on her. The fact that he is looking down on her, this conveys that she is inferior to him and he is scowling down on her because she is a woman and is seen as metaphorically smaller than him. This conveys the idea that by him being as man, he has more power over her- fitting the original stereotype idea. here with her. Due to the shot being done from behind her, this makes the audience feel as though we are there with her as well.
As Martha continues to walk towards the camera, the camera does a jump cut to the Doctor trapped in the cage using a mid shot and holds this shot for a longer period of time than normal.By doing so it allows the audience too fully see the Doctors emotion, surroundings and what he is trapped inside- making the audience feel sympathetic for him. This also gives the impression that the Master is the one who has done this too him, still connoting the fact that he is the villain and the one with all the power.
When Martha reaches the Master, a low angle shot is used again, showing her point-of-view and how she has too look up to him and how he looks down to her. This, again, shows the gender stereotype that he has a dominant power over her and how she is vulnerable to him.
Once the Master has demanded what he wants from her, as she obeys to his command, a high angle shot is used from the Masters perspective to make the audience feel his power and see his point-of-view on her. This also allows a mid-shot on Martha, showing the audience her costume, surroundings and emotion- conveying how she is reacting to his actions on her.
The camera does a straight cut to a mid shot of the Master using a low angle shot to, again, show Martha's perspective on him and how we, as the audience, should also look up to him and it also makes us feel belittled as well. The camera switches to a close-up of Martha's face, fully conveying her emotion to how she feels in her current situation. The strong look of some what an emotionless expression conveys vulnerability, objectiveness, dehumanization due to her being ordered to her knees.
As the master is setting his final commands and plans, the camera uses an over the shoulder shot on the master showing the audience the ticking countdown clock. By using an over the shoulder shot, it makes us feel as though we are following and following him and we are seeing Dhis point of view- involving the viewer(s). Once the camera has focused in the over the shoulder shot position, it goes into a shallow focus; concentrating on the ticking countdown clock. This adds tension, suspense and suspicion to the audience by us realizing that there's now a race against time.
Whenever the Master is speaking aloud, his eye-line is directed downwards - towards Martha- which connotes that he sees her as lower than him and he feels like he should look down and speak down too her because she is not as powerful as him. This is done by using a low angle shot to fully convey that he is speaking down to her. This gives the impression that he fits the stereotype of the male gender having a superior dominance over women and that all women should be subservient to them.
Another close up shot is used on Martha, showing the audience a full incite on her emotions, making the audience feel empathy for her due to the way that she is just treated like an object.
Due to the master always looking down when he speaks, the camera always uses a jump cut on a high angle show his perspective of how he looks down on everyone else. This leaves Martha and the doctor being show looking up towards him- being subservient to his dominance.
The camera does a long shot from the back of the room to show the audience the full set and everything that is happening within the scene and also everyone within it as well. This gives the audience a full view of the scene, fully understanding what's happening.
Whilst the Master and Martha have a conflicted conversation, the camera jump cuts to each character, making the conversation appear fast paced and more realistic. When doing so, the camera uses a close-up on both of the characters, fully conveying their emotion and reactions to one another. As they speak to each other, the use of their eye-line is extremely significant in this scene due to it showing the way in which they look at each other. Martha is constantly having to look up to him, showing that she doesn't have a choice due to him being stood higher up than her too fully convey that he has to power and she is worthless to him. Meanwhile, the Master has too look down to Martha, connoting that he has no respect for her because he's a man and is seen as better than her. This all conforms to the stereotypes that we often carry towards men and women.
Throughout the ongoing conversation, the camera jump cuts to the electronic countdown clock on the wall too add tension and urgency to the scene, reminding the audience that its a race against time.
Throughout this scene of Doctor Who, non-diagetic sound is used to show to the audience that it is currently happening to convey a more realistic feel too it. Dialogue is used throughout to fully convey the situation, and so that the audience can understand how the characters are all feeling, thinking and reacting. The way in which the Master speaks to Martha shows a forceful, strong and demanding tone showing that he has a sense of ownership and power over her and can order her with what she can and cant do. This conforms to the stereotype of males being dominant to women. When the Master is controlling Martha at the beginning of the scene, she does not speak. This shows that she does not have a choice in the matter and is just doing as he says- fitting the gender stereotype that women are subservient to men.
The other uses of non-diagetic sound that is useful throughout this scene are the sounds of walking, running and items dropping on the floor (such as the teleport device). This also adds a sense of realism to the scene as well.
Diagetic sound is used throughout the scene with the use of music. Different types of music is added in the clip to add different moods and atmospheres to that particular moment. The music used at the beginning of the scene when Martha is taken into the room adds a tense, eerie atmosphere to the moment. There is a continuous music in the scene too show that the tension and suspense never ends, yet, when Martha begins to confront the Master, the pitch of the music changes. This could connote that its a change/jolt in what would stereotypically happen because women aren't supposed to be the hero's- its normally the men.
Witihin this clip, the mise-en-scene plays a huge part in conveying fully to the audience what is happening wihtin the scene.
At the start of the scene, once the camera has done a low angle shot to show the Master's high status from the top of the balcony, we also see a blonde woman in a tight red dress. Throughout the scene, she does not seem to play any sort of role, other than too stand there and look pretty. This conforms to the gender steroetype of blonde women being seen as more attractive and desirebale to men. By her not actually playing a role in this scene, this can suggest that she is there to be the Masters male gaze. Her tight red satin dress and curled blonde her connotes a sexual preferrence to her, making her stand out as a sexual object. When she actually speaks by betraying the Master by contributing to saving the Doctor, this could suggest that she is also saving herself from him- freeing herself from his ownership of her as his gaze.
When Martha is first brought into the room, she is escorted by 2 male guards, both dressed in the same etire as her, but holding large guns. This conveys that they have a large amount of power over her and have kept her as their prisoner. This could connote the fact that men are seen as the gender that holds the most power umong the women, so by them having guns and escorting her, shows that she is seen as vulnerable. This could also be suggested that Martha is a microcosm of women and how we are vulnerable.
Throughout the scene, the master is wearing a black suit with a white shiryt and black tie, showing his traditional formality of what a villan would wear. By him being dressed in a smart buissness suit could suggest that by his choice of costume, he is also being empowered by his clothing because it makes him appear more in control as well. Also, by him wearing a smart suit portrays the gender stereotype that men are all buissness men and wear suits all the time to assert their hierachy.
The costume that Martha wears conveys that she is quite masculine by wearing a sort of army outfit- an all black, all in one outfit with compartments for weapons and tools. This does not fit the stereotype of women being dressed up all of the time and appearing as flirtatious to the male gaze.
The doctor is clearly shown trapped within a metal cage and is in a more darkened light compared to the Master and his 'assistant' conveying that the Doctor, due to his appearance and encagement, is darkened because he is seen as nothing and not as important as him. Beacause of the bright white lighting on the Master and the blonde woman, this makes him stand out more as a power figure yet also, the lighting makes the blonde woman stand out more because of the light reflecting off her red dress- making the audience also 'gaze' at her and notice her just as much.
The lighting is continuous throughout the scene to show that the atmosphere is on going throughout. The bright white, simple lighting, on the top of where the master and his assistants are stood makes them stand out more to those down below and highlights them. There are also small blue lights running up his stairs leading to him; drawing the attention up to him.
Editing is used throughout this clip to make the scenes flow and appear more enticing for the audience.
When Martha is recalling her memeory to tell the audienece and the Master about what she had done, a flashback scene is used. The audienece knows that it is a flashback due to the colour pallet of the shot being dulled to a darker tone to show that it is not currently happening. Whenever she recalls another flashback, the screen flashes white to convey that she is thinking again, showing that audience her memories and making us think along side her. Also, when she is speaking during her flashback, her voice is editted to sound echoed. This also helps the audienece to recognise that its a past memory.
Finally, computor generated effects (CGI) are used when the Doctor is transforming back into his origianal self. By using visual effects, it makes the audience believe in the fantasy, sci-fi elements wihtin the drama.
Throughout this Doctor Who clip, gemger is presented rather stereotypically to begin with, by Martha appearing subservient, inferior and vulnerable to the stereotypically dominent, superior master. The blonde woman is there as a sexual object, drawing the audiences attention to her apperance whenever she is in the shot too keep them intreiged- conveying the idea of the male gaze. Yet, as the drama progresses, the stereotypes subside, by Martha sticking up for herself and helping to be the protaganist in saving the Doctor, and the male, who is suppossed to have the most power, ends up getting defeated.
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