Se7en

During todays lesson we watched Se7en a film made 17 years ago featuring Brad Pitt, Gwyneth Paltrow and Morgan Freeman. It was a sick and twisted movie about a murderer who tortures and kills 7 different people and each crime scene represents one of the 7 deadly sins. The range of shots used were really good and emphasised the detail in the crime scenes and the gruesome effects.

Below is a 2 minute clip of the opening credits and I think the detail of the shots and timing of each frame as well as the sound helped to build up the suspense and the gave away the idea that this film is a horror. Below is the first two minutes of the film which shows the opening credits.

Shane Meadows

Shane Meadows is a director, screenwriter and actor who directed This is England and is a Bafta winner and has also directed many other short films. His work is very inspirational as he thinks outside of the box and uses as many different angles as he can in his scenes which prove to be very effective and make the viewer feel like they are part of the ongoing drama.

This is England 88

As a media student I'm so excited and cannot wait for the new series of This is England as I love the storyline and the all the shots and angles used and will be looking at some to use for my own film opening. Here is the trailer for This Is England 88

Harvey Nichols

I recently viewed the Harvey Nicols walk of shame advert and thought it represented women in a very negative way in the media and it mocked women and it was very stereotypical. I also think it was a very biased view of women and represents them as a laughing stock to men as well as constructing reality in a false way for the public to believe.

Starting Over

Last week we decided that our film opening wasn't going too well and we decided to go back to brainstorming ideas and start all over again. We've been watching some more film openings and will use a lot of shots and we are still thinking of another storyline.

Let the right one in

Last lesson we watched the film Let the right one in which is a horror about a vampire and a twelve year old boy who fall in love. It had a variety of shots and has inspired my group to think about filming some similar shots in our new film opening.
Here are a few shots from the film, They include a wide shot, a focus pull and a long shot.

Fifth Vlog

Here is a group vlog of our filming so far.

Quentin Tarantino

In 1992 Tarantino a writer and director premiered the film Reservoir Dogs, a British gangsta film featuring Michael Madsen. The film had critical feedback and the director became a legend immediately. Two years later, he released Pulp Fiction which premiered at the Cannes film festival, winning the coveted Palme D'Or Award. At the 1995 Academy Awards, it was nominated for the best picture, best director and best original screenplay. Tarantino and writing partner Roger Avary came away with the award for best original screenplay. In 1995, Tarantino directed Four Rooms.The film had very weak reviews. Tarantino's next film was From Dusk Till Dawn in 1996 a vampire/crime story which he wrote and co-starred with George Clooney. The film did fairly well theatrically.He also directed both volumes of Kill Bill which were also very successful.