Honey trap

Director: Rebecca Johnson.
Writer: Rebecca Johnson.
Staring Actors: ~ Lucien Laviscount.
                              ~ Ntonga Mwanza
                              ~ Jessica Sula.
Release Date: 17 October 2014 (UK) 
Filming Locations: Brixton, London, England, UK Company Credits

Producers: ~ Sarah Sullick.

                      ~ Amy Ricker.

Editor: John Dwelly 

Duration Of Film: 93 minutes (1 hour and 33 minutes) 

UK Distribution: Anchor Bay.

This is an independent film and is therefore is on a low budget, I have found that it has only been shown on the screen in cinemas. I cannot find any information indicating  whether the film will be released on to DVD, however is being shown in the British Film Festival. All that I do know, is that it seems to be a brilliant film and I personally would love to go and see the film. 

As the film is an independent film, as I have already mentioned, meaning it was on a very low budget when making, and therefore couldn't  publicize the film as successfully compared to a high budget Hollywood film.  So I assume they advertised it in the media using social networking sites, for example twitter to get the word around. Seeing as Honeytrap was being screened in the British Film Festival, I'm sure they would have been advertising the film and screening of it on their websites and perhaps even had posters to advertise

Anchor bay distributed the movie. This is good and anchor bay also distributed other movies which is experiance. They have distributed films like sin city, a bell for Christmas and giver. This film was released locally to different cinemas i dont think it was good that that distributed it locally as they may not get views worldwide. This could have improved the amount of views by a lot


They marketed this movie particularly to young urban youths i think this is a fairly good audience as they are normally intersted in these type of movies as it has a sly link to them. They marketized they're movie on applications aswell i think this is good as plenty of people use applications in our generation. They used applications like whatsapp and bbm. They also used social media sites like Facebook twitter and tumble this is good as it helps their movie get about.


They are going to release this movie fully in February 2015 in west end cinema this is good as there are plenty of tourists there which may also watch the movie giving the movie honey trap a wider fan base. However now they have a restricted release and they are only releasing it on 2 screens uve cinema and a cinema at west end.

Honey Trap Research

Case Study: Honeytrap.

Producer: (There is no producer)

Director: Rebecca Johnson.                      

Editor: John Dwelly.

Honeytrap writer/director Rebecca Johnson and editor John Dwelly at the BFI London Film Festival opening gala party.

Starring: 

• Jessica Sula 
  

• Lucien Laviscount 
  

• Ntonga Mwanza 
  

• Naomi Ryan 
  

Genre: Urban Drama

What is the film about?
The film was set in Brixton, London, and is about a 15 year old girl called Layla who gets dragged into gang activity and sets up the boywho is in love with her to be killed.

Release Date: 17th October 2014

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHfCeClJEFI

HoneyTrap Work

Set in Brixton , the film is about Layla , a 15 year old teen who gets sucked into gang life and is sent out to set up a boy who has fallen in love with her to be killed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na30ze8aU4ATaking the real life story about the young man who faced this same tragic fate , this film explores the criminal side of Brixton , and the criminal side of this young teenage girls mind. This film is a low budget independent film , meaning it won't take the same precautions Guardians of The Galaxy did to be promoted or distributed , simply because they cannot afford it.This isn't the first film to have targeted this soft topic
A film was made many years ago , highlighting the dreaded Honey Trap Incident known as My Murder. My murder was the exact same story , a girl using love to lead a boy to death. However with Honey Trap , a change of character names and location - to the heavily gang influenced Brixton - gives a different perspective. But unlike guardians of the galaxy this film didn't have the means or finances to have a huge impact on the film industry. The film was first shown in The Ritzy in Brixon for the British Film Festival.  Who was involved?In terms of star power the cast of this film are not world renowned superstars. However they are well known enough in London to make this film watchable for their target audience of teenagers. These actors include Jessica Sula (Skins) , Lucian Laviscount (Waterloo Road , Coronation Street , Big Brother) , Ntonga Mwanza (Leave to remain) and Naomi Ryan (Doctor Who). While they are no the most decorated actors and actresses , these are decently well known for their work in London aimed at teenagers. The director and producer Rebecca has also been involved in the writing of other shows and short films such as Top Girl , Electric and that sinking feeling.

Honeytrap Case Study

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Info

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHfCeClJEFI

Directed by 

Rebecca Johnson

Writing Credits 

Rebecca Johnson Set in Brixton, London, HONEYTRAP tells the story of fifteen year-old Layla who gets sucked into gang activity and sets up the boy who's in love with her to be killed.

Guardians Of The Galaxy

Homework Case Study: Guardians of the Galaxy.

Director: James Gunn

Producer: Kevin Feige.

Budget: $170 million

Starring:    

• Chris Pratt
• Zoe Saldana
• Dave Bautista
• Vin Diesel
• Bradley Cooper
• Lee Pace
• Michael Rooker
• Karen Gillan
• Djimon Hounsou
• John C. Riley
• Glenn Close
• Benicio del Toro

Production.

Development:

The Marvel Studio's president Kevin Feige mentioned that Guardians of the Galaxy as a potential film in 2010. In 2012, Feige announced  that the film was in active development with an intended release date of August 01st 2014. 

Pre-Production:

In September 2012, James Gunn confirmed that he has signed on to direct 'Guardians of the Galaxy' in a post on his Facebook page. 

Post Production:

In November 2013, Gunn stated that he attempted to use as many practical effects as possible while filming to help the use of CGI and motion capture.

Marketing.

In June 2012, Marvel filed eleven trademark applications for 'Guardians of the Galaxy', converging a a variety of consumer products, from video games to cosmetics.

Disney Consumer Products partnered with:

• Md Engine
• C-Life
• New Era
• Hasbro
• Disguise
• Rubies
• Sideshow Collectibles
• Lego
• KIDdesigns
• i-Home
• Funko
• Freeze
• Fastforward
• Innovative designs

They done this so that they can produce merchandise fro the film with the releases starting in June 2014.

Mad Engine and C-Life got together as the core apparel outfitters producing a line of t-shirts and fleece jackets,

New Era produced headwear and hats whilst Hasbro produced toys for the film. 

Disguise and Rubies made the costumes and the Sideshow Collectibles was given a charge of the collectibles. 

Lego released 3 toy sets based on the scenes from the film.

iHome created character speakers and Funko made bobble heads.

FastForward and Innovative Designs made backpacks and stationary sets. 

Guardians of the Galaxy Homework

Marvels Guardians of the Galaxy is sending shock waves through the film industry right now. Directed by James Gunn and produced by Kevin Fiege , the film wasn't expected to do as well as The Avengers , due to the hero not being as famous or even as popular. However not only did the film gain more love from marvel fan boys and the general public , it made history. It is officially the 3rd highest rated superhero film of all time with avengers settling for 6th place. With a rating of 8.5/10 it is only surpassed by back to back Batman films , The Dark knight rises with 8.6/10 and The Dark Knight with 9/10. However there is a question? What made these less known Marvel Vigilantes so popular to those who know them and those who have never even heard of them. 

The Cast
To say that they had an all start cast to play these

characters would be an insult to the film. These huge box office sensations were merely the starting point of the films ridiculous success.  The main cast Includes

• Chris Pratt as Peter Quill / Star-Lord. A young man that was abducted from Missouri and raised by alien thieves and bandits. He is also the leader of the Guardians.
• Zoe Saldana as Gamora an Alien criminal who is an orphan and seeks redemption for her past crimes.
• Dave Bautista as Drax the destroyer m a warrior who is in search of vengeance against the Ronan for killing his family.
• Vin Diesel as Groot a tree like humanoid that accompanies Rocket.
• Bradley Cooper as Rocket a genetically engineered raccoon who is a bounty hunter and mercenary , a master of battle tactics and weapons.

This all star cast is made up some of the most known people in Hollywood. Chris Pratt is well known for films such as The Lego Movie and Her , Zoe Saldana was in Avatar and action film Columbiana. Dave Bautista hasn't been in the film industry that long but he has spent time in front of the camera performing as he is a former legendary WWE wrestler known as Batista. Vin Diesel is well known for being Dominic Toretto in the Fast and Furious franchise and Bradley Cooper has starred in films such as The Hangover Trilogy. These stars all had a heavy part to ply in this film , their star power making it much easier to market and distribute the film than if some new actors where used. Marketing include posters , wallpapers , billboards and trailers. This is done to tease the films release but not give away the entire thing. It includes the characters , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crIaEzXgqto

Money 

The budget for the film was 170 million pounds. For a Hollywood blockbuster this isn't that much money in their eyes. Especially when compared to how much they made over all , an enormous 732.6 million dollars , with 94.3 million of that from weekend box office. This is an example of the power of Hollywood filming and Hollywood film stars. This money would have never come about independent actors or independent movies. The worldwide release of this film surely helped it. It was marketed over all countries and two trailers were posted on youtube , one gaining 1 million views and another gaining 3 million view. This also means the marketing and distribution of were successful. We can tell this because of how much money was made. If they hadn't marketed it well enough no one would know about it to go and see it. If they had poor distribution methods no one would have gone and seen it. This is another example of how all aspect of the film industry act together to create on final product. 

Technical Aspect

Outside of the Actors reading the scripts and the Directors telling everyone what to do , the technical aspect of film making is probably the most important. How is it the explosions and alien spaceships and planets look so real. Because they certainly didn't travel to out of space or blow up buildings. No the technology used is advanced beyond the years of film making before it. It is amazing to see how much film as improved and become one of the most visually amazing and awe inspiring forms of art ever. Equipment such as a JIB -  crane like machinery which follows around the actors at a high angle. So whenever you see the top of someones head its because of that , hovering above. Other technical aspects include special effects. The special effects you see on TV shows don't match those in films. Certainly when its a Marvel Film , you are bound to see a lot of things go Boom. There are a lost of aspects in Special Effects and it takes a lot of time and preparation. This is added in post production. This is an example of why production is important. If you haven't got an idea of how you are going to carry out the process you won't go anywhere. With a film like Guardians of the galaxy you want it to be as close to the comics as possible other wise there will be anarchy among comic book lovers. Post production includes hours of watching clips , trimming them and adding all the Special Effects. See if all this parts aren't melded together and if all the parts don't communicate with each other about any changes or additions it wont work. The film won't make it to the distribution and marketing stages and given the time the film takes to make it would be a shame for it not to do as as well as predicted based on some slight flaws. This shows how important production is to the film industry. 

Guardians Of The Galaxy

From Marvel, the studio that brought you the global blockbuster franchises of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers, comes a new team-the Guardians of the Galaxy. An action-packed, epic space adventure, Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy" expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe into the cosmos, where brash adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever-persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits-Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon, Groot, a tree-like humanoid, the deadly and enigmatic Gamora and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand-with the galaxy's fate in the balance. 

James Gunn
First coming aboard the project back in August of 2012, James Gunn is the big brain behind everything you see in Guardians of the Galaxy, serving as both the screenwriter and the director. The film is easily the biggest directorial effort of his career, as he is best known for his work with the low-budget moviemakers of Troma Entertainment and for making titles like Super, starring Rainn Wilson and Ellen Page. It’s also worth noting that he has been friends with The Avengers director Joss Whedon for years, and that the character Gunn on the series Angel was actually named after him. 

cast includes Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, John C. Reilly, Glenn Close, and Benicio del Toro.
In June 2012, Marvel filed eleven trademark applications for Guardians of the Galaxy, covering a variety of consumer products, from video games to cosmetics.Disney Consumer Products partnered with Mad Engine, C-Life, New Era,Hasbro, Disguise, Rubies, Sideshow Collectibles, Lego, KIDdesigns, iHome, Funko, Freeze, Fast Forward, and Innovative Designs to produce merchandise for the film, with releases starting in June 2014.Mad Engine and C-Life were partnered as the core apparel outfitters, producing a line of t-shirts and fleece jackets, while New Era produced headwear and hats.Hasbro produced toys for the film; Disguise and Rubies produced the costumes; and Sideshow   given charge of the collectibles.Lego announced three toy sets based on scenes from the film,while iHome created character speakers, Funko made vinyl bobble heads, Freeze crafted 1980s-inspired apparel, and backpacks and stationery were made by Fast Forward and Innovative Designs.

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Homework - Film Chain

Production.

The 5 stages of producing a film are:

1. Development
2. Pre-production
3. Production
4. Pro-production
5. Development

The main producers of films in America are:

1. 20th Century Fox
   
2. Paramount Pictures
   
3. Warmer Bro's
   

The man who owned 20th Century Fox was William Fox. Brad Grey, who was previously a television producer, is currently the CEO of Paramount Pictures and has got Gail Berman (one of the original producers of Buffy the Vampire Slayer) into the corporate offices as President. The founders for Warner Bro's are Albert, Harry, Sam and Jack Warner.

Independent Producer means when an individual production studio makes their films outside the studio rarely using it. 

Distribution.

Distribution means selling the film to companies that are ready for exhibition. It involves aquiring a film from the producers and trying to make it reach the widest audience by selling it to the exhibitors, like cinemas. It also involves promoting the film and getting them on DVD's.

The film distributor is the person that distributes the films. It can either be a company or an individual responsible for marketing the film. The distributor may set the release date for the film and how it is going to be exhibited e.g. directly to public or theatrically or home viewing.

Theatrically screening is the traditional way of distributing a film. A film festival is an organised presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues.

Marketing.

Marketing happens before the distribution as it involves advertising the film to get more people knowing the film is out and to get a bigger audience around the world. 

Different types of marketing for films are:

1. Trailers
2. Bus adverts                                  
3. Happy Meals
4. Internet Banner Ads
5. Facebook Pages
6. Twitter
7. Radio Ads and Interviews
8. Billboards
9. Blogs
10. Magazines                                             
    

Exhibition.

Audiences get to see films by going to the cinema to see the big block buster films that have came out or they can go on the internet and download/ watch films for free that are lower budget films that are not being shown at the cinema. They can also buy DVD's to watch the films at home. 

The box office is a place at a theater or cinema where the tickets are bought or reserved.

The BFI stands for the British Film Industry which is a charitable organisation that encourages the development of the arts of film and television in the UK. It promotes education about film, television and moving images  and their impact on society. It was also made to establish and establish the history of the moving images and heritage of the United Kingdom.  

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Homework- The Film Industry


Production

Pre- Production
There are three stages of production which pre-production, production and finally post production. Pre production is when everything is identified, mise en scene, characters and other things. The script is written at this stage.

Production
This is when the film is carried out when all the filming. All the scenes would be planned out in the planned setting. The director would decide how many shots to take for a specific scene. Everything must be done correctly as it is impossible to go back.

Post-Production
This is mainly to do with editing, the person editing takes all the scenes and edits them and puts them together then the film is 'locked' so no further edits are able to be made.

The owners of the studio decide how the movies are published, this has impact on what movies are made as producers want to go studios that are famous so they can make more money on their films, this means that they may have to create a specific genre of a film just to be able to use a particular.

An independant film is a professional film production produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system.

Distribution

Distribution is the moment when a film is shared out to different consumers. Companies such as Fox Century distribute films.

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Film Chain

Production
First of all there is a stage called pre-production, at this stage the production is broken down into separate sections like the locations, props, cast members etc. At this stage the script is written and a detailed schedule is produced. Then there is the main production where all the filming happens, all scenes are filmed and the director shoots as many times he/she feels is appropriate. Then there is post-production this is mainly the editing stage. Firstly the editor makes a rough cut version of the film which sifts and sorts the good cuts from the bad cuts, then a real seamless version is made which is trimmed and snipped into perfectly filmed shots. There are many well known film producers such as James Cameron , Michael Man and john Singleton who produced films such as heat and aliens who work for big filming companies such as sony, fox and warner brothers. the ownership of the studio may have an impact on the films they make because they may decide to make films that attract certain people and have certain target audience. An independent production is a production over which an artist has creative, artistic and editorial control.

Distribution
Film distribution is the process that the movie is seen by an audience, most of the time the film will be distributed by the producer however some production companies have people who have assigned roles to distributing the final product. The traditional way to release is a film is through film reels which is frequently used by a distributing team. A new way to distribute film may be through digital devices such as the internet or perhaps DVDs. Film festivals give a chance for the more underground film producers of getting a shot of standing out and make themselves known to potential buyers. Distributors may have particular times to distribute certain films at certain times because it may affect the amount of viewers they have, for example they wouldn't release a film the same week another major film is being released because it will affect the amount if viewers they have. If a film can't secure a distribution deal that means that no one will be aware of the film and will not be well known meaning they will be losing profit and not gaining.

Marketing
Marketing differentiates from distribution as marketing is mainly about displaying the production to the public instead of other producers etc.
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Popular worldwide films such a Spider-Man can be promoted in other countries as it can be translated into their language on their advertisement such as posters and billboards. Another example is the titanic.
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Exhibition
Many people can see films nowadays through sources like DVDS, Netflix, cinemas, film festivals and television. A box office is the amount of admissions and financial profit made from the viewing of a film, it is useful when identifying the success if a particular film as the profit is easily accessible and clear to view what films are making the most money. Mainly the production and distributors receive most of the profit received from the box office. Cinemas make most of their money from their refreshments and some from the success of the film. Cinemas attract customers by things like ticket discounts (orange wednesdays) and concession deals (popcorn)

BFI?
The British film institute is an organisation which aims at the success of British films and producers. The British film institute help with funding and screening in order for them to be well known and seen nationally and perhaps internationally. Seun Opara

AS Media Homework.

Production 
The production of films is important because it sets the town for the entire film. If film production is poor then it is going to negatively impact on the whole project. Pre-Production is the stage of planning stage. They plan everything they are going to do and the film is broken down into individual scenes so all the visual effects and props can be put in place and identified. Usually there is a detailed schedule produced and so that the necessary elements or people are available for film making and to the film makers , arrangements are made for appropriate times.
Production is when the filming is being carried out. Every scene planned in the Pre Production is filmed in their relevant locations. It is done as many times as the director sees fit until perfection. Great care is often taken to make sure everything is done to high standards and every needed shot is taken. However it is sometimes difficult or impossible to go back or repeat certain events and scenes especially later into production.
Post-Production. This is where everything that has been shot and recorded is compiled into the final film by the editor. First the editor must find the best shots of each scene. Next is to fine cut - make all the scenes flow together seamless and into a story from. Trimming is shortening scenes and cutting out all the unneeded bits of it. As well as editing the scenes everything else must be added on top such as music , graphics and menu. Once this is all done the film is 'Locked' meaning no one can make anymore changes.

Distribution
The distribution if films is very important , one could argue is the most important due to the fact that it is the wide media spread and advertisement of the film. Certain films are expected to do better than others based on the story line , historical content or all star lineup. It is where completed films are brought to life and connected with the audience through different means and methods. Films like The Amazing Spider-Man 2 , Guardians of the Galaxy and The Hobbit where heavily distributed due to how well they were expected to do. It must also be sustained in the market place not just released. Premiers and TV adverts are one of many ways films are distributed to the world.

Marketing
As i said in the distribution paragraph , it is about getting the film to the future audiences. However this is before it actually gets there this is the stage they go through. It is all the trailers you see on youtube and TV , all the posters on billboards and buses. Even sticking a toy affiliated with the movie in a happy meal with the poster on the side of the box is a heavily used and effective way of promoting films. Film makers also have to push themselves and market themselves. This way if the directors and actors receive critical acclaim for the films the led and took part in they are likely to land themselves more jobs and roles and in Hollywood - he most profitable and famous movie industry in the world - that means a lot of money and power.

Exhibition
These are the companies that house the films you see on a day to day basis. These are companies such as Paramount and Sony , picture houses such as Odeon and Vue. A natural entry route into exhibition is to gain employment at a art house or picture house , i.e Vue. Chains employ a large amount of people to deal with the tickets , foods and beverages at the cinemas and since this is where cinemas tend to make a bulk of their profit it is highly regarded.

This weeks film releases

1) The Equaliser
2) Get on up
3) Honeymoon
4) Map to the stars
5) IDA

5 facts about the film industry...

1) Avatar is the highest grossing film of all time
2) The most favourable genre is action
3) The UK box office surpassed 1 billion
4) Frozen is the highest grossing animated film
5) Harry Potter is the highest grossing film franchise

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