Bullet boy - Public reviews

Bullet Boy isn't as bad as the poster might suggest. Sure, it starts off badly and the first half is very much typical of the genres with the the usual cliches. If I'm being honest, I very nearly turned off when the ever annoying Jaime Winstone appeared but I'm glad I didn't. About half way through, not a second too late mind, Bullet Boy becomes profoundly brilliant. Suddenly there is tension, suspense and most importantly substance. The scene with the two boys playing hide and seek was quite a surprise and a powerful bit of film making. To be fair, the acting and direction are very good from the start and maybe it needed to be run of the mill for the first part just to give the last half the impact it achieves. Credit has to go to the young Luke Fraser and the very naturally talented Ashley Walters who are both very good in the lead roles. Persevere with this one, I believe it's worth it!

Realistic acting and a harsh reflection of the gun culture amongst Britain?s youth in this time. The realism perhaps made the film lack a little excitement and as a result was failry slow moving at times, so although this is more of an average rating, it's acting is perhaps much better than that.


This film overall was roughly rated around 3.7/5 & on rotten tomatoes 78% of the public said they liked it.

Bullet boy marketing campaign

The poster design aims to convey the look, subject and tone of the film, supported by key press quotes, while also foregrounding the major presence of Walters.
The ad campaign, too, aimed for diverse audiences, interested in film and music, urban black and white. The campaign included advertising in all of the national daily newspapers that allocate significant space to film reviews, plus two tabloids, newspapers with a black perspective, a selective London Underground campaign and extensive use of radio stations with a concentration on R 'n' B and Garage, the musical forms with which Walters is associated.
Towards the end of its first six months of theatrical release, the film had grossed an impressive £450,000 at the UK box office, most of this achieved in carefully selected urban multiplexes rather than specialized cinemas. It was anticipated that the substantial audiences and awareness generated for the theatrical release would ensure success for the DVD release of the film, six months after the theatrical opening.

Gladiator

Trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvTT29cavKo
Advertised by blogs, posters, classic lines "are you not entertained", merchandise

Titanic analysis

This scene begins with the camera at crane position whilst looking down at Jack at a birds eye angle, this is significant and could be representing how the majority of the cast also look down on Jack, due to him being of such a lower class to the people which he spends most his time with. The camera then switches to a tilt whilst zooming in on Jacks face yet at the same time showing the appearance of his beloved Rose. In this framing Jack is on the right hand side in the foreground whilst Rose appears at a long shot in the background, this framing suggests that in this scene Jack may be in control or that at this moment in time, he definitely is superior as Rose came looking for him. At this point the camera quickly straight cuts to an eye level shot of Jack to show his delight at seeing Rose. From the beginning of this scene to 12 seconds in, before the appearance of Rose the ambient sound of the wind and the waves is massively emphasized as it creates a sense of involvement for the viewer. Also, the roughness of the waves we can hear through the sound conveys a negative impression and this could be symbolic to the way Jack is feeling, we are told this directly through the sound. When the arrival of Rose occurs on the screen in the background of the frame, the score begins to play. The non-diegetic sound of the mood music is played on top of the diegetic ambient sound of the waves.  However, only an instrumental of this score, not the chorus or any lyrics are heard, at this point the sound is very calm throughout the time of 0:12-0:33, before Jack and Rose have made any physical contact between the two of them. This may show that this part of the scene isn’t the most significant; although on the other hand it may represent that by playing the beginning of the score that the viewer is about to see the beginning of some sort of happening. Which the viewer does as they then go on to see the first kiss between Rose and Jack , which occurs later on in the scene.

When Rose begins to walk towards Jack the camera uses a crab shot and tracks the movement of Rose, the camera shows Rose in a long shot and she always stays to the left of the frame, almost to show that even the framing is awaiting the arrival of Jack onto screen. The camera then switches to a slightly low angle shot of Rose in a medium close up at 0:27 seconds, who begins her speech towards Jack. There is then some shot reverse shots to show the conversation between the two, at medium close ups. The choice of the shot type is used to show very clear reactions to what each of the actors are saying during their speech.

Bullet Boy.

Release Date: 8th April 2004
Film Location: Hackney London England UK
Opening Week: £140,332 (UK) (10 April 2005) (75 Screens)
Gross: £297,735 (UK) (17 April 2005)
Production Company: BBC Film, Shine, UK Film Council
Distributors:

• Verve Pictures (2005) (UK) (theatrical)
• 21st Century Pictures (2006) (Australia) (DVD)
• Arkles Entertainment (2005) (New Zealand) (DVD)
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2006) (UK) (TV) (broadcast premiere) (BBC2)
• Image Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• MTV Netherlands (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Movie Bank (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment Finland Oy (2007) (Finland) (DVD)

Director:  Saul Dibb
Writers: Catherine Johnson, Saul Dibb
Funding: National Lottery, Shine, BBC Films

Old Hollywood - Unit producer system

Old Hollywood was very different to the Hollywood which we associate with today. In old Hollywood the producer controlled everything, they was at the heart of the whole film system, the directors was no where near as important as the producer. This one producer and their unit producer system would complete 6-8 films a year by using the cycle of production, distribution and exhibition to market their films and make them as successful as they would like them to be. Each film production company specialized in one type of genre of film, for example MGM would focus mainly on musicals, RKO horror and Warner Bros noir melodrama. This however could be seen as a negative from the audience point of view as they could see the films getting quite predictable and with this they would know whats coming next, the element of surprise would be ruined. Although an advantage on the audiences part would be that it is easier to decide on a film as the audience may have a desired preference.