Tuesday, 23 February 2016

Star Wars Force Awakens: Big Blockbuster Film


Visit the official Star Wars website here


Follow this link to the Guardian website which contains masses of information on the release and popularity of the film



Watch the film about how the musical soundtrack was crafted:



Find out information about merchandising and associated products here


Click here for a link to games, downloadable products and other merchandise available.  





The production company made several different trailers for different markets. The trailer below was specifically for the Japanese and Chinese market, who were largely unfamiliar with the original films:



The Library Suicides: Low budget Welsh film





Click this Link to visit Soda Pictures website (the film's distributor).  
Click this link to visit the film hub Wales page on the Library Suicides.    

The Survivalist: low budget film (back ground production information, trailer and release information)

The Survivalist:  Irish low budget feature film, award nominated and restricted release for a niche audience.  BFI and new starter funded.  



Click this link to read why this film is Mark Kermode's film of the week.



Watch the trailer below:




Follow this link to find out about the making of the film.  






Monday, 22 February 2016

Tangerine: How to make a movie with an Iphone 5s

Read here  about how the Iphone 5s was used, along with an $8 app


Read an interview with the director of Tangerine here


Tangerine: back ground information on funding, plot development and technical equipment

Read here an article from Wired Magazine about the development of the plot, and the background to the technical spec.

Read about how the film Tangerine was the first film shot on an Iphone 5s to be nominated for a Sundance Film Award here.

Tangerine: Guardian article

Read the Guardian article about the making of Tangerine here


Read a more in-depth article about the technology involved in the film here