Review of film Judge Dredd

I throughly enjoyed watching the whole film of Dredd. It was full of action and excitement with a very grown up yet thrilling persecutive to the cartoon comic judge Dredd. The film had a very gripping and understandable storyline that grow on me as it went through the film, but at the start i wasn't too sure how it would end or how it would all come together as it took a while for it to really get into the story line and become full of action. When i first saw the boxing of the film i wasn't too sure weather i would enjoy it because id never heard or seen Dredd comics so didn't know if would understand what was going on, but once the film got into it, it was full of exciting action and brilliant gripping scenes. The blood and violence i felt made the film, without it it wouldn't have been Dredd or an enjoyable film. The slow motion effects made the film seem more beautiful and artistic which contrasted with all the blood and violence which for me helped make the film more bearable and exciting. Dredd himself is such a brilliant character throughout the whole film, he's all for the law and whats right but at the same time such a good badass killing machine, he's a hero but not a superhero like ones you get in comics having super powers, Dredd is a normal human fighting for whats right in the world. He makes the film and its shown just right to how he's shown in the comic books that made a brilliant success themselves. I loved the futurist effect the film went with, how the city and buildings would look in the future but also how crime would be at the top of everything and slowly the world would be falling apart but isn't due to the judges fighting against crimes and villeins. I idea of all the set was exciting but realist, you could really imagine the world looking and becoming like that in the future, brilliantly thought out, really gripped my attention. I really liked the fact that the villein was a female and the story behind her was threatening and brilliant to make her character become more scary and mad, being as she is a female made me more interested because not very often are the bad guys girls, but her character was brilliantly bad and even scary. The only fault was that it ended too quickly and quietly, needed more fight and excitement at the ending of killing 'mama' she died to easily and quickly, despite that all in all was a thrilling and brilliant film to watch full of action and excitement despite is low budget and high loss, i enjoyed the film and will be watching it again.

Judge Dredd

Judge Joseph Dredd is a fictional character whose comic strip in the British science fiction anthology 2000 AD is the magazine's longest running, having been featured there since its second issue in 1977. Dredd is an American law enforcement officer in a violent city of the future where uniformed Judges are empowered to arrest, sentence, and execute criminals at the scene of crime. The character was created by writer John Warner and artist Carlos Ezquerra, although editor Pat Mills also deserves some credit for early development.

Judge Dredd is amongst the UK's best known comic characters. So great is the character's name recognition that his name is sometimes invoked over similar issues to those explored by the comic series, such as the  Police state, authoritarianism and the rule of law. Judge Dredd was named the Seventh Greatest Comic Character by the British magazine empire. In 2011, IGN ranked him 35th in the Top 100 Comic Book Heroes. 

Skins, representation of age

Characters:

Tony- 

He cares about his body and they way he looks due to working out and admiring himself in the mirror. Likes older women as he watches the women across the road getting changed and has cheeky eye contact from across the street. He looks after his sister, as he lets her go out and come back in the house without getting noticed by their parents. Comes across as intellectual and clever as he reads a novel called Nausea by Jean Paul Sartre. Cheeky attitude as he annoys and makes a mug of his father. He also sleeps in the middle of the bed between the male and female on his duvet cover, which comes across as that he could be bisexual. His bed covers seem to look untouched when he wakes up and everything in his room is tidy and in a specific place as well as him having a set routine every morning of what he does. He doesn't come across as the average boy due to not having many posters of girls, cars or music only the odd one of a 60's arty film. He has a basic but smart fashion sense, navy blue jumper, red T-shirt, chinos and white shoes therefore h has is own style.

Dad-

He comes across as short tempered as the little things such as playing stereo too loud annoys him too much. He's seen to be shouting and swearing a lot which gives a bad rude first impression. He's completely unaware as his son gets away with a lot around him, locking bathroom without him knowing. Also he has a pour relationship with his son and daughter, as him and Tony only seem to annoy each other while Effie gets away with everything without him knowing. He's made out as being a mug by his children as he's oblivious of what they are doing around him or to him. He also uses a long of slang 'James blunt' that makes him seem sloppy. 

Effie-

Comes across as slutty as she comes back home early in the morning from a night partying in little clothing, pants on display and makeup smudged all over her face as if she's been kisses someone. Her and her brother have a close relationship as she gets him to help her sneak back into the house without being seen that she's been out all night. Once she's back home she changes into smart sensible clothing for school wearing no makeup and hair up, which comes across that she has a split personality, her parents see her as sensible while really she's a tart.

Music:

The theme tune is fast and chime like but also fun and childish as the characters are all teenagers and young as the program is targeted for a young teenage audience.

Then once the program has began and its focuses on Tony the music played is current and young with rude gestures in the lyrics which is portraying that teenagers as sexual and rude.

Then Tony plays loud rock music to direct and annoy his dad. As he only pressed play the song played must be something that he listens to normal which is a very loud rock and hardcore music that his father doesn't like which is why he places that song.

Camera work:
When the programs first starts they use a zoom out from Tonys face to a wide shot of the whole bedroom to show the whole room and all of his surroundings. Then theres an over the should shot of himself in the mirror to show the audience what Tonys seeing. The camera zooms in on the women across the street through her window as if we are seeing exactly what Tony is seeing. Then theres a high angle shot from where Tony is looking through is window looking down on his sister, so we get a view from Tonys eyes again. Then the camera man use a low angle shot from just under the table looking up at Tony and his dads reaction behind him to enhance his emotion in his face.

Blockbusters voice recording.

Script for Blockbusters audio

Blockbusters Script for Media by chloephillips121296

Film Production Process

The idea:

To have an idea of a film you need a source of inspiration, like a remake of a film, creating a film from a brand of toys or even an original idea that no one has thought of before. Then the producer is that decides whether the idea is good or not to produce and makes the investment to make it a film. Then the director will work with the producer to make the idea file-worthy and direct everything in the film. The written is informed of the film idea and defines the idea, the plot and the characters. The writer will then write a treatment which is a one page description of the main story and the characters of the film. Then from this a pitch is created which contains all the information that the producer needs to sell the idea to financiers to commission a script.

Development Finance:

The producer pitches the project by using the treatment and pitch with their powers of persuasion to get the money needed to develop a script. Once the project has been given the money needed to make idea into a film the producer can approach film company's for development in money but sometimes film company's have films to develop them self's. The producer can also offer future sales and broadcast in return for money to develop the script as well as apple to a public funding body like the UK Film Council for a development grant or even pitch the film to private investors in hope they will support or pay for the project to happen. Then with the money developed the producer can die the writer down to commit to delivering a number of drafts of the script in return for financial benefits.

Script Development:
The writer produces a synopsis which is a brief of the film and with the producer agree or not agree on key scenes and events in the film. The writer then creates a step outline to plan the script which once happy the draft is sent to the financiers which will have their own ideas to the draft. When all agree with the script it is locked off and becomes a finial draft which is when writer is paid. Final stage of script development is the creation of a sales treatment.

Packaging:
This is when the producer and director must package the script into a full commercial proposition, ready for financing. To make the project more commercial is by attaching well known starts to the script. Then well known commercially successful heads of department such as the editor, production design and director of photography carry considerable clout with knowledgeable financiers. Then the producer must know how much it will all really cost to make the film to know the proper business proposition. The producer will then need to show a plan to the potential investors to how they plan to raise the money and how they will pay them back. Once the package is then complete the film is a viable commercial proposition its them shown to the people.

Financing:
The producer must travel to find a financier to make the market. The producers lawyer draws up contracts to the deals with production companies, public bodies and private individuals. The producer can also raise money from the pre-sales, selling the right to the film before it has even been made. The producer can get investments or even loans from certain departments of banks that specialise in film finance but most financiers insist that a completion bond is in place before they agree to invest, which is insurance for the production. Once all the essential funding and insurance is secured, the film gets the 'green light' and the film can be made.

Pre-production:
The kick-off meeting begins and all the heads of department are hired and the shooting script is circulated and preproduction begins in earnest. Then the casting director with the director and producer begins the process of identifying and casting the actors. The storyboards are the blueprints of the film created by the directer, storyboard artist and the director of photography where every shot is planned in advanced. The production designer plans every aspect of how the film will look and hires people such as a art director, location manager and construction manager to design and build each part. Effects shots are planned in much more detail to normal shots and take a while to design and build by visual effects supervisor and special physical effects people. The first assistant director, line producer and production manager make up the key logistic triangle of the production.

The shoot:
The first day of principal photography is where the shooting begins, funding is released. The camera department is responsible for getting all the footage that the director and editor need to tell the story. Then once the lighting and sound are set up and hair and makeup have been check the shooting can begin. The acting can begin but the actors must create an emotional world and draw the audience into it. Every special effect is carefully constructed and must be filmed with minimum risk of injury to cast and crew. The chain of command are the assistant directors, runners and the line producer make sure film productions are run with military precision, if they fall behind schedule the financiers and insurers may step in.

Post Production:
As the processed footage comes in the editor assembles it into scenes and creates a narrative sequence of the film called a rough cut. Once the picture is locked, the sound department works on the audio track laying, creating and editing every sound. Digital effects are added by specialist effects compositors and titles and credits are added in a compositing suite. The final stage of the picture edit is to adjust the colour and establish the fine aesthetic of the film. After picture lock, the rough sound mix goes to a dubbing theatre where the sound mixer sets the finial levels. After the finial cut the film reachers full lock, it is now finished and ready for duplication.

Sales:
When selling the product to distributors the producer secures the services of a sales agent, a specialist in film sales. To help sell the film, a trailer is made to show busy film buyers the most marketable aspects of the film. The producer and the sales agent collect everything they will need to sell the film such as the trailer, sales pack and sales report. The market is a saturated with films, so the producer must go to great lengths to attract attention for the film. A high profile screening at one of the top film festivals can be great for creating the heat around  the film. The producer now has a hot product and can negotiate good deals with distributors around the world.

Marketing:
Then the film goes to a marketing team who specialist in marketing the film to the public. Knowing the audience is essential; and the marketing team runs test screenings to see how the film is received. The potential audience for the film is targeted with posters, cinema trailers, TV spots and other marketing materials. Television, radio, newspapers and magazines can all help create positive word of mouth about the film. The internet can also help promote the film as it floods the world with information and also makes niche marketing possible. In order to get the film to audiences the distributor must negotiate a deal with the cinemas to screen it.

Exhibition:
A high profile, star studded premiere is used to launch the film to the public with and explosion of media coverage. The UK has more than 3,500 cinema screens and some are not british owned or show british films. Distributors supple the exhibitors with prints of the film, the more screens the film is shown on the more prints are needed. The box office performance is when the data of the film attendance is collected and then form that data they decide weather the film gets canceled or prolonged. The exhibitors take their share of the box office receipts, after which the distributors recoup their marketing costs. Once the distributors have been paid the financiers can recover their investments as laid out in the recoupment schedule.

Other Windows:
Hospitality sales for hotel channels and in flight entertainment can bring millions in additional revenue. UK audiences spend more on DVDS than on cinema tickets so success on DVD can compensate for box office failure. Television is the final source of revenue, rights are sold separately for pay-tv showings and terrestrial broadcasts. Rights for computer games and other reproduces licenses can be extremely lucrative sources of additional revenue. Once the film has made a profit, the producer and key creative people can reap their rewards. The finial income from a film is never known. Distributors continue in perpetuity, and the film may even be re-released in the future.

Film Production

Development - This is simply the process of 'finding' a story. Ideas for films come from a variety of sources, they can range from novels, real life events to computer game adaptations. Once you've got an idea you'll need someone to write a pitch for you which you take to a film producer in an attempt to get some funding to make your film. Even at this very early stage you need a very clear idea of who you're aiming you film at so you can include elements that will appeal to them.
Pre-production - Once you've got funding you establish your budget and can begin to get a film crew together, you can storyboard the script. You also need break the script down into individual scenes and identify all the locations, props, cast members, costumes, special effects and visual effects needed.
Production - This is simply the process of 'making' the film. Provided you've done your job properly in the pre-production stage making the film should be straight forward. 'Film' is very expensive and difficult to store so an increasing number of film makers are using digital cameras to save money.
Post-production - During this stage you take all the 'film' you've shot and give it to a film editor. They will then begin putting it together. Special effects will be added, a soundtrack will be added, any missing dialogue will be re-recorded and added resulting in a 'rough cut'. This will be shown to the director and a test audience who will offer feedback. Often this causes scenes to be filmed and added or removed.

Representation of Myself.

My representation of myself is that i may come across as a dump blonde due to my hair colour and the way i talk because i use 'like' and 'errm' a lot with everything i say. I sometimes can be over friendly and talk too much which some people may think of me as over confident or even annoying. I don't wear very much makeup and rawly dress up or dress over the top so i dress and look very natural. My fashion sense is a bit of everything, i sometimes like to wear really girly and cute clothing but then i sometimes wear dark and baggy clothing. I am small for my age which may come across as i am timid and shy. I listen to all sorts of music from chart music to alternative music to heavy metal. From UK Tribes i catorgrised myself as 'creatives'. They are people that are motivated by the desire to produce orginial content and pursue their dreams as a 'career creative'. This tribe unites various disciplines including fashion, art, design, music, photography, dance and drama.

Summer induction work

AS media induction homework. by chloephillips121296

Representation

Representations.

The Man (Doug Bihlmaier)

From this image my representation of this man was that he was a tramp and because of that he had no money and no friends or family. I also thought that because he was smoking he would therefore smell which linked with his beard that come across that he had poor hygiene. The clothing that he was wearing is what made me believe he was a tramp. The patched up trousers, scruffy fashion senses, old looking jacket and shirt. But due to the way he was standing with good posture made him look confident.

But then i found out that he was a worker in a Ralph Lauren shop, collecting all the features and objects that were placed around the shop and took them to other Ralph Lauren shops so they all looked the same. In this picture though he is on a famous high street in New York smoking on his break outside a Ralph Lauren shop. He is well known for his unique and different fashion sense. The trousers have got patch work on them but it has been stitched well and they are clean, also the shirt and jacket are both clean and fit him well. But the shoes are very expensive although scuffed they are expensive and are a well known make.

The Man 2 (Ted Bundy)

From this image my representation of this man was that he looks very serious but distracted by something. Also that he is dressed in a casual suited jacket meaning he is dressed well or well presented. He seems to have been reading something off the paper which means he is intelligent. From the surroundings he looks to be in court or in a library.

But then i found at that he was a american serial killer, rapist, kidnapper and necrophiliac who assaulted and killed numerous women during the 1970's. He would dress up smartly to look handsome and in his well known Volkswagen he would persuade women with his looks and charm to come into his car then kidnap them to kill, rape or torture. In this image he is in court after being court for the first name of rape and kidnap and was put into prison for a number of years but later escaped to commit more crimes. In the end he owned up to all 30 kidnaps and deaths and was sentenced to death.

The Women (Anna Piaggi)

From this image my representation of this women was that she was dressed brightly and very uniquely but tried to look expensive and special to stand out. In this image she was no real facial expression but looked heavily made up. She has strong posture and body positioning. To me from this image she shows no fashion senses or color coordination and from the back ground she looks like she may live in flats in the rough area of London.

But then i found out that she is a very well known Italian fashion writer style icon. She is known for her very bright and different fashion style and that she never wore the same outfit twice. In this image she is in London and its London Fashion, because she was a fashion writer she got all her clothes from designers and models, so her clothing here is all very expensize and a designer brand.

Films from the summer

Monsters Univeristy.

I was persuaded to watch this movie at the cinema due to the adverts i had seen on the television, it was a good advert that showed all the best and funny parts in the film that attracted me to watch it. I also wanted to watch this movie because i had seen the pervious film 'monsters inc' and really enjoyed that film so i know 'monsters university' was a must see.

I enjoyed watching the film because i had watched the previous film and understood what was going on in this film, also because it was very funny and entertaining to watch.

Superman Man of Steel.

I was persuaded to watch this movie at the cinema due to the fact that the reviews i had heard from friends and read in magazine said that the film was 'a must see' and 'brilliant movie' which attracted me to go watch. Also because i had see previous superman movies and knew how good they had all been and was intrigued to know if this film could be any better then the others.

I did enjoy this film because it meet all the expectations i had of the film and was full of action and excitment which made the film that little bit more enjoyable.

5X5

Super Hero Marvel Characters

1. Spider man "with great power comes great responsiblity"

2. Iron man "i went from being a man trapped in an iron suit to being a man freed by it"

3. Hulk "DONT MAKE ME ANGRY"

4. Daredevil "you can do anything if your not afraid"

5. Wolverine "im the best there is at what i do but what i do best isn't very nice"

Favourite Album Covers

1. Foals/holy fire "number" "Inhaler" "every time" "late night"

2. Disclosure/settle "latch" "when a fire starts to burn" "white noise" "stimulation" 

3. The Pigeon Detectives/wait for me "romantic type" "i cant control myself" "stop or go" "i found out"

4. Nero/welcome reality "me and you" "innocence" doomsday" "crush on you"

5. Kanye West/yeezus "black skinhead" "hold my liquor" "i am a god" "bound 2"

Favourite Movies

1. Mean girls "ex boyfriends are just off limits to friends, i mean, thats just like the rules of feminism"

2. Transformers "remember this, you may loose your faith in us, but never in yourselves"

3. Rio "hes going to the wildest most magical place on earth... home"

4. Lord of the rings "all we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us"

5. LOL "Its so good to love someone so much it hurts. i don't know how people survive this"

Favourite Songs

1. Wonderwall/Oasis "today is gonna be the day when they throw it all back to you"

2. Love the way you lie/Eminem "just gonna stand there and watch me burn but thats alright because i like the way it hurts"

3. Gold digger/Kanye west "yeah i aint saying she a gold digger, but she aint messin with no broke broke"

4. It wasnt me/Shaggy "how could i forget that i had given her and extra key, all this time she was standing there, she never took her eyes off me"

5. The man who cant be moved/Script "how can i move on when im still in love with you"

Favourite Disney Characters

1. Piglet, "sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart."

2. Minion, "me want banana."

3. Mike wasowski, "i am so romantic sometimes, i think i should just marry myself."

4. Arial, "wouldn't you think im the girl, the girl that has, everything."

5. Buzz lightyear, "to infinity and beyond."