Honeytrap - Pollie Whaley

Honeytrap...

Director: Rebecca Johnson.
Writer: Rebecca Johnson.
Staring Actors: ~ Lucien Laviscount.
                              ~ Ntonga Mwanza
                              ~ Jessica Sula.
Release Date: 17 October 2014 (UK) 
Filming Locations: Brixton, London, England, UK Company Credits

Producers: ~ Sarah Sullick.

                      ~ Amy Ricker.

Editor: John Dwelly 

Duration Of Film: 93 minutes (1 hour and 33 minutes) 

UK Distribution: Anchor Bay.

Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHfCeClJEFI

Interview With Rebecca Johnson : https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/honeytrap-a-feature-film-set-in-teenage-brixton--2

Honeytrap is about a 15 year old girl called Layla who tells her story about her tragic romance which ends in the murder of the boy that loved her. The film is set in Brixton and inspired by true events.  Layla feels the need to fit in with the crowd and is desperate for it to become a reality. Sadly she gets mixed up with the wrong person as she is first rejected by girls and Troy is the only one that is there to comfort her...but is he really? 

This is an independent film and is therefore is on a low budget, I have found that it has only been shown on the screen in cinemas. I cannot find any information indicating  whether the film will be released on to DVD, however is being shown in the British Film Festival. All that I do know, is that it seems to be a brilliant film and I personally would love to go and see the film. 

As the film is an independent film, as I have already mentioned, meaning it was on a very low budget when making, and therefore couldn't  publicize the film as successfully compared to a high budget Hollywood film.  So I assume they advertised it in the media using social networking sites, for example twitter to get the word around. Seeing as Honeytrap was being screened in the British Film Festival, I'm sure they would have been advertising the film and screening of it on their websites and perhaps even had posters to advertise.

By Pollie Whaley...

Guardians Of The Galaxy - Pollie Whaley

Guardians Of The Galaxy

Director: James Gunn. An American writer, director and producer. 

Producer: Kevin Feige.

Budget For This Film: $170 million dollars.
                                           (£105,984,046.90)
Distributed By: Walt Disney Pictures.
Rated: PG-13 (12A)
Genre:Action, Adventure & Sci-Fi.
Date Released: 21st August 2014.
                                        Earned: $94,320,883 in the opening weekend                                                           of it's release in the USA across 4,080                                                          screens.
                                        Cast: ~ Vin Diesel 
                                                   ~Bradley Cooper
                                                   ~ Karen Gillan
                                                   ~ Zoe Saldana
                                                   ~ John C. Reilly....And Many More.

What Technology Was Used To Make This Film?

• Mo-Cap Technology.
• CGI Animation.
• Old-Fashioned Practical Make-Up Effects...  ~ Face Paint, Prosthetics ect.

Marketing...

• In June 2012, Marvel filed eleven applications for Guardians of the Galaxy, covering a variety of consumer products.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Who Is The Target Audience?

• I believe the target audience for this film would be people that are a fan of the marvels, the comic book and people around the age of 12 years and above as it is rated a 12A.

• 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' is now available on Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, DVD and 3D DVD.
  
  
  
  

Technological uses:

There was a great amount of detail and the technological use in the making of 'Guardians of the Galaxy' and also to help create the characters of Groot, Rocket and more. The technological effects house of Territory Studios were responsible for this. They modeled everything out from the iconic prison scene to the 3D panels and UI stuff in Quill's ship. 

Interesting Information About The Film....

• Committed to her role...Before she even landed the part, Karen had long red locks previously to the cut. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xi4KDQsEQ-o

Click link above to watch youtube clip of Karen Gillian taking about shaving her hair off for 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' role.






How Did They Advertise 'Guardians Of The Galaxy'?

Official Trailer....      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3isCLVghoI

By Pollie Whaley

Social Media Reactions To Swede….

Jurassic Park Poster - Pollie Whaley

Jurassic Park Poster

Swede Presentations - Pollie Whaley

 

Swede Presentations - Pollie Whaley

What have you learned about the film industry from this experience…? 

During the making of our swede, I have learnt various of different things. I have learnt that making  film or even a short film isn't as easy as you think. A lot of hard work and thought has to go into planning the production of a film. You have to think of all the different elements that are in a film and what you would need to do or have to make it successful. Once your planning and filming is complete, you then go onto editing your film. This could be said to be the most important part as this is where the filming is put together and a film is produced. This is what really makes it a film. Considering the sound effects, visual effect, music and transition etc to make your film as perfect as you possible could get it. The film industry isn't only hard and a lot of work, but it can also be a fun experience. The enjoyment you get out of seeing your finally piece is phenomenal. To think we only made a short film in a short amount of time, and to get the quality that we got made us all as a group very proud. To think what a Hollywood producer must feel like after making a successful blockbuster? Overall this experience was very enjoyable and eventful. I have gained many skills during the making of our swede, and have also learnt a lot. The film industry seems to be an awarding experience.

Pollie Whaley…:)

Film Chain - Pollie Whaley

Production...

There is more then one stage that is involved in producing a film. There is... ~Pre-production. 

                          ~Production

                          ~Post-production.

                          ~Distribution.

Pre-production... Is the stage where all the planning for the production takes place. In this stage the production is broken down into scenes, and all locations, props, cast, costumes, special effects and visual effects are planned. This seems to be where the production is planned and the first big decisions are made.

Prouduction... Is the stage where all the filming is made/filmed for the production. This is where they follow the pre-production decisions. Everything in this section must have been filmed properly as it will then effect the post-production, therefore in the production things may be filmed over and over again.

Post-production... This is the sage where the film is then put together by an editor. This is where all the final touches are made to the film. In this section they add special effects, music, transitioning from scene to scene. Once the fine cut has been made, the producers and directors will then view it and decide whether to approve of it and "lock" the picture of for the editor to make some final adjustments.

Distribution... This is where the final cut then goes into cinemas and then is screened to public which then later on is released as a home video.

The main producers of films in America are...

~ Steven Spielberg

~ Jerry Bruckheimer

~ Martin Scorsese

~James Cameron

~ Michael Mann

The main film studios...

The person or persons that own the studio may have some impact on what films the studio makes. The person or persons who own the studios may have different budgets when making films, some could be bigger then others. This will then impact the what films are made in a particular studio.

Independent productions are... professional film productions which are made outside of the major film studios. 

Distribution...

Film distribution is the process of making a film be seen by an audience, in other words its similar as advisement. This done by a professional film distributor, they will normally determine the marketing strategy for the film, this therefore enabling a film to me available for viewing and release into a cinema to be screened by an audience. 

Usually a film would go into a cinema and be screened there, but due to the growth of mass media, latest releases are now able to be viewed on Sky TV, Netflix ect.

The traditional way to distribute a film is by screening it in a cinema.

A newer way of distributing a film could be by streaming it to somewhere you can gain an audience such as on Sky TV or on Netflix.

Film Festivals... A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of a film in                                                         more then one cinema or screening venues.

If a film hasn't secured a distribution deal, their film may never be viewed by a larger audience whereas if i had secured a distribution deal it would be screened in a cinema and will consequently be view by a large audience.

Pollie Whaley...:)

Swede Film

We did some research on different swedes to gain a insight on what we may need to include in our swede, we did this by using YouTube. Here is an example of a Swede that we found:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTAY3A7sBTM.
As you can see from this Swede  is that it's very low budget which in returns makes it unintentionally humourus. From this we reliased that we can make our Swede funny by trying to make it as low budget as possible which would make our Swede more intresting which would hopefully widen our audience.

Introduction to Group 3

Hello, we are group 3! We are going to be producing a Swede film which is a very very low budget remake of a film. We aim to create a marketting campaign to generate public intreset in our Swede, as we aim to gain as many hits as possible. Thank you  :)