Wednesday, 8 December 2010

Appropriate fonts...HT

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This site will help us choose the right and appropriate font to use for our advertisement of our film. It offers a 3 point guide on how to choose and apply the most appropriate font for the genre of film.
  1. The size of font would allow direct variation of attention to a advert
  2. Colours, these are usually linked to emotion, these would help tell the audience the genre of the film in a subtle way
  3. Typeface these need to be practical and easy to read

Let Me In Poster


Eden Lake Poster AM


Blair Witch Project Poster.. AM


Friday the 13th Poster AM


Wednesday, 1 December 2010

Hammer Film Productions

http://www.hammerfilms.com/

  • Film company based in UK
  • Founded in 1934 and is best known for a series of Gothic 'Hammer Horror' films (mid 1950s - 1970s)
  • Low budgets, but none the less appeared lavish, making use of quality British actors and cleverly designed sets
  • Hammer dominated the horror film market, enjoying worldwide distribution and considerable financial success

Early history (1935 to 1937) - Hammer Productions

  • November 1934, William Hinds, registered his own film company (Hammer Productions Ltd)
  • 10 May 1935 - formed film distribution company Exclusive Films
  • Hammer produced a further four films distributed by Exclusive: The Mystery of the Marie Celeste (1936), Song of Freedom (1936), Sporting Love (1937), The Bank Messenger Mystery (1936)
  • A slump in the British film industry forced Hammer into bankruptcy and the company went into liquidation in 1937
  • Exclusive however, survived and on 20 July 1937 purchased the leasehold and continued to distribute films made by other companies

Resurrection (1938 to 1955) - Hammer Film Productions

  • In 1946, James Carreras rejoined the company after demobilisation
  • He resurrected Hammer as the film production arm of Exclusive with a view to supplying 'quota-quickies' - cheaply made domestic films designed to fill gaps in cinema schedules and support more expesnive features
  • During production of 'Dick Barton Strikes Back' (1948) it became apparent that the company could save a considerable amount of money by shooting in country houses rather than studios

The birth of Hammer Horror

  • Hammer consolidated their success by turning their most successful horror films into series
  • Six sequels to The Curse of Frankenstein (1959) were produced between 1959 and 1974
  • The Revenge of Frankenstein (1959)
  • The Evil of Frankenstein (1964)
  • Frankenstein Created Woman (1967)
  • Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)
  • The Horror of Frankenstein (1970)
  • Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)
  • Hammer also produced eight other Dracula films between 1960 and 1974
  • The Brides of Dracula (1960)
  • Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)
  • Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)
  • Taste the Blood of Dracula (1969)
  • Scars of Dracula (1970)
  • Dracula AD (1972)
  • The Satanicf Rites of Dracula (1973)
  • The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)

Eden Lake (2008) IMDb research and facts... AM

'Refusing to let anything spoil their romantic weekend break, a young couple confront a gang of loutish youths with terrifyingly brutal consequences.'

Director: James Watkins

Writer: James Watkins

Storyline: Nursery teacher Jenny and her boyfriend Steve, escape for a romantic weekend away. Steve, planning to propose, has found an idyllic setting: a remote lake enclosed by woodlands and seemingly deserted. The couple's peace is shattered when a gang of obnoxious kids encircles their campsite. Reveling in provoking the adults, the gang steals the couple's belongings and vandalizes their car leaving them completely stranded. When Steve confronts them, tempers flare and he suffers a shocking and violent attack. Fleeing for help, Jenny is subject to a brutal and relentless game of cat-and-mouse as she desperately tries to evade her young pursuers and find her way out of the woods.

Taglines: 'A weekend by the lake, with a view to die for'

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA): Rated R for strong brutal violence, persuasive language, some nudity and brief drug use

Uk and Ireland: 18

Production Co: Rollacoaster films, Aramid Entertainment Fund

Runtime: 91 mins

Our Filming Progress CA

We were filming the beginning to our trailer but all didn't go quite as planned. It ended up that the time of day was too early so the light was too bright for the atmosphere that we wanted to create. Also there were many artistic differences between the actors and the directors. The weather didn't help the situation as it was so cold and all the waiting around made everyone cold and angry with eachother. So all in all we need to re think throught our plan and add more detail to it.