Monday 30 January 2017

Captain America:Civil War

Your chosen movie
1) What film have you chosen? 
Captain America:Civil War
2) Why did you choose this film in particular? 
I chose this film because i have seen about two times and I really enjoyed it so i decided to go with it

Institutional background
Use IMDB to find out the institutions behind your chosen film. Find your film, click on Company Credits and then look for the production company and UK distributor.

1) What was the film studio or production company behind your chosen film? E.g. Warner Brothers, Paramount etc.
The production company behind  Captain America is marvel studios.

2) Who was the distributor for the theatrical release of the film in the UK?



No brand loyalty
1) What genre does your chosen film fit into?
Action, Thriller and adventure

2) How can you tell it fits that genre? Be specific with reference to the trailer.
There are a lot of chases and gun shot scenes

3) Does your chosen film have any stars or a director that are known for that particular genre?
Chris Evans is well known for action movies such as Captain America trilogy. 
It’s all a matter of timing
1) What was the UK release date for your chosen film?
29 April 2016

2) When did the first trailer appear on YouTube for your movie? Find the earliest example you can and embed it in your blog.
Published on Nov 24, 2015

3) What other examples of marketing (teaser trailers, main trailers, newspaper or TV interviews etc.) can you find for your chosen film from before the film’s release date?
There were a few teaser trailers that were dropped before the main trailer for example there was one featuring spider-man



It’s a social thing
1) What was the word-of-mouth like for your chosen film? If you can’t find tweets (probably blocked) use the IMDB user review rating or the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer rating to judge whether the public have given the movie a good review.                 

2) Find three quotes (no more than 25 words each) from user reviews of your movie to create a picture of what the public reaction to the film has been. Post them on your blog.
'A really well put together movie, on par with quality we expect of Marvel' 

 ' In conclusion this was an extremely enjoyable action movie. All the fights and effects are extremely well done and very exciting as we've come to expect from Marvell in recent years.'

'Every character gets screen time to develop an opinion on the issue that divides the ranks of the Avengers. Their conclusions feel natural to the character's experiences and therefore their motivations feel genuine.'


Risky business
Use IMDB to find out the box office records for your chosen film. Find your film, click on Company Credits and then Box Office/Business. You may want to use the excellent website Box Office Mojo to find out the budget and box office success for the film.

1) What was the original budget for your chosen film?
250 million USD

2) How much money did the film make in the opening weekend?
$180 million

3) How much money has the film made in total? (Look for the subheading ‘Gross’ which has the total box-office earnings listed).
408,080,554

4) For a film to be considered a box office success, it needs to make at least two-and-a-half times the budget in box office takings. Using this method, was the film you have chosen a success? (Or, if it's a recent release, do you expect it to be a box office success?)
Yes, Captain America Civil war was a box office success as it made more than two and a half times the budget.



Stars in their eyes
Research the stars and director for your chosen film.

1) What films has the director previously directed? Are they in the same or similar genres?
The director, Joss Whedon has made a lot of similar movies such as avengers and Avengers Age of Ultron.

2) Who is the main star in the film?
The main star is Chris Evans3) What other films has the main star appeared in? Are any of the films similar to the one you are researching?
He has appeared in Fantastic 4 and the Avengers movies which are all really similar and avengers has a link to captain America

4) Are the stars or the director or writer mentioned in the trailer for the film?
Yes they are all mentioned right at the end of the trailer

Thursday 19 January 2017

NCIS Analysis

Kong: Skull Island






Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy and Scientific.

Narrative: The story line clearly shows a group of scientist along with a group of soldiers heading towards am Island crawling with prehistoric animals. This fits all the genres perfectly.

Character: The characters are recognised very widely as they are some of Hollywood's greatest actors such as Sam L Jackson and Tom Hiddleston this alone will attract a lot of people as they have some outstanding and award winning movies. Also the movie includes the classic King Kong which is a giant ape and like the last movie he seems interested in the girl who is starring in the movie.

Iconography  Their is plenty of iconography as you can see in the trailer there are gunshots bombs violence, running, screaming. All of these are typical of a action movie and also typical of a King Kong.

Setting: Although the trailer is only 2 minutes long but in the 2 minutes you can clearly tell that they are on an island searching for something also at the start of the trailer you can see that they are also in a lab at at the start which adds into the scientific genre.




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Genre: Horror


Narrative: The story line clearly shows that there is an old blind man who is being robbed by three younger teenagers. But the quick robbery turns into a murder scene.

Character: The characters are not really that well known as they have only appeared in about 1 or 2 well known movies. The story-line is not that typical for a horror story either as most horror stories include maybe a young boy or girl being targeted by a demon or a group of friends being killed one by one.

Iconography: Their is not really that much iconography in this movie as it is based in a house but there is one point in the trailer where there is a gunshot these could lead to more bigger iconography in the movie. There is a lot of shouting which would link to the genre of this movie being a horror movie.

Setting: The setting as you can see in the trailer is based in the house of the old man this is typical for some horror movies as a lot of them are based in a house but at the start of the movie you can see that they are in someone else house most likely one of the teenagers house.








Genre: Scientific, Fantasy and action.

Narrative: The story line clearly is that there is a doctor who gets into an accident damaging his hands and it looks like he finds a mystical way to heal himself.

Character: The characters in this movie are typical of Hollywood they have been in some good movies especially the star Benedict Cumberbach. The characters in the trailer are typical of marvel as there is a normal person who turns into a hero.

Iconography: There is not alot of iconography in this movie there is alot of action but not much gunfire or violence there is a car crash in the beginning which shows how he damaged his hands in the first place this is some form of iconography.

Setting:  The setting looks like it is based somewhere in mountains but at the start there is a scene where he is in his house with his wife and a scene of him in the hospital too which shows him with a patient.