Help with Film Studies

[ArwensLover]

Originally Posted by dalebiskit

Bare sets
make no attempt to allow sets to get in the way of telling the story

It's like 12 Angry Men - they split the one set up using tricks like toilet breaks.

[DollyHorror]

Hello, I am looking for opinions regarding my dissertation on the subject of horror and macabre film. I aim to research macabre and fear provoking cinema at its most infamous, outrageous and thought provoking, in order to find an fair answer to the question: ‘Horror/Macabre films- With the key ingredients deemed necessary for today’s commercial success to satisfy its audience, psychologically, is it having an effect on our moral attitude?’ I will delve into the history, marketing and psychology within this to reach my conclusion and was hoping that you may be able to lend an opinion. If you are interested in my topic and would be willing to share with me something that may help my investigation I would be most grateful to hear from you!

I personally am a huge fan of the genre, adoring the weird and wonderful and the feeling of fear. However I am unsure what makes me and so many others enjoy this. I ask myself: If evidence suggests audiences have become desensitized to violence, sex and fear, which begs the question, how far will film makers go to install shock into their perspective viewers and why? Have we created a norm for macabre to include comedy, allowing us to accept the morbid to be humorous? The more realistic imagery is shown to us, is this killing our imagination? Are modern days morals being exploited or is this art/freedom of speech? What is the raison d’être that demands a filmmaker to take it to the next level. and where will it end?

Thank you for reading!
Hope to hear from you,
Dolly

[LyddieJ]

(Sorry if this is the wrong section.)

Would you say Russell Crowe is a diverse actor, or has he fallen into the macho-man typecast?

Just to start the debate, I think with his body of work, he is a diverse actor, but has started to fall into familiarity by working with Ridley Scott quite often.

Although I do enjoy films like Robin Hood and 3:10 to Yuma, films like A Body of Lies and even The Next Three Days are starting to feel very similar. What do you think?

But, with Les Miserable and Man of Steel coming out in the new year, I am willing to be proven wrong about thinking he is starting to become typecasted.

[DollyHorror]

To help with my horror dissertation please take this survey. Its really quick to do! http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XKK9CSF

Thank you much!
Doll

[tomphillips84]

Hi all,

I represent a group of researchers from the universities of Aberystwyth and East Anglia, and we have just begun a major international study of people's memories of Ridley Scott's Alien.

Partly inspired by the recent release of Prometheus, we are asking people to go to our website to take part in a brief questionnaire, designed to let people share with us their recollections of a fantastic piece of film history. We're interested in hearing from anyone who has ever seen the film - whether or not they enjoyed it - to definitively chart audiences' responses.

Our project head Martin Barker (who has been featured in the media before on film issues) has written a piece over on the HuffPo talking about the project in more detail. Do check it out - we'd love to hear from you.

[cward2nr7]

Hi there,
I have been set the task of compiling a questionnaire for my AS Media Studies coursework and I would be grateful if you could take five minutes to complete it.
The link is below
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8GTY7Y9
Thank you!
Chloe

[TarjaTurunen]

[b1gb3nn]

I agree that Johnny Depp has helped Tim Burton develop as an autuer. The reason for this is because Johnny Depp and Tim Burton understand eachother. This makes it easier for Tim Burton to write and direct his films as he knows exactly what Johnny Depp is capable of.

[Purple]

what is your opinion ?
Do you think that Steven Spielberg has ever inspried fellow Producers or Director?

in my opion films like Jaws and radiers of the lost ark have inspried other film makers.

[b1gb3nn]

As part of my Film Studies A Level I need to collect some primary research based around my selected question. The question I have chosen is:

How far does history as well as other directors films inspire Peter Jackson?

Could you please help me and tell me if you think Peter Jackson is influenced more by history or other directors and their films and why? Also what Genre of films do you think Peter Jackson enjoys making?