Due to cast not being free at the time we wanted to film we had to change when we filmed our film.
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Wednesday, 9 March 2011
Film Title
After researching film titles I found that there was a film released in 2010 called Psych:9.
This film was directed by Andrew Shortell with a mixture of known and unknown actors such as Sarah Foster and Cary Elwes. After researching the film I found that its more of a psychological horror than a teen horror. So we have decided to call ours Psych - 1 due to the murderer ( Dr. Karloff) being a psychopath, this means we are not copying the film Psych: 9 as it is a psychological film and based in a hostpital whereas ours is based in a school.
We also like the name of the film, and thought it would be a good idea as there is a classroom in our school named "Psychology"
Here is a photo of the classroom.
We also like the name of the film, and thought it would be a good idea as there is a classroom in our school named "Psychology"
Wednesday, 2 March 2011
Representaion of gender in Doctor Who - School Reunion
There are many different representations presented in the Tv Series Doctor Who. I am going to focus on the Representation of Gender. I have looked at elements such as which gender holds the most screen time, if one gender is presented as more superior to the other and masculinity and femininity of malend females within the fictional world of the program.
From the start the name Doctor Who indicates that the show will be about a man despite the fact he always has a female companion/sidekick, she is only the Robin to his Batman, the show always focuses on him not her. Despite the fact that she is a female she has been masculinised which has stripped away most of her feminitity, this can been percieved as a good or bad thing depending on which way you look at it. For example it could present a sterotypical damsel in distress who can save herself and doesnt need her "prince charming" or it could present a woman who has to behave this way in order to survive in the world of Doctor Who. When they enter the school Doctor Who is given the role of a teacher whereas Rose is given the role of a Dinner lady, this immediately focuses our attenion back onto Doctor Who as being smart enough to teach children whereas Rose is only capable of serving food and cleaning up after the children which follow the sterotypical roles of the woman cooking and cleaning at home.
The head teacher of the school is also a male denoting they have more power over woman, he also takes a young female student away and supposedly kills/eats her denoting again that woman cannot defend themselves and also present the idea that there is constant conflict between males and females.
The dinnerladies are wearing all white clothing connoting their purity, however later on we are decieved and find out that they are scheming something bad for the students, which challenges our precseptions. The men in the episode are prodominantly wearing black which relates to the conflict between black and white. They are also shown as more important as in most of the shots men are always first in shot followed by the women.
The different job roles connotes that the men are a higher class than the woman as they have better jobs that have better pay.
From the start the name Doctor Who indicates that the show will be about a man despite the fact he always has a female companion/sidekick, she is only the Robin to his Batman, the show always focuses on him not her. Despite the fact that she is a female she has been masculinised which has stripped away most of her feminitity, this can been percieved as a good or bad thing depending on which way you look at it. For example it could present a sterotypical damsel in distress who can save herself and doesnt need her "prince charming" or it could present a woman who has to behave this way in order to survive in the world of Doctor Who. When they enter the school Doctor Who is given the role of a teacher whereas Rose is given the role of a Dinner lady, this immediately focuses our attenion back onto Doctor Who as being smart enough to teach children whereas Rose is only capable of serving food and cleaning up after the children which follow the sterotypical roles of the woman cooking and cleaning at home.
The head teacher of the school is also a male denoting they have more power over woman, he also takes a young female student away and supposedly kills/eats her denoting again that woman cannot defend themselves and also present the idea that there is constant conflict between males and females.
The dinnerladies are wearing all white clothing connoting their purity, however later on we are decieved and find out that they are scheming something bad for the students, which challenges our precseptions. The men in the episode are prodominantly wearing black which relates to the conflict between black and white. They are also shown as more important as in most of the shots men are always first in shot followed by the women.
The different job roles connotes that the men are a higher class than the woman as they have better jobs that have better pay.
Cinema Listings - Odeon, Vue and Cinema City - Continued
Odeon and Vue are big commercial cinemas which cater to the general public. They offer a wide range of different genres of films to attract more viewers. These cinemas show more mainstream successful films with a higher budget, well known actors and directors they also rarely re-release films they have already shown however if a film does become popluar they may re- release it for example the film Avatar 3D released in 2009 was directed by James Cameron and was re- released with six minutes of extra footage the next year. This was one of the first big 3D films to hit the cinema and with its incredible storyline it won many awards and drew in many viewers to the cinema to gain the "pandora experience" in 3D. On the other hand Cinema City still promotes big films such as The Kings Speech however not as many as they are aiming for a more mature audience, who make their trip to the cinema a memorable experience. Cinema City also shows more low budget Indie films and films from all over the world to suite the more educated audience who may enjoy watching these. Unlike Odeon and Vue they do not re-release films however they do have themed weeks where they will shohw films of a similar genre to appeal to a certain audience they also show older films which many people today may not have seen due to their availabilty, these can go back to as early as the 1950's. Odeon and Vue both cater for the same target audience which is the general public of all ages (the average cinema goer) However Cinema Citys target audience is aimed towards adults from 25 years and upwards.
Due to my film being a teen horror i think it would be more successful in cinemas like Odeon and Vue as it is aimed at a younger audience who enjoy watching horror films, it also has the element of education in it which the younger people can relate to. If i were to show my film in a cinema such as Cinema City i do not think the profit would be to high as the whole cinema experience is suited to more higher class people.
Despite our film being more of an indie film with a low budget, and less money spent on marketing it would fit in better at Odeon and Vue however i think it would still become more successful in a more popular cinema due to the storyline and genre.
Due to my film being a teen horror i think it would be more successful in cinemas like Odeon and Vue as it is aimed at a younger audience who enjoy watching horror films, it also has the element of education in it which the younger people can relate to. If i were to show my film in a cinema such as Cinema City i do not think the profit would be to high as the whole cinema experience is suited to more higher class people.
Despite our film being more of an indie film with a low budget, and less money spent on marketing it would fit in better at Odeon and Vue however i think it would still become more successful in a more popular cinema due to the storyline and genre.
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