Wednesday, 15 January 2014

Weekly Films

As of January, we now have an ongoing homework to watch a film every week. This is the post where I will document all films that I watch and give a short review of them all.
**Spoilers throughout**

1) Last Vegas

Date of viewing: 11th January 2014
This weekend I watched Last Vegas, a film about 4 old men going to Las Vegas for a weekend for a stag-do. It is absolutely hilarious and a very good film, although I wouldn't recommend watching it with your granddad and parents as I did! Morgan Freeman was as brilliant as ever, and I would recommend this film to anyone. I did cry at one point in the film, when Paddy (Robert De Niro) finds out that the love of his life actually chose to date Billy first, before Billy persuaded Sophie to choose Paddy instead, because "you were right for her, I wasn't". It is a very heart warming film and certainly gave me the determination that when I get old, I will enjoy my life as much as they did rather than just wait for death. The whole film is full of comedy, despite crying, I did actually laugh throughout. Last Vegas is a brilliant film.
Rating: 7/10
Classification: 12A
Genre: Comedy

2) The Possession

Date of viewing: 1st February 2014
I watched The Possession on Netflix this weekend. It is a thriller/horror film about a young girl who gets possessed by an evil spirit determined to take an innocent soul. The story focuses around an old wooden box that Emily buys from a yard sale in her dad's new neighbourhood. She opens the box in her room and finds a ring, and wears it. This then leads to her becoming possessed by an evil spirit that was once contained inside this wooden box. The plot then continues to track her father's attempts to save his daughter from the evil spirit inside her. The film is very good as I was constantly having to hold my sisters hand with white knuckles as we did not know what would happen next. There was many moments when I assumed that something was going to happen and the music encouraged something to suddenly happen, but then things calm again. This kept me on the edge of my seat and gave me sweaty palms - a sign of a really amazing film!
Rating: 8/10
Classification: 15
Genre: Horror

3) Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Date of viewing: 2nd February 2014
This weekend I also watched the 1971 musical film of Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory. It is such a feel-good film and can cheer anybody up! It is probably one of my favourite films of all time as it really stretches peoples' imaginations and makes everybody feel young and takes them back to their childhood. My favourite scene is when they all start licking the fruit-flavoured wall paper - I've always wanted my own!
Rating: 9/10
Classification: U Genre: Fantasy / Musical

4) About Time
Date of viewing: 8th February 2014
About Time is my favourite film at the moment. I first watched it in the cinema in September, and literally counted down the days for the dvd release so that I could watch it again! I enjoyed the film so much in September that I couldn't wait to share it with my parents and best friend, so on Saturday we all watched it together. About Time is a film about a young man who is told at 21 that he can time travel, as can his father and all the men of their family. It is an incredible film and makes me cry every time I watch it. I particularly like how emotional it is and how it tugs on your heart strings at times in the film, particularly when (SPOILER) he goes back in time before the birth of his daughter, and returns to having a son instead. It is also incredibly emotional when he agrees to having another child with his wife, meaning that he can't go back in time to spend time with his father (who dies of cancer) anymore. There are many inspirational quotes that come from this film, these are some of my favourites (taken from iMDB):
"We're all traveling through time together, every day of our lives. All we can do is do our best to relish this remarkable ride."
"Life's a mixed bag, no matter who you are."
About Time is by far my favourite film currently because it genuinely changed my outlook on life, it makes you appreciate every day as if it is your last. It's about love, it's about life, it's About Time.
I leave you with this thought:
If you could go back in time to any point in your life so far, what would you change?
Rating: 10/10
Classification: 12A
Genre: Drama/Romantic Comedy



5) The Hunger Games
Date of viewing: 20th February 2014
The Hunger Games is one of my favourite films, as I really enjoy the plot. The camera work and editing matches the pace of each scene and the emotions of the characters very well. It fits in with the Thriller genre because it keeps the audience interested through the use of a variety of shots and plot twists. There are many scenes that the audience are unaware of what will happen next, which is one of the conventions of a thriller in the fact that it keeps the audience guessing. There are also many scenes that spark emotions in the audience, for example when Roo dies it made me and my cousins cry whilst watching it. The audience are often on the edge of their seats as the plot unfolds and more and more drama occurs.
Rating: 7/10
Classification: 12A
Genre: Action/Thriller

6) Non-Stop
Date of viewing: Tuesday 18th March
This was a film about a plane that was hi-jacked between LA and London. The plot is very good and keeps the audience guessing about who it is on the plane who is hi-jacking it.
I really enjoyed this film because it left me on the edge of my seat. At one point during the film, an audience member in the cinema screamed as a sudden action happened.
Throughout the film I kept thinking that I knew who was the person hi-jacking it, but then the story unfolds and then right at the end of the film we learn that it was somebody completely unexpected. This film made me laugh, cry and also gave me sweaty palms, meaning it was a very good film!

Rating: 8/10
Classification: 12A
Genre: Action/Thriller

7) Starred Up
  Date of viewing: Wednesday 26th March
This film is about a violent young offender who is transferred to an adult prison and finally meets his match - his father. The film was full of violence and action, also relating to psychological issues. Although this film had a lot of suspense, by the end of it, I didn't understand what the storyline had been. It seemed to be full of violence and have gruesome scenes but the only storyline throughout the 90minute film was that he met his dad in prison and they only made up just as his father was being transferred to a different prison. I would not watch this film again.

Rating: 3/10
Classification: 18
Genre: Drama / Psychological thriller

8) Transcendence
Date of viewing: Saturday 26th April
Transcendence official synopsis: Dr. Will Caster (Johnny Depp) is the foremost researcher in the field of Artificial Intelligence, working to create a sentient machine that combines the collective intelligence of everything ever known with the full range of human emotions.  His highly controversial experiments have made him famous, but they have also made him the prime target of anti-technology extremists who will do whatever it takes to stop him.However, in their attempt to destroy Will, they inadvertently become the catalyst for him to succeed—to be a participant in his own transcendence.  For his wife Evelyn (Rebecca Hall) and best friend Max Waters (Paul Bettany), both fellow researchers, the question is not if they can…but if they should. Their worst fears are realized as Will’s thirst for knowledge evolves into a seemingly omnipresent quest for power, to what end is unknown.  The only thing that is becoming terrifyingly clear is there may be no way to stop him.
This film was really good, it made me cry when Will dies, and it made my palms sweaty as the drama unfolded. The film is full of sci-fi and really makes you wonder what computers may one day be capable of. I personally really enjoyed this film, however my friend didn't enjoy it so much and said it got more boring as it went on, as it became possible to guess what might happen next. 
Rating: 9/10
Classification: 12A
Genre: Sci-Fi / Drama

9) The Other Woman
Date of viewing: Friday 2nd May
I watched this film recently and really enjoyed it. It is absolutely hilarious and made myself and the rest of the audience laugh throughout the film. Although gory at one point (the cheating husband walks into a glass wall which shatters and breaks his nose) the whole film was very enjoyable and I would happily watch it again on a winter evening. There was a huge twist at the end of the film which surprised everybody. However, it is strange that Nicki Minaj is in it as a receptionist, as I know her as a crazy pop singer and it was hard to see her as the character and not the person! It is a brilliant chick flick and I would recommend it to all of my female friends!
Rating: 9/10
Classification: 12A
Genre: Comedy

10) Bad Neighbours
Date of viewing: Monday 5th May
Bad Neighbours is a hilarious film about a couple who move into a good neighbourhood with their newborn daughter, only to find out that a college fraternity (university group) is moving in next door. The first night of them being neighbours, the college seniors throw a huge house party, prompting Mac and Kelly Radner to ask them to turn the music down a bit, which leads to them partying all night with the students. Things soon turn bitter when the couple call the police on the students, starting a "war" between the students and the couple. The war consists of both dangerous and hilarious pranks, with Mac and Kelly sabotaging the frat's house, attempting to get them on probation with the college and force them to move away from the area.
I would love to watch this film again, it is hilarious and made me cry with laughter. I wouldn't recommend that anybody watches this film with their parents as there are a lot of sexual references!
Rating: 9/10 - I would score it 10 but a lot of the funniest parts were advertised in the trailer so there were less surprises with the pranks.
Classification: 15
Genre: Comedy

Preliminary Analysis

Here is a powerpoint presentation


Film Classifications

Thursday, 24 October 2013

Shots For Preliminary


Shot List

THE CLASSROOM SCENE
  1. Establishing shot of school – TBGS sign
  2. Shot of classroom – from door looking in
  3. POV from A opening the door
  4. Match on action with opening the door
  5. Camera at back of class showing all students
  6. Shot reverse shot of Miss Moore and A
  7. M close up
  8. E close up
  9. Matt and Harry close up
  10. In front of back bench all laughing
  11. Close up on A’s face
  12. See A blurred in front showing all of back bench in focus
  13. All getting up to leave showing M and A as M pushes A over

OUTSIDE SCENE
  1. M and E walking towards camera - camera backing away
  2. Close up on M and E
  3. Camera goes past E and follows M into school

CORRIDOR SCENE
  1. Camera far away from door at an angle to the left

CLASSROOM SCENE 2
  1. Camera in doorway so M can walk past
  2. Camera in line with back bench
  3. Camera showing lit doorway with A in it
  4. Shot of E outside as she runs into school hearing M scream
  5. Close up shot of M under desk
  6. Doorway shot showing E running in and M
  7. Shot on floor of E’s phone hand reaching for it showing E and M’s feet walking away

TOILET SCENE
  1. Shot of E and M walking round a corner
  2. Shot of E walking into toilet
  3. Match on action entering toilet
  4. Close up on M eye line shot with pan to show A
  5. 180 of E leaving toilet showing M staring at stairs
  6. Follow E eye line – nothing there
  7. Close up on E and M talking – 180 degree
  8. Showing A at top of stairs

RUNNING SCENE AND HALL SCENE
  1. Shot showing from A POV showing running different ways and A sending text
  2. Shot of M running towards camera – checks phone and runs towards Hall
  3. Shot of M entering hall
  4. Shot of A entering Hall
  5. Shot reverse shot of conversation
  6. Shot of A walking over chairs with knife
  7. Shot of E entering hall
  8. Shot reverse shot of E and M ‘RUN”

RUNNING SCENE 2
  1. Hand held following E run
  2. 180 of corridor as E runs around corner
  3. Shot showing M on floor
  4. Shot showing A behind M
  5. Black screen as E screams

Tuesday, 22 October 2013

Preliminary Ideas

Preliminary Ideas


Storyline

  • Starts with a classroom scene with M and E and the guys at the back of the class, A walks in late and E,M&boys laugh at her as she sits at the front of the class on her own. Miss Moore says "Why are you late again Aisling?" A,"I was _________" (EXAM BOARD SHOT*) 
  • M throws a pen at A's head (MATCH ON ACTION)
  • Talking about internal fears, E says "I'm scared of spiders" M says "I'm scared of the dark" Matt says "Oh Harry is scared of girls miss!"  all laugh, then A says "I'm not scared of anything" (ZOOM ON A'S FACE) 
  • (SOUND OF SCHOOL BELL) At the end of class, (ZOOM ON FOLDER LEFT ON THE FLOOR) M pushes A to the floor and E and M walk out of the school laughing about A, show clip of "Torquay Boys Grammar School"...M realises she forgot her folder so goes back inside while E waits outside
  • Then films M inside the school, lights are flickering. When light is on, filming behind M, light goes off (SOUND OF DOOR CREAKING) and when goes back on, filming facing M and can see A behind her (SHOT REVERSE SHOT) 
  • M walks inside the classroom to get the folder, lights flick off. Camera is in the corner of the room facing the door, can see M in the foreground looking scared, A in the doorway creating a silhouette, face unshown. M ducks under the desk and screams
  • Cuts to E outside texting M "Where are you? What's taking you so long?" (MATCH ON ACTION) hears M screaming from inside, runs inside after her
  • E runs into the classroom with M under the desk, lights on and no sign of A, "What's wrong with you?' M  is speechless
  • Both leave classroom and E drops phone on the floor, camera zooms on phone as they walk away, filmed from the floor. See a hand pick it up - A as they walk away. 
  • E "I need the loo, wait a sec" while E is gone the lights flicker again when A appears. E comes back and sees M pointing and looking scared, lights go off, E looks to wear M points, lights back on and nothing there. 
  • E and M walk away a bit, with A behind them, lights flicker again so they look behind their shoulders (OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT) both run in different directions (FROM A'S POV) 
  • Running scene with them both 
  • A texts M from E's phone "come to the centenery hall, it's safe here" , to lure her in
  • M walks into the hall, conversation with A, A reveals knife, M screams
  • E runs into the hall, A is charging towards M, E&M running different ways again
  • M screams...E walks round corner, sees M dead, lights off & on again, A stood over M with knife dripping with blood, lights off, E screams 

Thursday, 17 October 2013

Preliminary Task Analysis

Analysis of another student's preliminary task


The Fellowship 


Immediately at the start of this short film, the storyline is identified, allowing the audience to follow the film easily. We can immediately see that there is two characters, one is pushing the other around so clearly has more power over the other. However, the film doesn't come across as a Thriller, more of an action film if anything. 

Match on action

This is the first part of the match on action as one character pushes the other along the corridor.

 












This is the second part of the match on action, a birds eye view of the push.



















Shot reverse shot 


This is the shot reverse shot as we can see them walking down the corridor from behind...
...and in front.



































180 Degree Rule 

1) 



2)


















In this scene during their conversation the 180 degree rule isn't broken at all.
3)















My preliminary task 

When I come to do my own preliminary task I will ensure that my film sticks with the Thriller genre and has many of the conventions of a thriller as this one deviates from the genre. I will also use lighting and soundtrack to my advantage to emphasise the suspense and atmosphere. They used a variety of camera shots and angles so I will try and use a similar variety of angles in order to keep my audience interested in my film. I will use the camera angles to represent the antagonist and protagonists differently, to encourage the audience to pity the innocent and fear the evil.

Tuesday, 15 October 2013

Film analysis

Silence of the lambs

  • 1990
  • Jonathan Demme
  • Protagonist - trainee FBI agent 
  •                    - inexperienced but naturally talented
  •                    - isolated
  •                    - sweating, no make up - masculine?
  • descending downstairs to Hannibal's cell - lower than society - class
  • Red lighting
  • brick walls
  • high security
  • "The last cell"
  • standing in the middle of his cell as she approaches - expecting her
  • extreme close ups of his face 
  • lots of prisoners down the corridor - suspense building
  • Knows all of her fragrances - knows skin cream by smell only -- creepy & eerily obsessive
  • Eye contact between antagonist and protagonist
  • He's standing, she's sitting - antagonist has upper hand 
  • Sticking hands out of cell to get her - crazy, desperate
  • Emotional conflict between protagonist and antagonist

Black Swan

  • 2010
  • Psychologically damaged character - unhinged / repressed / treated like a child / seductive
  • Multiple identities - dark but innocent
  • Mirrors & reflections - visual motifs of multiple identities ^ 
  • Reflection - character who looks similar to her - misfooting audience too
  • Echos
  • Look-a-likes
  • Reflections
  • Lighting
  • Handheld camera

The Shining

  • 1980s
  • Jack Nicholson - protagonist but becomes antagonist / writer in small family / caretaker for empty hotel during closed months / slowly goes mad / becomes serial killer
  • High pitched violins
  • Danny - able to hear ghosts & telecommunicate with others
  • Close up of Danny's face when girls talk to him 
  • Children - usually associated with innocence and happiness - unnerving
  • Female character - victimised
  • Camera movements

Fatal Attraction

  • 1987 
  • Adrian Lyn 
  • Antagonist - female (untypical of thrillers) / obsessive (typical) 
  • One night stand - pregnant
  • He wants abortion
  • Cross cutting 2 locations - suspense
  • Camera - something waiting for protagonist?
  • "Bunny Boiler"

Continuity Editing Practice


Continuity Editing Practice

Things learned

During this practice of continuity editing we have learned how to film basic continuity shots and edit them together. Aisling and Maddie both practiced acting and I practiced with the camera work. We had to record each part 3 times because we struggled to keep the seriousness and often laughed during filming! However towards the end we had regained the seriousness and filmed the last few shots in one go. We then spent an hour editing the shots and putting them together. All 3 of us had a try at the editing of the clips - shortening the length of clips and ensuring that it all flowed together. We also added in the sound effects to the film. 

To improve

To improve on our practice I think we should have used some dialogue and possibly made our 3 shots - match on action, shot reverse shot and 180 degree rule - much more clear so it's easy to tell the difference when watching it. We should have definitely had a scene in which there was dialogue.

Wednesday, 2 October 2013

Continuity Editing

Shot reverse shot


Shot reverse shot is a technique where the camera first shows Character A looking offscreen and then shows Character B looking offscreen in the opposite direction, making it look as if they're looking at each other. Sometimes the shoulder of the other character can be seen at the edge of the shot, as if the camera is behind the other character looking towards the first character as if they're looking in on the conversation. 



Shot reverse shot 


                                                     Match on action


Match on action is a technique where the first shot shows an action which cuts to a shot portraying this action. This creates continuity in the scene and helps the action 'flow' rather than jump to different cuts. 
Definition of a match on action shot with an example.

By having a character begin an action in the first shot and carry it through to completion in the next, it distracts the viewer from noticing any slight continuity error between shots. 

In the 2nd shot we see the character jumping, which is continued in shot 3 with the completion of the action. 

180 degree rule 


The 180 degree rule is a rule that states that the camera should stay on one side of an imaginary line. This imaginary line is perpendicular to the viewpoint in the camera's establishing shot, reinforcing the continuity of the scene. This is effective in car chases, conversations and sport for example, so as not to confuse the audience. 
The camera must not go in the red area, it should always stay within 180 degrees. 
Example of the 180 degree rule
Some editors break the rule "to create effect" although this is uncommon as most people wouldn't want to disrupt continuity or confuse their audience. 



Tuesday, 24 September 2013

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Opening Title Timeline


Opening title timeline




From creating this opening title timeline, I have learnt that different titles come in a certain order. 
The institution credits come first, followed by the title of the film and "followed by Roald Dahl". Next is the list of actors, followed by the production crew titles. Finally is the director. 

Sunday, 22 September 2013

Conventions of a Thriller

Conventions of a Thriller


Narrative

The aim of the thriller is to create suspense and excite the audience. It usually uses themes and crimes that many people in the world fear so they can relate to the innocent victims in the thriller and fear the antagonists more. We usually see the film in the perspective of either the protagonist or the antagonist which helps to build suspense for the audience. 

Character

Typically in thrillers, the antagonist is very intelligent and one step ahead all of the time. They are usually very organised and are able to plot vicious crimes with ease and organisation so as not to be caught. This characteristic is significantly powerful in Thrillers because the audience sympathises with the protagonist and fears for them due to knowing how bad the antagonist is. 
There is usually an extreme difference between the protagonists and antagonists. The protagonists are often shown as normal and innocent people going about their life as ordinary whilst the antagonist is polar opposite to this and is seen as extreme and abnormal to the audience. Whilst the antagonist is presented to the audience as abnormal in their behaviour, this character is sometimes presented to the other characters in the film as ordinary and one of the crowd. This can build suspense in the audience because as viewers we can see that the antagonist is evil and yet the protagonists are unaware and unsuspecting of this. 

Characters are built up throughout the entire film, giving the audience a deeper and deeper perspective into the characters life and emotions, again helping to build suspense in the audience. 


Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the typical thriller also helps in building up suspense in the audience. The tempo increases with the speed of the action in the film, for example in a chase scene the tempo of the music will increase. The music pitch is also a key part in building suspense and excitement for the audience; usually there are either very high pitched instruments playing or very low pitched. This contrast adds to the atmosphere of the film by representing the emotions of the characters. There is always a mixture of diegetic and non-diegetic sounds in a thriller. The use of silence just before a climax in a thriller is powerful in engaging and exciting the audience.


Cinematography

Thrillers typically use lots of close ups and extreme close ups of antagonists to enforce fear into the audience. Sometimes they also use close ups of the protagonists to convey their emotions clearly and allow the audience to see the fear in the character's eyes.

The location of thrillers is extremely significant. Often they'll be based in a city, with lots going on normally around the subject of the film to represent the extremity of the situation for the antagonist and protagonist compared to the ordinary life surrounding it. 
Thrillers are often based in quiet areas too, in small towns or villages on the outskirts of big cities. The small areas are often most powerful for thrillers due to the fact that it can be so unsuspecting. They're also typically dark areas at night without street lighting which enforces the chilling atmosphere for the audience. 

Lighting is powerful in thrillers as it is normally fairly dark and shadowy. This means that the audience cannot see the whole image of what is going on so might not know what is about to happen. Shadows and darkness are effective in thrillers because as an audience you don't know what or who could be hiding in the darkness. 


Friday, 13 September 2013

Opening Sequence Analysis



Insidious opening credits analysis

The opening sequence for Insidious is very ominous. The music along with the mise-en-scene creates a terrifying atmosphere and insight into the contents of the film. 

The music itself is extremely powerful as it creates a hair-raising feel for the viewer. The background music in the opening credits for this film link in very well with the mise-en-scene due to the terrifyingly creepy use of high pitch violins that create an incredible sense of fear. Because the visual content of the opening credits are very minimalistic, there is a lot of focus on the soundtrack. 

At the very beginning of the opening credits, we see a light shade close-up which is then followed by the camera moving slowly down the room to a bed with a sleeping boy. This then progresses to the left focusing on a teddy bear. Although this is usually an object connected to a feeling of calmness and love, the music gives the viewer a contrasting sense of fear. The camera then pans to lava lamp and then a lit candle. This focus on light is significant due to the complete darkness around it which emphasises the idea of everyday objects seeming ominous. As the camera moves closer to the candle we see a monochrome female face which looks like it is screaming. At the same time, the violins in the music background increase in pitch and connotes the idea of people screaming - linking in with the image that we see at 1:17. This then fades and the title of the film flashes up in block capital letters in red - INSIDIOUS. The dictionary definition of Insidious is:
Adjective
  1. Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects: "the insidious effects of stress".
  2. Treacherous; crafty: "an insidious alliance".

so the emphasis and choice of this film title is very significant in providing the viewer with an insight to the content of the film. The next frame following the title screen is a house in black and white with very gloomy skies. The title here is in red. The contrast between the black, white and red is powerful as the situations associated with these colours are things such as death, murder, horror etc. This use of the red coloured text along with the black and white images is extremely powerful in embedding the sense of fear in the viewer immediately at the start of the film. 

This then progresses to a series of seemingly normal objects - curtains; sofas; lamps; stairs...yet the combination of the black, white and red theme along with the creepy music builds a sense within the viewer that something is hiding behind the shadows. At 2.04 we as viewers get the first hint that there's something or someone in the house other than what or whom should be, with the shadow of a man on the floor from a high angle camera. Later in the credits we see a picture frame moving slightly - very discretely hinting at the idea of somebody else being in the house and again embedding the sense of fear into the viewers mind. The next significant shot of the opening credits is at 2.37 where we can see a figure standing to the left of the screen, along with curtains blowing in the wind which once again create that ominous atmosphere. Continuing the embedding of fear, the next significant part of the clip is at 2.48 when we can see a chair moving backwards by itself; In the next shot we see a light shade swinging; At 3.16 we see a footprint appear on the wooden floor. The first image we see of characters is a family portrait showing a mother, father and two sons; this shows a normal-looking family and subtly embeds a sense of sympathy within the viewer, making us sympathise with this family who appear to have strange beings in their house. 

Figure of man on floor - 2.04


Figure and curtains blowing - 2.37

The chair moves - 2.48

Footprint appears on floor - 3.16

Family portrait

Insidious title
Woman screaming behind candle - 1.17

Thursday, 12 September 2013

1st Blog


Media Studies

by Emily Almond







Wherever you go, media is always around you. 
Newspapers, blogs, films, television, the list could go on. 
Media is worldwide - if an article is published in America it's very easy for somebody in England, Spain or even as far as Australia to read it. 
Media Studies is an extremely important subject to study because almost everybody in the world comes into contact with media on a daily basis. When was the last time you went a day without seeing a headline, newspaper, television report or magazine?
The media is hugely influential over the opinions and thoughts of people all over the world - which is the reason that I feel it is so vital to learn how to understand that not everything you see is true. 


I have many favourite films and genres but I really love horror films. Although I enjoy watching comedy films and action, horror is my favourite genre. My favourite horror film at the moment is Insidious (the sequel is out on Friday 13th!) because it's very scary and you never know what will happen next. Despite reviews being bad, I also really liked the Paranormal Activity films and have watched all of them. The Final Destination Films are also very good - after watching the 3rd film I will never ever use a sunbed!
I also really enjoyed Skyfall and Olympus Has Fallen. They're both very fast pace action films which I enjoy.
My favourite comedy films are Shaun Of The Dead along with Hot Fuzz.
As you can tell from above I also love Forrest Gump - because it always makes me laugh, smile and then cry so I feel that it is a very powerful film. Another powerful film is Marley & Me which I adore.
I don't like cartoons or animated films much but I cried at Up and The Croods.
My favourite actor of all time is Johnny Depp because he has starred in some of my favourite films - Charlie & The Chocolate Factory and Pirtates Of The Caribbean.
As you can tell, I enjoy a variety of film genres.