Another method that is used by the channel is the various film seasons that are aired on the channel/Film4/ Film on Four. Laura Mayne and Justin Smith discuss this further in their article for the British Film Council titled Film for all Seasons (2009). The initiation of the film seasons on channel 4 began in 1982 and was titled Film on Four and became a popular feature which developed having two features/ seasons a year until 1985, where after these international films were incorporated into the seasons, giving way to air some of the co-produced European films and projects (2014). The Channel 4 press packs ‘Programme Highlights’ from 1987 state “Film on Four remains the flagship of Channel 4’s fiction output, and is now accepted internationally as a major force in British cinema, with over 25 films in production each year… …show more content…
In 1992, the largest amount of feature films, a total of 16, were shown on the channel – some of these were films which had been released at the cinema with great success. 1995 saw the most successful Film on Four premiere season since its conception, as it screened some of the most successful British films of all time such as Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) and Howards End (1992). Film on Four became an icon within broadcast television, being one of the first channels to use this initiative. By the mid 1990’s, the profile of the channel had become more prominent than ever due to the functioning of the channel, even with little existence of consistency within the channels scheduling in comparison to other channels. 1998 saw the creation of FilmFour Ltd, a quasi-independent producer and distributor – eventually ending Channel 4’s original film
One Fat Summer by Robert Lipsyte, is a very good book for teenagers that feel insecure about themselves and have low self-esteem. In the book they will read about a young boy name, Bobby who overcomes his fears of being fat and being bullied by Willie, one that is much stronger then him physically, but not emotionally. The basic theme of this story is to stand up for yourself no matter the situation.
To date, Warner Bro’s has over 6,500 feature films and around 3,000 television series that contains more than 10,000 episodes (“Company” par 5). Every great movie company has a background story to their success. What were then four brothers traveling with a movie projector turned into a successful movie company that has entertained crowds for generations (“Company” par 7). The vitaphone, the talkie, and the first four-legged movie star were introduced during the 1920’s, and helped define the Warner Brother company (Company par 6). Warner Brothers, a company created by four brothers during the 1920’s, revolutionized the film industry by modernizing the concept of cinematography (Company par 6).
Paper Towns is about a boy named Quentin Jacobsen and his childhood friend Margo Roth Spiegelman. When they were kids, they spent a lot of time together, but as they grew up, they also grew apart. Then, one day, Margo shows up at Quentin’s window, asking him to help her. They then spend the night seeking revenge on Margo’s high school friends who she says have wronged her. The next day, Margo disappears, which isn’t uncommon for Margo. But this time, Quentin gets involved in the mystery until, eventually, he’s the only one still looking. Quentin believes Margo wants to be found and has left a trail of clues for him. After searching for a while, Quentin finds the clue that leads him to Agloe, New York, where Margo is. Quentin and his friends take a road trip there, to find out that Margo isn’t what Quentin expected at all.
The story of Summer, by David Updike, is set during that idyllic time in life when responsibility is the last word on anyone's mind. And yet, as with all human affairs, responsibility is an ever-present and ever-necessary aspect to life. What happens when the protagonist, Homer, loses his awareness of a certain personal responsibility to maintain self-control? Homer's actions increasingly make him act foolishly, internally and externally. Also, how does Homer return to a sense of sanity and responsibility? To a degree, I would say that he does.
The documentary film “The Garden,” by Scott Hamilton Kennedy captivates and captures the South Central Los Angeles farmers struggles and conflicts they faced trying to save the South Central Farm. The 14 acre garden grows fresh vegetables and fruits, such as: corn, beans, papayas, and etc. It was one of the largest community garden and became known as the urban garden. Doris Bloch, the founder of the community garden, said in the documentary that the land could be use to build a garden for the community residents to grow their own food. Bloch said “ very low income family that deserves to grow their own food… land, people, food, it's a pretty simple idea. happy days.” The farmers took an advantage to use that land to grow their own vegetables
Yockey, Matt. “Critical Journal of Film & Television”. Velvet Light Trap, Issue 61. 2008. 26-37. Web. 1st December 2012.
The book, "Three Nights In August", is separated roughly into three equal parts. Each part focuses on a different game in the series. The first section of the book focuses on game one of the three game series. This section also gives a history of Cardinal's manager Tony Larussa. It tells about what he has done in baseball and the sacrifices he had to give up. It tells us about a pre-game activity, which is watching video with Chad Blair, Rick Ankiel, and Dave Duncan. Duncan is the pitching coach for the Cardinals and Larussa. The result of the first game was the Cardinals losing to the Cubs 7 to 4. The Cubs were lead by a strong Mark Prior, Cub's pitcher. They also had homeruns hit by Randall Simon and Aramis Ramirez off Garrett Stephenson,
In Stephen King’s novel, “Different Seasons”, they are a number of stories that emphasize many similarities and differences. In the first story, Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, follows the path of Andy Dufresne, a banker, who was unjustly convicted. Andy Dufresne throughout the story learns how to adjust and adapt to the Shawshank prison life and after a number of years he escapes. In the second story, Apt Pupil, follows the path of Todd Bowden who is a typical American sixteen year old and one of the top students of his class until he is corrupted by the dark past of a former Nazi soldier. Andy Dufresne and Todd Bowden have common and different characteristics/traits, themes, and influential factors which shape them throughout the two stories.
action and editing in a montage. The Birth of a Nation is also the first film to
Although short, Robert Hayden’s “Those Winter Sundays” is a poem that has plenty of things to say, and the poet achieves to do so by using only three stanzas. The poem is artfully crafted; in such a way that one can almost feel like it takes a life of its own. It depicts a father as a hardworking man who never rests for the sake of his family, not even on Sundays; a family that takes him for granted. The poem gives us the impression that the poet is remembering all of the small things that his father did for him and regretting that he did not ever thank him. I believe it is worth analyzing these three stanzas as they have a lot more to say than the small amount of lines that the poet used.
This past weekend, I was able to watch the movie Casablanca. The movie was about man who lived in an underground world, who was reunited with the love of his life. The film Casablanca takes place in French ruled Moroccan city Casablanca, during World War II. Casablanca had salon called Rick’s American Café. This salon was the one of the main thoroughfare for illegal activities in Casablanca.
"This is a story of boy meets girl, but you should know upfront, this is not a love story" (Webb, 2009). Marc Webb's film (500) Days of Summer, is an unconventional unrequited story about love. Tom Hansen meets Summer Finn at work and instantly knows that she is the girl for him. He takes the viewers on a journey through the highs and lows of his continuously evolving relationship. Webb relies on editing, style, and image to draw viewer interest. Production techniques and narrative are used to portray thoughts, emotions, and motivations of the two characters. In (500) Days of Summer, content and form work together to create a conventional post-modernist and post-classical Hollywood style film.
The movie "Iron Road" was created by Barry Pearson and Raymond Hart Massey II. The movie provided examples of the challenges the Chinese faced with poverty, famine and the environmental conditions, pushing the Chinese to move to Canada and showed the racism and mistreatment the Chinese received once they arrived in Canada. The movie was effective due to the fact that it was told from a specific perspective. "Iron Road" effectively represented the life of a Chinese peasant by providing examples with the struggles of poverty, famine and environment conditions in China, and the racism towards Chinese in Canada, all by telling the story from a Chinese perspective.
“Four Summers” is a short story written by Joyce Carol Oates that describes four periods of time in which the narrator and main character Sissie spends summers at her family’s lake house. This story marks Sissie’s transition from adolescence to adulthood. During these four summers, Sissie encounters obstacles holding her back from her aspirations, such as her family background, and she must learn from her parents’ mistakes and move on with her life. Oates develops style through the presence of imagery, use of diction, and point of view to illustrate how family dynamics affect emotional development.
Michael Curtiz’s Casablanca may be a black and white film, but the story that it tells is richly saturated with drama, romance, and plot twists.