WWW:
Very good links
Was simple and effective
Limited Text
Well selected images
Some media terminology
Spoke about Villain
Spoke about User Generated content.
EBI:
Slow down the pace of the presentation
Link the characters to Proppian roles
More on genre conventions
Use other cases to back up presentation.
Significance: 3
Structure: 3
Simplicity: 2
Rehersal: 3
Overall: 11
Monday 28 September 2009
Monday 21 September 2009
BBC review on Final Destination 3
Combustion, mutilation and decapitation are only slightly more painful than watching Final Destination 3. After a successful first instalment, writer/director James Wong returns to the helm and proves that this horror franchise really has nowhere left to go. Again fate pursues a class of cocky teenagers with pranks in the vein of Tom & Jerry - only bloodier and less scary. But the real tragedy is that promising young actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead must endure this torture.
She plays Wendy, a "control-freak" who has a vision of dying with her schoolmates in a roller-coaster crash. She ditches the ride and persuades some to leave with her, but most perish in an impressively staged, adrenalin-pumping sequence. Unfortunately, it’s the only highlight as the action rapidly descends into a monotonous series of absurd accidents, which, just as in the first two films, claim the lives of the survivors in the order they would have died in the crash. Of course Wendy is last in line.
"AN ORGY OF CHEERFUL CARNAGE"
Once more, Wong raises questions of fate and predestination and, while throwing in a tasteless reference to 9/11, fails to address them. It’s an orgy of cheerful carnage with no context or purpose and, worst of all, no suspense. Instead of inspiring fear, the lingering close-ups on misplaced tools and faulty electrical wiring, have the feeling of a cheesy public information video. Then again, a convincing sense of peril is hard to achieve with characters so weakly drawn. Ultimately you will be left with a pointed sense of your own mortality, but for all the wrong reasons. Life is too short...
She plays Wendy, a "control-freak" who has a vision of dying with her schoolmates in a roller-coaster crash. She ditches the ride and persuades some to leave with her, but most perish in an impressively staged, adrenalin-pumping sequence. Unfortunately, it’s the only highlight as the action rapidly descends into a monotonous series of absurd accidents, which, just as in the first two films, claim the lives of the survivors in the order they would have died in the crash. Of course Wendy is last in line.
"AN ORGY OF CHEERFUL CARNAGE"
Once more, Wong raises questions of fate and predestination and, while throwing in a tasteless reference to 9/11, fails to address them. It’s an orgy of cheerful carnage with no context or purpose and, worst of all, no suspense. Instead of inspiring fear, the lingering close-ups on misplaced tools and faulty electrical wiring, have the feeling of a cheesy public information video. Then again, a convincing sense of peril is hard to achieve with characters so weakly drawn. Ultimately you will be left with a pointed sense of your own mortality, but for all the wrong reasons. Life is too short...
Sunday 20 September 2009
Research from gaurdian on Final Destination 3
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/movie/110587/final.destination.3
Philip French
I couldn't print screen the image from the website so i pasted the link instead. In a nutshell, the gaurtian website basically states that the film is funny, but still gory and enjoyable. This review was contributed by Philip French, and Peter Bradshaw. It includes a summary of the film, and was rated 3 out of 5 stars overall.
The winner
Evidence that 3D can be just as potent for live-action as it's already proved in animation arrives with the opening weekend results for The Final Destination. Kind of a sequel, kind of a franchise reboot, the film opened with £3.63m over the weekend, and £4.6m including takings on bank holiday Monday. 3D accounted for 80% of that tally, despite playing in the format on fewer screens than those projecting it in 2D. The Final Destination is by far the biggest opening for a live-action film in 3D, beating Journey to the Center of the Earth (£954,000 debut) and My Bloody Valentine (£1.34m), as well as the live-action/digital hybrid G-Force (£2.48m).
The Final Destination Production year: 2009 Country: USA Cert (UK): 15 Runtime: 81 mins Directors: David R Ellis Cast: Bobby Campo, Haley Webb, Jenna Craig, Krista Allen, Mykelti Williamson, Nick Zano, Shantel VanSanten, Stephanie Honore More on this film The Final Destination's three-day 3D tally of £2.91m is not far behind the record-breaking opening haul achieved in the format by Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs: £3.18m. However, the film has a long way to go to match Ice Age's lifetime total – the family-friendly hit has so far grossed just shy of £18m in 3D (and £16m in 2D).
The latest Final Destination is convincingly ahead of previous installments of the gory-accidents franchise: the original film opened in 2000 on £1.5m, the sequel three years later on £1.68m.
Philip French
I couldn't print screen the image from the website so i pasted the link instead. In a nutshell, the gaurtian website basically states that the film is funny, but still gory and enjoyable. This review was contributed by Philip French, and Peter Bradshaw. It includes a summary of the film, and was rated 3 out of 5 stars overall.
The winner
Evidence that 3D can be just as potent for live-action as it's already proved in animation arrives with the opening weekend results for The Final Destination. Kind of a sequel, kind of a franchise reboot, the film opened with £3.63m over the weekend, and £4.6m including takings on bank holiday Monday. 3D accounted for 80% of that tally, despite playing in the format on fewer screens than those projecting it in 2D. The Final Destination is by far the biggest opening for a live-action film in 3D, beating Journey to the Center of the Earth (£954,000 debut) and My Bloody Valentine (£1.34m), as well as the live-action/digital hybrid G-Force (£2.48m).
The Final Destination Production year: 2009 Country: USA Cert (UK): 15 Runtime: 81 mins Directors: David R Ellis Cast: Bobby Campo, Haley Webb, Jenna Craig, Krista Allen, Mykelti Williamson, Nick Zano, Shantel VanSanten, Stephanie Honore More on this film The Final Destination's three-day 3D tally of £2.91m is not far behind the record-breaking opening haul achieved in the format by Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs: £3.18m. However, the film has a long way to go to match Ice Age's lifetime total – the family-friendly hit has so far grossed just shy of £18m in 3D (and £16m in 2D).
The latest Final Destination is convincingly ahead of previous installments of the gory-accidents franchise: the original film opened in 2000 on £1.5m, the sequel three years later on £1.68m.
Thursday 10 September 2009
MEST 4: Research & Production
Media Representations:- (The Final Destination)
Who is being represented?
Students are being represented throughout the film, reiterating their young minds in some cases.
In what way?
They do this by putting themselves in vulnerable situations such as that shown on the left. in this situation, she has stumbled backwards against a wall in an uncomleted building, after knowing that her death involved constuction tools.
Who is being represented?
Students are being represented throughout the film, reiterating their young minds in some cases.
In what way?
They do this by putting themselves in vulnerable situations such as that shown on the left. in this situation, she has stumbled backwards against a wall in an uncomleted building, after knowing that her death involved constuction tools.
By whom?
According to the movie, all incidents are created or caused by death itself, or the person who actually gets killed being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Why is the subject being represented in this way?
I believe the subject is being represented this way to follow the stereotypes surrounding the 'know it all teen'.
Is the representation fair and accurate?
The representation of teens are sensationalised but captured relitively well. By this I mean that the overall teenage mentality of knowing everything and not taking heed to ones advice, eventually results in getting themselves into trouble. The below clip shows the warning given by the premonisionist.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyYGmC3pmm8
What opportunities exist for self-representation by the subject?
I think that the opportunities existant to the subject are that they can do as teens do, meaning, they can act, talk , and behave as teenagers do.
Media Languages and Forms
What are the denotative and connotative levels of meaning?
The meaning of the film is that there are several warnings given to us in life, and it is up to us to take action and with that, take control of a potentially harmful situation.
What is the significance of the text’s connotations?
The text is significant as it uses the right type of characters; the characters are all at age where they care more about themselves than of the well-being of others.
What are the non-verbal structures of meaning in the text (e.g. gesture, facial expression, positional communication, clothing, props etc)?
Clothing is normal, obviously not the expensive sophisticated clothing seen on the backs of the upper-classed, but nonetheless, they aren't skimpy. Speech used throughout the film is normal from teenages also, as they swear more frequently in sentences.
What is the significance of mise-en-scene/sets/settings?
The mise-en-scene is important as it is parallel to the storyline, likewise the set. The setting is important also as it allows time for the viewer to build suspence as they know something is bound to happen.
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