Wednesday, 20 November 2013
Cape Fear Review
Not the brilliance we've come to expect from Scorsese but a good remake of the 1962 classic. Max Cady (De Niro) is released from prison following a 14 year sentence for the rape of an unnamed woman. During his time within jail Cady, previously illiterate, has studied law. He has discovered that he was betrayed by his lawyer Sam Bowden, (Nolte) after telling his lawyer the truth about the extent of his crimes and plots a gruesome revenge on Bowden and his family. Cady stalks Bowden's capitalising on the families brooding issues before following them to their houseboat getaway, leading to an exhilarating showdown.
I personally believe the remake to be a better movie than the original, this in my opinion is mainly down to changes in the plot of the movie. In the 1962 Cape Fear the family are less dysfunctional and less believable as a typical American family making the terror of the situation less realistic. The families flaws within the 1991 remake also make the characters more relatable, therefore you have more sympathy for the agony and humiliation they are being put through, Bowden in particular. I also believe that De Niro's portrayal of Cady was stronger than Mitchum's. His tattooed body as well as frequent biblical quoting made the character seem more demented and psychopathic than the Mitchum's Cady, who was more calm and collected. Juliette Lewis, recently of August: Osage County, was exceptional in a performance that gained an Academy nod for Best Supporting Actress. She effectively incorporates naivety, curiosity and bravery into the movie's most vulnerable character who even shares a kiss with Cady. The camerawork and editing present within the movie were also very strong especially Scorsese's use of jump cuts from middle distance shots to extreme close ups.
If you've seen the original than there is no rush to see the 1991 remake, the same applies vice versa. But it is an exciting movie with good acting that keeps the audience engaged throughout without doing anything spectacular.
Wednesday, 13 November 2013
Review of The Deep
On the 8th of November 2013 my Media Studies class and I went on a trip to the 'Everyman Cinema' in Baker Street a screening of an Icelandic film called 'The Deep'. The Deep is a 2012 drama film that tells the story of Gulli an Icelandic fisherman and how he miraculously survived six hours in freezing cold water off the souh coast of Iceland. The film is in Icelantic but has English subtitles.
The film is based in a small town in Iceland where fishing is the main source of income. Six men board a boat in order to go out for what would seem to be a seemingly standard fishing trip. Howeevr their boat capsizes and within five minutes, five of the six memebers of the crew have died. Gulli is left alone in the sea where the temperature is five degrees farenheit three miles away from land. Left alone with his thoughts Gulli ponders to what to he would do if he had one more day on earth. To his own astonishment Gulli is able to swim back to shore and climb over a rocky mountain back into his hometown where he collapses at the house of a stranger. The ambulance are called and Gulli recounts his amazing story to the news. Scientific procedures are confucted on Gulli in order to try and configure how he possibly survived in the situation although there is no conclusive explanation. The film ends the real interview with Gulli in hospital.
The shots throughout the film were a massive success. The film consisted of a lot of high tech photography, including underwater filming, that helped add to the spectable visuality of the film and help us engage in how horrible the prospect of Gulli's situation was. The acting throughout the film was also generally performed to a high level. Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, who played the part of Gulli, gave a riveting performance throughout and was very good displaying the obvious physical, as well as emotional, stress that the Gulli was going through. If I had any criticism of the moie it would be that I thought the director made it to short. The film was only an hour and a half long. I believe had it had been longer the movie built up more connections between the characters and the audience and more side stories could have been enhanced.
As someone who is not generally a fan of foreign movies I would definitely recommend 'The Deep' as I believe it to be a triumph in portraying such a riveting story. Their is not a dull moment throughout and it is beautifully shot.
The film is based in a small town in Iceland where fishing is the main source of income. Six men board a boat in order to go out for what would seem to be a seemingly standard fishing trip. Howeevr their boat capsizes and within five minutes, five of the six memebers of the crew have died. Gulli is left alone in the sea where the temperature is five degrees farenheit three miles away from land. Left alone with his thoughts Gulli ponders to what to he would do if he had one more day on earth. To his own astonishment Gulli is able to swim back to shore and climb over a rocky mountain back into his hometown where he collapses at the house of a stranger. The ambulance are called and Gulli recounts his amazing story to the news. Scientific procedures are confucted on Gulli in order to try and configure how he possibly survived in the situation although there is no conclusive explanation. The film ends the real interview with Gulli in hospital.
As someone who is not generally a fan of foreign movies I would definitely recommend 'The Deep' as I believe it to be a triumph in portraying such a riveting story. Their is not a dull moment throughout and it is beautifully shot.
Sunday, 10 November 2013
Editing of Reservoir Dogs
After hours production and filming we finally had all the shots we needed and we were ready to edit are and complete our remake of the opening scene of Tarantino's 'Reservoir Dogs.' We started this procedure by of course putting all the footage onto the computer and going to Final Cut Pro, the application we are using in order to edit our footage.
Once all the footage was on the computer we now had the laborious task of watching every shot we had taken and choosing the best ones for the film. For certain peoples close up scenes we had taken a numerous amount of shots therefore it took a while to choose the individual parts we like best. When we finally had all of the footage ready we set about ordering the film so that we could work chronologically on editing the different shots.
Before we started editing the separate clips, we had to make the opening scene of the title sequence which is simply a black background with 'A film by Quentin Tarantino' in the middle. This sounds like an easy scene to recreate, however it took a while in order to find the correct font and shade of orange that matched the original in order to make our take on the classic as authentic as we could.
We then set about cutting down the different shots and getting the correct headings of the actors names for the close ups. We also had to slow down the scenes to 50% in order to get the slow motion filming that Tarantino uses correct. Upon finishing this we only had to tasks left, the rest of the credits which appear at the end of the opening scene and adding the music.
The credits at the end were rolling, which meant he had to find the appropriate affect and speed of roll in order to get it right. The completion of this meant that we only had one task left, this was to match the music with the film. George Baker's song 'Little Green Bag' is essential to providing the opening with even more swagger, therefore it was essential to get the timing of the song correct. We watched over a youtube clip of the original opening scene which indicated to us that the song finishes when producer Lawrence Bender is introduced at the end. After this task had been completed the film editing was done and the film was finally ready.
Once all the footage was on the computer we now had the laborious task of watching every shot we had taken and choosing the best ones for the film. For certain peoples close up scenes we had taken a numerous amount of shots therefore it took a while to choose the individual parts we like best. When we finally had all of the footage ready we set about ordering the film so that we could work chronologically on editing the different shots.
Before we started editing the separate clips, we had to make the opening scene of the title sequence which is simply a black background with 'A film by Quentin Tarantino' in the middle. This sounds like an easy scene to recreate, however it took a while in order to find the correct font and shade of orange that matched the original in order to make our take on the classic as authentic as we could.
We then set about cutting down the different shots and getting the correct headings of the actors names for the close ups. We also had to slow down the scenes to 50% in order to get the slow motion filming that Tarantino uses correct. Upon finishing this we only had to tasks left, the rest of the credits which appear at the end of the opening scene and adding the music.
The credits at the end were rolling, which meant he had to find the appropriate affect and speed of roll in order to get it right. The completion of this meant that we only had one task left, this was to match the music with the film. George Baker's song 'Little Green Bag' is essential to providing the opening with even more swagger, therefore it was essential to get the timing of the song correct. We watched over a youtube clip of the original opening scene which indicated to us that the song finishes when producer Lawrence Bender is introduced at the end. After this task had been completed the film editing was done and the film was finally ready.
Wednesday, 6 November 2013
Reservoir Dogs Filming
On the 4th and 9th of October we filmed the opening scene of Reservoir Dogs. The cast consisted mainly of students from my Media Studies class as well as Rod a teacher from my school and Oscar Leyens a student in year 13 who stated he had always wanted to be in Reservoir Dogs. On the 4th of October we filmed most of the opening including everyone walking past the blue pick up truck, the shot of everyone walking into the distance and everyones close-up with the exception of Oscar Leyens who we filmed on the 9th. Josh and I were in the filming of the opening, playing Mr.Pink and Mr.Blonde, therefore Lara Foch, the other member of my group, did most of the filming. Whilst filming the opening we came across a number of problems that made things more difficult, these problems included:
The set: We were unable to film anywhere off of school grounds which provided us with a number of different problems. It meant that we our filming was constantly being disrupted and obscured by people wanting to get places around the school. Tjhis was especially irritating when we were filming the scene in which the cast is walking into the distance, because their was a large group of young students at the school coming back from swimming that were trying to get into school. This delayed our filming for a lengthly period of time.
The actors: Many of the students acting within our filming had no previous experience in the field of drama therefore it was hard and unnatural for them to perfom their different roles without feeling uncomfortable or laughing, this meant some particular scenes had to be filmed over and over again. We also had problems with actors getting impatient due to the amount of time filming took and having distractions around them. At times the actors also grew impatient due to having to repeat their scenes.
Time: We had a very limited amount of time to film, although two minutes of film seems extremly short at times we felt very rushed. Due to the fact that the other people had to film we were rushed for time therefore we didn't have any breaks between filming.
The set: We were unable to film anywhere off of school grounds which provided us with a number of different problems. It meant that we our filming was constantly being disrupted and obscured by people wanting to get places around the school. Tjhis was especially irritating when we were filming the scene in which the cast is walking into the distance, because their was a large group of young students at the school coming back from swimming that were trying to get into school. This delayed our filming for a lengthly period of time.
The actors: Many of the students acting within our filming had no previous experience in the field of drama therefore it was hard and unnatural for them to perfom their different roles without feeling uncomfortable or laughing, this meant some particular scenes had to be filmed over and over again. We also had problems with actors getting impatient due to the amount of time filming took and having distractions around them. At times the actors also grew impatient due to having to repeat their scenes.
Time: We had a very limited amount of time to film, although two minutes of film seems extremly short at times we felt very rushed. Due to the fact that the other people had to film we were rushed for time therefore we didn't have any breaks between filming.
Tuesday, 5 November 2013
Oscar Predictions
Here are my predictions for the Oscars on Sunday. I have written who I think will win and who I personally believe should win. I have made my predictions based on a mixture of recent award results, past academy results and my personal opinion.
I am not making predictions on any of the documentaries, foreign or shorts categories as I have have not seen enough of the movies.
BEST PICTURE
Will win: 12 Years a Slave
Should win: Gravity/ Wolf of Wall Street
I can't describe how frustrated I'm going to be when 12 Years a Slave wins Best Picture on Sunday. Gravity is more revolutionary and is by far the better and more memorable movie. In twenty years I think people may be surprised Wolf of Wall Street didn't win Best Picture.
BEST DIRECTOR
Will win: Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity
Should win: Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity
An easy choice for me and probably for the academy as well. Cuaron has gone from strength to strength as a director and Gravity is visually perfect.
BEST ACTOR
Will win: Matthew McConaughey,Dallas Buyers Club
Should win: Matthew McConaughey,Dallas Buyers Club
What a year it's been for McConaughey who out of nowhere is no the front runner for the Best Actor gong. McConaughey have a wonderful performance in this emotive drama. His chances are also heightened by the academy's favouritism towards method performances.
BEST ACTRESS
Will win: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Should win: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
This oscar seemed decided from even before Blue Jasmine came out. Blanchett has won basically every award running up the oscars and seems certain to pick up her second oscar, her first for Best Actress.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Will win: Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
Should win: Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
The supporting acting prizes are definitely the more competive this year. Personally I believe that Leto's startling performance is deserving of the oscar and many other critics and award panels have agreed. But Fassbender and newcomer Barkhad Abdi, who won the BAFTA last week, are also in close contention for the award.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Will win: Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave
Should win: Jennifer Lawrence
It has to be said there are no outstanding contenders for this award this year. I believe that Lea Seydoux of Blue is The Warmest Color should have won but she was not even nominated. Out of nominees I believe Lawrence is deserving but I believe she will be snubbed as the Academy won't want to award her a second oscar at the age of 23. Therefore it seems as if Nyong'o will get the award.
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Will win: Frozen
Should win: Despicable Me 2
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Will win: American Hustle
Should win: Her
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Will win: Philomena
Should win: Wolf of Wall Street
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Will win: The Great Gatsby
Should win: American Hustle
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Will win: "Let it Go" from Frozen
Should win: "Her'' from Her
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Will win: Dallas Buyers Club
Should win: Dallas Buyers Club
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Will win: Gravity
Should win: Gravity
BEST FILM EDITING
Will win: Gravity
Should win: Gravity
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Will win: Gravity
Should win: Gravity/Nebraska
BEST SOUND EDITING
Will win: Gravity
Should win: Gravity
BEST SOUND MIXING
Will win: Gravity
Should win: Gravity
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Will win: Gravity
Should win: Gravity
Reservoir Dogs Pre Production
For our first major assignment for AS Media Studies were put into groups of three and instructed to remake the opening titles of a movie of our choice in order to help us prepare for the filming of the opening of a thriller. My group consisted of Lara Foch and Josh Jameson-Wallis. After half an hour of searching for a suitable opening title sequence we were still undecided and were ultimately given 'Reservoir Dogs.' Tarantino's Neo Noir classic was as appealing as it was intimidating to do as we knew we would have to work hard in order to make a fitting tribute to the opening sequence of the movie. We knew that the filming had to take place on the school grounds but their was nothing unrealistic in the opening scene for us to recreate, it was especially helpful that their was an almost identical blue pickup truck at school that features in the opening of the movie. We created a storyboard and ensemble a cast in order to move the production forward and we were given the date of Friday 4th of October to film.
Friday, 1 November 2013
Sound and Editing at the BFI
Last Wednesday my Media Studies class and I went to visit the British Film Institution in order to watch a talk called 'Sound + Image' and Creating a Film around Sound. The talk was given by Andrew Boulton, Destiny Ekaragha, Rob Entwistle, Ed Hughes and Jonnie Robinson, all whom had different cinematic backgrounds are opinions to offer.
The talk was introduced by Andrew Boulton who gave a brief lecture on his career and difference aspects of sound and how they can be important sound can be in the creation of atmosphere and tension. Within his lecture he focused a lot on how simplicity is effective when it comes to using sound and how many directors use try to over-compensate and aren't subtle enough with sound.
Destiny Ekaragha and Rob Entwistle in my opinion gave the most interesting point of views on sound and its use. Destiny, who works mainly on short films, spoke about authenticity of accents within films and how recognisable for an example a fake Nigerian accent is for someone of real Nigerian ethnicity. Destiny went on to speak about movies where soundtrack as well as sound editing is vital to the movie such as Apocalypse Now and The Dark Knight. Destiny discussed how the absence of sound within The Dark Knight helped the audience get inside the Joker's head.
Rob Entwistle is a sound editor whom has most famously worked alongside upcoming British director Benjamin Wheatley. Entwistle showed us a scene from the upcoming Wheatley movie he is working on and used it for an example of how music can be used within cinema in order to set the tone of the scene as well as build up suspense, the particular scene that he showed us was used in order to make the viewer feel extremely uncomfortable.
The talk was introduced by Andrew Boulton who gave a brief lecture on his career and difference aspects of sound and how they can be important sound can be in the creation of atmosphere and tension. Within his lecture he focused a lot on how simplicity is effective when it comes to using sound and how many directors use try to over-compensate and aren't subtle enough with sound.
Destiny Ekaragha and Rob Entwistle in my opinion gave the most interesting point of views on sound and its use. Destiny, who works mainly on short films, spoke about authenticity of accents within films and how recognisable for an example a fake Nigerian accent is for someone of real Nigerian ethnicity. Destiny went on to speak about movies where soundtrack as well as sound editing is vital to the movie such as Apocalypse Now and The Dark Knight. Destiny discussed how the absence of sound within The Dark Knight helped the audience get inside the Joker's head.
Rob Entwistle is a sound editor whom has most famously worked alongside upcoming British director Benjamin Wheatley. Entwistle showed us a scene from the upcoming Wheatley movie he is working on and used it for an example of how music can be used within cinema in order to set the tone of the scene as well as build up suspense, the particular scene that he showed us was used in order to make the viewer feel extremely uncomfortable.
Genre, Institution and Audience of Martin Scorsese
Genre and Style: Although some people may argue that Scorsese is an Auteur director it would be foolish to say that he sticks to a certain genre. Although Scorsese is fond of directing Mafia and Gangster movies he often dives into other genres such as Horror with Cape Fear and Shutter Island, Comedy with the King of Comedy, Sports movies with Raging Bull and even movies more accessible for children such as Scorsese's latest release Hugo. However he is probably most successful at directing movies about the Gangs. He directed Mean Streets, Goodfellas and Gangs of New York. Two of which were deemed 'culturally significant' and preserved in the National Film Registry. Scorsese's style of directing has changed over the years but he renown for his focus on the mental state of the pro or antagonists of the movie and decisions or conflicts they are in such whether or not Jonny Boy is Charlie's responsibility or not in Mean Streets. Most of his movies are based around New York where the seedy underbelly of The Big Apple are often showcased.
Institution and Audience: Scorsese's first two critically acclaimed movies were 1973's Mean Streets and 1976's Taxi Driver, both movies were low budget but were both highly praised by critics and turned Scorsese into one of the most sought after directors in hollywood. Scorsese's first big budget movie was 1977's New York, New York which was a box-office failure and received very bad reviews. Following this failure Scorsese developed a hard Cocaine addiction which halted his career until the release of Raging Bull, a movie considered to be one of the greatest of all time. Scorsese since then has gone on to mainly direct Big budget movies along starring Hollywood's most glamourous actors, including Leonardo Di Caprio who he was frequently collaborated with in recent years. Scorsese's audience is generally that of adults as a lot of his movies include extreme violence, excessive swearing as well as sexual conduct, however he has made movies more suitable for children such as Hugo.
Institution and Audience: Scorsese's first two critically acclaimed movies were 1973's Mean Streets and 1976's Taxi Driver, both movies were low budget but were both highly praised by critics and turned Scorsese into one of the most sought after directors in hollywood. Scorsese's first big budget movie was 1977's New York, New York which was a box-office failure and received very bad reviews. Following this failure Scorsese developed a hard Cocaine addiction which halted his career until the release of Raging Bull, a movie considered to be one of the greatest of all time. Scorsese since then has gone on to mainly direct Big budget movies along starring Hollywood's most glamourous actors, including Leonardo Di Caprio who he was frequently collaborated with in recent years. Scorsese's audience is generally that of adults as a lot of his movies include extreme violence, excessive swearing as well as sexual conduct, however he has made movies more suitable for children such as Hugo.
3 Media Related Stories
1.The release of Grand Theft Auto Five (GTA V)
2. The release of Captain Phillips
3. IOS 7 upgrade being made available
Grand Theft Auto V is an adventure video game that follows the story of gangsters in LA, it was made by Rockstar Games and released on the 17th of September 2013. It was one of the most widely-anticipated game releases of all time due to its new original storyline and highly improved graphics. The game has been critically acclaimed with reviews praising its attention to detail as well as its variety of gameplay. GTA V gained 800 billion dollars with 24 hours of release and has gone on to become the fastest selling product in entertainment history.
Captain Phillips is a 2013 biopic released on the 18th October about merchant mariner Captain Richard Phillips and how he was taken hostage by somali pirates during a hijack in 2009. The film stars two time academy award winner Tom Hanks who portrays Captain Phillips and how he is treated by the somali pirates. The film was directed by Paul Greengrass the director of the 'Bourne' movies who employed his signature hand-held camera filming style to the movie. Captain Phillips has been very well received with Tom Hanks and supporting actor Barkhad Adbi being tipped for Oscar nominations.
IOS 7 is the newest iPhone software upgrade available. It was released on the 18th September and has been made a free download for iPhone users. Upon release it has received mixed reviews will people stating its similarity to the Android software and others saying that it is not different enough from IOS 6. However it has been praised for its slicker layout as well as accessibility.
2. The release of Captain Phillips
3. IOS 7 upgrade being made available
Grand Theft Auto V is an adventure video game that follows the story of gangsters in LA, it was made by Rockstar Games and released on the 17th of September 2013. It was one of the most widely-anticipated game releases of all time due to its new original storyline and highly improved graphics. The game has been critically acclaimed with reviews praising its attention to detail as well as its variety of gameplay. GTA V gained 800 billion dollars with 24 hours of release and has gone on to become the fastest selling product in entertainment history.
Captain Phillips is a 2013 biopic released on the 18th October about merchant mariner Captain Richard Phillips and how he was taken hostage by somali pirates during a hijack in 2009. The film stars two time academy award winner Tom Hanks who portrays Captain Phillips and how he is treated by the somali pirates. The film was directed by Paul Greengrass the director of the 'Bourne' movies who employed his signature hand-held camera filming style to the movie. Captain Phillips has been very well received with Tom Hanks and supporting actor Barkhad Adbi being tipped for Oscar nominations.
IOS 7 is the newest iPhone software upgrade available. It was released on the 18th September and has been made a free download for iPhone users. Upon release it has received mixed reviews will people stating its similarity to the Android software and others saying that it is not different enough from IOS 6. However it has been praised for its slicker layout as well as accessibility.
Thursday, 24 October 2013
Auteur Theory
Auteur
Theory
Auteur theory is when a film director has
an individual style in which directs his movies in, which the movies generally
revolving around the same sort of genre and themes. An Example of a director
that can be categorized as an Auteur theory director would be Quentin
Tarantino. His movies are famous for their nonlinear storylines as well as
their excessive use of violence. He generally likes to stick within the same
genre of action and thriller. Another example of an Auteur theory director
would be David Lynch whom is known for his complex plots and surreal films.
Auteur theory directors generally have
complete artistic control of their movies, with the movies ultimately being
outcomes of the visions they have. A lot of Auteur theory directors use the
same actors within their movies such as Martin Scorsese who is famous for using
Robert De Niro as leading roles within his movies. Auteur theory directors also
sometimes direct movies that have been originally been books written by the
same author such as the Peter Jackson who directed the Lord of the Rings
trilogy and is know directing The Hobbit movie trilogy, all novels written by
J.R.R Tolkien.
Auteur theory directors can sometimes have
problems with creative control over their movies due to their need to stay true
to their visions and style and not simply make movies that are suited for
Hollywood. For an example David Lynch is described as an Auteur who has chosen
to stick to his individual style of directing despite his popularity, instead
of making movies that are like to be successful box office hits and gross a lot
of money.
The Future of Media
The Future of Media
Throughout the past 20 years technology and media has progressed and development beyond belief, leaving many people arguing that perhaps we use media to much today. 21st century people rely on technology and media more than any others that came before them and as more breakthroughs are made we begin to use technology more and more. When the Motorola Razr was released late in 2004 critics were left stunned many pondering whether or not it would be possible to create a greater phone than this, which seems ridiculous now as we have touch screens iPhones which our better phones than the Motorola Razr in almost every way.
Current technology has meant that almost anything these days can be used in order to obtain and provide Media including phones, laptops, cameras and even watches. Some people believe that it will not be long from now that apps and the internet will be something that will be present within our brains constantly and not something we use on phones or laptops.
I believe that the future of Media is something to be excited about, but also something to be cautious of. Advances in technology mean that these days media wise almost nothing is impossible, therefore we can be sure that their will be new ways of obtaining media in the near future that will be more accessible and more precise. However I believe it is also important we are careful with technology as our lives should not begin to completely centre around media.
Throughout the past 20 years technology and media has progressed and development beyond belief, leaving many people arguing that perhaps we use media to much today. 21st century people rely on technology and media more than any others that came before them and as more breakthroughs are made we begin to use technology more and more. When the Motorola Razr was released late in 2004 critics were left stunned many pondering whether or not it would be possible to create a greater phone than this, which seems ridiculous now as we have touch screens iPhones which our better phones than the Motorola Razr in almost every way.
Current technology has meant that almost anything these days can be used in order to obtain and provide Media including phones, laptops, cameras and even watches. Some people believe that it will not be long from now that apps and the internet will be something that will be present within our brains constantly and not something we use on phones or laptops.
I believe that the future of Media is something to be excited about, but also something to be cautious of. Advances in technology mean that these days media wise almost nothing is impossible, therefore we can be sure that their will be new ways of obtaining media in the near future that will be more accessible and more precise. However I believe it is also important we are careful with technology as our lives should not begin to completely centre around media.
Why I chose Sam Mendes
Why I chose Sam Mendes
1.
He is proving to one of the
most variable directors in Hollywood. He does not stick to a certain genre of
cinema but likes to move between genres and add his own unique touch to every
movie he is involved in.
2.
He hasn’t really made a bad
movie. Everyone has their own different opinions but generally every movie Sam
Mendes has ever made has been very well-received.
3.
He has been involved in many
different successful theatre productions. Before he became a Hollywood director
Sam Mendes was a theatre director, directing plays such as Oliver and Gypsy.
When working in theatre Mendes was famous for his dark re-inventions in the
plays. He is also famous for not sticking to the script within his plays and
changing lines.
4.
He directed my favorite movie
American Beauty. American Beauty was extremely groundbreaking at the time and
won five Oscars including best director for Sam Mendes. He is one of only four
directors to win an Oscar on his cinematic debut.
Friday, 13 September 2013
Introduction
Hi I'm Spencer Johnston and I am an AS Media Studies student and I throughout the year I will be charting my journey through the adventure that is Media Studies. Please feel free to share your opinions on my page.
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