Empire of the Sun (1987) & Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

Script written & draft checked? ✓

Initial script re written based on one set of teacher feedback? ✓

Source List Compiled? (At least 10 things – books &weblinks)

V/O recorded? ✓

Still images sourced (if required e.g. film posters for intro) ✓

Film clips uploaded ready for the edit ✓

Timeline assembled on premiere (sound & vision)

Initial video draft checked

Initial video draft amended

Final video uploaded to M drive

Source list uploaded to M drive

I have chosen Káita Lund and Fernando Meirelles’ 2002 crime film City of God for my textual analysis. The film is set during the 60’s-70’s in the slums of Rio de Janeiro which follows two boys named Rocket and Lil’ Dice, later Lil’ Zhe, growing up surrounded by gangs and drugs with one keeping to the legal side and the other becoming the biggest kingpin around. I have chosen the section of the film between 00:55:15 – 01:00:15 which is around halfway through the film. In this segment, Lil’ Zhe confronts Carrot, his biggest rival, for allowing a group of children, named the Runts, to perform hold-ups on his territory. Carrot tells him to do one and leaves. Lil’ Zhe then manipulates a young delivery boy in his gang, nicknamed Steak’n’Fries, into shooting one of the Runts. To analyse this section, I am focusing on the editing and the direction. The context examined focuses on socio-economic, political & historical factors surrounding the film and its production

Film – City of God (2002)

Scene – Steak & Fries’ indoctrination to the gang (00:55:15 – 01:00:15) in 4/4

Micro 1 – Editing

Micro 2 – Direction

Macro – Critical Response

Context – Socio-Economic/Political/Historical

Film	Personal rating	Memorable Scene
Children of Men	8/10	The Cease-fire
City of God	9/10	The Siezure-Inducing Death of Benny
M	4/10	N/A i forgor 💀

Working title: still working

Roles undertaken: Misty (screenplay writer), Ben (director) and Cameron (editor)

Date/secretary: 30/06/2022 Misty

phase: pre-production

meeting number: 1

present/apologies: Misty (screenplay writer), Ben (director), Cameron (editor)

agenda: 1. find actor for lead role, 2. script development, 3. find a title

outcomes: 1. all attempt to find someone for the lead role, 2. everyone agreed to help Misty with the screenplay, 3. discuss title

Smart targets for next meeting – 8th of July 2022: 1. everyone needs to find an actor by next meeting, 2. basic outline of story is completed in the screenplay, 3. everyone come up with an idea for title and we pick the best one

A director is the creative master of the whole production process. They are the ones who hold the vision and direct the rest of the crew to achieve that vision.

Favourite Director: Don Hertzfeldt

Notable Film: Its Such A Beautiful Day

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a retail worker gets involved with insane drama with their customers

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a single man revives like 3 diseases OH WAIT

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(noun) – the script of a film, including acting instructions and scene directions

The difference between a script and screenplay is that a script can refer to any piece of text regarding the telling of a story whereas a screenplay is a script specifically for things like movies and television.