Grand BudaPest Hotel

TASK 1 

What is Indian Paintbrush and who owns it?
Indian paint brush is a company owned by Steven M. Rales and the company gives money to production companies to help fund films (a lot of the films which it funds are Wes Anderson films Which company 

What is Fox Searchlight a subsiduary of?
20th century fox

Which type of films do Fox Searchlight distribute?   

They are all typically independent and british films.
  

Which two countries financed the film?
Britain and germany 

What did Anderson use instead of CGI (computer generated imagery)?

he used stop start Moudling instead of special effects to make everything looking more real

Where did the inspiration for the Hotel come from?
inspired by the writings of Stefan Zweig.

Which film festival opened with The Grand Budapest Hotel?
64 th Berlin film festival international  

Alexanre Desplat wrote the score, which major Hollywood films has he worked on? 

Godzila
Harry potter 

How many awards has the film won?
5

Initially how many cinemas did the film open on in the US?
4

How much did it average per cinema? 
200,000$

The film was released on Ultraviolet BluRay, what does this enable consumers to do?
You can watch it on a series of different platforms, So you can watch it on blu ray players as well as normal dvd players. 

Which two countries financed the

Which companies do not support Ultraviolet?
Walt Disney 
Apple 
Amazon 

What complaints did Ultraviolet encounter when it launched? 
It can not be played on iOS, amazon instant
limited content 
Restriction on use 
Black market 
Confusing process

Task 2 - comprehension

Edward Norton - Henckles 
Owen wilsion - M.Chuck 
Ralph Feinnes - M.gustav H 
Tony Revolori - Zero 
Jeff Goldbloom - deputy kovacs
Tilda Swinton - Madam D
Adrien Bordy - Dimitri 
Saoirse Ronan - Agatha
Jason schwarzman - M jean 
Willem dafoe - jopling 
Harvey Keiitel - Ludwig
Bill murray - M.ivan 
mattieu amalric - serge X
F.Murray Abraham - Mr Moustafa 
Lee Seydoux - clotilde  
Tom wilkison - Author 
Bob Balaban - M.Martin 

Where did scouting for a hotel take place?
Central Europe
Which location did the production team eventually use?
Gorlitz
Did they film on location or on a sound stage?
on location
Where were the production offices located?
Top floor of the hotel 
Top floor of the setHow did they film the 60's and 30's hotel?
They made the 60's sets first and they pealed it away to reveal the 30's set
Where did inspiration for the hotel's interior come from?
He was inspired by what he saw in the library of congress and the european hotels 
it was a inspearation was from european hotelsHow many extras did it take to fill the loby?
150

Task 3 
5 secretes to the films success 

1) selling merchandise on ebay , products such as fake moustaches, wax and bow ties 

2)  Unique Promotions - they toured a large scale model of the hotel to theatres around the world

3) they made videos and recipes so people that had watched the film can bake their own mendls cakes  

4) due to the success of moon rise kingdom younger audiences were attracted to the idea of the grand buda pest hotel 

5)The film is asscesible to audiences 
   

Representation Of Sexuality

Representation of ethnicity in spooks

In this essay I am going to be talking how ethnicity is represented in a clip from spooks. Mostly focusing on Danny who's is a Spy and is black and also a terrorist in the background who is Arab. 

The mise en scene represents ethnicity in the clip from spooks. First of all Danny is a spy which is un stereotypical for a black person as they are represented to be un wealthy and not have very good jobs. As he is a spy he is wearing smart dress this is un stereotypical for a black person as they are normally represented as wearing hoodies and trainers. The terrorist in the background is Arab, which is a common stereotype for a terrorist, and Arab. He is wearing a stereotypical terrorist costume a black robe where the whole body and face is covered this is another way which ethnicity is represented for Arabs. Also the main bad person in the clip is wearing a suit he comes across as a stereo typical terrorist leader another way which ethnicity of Arabs is represented in the clip. 

The editing in the clip from spooks reprints ethnicity. When Danny is in the camera the cuts are sharper and quicker this represents his bravery and how he his strong willed. This is stereotypical for a black person as they are stereotypically known to be brave and not to show emotion. When Danny gets shot it goes to a scene of a white mine who starts to cry he comes across to be the boss of Danny. He starts crying and the cuts become slower and less sharp this represents the white man to be weaker and can't hide emotion. This is stereotypical as white people are stereotypically known to be weaker than black people. This is a binary opposite to black people.

Camera work is a way which ethnicity is represented in the clip. An example of this is when Danny is in focus on the camera and is talking, the camera shakes to show his nerves. This shows that he is scared but trying to hide his emotions. This is stereotypical representation of ethnicity but also un stereotypical because it shows that he is hiding his emotions which is stereotypical of a black person, but also un stereotypical as it shows nerves but black people are stereotypically represented as brave. Another way ethnicity is represented in the clip is through the camera angles. When the camera is on the terrorist the angle is low so you are looking up at him showing that he has the power. This is stereotypical for a terrorist. When the camera is on Danny the the angle is high so you are looking down on him. This is stereotypical as black people are stereotypically looked down on by other races because they are represented as poor and live in 3rd world un developed countries. 

Sound is another way which ethnicity is represented in the clip from spooks. 

non-Diegetic sound is used in the clip, first of all there are gun sounds which come from the Arab terrorist which is a stereotypical representation of ethnicity as terrorist are associated with weapons such as guns. Danny Mumbles a prayer to himself which shows that he is religious and soulful which is a common representation of black people. 

There is also diabetic sound, which represent ethnicity. After Danny gets shot the Muslim call to prayer starts to play which represents Arabs ethnicity as them being terrorist which is a common stereotype of Muslims. The music which is playing is tense which is a showing a hatred between black people and Arab people, almost a clash of cultures who have ideological differences. This is stereotypical as certain races are know to hate each other. 

Questions that will be asked in the exam - on the Avengers

- the issues raised by media ownership in contemporary media practice
The avengers is made by marvel studios this influences its potential success as it is a big company which is well known for its films that it has made before so people who have watched and liked films made by marvel studios will want to go and watch it. Also because they are a big company they will have a higher budget to work with so the film will be better. 
- the importance of cross media convergence and synergy in production, distribution and marketing 
All the other films made by marvel studios link into the avengers such as the hulk and iron man. This is a marketing scheme to make people go and watch the film. Because if someone has seen all the marvel films for the characters in the avengers they would want to go and watch this film. This is an example of a synergy. Also disney distributed the film this is an example of an convergence and this would have brought more attention to the film. 
- the technologies that have been introduced in recent years at the levels of production, distribution, marketing and exchange
Because of the different technologies such as 3D, films are now filmed in 3D more now and scenes in a film are purposely there for the 3D. For example in the avengers there are scenes were and object/character comes close to the camera if watching in 3D it would come out of the screen. Also because of Streaming software such as Netflix people now do not buy DVDS as much as it is much cheaper to watch the film on love film or Netflix for example.
- the significance of proliferation in hardware and content for institutions and audience
Film companies have had to change the way they work because of being able to watch and stream films easily on PC, consoles and Phones. When making the avengers they would of had to change the way they make the film so the film can be seen on a small phone screen and a PC screen so more people can watch it. More people will now watch films on there phone and laptops due to the easy accessibility. This means for a film like avengers a large amount of the views of the film will not be from the cinema they will be from people watching the film on there phones/PCs using a streaming site like Netflix.
- the importance of technological convergence for institutions and audiences
Different editing software has came in to help the film industry such as better special effects software for the films so in avengers software like this would have been used a lot. Also better quality cameras such as the IMAX cameras have been developed to improve the quality of films. Also you camera which allow you to shoot in 3D have been developed these camera would have been used to shoot the avengers. 
-the ways in which the candidates’ own experiences of media consumption illustrate wider patterns and trends of audience behaviour. 
Overall the developments in film industry are bad and good. They are good because films are being made at a better quality and people can view them and enjoy them in different ways. People can also view films anywhere they want now through there phone or laptop and on streaming services such as Netflix it is a lot easier to watch films. It is also bad because of streaming services like Netflix people don't feel the need to go to the cinema anymore so film companies are losing out on money. This is bad as the need this money to carry on making high quality films and develop them further.So for the film avengers made by marvel studios there is a good side and a bad side more people will be watching the film because they can watch it anywhere and cheaply through services like netflix. But because less people are going to the cinema they are loosing out on money and will develop there films and quality of film at a slower pace. 

Regional identity

Scottish
Accents - Strong glaswison accent
Location - setting - rough streets of glasglow, pubs, endibrough architecture 
Slang - 'wee'=small 
Clothes - Kilts, clothes with a tartan print. 
Pastimes - bag pipes, eating hagis, drinking larger
Attitudes/behaviour - aggressive behaviour

Liverpool 
Accents - Whinging accent people find it annoying and that it sounds rough. 
Location - council houses, antisocial behaviour 
Slang - y'alright= are you alright  
Clothes - Track suits, and caps 
Pastimes - watch football, shop lifting 
Attitudes/behaviour - aggressive, always want to fight.

Newcastle
Accents - gerodie, speak very quick
Location - clubs, busy, towns
Slang - ‘Wheyy aye mann’=hello
Clothes - Tight clothes, designer brands
Pastimes - Partying, drinking, football
Attitudes/behaviour - Confident, argumentative 


Yorkshire 
Accents - Farmer 

Location - Hills, farms, villages small, vintage 
Slang - 'come t' pub'
Clothes - Scruffy, old, vintage, dirty
Pastimes- Farming, fishing
Attitudes/behaviour - friendly, nice

Birmingham 
Accents - Brummie
Location - City, busy 
Slang - 'like' 
Clothes - football, shirts, tracksutis, hoodies
Pastimes - Clubbing, shopping
Attitudes/behaviour - rough

Welsh
Accents - different, unusual, Longwords 
Location - country, fields with cows and sheep 
Slang - ‘Jolch’=thank-you
Clothes - Rugby shirts 
Pastimes - play rugby 
Attitudes/behaviours - Friendly 

Irish
Accents - classic accent, strong
location - Cities and country side 
Slang - 'top of the morning to ya' 
Clothes - green clothes 
Pastimes - drink guinness,play rugby   
Attitudes/behaviours - Loud, happy, aggressive 

London 
Accents - Polite but loud 
Location - Big shops, Big cities 
Slang - 'In it' in stead of isn't it 
Clothes - Designer clothes, suits 
Pastimes - Shopping, parties, going out for dinner
Attitudes/Behaviours - Rushed, polite, 

Essex 
Accents - Loud, confident, outstanding 
Location - Lots of shops
Slang - 'Omg' like' 'Shut up'
Clothes - Fake tan, tight clothes 
Pastimes - Parties, shopping, hosting parties
Attitudes/Behaviours - Friendly, bitchy, Two faced

• Attitudes/ behaviour