Wednesday 26 September 2012
Independent Research Article 2
Rupert Wyatt to leave Apes sequel?
Director apparently unhappy with tight release schedule
Sep 18th 2012
By George Wales
Having revitalised the Planet Of The Apes series with the excellent Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, it was perhaps inevitable that Fox would want to hang on to director Rupert Wyatt for the sequel.
Officially titled Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, the sequel is set to pick up where the last film left off, as the ape-carried virus begins to spread through humankind with disastrous effects, resulting in a global pandemic.
Wyatt had agreed to direct the follow-up, but according to Deadline, he’s having second thoughts due to the film’s extremely tight release date of 23 May 2014. Fox has declined to comment, but if rumours are to be believed, they’ll have to move quickly to find a replacement.
The situation is reminiscent of Gary Ross’s exit from the Hunger Games franchise, having declined the opportunity to direct the second film on account of Lionsgate’s ludicrously tight production schedule. Francis Lawrence, his replacement, also seems unlikely to return for round three for similar reasons.
Time is now very much of the essence for Fox, who are reportedly happy with the script submitted by writers Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. If Wyatt does jump ship, expect a replacement to be announced sooner rather than later.
Officially titled Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, the sequel is set to pick up where the last film left off, as the ape-carried virus begins to spread through humankind with disastrous effects, resulting in a global pandemic.
Wyatt had agreed to direct the follow-up, but according to Deadline, he’s having second thoughts due to the film’s extremely tight release date of 23 May 2014. Fox has declined to comment, but if rumours are to be believed, they’ll have to move quickly to find a replacement.
The situation is reminiscent of Gary Ross’s exit from the Hunger Games franchise, having declined the opportunity to direct the second film on account of Lionsgate’s ludicrously tight production schedule. Francis Lawrence, his replacement, also seems unlikely to return for round three for similar reasons.
Time is now very much of the essence for Fox, who are reportedly happy with the script submitted by writers Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. If Wyatt does jump ship, expect a replacement to be announced sooner rather than later.
Thoughts:
I chose this article as I found it interesting to see how Rupert Wyatt has the opportunity to direct such a fantastic film and just because of the close deadline he feels the need to get out of the situation. This will put more work to FOX as they if this is all true they have to find a replacement.
Monday 24 September 2012
Example Camera Shots/Angles
Mid shot
I used a mid shot for this photo so I could demonstrate her loneliness. Her hands and body posturer have been placed like that on purpose to add that uncomfortable look. I used a mid shot as I needed a good amount of her body to illustrate he positioning.
Close Up/ Low angle
I used a close up to illustrate that we are looking at the exit sign meaning someone's probably running away/out of the building. A low angle was used to demonstrate the power that the sign has and how it leads so many people to safety.
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Canted Show
In this specific shot i felt that a canted showed would go fell as it gives the audience that sense of discomfort and how each girl seems to really be looking at the audience as if he/she is someone they do not like. The tilting of each girls head reinforces the sense of discomfort.
Establishing shot
I used an establishing shot to represent the new location for the viewers, once having a shot of the library for about 2 seconds we are able to tell that the the next scene will be placed in the library.
Long Shot/ Eye Level
I wanted to use a long shot to represent her full body posture and the surrounding she is in. As she is standing in the middle of a long corridor we are able to tell she is lost, probably due to how BIG the school is. I felt that Eye level would be best as it would give the audience that sense that the camera is another person and we are following her.
Worm's eye view
I wanted to use an effect worms eye view so we used a great software provided by Apple for iphones which places the available light where we want it (just by a touch of our fingers!). We just flipped the camera on the iphone and took the photo. This is shown to be a worms eye view as its as if the audience is looking up at the humans and that they as an audience are vulnerable.
Extreme Close UP
I used an extreme close up in this situation to tell the emotion of the cat, just by the cats eye which is closed we are able to tell she is tired/sleeping which could be due to a long day of work/play.
High angle
I used a high angle so that us as an audience looked like we have more power to the people we are looking down on someone. In this photo we can tell that the boy is sad and scared of us as he's looking up at us with a very emotional face.
Bird's eye view
This is a shot from above in the sky looking down at target. It can express how quiet or how bust a certain area is, it also delivers a lot of mise-en-scene. This shot is very effective in a chase scene.
Independent Research Article
New Avengers easter egg revealed
By George Wales
Tony Stark has plans for Stark Tower Sep 17th 2012
Tony Stark has plans for Stark Tower Sep 17th 2012
A previously unnoticed easter egg has been uncovered within The Avengers, with MTV noticing some exciting plans for Tony Stark’s latest upgrade to Stark tower.
Throughout the film, the tower is pictured with the word “Stark” written across it, with only the letter A remaining after the battle with the Chitauri. A nice reference to “Avengers” we thought, absent-mindedly, at the time.
Now it turns out that Stark might already have been thinking of changing the name, with a screenshot of some of his blueprints revealing the words “Avengers Tower”.
Does this mean that Stark is planning to convert Stark Tower into a new headquarters for the Avengers? Given that the Helicarrier went up in smoke, it’s not as if they couldn’t use one. And people think Stark is selfish...
Perhaps that’s where the new team will be based in The Avengers 2? We’ll find out for sure when the film opens in the UK on 1 May 2015.
Throughout the film, the tower is pictured with the word “Stark” written across it, with only the letter A remaining after the battle with the Chitauri. A nice reference to “Avengers” we thought, absent-mindedly, at the time.
Now it turns out that Stark might already have been thinking of changing the name, with a screenshot of some of his blueprints revealing the words “Avengers Tower”.
Does this mean that Stark is planning to convert Stark Tower into a new headquarters for the Avengers? Given that the Helicarrier went up in smoke, it’s not as if they couldn’t use one. And people think Stark is selfish...
Perhaps that’s where the new team will be based in The Avengers 2? We’ll find out for sure when the film opens in the UK on 1 May 2015.
Thoughts:
I found this article on Total Film (http://www.totalfilm.com/news/new-avengers-easter-egg-revealed) and instantly became engaged. I am a huge Avengers fan and watched the movie once it released in cinemas, i was one of those anxious fans waiting to watch the movie, counting down the days. Finally to hear there been an Easter egg giving us an insight to the sequel of "The Avengers" excites me! I find Easter eggs an interesting and fun way for the fans of the particular type of movie to pay attention to the little details in the movie, some fans would go to the extream and re watch the movie to find them (or just youtube them). I have also seen this on movies such as Toy Story. Easter eggs give us clues as to whats going to happen in the next movie.
Example of Easter Egg
Pixar is known for adding Easter eggs in their animated movies.
Example of Easter Egg
Pixar is known for adding Easter eggs in their animated movies.
Media AS Mock (September)
Monarch of the Glen creates two excellent examples of opposing representation of age which links well with Levi-Straus' theory of binary opposites within a narrative, causing conflict. I will be discussing how both 'youth' and 'mature' are presented such as 'youth' are unreliable and 'mature' being traditional.
Amy's personality is spread through the clip with her dialogue, background and costume. With her bright yellow top we are able to work out that she feels the need to be different and by doing that she will be able to illustrate her personality at the same time. In contrast to Amy's t-shirt everyone one else is wearing very earthy colours and haven't made an effort to look different. Mid shots and log shots are used to illustrate her outfit, coloures are spreaded everywhere and on everything, even her hair band is a different colour compared to an older characters which is plain black. We begin to understand that Amy enjoys customizing herself in somewhat way, for instants she walks with a slouch, whereas everybody else walks with a straight back. Her eye make up even has a blue tint to match her youthful outfit.
Once Amy is trusted with a mature task she still goes ahead and does it just to look older and more mature, that's what youths dream of. Once she gets in to the car she mutterings words such as "clutch". From the viewers understanding she is thinking back on her driving lessons even though she said to Paul (Which is like her father in the clips we watched) that she passed first time, just by the fact that she lied about a situation which could be dangerous illustrates her childish personality and how youths such as Amy should not be trusted. Going back to when she was attempting to start the car, the mature young man stopped what he was doing and watched the car as she was taking a long time to do a simple task for someone who passed her license first time. Once she gets into the car crash with her headteacher, Amy gets out of the car to witness the damage she has done due to her youthful decisions of acting older then she really is. The older males guard Amy as if she is a piece of treasure, she begins to curl p behind the men once she notices who she crashed into, her headmaster. She knew she was in trouble. This explains Amy's reasons for running/moving away. She wants to be older and more mature.
Moving on the father like figure demands Amy to pack and he got to response of "I hate you". After hearing this I fully understand the headmasters view on Amy and how she really is a child and she backs my point up by a phrase which is said by very young children when they don't get there own way.
In contrast the headmaster approaches the clip once the incident happens. Once he gets out of the car his body is very straight which reinforces the serious side of him, he spoke with a a aggressive tone once he found out who caused the incident. The laid out the basics of the mature roll, even the outfit worn, the colours were very bland and earth like compared to Amy's outrageous yellow top. He was very well groomed with a blazer, shirt and tie, which represents his personality as dedicated and sophisticated. Once in the house, he asks for a brandy, a brandy is an alcoholic beverage which youths such as Amy are not allowed to drink. But also Brandy is a very strong drink which reinforces his personality of a mature manor.
Ary 11
EX 10
T 4
Total
25 = D
Amy's personality is spread through the clip with her dialogue, background and costume. With her bright yellow top we are able to work out that she feels the need to be different and by doing that she will be able to illustrate her personality at the same time. In contrast to Amy's t-shirt everyone one else is wearing very earthy colours and haven't made an effort to look different. Mid shots and log shots are used to illustrate her outfit, coloures are spreaded everywhere and on everything, even her hair band is a different colour compared to an older characters which is plain black. We begin to understand that Amy enjoys customizing herself in somewhat way, for instants she walks with a slouch, whereas everybody else walks with a straight back. Her eye make up even has a blue tint to match her youthful outfit.
Once Amy is trusted with a mature task she still goes ahead and does it just to look older and more mature, that's what youths dream of. Once she gets in to the car she mutterings words such as "clutch". From the viewers understanding she is thinking back on her driving lessons even though she said to Paul (Which is like her father in the clips we watched) that she passed first time, just by the fact that she lied about a situation which could be dangerous illustrates her childish personality and how youths such as Amy should not be trusted. Going back to when she was attempting to start the car, the mature young man stopped what he was doing and watched the car as she was taking a long time to do a simple task for someone who passed her license first time. Once she gets into the car crash with her headteacher, Amy gets out of the car to witness the damage she has done due to her youthful decisions of acting older then she really is. The older males guard Amy as if she is a piece of treasure, she begins to curl p behind the men once she notices who she crashed into, her headmaster. She knew she was in trouble. This explains Amy's reasons for running/moving away. She wants to be older and more mature.
Moving on the father like figure demands Amy to pack and he got to response of "I hate you". After hearing this I fully understand the headmasters view on Amy and how she really is a child and she backs my point up by a phrase which is said by very young children when they don't get there own way.
In contrast the headmaster approaches the clip once the incident happens. Once he gets out of the car his body is very straight which reinforces the serious side of him, he spoke with a a aggressive tone once he found out who caused the incident. The laid out the basics of the mature roll, even the outfit worn, the colours were very bland and earth like compared to Amy's outrageous yellow top. He was very well groomed with a blazer, shirt and tie, which represents his personality as dedicated and sophisticated. Once in the house, he asks for a brandy, a brandy is an alcoholic beverage which youths such as Amy are not allowed to drink. But also Brandy is a very strong drink which reinforces his personality of a mature manor.
Ary 11
EX 10
T 4
Total
25 = D
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