SIGHTSEERS British Film Case Study

2013: FM1 SECTION A: PRODUCERS AND AUDIENCES

Independent British film case study:  Sightseers
Director: Ben Wheatley (Kill List)
Producer: Edgar Wright
Genre: Roadmovie, dark comedy

IMDb page:  http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt2023690/

Trailer:




ARTICLE FROM SCREEN INTERNATIONAL

Why Sightseers is the British film of the year | Opinion/Comment | Screen

Quote from article:

"The film itself is brilliant and original — showing characters we’ve never seen before on screen in locations we’ve never seen on screen. It is faultlessly crafted, expertly paced and blackly comic, but with some moments of warmth amidst the chicken sacrifices and bashed-in skulls."

ARTICLE FROM BOXOFFICEBUZ.COM

http://boxofficebuz.com/news_full.php?id=5849

Quote from article:

"An all-round disappointing affair from people who could, and will, do so much better."

AS FILM STUDIES FM2: Section C Exam Answer Feedback

FM2 Section C Exam feedback

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A2 FILM STUDIES STUDENT FILMS 2011- 2012

TRIPTYCH Film by Chris Parker, Callum Lamb and Jess Wagner

WHO FRAMED CHARLIE CHAPLIN Film by Caitlin Boak and Megan Humphrey

BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR Film by Matthew Hunter and Ben Jefferson

DISTURBED Film by Jess Marshall, Tori Scott, Paul Duncalfe, Autumn White

PIE IN THE SKY Film by Jade Lanaway

FM2 SECTION A: Funding British Cinema Debate

 Following the closure of the UK Film Council David Cameron has announced that the British film industry should focus more on supporting commercially successful pictures.

•  Andrew Pulver's article for The Guardian weighs up the arguments from both sides.
•  The Telegraph article response to the same news here.
•  BBC News with Ken Loach video link.

Read the information and watch the clip to help you to consider the arguments for and against such a decision.

AS FILM 2012: FM2 SECTION B: BRITISH FILM - THE HORROR GENRE

For this unit we will be studying 2 British horror films:

Both films were released in 2008.


Mark Kermode reviews Eden Lake here

Sightonsound provide a podcast review here


AIMS:


We will be focusing on what defines British horror.  We will investigate the production of the 2 films using some of this information for FM2 Section A.


When studying the 2 horror films our ultimate concerns are narrative, themes and representation.


Kermode mentions The Final Girl concept in his review (Carol Clover) which will be useful in our study.


We will examine the representation and theme of children in the two films.  


"Paedophobia" is a term used by Kermode and others to examine the fear of children present in such films.


We will use Andrew Tudor's narrative ideas about invasive threats and explore paranoid and secure horror narratives in order to understand these films further in relation to the genre of horror.


Through this investigation we will be asking ourselves "what makes a horror film?"

We will also be developing our understanding and appreciation of the 2 films as examples of British cinema.