Friday 28 November 2014

Gran Budapest Hotel

TASK 1
What is Indian Paintbrush and who owns it?
Rales owns a production company Indian Paintbrush, which has funded The Darjeeling Limited (2007), and Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) and also The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). It is owned by Steven M. Rales.
Which company is Fox Searchlight a subsiduary of?
20th Century FoxWhich type of films do Fox Searchlight distribute?
Independent and British films. Also, firms that would not strive if it was released in the cinema.Which two countries financed the film?
England and Germany financed the film on a 50-50 split basis.What did Anderson use instead of CGI (computer generated imagery)?
He used stop-motion instead of CGI.Where did the inspiration for the Hotel come from?
Inspired by the writing of Stefan Zweig.Which film festival opened with The Grand Budapest Hotel?
It will open the 64th Berlin International Film Festival in 2014.Alexanre Desplat wrote the score, which major Hollywood films has he worked on?
The Twilight Saga, The Golden Compass, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, The Kings Speech, Fantastic Mr. Fox and The Grand Budapest Hotel.
How many awards has the film won?

It won 5 awards which included the Best Foreign Film.
Initially how many cinemas did the film open on in the US?
Initially it was showed at 4 cinemas.
How much did it average per cinema?
$200,000 in each cinema 
The film was released on Ultraviolet BluRay, what does this enable consumers to do?
Which companies do not support Ultraviolet?
Disney, Google, Amazon.com and Apple.What complaints did Ultraviolet encounter when it launched?
That you were unable to watch this on Apple devices.
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PART 2

The Grand Budapest Hotel Cast:
Edward Norton - Henckles 
Owen Wilson - M. Chuck
Ralph Fiennes - M. Gustave 
Tony Revolori - Zero
Jeff Goldblum - Kovacs
Tilda Swinton - Madame D 
Adrien Brody - Dmitri 
Saoirse Ronan - Agatha 
Jason Schwartzman - M. Jean 
Willem Dafoe - Jopling
Harvey Keitel - Ludwig
Bill Murray - M. Ivan 
Mathieu Amalric - Serge X
F. Murray Abraham - Mr. Moustafa
Lea Seydoux - Clotilde 
Jude Law - Young Writer 
Bob Balabam  - M. Martin 

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PART 3


Where did scouting for a hotel take place? Centre of Europe.
Which location did the production team eventually use? Gurlet town.
Did they film on a location or soundstage? On location, an actual hotel.
Where were the production offices located? Above the Grand Budapest Hotel. 
How did they film the 60's and 30's hotel? They built the 60's the peeled that away and uilt the 30's one.
Where did the inspiration for the hotels interior come from? They looked at other hotels.
How many extras did it take to fill the lobby? Over 100 extras were used in the lobby.

The five secrets of the Grand Budapest Hotel
1. The film sold merchandise on ebay.
2.They toured a large scale model of the hotel to cinemas around the world.
3.They made videos and recipes so people that had watched the film can bake their own Mendl's cakes.
4. Due to the success of moonrise kingdom He's attracted a whole new generation of younger audiences.
5. The film is accessible to audiences. 





Thursday 20 November 2014

Representation Of Regional Identity

Scottish:

  1. Strong accent
  2. Highlands
  3. All wear kilts and play bagpipes
  4. William Wallace - past hero
  5. 'Wee Lass' which is 'Little Girl'
Liverpool:
  1. Annoying accent - difficult to understand
  2. Run down council housing estates
  3. Wear tracksuits
  4. 'Our Kid' which is an "adult Male'
  5. Chavs/gangs
Newcastle:
  1. Confident and passionate
  2. 'Why Aye Man' which is 'Hello'
  3. Partying
  4. Dressed up girls
  5. Passionate football fans
Yorkshire:
  1. Farmers accent
  2. 'Going Tut Pub' which is 'Going To The Pub'
  3. Countryside and hilly areas
  4. Friendly
  5. Going for walks
Birmingham:
  1. Chavs
  2. Brummies'
  3. Aggressive
  4. Football
  5. Clubbing
London:
  1. Big city
  2. Football
  3. Designer clothing
  4. Rush around
  5. Shopping centres
Essex:
  1. Dumb
  2. Tans
  3. White teeth
  4. Fake
  5. Loud
Cornwall:
  1. Cornish pasty
  2. Ale
  3. Surfing
  4. Coastal slang
  5. Fishing
Welsh:
  1. Sheep shaggers
  2. Football and Rugby
  3. Extension on words
  4. Swansea or Cardiff
  5. Green, White and Red
Irish:
  1. Happy
  2. Strong accents
  3. Green
  4. Lepricorns
  5. Dancing




































representation of sexuality

Heterosexual


This is when a person is sexually attracted to people of the opposite sex. This means as a male you would be attracted to a female and as a female you would be attracted to a male. An example of this would be Cook from the T.V series, Skins.

Homosexual

This is when a person is sexually attracted to people of their own sex. This could be a male attracted to another male which is called 'gay' and a female attracted to another female which is called a 'lesbian'. An example of this would be Maxxie who is also from the T.V series, Skins.

Bi Sexual

Bisexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction or sexual behavior toward both males and females, and may also encompass romantic or sexual attraction to people of any gender identity or to a person irrespective of that person's biological sex or gender, which is sometimes termed pan sexuality. An example of this would be John Barrowman out of the T.V series Torchwood.


Asexual

This is a person who is without sexual feelings or associations towards a male or female. An example of this would be Dexter out of the T.V series, Dexter. However, he does find a girlfriend but finds it hard to be sexual with his partner.