Thursday 24 September 2015

Ex Machina Research

Producers:
Andrew macdonalds
Allen Reich

Production Company:
Film4
DNA Films
Scott Rudin Production



Director:
Alex Garland

Screen Writer:
Alex Garland



Actors:
  • Alicia Vikander
  • Domhnall Gleeson
  • Sonoya Mizuno
  • Oscar Isaac
  • Corey Johnson 
  • Claire Selby 
  • Elina Alminas
Symara A. Templeman 

Budget: 
$15 million

Screens shown: 

In the USA, The screens were at its peak at 200,004 and its first screening only had 4 screenings. It finally finished at 4 screens. It was shown in screens for 2 months.


Box Office figures: 
$36.9 million

Music:
The soundtrack was composed by Ben Salisbury and Goeff Barrow. The soundtrack album was realised digitally on the 20th January 2015 and on CD in February 2015.
Additional songs that were included in the film are: 

 "Enola Gay" by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark", Get Down Saturday Night" by Oliver Cheatham,  "Husbands" by Savage and "Piano Sonata No 21 D. 960 in B-flat Major" (first movement) by Franz Schubert


Marketing: 
Posters, trailers & website.









Fan Poster
exmachina-movie.com





SFX-

It did not involve any green screen or special effects used when filming.  There were mostly VFX shots, approximately 800,000.  The character Ava was 3D printed for a scene that takes place in the laboratory where she’s constructed.

Any Issues:
No issues found.






Friday 18 September 2015

Camera Shots

Extreme Close Up






Establishing Shots




  Long shot



Point  of View 




Close Up











Two Shot




Mid Shot

Camera Angles

Over the Shoulder





High Angle and Low Angle Shot




Saturday 12 September 2015

5X5






Favourite Movie Actresses
















1. Emma Stones- Easy A
2.Jennifer Lawrence - Hunger Games
3. Jennifer Aniston - Just go with it
4. Mila Kunis- Friends with Benefits
5. Anne Hathaway- The devil wears Prada


I like these actresses as most of them are comedians and star in comedy movies. However since the first hunger games, Jennifer Lawrence has been one of my favorites as to the reason that i think she makes the movie what it is now and wouldn't be a good movie without her presence in the movie. This is the case for all of the actresses. I like that they all have a major role with the successes of the movies that they are in. 

Favorite Friends Character














1. Rachel Green - "i wasnt supposed to put the beef in the triffle?"
2. Monica Gellar- "Hey, Check me out! I'm a slut!"
3. Joey Tribbiani- "Occupation? Dinosaurs" 
4. Phoebe Buffay- " Get off the plane! Theres something wrong with the left phalange"
5. Chandler Bing- "Im not great at  the advice. can i interest you in a sarcastic comment?"


These are my top favorite character as i think they are the ones that never fail to make me laugh and put a smile on my face through every episode, this is shown through my favorite quotation from each of the characters above. Where as Ross is not part of this because not  only of the reason that there can be five of every category but because he has the same story lines of getting married, divorced and having babies all the time which some people at first would find amusing but gets boring after watching the series a number of times and is dragged out for a bit as like me, find better storylines to be amused by more.


Favourite Hollyoaks Character











1.Mercedes Mcqueen ( Jennifer Metcalfe)
2. Trevor Royle (Greg Wood)
3. Maxine Minnver (Nikki Sanderson)
4. Ziggy Roscoe (Fabrizio Santino) / Darren Osborne (Ashley Taylor Dawson) 
5. Sinead O'Connor (Stephanie Davis)

Mercedes since i started watching hollyoaks has been my Day 1, Number 1 favorite and most likely is until the day she exists the show and would probably even though  remain my favorite of them all as it was witnessed when it was thought that she had died and she was always a character i missed seeing on my TV screen. She has the stubborn attitude that i like in a person as she can also come across funny which is obviously as seen that i am a comedy lover. This is followed by the characters Ziggy and Darren that i not only like because he is on of the most attractive characters on the show but also adore them for their heart and funny side of their personality which is shown through most of the time they are on screen. Darren has also been one of my favorites since i started watching hollyoaks. Following that, i love Maxine as i love her a character, as she is an innocent character who is always given pitty storylines that make people feel sorry for her all the time which has given me the chance to like her. Lastly on my hollyaoks list of characters there is Sinead who i like simply because she is stubborn and has a bad mouth that no-one likes and i find it entertaining watching her as a character.

Favorite Movies




















1. Friends with Benefits
2.She's the man
3.Mean Girls
4.Spring Breakers
5.Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Most of these films are in my top 5 because of the reason of them being classic comedy movies  expect from Spring Breakers. Spring Breakers is one of the films you either like or hate. My reason for liking it as much as i do is not only the reason of Selena Gomez being in it but the fact its out of the main 4 actresses' comfort zone and i like seeing them playing risky and challenging roles for them and the producers. Ideally i could have all of the harry potter films as my top 5 as they have been the movies that i obsess over with no doubt. If there would be any doubt in anything it'd be about harry potter films it'd be which one to watch, though it'd normally be the prisoner of Azkaban.


American TV Drama















1. Orange is the new black
2. Pretty Little Liars
3.Scandal
4.Gossip Girl
5. Desperate Housewives



Orange is the new black is at the top of my list as it is the only series i have been able to complete a season in 3 days. This is due to how addictive it is, meaning that it is the best thing to watch because of how interesting the storylines are and craziness of the characters and in my opinion haven't been able to ever pick out one bad thing about OITNB. Pretty Little Liars is also has an interesting few seasons and has my brain engaged all the time as to find out who "A" is and i like that as no other TV Drama has ever got me as engaged. The rest of them are just typical dramas  that i manage to stay in  tune with because they were written well and the right cast were chosen for them.