Working title films is a British film company based in London. The company was founded in 1983 by Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe. Some of the most popular films they have made include Shaun of the Dead, Ali G in da House, Bridget Jones, Johnny English and Notting Hill. Some of Britain's most well known actors star in many of these films including Rowan Atkinson, Simon Pegg, Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts.
They started off as a very small company but their recent films Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Senna received 14 Bafta nominations between them. The films Paul and Atonement have also received award nominations. Four Weddings and a Funeral released in 1994 helped gather a lot of attention of working title films as it was one of their early hits grossing 244 million dollars at the box office.
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Monday, 6 February 2012
Sunday, 29 January 2012
Defintions
The Hyperdermic Needle Model
This is a model of communications, sometimes reffered to as the "magic bullet" perspective is the idea that the message sent is fully received by the receiver. The hypodermic needle theory meant that mass media had a direct, immediate and powerful effect on their audiences. It was involved with the fast rise in televison an radio in the the 1940's and 50's and was also used in properganda duying world war II. People received 100% of what they were meant to receive.
Synergy
When two things are combined so that the total force is greater. The relationship between two products of media that improve the exposure of each other. I suppose this could be used as a form of advertising on things like small blogs if you put a link to someone elses work or blog.
This is a model of communications, sometimes reffered to as the "magic bullet" perspective is the idea that the message sent is fully received by the receiver. The hypodermic needle theory meant that mass media had a direct, immediate and powerful effect on their audiences. It was involved with the fast rise in televison an radio in the the 1940's and 50's and was also used in properganda duying world war II. People received 100% of what they were meant to receive.
Synergy
When two things are combined so that the total force is greater. The relationship between two products of media that improve the exposure of each other. I suppose this could be used as a form of advertising on things like small blogs if you put a link to someone elses work or blog.
Sunday, 4 December 2011
Sunday, 13 November 2011
Defintions
Hegemony: The dominace and leadership of one social group
Ideology: Ideas and beliefs based upon the needs of group and classes, can be politically motivated.
Representation: something that represents a belief, object or group etc. e.g. a drawing to represent a person.
Stereotype: prejudging someone on their looks, beliefs or position in society about how they behave and act and placing them in a group.often based on first opinion, for example all people who have hoods have the intention of breaking the law.
Ideology: Ideas and beliefs based upon the needs of group and classes, can be politically motivated.
Representation: something that represents a belief, object or group etc. e.g. a drawing to represent a person.
Stereotype: prejudging someone on their looks, beliefs or position in society about how they behave and act and placing them in a group.often based on first opinion, for example all people who have hoods have the intention of breaking the law.
Sunday, 6 November 2011
How does lost fit the conventions of a tv drama?
Lost is a drama about a plane crash on a mysterious island, the characters have to work togethor to try and save each other. In eposode one the main character, jack, wakes up in the jungle. Seeing as he is a qualified doctor he helps the injured and even helps a pregant passenger. He then meets another important character called kate who helps stitch up his wound on his back. They then travel through a valley in search of the cockpit of the plane to find an important radio to rescue them, they find the cockpit and inside they locate the radio and find one of the pilots is still alive. However the pilot is then killed by an unknown creature/animal in the jungle.
It fits many conventions of a tv drama, the program is in a series. It has plost that run throughout eposides and series. The main plot or narrative continues and is resolved at the end of the season. Key characters and plotlines are carried over in to the next series.
The same setting is used each week, the island they are trapped on. This is common in tv drama as the setting is not the main focus, although in lost it could be argued that the setting is most important.
A lot of music is used in lost to aid the affects of the drama that are used. for example at the start of eposode 1, the character jack is lying in some bushes and as he realises his situation and gets closer and closer to the scene of the crash the music builds and builds until he finds the wrecked plane and the injured passengers. This was sone to create a lot on tension and it worked.
The characters in lost stay the same each week which keeps the story lines regular.
Overall lost fits most of the conventions of a regualr tv drama although most aren't set on a remote jungle island!
Louis Hyde. Media Studies
It fits many conventions of a tv drama, the program is in a series. It has plost that run throughout eposides and series. The main plot or narrative continues and is resolved at the end of the season. Key characters and plotlines are carried over in to the next series.
The same setting is used each week, the island they are trapped on. This is common in tv drama as the setting is not the main focus, although in lost it could be argued that the setting is most important.
A lot of music is used in lost to aid the affects of the drama that are used. for example at the start of eposode 1, the character jack is lying in some bushes and as he realises his situation and gets closer and closer to the scene of the crash the music builds and builds until he finds the wrecked plane and the injured passengers. This was sone to create a lot on tension and it worked.
The characters in lost stay the same each week which keeps the story lines regular.
Overall lost fits most of the conventions of a regualr tv drama although most aren't set on a remote jungle island!
Louis Hyde. Media Studies
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