Jordan's Media Blog

Week One - Straight Outta Compton The Birth of Film: - Began in the 1890's - They were not the big budget blockbusters we have today. They were mostly very short. - Original films were footage of every day life Operating much like a factory, Hollywood films were are and are still made in warehouses and offices. They are made using the industrialised labour of a variety of specialised production techniques. This occurs on both a narrative and an industrial level. Film making practices, particularly those implemented in Hollywood, saw film making become a finely honed industrial process. When describing the 'classic' era of Hollywood film production, we often use the term 'classical Hollywood narrative', this refers to several characteristics that typified film making ideology at the time: - Emphasis of spatial continuity (The audience always knows where they are at any time) - Emphasis of temporal continuity (The audience always know in what orde...

REGULATION A set of standards that must be followed. BBFC Regulations: Uc- Suitable for unsupervised children. U- Suitable for all. PG- Parental Guidance. (Should not unsettle a child aged around eight or older). Innuendos allowed, no prolonged or intense danger. 12- Video Release suitable for 12 years and over. 12A- Cinema release suitable for 12 years and over. (A child under 12 may view this with an accompanying parent). 15- Suitable only for 15 years and over. More violence and sexual content may be shown, though not in strong detail. 18- Suitable only for adults 15 years and over. Cannot cause harm to the public. R18- Adult works for licensed premises only, or supplied only in licensed sex shops, and to adults only. E- Exempt from being classified by the BBFC. CONTEXT In a cabinet discussion in the House of Commons on October 8th, 2007, it was pointed out that although the film Hostel Part 2 was passed uncut by British censors, owning screenshots of ...

I, DANIEL BLAKE Research the role of the benefits system in UK society - How does the film reflect Jeremy Corbyn and the debates surrounding welfare. What is the welfare system? (brief history and definition) Why is this such a prominent topic of discussion at the moment? Who is Jeremy Corbyn and what are his main ideologies? How does this link to I, Daniel Blake? Welfare system in the U.K. Liberal welfare state system State pensions where the largest governmental expense, costing £86,500,000,000. Housing benefit was the second most expensive, accounting for over £20,000,000,000. £2,300,000,000 paid to unemployed people and £27,100,000,000 to people on low incomes. In total, the overall expenditure was 214 billion. This came about between 1945-51. Overall, it plays an essential part in providing the protection and the promotion of social and economic wellbeing of citizens. This is a prominent topic because political talk has been big recently after the ...

Traditional Marketing: Teasers: >Trailers >Posters >Billboards Websites: >Interactive >Visual >Links to social marketing Social Marketing: Making fake accounts to market the film Blair Witch: A website was made to make it look like a real myth that was currently being investigated. People believed that teens had actually gone missing. Producers thought it was a real documentary. Police officers were being called about the missing filmmakers. Pictures and sound-bytes were slowly released. This is viral marketing. Press Marketing: Allowing the press access to your set or pre-release images of characters will encourage them to make . a main feature from the film. Magazines will offer a variety of covers when a blockbuster film is released, could persuade fans to buy more than one copy of the films. PR Stunts: Unexpected event that happens in public, generates a lot of buzz and gets people talking. Fan Created Marketing: Could be through thei...

My Top Five ' Top Five' Lists (Pen Portrait ): My Top Five Bands: Gorillaz Childish Gambino Timber Timbre AC/DC Dead Kennedys My Top Five Movies: Hot Fuzz Toy Story Godzilla Alien The Big Lebowski My Top Five TV Shows: The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air Mystery Science Theatre 3000 (And the reboot) Stranger Things Doctor Who Luther My Top Five Film Posters: Star Wars The Silence Of The Lambs Clockwork Orange Godzilla Vs D estoroyah Indiana Jones My Top Five Videogames: Team Fortress 2 Hotline Miami Half-Life 2 Starbound Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee