http://www.gamesradar.com/new-spider-man-movie-will-send-peter-parker-back-high-school/
This article is about how Marvel and Sony are currently both sharing the rights to the famous super hero franchise, Spider-man, and how new details have emerged for its future films. The new to come, Kevin Feige produced Spider-man movies are said to bring Peter Parker back into high school once again. This would be the third time we see Spidey in high school. The reason for this is because they want the audience to be able to "explore his awkward relationship with other students while fighting crime out of the classroom. " In addition to new films, Marvel announced the future appearance of Spider Man in the soon to be in theaters, Captain America: Civil War, along with Kevin Feige having important input when it comes to casting roles. Spin-offs are also in the process of being made, such as Venom and Sinister Six, but in much bigger news the search for a new Spider-man is on. The 31-year old Andrew Garfield will no longer play the role and instead Logan Lerman or Dylan O'Brien are being closely evaluated. I chose this article because I read the headline, which stated yet again restarting the Spider-man franchise, which I'm totally in support of. As a consumer, I would be glad to hear this considering the fact that the Andrew Garfield Spideys didn't reach my high expectations. It would be exciting to see what sort of new ideas and conflict they incorporate into the new films. As a filmmaker and a student, I can clearly see how there are new films being constantly planned for different movie franchises that already have been around for several years. Especially now that companies like Marvel ands Sony are sharing rights to something so well known from audiences around the world. It shows me how there are endless ideas and possibilities that can help build a new film from something that has already been made. Just goes to show you how a film doesn't necarsarily have to be original for it to be considered a great movie. This raises a lot of questions for me like: Will restarting the entire franchise from having the Spider-man back in high school make some fans unhappy? Are spin-offs a good idea? How will the incorporation of Spider-man in the new Avengers movie effect the box office?
Friday, February 13, 2015
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Stephanie Meyer Giving Female Filmmakers a Chance
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Twilight-Coming-Back-Very-Cool-Way-Get-Details-69582.html
This article is about the future plans for the high-grossing film franchise based off Stephanie Meyer's book series called Twilight. It's going to make its return with several short films and screenplays that you can actually read right now. Stephanie Meyer announced her new project that she launched called "The Storytellers: New voices of the Twilight Saga" This project will allow female filmmakers to direct their very own short film based on a character from Twilight. As the process continues with the search of directors for the project, The Hollywood Reporter states that six screenplays have been done and are online and ready to download. Of course there were rules that went along the making of the screenplay, which included the already mentioned: be based off a character from twilight, must take place before Bella moved to Forks and changed the character Edward and his life. The reason I chose this article is because Iv'e never heard of a director allowing filmmakers from anywhere to incorporate their own ideas into something she created in the first place. This is important to me as a filmmaker and student because it shows me that opportunities like these are now known to come up. This could be a chance to be recognized not only as a fan, but a new director in the film industry. You never know, this could just be a major step forward in your future film career. As a consumer, I guess for those who love the Twilight franchise will enjoy seeing what other female directors/fans come up with story/plot wise of the short films. If it were some other franchise like Harry Potter, then I could understand what that fan base would be feeling because I'm a huge fan of that. Some questions that could come out of this is: Will other film franchises give the opportunity for filmmakers to do the same thing? Will these short films be screened? Is it competition where the best one wins something?
This article is about the future plans for the high-grossing film franchise based off Stephanie Meyer's book series called Twilight. It's going to make its return with several short films and screenplays that you can actually read right now. Stephanie Meyer announced her new project that she launched called "The Storytellers: New voices of the Twilight Saga" This project will allow female filmmakers to direct their very own short film based on a character from Twilight. As the process continues with the search of directors for the project, The Hollywood Reporter states that six screenplays have been done and are online and ready to download. Of course there were rules that went along the making of the screenplay, which included the already mentioned: be based off a character from twilight, must take place before Bella moved to Forks and changed the character Edward and his life. The reason I chose this article is because Iv'e never heard of a director allowing filmmakers from anywhere to incorporate their own ideas into something she created in the first place. This is important to me as a filmmaker and student because it shows me that opportunities like these are now known to come up. This could be a chance to be recognized not only as a fan, but a new director in the film industry. You never know, this could just be a major step forward in your future film career. As a consumer, I guess for those who love the Twilight franchise will enjoy seeing what other female directors/fans come up with story/plot wise of the short films. If it were some other franchise like Harry Potter, then I could understand what that fan base would be feeling because I'm a huge fan of that. Some questions that could come out of this is: Will other film franchises give the opportunity for filmmakers to do the same thing? Will these short films be screened? Is it competition where the best one wins something?
Friday, January 30, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-31036857
This article is a devastating incident that occurred on the set of Martin Scorsese's upcoming film called Silence. A Taiwanese construction worker (Chen Yu-Lung) was killed after a ceiling collapsed on top of him and two other men during pre-production of the film in the Chinese Culture and Movie Center. According to a spokes person for the film, the incident occurred after a specific building on CMPC studios backlot was said to have been unstable. The whole plan was to hire and independent contractor in order to reinforce the building and make it "safe". It is apparent that idea didn't work out all for the poor two men who suffered head and leg injuries along with the death of one person. The Taiwanese spokes man for the film also mentioned that the accident was not expected to affect the filming schedule and they must try their hardest to keep moving on. Martin Scorsese regrets the fatal accident as well, but knows that he must continue with his work. The film is due to be released by next year 2016. This is important to me as a filmmaker and student because it really makes you strongly think about how little mistakes can turn out to be deadly ones. In this case, simply choosing location for the film, but taking the risk knowing that the building was pronounced unstable. It was a dangerous decision to be made that ended badly. Everything you do in Film must be properly planned out and safety should always be your first concern. This could have taken the lives of many more if the ceiling hadn't decided to fall that early on those three men. That's why you must always take precaution when it comes to location selection and think about the cons. As a consumer, this makes me feel really bad about the families of those three men. It felt as if the incident happened, but everyone had a brief moment of sadness and then it was back to work from there. It's the sad truth, but things like these aren't supposed to stop the planning of an entire movie in the film industry. They can't afford to lose time, which is why Martin Scorsese told the public the film's schedule wouldn't be affected.This raises questions like: Are the amount of deaths on set high? Will this continue to be an issue in the future? Will dangerous location sites for action films be avoided?
This article is a devastating incident that occurred on the set of Martin Scorsese's upcoming film called Silence. A Taiwanese construction worker (Chen Yu-Lung) was killed after a ceiling collapsed on top of him and two other men during pre-production of the film in the Chinese Culture and Movie Center. According to a spokes person for the film, the incident occurred after a specific building on CMPC studios backlot was said to have been unstable. The whole plan was to hire and independent contractor in order to reinforce the building and make it "safe". It is apparent that idea didn't work out all for the poor two men who suffered head and leg injuries along with the death of one person. The Taiwanese spokes man for the film also mentioned that the accident was not expected to affect the filming schedule and they must try their hardest to keep moving on. Martin Scorsese regrets the fatal accident as well, but knows that he must continue with his work. The film is due to be released by next year 2016. This is important to me as a filmmaker and student because it really makes you strongly think about how little mistakes can turn out to be deadly ones. In this case, simply choosing location for the film, but taking the risk knowing that the building was pronounced unstable. It was a dangerous decision to be made that ended badly. Everything you do in Film must be properly planned out and safety should always be your first concern. This could have taken the lives of many more if the ceiling hadn't decided to fall that early on those three men. That's why you must always take precaution when it comes to location selection and think about the cons. As a consumer, this makes me feel really bad about the families of those three men. It felt as if the incident happened, but everyone had a brief moment of sadness and then it was back to work from there. It's the sad truth, but things like these aren't supposed to stop the planning of an entire movie in the film industry. They can't afford to lose time, which is why Martin Scorsese told the public the film's schedule wouldn't be affected.This raises questions like: Are the amount of deaths on set high? Will this continue to be an issue in the future? Will dangerous location sites for action films be avoided?
Friday, January 23, 2015
DreamWorks Animation Restructuring
http://deadline.com/2015/01/dreamworks-animation-restructuring-to-cut-500-jobs-with-290m-charge-1201355918/
Last week it was reported that Dreamworks was in the verge of laying off some of it's employees. That time has come. 500 people will loose their jobs in the new restructuring of Dreamworks Animation who is closing down one of it's studios and bringing everything to the Studio in Glendale, CA. This comes after a series of failures at the box office. The studio was once producing hit after hit but recently, the hits have been few and far between. The restructuring involves a lot of people loosing work, mostly from the top of the company. Vice Chairman Lew Coleman is retiring and COO Mark Zoradi and marketing chief Dawn Taubin will leave the company. As a consumer this affects me in a big way. Dreamworks will no longer be able putting out as many movies but I suspect the quality of the films will rise again. As a filmmaker this affects me because this is proof of the consequences of not making money in a studio. The last few films for dream works were terrible and now people are getting fired. The money comes first and that is an important lesson. As a student this gives me insight to the economics of the film industry and it shows me how a company reacts to having poor results. Because it was once so successful, I can see the kind of steps they take to get back to success. Some questions that come up are: Can Dreamworks get back to making hit after hit or will this change be for nothing? How important were the top executives to the creative process if there is no change to the company?
Last week it was reported that Dreamworks was in the verge of laying off some of it's employees. That time has come. 500 people will loose their jobs in the new restructuring of Dreamworks Animation who is closing down one of it's studios and bringing everything to the Studio in Glendale, CA. This comes after a series of failures at the box office. The studio was once producing hit after hit but recently, the hits have been few and far between. The restructuring involves a lot of people loosing work, mostly from the top of the company. Vice Chairman Lew Coleman is retiring and COO Mark Zoradi and marketing chief Dawn Taubin will leave the company. As a consumer this affects me in a big way. Dreamworks will no longer be able putting out as many movies but I suspect the quality of the films will rise again. As a filmmaker this affects me because this is proof of the consequences of not making money in a studio. The last few films for dream works were terrible and now people are getting fired. The money comes first and that is an important lesson. As a student this gives me insight to the economics of the film industry and it shows me how a company reacts to having poor results. Because it was once so successful, I can see the kind of steps they take to get back to success. Some questions that come up are: Can Dreamworks get back to making hit after hit or will this change be for nothing? How important were the top executives to the creative process if there is no change to the company?
Monday, January 19, 2015
Dreamworks Animation Layoffs
http://variety.com/2015/film/news/layoffs-underway-at-dreamworks-animation-1201409054/
This article is about Dreamworks Animation planning once again another round of Layoffs due to disappointing box office number with films, such as Rise of the Guardians, Turbo, and Mr. Peabody and Sherman. “Three of our last four films have not delivered in terms of audience turnout or financial performance,” Katzenberg told analysts. It is clear that Dreamworks Animation has been dealing with a big decline in the company, with no award winning films for the past 3 other than How to Train a Dragon 2, which did manage a nomination for best picture animation for the Academy Awards after winning in the same category in the Golden Globe Awards. It was rumored that the most affected by the layoffs are going to be the animators, storyboard artists, and production personnel. I chose this article because I haven't been really happy about how their turnouts have been going with films. I rarely watch Dreamwork Animation films because they are no longer what they used to be. I've heard nothing but bad in their work, and i didn't bother watching. This news is probably important to the customer because, even though it's a sad thing to do for those who have been working hard, it has been disappointing lately and a change needs to happen. It was said that the company will reduct production budgets, so theres no telling what the future holds for it. The customer wants a better Dreamworks Animation. It's important to me as a filmmaker and student because it shows me that you can't get away with just making films out in the real world. People expect greatness and that's what you should shoot for all the time. If not, then you bring about disappointing numbers which in turn can get you laid off and lose your job for good. Filmmaking isn't just about making movies. It's about being creative and loving what you do. Making a bad film doesn't get you recognized and only hurts you more instead of growing into a better/experienced filmmaker. Questions that might come up from this can be: Will Dreamworks lower production budgets continue to hurt the company even more than it already is? Will new animators, storyboard artists, and production personnel be given a chance at working for the company?
This article is about Dreamworks Animation planning once again another round of Layoffs due to disappointing box office number with films, such as Rise of the Guardians, Turbo, and Mr. Peabody and Sherman. “Three of our last four films have not delivered in terms of audience turnout or financial performance,” Katzenberg told analysts. It is clear that Dreamworks Animation has been dealing with a big decline in the company, with no award winning films for the past 3 other than How to Train a Dragon 2, which did manage a nomination for best picture animation for the Academy Awards after winning in the same category in the Golden Globe Awards. It was rumored that the most affected by the layoffs are going to be the animators, storyboard artists, and production personnel. I chose this article because I haven't been really happy about how their turnouts have been going with films. I rarely watch Dreamwork Animation films because they are no longer what they used to be. I've heard nothing but bad in their work, and i didn't bother watching. This news is probably important to the customer because, even though it's a sad thing to do for those who have been working hard, it has been disappointing lately and a change needs to happen. It was said that the company will reduct production budgets, so theres no telling what the future holds for it. The customer wants a better Dreamworks Animation. It's important to me as a filmmaker and student because it shows me that you can't get away with just making films out in the real world. People expect greatness and that's what you should shoot for all the time. If not, then you bring about disappointing numbers which in turn can get you laid off and lose your job for good. Filmmaking isn't just about making movies. It's about being creative and loving what you do. Making a bad film doesn't get you recognized and only hurts you more instead of growing into a better/experienced filmmaker. Questions that might come up from this can be: Will Dreamworks lower production budgets continue to hurt the company even more than it already is? Will new animators, storyboard artists, and production personnel be given a chance at working for the company?
Sunday, December 14, 2014
Risks of 'The Interview'
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-sony-hack-north-korea-the-interview-20141210-story.html
This article is about the upcoming film The Interview and the risks it hold behind its release. Before Sony Pictures Entertainment was hacked, there were skeptical debates on whether they should actually release the film for theaters and the audience around the world. There were in fact threats made by North Korea concerning the film, calling it "an act of war." It was said that the studio executives were constantly being warned about possibly provoking retaliation by the Homeland Security. Then again, it was a film based on a fictional assassination attempt on Kim Jong Un. Rumors have it that the North Koreans had some sort of contribution to the hacks on Sony, but but no one truly knows the real perpatrators who were to blame. As a filmmaker and student, this helped me realize that film is much more than just a picture on a screen. It's what people around the world use to send a message. Theres always a moral or central message behind a film that can really change a person's life. It just so happens that with The Interview it was a strong political statement against the North Koreans. It was sort of like a growing sense of pride saying that Americans aren't afraid of anyone. It was a statement against the cruel doctor who brain washes his very own people. It was in fact a powerful act to continue, even after the threats came in. As a consumer, it's sort of a scary thing to do, because you never know how serious of a problem this was until North Korea decides to retaliate. Let's say they were involved with the Sony hacks; that just means they were warning us about what was to come if we ignored their wishes. It was an attack on our people's freedom of speech because of all the private information that was released. Obviously this made people feel afraid and less free, which is why there were debates on whether the movie should continue to screen in the first place. This raises a lot of questions on not only film, but political issues as well: Will the film continue to screen even after all the problems have gone through? What will North Korea's reaction be? Was this film ever intended to make North Korea angry ( act of war) in the first place?
This article is about the upcoming film The Interview and the risks it hold behind its release. Before Sony Pictures Entertainment was hacked, there were skeptical debates on whether they should actually release the film for theaters and the audience around the world. There were in fact threats made by North Korea concerning the film, calling it "an act of war." It was said that the studio executives were constantly being warned about possibly provoking retaliation by the Homeland Security. Then again, it was a film based on a fictional assassination attempt on Kim Jong Un. Rumors have it that the North Koreans had some sort of contribution to the hacks on Sony, but but no one truly knows the real perpatrators who were to blame. As a filmmaker and student, this helped me realize that film is much more than just a picture on a screen. It's what people around the world use to send a message. Theres always a moral or central message behind a film that can really change a person's life. It just so happens that with The Interview it was a strong political statement against the North Koreans. It was sort of like a growing sense of pride saying that Americans aren't afraid of anyone. It was a statement against the cruel doctor who brain washes his very own people. It was in fact a powerful act to continue, even after the threats came in. As a consumer, it's sort of a scary thing to do, because you never know how serious of a problem this was until North Korea decides to retaliate. Let's say they were involved with the Sony hacks; that just means they were warning us about what was to come if we ignored their wishes. It was an attack on our people's freedom of speech because of all the private information that was released. Obviously this made people feel afraid and less free, which is why there were debates on whether the movie should continue to screen in the first place. This raises a lot of questions on not only film, but political issues as well: Will the film continue to screen even after all the problems have gone through? What will North Korea's reaction be? Was this film ever intended to make North Korea angry ( act of war) in the first place?
Thursday, December 4, 2014
Doha Film Institute Launches Fund for Qatari Filmmakers
http://deadline.com/2014/12/doha-film-institute-film-fund-qatar-1201309105/
This article is about the announcement made during the Ayjal film festival that the Doha Film institute will fund Qatari filmmakers. The Ayjal Film festival is known as a community based program that allows all ages to get together to talk about cinema and things that have inspired their creative interactions. Their main goal is to inspire the creative, young film enthusiasts of all ages in Qatar. Along with that news of the Doha film institute, four features and eight short films will be supported by the Qatari fund as well as one feature film from the fund will also receive production funds in the next two years. More specifically, 50,000 dollars will be offered by the development fund to the feature films and the other 50,000 dollars combined as a development/production award to the short best short films. As a student, this makes me glad to hear that other children, teens, and adults from another part of the world now have the opportunity to see and follow the path of a filmmaker. Unlike us, some film enthusiasts around the world just hope to one day get a glimpse of what a camera looks like. Now that institutes like Doha, are starting to fund filmmakers, theres hope for undiscovered talent. As a filmmaker I can expect working with different cultured filmmakers, bringing more ideas to the table and different feels with new material for the audience. As a consumer, this might benefit me because maybe films will start to take a multi-cultured turn with different stories because of personal experiences from the foreign filmmaker's country. This certainly raises questions like: Will film become more multi-culture based? What kind of new talent will we see in the future? Will more film institutes help fund filmmakers all around the world?
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