Wednesday, 29 September 2010

Film Pitch

We were given the task of creating a film idea and pitch, taking into account target audience and film financing. Our target audience was African Americans. We were given a film budget of £5million, through tax schemes.
Tax Schemes: The government offers a direct cash subsidy to produce the film in Britain.



Our film idea:
We decided to name our film Divide. Our film is about 5 stereotyped groups in a college, these groups cause 
gang violence and because of this the college gets shut down. One of the teachers of the college takes a member 


from each gang and brings them together to form a separate group, everyone feels equal as the groups all join. 


The college is close to being reopened, but one troublesome gang member disagrees, and the trouble all starts again.  
We have chosen Richard LaGravenese to be our director and he has directed similar films such as Freedom Writers.


Above the line costs: 
Director: Ricahard LaGravense - £2million 
Location: Ruislip High School- £100,000
Editors: Andrew Mondshein £50,000
Cinematographer: Barry Ackroyd £50,000
Special effects/equipment: £500,000
Cast: £500,000
Writer: Will Fetters £50,000


Monday, 20 September 2010

Representation-The Man


When i first saw this picture my first thoughts were:
- very poor
- scruffy, bushy beard and hair
- his clothes were well worn, and patched
- the fact that he is standing still in a busy street gives of the impression that he has nowhere to go

My representation of this man was very wrong, This man is called Doug Bilmaier and he heads Ralph Lauren's vintage department.

Wednesday, 8 September 2010

Media Interests.

Film: Pulp Fiction, Snatch, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Toy Story 3.

TV: This Is England '86, Big Brother, Come Dine With Me, Inbetweeners, Skins, The Simpsons.

Radio: BBC Radio 5 Live

Newspapers/Magazine: FourFourTwo, News of the World, The Sun

Games: Fifa 10, Skate