Exam Notes
Formal Paper
Don't use first person until last paragraph
Write in the third person – ‘the audience’ not ‘we’ or ‘you’
Don't use contractions - Brackets
Don't use abbreviations
Don't use sub headings
Use media language - Binary oppositions - Good vs. Evil
Connotations & Denotations
Use wardrobe, props etc
Don't say 'the camera is doing' say 'the next shot' or 'the director set up'
Mention 'For instant' or 'For example'
Layout
First paragraph: introduction – representational issue and the clip
Second paragraph: camera
Third paragraph: sound
Forth paragraph: mise-en-scene
Fifth paragraph: editing
Sixth paragraph: conclusion
Avengers Assemble
Pearl & Dean
Pearl & Dean is known for their British cinema advertising company.
It was founded in 1953 by brothers Ernie and Charles Pearl, and Bob Dean.
Pearl & Dean represents a wide range of cinemas, with multiplex chains offering landmark locations throughout the UK & Ireland including Showcase, Empire, Movie House, AMC and Omniplex sites P&D, with its iconic pa-pa, pa-pa, pahhhh…pah sonic.
Heyday Films
Who are they?
Heyday Films is a British film production company founded in 1997 by producer David Heyman in London.
What have they made?
David Heymen with his British film production company, was able to make many successful films. Such as:
- The Light Between Oceans (2015) ... Production Company
- Paddington (2014) ... Production Company
- Testament of Youth (2014) ... Production Company
- Salting the Battlefield (2014) (TV) ... Production Company
- Turks & Caicos (2014) (TV) ... Production Company
- The Thirteenth Tale (2013) (TV) ... Production Company
- Gravity (2013) ... Production Company
- We're the Millers (2013) ... Production Company
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) ... Production Company
- Page Eight (2011) (TV) ... Production Company
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) ... Production Company
- Awkward Situations for Men (2010) (TV) ... Production Company
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) ... Production Company
- Yes Man (2008) ... Production Company
- Is Anybody There? (2008) ... Production Company
- The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008) ... Production Company
- I Am Legend (2007) ... Production Company
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) ... Production Company
- "Threshold: Alienville (#1.13)" (2006) ... Production Company
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) ... Production Company
- "Threshold: Revelations (#1.8)" (2005) ... Production Company (as Phantom Four Films/Heyday Films)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) ... Production Company
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) ... Production Company
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) ... Production Company
What makes them distinctive?
What makes all these films distinctive is the endless series of successful Harry Potter films, and Threshold. As well as this, most the films produced by this company uses a lot of CGI (Computer Generated Images), which widens the audience for the film, and entices them to go watch it.
What genres do they focus on?
The company producers films of many genres, which all seem to be successful.
However the genre of the films Heyday produce, are mainly focused on:
- Sci-Fi
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Action/Thriller
Ownership connections between Paddington, Harry Potter and Gravity
There are ownership issues with Harry Potter being a British Film as Harry Potter was produced by Warner Brothers, which is an American Company. However everything was filmed in London, and filmed with British actors. This questions it being a British film, or an American film.
The Americans got confused with the terminology used in the film such as saying "mum" instead of "mom". JK Rowling refused to change the terminology, however as the series went on, Rowling allowed some changes to be made, if they were not to be changed, it would confuse the audience.
Gravity is another British film that raises confusion whether its an American film or British film. The movie uses American actors George Clooney and Sarah Bullock and also by involving NASA in the film, which is located in America. This creates confusion to people as they question themselves whether the film is American or British.
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