Action Films - Institution

Institution 
The Institution has many steps to make the film complete

Pre-Production: Is the step where everything is being set up for the actual production to be filmed.

Production- Is the step where the film is going to be filmed and all of the actors would have to do there scenes and lines.

Post-Production: Is the Step which is after Production so it will focus on mainly editing the film and putting it all together. They will also add in the effects to make the film look better.

Distribution- Where the film is going to be made into many forms so that people can view them. For example the film would be sent to the cinemas so that people can view them like an early access. The film is also sent to DVD's so that people can buy them after it is finished in the cinema.

There are many different companies that distribute films all over the world. Some examples are Lions gates, Warner bros and Paramount

Warner Bros are probably one of the most well known movies distributors in the world. They have distributed many famous films like all Harry Potter films, The Batman trilogy, Matrix Trilogy and many more. They are all films that have been highly rated by movie reviewers and the public, so they are very successful.


Another film distributor is Paramount. Paramount is ranked as one of the six big Hollywood studios they produce loads of films and distribute it all over the world. They also make very famous films which are very well known to people for example Transformers and the G,I Joe film.

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Universal is the company is an american company that distributes films all over the world. It is one of the six biggest movie studios in Hollywood and the World. They have created lots of famous films for example E.T, Jurassic Park and despicable me. There are tonnes of other films that they have which are very successful.

Vindictive - Primary Plot

Vindictive - Primary Plot 
Location - London
establishing shot
over the shoulder shot
dialogue between bill and conor - "they've crossed the line for the last time, deal with them...........i've got business of my own to tend to"
bill leaves conference room and calls luke/matt
luke/matt answers phone call - "you've got a shipment, meet at the designated area"
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location - wooded area
dialogue between matt and luke - "somethings not right here, where is the shipment?"
conor enters secne
dialogue between matt, luke and conor - "i'm afraid there wont be a shipment"
"conor? what are you doing here?"
"just............doing my job"
conor pulls out a weapon but is quickly disarmed
fight scene ensues
fight ends with conor being defeated
luke picks up phone from conor
phone rings
dialogue between bill and luke - "you've messed with the wrong people"
"that's where you're wrong i'm afriad"
"what do you mean"
"have you checked on your family recently?"
luke and matt leave wooded area
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location - suburban housing complex
 dolly shot of entering the house
forward following shot of matt and luke looking into the houses various rooms
shot from the inside of a room of luke and matt entering the room
medium shot of luke
blood shown on the floor
shot follows luke and matt movement around table
close up of luke
shot of a dead family member
luke breaks down
phone rings; with unknown number shown on the screen
end.

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Action Movie - Camera Shot Tutorials for Fights

Camera Angle tutorials for Action Movie - Fight Scene
For Camera angles we searched Good camera angles for Fight scenes and it came up with  a channel called Video maker, this video tutorial goes through the basics of good camera angles for a fight scene. They tell you basic and simple instructions which then make it a lot more easier to practice and tell your friends. They tell you good ways to edit so that it looks like a real action film. Although they don't go into very much detail they do show the basics but they don't go into the advanced stuff which we want.

 For example they go through how to set up the camera, so the camera needs to be set up at a angle so that the person who is punching makes it look like that they are actually being hit, and it makes it really realistic if the other person reacts when the persons fist goes past the persons face. We also learnt that if a person is going to kick when the person reacts to the kick the camera should go up so it adds the effect to the kick like it has a lot of power. This is very good if you want to make the film look very realistic.



First Video

Second Video

Action Movie - Fight Tutorials

Tutorials 
The Tutorials that we looked up were mostly fight scene tutorials and how to make the scene look good. We looked up basic punching tutorials in film and it came up with a lot of tutorials but the ones that really stood and helped us out was a channel called Indie Action Movie Tutorials, they show how to do all of the punching and explain in good detail, they also make it very useful because they make it simple so that it is easy to practice. We also looked up other tutorials for example "How to make fight scene shots look good" It came up with selling hits on camera which shows good shots for the fighting scene. They show good shots and explain how and why they are used.

When we come to do our fight scene we will have more knowledge on how to make the punch look real without actually punching the person, because real punching wouldn't look as good and more unrealistic then a fake punch. On the tutorial it tells us to punch in front of the persons face and they have to react like they have just being punched, by doing this it makes look like they have been hit really hard and gives the audience the perspective that the person who has been hit so hard that he has been knocked to the ground. Also it makes it look like the guys can take a hit because the way that they hit the person makes it look so powerful that it would knock them out on the first hit but it doesn't.

28 Weeks later Opening scene Analysis

28 weeks Later

28 Weeks later is a horror film which is based in a zombie apocalypse in the UK. They are sent to a containment building in London so that they are safe, accept there is a person who carries the virus and she infects the person which then cause the zombie apocalypse to break out again.

Character

The character that are in the building are survivors of the zombie apocalypse. You can tell this by looking at the conditions of the environment they are in like. They are in a old wooden house which isn't very stable and can be broken very easy. The clothes that they are wearing are really old and ragged so it looks like they have been in the house for a long time, you can also tell that they have been in the house for while because if you look at there clothes they are really dirty and old. Also if you look at the food they eat it is pasta which can last for a long time, so the audience knows that they have been in the house for a long time. The man who opens the door looks like the leader of the group, and he knows what he is doing. This also tells the audience that he knows how to get out of difficult situations such as a zombie attack, he can also be shown as a character who is strong and brave and knows how to protect his family if needed.. There us also the two children which could be the son and daughter of the man. They are represented as weak because they can't do anything to dangerous when it comes to a zombie attack. An example of this is shown when the boy goes into the women arms when he is let in, this shows that he is scared of going outside and dying. The audience can also tell that they are all in a group and people that stay in a group are usually the ones that  survive because they have bigger numbers. However that mean that food and water is going to be more difficult to share out. This could also be an indication that they are not happy with the group and would rather go on their own and survive.

Camera Angle

There are a lot of camera angles used in the opening scene. One type of shot which is used a close up shot. This is used to let the audience know how the character reacts to situations and also to try and get to know them better. One example of this shot is when the man opens the door up to the boy, they used this to show how the man feels in the situation and you can tell that he feels scared of opening the door because they don't know what it is. The audience is then supposed to be worried because they see that he is worried and that is supposed to make the audience feel nervous. Another example of when a close up shot is used is when the boy is pulled into the house and then bumps into the woman. This then shows the expressions of the face and how they are feeling. In this case it shows the boy as relieved that he i know out of danger and inside the house. Another shot type that is used is a high angle shot.to show all of the family or group sitting at the desk, it is used to show a different perspective of when they are setting up the desk just so the other shot doesn't look very long. Another type of shot that is used is an over the shoulder shot for when the man is opening the door and the woman is looking at him, this is used to make the shot look fast paced in the situation they are in. It gives the effect that they are panicking and they are in a rush to see what is happening at the time.

Props/Costumes
The clothes that they are wearing are really old and ragged so it looks like they have been in the house for a long time, you can also tell that they have been in the house for while because if you look at there clothes they are really dirty and old. Also if you look at the food they eat it is pasta which can last for a long time, so the audience knows that they have been in the house for a long time. Also they are using candles to light up the house so it shows that they have know electricity and are stranded inside the house. You can also tell that they have.t seen sunlight for a ling time because when they open the door and the sunlight comes in they are blinded for a second this is because they have been in the dark for too long and are not used to seeing sunlight so that gives a good affect that they have to be kept inside for a long time.

Action Movie - Sound

Sound

The sound which is in action films is very loud for examples explosions, gunfire, punch and shouting. This is mainly because it is the fighting which uses it so that it makes it look better. 

In martial art films they mostly uses hand to hand combat and to make it look good they need to add some sound affects. What they would use are different punching sounds and impact sounds. This makes it sound more realistic and doesn't make it boring for the audience to watch. 

Gunfire sound would make the scene sound more exciting and realistic for the scene.When someone is firing a gun the audience is expected to get adrenaline from the gunfire this is a sound which is definitely needed if guns are involved in a film.

Explosions - There are many different types of explosion sounds which are in  action movies, for example car explosions, petrol station explosions, explosions from missiles. Shots being fired from a helicopter. This all affects the scene and film because if the explosions sound the same then it will get repetitive and will become a bit boring. This will also make it more exciting for the audience to experience and would give them adrenaline.

Shouting - Shouting in an action movies is needed to make it seem more intense for the audience. For example if soldiers are in a middle of a battlefield to make the scene look more intense and realistic for the audience.

Opening Credits - Action Movie

Opening Credits

The way that we are going to introduce the opening credits are that when we start off the film and do the introduction, the names are going to show up at the bottom of the screen. This will show all of our names at the bottom and will let the audience know who is playing who. This also  used in many famous action films for example Kill Bill. This is shown when she is in the bed and is struggling to breath, it then shows who helped make the film for example the martial art adviser Yeun Wo-Ping this will then give credit to the person and people will then know his name. Also the actors names are shown at the beginning and  are said which character they are playing, which is a good way to introduce the characters. Also it is a good example of the an action film introduction because they let the audience see what happens at the beginning and how it turns out later on, which is good to keep the audience looking forward to the next part, kind of like a cliff hanger.