Film Actors

Breakfast at Tiffany's - Audrey Hepburn - was a British actress and humanitarian. Recognised as both a film and fashion icon, Hepburn was active during Hollywood's Golden Age. She was ranked by the American Film Institutes the third greatest female screen legend in the history of American cinema and been placed in the International best dressed Hall of Fame. She is best know for her roles in 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' and 'My Fair Lady'.

The Hole - Teri Polo - Is an American actress, most well known from playing the mother in 'Meet the Parents' and then again throughout the trilogy in 'Meet the Fockers' and 'Little Fockers' and is also know for her roles in 'The West Wing' and most recently the star of ABC Family's 'The Fosters'.


The Parent Trap - Dennis Quaid - is an American actor known for his comedic and dramatic roles. First gaining widespread attention in the 1980s. Some of his notable credits include Footloose, Playing For Keeps and of course the parent trap.
                         

Natasha Richardson - was an English actress of stage and screen. She won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, and the Outer Critics Circle Award for her performance as Sally Bowles in the 1998 Broadway revival of Cabaret. Some of her notable films included Patty Hearst, The Handmaid's Tale, Nell, The Parent Trap, and Maid in Manhattan.

Lindsay Lohan - is an American actress, model and recording artist. She began her career as a child fashion model when she was three, and was later featured on the soap opera Another World for a year when she was 10. At age 11, Lohan made her motion picture debut in Disney's remake of The Parent Trap, a critical and commercial hit. Her next motion picture, Disney's remake of Freaky Friday, was also a success at the box office and with critics. With the release of Mean Girls, another critical and commercial success, Lohan became a household name and a frequent focus of paparazzi and tabloids. The two films earned her several MTV Movie Awards and Teen Choice Awards.

Bend it like Beckham - Part 1

1.) What was interesting/different in this film opening in comparison to others you have seen?
Within the opening of this film they only use the names of the Studios and production companies which were involved in the making of the film. Non of the cast or crew were involved in the opening and non of their names were mentioned.

2.) Which titles/credits were shown?
'Kintop Pictures' etc
'A Gurinder Chanha film.' - Director and Writer

3.) Why were they in that particular order?
The producers are put first as they are the ones who have put the film together and with film wouldn't have been made without them.

4.) Anything to comment on this?
The producers are put first because they are well known and allow the film to get better advertising and therefore more people are going to watch it. Just like how they have 'name dropped' with Beckham in the name to tell everyone before they even know what it's about that it's got a strong celebrity presents which people love to see.

5.) How were the characters introduced?
The characters are introduced one by one and we see the main character day dreaming of playing football with David Beckham, this straight away emphasises

6.) What about the narrative and genre?
This film is predominantly a sports drama but can be categorized into 3 different genres; sports, drama and Comedy - Therefore this is a hybrid genre film.

7.) How was the setting/scenery introduced?
We see the main character in her room which is a stereotypical teenagers room however, rather than being filled with girly props it's filled with football and David Beckham memorabilia. We then follow the main character and her sister into London town and them through the park and onto a field/pitch. All of which are hugely important and are the main settings for the rest of the film.

How do you add variety into a sequence of footage

For most of our preliminary task, we have a fixed shot on Sophie singing. To give our film a better variety of camera shots, we could have showed Lizzie's and Roshnee's reactions to Sophie's brilliant singing. Instead of using a fixed shot... We could have used a shot reverse shot, to show the audiences reactions. During the rest of the film, we could have used different angles and movements such as: high and low angle shots or panning.

Film Directors

Director: Is a person who directs the making of a film. Generally, a film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, and visualizes the script while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision.

Blake Edwards - Edwards’ career began in the 1940s as an actor, but he soon turned to writing screenplays and radio scripts before turning to producing and directing in film and television. His best known films include Breakfast at Tiffany's and the hugely successful Pink Panther series.

Joe Dante - is an America film director, actor, producer and editor. His films often mix fantastical story lines with comedic elements. Dante's films include Piranha, the howling and Gremlins.

Nancy Meyers - is an American write, producer and director. She is the writer, producer and director of several big-screen successes, including The parent trap, something's gotta give, the Holiday and It's Complicated. Her second film as director, What Women Want, was at one point the most successful film ever directed by a woman, taking in $183 million in the United State

Film 3 - The Parent Trap

Year (1998)

Director: Nancy Meyers

Actors: Lindsey Lohan, Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richarson, Lisa Ann Walter, Elaine Hendrix

Credits:
Dennis Quaid
Natasha Richardson
A Nancy Meyers/Charles Shyer film
Lisa Ann Walter
Elaine Hendrix
Simon Kunz
Ronnie Stevens
Polly Holliday
and Introducing Lindsey Lohan
Casting by Ilene Starger
Costume Design Penny Rose
Music Composed by Alan Silverstri
Film Editor Steven A Rotter


Titles:
Walt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures Presents
The Parent Trap

Film 2 - The Hole

Year: (2009)

Director: Joe Dante

Actors: Chris Massoglia, Hayley Bennett, Nathan Gamble, Teri Polo, Bruce Dern, Quinn Lord.

Credits -
The Hole

Titles -
Bold Films

Film 1 - Breakfast at Tiffany's

Year: (1961)

Director: Blake Edwards

Actors: Audrey Hepburn; George Peppard; Patricia Neal; Buddy Ebsen

Credit -
Audrey Hepburn
George Peppard
in Breakfast At Tiffany's
Co-starring Patricia Neal
Buddy Ebsen
Martin Balsam
Vilallonga
with John McGiver   Alan Reed
Dorothy Whitney   Miss Beverly Hills
Stanley Adams  Claude Stroud
Elvia Allman  Cat (Frank Inn, Trainer)
And also starring Mickey Rooney as 'Mr Yunioshi'
Director of photography Franz F Planer A.S.C
Art Direction - Hal Pereira Roland Anderson
Edited by - Howard Smith A.C.E
Special photographic effects - John P Fulton A.S.C
Process Photography - Farciot Edouart A.S.C
Set Decoration - Sam Comer Ray Moyer
Assistant Director - William McGarry
Costume supervision - Edith Head
Miss Hepburn's wardrobe principally by - Hubert deGivenchy
Miss Neal's wardrobe principally by - Pauline Trigere
Makeup supervision - Wally Westmore S.M.A
Hair Style Supervision - Nellie Manley C.N.S
Sound recording - Hugo Grenzbach - John Wilkinson
Technicolor color consultant - Richard Mueller
Music - Henry Mancini
Screenplay by George Axelrod
Produced by Martin Jurow and Richard Shepherd
Directed by Blake Edwards


Titles -

A Paramount Picture
A Jurow-Shepherd production
Based on the novel by Truman Capote
Song 'Moon River' by Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini
Technicolor

SassProductions Evaluation of Preliminary Task.

The evaluation of our preliminary task.

Preliminary Task: SassProductions - Sophie's Big Break