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Showing posts with label studio system. Show all posts
Showing posts with label studio system. Show all posts
Friday, 19 December 2014
Tuesday, 24 June 2014
The making of Batman (1989)
A really interesting video has turned up online to coincide with the 25th Anniversary of Tim Burton's Batman film from 1989.
The video is a 'behind the scenes' style video that looks at various aspects of the film before it was made, showing investors why the idea of a dark and gritty Batman would be a successful one. It seems as though the film was made to show the people whose money was needed to make the film that they should continue to give the film money even though they weren't convinced the film would make money. There is also some really nice background to Batman comic books and the evolution of the character, so could be a really useful watch for both GCSE Film paper 1 and for FM2 section of AS Film.
Well worth 20 minutes of your time:
The video is a 'behind the scenes' style video that looks at various aspects of the film before it was made, showing investors why the idea of a dark and gritty Batman would be a successful one. It seems as though the film was made to show the people whose money was needed to make the film that they should continue to give the film money even though they weren't convinced the film would make money. There is also some really nice background to Batman comic books and the evolution of the character, so could be a really useful watch for both GCSE Film paper 1 and for FM2 section of AS Film.
Well worth 20 minutes of your time:
Tuesday, 14 January 2014
The Art of writing a script that makes money...
An interesting little video on the BBC website about how one company in America analyses the contents of scripts, views the themes in the film and then decides if the film will make money based on past trends to help inform people who invest in films whether it's worth making the scripts that are available to buy. It's a horrible way of looking at film, given that it's an art form, but there is clearly a set of reasons why some films perform better than others and some of these are explained in this short video, linked below:
Friday, 10 January 2014
BFI Statistical Yearbook for 203 & homework reminder
Homework for Friday 16th January
1. Read the Guardian Box Office report again
2. Access the BFI Statistical Yearbook for 2013 below and read chapter 2.
http://www.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-statistical-yearbook-2013.pdf
3. Give a written explanation as to what the 5 most successful films of 2012 were and, in your opinon, why each one was so successful.
Wednesday, 29 May 2013
Louis Leterrier interview reveals lack of control over films he directed.
The director of The Incredible Hulk and Clash of the Titans, Louis Leterrier, is currently promoting his promising looking new film Now You See Me.
In an interesting interview on Huffington Post, Leterrier reveals how he wanted to cast Mark Ruffalo in The Incredible Hulk, as opposed to Edward Norton who was apparently cast at the demands of the studio, Marvel.
He also explains about his lack of control over Clash of the Titans, and criticises the poor use of 3D on the film.
Have a read via the link below to get an interesting insight into the control that a Director has and the way in which large studios operate.
In an interesting interview on Huffington Post, Leterrier reveals how he wanted to cast Mark Ruffalo in The Incredible Hulk, as opposed to Edward Norton who was apparently cast at the demands of the studio, Marvel.
He also explains about his lack of control over Clash of the Titans, and criticises the poor use of 3D on the film.
Have a read via the link below to get an interesting insight into the control that a Director has and the way in which large studios operate.
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