Monsters University Blockbuster Project

Film Making

Film Making by Nat Clarke

Summer Homework - Film Review

Silver Linings Playbook Film Review by Nat Clarke

Summer Homework - Script

Script by Nat Clarke

Connotations and Denotations

Apple
Represents a brand of technology
Only one meaning
Its an American company
Young and older generations wouldn't necessarily understand its meaning

Citreon
Represents a brand of car manufacturer
Only one meaning
Apply more to teenage and adult generations as young children don't usually take an interest in cars

Gender Symbol
Represents the male gender
Reminds me off dating websites
Applies to adult generation

McDonalds
Fast food brand
Only one meaning
Any generation would be familiar with McDonalds as it is advertised everywhere

No Ironing
Only applies to adults or cleaners if in a younger generation
Only one meaning
Appears on clothing

No Entry
All generations could be aware of the presence and meaning of this sign as it could be used in all environments
Only one meaning
Appears on roads, schools, toilets, public places etc

Same Gender toilets
Appears in schools
All generations will be aware of this as it is a day to day occurrence
Appears on signs, toilet doors/entrances and in public places such as schools

The Rolling Stones
Appeals to the older generation or fans of the ban the rolling stones
Appears on merchandised clothing, posters etc
Only has one meaning

Olympic rings
Every colour on all countries flags is represented by these rings
Known as only the Olympic rings
Only has one meaning

Union Jack
Represents four countries (England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales)
Known worldwide by all generations
Only has one meaning

Star of David
Known in Hebrew, so wouldn't be known by anyone not interested in History or Religion
One meaning only
Usually of a black or blue colour

Scales
Significant to law, so not many people would recognise it
Not very well known
Only one meaning

5x5

Music Artists 

Olly Murs is my favourite music artist, I have followed him from his audition at the X Factor and since see him in concert. His music always makes me smile because he's such a cheeky character. 

Lewis Watson is an acoustic guitarist who's music I admire as he has written and produced everything himself. I have seen him in concert and met him. 

Kodaline are a little Irish band who play songs involving the ukulele, they aren't upbeat songs so they help relaxation. 

JayZ and Kanye West have an album called Watch the Throne which all songs are great to listen to. 

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis have a great album called 'The Heist' which personally is one if the best albums I've ever purchased

Songs 

Hand on my heart by Olly Murs is a touching song which I enjoy a lot as it reminds me of his concert. 

Ed Sheeran's song The City is an upbeat acoustic guitar sounding song which i like, i really like the tone of Ed's voice which is my reason for liking the song. 

James Arthur 'Impossible' is another one of my favourite songs as he passes a lot of emotion throughout the lyrics of the song. 

High Hopes by Kodaline is a really soft comforting song which helps me sleep therefore I enjoy listening to it.

We can't stop by Miley Cyrus is a great song, I love Miley's voice.

Tv Programmes

One Tree Hill is my favourite television series because there is always more than one catching storyline

90210 is another one of my favourites because again they have good story lines

Coronation Street is on my top 5 because once you start watching it you feel the need to continue to watch to find out what happens with all the situations present

Phoneshop I watch purposely because I can't watch it without constantly laughing 

Friends I have watched since I was younger, its a family thing, everyone in my house watches it. 

Actors 

Bradley Cooper is my favourite actor of all time because of the type of characters he plays in his films

Zac Efron I have watched throughout my childhood

Josh Duhamel because he is just beautiful 

Mark Wahlberg plays all his roles really well

Channing Tatum because he is a brilliant dancer and connects with his partner actress

Films

Silver Linings is my all time favourite film, due to the fact I find the story line really interesting and Bradley Cooper in my opinion is a great actor and I enjoy all his work

High School Musical 3 is another one of my favourite films however is a guilty pleasure of mine. I grew up loving musicals and it really topped the other two films

Hairspray is a great film as I love how it symbolises what life used to be like before Martin Luther King fought for black peoples rights, the music is really catchy too.

Safe Haven is a real thriller-romance, it has you on the edge of your seat thoughout via back flash scenes which build tension

UP is my favourite disney film because it makes me laugh a lot and brings out my inner child. 

Films

The reason I went to the cinema to watch Grown Ups 2 is because I found the first film hilarious. Adam Sandler is one of my favourite actors, as he produced the film with 'Happy Madison Productions'  I thought it would be a good watch as he was in control of the script for each character.
I also went to view Monsters University; my reason for chosing to watch this film was due to the fact when I was younger I cried in the cinema watching the first film - Monsters Inc. I really enjoy watching  pixar films as the story lines are always grabbing.

I also purchased some DVD's over the summer which include 'A walk to remember', 'silver linings' and 'the last song'. All of these films fit into the romance genre, however silver linings contains comedy. Silver Linings I chose purposely because Bradley Cooper one of my all time favourite actors plays the main role. I chose The Last Song as i heard the ratings for the film were rally good so it drew my attention. However, i watched 'a walk to remember' on sky movies and decided to purchase the DVD from the internet as it was really cheap.