Group Members

Maddie Tester....   

Maddie is a lovely person, has a heart of gold she would help anyone, she makes a lot of contributions in our group and is very knowledgeable. I enjoy working with her as she trys her best to help everyone. Maddie doesn't like to act much but she will if she has to which shows she is a great team player

Michael O'dwyer....

Michael is also a lovely person and has a great sense of humor and makes me laugh a lot, he also make a lot of contributions in our group and is very knowledgeable. I enjoy working with him as he always brightens your day if your down and will try his best to help everyone. Again Michael doesn't like to act but will if he has to and this shows he is also a great team player.




Overall i really enjoy our group and always look forward to coming into media and working with Maddie and Michael as we have a lot of fun together and i look forward to our future tasks together which will be very interesting.

Comparison of 28 Days Later and An American Wolf In London Horror Genre

The Horror genre is very popular at the moment and in fact its been popular for years and most likely will be for years to come. Millions of people love the sense of being scared and this is what makes this genre so popular. The two films are very different because they were released at different time 28 Days later was released in November 1st 2002 and An American Wolf In London was released in August  21st 1981 so already you know they are going to be different. Technology has grown immensely over the years so 28 Days Later will have a lot more then An American wolf In London but nevertheless it doesn't mean it will be better. The two films are about completely different things 28 Days Later is about zombies and An American Wolf is about a werewolf.

An American Wolf In London starts by two young men going to the English countryside for a Holiday and things are not quite what it seems, and they soon find that out when the get attacked by a were wolf and one man dies and the other now is a werewolf. You can tell right from the begging that this is going to be a horror the darkness, loneliness and blood these are all very typical of a horror genre. They also uses symbols that relate to the film like the full moon and everyone knows that this symbolizes werewolf's they also uses a five pointed start and candles to show that the local villagers are trying to ward off something.

28 Days Later starts a bit more graphic, you can tell this is a horror straight away because it begins in a laboratory with monkeys that have been infected with something and has made them full of rage. It doesn't take long for someone to open the cage and the monkeys start attacking people. This film has a lot more blood violence and is very graphic for some people. This is a typical horror convention and both films are very different but have grasped the horror genre differently but they are both very effective.

Reservoir Dogs and Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Gangster Genre

The two films Reservoir Dogs and Lock Stock are two gangster films that are very iconic in this genre, if you say to anyone the term gangster film you could be certain that Lock Stock and Reservoir Dogs would come up. Lock stock's opening starts like a typical gangster film, the dodge dealing in a backstreet in London, the word backstreet connotes that they do not want to be seen selling there goods. They eventually get caught and then get chased by the police and whiles this is happening there is a voice over telling us who is in the film and what they all bring to the film. In the opening scene of Reservoir Dogs, it begins in a American cafe were all of the men are eating breakfast this film has a more relaxed tone right from the begging, they are all just sitting at a table chatting whereas at the begging of Lock Stock it beggings with a chase within about a minuite of the film starting.

The Mise- en- secne of both films are very diffrent tones because Lock stock is a bit darker and shifter wereas Reservoir Dogs takes a lighter and more calmer tone. The dress sense of both films are very diffrent Lock Stock the men are all dressed diffrently in normal clothing with big coats, showing the audience they have somthing to hid but Reservoir Dogs the men are all dressed in black suits and have black sunglasses on also showing they have somthing to hid but they show the audience that they take pride in what they wear. Another thing that is very diffrent is they way they talk Lock Stock are men from London you can tell this instantly becaues they ues cockney rhyming slang and Reservoir Dogs the men are American and just useing everyday speach. The two films are very good and showing us what a life in a gangster film is all about but i have never seen the whole of Reservoir Dogs and by the opeing i dont think it really made an impact on me so if i had to choses one of theses films it would have to be Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

Evaluating the Preliminary Task

 For our preliminary task we were asked to go and film a short piece showing how we can demonstrate different shot types like, match on action, shot reverse shot and also make sure we stick to the 180 degree rule. When we began to film i took the role of using the camera, making sure we got the different shot types in the task. We uses shot reverse shot, match on action and showing we can keep to the 180 degree rule to show the views that we can use different shots and angles to make our task better.

I was happy with our final result but like anything there is always room for improvement so we could have probably done better on some elements of the task. I think we could have improved on the location because we filmed it in a busy room so we could have probably done it in a quieter space to make the dialogue better.I think our group worked very well together, we all put in a fair amount of effort and all put good idea into the task. I feel quite confident using the camera now, i didn't at the start because i had never used a camera like that before and thought it would be very difficult but the more practice you have with the camera the better and more confident you become.

The FIlm Industry

 The Dark Knight
On the home page of the dark knight it gives the views and a brief explanation of the film and also has the trailer of the film. It also has links around the page to go to other movies trailers and homepages and it has links to facebook, twitter and youtube which also will let you see the trailer or follow the page. This page is very for the views and allows everyone to click on a lot of interesting thing. You can also see who is in the film and download things revelent ot the film.

Warner Bros Studios Five Facts

1. The Studio was originally built on a plot of farmland in 1926 by First National Pictures, which Warner Bros acquired in 1928.

2. By the late 1930s business was booming and Warner Bros Studios had constructed nine new sound stages.

3. With production in full swing in the 1940s Warner Bros. added three more sound stages to its studio lot and produced such classic films as Casablanca, Yankee Doodle Dandy and The Maltese Falcon.

4. The 1950s brought such film successes as, A Streetcar Named Desire, A Star is Born and The Searchers as well as the three films which made James Dean a legend: East of Eden, Rebel Without a Cause and Giant . Additionally in 1955 the Studio made a bold move into the new arena of television. Warner Bros.

5. The new millennium has brought many changes and history-making events. In 2001, Warner Bros., parent company Time Warner Inc. merged with America Online, Inc. to form the world's foremost media and communications company, with industry-leading businesses including cable networks, cable systems, interactive services, music, publishing and filmed entertainment. 

Comparing Conventions Of The Thriller Genre

Comparing Conventions Of The Thriller Genre

The thriller genre is very popular throughout the film industry and these two films also demonstrate this type of genre. Insomnia and Memento both have similar clues on how they are thrillers, they are both very dark, build up tension and have a gradual build up of dramatic music. Typical conventions consist of the context being gloomy, scary and have a lot of cross and jump cuts. This is what make the thriller genre so popular.Also they keep you in suspense and this is what a lot of people like so this type of genre makes a lot of money because people keep coming back for more.