"UK Film Council Chairman Condemns Closure"

- The Guardian, Oct 20th 2010

After the spending reviews in July the government have decided that they are going to abolish the UK Film Council to cut down on bureaucracy. This has forced many major players in the film industry to exit the public sector for good. Tim Bevan, the producer of Love Actually said, "That would be a majorly regressive step for film in Britain. The closing down of the Film Council is a very bad idea. I don't think any money is going to be saved by the closure of it." He claims many other big stars have said the closure of the UK Film Council is a very bad idea and will make it harder for British films to contend with Hollywood.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/oct/20/uk-film-council-arts-cuts

Four Lions

A thought provoking, dangerous black comedy, this film takes a dark subject with a lot of taboo in the film industry and rips it apart in a comedic, yet touching way. This film really makes you realise that extremists are people, although they might be mislead, without letting the audience forget the dangerous potential they possess. This film may be controversial but that's the whole point, it wouldn't have been the same with a safety net!

Colour

Artificial colouring can be used in highly expressive ways, for example, in The Darjeeling Limited. Wes Anderson. USA. 2007 sharp vivid colours that could represent the cultural diversity of India and its prospects for the characters. However, colours may be used to enhance the general themes and tones of a film as well as genre, if a film is an animation for children the audience would expect bright, cheerful colours as that is what would fit the plot, such as Toy Story. John Lasseter. USA. 1996. Similarly if it were a horror film the audience would expect dark colours to reflect dark plots. Different colouring could also enhance props and costume.

Naturalistic colouring is very realistic and wants the audience to think that the dietetic world is real. This could be used to provoke a highly emotive response from the audience or make the audience face issues that are happening around them. Most drama films use naturalistic lighting to draw in the audience and make them believe what is happening to provoke an emotive response, such as An Education. Lone Scherfig. UK. 2009.

Black and white can be used to make a statement about a film, this could be the historical effect or a link to something in the past, it could be to make the audience have a certain response or thought about a film, or even an event in a film, such as Schindlers List. Steven speilburg. USA 1994. Black and white might also be used for economical reasons.

My Ultimate Thriller/Fantasy/Action Film List

The Butterfly Effect. Eric Bress & J.Makye Gruber. USA. Thriller

Donnie Darko. Richard Kelly. USA. Thriller

Edward Scissorhands. Tim Burton. USA. Fantasy

The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus. Terry Gilliam. UK. Fantasy

Inception. Christopher Nolan. USA. Action

Pan’s Labyrinth. Guillermo del Toro. Spain. Fantasy

Sleepy Hollow. Tim Burton. USA. Fantasy

My Ultimate Comedy Film List

The Boat That Rocked. Richard Curtis. UK/USA. Comedy

The Hangover. Todd Philips. USA. Comedy

Hotfuzz. Edgar Wright. UK. Comedy

Juno. Jason Reitman. USA. Comedy

Little Miss Sunshine. Jonathon Dayton & Valerie Faris. USA. Comedy

The Men Who Stare at Goats. Grant Heslov. USA/UK. Comedy

Scott Pilgrim Vs The World. Edgar Wright. USA. Comedy

Shaun Of The Dead. Edgar Wright. UK. Comedy

Some Like It Hot. Billy Wilder. USA. Comedy (1959)

Starter for 10. Tom Vaughn. UK/USA. Comedy

Youth In Revolt. Miguel Arteta. USA. Comedy

My Ultimate Drama/Romance Film List

 

500 Days Of Summer. Marc Webb. Romance

An Education. Lone Scherfig. UK. Drama

Atonement. Joe Wright. USA. Drama

The Blind Side. John Lee Hancock. USA. Drama

The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas. Mark Herman. UK/USA. Drama

The Bucket List. Rob Reiner. USA. Drama

Cemetery Junction. Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant. UK/USA. Drama

The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button. David Flincher. USA. Drama

The Darjeeling Limited. Wes Anderson. USA. Drama

Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind. Michel Gondry. USA. Drama

The Good Girl. Miguel Arteta. USA. Drama

Good Morning, Miss Dove. Henry Koster. USA. 1955

Happy-Go-Lucky. Mike Leigh. UK. Drama

Last King Of Scotland . Kevin Macdonald. UK. Drama       

London To Brighton. Paul Andrew Williams. UK. Drama

Lost In Translation. Sophia Coppola. USA. Drama

Love Is A Many Splendored. Herny King. USA. (1955)

Milk. Gus Van Sant. USA. Drama

My Fair Lady. George Cukor. USA. 1964

The Notebook. Nick Cassevetes. USA. Drama/Romance

One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest. Milos Forman. USA. Drama

Rain Man. Barry Lavinson. USA. Drama

Remember Me. Allen Coulter. USA. Drama/ Romance

Revolutionary Road. Sam Mendes. USA. Drama

Sabrina. Billy Wilder. USA. 1954

Stranger Than Fiction. Marc Forster. USA. Drama

The Truman Show. Peter Wier. USA. Drama

Walk The Line. James Mangold. USA. Drama