BSA 124 Stop motion

the other day Cayleb and i completed most of the stage for our stop motion now all we need is to create character bits and bobs and we will be away laughing ....hopefully


i found during experiments that it is easy to over cook the clay based stuff we are using for the mouths and eyes DO NOT bake at 200 for 10 mins about 120-150 for 10 mins should do however i am yet to test this but it seems like it would be sufficient.

BSA 106 22.9.16

The wall Pink Floyd
By Allen Parker and Gerald Stark including Roger Waters whom rote the screen play fro the wall.
My review of the wall, it is about a rock star and his decent into madness as he quietly comes undone the film was made in 1982 and is part animation and live action the animation was rather effective with the story telling and  i feel the film itself is a very wide mix of meanings  for example how we are being controlled as well as the themes of war and abandonment the children of war felt


The Wall as a subject to me personally i feel the wall is the society on earth and how from a young age we are being controlled and forced to conform into a brick for the ever growing wall of society and consumerism and capitalism ....as well as for those who do not conform they are shunned and belittled until they lose the mind they once had then they are thrown away into an asylum so the rest of the world doesn't have to deal with the non conformity of these individuals who usually become artists of which during this time are again labeled mad or nutty  for the fact that they see the world in a different way however this is not the way for the time.

Still in this day and age we have a "Standard" to live according to The New Zealand (Dream).    

BSA 106 Remake or Reboot?

Lion King 1995 they remade the Lion King shortly after the Simbas pride or Lion King 2, to go along with the Thrird movie Known as Hakunamatata or Lion King 3, the Lion King remade or HD revamped for Blu Ray they added about 5 new sing along some versions even allowed subtitles.
I watched the Lion King a Heap(after i got past the death Mufasa) as well as extended play time ....the only reason i feel it wasn't the best i have boiled down to the reason was because i remember the film very well and it was a master piece and still is its just that they added a couple unnecessary songs i didnt like as an adult.



The Remake of the Lord of the rings (the first one) the original that i am aware of is the 1978 animated when i saw this film i was very young and couldn't keep up at this point because i was soo young but yeah the remade version of the Lord of the Rings (Peter Jackson) well done.




Revamp to happen Jaws series it would be alot of fun from a working type of idea  

BSA 106

Animation 1980 - 1985.

Canada
—Gerald Potterton
—Created Heavy Metal (1981) an adaption of cult adult comic book of the same name.
—Film is composed of many psychedelic, sci-fi fantasy stories about sex, violence and rock n roll.
—Animation was divided between many different studios and directors.
A lot of rotoscoping human characters was used.
—Nelvana Studio
—Created Rock & Rule (1983)
—Similar style to Heavy Metal (1981)
—Featured a post apocalyptic world where mutant animals have taken over.
France
—Paul Grimault
—Formed a small animation company with Andre Sarrut and created many short animations.
—Started making a film in 1948 with the title The Shepherdess and the Chimneysweep.
—Sarrut screened an unfinished version of the film in 1952 and Grimault fell out with Sarrut and production was halted.
—Grimault won the rights to the film in 1967 and the film was finished in 1980 (32 years after production first started) and renamed the film The King and the Mocking Bird.
UK
—Dianne Jackson
—Created The Snowman (1982)
—Nominated for 1983 Academy Award for best animated short film.
—One of the most successful British family orientated animations, later to be superseded by Aardman Animations.
—Cosgrove Hall Productions
—The Wind in the Willows (1983)
—Worldwide success of the stop-motion film led to a 52 episode TV series and a second film A Tale of Two Toads (1989).
UK / USA
—John Halas
—Created the short Dilemma (1981)
—Following the limitations of his previous experiment with CG used in Autoban (1979), Dilemma claims to be the first fully digitized CG film.
—Autoban (1979) and Tron (1982) also made this claim though it is unclear how much is actually cel animation made to look like CG.
Canada / Germany
—Frederic Back
—German by birth, his films are an examination of Canadian culture.
—Created Crac! (1981) A story of the life of a rocking chair.
—Early example of of the pastel shaded look that become popular in the 80’s.
Czech Republic
—Jan Svankmajer
—Created Dimensions of Dialogue (1982)
—A film about the how humans communicate and how this can go wrong.
—Also created Alice (1988)
—Mixture of live action and stop-motion.
Canada
—Richard Condie
—Created The Big Snit (1985)
—Simple drawings, wobbly lines, and a refusal to take anything seriously.
UK
—Gerald Scarfe
—Created 15 minutes of animation for Pink Floyds film The Wall (1982)
—Film is about a mental breakdown of a rock star called Pink (based on former Pink Floyd member Syd Barrett who suffered a drug fuelled breakdown)
—Film explores the feelings of isolation and alienation.
—Animated sequences were inspired by Gerald’s childhood memories of the Germans bombing England during World War II
UK / Canada
Steve Baron directed Money for Nothing (1985) by Dire Straits (one of the first computer animated videos and a landmark in CGI) Animation was done by Ian Pearson and Gavin Blair
—Steve Baron also directed A-ha’s Take On Me (1985)
—Video was animated by Michael Patterson, who makes the singer of the band come alive from a comic book using rotoscoping technique.

BSA 106

In your own experience, has there been a sequel that is worse than the original film?

scary movie they were all a little unique (lack of a better word)

In your own experience, has there been a sequel that is better than the original film?

Alien franchise these films i enjoyed more than i can explain i also am a major fan of the Xenomorph/ Aliens. 

Provide name, year and Director of films above.

Directed by Riddley Scott 1979 the second was directed by James Cameron 1986 but these films did not die there more films were made with my favorite species.As for the scary movie films made by Keenan Ivory Wayans i dislike these films however i cannot depict absolutely why bad taste i guess.

Consider what made the film better / worse? Was there a different Director or actors? Was the story stronger / weaker / the same?

for the films alien and aliens i enjoyed all the content the Alien/Xenomorph are an outstanding creation built on mostly an existing insect rumored to be the Aphid wasp which also impregnates live hosts. 

For the Alien films its i truly think from a creative stand point they are and outstanding species to be feared.

Then, research and provide a summary of the influence of MTV on film making

How they can tell a story in a short time. as well adding the popular music to aid in the sale of the films this also allowed the film makers to cut and jump faster as the younger generations are faster at picking up and processing information thus the film makers used these new ish techniques for the films they were developing.

BSA 106 1980s film history

Hollywood Blockbuster

1980s introduced “High Concept” films¡Easily categorized characters

Familiar plots that could be described briefly

 High on stylish and slick production qualities

Aimed for broad mass appeal

Film / soundtrack / video / television / fast food promotional

Prototypes from the 1970s were Jaws, Star Wars, Alien.

Creators

Producer Don Simpson, with partner Jerry Bruckheimer, are credited with the creation of the High Concept films.

Teenage Comedy

Many films were aimed at pre-teen / teenaged 

Like porkey and revenge of the nerds.

John Hughes

Made teen orientated “coming of age” films

including the films:sixteen candles and the breakfast club.

Sequels Everywhere

Before 1980s there were very few sequels

Many sequels were made which were usually the same story.

Horror

John Carpenters highly successful Halloween (1978) caused a revival of horror films in the 1980s.

Action Sequels

include the Terminator and rambo as well as rocky e t c.

Spoof films

spinal tap and airplane and Naked gun.

Animation

such as who framed Roger rabbit  and 1982z tron

Science Fiction Film

The thing and robo cop for example

Drama

like FIELD of dreams and coccon.

War Films.

like full metal jacket and Gallipoli.

Dance Films 

Dirty dancing, footloose and flash dance.

Adventure.

like the never ending story and the Labyrinth.

Howard The Duck 

Marvel comic strip character appearing in 1977

Disney threatens to sue Marvel over the resemblance of Howard the duck to Donald Duck.

Marvel made changes to Howard by giving him pants.

1986 Howard the Duck film was made by Universal and directed by Willard Huyck and produced by George Lucas.

Regarded as one of the worst and least successful big-budget films ever made.

BATMAN 1989.

Directed by Tim Burton

While the Superman Films initiated the trend towards superheroes on the big screen, it’s 3 sequels in the 80s remained campy-comical like the 1966 Batman film.¡Burtons Batman (1989) opened the door for the current super-hero movie boom. The film was notable for the dramatic shift in tone that aligned more with the comic book character.

Film was a huge success – made 411 million in 1989 and the merchandise (t-shirts, toys, soundtrack album, plus other tie-ins) made 750 million.

Film budget was approx. 35 million.