Skyfall Analysis

• The scene starts with long shot to establish where she is and shows what she is doing, as it shows the train track where the train with bond on will come.  Then it switches to close up, which shows us she is thinking of shooting, but also makes the scene suspenseful as you can see her shaking and her emotions. 
• There is a lot of cross cutting between the action of bond and the bad guy, and the woman awaiting the train.  This builds tension and a lot of suspense as there is constant action being shown.  This is emphasized also by the high sped editing, creating a sense of franticness. 
• The use of parallel sound, builds the suspense as it has a reoccurring beat and speeds up.  There is a split audio edit between the music in bonds fight, and the woman in London, which is clever as it carries on the suspense and makes the woman's decision in London more dramatic.   
• The high speed editing builds even faster, between the woman about to shoot, the woman in London and the fight between Bond and the bad guy, which gives the audience a lot to look at, drawing them in and making this scene more gripping.
• Then there is a point of view shot of the bad guy watching Bond fall into the water, which is dramatic as it is so close to him
• Then when the shot is fired, the music stops and there is a loud gun shot, then there is silence until he drops into the water, which creates a sad tone and puts all focus on the possibility that Bond may be dead
• There is a reaction shot of the woman who just shot Bond, showing her again shaking, and accentuating her guilt and despair shown.

Life On Mars Analysis

• Large leather jackets, with flare collars and the general colour themes of the clothes gives it a seventies look.  The colours of the car also fits with this, and the shape is unlike modern cars, suggesting its an old type.
• The office is presented by the grey cabinets, and stacks of papers, as well as the men at their desk, suggesting it is a busy working office, and then its implied it is a police office rom the references to crime further on.
• The newspaper cuttings of women, again is not like what you would find nowadays.
• In the title credits, the main g is holding a police badge, so the mise en scene introducing that suggests he is a policeman.  Then there is a group of men holding the guns so this also suggests danger.
• There is also a policewoman, wearing old fashioned uniform, and her haircut is again quite old fashioned. So already there is an idea presented that the films going to be about crime, justice and danger.

Physco analysis

• There is no speech in this scene, making it feel very empty and the girl feel alone, which makes the opart where she is killed very dramatic, as another person ebing there and her screan is very contrasted with the previous shots.
• The mise en scene of her in her bedrokm, with flowery curtains and duvets, and dressing tables with mirrors, gives a very feminine feel, making her seem vulnerable and helpless.  Also she is in a silk gown which presents her as luxurious and wealthy, which alliterates her vulnerability,which is preempting us for when she is killed.  ALso her hair is properly done up and there is over head lighting, giving her a glamourous look, just before she gets in the shower, which makes her seem very posh and again, weak.
• The camera pans, and follows the woman to the bathroom, and a this point the focus has been just on her for so long that the awkwardness of this makes the suspense build as you begin to wait for someone to enter the frame, and this makes the murderer entering even more dramatic
• When she is in the shower, you feel as if you are also there, because a low angle is used to clearly show her closing the curtain, and as we can see in he shower this creates the feel that we are on the other side of the curtain.  Also the point of view angle of the shower is effective as again this creates the illusion that you are her or with her in the shower.
• When the murderer comes, the weighting of the shot is of her on the right side of the frame but then as the murderer is on the left, this weighting means your focus immediately switches to him.  There is also a slow zoom, and in the mise en scene, the use of the shower curtain to obscure him, makes them much more mysterious and dangerous feeling.

Taken Analysis

• At this point in the film, this is probably the tensest part, and there are extreme close ups on both the dad and daughter the keeps crosscutting, and this means the main focus is on their dialogue and builds the suspense.  Also the reaction shots used on the daughter when the dad reveals bad news makes you feel sympathy for her and creates a desperation to the scene. 
• Then there's a low frame just on the kidnappers feet, with Foley sound added of loud footsteps, and as the whole body of the kidnappers isn't shown, this adds mystery.  The loud footsteps get louder and louder so this creates large suspense, which would leave you unsure of what's going to happen next.
• When the kidnappers are in her room, again you only see their feet, and the angle the frame is shot, mimics what angle the girl would be at.  Then a point of view angle is used, so this creates the feel of you being in her position, which makes speechless and tense, waiting to see whether she gets found. 
• The lighting is very dark under the bed where the girl is, and there is only low lighting creating dark shadows, so this creates a sense of danger, and suggests she is in danger.
• When the kidnappers are leaving and there is slight relief, there is an extreme close up of the girl, and the angle quickly changes as she is shockingly dragged from out of the bed, and again Foley sound of a scream is added, which makes this so dramatic.  It quickly cross cuts to a reaction shot of her dad, who is speechless, and then Foley sound of her screaming down the phone is all we see of her being taken, so this makes you feel sympathy for the dad.
• Finally, there is a slow zoom in on the dads face, when he knows there's someone else on the phone, which stops as soon as the man answers with 'good luck' which is a chilling part in the scene.

Children Of Men Analysis

• It starts with open frame of large huddle of people, which creates a clustered feel and as they are all looking worryingly at a screen the open frame with people in all of the frame feels bait chaotic.  This makes the scene feel flustered and tense
• Top lighting on the crowd makes them look vulnerable and weak, which again creates tensions as its prompting there may be something bad about to happen.
• The colouring is a cold blue, swell as their clothing and the setting being dark harsh colours, which gives the mood a serious feel
• When the man enters he is in the middle of the scene and as well as all the people gradually moving, the camera slightly shakes, creating a larger disruption, bringing more attention to him
• There is then a point of view angle, so we can see what the crowd are watching, and as the camera is making you feel part of the crowd, this raises the urgency and suspense, but also the confusion as we are still unclear on what is happening. 
• The angle and movement of the camera when it follows the man out the café, feels very like someone following him as it mimics someone walking aswell, and this again focusses on him and tells the audience he is a main character who has some importance.  Then the panning establishes the scenery and gives us a overview of the location, and the fluid panning stops and then there is an explosions so this is pointing the focus on the explosion
• Finally the scene ends by the camera again mimicking the motion of running, so you feel like you are part of the film, which again raises the tension as you feel in danger.

Film Festivals

Sundance Film Festival


The Sundance Film Festival, which takes place in Utah, is the largest independent film festival in the USA.  It is a programme introduced by the Sundance institute and is to present new work from international filmmakers, which can be long or short films, dramatic or documentary.  Films such as A Streetcar Named Desire have been featured in the festival, and the growth of this festival meant that a  low-profile venue for 'small-budget, independent creators from outside the Hollywood system to a media extravaganza for Hollywood celebrity actors, paparazzi' was created.
Toronto Film Festival

Held each September, the Toronto film festival in 2012 had an audience of
400,000 attendees.  Famous films like, The Silver Linings Playbook and the 127 hours have had their premiere here as well as Black Swan.  Its highest amount of films showed there was a huge 460 films, making it second to Cannes Film Festival in terms of high profile market activity.

Venice Film Festival

Venice Film Festival is said to be apart of the 'Big Three' film festivals in the world and is the oldest running film festival.  Being one of the most prestigious film festivals in the world it takes place in venues such as Palazzo del Cinema on the Lungomare Marconi. This year was the 72nd Venice film festival, which took place from the 2 to 12th of September. 

Berlin Film Festival

Also said to be part of the Big Three, along side Canne and Venice, Berlin film, Festival is said to be largest attended film festival with 500,000 admissions.  Up to 400 films are shown each year, and in early February this year they celebrated they're 65th year of the Berlin Film Festival.

Seattle International Film Festival

This festival is considered one of the top film festivals in the US, and has been running annually since 1976.  Each year the popularity rises, and in 2006 it had 160,000 attendees.  Films such as the Illusionist and The Notebook have appeared at the Seattle International Film Festival Gala Events.

The Film Industry Part 5

Q. Choose an actress from the list above.  What would they bring to a role in a film?
A. Angelina Jolie is a really famous actress so what she would bring to a role, is her fan base, and if someone favourite star is in a film it is more likely they want to see it and will go to see it.  However, it also means the star costs more money to be secured for the film, meaning the film budget has to go up. 

Q.Think about the films you have seen recently at the cinema.  Which ones were recommended by word of mouth? Why did you go and see other films?
A. A film that has been talked about a lot recently is Spectre, another Bond film.  Also, Jurassic world has been widely talked about, as the remake of the popular film Jurassic Park.  If i haven't heard films from word of mouth, I see other films if it is a sequel to a film i enjoyed before (Pitch perfect 2) or if i saw advertisements for a film, or if i enjoyed the trailer to a film and wanted to watch it.

Q. Find out the budget and box office of the following three films; three films; The Blair Witch Project, Paranormal Activity and Avatar.  Which of them has made the biggest profit? 
A.    The Blair Witch Project - The budget was $60,00 and the box office gross was $140,539,099
        Paranormal Activity - The budget was $15,000 and the box office gross was $107,918,810
       Avatar - The budget was not available and the box office gross was $749,766,139
So Avatar made the largest profit by roughly 600 millions dollars compared to the other films.

Q. Find out the producers of the following 'British' films Mr Turner, Pride, '71, Under the Skin (all 2014).  
A. Mr Turner - Georgina Lowe
    Pride - David Livingstone
    '71 - Angus LAmont and Robin Gutch
    Under the skin - Nick Wechsler and James wilson

Q. Can you think of any more recent film soundtracks that have proved popular with audiences? Why?
A. 'Happy' which features in Despicable ME was very popular with the audience as it was by Phrallell Williams who is a very famous singer, and also because the song was released before the film, so had time to get its attention.  In the Bond film Skyfall, Adele sang the song called 'Skyfall' and as Bond songs are always famous, this got a lot of attention, swell as it proving popular to the audience as it is by Adele who has a large fan base.