Friday 23 March 2012

Basic Plot: Jealous colleagues conspire to get a top London cop transferred to a small town and paired with a witless new partner. On the beat, the pair stumble upon a series of suspicious accidents and events.

Released in 2007, the creators of Hot Fuzz  would benefit mostly by using NMT to promote their film.
They released their trailer on youtube via the popular youtube channel 'movieclips' (http://www.youtube.com/user/movieclips) which is renowned for releasing the newest and most popular movie trailers. This ensured their trailer not go ignored by the public. It is a good tactic as viewing movie trailers online is one of the more easier and enjoyable ways to be informed about a film.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayTnvVpj9t4

They also created a Facebook fanpage. This was a great way to promote their film to the young target audience their film was aimed at as Facebook is mostly used by the younger generations.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hot-Fuzz/105507782815910

Friday 16 March 2012

How I use New Media Technology

Pre-Production:
Internet, Research, Digital camera's, Trailers, Casting Calls
Production:
Digital video recording Cameras, photo-shoots
Post-Production:
Editing on Imovie (sound, image & digital effects)

Friday 2 March 2012

Examples of the working title formula

Nottinghill Wimbledon
Bridget Jones' Diary
genre
year released
director
maincast

Researching Contraband (2012)

  • What is the genre of Contraband?
  • action crime drama thriller
  • Who stars in Contraband?
  • mark wahlberg, kate beckinsale, giovanni ribisi and jackson beals
  • Who directed Contraband?
  • baltasar kormakur
  • What is the estimated budget for the film?
  • $25,000,000
  • In it's opening weekend, which chart position did it reach in the US Box Office?
  • bagged no.1 spot, estimated 3-day tally $24.5
  • What is the estimated Box Office Takings for the opening weekend?
  • $24,349,815
  • How many screens was it shown on in the US?
  • 2,863 Screens
  • Which other production companies did Working Title work with to produce the film? (You should also know and say what this type of production is called