Technical convergence of Attack The Block:

Production ---> Internet and Mobile Technology help creatives work together.

Distribution ---> Marketing which relies on mobile, internet and SMS and Digital Distribution.
 
Exhibition ---> Digital projection,
(Blu-ray, download, paperview etc.)

Explain how technological convergence is relevant to attack the block.?

A short history of Universal film studios.

What do they do, who runs it and when did it begin?
Universal studios are one of the oldest American movie studios still in continuous production and was established in 1912 by Carl Buttman and they are distributors.

What films have they made?
Film: The change-up
Release Date: 5^th August 2011
Budget:£ 52,000,000
Gross Revenue:£64,181,475
Director: David Dobkin
Main Characters: Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman
Writers: John Lucas and Scott Moore

Film: Bridesmaids
Release Date: 13^th May 2011
Budget:£32,500,000
Gross Revenue:£287,431,924
Director: Paul Fig
Main Characters: Kristen Wigg and Maya Rudolph
Writers: Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo

Film: Fast Five
Release Date: 29^th April 2011
Budget:£125,000,000
Gross Revenue:£626,137,675
Director: Justin Lin
Main Characters: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Dwayne Johnson
Writers: Chris Morgan

Film: Cowboys and aliens
Release Date: 23^rd July 2011  
Budget:£163,000,000
Gross Revenue:£171,240,551
Director: John Favraeu
Main Characters: Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford and Olivia Wilde
Writers: Mark Fergus and Alex Kurtzman

Film: Johnny English Reborn
Release Date: 21^st October 2011
Budget:£45,000,000
Gross Revenue:£147,286,000
Director: Oliver Parker 
Main Characters: Rowan Atkinson and Rosamund Pike
Writers: Rowan Atkinson

A short history of Big Talk Productions.

What do they do, who runs it and when did it begin?
Big Talk Productions is an English film and television production company established in 1995 by Nira Park. The company, located in London, has produced films such as Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz.

What films have they made?
Film: Shaun of the dead
Release Date: 9th April 2004
Budget:£4,000,000
Gross Revenue:£14,464,388
Director:Edgar Wright
Main Characters:Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Kate Ashfield.
Writers:Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright

Film: Attack the Block
Release Date: 13th May 2011
Budget:£13,000,000
Gross Revenue:£1,024,175
Director:Joe Cornish
Main Characters: John Boyega, Jodie Whittaker and Alex Esmail
Writers:Joe Cornish

Film: Hot Fuzz
Release Date: 14th February 2007
Budget:£8,000,000
Gross Revenue:£23,618,786
Director: Edgar Wright
Main Characters: Simon Pegg, Martin Freeman and Nick Frost
Writers: Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg

Film: Paul
Release Date: 14th February 2011
Budget:£40,000,000
Gross Revenue:£37,371,385
Director: Greg Mottola
Main Characters: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Seth Rogen
Writers: Nick Frost and Simon Pegg

Film: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Release Date: 25th August 2010
Budget:£60,000,000
Gross Revenue:£31,494,270
Director: Edgar Wright
Main Characters: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Kieran Culkin
Writers: Michael Bacall, Edgar Wright and Bryan Lee O'Malley

Hows a film made?

1. An idea
 A writer, a director or a normal human being.

2. The pitch
A studio has to be convinced that the film is worth making. To get the idea across it will normally be developed into a summary of how the film will go.

3. The studio
They put together the team to make the movie. Once a director has been picked they find actors, and the studio also finds the funds. Sometimes a studio needs to find investors to raise enough cash.

4. Production
The location scouts must find the places to film the movie, and then it's ready to be made. It is not filmed in the order you see it on screen. The director has a storyboard and what they film first depends on which actors and locations are available.

5. Post-production
The raw filming is edited in this stage. The music is added and sometimes actors re-record lines that weren't clear enough. Editing is mostly done on computers. In the past, film was actually cut into bits and stuck back together - movie people still say an edited film has been 'cut'.

6. Distribution

Advertisements in the local newspapers, banner on the side on the bus, leaflets.

7. Exhibition (cinema)
The film is sent out to cinemas ready for customers to view the film.

8. Exhibition (non-cinema)

Advertisements in the local newspapers, banner on the side on the bus, leaflets, iTunes, rentals, DVD’s, TV movies etc.

How sound shows the representation of disability.

In the “Diary of a call girl” clip there is evidence of the representation of disability. The first part of the clip shows the woman answering the door to the disabled boy and the dad. There is lots of dialogue used where there are a lot of awkward conversation happening. This emphasises the fact that the atmosphere is very anxious and awkward because of what’s about to happen in this room.

The next part of the clip shows there is ambient and diegetic sound that is used. The rustling of the envelope when the man pulls it out of the bag indicates that the envelope contains money for the love making that is going to take place in this room. This makes the atmosphere in the room even more awkward when there is very little conversation happening.

The next part of the clip shows the man leaving the room and the woman locking the door. More ambient sound is used because the locking of the door makes the boy worried and nervous because if he was in trouble his father couldn’t get to him. There is very stuttering dialogue used in the conversation with the boy and the woman, this shows that this is a very awkward situation and it would be a lot less awkward if the boy wasn’t disabled. This makes the audience feel sympathy for the disabled boy.

Further on in the clip we see the father waiting in the van. There are sound affects used when the man presses the horn of his van down, moves the seat back and forth and open and closes the window several times. This emphasises the boredom of the father in the van with these fidgety and restless actions. It also shows that the father is very worried and anxious for his son this shows a good father and son relationship.

In the final part of the clip we see a sound bridge used which is used in the form of non-diegetic sound. The sound track used has the main instrument of a harmonica which creates a very anxious and sad mood. The sound track is carried from the van into the room where the woman and boy is, this sound track makes the audience sympathise for the boys disability. The sound track also reflects the dialogue used in the conversation between the boy and the woman, the boy said “I’m just not used to being touched, which again gives off sympathy to the audience for the boys disability. If this scene continued there would have been a more increased volume in sound as there is love making about to take place.

Continuity editing - Transitions that represent disability- "Diary of a call girl" clip.

At the beginning of the “Diary of a call girl” clip we see a variety of hard cuts used and reverse cuts used when the father is having a conversation with his son. Their body language shows that there is a sense of nervousness and anxiety. We see an eye line match transition when the woman looks at the boy then looks at the father, this shows awkwardness where the woman don’t know who to look at.

In the next part of the clip we see a match on action transition where the father picks up his son out the wheelchair and then we see the boy heading towards the bed, this shows that that the motion has been cut from one shot to another. Another match on action transition is used when the father places his son on to the bed. Their relationship is shown to be a very good one when we see the father kissing his son on his forehead wishing him good luck.

Further on in the clip we see an eye line match used when the boy is looking at the door with a sense of worry on his face then cuts to the girl locking the door. This shows vulnerability where if he was in trouble then his father couldn’t get to him. This draws the audience attention to make them feel sorry for the boy.

A cross cut is used in the next part of the clip. There is a change of location from the bedroom to the man getting into the van. There is a sense of anxiety and worry on his face when he looks up towards the room from his van. This shows that the father to son relationship is very strong and the father cares a lot about his son.

In the next part of the clip a shot reverse shot is used during a conversation with the boy and the woman. Few words are used when this conversation is progressing this shows that there is a lot of awkwardness in the room especially when the woman compliments the boys’ eyes, he looks very uncomfortable.

A jump cut is used further in the clip where the man is sitting in his van waiting for his son. The jump shot cuts out passages of time where we see the father fidgeting around in his car. This body language shows that he’s very restless and worried for his son.

A match on action transition is used in the final part of the clip when the woman takes the boys top off on the bed. The shot is cut from when she is taken his top off to when his top is fully off. This again shows awkwardness where the boy looks very unsure of what to do next.

"Monarch of the glen" clip - camera shots and movements.

At the beginning of the clip we see a group of middle aged male workers using hard tools of labour this indicates that this is a child free working environment. A dolly shot is used to show all the tools that the workers are using with a slow movement across the screen.

The next part of the clip shows an over the shoulder shot; it shows a conversation between the young man and the teenage girl. This shot establishes the location that they are in and a medium long shot was also used which shows her body from head to knee where we can see her costume. The costume was very casual which indicated that she was a young teenager. There was a PAN movement used where as the camera moves to the left making the girl in the centre of the screen.

Further on in the clip we see the young girl in the car. A close-up shot was used when we see her try and start the car and there is a look of uncertainty on her face which indicates that’s she underage.

We hear a car crash in the next part of the clip and a wide shot is used which shows the location where the young girl has crashed. A medium-long shot shows the crash in the foreground of the shot and the head teacher standing in the background, the crashed car could represent the young girl in this shot showing that she is underage and shouldn’t be driving. We see the costume of the head teacher in the background of this shot; he’s dressed very smart with a v-neck jumper with a typical head teacher beard which also shows the age of the head teacher. A tilt and PAN movement is used as the head teacher has a conversation with the carer and we see a huge height difference between the tall man and the head teacher showing how the tall man has power.

Further on in the clip a low angle shot is used which shows the tall man and the head teacher in a very old fashioned office. The wooden panels indicates the age of the office, the brandy in the decanter shows the age of the men meaning this is an adults only office. The experience and power is clearly shown in this low angle shot.

The next part of the clip shows the tall man shouting at the young girl. The camera zooms in to the young girls eyelevel which shows the emotion on her face and the audience is drawn into feeling sorry for the her as she is about to get told off.

There is an extreme long shot used in the next part of the clip which establishes the location of this part of the clip. We see a field full of sheep and other animals which build up to the men working with hard tools of labour.

We see a tilt, PAN and slow zoom camera movements in the next part of the clip. The tilt camera movement was used to reveal a close up shot of the goodbye note that the young girl left behind. The PAN camera movement shows the teddy bear in the young girl’s bedroom; this is a typical prop which young girls have in their bedrooms. The slow zoom is used on the family photograph which is in her bedroom. This emphasises the emotion that the young girl feels where she felt she had to run away.

A clever tilt is used in the next part of the clip where the camera starts from the bottom of the window ledge and up towards the top of the window. This indicates that this is the window that the young girl jumped out of to run away from home. A medium close-up is used where the old woman is looking out of the window that the young girl jumped out of showing a grandmother like feeling with a sense of worry on her face.

The final part of this clip shows the old woman running up towards the tall man with a very worried look on her face. A close up is used on the tall man which shows a guilt emotion where he has just found out the young girl has run away.

Media - "Monarch of the glen" clip - representation of age.

In the “monarch of the glen” clip there is evidence of representation of age. At the beginning of the clip there are groups of middle aged men using tools of hard labour. This shows that these tools are not meant for children and it’s a children free working environment. Further on in the clip we see that the men are wearing suits or working clothes compared to the children wearing casual clothes. This shows the difference in age where the men are working and the children are dressed in relaxed clothes. The next part of the clip we see the girl getting asked to drive by her career and there is a look of uncertainty on her face. This shows that she’s younger she makes out. The next part we see the girl crashing into her head teacher’s car. We see childish like body language by the girl as she hides behind her dad when she gets out of the car. The next part of the clip shows the career taking the head teacher into an office type room. A teenager wouldn’t use this type of room as the style of interior is very cold. Also in this office was brandy in a decanter. This shows that children wouldn’t be allowed in this room if there is alcohol on show this proves it’s an adult’s only room. Further on in the clip the young girl is told that she has to move away from the house. She reacts very childish to this comment and has a child-like tantrum. The next part of the clip shows the men working again. It shows the age of the men because there are men using adult tools such as drills and shows that these men have skill and experience. The next part shows the girl in her room. It shows the girl’s age as a child as there are props such as magazines, decorated mirrors and teddies. A middle aged woman then walks into the room calling out the girl’s name and has a look of worry on her face. This shows that this woman is showing grandma-like qualities. The last part of the clip shows the career being sarcastic with another man about the land. This shows a childish like quality from the career.

AS Media studies concepts.

Media language:
* Cinematography - mid - shot, birdseye view, long - shot, wide shot, close up shot.
* Editing - Cutting shots, Moving from scene to scene - e.g. fading into the next scene. 
* Sound - Very important when creating a clip/scene. Diagetic sound is originated from source within the films world. Non - diagetic sound is sound that is visible on the screen but not in the films world.
*Mise en scene - setting, location, lighting, costume, make-up, props, blocking, language.

Representation:
Analysing the media language - age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, regional identity, ability/ disability, social/class status.

Audience
 Sound has effect on audiences. e.g. if a scary movie has no sound the film wouldnt be scary.
 Tense sound draws the attention of the audience.

Institutions
Producer - oversees a film project and preserves voice, integrity and vision of the film.
Camera operator - Uses cinematic techniques to operate a camera and captures images to make a film.
Editor - Combines shots together in sequence from one scene to another.
Going to get a question on the film industry in the exam.