Run Lola Run

Run Lola Run directed by Tom Tykwer is a german film which was made in 1998.It is about a women called Lola who needs to get 100,000 marks in 20 minutes to save her boyfriends life who is a small time criminal who has lost the 1000,000 marks which belongs to his boss.The film is divided into 3 parts.It shows how different choices can have very different outcomes.

I enjoyed the film because its fast. Alot of things happen in it and there was not any dull moments.The film was interesting and made you want to know what was going to happen.

Goodbye lenin (2003) is a german film directed by Wolfgang Becker.It is about a man called Alex Kerner who lives with his sister who is called Ariane,his mother called christiane and Arianes child called paula.His father fled to the west.christiane tells her children that the father left them for another woman but we find out near the end that she had lied.Christiane suffers a heart attack and falls into a coma.When she wakes up from her coma alot has changed.The berlin wall falls which his mother was against,his sister dropped out of university to work in burger king and Alex falls inlove with a nurse.

I thought the film was really good.I liked how it was based on a real historical event.

Comparing films-Sweet sixteen,from London to brighton and Bullet boy

Sweet sixteen (2002) is about a scottish teenager called liam he sells cigarettes instead of going to school.His mum is in prison for a crime she didnt commit.Liam steals drugs from his step father to sell to make more quicker so he can get a place for him and his mum.

from london to brighton (2006) is about a pimp called derek who has to get a young girl for one of his clients.he gets a prositute called kelly to find one.she finds an 11 yearold runaway called joanne.it goes wrong and the man ended up being killed.The mans son stuart forces derek to find the girls.

Bullet boy (2004) is about a man called ricky who trys to staighten out his life after he comes out of prison for assault.his is picked up from prison by his friend wisdom who accidently breaks a wind mirror which belongs to the leader of a local gang.

Similarities- They are all british films
Independant low budget films
They all have someone dying in them



Differences-The storyline
In from london to brighton joanne gets a good life at the end

What social scenarios are explored within each film?

How is crime portrayed in each film?

In what ways are people deprived in each film? Joanne doesnt have a home or family
liam-
Ricky-

What opportunites are available to the main characters in each of the films?
From london to brighton-joanne can go live with her grandma
Sweet sixteen-
Bullet boy-

How are criminals portrayed within each of the films?
From london to brighton-
Sweet sixteen-
Bullet boy-
Can the protagonists(lead characters) escape from the situation they are in? fron london to brighton-she gets a good life at the end with her grandma,bullet boy-he gets killed at the end and sweet sixteen-he kills his step dad before walking into the water we dont see what happens to him.

What punishments do characters recieve for their crimes in each of the film? from london to brighton-the pimp derek gets killed so does the man who wanted young girls.
In sweet sixteen-liams friend gets killed for stealing a car and driving it through the mans work place.
Bullet boy-wisdom gets killed for shotting at gang and killing the leaders dog.

How is violence portrayed within each of the films?

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1)Why are there no viable arts/independent cinemas in many areas? Why/how is Southampton able to sustain the Picturehouse (Harbour Lights).

There are not as many independent films for almost all film exhibitioners for example Odeon and cineworld which are owned by the film companies for example paramount, twentieth century fox which distribute all there films which leaves no room for British independent film. Cinemas such as the picturehouse aka harbour lights show mainly independent British films in contrast to bigger cinemas picturehouse only has two screens.

2) What is the relationship between movie going and video/dvd/blu-ray hire/sales?

A few years ago films would make more in the cinema than on video and dvd. Contemporary audiences now would rather wait to buy a film on dvd and watch it in the comfort of there own home.dvd quality has improved over the years so you can get the same quality as you would as home. Box office takings are all not about the cinema now, half of the money made by a film is down to DVD sales and merchandise.

3) What does the programming of the Sky movie channels and Film Four respectively say about the relationship between pay television, niche marketing and consumer behaviour?

With sky movies and film four there are movies on 24/7 and there’s also chose of different genres to watch. In between films there are trailers for the new films coming out and there are niche marketing schemes which promote a new released film. In these niche marketing schemes, there are exclusive clips and interviews with cast members.

4) What is the most appropriate response Contemporary British Cinema can make to Hollywood dominance.

British cinema should show more independent british films and not show as many Hollywood films.

5) Should British films be distinctive at the expense of profitability if profitable at the expense of distinctiveness?

6) Is it possible for British films to be both distinctive and profitable? If so, how ?(please use examples in your response)

In order for a British film to be distinctive and profitable, the film needs to be advertised more and seen as a more interesting film than a Hollywood film. Most independent British films don’t make it into the big British screens such as ODEON and Cineworld, so if more British films were in these cinemas are shown once a week, there might be a chance these films profit.

DISTRIBUTION QUESTIONS

1) How has Hollywood come to dominate world markets?

Is cinema dead?

For cinema being dead:

• Orange wednesdays two for one.They have to do a deal to get people to go to the cinema otherwise not as many people would go if the deal wasnt on.
• The introduction of 3D shows that they have to do something which the audience cant experience at home
• The internet-people saying they dont like the film on forums so people dont think its worth spending money to go watch it as they believe what they read.
• Some films make more money on dvds than cinema for example the film waterworld
• Average ticket price has risen by 7.7 per cent which shows not many people are attending the cinema so they have to raise the price to make money.in 2007 in america adverage ticket price for an adult was $10.37 and in 2008 $11.17.
  
  In 1946-31.5million attended
  
  1970s-1 million
  
  1990s-26.5 thousand to 38 million between 1996 and 2000
  
  2000-27 million
  
• This shows not as many people are attending the cinema as they used to because in 1946 they wasnt as much to do as there is now.
  
• Cinema banning people from bringing in food so they have to buy food in the cinema which cost too much so people wont want to go.
  
• Also seeing the same stars everywhere may put people off watching a film.
• lovefilm-this is where they send you a film and you send it back.This is cheaper than going to the cinema
• website to download films are easy to access
  
  Against cinema being dead:
• The introduction of 3D and special effects have got more people into the cinema because they cant get the same experience at home.

British Cinema-Shaun of the Dead

what year was the film released in the uk? 9 April 2004

what year was the film released internationally? 24 September 2004 in the United States

what genre would you consider this film to be? Romantic Zombie Comedy

Did this film cater to an increase in the popularity of this genre or was it trailblazing?

who directed the film? Edgar Wright

who was the producer of the film? Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Nira Park

Are all of the above british citizens? All of them are british apart from Tim Bevan who is from New Zealand

Which production companies were involved in the film and where are they based? Studio Canel,Working Title Films

who funded the film? indepedantly funded

Which studio was the film made in?is this a British studio? StudioCanal, Working Title Films, WT2 Productions, Big Talk Productions

How was the film publicised in the uk?

Was the film marketed in terms of the stars in the film? Simon pegg and Nick frost were both in Hot Fuzz together

Are there are international stars in the film?

How was the film marketed in the UK?

How was the film marketed internationally?

Was the film a success in the UK?

Was this film successful in the rest of Europe? US $3.3 million

Was the film successful internationally? The film has earned just over $30 million worldwide in box office receipts since its release

What were the opening weekend figures for the film in the UK? UK it took in £1.6 million at 307 cinemas on its opening weekend

When did the film open in the UK?

Which companies distributed this film in the UK? United International Pictures (UIP) (2004) (UK) (theatrical) Universal Home Entertainment (2004) (UK) (DVD)

Which companies distributed this film internationally?

How did the producers attract an audience to this film?

Hollywood Case Study

Pre Production and Production
Avatar(2009) is a science fiction film which was written and directed by James Cameron.He began writing Avatar in 1994 he wrote a 80-page script for it.Filming was supposed to happen after Cameron finished Titanic 1997 but because the necessary equipment was not avaliable .Work on the lanuage of the film began in 2005 and in 2006 he started developing the script.

The characters in the film are easy to understand as is the storyline.We find out from the start what is going to happen and why.

Avatar was budgeted at $237 million.$50 million was estimated to be paid to actors.Avatar became the highest-grossing film of all time which was $595,752,416 (USA).James Cameron made 8 million.

Production Companies involved: Twentieth Century-Fox film Film Corporation,Dune Entertainment,Giant Studios,Ingenious Film Partners and Lightstorm Entertainment.

The genre is Action,Adventure and Sci-fi there is also a romance involved so it appeals to alot of different audiences. The Imax also helped to sell the film.

The song "I see you" in Avatar was by Leona Lewis. This helps the film as she is a popular singer so her fans will want to go see it if she is singing in it.

Distribution

Distribution company-Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation,20th Century Fox,Bonton Film,Odeon

ways in which Avatar was marketed-posters,trailers,internet

merchandising-From the 11th December 2009 until December 31 2009 Mcdonalds gave away 6 different avatar character toys away with happy meals in the USA.This helped to promote the film as McDonalds is a very popular fast food restaurant.The toys also light up so it would make the children want to have one.

other merchandising to promote the film-Avatar:the game (for xbox 360,playstation 3,wii,Nintendo DS,Sony PSP, and Pc) ,t-shirts,tops,backpacks and bags.

number of countries which Avatar was shown in-

Exhibition

Date of release - 17th December 2009 (uk)

Number of Screens used for the opening weekend-

Box office takings for the opening weekend- $77 million

Length of time on release in cinemas-Avatar is still showing in cinemas