Annotated catalogue

Films -

Item 1: The Lord Of The Rings -  Return Of The King (New line cinema, US 2003, Director. Peter Jackson) Very useful shows a clear relationship between the two because special effects are used throughout, also it is there most awarded piece of work with 11 Oscars. It is also the biggest films for both Peter Jackson and Weta because of the money it took to create and the revenue which it created.

Item 2: King Kong (Universal Pictures, US 2005, Director. Peter Jackson)
This is a important film because it’s Peter Jackson’s life long dream to re-make and the fact that he has put his trust in WETA to be responsible for the main character in the film shows the relationship that the two have.

Item 3: District 9 – (Wingnut films, US 2009, director. Neil Blomkamp)
This film shows a different relationship between the two, Peter Jackson was the producer in this film and hired WETA to create some of the special effects. I chose this film because it is both there most recent production.

Books -

Item 4: Peter Jackson – A film makers journey (author – Brian Sibley)
This book explains Peter’s passion for film and it talks about his dream to make certain films like King Kong. It also shows his passion for the lord of the rings and the struggle he had to go through to create the trilogy, for example filming all three films at the same time. The book provides a unique and compelling insight to one of the finest filmmakers of all time.

Item 5: The Making of King Kong (author – jenny wake)
This book talks about the whole creation of King Kong start to finish, most importantly it shows in detail how Peter Jackson and Weta work together to create the special effects throughout.

Websites -

Item 6: www.wetanz.com
This is Weta’s official site and has lots of information about how it was started and the role that Peter Jackson plays. For example it shows there work and which member of the team created what in all of there films. It also keeps you up to date with their work by interviews and discussions about there latest creations.

Item 7: www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_17144.html
This site has a very interesting interview with Peter Jackson and the director of district 9, they talk about eachother’s work and most importantly what peter is like producing the film. It is a very useful and in depth interview, the interview took place at comic-con 2009 and it covers all aspects of the film and explains the possibility’s of a sequel.

Item 8: www.theonering.net
On this site it has all of the information i need to know about lord of the rings, its got interviews,opinions and facts about the film and how it was created. It has a important page which talks about how he filmed lord of the rings which  will be useful to my case study. I came across this website when the first films was released but it has continued to be updated to date.

Item 9:http: //www.sdentertainer.com/arts/reviews-arts/district-9-entertainment-or-political-statement
This article changed my view on district 9, on my first initial screening i did not see the political side to it i just thought of it as a good science fiction film but after reading the article i started to see the hidden political factors that are portrayed through the aliens in the film.

Item 10: www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0YN-5uiFXg
This shows part of the making of The Return of the King its interesting because it shows how Peter Jackson works with Weta and his actors to create the unbelievable sequences in the film. I came across this video when the film was released i found it extremely interesting to watch because it gives a clear vision of what goes into these effects.

Item 11: www.imdb.com
Internet movie database is a fantastic website for finding facts about films this will come in useful when comparing figures between each of the films. For example i can find information on King Kong like ratings,awards, dates and its total income revenue.

Item 12 – http://www.movieset.com/district-9/videos/nqhetf/Producer-Peter-Jackson-talks-District-9
This site is interesting because it has several videos of the production of district 9, it also has a interview with Peter and you get his opinion on District 9. For example he speaks about why he chose not to direct this film.

item 13: www.totalfilm.com
This website is useful for films facts and interviews, it has several interesting interviews with Peter Jackson where he talks about how he created the lord of the rings trilogy and what is next for him and WETA. This website is a personal intrest of mine, its articles are very influential and are full of facts.

item 14: www.wetafx.c0.nz

This is another of  Weta digital’s official websites, this site has more videos and pictures than information but it has great examples for my presentation. It also has some intresting facts about the team and demonstrates what characters they created in each film.

Magazine -

Item 14:  Empire magazine
I have several different articles on Peter Jackson’s films they give reviews and news for example his role in district 9, he chose not to direct the film instead he put his trust in Neil Blomkamp a young and inexperienced director to create the multi million dollar film.

Treatment for The Dark Forest

The Dark Forest Treatment

Genre: Horror/Thriller

Locations: Epping Forest & Essex

Target Audience: 15-35

Synopsis: 5 students go to  the depths of the forest to shoot a college film but a practical joke that they play on a friend backfires and leaves them in the depth of the forest with a psychopath that kills for fun.

Characters:

Ben – The student who is trying to make his college film

George, Zac, Jourdel -  Friends of ben’s who are helping to make the film and planning to play a trick on Hazel

Hazel – A friend of the boys but is left in the forest

The Killer – A mysterious character who attacks the students

Visual Qualities: Night vision is used troughout the trailer to show the characters clearly in the forest

Audio:

Digetic – none of the digetic sounds will be dubbed all are recorded whilst filming

Non digetic – Several sound effects will be added to create an atmosphere and tension for the scene

Permission Letter

production log 7

In today’s lesson i worked on story boarding and planing my teaser trailer this is important to the outcome of my film because i need to figure out what shots i need to shoot to make the teaser trailer successful. I have started by story boarding 8 shots which will complete my trailer, i have also drawn up other shots that will be used as back up if the main shots do not come out the way i wanted. This is possible because of the environment i am working in, because im filming at night there is the possibility of some shots not coming out clear which will effect the outcome of my work so i need to shoot as much as possible to give me options. Also i have wrote to Epping Forest Council asking for permission to film, i am now waiting on a reply to let me film which i believe will happen because of the low risk involved.

Production Log 6

In todays lesson i continued to work on my film poster and managed to complete it, i spent allot of time on blending and changing the effects of my image i believe i have now captured the effect which i wanted. I also spent alot of time choosing fonts for different parts of my cover i ended up with different styles but i believe that they all represent the genre of the film and all add effect to the poster. i had a problem when creating my poster because i had a space in the middle that i needed to fill, i believe i found the right content to fill this gap, i used films review’s to fill it i did this because they also add tension to the film by the words which i have chosen.

Production Log 5

In todays lesson i researched into fonts to use for my front cover and homepage of my website i looked at different characteristics like does it represent the theme of my film?, isit clear and does it draw my audience in? and can it be transfered to my front cover with the same effect? by asking these questions i have eliminated several fonts and have been left with  about 5 for each. I also got some feedback on each and which helped me deciding, i have still not decided yet so i am going to try each out with the background for my poster and then decide on which to use.

Font Research

I am researching into fonts for the cover for my poster i need one font which will be used for the name of my film ( The Dark Forest) and for the tagline which will also be on the poster. Since my film is based in a forest i need a font which will represent the forest so i am looking for something that quite sketchy and messy but at the same time quite scary. I have found a site which has thousands of fonts which are free to use it is called www.dafont.com i will look at hundreds of fonts and choose 5 which will be appropriate for my front cover and then i will decide which is best from there.

 

 

Name of font = Glow Carro Danish SWpiik

What i like and dislike about it =  I think this font comes across as quite scary and i also think it could represent a forest because of scribbly style but it also has some problems with it, i think its not that clear and very thin lettering so i am not sure it will jump out at my audience.

 

 

 

Name of font = Fh Faith

What i like and dislike about it = This font has a really good look to it its really rough looking and looks like its a crayon drawn on a wall but it looks like it would be hard to change to the colour of it which is necessary because the background on the poster is black.

 

 

 

 

Name of Font = Were Beast

What i like and dislike about this font = i like a few things about this font the main thing being it has a clear horror theme to it, another advantage to it is that it come in white aswell as black so that could come in usefull the only thing thats bad about it is that it looks quite common but ill get some other opinions and see what they think.

 

 

 

 

 

Name of font = Mom’s Typewriter

What i like and dislike about it = I like this font because it’s very bold and clear but it might not represent the forest aswell as others

 

 

 

 

 

Name of Font = Necropsy

What i like and dislike about it = The representation of horror is as clear as it can be with this font, i think the dripping ink add’s effect. The only problem i can find with this font is that it may be hard to change colour or size because of the detail in the font but i think it will be worth it because this is my favourite font of all.

Film Distribution

A film distributor is an independent company, a subsidiary  company or occasionally an individual, which acts as the final agent between a film production company or some intermediary agent, and a film exhibitor, to the end of securing placement of the producer’s film on the exhibitor’s screen. In the film business, the term “distribution” refers to the marketing and circulation of movies in theaters , and for home viewing (DVD, Video-On-Demand, Download, Television etc).

2000′s – spider-man

Box office revenue – $821,708,551

Review – This is the best comic character since Batman. In fact, I liked this a lot better than Batman. It did not have any slow spots. The acting was well and the characters fitted the comic book characters to a tee. I can not wait for the sequel. I wonder who the villain will be. The special affects were good, but you could tell some was computer graphics. A must see. 10/10

Availability on DVD’s – Easy to find

Can you watch it on the internet? – Not legally

90′s – Titanic

Box office revenue – $1,842,869,955

Review – This movie re-wrote film history in every way. No one cares what anyone thinks about this movie, because it transcends criticism. Every flaw in the movie is easily overcome by the many amazing things the movie has going for it. It is an extremely beautiful movie, and I doubt many of us will see anything like it again. I’ve seen it more times than I care to count, and I still become transfixed every time, with a feeling which is hard to describe. One for the ages.

Availability on DVD – easy to find

Can you watch it on the Internet? – Not Legally

80′s – Die Hard

Box office Revenue -  $1,126,935,581

Review – Bruce Willis gives a amazing performance in perhaps one of the best movies of the 1980s. This is an action/adventure movie for the ages. There are a lot of great scenes, including the scene where Bruce Willis leaps off the rooftop and crashes trough the window. I never thought it would be so good when I first saw it, but I was wrong. Don’t miss one of Willis’ best films of all time.

Availability on DVD – it can be found but not as easily as more recent films

Can you watch it on the internet? – Not legally

70′s – Star Wars

Box office Revenue – $797,900,000

Review – Star Wars is a movie that has had great social impact, a fact that has often gone unnoticed. A harbinger of a changing mood within the United States, Star Wars was one of the few movies rated General that was released in 1977. Where movies had for a decade been depicting ever more dark topics (Taxi Driver, The Exorcist) Star Wars was a lighthearted adventure. While some may decry the move back to swashbuckling from social comment, I for one celebrate the fact that Star Wars made it possible for families to go to movies together once again.

Availability on DVD – it can be found but mainly comes with the others as a trilogy

Can you watch it on the internet? – Not legally

Photograph taken for my poster

production log 4

In todays lesson i started some of my practical task’s, firstly i took photo’s of tree’s and the forest these images would feature in my poster for my film. After taking some images i was pleased with i started to construct a draft poster, i mainly focused on colours and positioning i believe the outcome i was left with is a good idea of what my final poster will look like. I tested several images and ways of blending them into the cover i found some to be much more successfull than others. In the second period of the lesson i started to storyboard my teaser tailer and all looked at sound effects i believe i have found around 3 or 4 that will be usefull towards my final piece.