Film review text

A young man (Cross) on leaving his work place for the day finds a coin each day and uses it to have his fate told by an old clown box located on the sea front. The fortune’s he receives leads him down a problematic road with a threatening end.

The cast consists of up and coming actors with the main star Cross seeking an acting career with his limited theatrical success. I have been in contact with the production company but they concluded the clown’s identity remains unknown to keep up the mysterious pretence of the story.

Highlights include the special effects, camera movement, and the clown itself with the person sitting next to me physically appearing discomforted by the clown’s frantic moments. The entire clown situated in a box prop was inspiring bringing fears from what presents itself as a thing of joy.

Despite a thrilling tale and much technical greatness the failed attempt to show picking up a coin saw a real weakness. The gum layered floor gave the perception of the man perhaps picking gum off the street or making a decision on which of the many coins to pick up.

For those of you interested in your daily horoscopes and fate the films theme of not being able to escape your fate will target your reasoning and compel you to the edge of your seat.

Overall the film has been produced to a high standard with the delicate editing and film structure giving a movie experience no viewer will forget. The monumental use of the iconic clown strikes anticipation of heart pumping delight.

The film follows a cyclic chronological structure that comes to an amazing conclusion that prolongs the theme of fate and destiny. The story same as in the real world is that life repeats itself and is displayed through the reoccurring events within the narrative.

The film opens 30^th of March and will be available for viewing on youtube.com. It will be enjoyed by a teenage and young adult audience providing them with an eventful clown based creative showpiece.

The films narrative is within the genre of the well-known Stephen king horror novel and now hit horror film and TV series IT and should be watched and enjoyed by all those who found Heath Ledgers colossal joker personality entertaining.

In conclusion the short film “FATALITY” is not the greatest film ever made but for free viewing on youtube will leave any viewer entertained and largely intrigued by the theme not being able to escape your fate.

Film review

Below is an image of the film review which i produced based on our short film Fatality. It displays the common structure of a two columns coloured border, title and star rating on the left nad and image on the right.

Film review analysis

We have been asked to produce a film review based around the short film fatality which we have completed. I began reading weekly film reviews from the sun newspaper and those featured in empire film magazine to get an overall perspective into the constitution of a review. I found a common layout of a two column structure with the film title and star rating on the left and an image and concluding paragraph on the right hand side. A border of colour is also used considerably in reviews as a marker for the reader within the magazine. I looked largely at reviews for the David Fincher directed the curious case of Benjamin button a recent children’s sensation Rango. Each had an information row including the films certification, running time, release date and actors followed by film summary and a series of paragraphs addressing individual areas of the film such as factual and opinion areas such as cast, camera as well as including one major highlight and weakness. Paragraphs about the targeted audience and final verdict are also present with technical language film references and the writer’s opinion being expressed throughout all text. In general the writers possess a knowing and friendly relationship with the reader by using formal but light hearted language with some witty sentiments.

Film poster

Above is the film poster that i produced for our short film "Fatality". I have included things that appear regulary in film posters and that were included in the five posters that i analysed. This poster has the purpose of advertising a DVD release and is designed to target the same audience as the film of teenagers and young adults by showing clearly by the clown face image and dark background the films theme, narrative concerns and film genre.

Poster analysis CASINO ROYAL

The final film poster that I chose to analyse was Casino royal it is a bond film an icon that has entertained families for many years. The 007 graphic is displayed prominently three times throughout the poster as is a well- known and easily recognised symbol for bond films. This symbol includes an image that represents a gun and so implies a violent narrative. The poster is for the actor’s Daniel Craig’s first appearance as the James Bond character and so it appears the poster is introducing him to the already established audience. The large image of Craig is presenting him to the current audience being dominantly male but also targeting a wider female audience. The poster has background images of scenes taken from the film showing individual parts of the narrative of action, and romance.

Poster analysis INVINCIBLE

The fourth poster which I decided to analyse is Invincible. It is a Walt Disney production the fact of which is shown clearly above the actor’s name Mark Wahlberg who is slowly becoming a well-known actor and so could attract an audience. The title is a bold white font communicating the main characters personality and role in the narrative of being pure as symbolised by the purity of the colour white. The poster includes yellow text displaying clearly and making apparent the fact the film is based upon a true story. There is some central black text which provides an introduction to the films narrative and therefore aids the basis of a true story by including textual references to facts of Joe Papoulis life. Text showing the films cinematic release date implies a narrative of dreams and sport as conveyed by the word side-line a phrase used in most sporting activities. The large image heading the poster shows part of the narrative concerning sport sand is indicates in particular about American football. The small billing block at the foot of the poster includes a website for further details.

Poster analysis SAVING PRIVATE RYAN

The third film poster that I analysed is Saving private Ryan which has a relatively small title but the word saving is shown in bold font making textual references to the films plot of entering a war zone to rescue one soldier. The tag line “the mission is a man” anchor’s the perceived narrative. Tom Hanks is recognized as a high standard actor and his name is used to attract an audience as is shown above the title and in a larger font than the other actor’s names which are shown below the title again attracting an audience by targeting the actors’ fans. A large image of all four of the mentioned actors is at the head of the poster with hanks face appearing larger than the others, they are shown in military clothing and are underlined with a silhouetted small image of a soldier ready for battle engaging the narrative of war and violence. The director’s name Steven Spielberg is shown clearly above all other text to show priority as he is hugely famous in the film industry. In total his name appears three times on the poster showing his importance in attracting an audience, with his name completing the billing block so that it is the last thing to remember.