BSA106 The Bike thief

Summary of the film

do i agree whether or not this film is the greatest of all time?

this film depicts the reality of life being even though the hero is wronged he still does not get his bike back by the end of the film (This is life) at the time this film as made yes this could be the best film of all time.

the bike to me represented life in a form due the fact that he needed in order to do his job and create the money to survive in his time and place in the world.

The use of the non-professional actors was actually a very good idea due to the fact life doesn't have a save point or re-spawn time or do over if you make a deathly mistake you stay dead if you are looking for realism than Neo-realism is your type of film. life is not scripted and there is no second take and this film depicts that quiet well for a film.

the fathers character arc was interesting to watch develop as he goes from a poor man in Italy trying to figure out life and keep trucking on then his bike is stolen and eventually he tries to steal a bike so he can do his thing and live on happily but at this point he was apprehended (where were these people when his bike was stolen?)

The son loves and looks up to the father i feel father was the world to the boy and he wanted to grow up to be like him. Maybe less after he tries to steal the bike.

Today i also slightly pulled apart the trailer of La Luna

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwlZCInKLfI


copy and paste to have a small gander at this neat little number from pixar a unique concept on how the moon goes through the shapes it does over the course of its 28-30 day cycle i enjoyed it

BSA106 neorealism in Italy

A short overview of Neorealism in Italy

Italy had been under the fascist regime of Benito Mussolini  since 1924

thus the movement was censored heavily because the film industry belonged to Mussolini
they were not allowed to show Italy in an light other than a good one.

The realism of Italian neorealism formed a distinctive visual style

 Preference for filming on location

 Using non professional actors

 Preference for natural lighting

 Documentary style of photography

 Avoidance of complex editing and post-production

 processes likely to draw attention

 Stories were focused on the poor and the working class and not the rich folk of Italy.

this method of film was used to depict the closest to real narrative or direction 

films such as :

Roberto Rossellini created the War Trilogy based on World War 2 in Italy was probably stopped at the film office until the of Mussolini and his regime. due to the social themes and the post war life of the common folk.
Portrayed in Rome.

  

BVA103 Advance vs Champ "Advanced pet food"

Wednesday March  21st 2012 Two well-known pet food companies are fighting like cats and dogs in a High Court trademark dispute over similar marketing phrases.

Advance pet food maker Mars wants to trademark the term "Advance Advanced Pet Nutrition", but assistant trademarks commissioner Jennie Walden rejected its application last September after Champ dog food maker Heinz Watties objected.

Ms Walden found the trademark was likely to confuse a substantial number of consumers due to its similarity to Heinz Watties' phrase, "Champ Advanced Dog Nutrition", which the New Zealand company claims is an unregistered trademark.

Under the Trade Marks Act, trademarks cannot be legally registered if they are found to be likely to confuse or deceive consumers.

Mars, which uses the disputed phrase to market Advance pet food in Australia, appealed Ms Walden's decision in the High Court at Wellington today.

Mars New Zealand lawyer Earl Grey said the Champ tagline was not a registered trademark and Heinz Watties had never applied to register it.

The phrase was simply descriptive of the product and was a relatively insignificant part of its packaging, he said.

Consumers would instead recognise the product by its trademarked logo, which dominated the dog food's packaging.

"Consumers pay more attention to the distinctive and dominant elements of a sign," Mr Grey said.

The trademark Mars was seeking was distinctive because of its unusual combination of "advance" and "advanced", Mr Grey said.

Heinz Watties lawyer Nigel Robb said although its phrase was not registered as a trademark, it had been used on Champ packaging since 1998 and was a recognizable part of the Champ trademark.

"We are here considering what the public will perceive," he said.

"It is inevitable that members of the public who have seen this product on sale for 10 years or longer will make a connection with that tagline ... it is part of the branding."

Mr Robb said there was chance people who knew the Champ tagline could question whether there was a link between the product and Advance.

The appeal was the first High Court case to be heard by former Solicitor-General David Collins, who was appointed as a judge last month.

He reserved his decision. 

BVA103 Task 6 Code Accuracy UpHeld

Accident compensation corporation

Complaint under section 8(1B)(b)(i) of the Broadcasting Act 1989
3 News and Nightline – alleged that ACC had not fulfilled its legal obligation to tell its clients about an Independent Earner Tax Credit – allegedly unbalanced and inaccurate

who was involved

Members

• Joanne Morris (Chair)
• Mary Anne Shanahan
• Paul France
• Tapu Misa

Complaint

• Accident Compensation Corporation of Wellington

findings
Standard 4 (balance) – complainant concerned that it was not given an opportunity to respond to one statement in the item – that issue was not a controversial issue of public importance – not upheld

Standard 5 (accuracy) – item was inaccurate in stating that ACC had a legal obligation to inform its clients of the credit – one aspect upheld

Order
Section 13(1)(a) – broadcast statement

Order

Pursuant to section 13(1)(a) of the Broadcasting Act 1989, the Authority orders TVWorks Ltd to broadcast a statement approved by the Authority. That statement shall:

• be broadcast within one month of the date of this decision
• be presented both verbally and visually on screen
• be broadcast during 3 News, at a time and on a date to be approved by the Authority
• contain a comprehensive summary of the Authority's decision.

The Authority draws the broadcaster's attention to the requirement in section 13(3)(b) of the Act for the broadcaster to give notice in writing to the Authority and the complainant of the manner in which the above order has been complied with.

Signed for and on behalf of the Authority.

BVA103 Out of The Blue

Out of the Blue Classification


Director, Out of The Blue, Robert Sarkies.


Chief Censor,Bill Hastings


Conclusion of Classification

Restricted 15

Summary.
I personally think that this film should really remain as a 15 maybe even a 16 a one of the comments made about the film is that there are way worse films out there yeah can also understand the people who had
to suffer through this outrageous event but it also
has history elements like: Once Were Warriors, What becomes of the Brokenhearted,Crooked Earth E T C
all of these give an insight I feel that is all the end goal was most of these things depicted can and do happen
these days in all other places in the world how ever
Censorship must be taken into public knowledge.

BVA103

The Office of Film & Literature Classification is the Government body responsible for classifying films, games and other publications that may need to be restricted or banned in New Zealand.

New Zealand's Censorship Law:
The Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act, 1993

the Act provides the legal framework for New Zealand's classification system. The purpose of the classification system is to prevent harm to the New Zealand public by restricting the availability of publications containing harmful material.

The definition of a publication is this:

Films, video cassettes, DVDs or games.

Computer files, or something which stores electronic data such as a CD, DVD, Blu-ray or hard drive.

Books, newspapers, magazines, or any other print or writing.

Sound recordings.

Pictures, photographs, or anything with words, images, or symbols printed on it — such as a billboard, artwork or item of clothing.