This is case study work for the exam on Film Institutions.
Click on the links below and visit the film studio sites.
List similarities and differences between the studios.
Make notes on the differences betwen the films made when the studios first started and the films made now.
In pairs, each take a different studio and make a display poster introducing the studio, its history and some of the films they have made.
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www.pinewoodgroup.com/gen/Pinewood_Studios_Group.aspx
http://www.elstreefilmstudios.co.uk/
http://www.cheltstudio.com/
http://www.paramount.com/
http://www.lionsgate.com/
Friday 11 December 2009
Sunday 1 November 2009
Tuesday 20 October 2009
Tuesday 29 September 2009
October - Sergei Eisenstein
Look carefully at the overlapping editing of the bridge sequence. Look also at the juxtaposition of shots. This montage technique is very different from classical Hollywood narrative, which is dictated by character as opposed to ideas.
Monday 28 September 2009
Thursday 3 September 2009
Once Upon a Time in the West - part of the opening
Watch these two clips carefully. Make notes on use of sound, cinematography, mise -en-scene (setting, props, actors, costume and lighting) and editing.Look at how the shots are put together and the dramatic use of close up. How is tension created?
Once Upon a Time in the West - The Final Showdown
Ennio Morricone's sound track is very insistant, and extremely atmospheric. How does is combine with the images to create suspense. Pay particular attention to use of close up and framing.
Have you got an idea of how to create a gunfight in the Western genre style?
You are going to work in groups to film a 'gunfight'.
Have you got an idea of how to create a gunfight in the Western genre style?
You are going to work in groups to film a 'gunfight'.
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