Hunger Games 2 Part 2

What do they tell you about the film? Genre, target audience?

I can tell by looking at the poster that this movie’s genre is Action, Adventure and Sci-fi as the main actress is surrounded in a fired up atmosphere making her look brave and strong willed as she is targeting something with her bow and arrow. The target audience for this is movie is for anyone who enjoys watching action and sci fi movies.    

·     Are there any intertextual references?

·     What methods are used to ‘sell’ the film?

The methods that they used to sell this film is maybe by putting a well-known, Grammy Award winning actress Jennifer Lawrence; it’s like some sort of celebrity endorsement. Also this is a second part of the Hunger Games as many people enjoyed watching the first movie.

·     What information do they give you about the film?

I get that this film will have loads of dangerous stunts as the poster main colour scheme is red which is associated with danger. The main character is surrounded by fire maybe showing her determination in this movie, there is a badge in the back maybe that is what this game is about to earn/ win that badge.

·     Are they successful at making you want to see the film? Why?

Yes, as it looks exciting with all the fire and the seriousness shown by the main characters face giving me the audience a sense that it will be very thrilling to watch 

·     What other ways was the film promoted – give at least 3 examples

Hunger Games 2 Task 1

·         What is the synopsis?

Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark become targets of the Capitol after their victory in the 74th Hunger Games sparks a rebellion in the Districts of Panem.

·         Who was the director and what other films have they made/directed?

Francis Lawrence is the director, he has made many more movies like ‘I Am A Legend’, ‘Constantine’, ‘Water for Elephants’, ect. 

·         How much was the budget?

 $130,000,000 (estimated)

·         Which companies made the film?

Color Force and Lionsgate

·         Where was it filmed?

Georgia World Congress Centre, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Swan House, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Oakland, New Jersey, USA

Los Angeles, California, USA

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

·         What camera was used for the cinematography? What were the benefits of using this camera?

Arriflex 435, Panavision Primo, C- and E-Series Lenses 
IMAX MSM 9802, Hasselblad Lenses 
Panavision Panaflex Millennium XL2, Panavision Primo, C-, E-Series, ATZ and AWZ2 Lenses

·         Who are the main actors and what else have they been in?

Jennifer Lawrence

Josh Hutcherson

·         Which company did the visual effects for the film?  What type of effects did they create?

Dolby Digital, Datasat and Dolby Atmos

·         Which studio/s distributed the film in the UK, USA and Europe?

·         Where was it distributed? (Which countries has it been released in?)

·         What country is the film from? (explain your answer)

USA

·         Which film festival’s has appeared in?

·         What awards has it received (if any)?

Golden Globes, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, Brooadcast Films Critics Association Awards, Central Ohio Films Critics Association, Costume Designers Guild Awards, Empire Awards, Golden Trailer Awards, Grammy Awards, Hollywood Film Festival, etc.

·         In what formats is it available to watch now?

DVD, BLU RAY 

Research Project: How I Live Now. Pt 2

*POSTER OF HOW I LIVE NOW*

What do they tell you about the film? Genre, target audience?

The poster tells me that it would be about this girl who has fallen in love and the slogan tells me that her love would lead her home. This genre looks to be dangerous, maybe about war as the background is red which indicates danger, also her facial expression showing that she is lost with her thoughts, she is unsure of what is going on or about to happen. The title ‘How I Live Now’ indicates that there must be a change of how this main female character is living, possibility of her moving to a dangerous place, in this case it would be the girl trying to survive during an ongoing war. The target audience may be for males and females because the red is a masculine colour however the main character is a female who is has fallen in love which helps find her way home, many females are stereotypically interested in these heartfelt movies.

What methods are used to ‘sell’ the film?

There are a few methods on this poster that sell the film for example, if female character is well known, that will attract her target audience and more people to this movie then this is called celebrity endorsements. The way she is positioned also as she looks lost as that will make the audience have the curiosity on why she is confused. The colour also shows that it looks like a movie with action as there is red, is it blood? Is it death? The only way to find out is for them to watch the movie. Not forgetting the title as it makes the audience think about what is the story behind it.

What information do they give you about the film?

At the top it says what movies the producer has produced, that could encourage people to buy the movie, also the main characters name as that could attract her target audience. The writing at the bottoms gives most of the production screw and actors.

Are they successful at making you want to see the film? Why?

It is successful at wanting me to watch the movie because the title and slogan makes me think about what this film maybe about, also the reason why the main character looks confused in the poster, it could be a life lesson that we, the audience, can learn from.

What other ways was the film promoted – give at least 3 examples.

Poster, Trailer and Website


*PRINTSCREEN OF THE POSTER*

What do they tell you about the film? Genre, target audience?

trailer tells you a lot about the film because that is what a trailer is meant to do, give the audience what they will be seeing and show what the movie is about as there are different clips on the film that show and what it’s about for example at the beginning it show a female entering a new country and that tells us she knows nothing about the country. There is some romance as there are scenes where the main characters express their love for each other. In the trailer it shows soldiers raiding their homes with guns, this tells us there will be action/ war. The genre is shown in the trailer and the audience would be for people who like action/romance.

What methods are used to ‘sell’ the film?

Celebrity Endorsement is used as the characters are known and have been in other big movies

What information do they give you about the film?

The trailer tells you what the viewer will see and give hints and clues about the plot, it also makes the audience anxious to see if the lovers find their way to be with eachother.

Are they successful at making you want to see the film? Why?

The movie is very successful at wanting me want to see it because there are many violent scenes as a male I do like watching some action, by watching the trailer there are many action in this movies as there is a war going on.

What other ways was the film promoted – give at least 3 examples.

Trailer, poster and website

Research Project: How I Live Now

·         What is the synopsis?

An American girl, sent to the English countryside to stay with relatives, finds love and purpose while fighting for her survival as war envelops the world around her.

·         Who was the director and what other films have they made/directed?

Directed by Kevin Macdonald

·         How much was the budget?

The budget of the movie was $25 million

·         Which companies made the film?

Cowboy Films and Film4

·         Where was it filmed?

Wales, UK

·         What camera was used for the cinematography? What were the benefits of using this camera?

These are the cameras that was used for the cinematography

Arri Alexa M 
Arri Alexa Plus 
Arricam LT 
Arriflex 435 
Canon EOS C300

·         Who are the main actors and what else have they been in?

Saoirse Ronan has been in The Host, Violet and Daisy, etc.  

Tom Holland has been in The Impossible, Locke, etc.

George MacKay has been in Breakfast with Jonny Wilkinson, Sunshine on Leith, etc.

·         Which company did the visual effects for the film?  What type of effects did they create?

The visual effect for this film was UnionVFX

·         Which studio/s distributed the film in the UK, USA and Europe?

The studios which distributed How I Live Now is Magnolia Pictures

·         Where was it distributed? (Which countries has it been released in?)

This movie was distributed in UK, US and Europe.

·         What country is the film from? (explain your answer)

·         Which film festival’s has appeared in?

·         What awards has it received (if any)?

The awards which have been won were 2004 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, 2005 Michael L. Prints Award; 2005 Branford Boase Award

·         In what formats is it available to watch now?

This is available online and DVD