Control

During this week off I was often bored so decied top treat myself. So i bought the new mighty boosh and Control dvds. Control was a film which i wanted to see when i first saw the trailer but never got to the cinema in time. Being a fan of Joy Divison and seeing New Order and seeing Exibit at the Urbis. Control was directed by Anton Corbijn and starring Sam Riley. The film tell the tale of Ian Curtis the lead singer from the Manchester Band Joy divison. The film shows the rise of the band and to the day that Ian hung himself in 1980. The film also show the struggle of his love life with his wife and another woman which he can't leave any of them.

What makes this film so successful is the way its filmed. Using just black and white film just like all the muisc video that they made. using bleak background shows the mood of Manchester and the rest of Britian at this time. it also relfects the mood of the bands music.

Sam Riley plays Ian Curtis very well and even looks like the singer. I felt that he showed the feeling of the character at this time amazing and the gig scene a looked increadiable.

the muisc in this film is also a factor which makes this film so good. having the muisc of the band them self and music that inspierd them a that time for example David Bowie , Iggy pop and sex pistols.

I found this intrested as i never knew much about the behind the bands muisc. and it also at the this moment in time there alot of bands at this moment which have been inspired by his work.

Days that shook the world

This is my my final animation for my project a title sequence for BBC program based on events in history which has shaped this world called "Days that shook the world" for this i planned to have different brainstorm progressing on the screen and a collage of animation , film and still images and to make this look rough and natural look to it. By the end of this I never used film due to the lack of time. For this animation I looked at the things I really thought shook the world. So i looked at things like

Terrorism which has cause such chaos like 9/11 and the attacks in London .
War I felt should have been in it has it has destroyed millions of family worldwide.
Protest and Riots with a events like these have changed life's like Martin Luther King protest for equal rights.
Natural Disasters Like the Asian tsunami in 2004 and
Assassination which have killed some of the biggest icons like John Lennon.

For sound i was originally going to use just music but changedit to just sound effects. Now looking back on the animation I feel more sound effects would have put more tenison and helped with the crowed images on the screen.

In the end i was pleased with the final product and my mark. B ut at the same time i know what could have been worked and to make better use of my time.