I chose the movie Gladiator (Dir. Ridley Scott, 2000)  for its costume design because of the work put in by Janty Yates in researching not only the clothing worn by the Emperors of 180 AD, but also of the lesser known and far less represented gladiators of this era. Yates won an Oscar in 2001 for her work on Gladiator because of how accurate and complex the clothing was for the time. Yates was especially praised foe her work on Maximus’ clothes and armor as well as a very high level of continuity throughout the film.

Alien was directed by Ridley Scott, David Fincher, James Cameron, Jean-Pierre jeunet in 1979. I chose this film for its set design because how everything was created to look futuristic, yet familiar to audiences in 1979. Even though it is set in 2122, the main area where the crew of the Nostromo interact feels realistic and lived in. it is also a stark contrast to the horror elements of the film, as it feels very safe and normal, compared to the danger and disturbing nature of the alien Xenomorph itself.

There is a notable formula to the box office numbers in 2018. for instance, almost all of them are action movies, as action movies are usually fairly easy to follow and understand. Action movies are also trying to compete with video games to try and keep the audience engaged in the film.

Many of the films also star A-list actors that lots of people know about. films with well known actors in them are more likely to be successful as people can go to the cinema to see someone specifically in a film.

Seven of the highest grossing films are either sequels or part of an established franchise – this means that many people will be drawn in to see a film because it is part of a franchise they already like, or because they enjoyed the first movie and want to see more in the sequel.

Half of the top ten highest grossing films are either adaptations from books or comics; this is because,of the people that read the book/comic, many of them will want to see how faithful of an adaptation the director has created, while others go because they want to see the pages that they’ve read turn into a movie on the big screen.

Art Film:

• The Shape Of Water – Dir. Guillermo del Toro, August 31 2017, Adventure
• Submarine – Dir. Richard Ayoade, March 18 2011, Comedy/Coming-of-age
• Love, Simon – Dir. Greg Berlanti, March 22 2018, Comedy/Romance
• Fitzcarraldo – Dir. Werner Herzog, march 4 1982, Adventure
• Manhattan – Dir. Woody Allen, April 25 1979, Comedy/romance

Mainstream Film:

• A Bugs Life – Dir. John Lasseter, Nov. 14 1998, Animation/Adventure
• The Breakfast Club – Dir. John Hughes, February 7 1985, Comedy/Drama
• The Wizard of Oz – Dir. Victor Fleming, Dir. Mervin Leroy, Dir. King Vidor, Dir. George Cukor, Dir. Norman Taurog, August 12 1939, musical
• Deadpool 2 – Dir. David Leitch, May 10 2018, action/comedy
• Toy Story – Dir. John Lasseter, November 19 1995, Comedy animation

Historically Significant Film:

• Battleship Potemkin – Dir. Sergei Eisenstein, Dec. 24 1925, Drama
• Seven Samurai – Dir. Akira Kurosawa, April 26 1954, Action
• Once Upon A Time in The West – Dir. Sergio Leone, December 21 1968, action
• Alphaville – Dir. Jean-Luc Godard, May 5 1965, thriller
• Toy Story – Dir. John Lasseter, November 19 1995, Comedy animation

My summer task was focused on the Film Logan (2017) directed by James Mangold. I especially enjoy the cinematography in this film, as it was also shot with black and white in mind, as it is paying homage to old westerns like ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’ as well as ‘Shane’. Hugh Jackman gives a very real and grounded performance, especially for a superhero movie.