Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino is a film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer and actor. He has been working 1988 to present and has made many notable films such as Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Reservoir Dogs, Inglorious Basterds and Jackie Brown.

Kill Bill is a two-part movie released in 2003-2004 which Quentin wrote and directed.  Kill Bill is an American action/thriller film which follows the character known as ‘the bride’ and ‘kiddo’ until the end of Vol 2 where it is revealed that her name is ‘Beatrix Kiddo’ She is a former member of a assassination  team and seeks revenge on them  for killing members of her wedding party.

Volume 1 was released in 3,102 theatres and grossed $22 million in its opening weekend.  Kill Bill was nominated for 5 BAFTAS in 2004 and Uma Thurman won Best Actress in a Motion Picture in 2004 and David Carradine received best supporting actor in 2005. Kill Bill was very popular with MTV and was nominated Best Movie at the 2005 MTV Movie Awards.
Before starting media I hadnt heard of Quentin Tarantino or any of his films. I have now watched Kill Bill Vol 1 and 2 and Pulp Fiction. I have really enjoyed all of his films and looking forward to his other successful films such as Inglorious Basterds, Reservoir Dogs and Jackie Brown.
Quentin has his own style and uses the "trunk shot" in many of his movies such as Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction. This shows his unique style and has made me think about unusual camera angles that we could use in our film such as a snorri cam which would make our film look more interesting.

Miss Fitzjohn Half Term Homework

Eastenders - Syed and Christian

Mise en scene - Both men are dressed like heterosexual men which goes against the stereotype of how homosexual men dress. They are both not feminine in anyway which again goes against the stereotype of homosexual men. Also they are both dressed in jeans and a dark jacket which shows them as being similar which could mean that they would be a good couple. In the background nothing shows that they are homosexual and if they weren't kissing you would just think they were two heterosexual friends.

Camera angles/movement - There is a close up and a pan of Syed and Christian kissing which dominates the scene showing the importance of their relationship. Also there is a close up of Christians face which show him as being distressed and sad which represents that their relationship is complicated and stressful. Also there is an over the shoulder shot of them having an intimate conversation as Christians hands are on his face which represents them being in a relationship.

Sound - There is digetic sound of people in another room having a party. This shows that the couple are hiding from everyone there which shows their relationship is a secret and they are worried what people may think about it. Also the music at the beginning shows that they are at a party.

Editing – There is shot reverse shot of Syed and Christian having a conversation where Christian looks distressed which shows there conversation is serious and something is wrong. There is also an eyeline match which shows that they are keeping there relationship secret from everyone.

Miss Fitzjohn Half Term Homework

Waterloo Road - Transgender

Mise en scene - Martin is wearing his differently to the other pupils to make himself stand out and look different. He has styled his hair and is wearing shiny silver shoes which suggests that he is quite feminine, whilst the others boys are dressed scruffy and have not really taken time in there appearance. Also martin is covered up and has buttoned his shirt right to the top which represents that he is not comfortable with his body

Camera angles/movement - There is a close up shot of Martins shiny shoes as he is opening a door which represents that he is quite feminine and puts attention on the fact that he is different from the other boys. There is also a tilt shot showing Martins body which again represents his difference. This then leads into a pan shot of him walking to the mirror which shows that something important is going to happen and this draws all the attention and focus on him. There are also many close ups of Martin face that represent how distressed and upset he is.

Sound - When Martin walks into the changing rooms there is sad non digetic music playing represent how he is feeling, how lonely and upset he is. Also there digetic sound of boys talking as they walk into the changing room which shows they all get along with each other and are loud and confident, whilst Martin is left out and shy

Editing – There is a focus pull when Martin is by the mirror which has a blurred close up of his face and in the background a clear shot of the group of boys which puts the focus on them and shows that they are dominating the shot. The shot then returns to Martins face and there is a sloe zoom out which There is his sad expression and shows that all the focus is on him

Section B Half Term Work Miss foster

Liverpool


There are 88 separate screenings over the weekend.
In total there are 16 films being shown on Saturday and Sunday.
7 of these films are being screened several times at the same cinema.
There are 3 films that are shown at this cinema and other cinemas at the same time. These films are The woman in black, The vow and The Muppets.
Films in relation to screenings are 2:11
There are 5 unique screenings at this cinema which is shown as a percentage in the pie chart below:

Chelsea

Over the weekend the are 38 separate screenings

In total 9 films are being shown in this cinema

4 of these films are being screened several times at the same cinema

Films in relation to screenings as a ratio is 9:38

There are 4 films shown at this cinema and different cinemas at the same time. These are The vow, The woman in black, The muppets and One day.

There are 3 unique screening which are shown as a percentage in the pie chart below:

Middlesbrough

Over the weekend there are 92 separate screenings

There are 25 films being shown in total

9 of these films are being shown several times at this cinema

There were 3 films shown at this cinema and other cinemas at the same time. These are The woman in black, The vow and The Muppets.

Films in relation to screenings as a ratio is 5:18

The number of unique screenings shown at this cinema is 12. This is shown as a percentage in the pie chart below:

Bolton

Over the weekend there are 144 separate screenings at this cinema

There are 29 films being shown in total

10 of these films are being shown several times at this cinema

There were five films being shown at this cinema and others at the same time. These are The woman in black, The Vow, One Day, Star wars episode 1: phantom of menace and The muppets.

Films in relation to screenings as a ration is 1:14

The number of unique screenings shown at this cinema is 9. This is shown as a percentage in the pie chart below:

Ipswich

There are 112 separate screenings over the weekend

There are 24 films being shown at this cinema

9 of these films are being shown several times

There were only two films being shown at this cinema and others at the same time. These are The woman in black and The muppets.

Films in relation to screenings shown as a ratio is 3:14

Then number of unique screenings at this cinema is 7. This is shown as a percentage in the pie chart below:

Conclusion

In conclusion I have noticed that all the cinemas that I have looked at distribute their films at similar times. Many screenings are at night from 6:30 onwards and they also have early screenings in the mornings for childrens films. Also films from successful companies such as The Woman In Black are the main focus of the cinema and will be shown for much longer than films such as Haywire which has also been released recently, but has been given less screenings and less advertisement on the website and in the cinema.

Films such as Rango have now been out for over a year and is still being shown in some cinemas such Cineworld because of how popular and well advertised it has been with the public.

I have noticed that all cinemas give films from a major company more screenings than films from smaller companies which could be just as successful.

Group vlog

This is our group vlog talking about our e book revision and what we have done so far in our film opening.

Representation of class and status in TV dramas - shameless

Shameless is a very successful british Tv drama written by award winner Paul Abbotts. It feautures the dysfunction family 'the gallaghers' and where they live called the chatsworth estate. The show is mainly about taboo language, sex, drugs and violence etc. In the clip I have watched of Shameless season 6 episode 9 there are many camera angles and good use of editing which help to present the class and status of the characters.
Jump cuts are used a lot in Shameless. This represents how the peoples lives do not run smoothly, instead they are rough and busy and hectic hense the jump cuts. At 2:40 in this clip there is a jump cut of a man in the pub which shows that the scene is dominated by him and that he is of importance.

Also in this clip it shows a pan of a man in a suit in the pub. His clothes show that he is of high status as he is well dressed in a suit whilst everyone around him is wearing a tracksuit or cheap clothing. This pan also shows that this man is of high status because the pan follows him through the pub showing that he is the important dominant person in the scene.
At the beginning of the clip there is a low angle shot of a man on the toilet. Although this image does not show this man as high class, the distorted image that makes this man looks a lot bigger than he actually is shows him of a higher status than the rest of his family.

 Finally at the beginning of this clip it shows a dysfunctional family having a conversation at 0:30 where there are a lot of jump cuts used to show how this family are middle class as they are seen as quite argumentative and rowdy.

Filming

We started filming for our second film opening idea yesterday and things went a lot netter than last time. We were a lot more organised and confident and we have now uploaded our clips onto the mac and looked through them. I think our shots are much better quality an am now looking forward to start editing and filming out other parts.