Has CGI destroyed narrative cinema?
films : Transformers (19th June 2009), Avatar (17th December 2009), The Matrix Revolutions (5th November 2003) and The Thing (26th August 1982)
Showing how most modern day block busters rely on CGI and special effects to generate an audience, they concentrate more on special effects then the narrative of the film. Does this lack of narrative lead to a less gripping cinematic experience. The thing was one of the last films that used models instead of computer generated images.
Tuesday 6 July 2010
Friday 2 July 2010
Genre and Auteur
Genre
-Horror (the contrast between American and British horror films)
-Si-Fi (How special effects could have made science fiction films more believable and overall more enjoyable or have science fiction films decreased in quality because of special effects)
-Action films (James bond, how this franchise has survived for 30 years)
-Romantic comedy's (How this is traditionally more of a British dominated genre with, love actually, 4 weddings and many more)
-Teen movies (Archetypes in teen movies and how important they are at representing real life students)
Auteur
What is an Auteur
An Auteur is an Author or in this case a director who has his own recognisable style for example, Tim Burton uses Johnny Depp in most of his films to represent the outsider. He also remakes a lot of classic British stories for example, Charlie and the chocolate factory and Alice in wonderland. He remakes these films with a sinister darker side to them. His style of film making is completely original to him, his films are instantly recognisable as his movies.
Draft Questios
How Guillermo del Toro represents children in his films, how they are always orphans, how they are almost a link into innocence for adults.
The devils back bone, Pans labyrinth and hell boy (maybe show the contrast between his smaller budget and higher budget films.)
-Horror (the contrast between American and British horror films)
-Si-Fi (How special effects could have made science fiction films more believable and overall more enjoyable or have science fiction films decreased in quality because of special effects)
-Action films (James bond, how this franchise has survived for 30 years)
-Romantic comedy's (How this is traditionally more of a British dominated genre with, love actually, 4 weddings and many more)
-Teen movies (Archetypes in teen movies and how important they are at representing real life students)
Auteur
What is an Auteur
An Auteur is an Author or in this case a director who has his own recognisable style for example, Tim Burton uses Johnny Depp in most of his films to represent the outsider. He also remakes a lot of classic British stories for example, Charlie and the chocolate factory and Alice in wonderland. He remakes these films with a sinister darker side to them. His style of film making is completely original to him, his films are instantly recognisable as his movies.
Draft Questios
How Guillermo del Toro represents children in his films, how they are always orphans, how they are almost a link into innocence for adults.
The devils back bone, Pans labyrinth and hell boy (maybe show the contrast between his smaller budget and higher budget films.)
Thursday 1 July 2010
Film Tech
What is it?
-New formats - blu ray, VHS, DVD (format wars and how the victorious format impacts the film industry.
-New special effects.
-3D (different ways in which the audience can enjoy and consume cinema)
-New methods of filming (How Avatar lead to the creation of a whole new cinematic camera)
-Film sound, surround sound, stereo
-Green screen and motion capture (How these new inventions have changed cinema)
-Advances in make up and costume
-New methods of distribution and exhibition (Internet premier and the digital screen)
Harry Haussen
Was extremely important to the film industry, he invented stop motion animation which changed the way films were created and how special effects were used ever. With out his invention we wouldn't have the animations and cartoons we have today or the special effects.
Does advancements in cinematic technology make films more satisfying and better then older films?
Possible films for this title would be, Avatar, King Kong and the original king kong
-New formats - blu ray, VHS, DVD (format wars and how the victorious format impacts the film industry.
-New special effects.
-3D (different ways in which the audience can enjoy and consume cinema)
-New methods of filming (How Avatar lead to the creation of a whole new cinematic camera)
-Film sound, surround sound, stereo
-Green screen and motion capture (How these new inventions have changed cinema)
-Advances in make up and costume
-New methods of distribution and exhibition (Internet premier and the digital screen)
Harry Haussen
Was extremely important to the film industry, he invented stop motion animation which changed the way films were created and how special effects were used ever. With out his invention we wouldn't have the animations and cartoons we have today or the special effects.
Does advancements in cinematic technology make films more satisfying and better then older films?
Possible films for this title would be, Avatar, King Kong and the original king kong
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