The Artist

The Artist which was released earlier this year in the UK and last year in France is a French silent romcom movie which was written and directed by  Michel Haznavicius and was produced by The weinstein Company. The film has no sound apart from the non-diegetic soundtrack throughout. It was produced in black and white as the film is set in the early 1900s. 


The Artist was praised by critics worldwide and was nominated for 6 Golden Globes in 2011 and won 3 as well as Dujardin winning the best actor at The Cannes Festival in 2011. In 2012 the film was nominated for 12 Baftas and won 7, the most wins of the night including; Best film, best director and best original screenplay. The highly successful film then went on to win 5 Academy awards and 6 French César awards. The Artist was the first silent film to win Best Picture at this awards show since 1929s Wings. The Artist became the most awarded French film in history.


The Artist had a budget of $15,000,000 and has presently grossed an estimated $31,779,657, along with $44,672,305 in other places with a worldwide total of $76,451,962




Below is the official trailer



here is an article i found relating to this film
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/feb/28/the-artist-sensory-deprivation-film-theatre

Section B- Content Analysis

Section B- Content Analysis

Mise-en-scene	Sound
The high angle shot of the pink duvet and pink pictures hanging on the wall can represent the man as feminine as he is aware of the type of bed sheets and men would not really know about things like that.	The scene begins with a non diegetic up tempo sound as he is tidying up with a smile on his face, this can represent the jolly atmosphere in the room due to gay man. The sudden cut from the non diegetic music to a diegetic ring of a doorbell represents the change in atmosphere. The diegetic script of the heterosexual woman saying ‘good luck’ may represent her not thinking homosexuals are as good with kids as heterosexual men.
Editing	Camera angles shots, movement, composition
There are various jump cut shots of him tidying away early in the morning which signifies gay men having to play the traditional role of a housewife as well as getting on with their other roles.	The mid shot from various different angles  of the gay man being inside the house and the woman being outside the door represents a segregation of heterosexuals and homosexuals as they are separated which may show them being different to each other when in fact they are not.

Mise-en-scene	Sound
Neither of the men are feminine and they both look like normal heterosexual friends which gives off a true reflection of gay people as they do not label themselves in society because they are just like everyone else.	The non diegetic sound of low tempo music helps set the scene and informs the audience that they are a couple.
Editing	Camera angles, movement, composition
Match on action is used when they are having a conversation to show each other’s reaction to the speech being shared with each other.	The opening shot is a long shot which shows the distance between the couple, their shoulders are brushing which tells the audience that they have an usually close bond with each other.

Easy A

I recently watched the film Easy A and thought the opening credits were really interesting as they were a simple yet effective effect of being in the mise-en-scene and there were people scurrying past as if they were not there, I thought this would not be tricky to add into the film and would have been edited in relatively quickly and I also noticed that the non diegetic opening song was synchronous with the changing shots which I thought was really good. I also liked the range of different shots used in the first two minutes alone ranging from close ups to wide shots which was a good way to set the scene as it informed the audience where it was being filmed by the objects in the shots which relate to the place.

                                       

Section B- Content Aanalysis

Manchester Odeon
 Over one weekend, how many separate screenings are there?

Over one weekend there are 188 separate screenings. There are a lot more screenings than the Cineworld in Didsbury.

How many films in total are being exhibited?

In total 28 films are being exhibited at this cinema. The films exhibited are listed below

•The Iron Lady

•The Muppets

•The Smurfs

•The Vow

•The Woman In Black

•Underworld: Awakening 3D

•War Horse

•Puss In Boots 3D

•Big Miracle

•Chronicle

•Shame

•Star Wars Episode 1- The Phantom Menace 3D

•The Artist

•The Descendants

•The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

•The Grey

•A Dangerous Method

•A Monster In Paris 3D

•Alvin And The Chipmunks- Chipwrecked

•Autism Friendly Screening- The Muppets

•Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu

•Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close

•Ghost Rider- Spirit of Vengeance 3D

•Jack And Jill

•Journey 2: The Mystery Island 3D

•Man On A Ledge

•Mission Impossible- Ghost Protocol

•Mission Impossible- Ghost Protocol IMAX

     

Section B

I recently learnt about three important words that will come up in the exam and that film distributions revolves around

Production: Making films.

Distribution: Promoting films and getting them into cinemas and out on to DVD as well as any spin offs/ related media products.

Consumption: People paying at the cinema, renting or buying DVDs and downloading and purchasing related products.

Eighth Vlog

Here is a vlog we just recorded about information about our ebook and how filming went.

Representation of Class and Status in Tv Dramas- Shameless

Shameless is a British TV drama written by the award winner Paul Abbotts. It features the Gallagher’s family who live on the Chatsworth Estate and are stereotyped as a dysfunctional family as their lives  are packed with sex, drugs, violence and love affairs which all refer to the title ‘Shameless’, Also taboo language, arson, nudity, sexual references, sexual scenes, violence, drunkenness, and poverty in both genders of the working class people is represented throughout the TV drama.  This refers back to the title as all the characters have a shameless approach to all these things and they also have no humiliation or disgrace when taking part in what is considered by the public as shameful.

 Costume
The clothing of the characters are often revealing and cheap which represents them as working class as they make no effort to look smart which also refers to the title as some people consider them to have a shameful dress sense. The promiscuous clothing of the female characters represents them as a lower status as they are sexualised, objectified and treated as inferior by the way they dress.  Men are represented as antisocial but the picture above represents men as higher status because of his posture and his shamelessness. The working class women in Shameless are shown as sexual objects with a lack of self respect

Mise-en-Scene
The Mise en scene of Shameless is dirty and cheap. Scruffy props such as trolleys are used which create a working class environment  and represent the family as low status. The shabbily painted fences in the mise-en-scene also show the working class as well as the urban location and the lack of greenery. The older man has higher status in the wide shot below as it looks as if the shot has been crafted around him and he is the main focus even though there are lots of events going on around him. 

There is little true representation in Shameless as people who act in this manor are a small minority compared to the bigger majority shown in Shameless. The producers have stereotypes the working class and have given them a bad label in society as well as in the media. Shameless often over exaggerates this as to have a humourable affect as it laughs at the idea of their behaviour as well as having some serious issues.