Calling Card
The duration of this piece is 2 minutes.
The audience for this film would be 18-40 years old, the interests would be based around solving crimes and criminal activity.
The age certificate for this film would be an 18, this is because of strong language use of weapons and the gore of a body on screen.
The distributor for this film would be Warner Brothers, based on previous films with similar genres to the film e.g. The Dark Knight and Prisoners. These films included detectives, victims and the criminal.
1999- Jake recieves a promotion after a year long case and thyen asigned to the murder case to a student which is linked to other murder cases thought to have satanic implications with no evidence he stuck on the case for 2 years.
2002- He gets a tip off of an old friend which leads him to finding a suspect out in the woods where he finds a man carrying a knife and arrests him after handcuffing him he finds the body of a girl and with frustration kills the man just as back up arrives he escapes a murder sentence but is fired.
2015- Jake recounts the case he was on to two detectives who have to present him with a case file of a murder of which is a replica of his previous case.
Elements which makes it unique, the use of non linear storyline with what happens to the protagonist in the opening. In our film there is a man suffering with alcoholism, it is not a representation of ordinary people, the character is going through a rough period.
Monday, 30 November 2015
Tuesday, 24 November 2015
Research into genre: Crime-Drama
Crime-Drama
A great crime drama follows Todorov's narrative theory
The themes of crime-dramas tend to be realistic,complex and sensitive
the majority of crime-dramas include these types of characters:
Films dealing with crime and its detection are often based
on plays rather than novels. In a courtroom drama, a charge is brought against
one of the main characters, who says that they are innocent. Another major part
is played by the lawyer (in England a barrister) representing the defendant in
court and battling with the public prosecutor. He or she may enlist the
services of a private investigator to find out what really happened and who the
real perpetrator is. However, in most cases it is not clear at all whether the
accused is guilty of the crime or not thus creating suspense.
A great crime drama follows Todorov's narrative theory
- Equilibrum
- Disruption
- Realisation
- Attempt to repair the damage of the disruption
- New Equilibrium
The themes of crime-dramas tend to be realistic,complex and sensitive
the majority of crime-dramas include these types of characters:
- Criminal
- Detective(s)
- Police
- Victim(s)
- Witness(s)
- Spy
- Murder
- Detective
Monday, 23 November 2015
Reviews of similar films
Research into similar films
The Untouchables (1987)
The Untouchables is a crime drama set in the prohibition era in 1920s America. Agent Eliot Ness is a detective that aims to take down gangster Al Capone. Beside the main story Eliot Ness has another story of protecting his family from the gang due to him investigating Al Capone. The main story line is catching Al Capone for tax evasion, Ness and his assembled team try to stop Capone, with also claims of bringing alcohol into the US.
Review:
The Dark Knight (2008)
The Dark Knight is regarded as a crime drama, with a dectective as Batman, a criminal as the Joker and the victims of Gotham City. The film also has a personal drama alongside the main story, in this film Bruce Wayne has the aim of stopping being batman to be with a woman.
Review:
The plot involves nothing more or less than the Joker’s attempts to humiliate the forces for good and expose Batman’ secret identity, showing him to be a poser and a fraud. He includes Gordon and Dent on his target list, and contrives cruel tricks to play with the fact that Bruce Wayne once loved, and Harvey Dent now loves, Assistant D.A. Rachel Dawes . The tricks are more cruel than he realizes, because the Joker doesn’t know Batman’s identity. Heath Ledger has a good deal of dialogue in the movie, and a lot of it isn’t the usual jabs and jests we’re familiar with: It’s psychologically more complex, outlining the dilemmas he has constructed, and explaining his reasons for them.
The Untouchables (1987)
The Untouchables is a crime drama set in the prohibition era in 1920s America. Agent Eliot Ness is a detective that aims to take down gangster Al Capone. Beside the main story Eliot Ness has another story of protecting his family from the gang due to him investigating Al Capone. The main story line is catching Al Capone for tax evasion, Ness and his assembled team try to stop Capone, with also claims of bringing alcohol into the US.
Review:
Superb
performances, exquisite direction and that Ennio Morricone score create
an authentic 1920s Chicago feel and a hugely entertaining crime drama.
The Dark Knight (2008)
The Dark Knight is regarded as a crime drama, with a dectective as Batman, a criminal as the Joker and the victims of Gotham City. The film also has a personal drama alongside the main story, in this film Bruce Wayne has the aim of stopping being batman to be with a woman.
Review:
The plot involves nothing more or less than the Joker’s attempts to humiliate the forces for good and expose Batman’ secret identity, showing him to be a poser and a fraud. He includes Gordon and Dent on his target list, and contrives cruel tricks to play with the fact that Bruce Wayne once loved, and Harvey Dent now loves, Assistant D.A. Rachel Dawes . The tricks are more cruel than he realizes, because the Joker doesn’t know Batman’s identity. Heath Ledger has a good deal of dialogue in the movie, and a lot of it isn’t the usual jabs and jests we’re familiar with: It’s psychologically more complex, outlining the dilemmas he has constructed, and explaining his reasons for them.
Tuesday, 17 November 2015
Research into distribution: Universal
Universal
I suggest that we use Universal Studios to distribute our film as they have a record of producing successful films in similar genres as the one our film we be such as:
Resons to choose Universal:
I suggest that we use Universal Studios to distribute our film as they have a record of producing successful films in similar genres as the one our film we be such as:
- American Gangster
- Alpha Dog
- Miami Vice
- Inside Man
- The Black Dahila
- Scarface
Resons to choose Universal:
- They come with a premade reputation
- Can offer a large budget ( for cast, crew and effects)
- Will attract a larger audience
Research into distribution (Warner Bros)
Resarch into Distributor (Warner Bros)
To distribute our film I would suggest Warner Brothers Pictures. This is because of the previous crime dramas distributed by Warner Brothers, these include Goodfellas, mystic river and the departed.
Warner Brothers pictures started with 4 brothers saving a building that was about to be demolished, here the brothers set up there first film and was their first distribution in 1903 however the brothers continued to produce films untill they introduced more distribution by founding Warner Brothers Pictures in 1923.
Film distribution is making a film available for audiences, and how audiences see it such as online viewing, cinema screenings or subscription TV. This also is important after cinema releases because of DVD, blu-ray releases.
The reasons for choosing Warner Bros:
To distribute our film I would suggest Warner Brothers Pictures. This is because of the previous crime dramas distributed by Warner Brothers, these include Goodfellas, mystic river and the departed.
Warner Brothers pictures started with 4 brothers saving a building that was about to be demolished, here the brothers set up there first film and was their first distribution in 1903 however the brothers continued to produce films untill they introduced more distribution by founding Warner Brothers Pictures in 1923.Film distribution is making a film available for audiences, and how audiences see it such as online viewing, cinema screenings or subscription TV. This also is important after cinema releases because of DVD, blu-ray releases.
The reasons for choosing Warner Bros:
- The reputation of a large company
- Larger budget for cast, crew and equipment in locations.
- Attracts larger audiences
- The company focuses on production and distribution, as the top grossing film produced and distributed by Warner brothers pictures was The Dark Knight (2008), which made over half a million dollars.
Monday, 16 November 2015
Age Rating
Rating18 - Not suitable for people under the age of 18
18 rated films contain:
- very strong violence
- frequent strong language (e.g. 'f***') and / or very strong language (e.g. ‘c***’)
- strong portrayals of sexual activity
- scenes of sexual violence
- strong horror
- strong blood and gore
- real sex (in some circumstances)
- discriminatory language and behaviour
Our film could contain these aspects as it is a crime drama and a big influence on the film is the murder of victim and will show lots of blood as it will allow the audience to connote that a character has been murdered.
Research into genre
Crime Drama- Based around a group or individual trying to solve a crime, usually a murder, robbery or kidnap. The group solving the crime find the criminal by the end of the film. The plots usually have suspense, mystery, red herring or personal drama; Having suspense leads towards a thriller however, the crime aspect still occurs but it is whether the criminal is caught in time or will they escape. Using a mystery the audience do not know certain parts of the puzzle e.g. Why the person was murdered or how the robbery took place. A red herring will trick audiences such as killing the wrong person, or the information given is wrong. Including a personal drama such as a family death or a divorce can lead to a slump in performance.
There are three types of character in a crime drama:
Criminal- The person or group who commit the crime and are under investigation.
Victims- The centre of the first scene, the crime has happen to this character whether they are murdered , mugged or set up.
The ones who solve the crime- The centre of the whole film, who discover who committed the crime. for example police, detectives, special agents etc.
Usually set in a city seen as a dangerous place, also includes courts, police stations and also streets. Effective in large non-fiction cities e.g. Miami, Manchester etc. The crime drama can be more realistic due to the description of location, noise and characters.
There are 5 stages in Torodovs narrative theory for all films:
Crime Drama- Based around a group or individual trying to solve a crime, usually a murder, robbery or kidnap. The group solving the crime find the criminal by the end of the film. The plots usually have suspense, mystery, red herring or personal drama; Having suspense leads towards a thriller however, the crime aspect still occurs but it is whether the criminal is caught in time or will they escape. Using a mystery the audience do not know certain parts of the puzzle e.g. Why the person was murdered or how the robbery took place. A red herring will trick audiences such as killing the wrong person, or the information given is wrong. Including a personal drama such as a family death or a divorce can lead to a slump in performance.
There are three types of character in a crime drama:Criminal- The person or group who commit the crime and are under investigation.
Victims- The centre of the first scene, the crime has happen to this character whether they are murdered , mugged or set up.
The ones who solve the crime- The centre of the whole film, who discover who committed the crime. for example police, detectives, special agents etc.
Usually set in a city seen as a dangerous place, also includes courts, police stations and also streets. Effective in large non-fiction cities e.g. Miami, Manchester etc. The crime drama can be more realistic due to the description of location, noise and characters.
There are 5 stages in Torodovs narrative theory for all films:
- Equilibrium
- Disruption
- Recognition
- Attempt to repair
- Resolution
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