P3 term 2

MOVIES BY MARK MCGOVERN

WHY DO WE LIKE

MOVIES?

Movies are great for a bunch of reasons. In a movie, you can be

scared, excited, thrilled, or sad. There are tons of different types

and genres of movies for every taste. We like movies because in our

day-to- day lives we aren’t exposed to anything very exciting or

intense like in movies. Movies will keep us thrilled and on the edge

of our seats even on the most boring days.

Another reason people like movies is because anything is possible.

In the movie, the scenes aren’t restricted to what is possible in real

life but what the director can imagine.

Plus, people like to watch their favorite actors or scenes that take

place were they live, it may be made by your favorite director or

producer or it may have good special effects. Or maybe your just

bored and want to watch a movie for the heck if it.

TOP 15

MOVIES OF

ALL TIME

ALL TIME MONEY MAKERS

NUMBER 15

Title: Shrek 2

Genre: Animation

Actors: Eddie Murphy, Mike Myers

Year: 2004

Series: 2nd

Total Money Made: $919,838, 758

NUMBER 14

Title: Star Wars Phantom Menace

Genre: Sci-Fi Fantasy

Actors: Kiera Nightly, Liam Neeson

Year: 1999

Series: 1st

Total Money Made: $924, 317, 558

NUMBER 13

Title: Lord of the Rings: Two Towers

Genre: Fantasy

Actors: Orlando Bloom, Ian Mckellen

Year: 2002

Series: 2nd

Total Money Made: $925,282,746

NUMBER 12

Title: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Genre: Fantasy

Actors: Daniel Redcliffe, Rupart Grint

Year: 2009

Series: 6th


NUMBER 11

Title: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1

Genre: Fantasy

Actors: Daniel Redcliffe, Emma Watson

Year: 2010

Series: 7th


NUMBER 10

Title: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Genre: Fantasy

Actors: Daniel Redcliffe, Emma Watson

Year: 2007

Series: 5th


NUMBER 9

Title: Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End

Genre: Adventure

Actors: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom

Year: 2007

Series: 3rd


NUMBER 8

Title: Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone

Genre: Fantasy

Actors: Daniel Redcliffe, Rupart Grint

Year: 2001

Series: 1st


NUMBER 7

Title: The Dark Knight

Genre: Action, Adventure

Actors: Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman

Year: 2008

Series: 2nd

Total Money Made: $1,001,921,825

NUMBER 6

Title: Alice in Wonderland

Genre: Family Adventure

Actors: Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska

Year: 2010

Series: None


NUMBER 5

Title: Toy Story 3

Genre: Animation

Actors: Tom Hanks, Michael Keaton

Year: 2010

Series: 3rd


NUMBER 4

Title: Pirates Of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest

Genre: Adventure

Actors: Johnny Depp, Keira Knightly

Year: 2006

Series: 2nd


NUMBER 3

Title: Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

Genre: Fantasy

Actors: Orlando Bloom, Ian Mckellen

Year: 2003

Series: 3rd


NUMBER 2

Title: Titanic

Genre: Romance

Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet

Year: 1997

Series: None


NUMBER 1

Title: Avatar

Genre: Sci-Fi Adventure

Actors: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana

Year: 2009

Series: None


MY FAVOURITE

GENRE

My favourite genre is action/suspense. I like this because I

love being on the edge of my seat. I love being thrilled and

excited when watching a movie.

I also like comedy. I like comedy because I really like to

laugh. If I can’t be on the edge of my seat I might as well be

rolling on the floor laughing.

MY TOP 5

PERSONAL

FAVOURITES

NUMBER 1

Title: Saving Private Ryan

Genre: War

Actors: Tom Hanks, Matt Damon

Year: 1998

Series: None

Total Money Made: $481, 840,909

Why I liked It: It was by far the most intense movie I

have ever seen. I was on the edge of my seat from start to

finish. By the end of the movie I was sweating. I also liked

The actors in it and I really like some of Matt Damon’s other

movies too.

NUMBER 2

Title: Inception

Genre: Sci-Fi Action

Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page

Year: 2010

Series: None


why I liked it: I thought it had many of plot

twists that you could never see coming. There

were some really cool scenes and I think it was

really creative. Besides that, I was never bored

in this movie. I also think Leonardo DiCaprio did

great in it.

NUMBER 3

Title: Gladiator

Genre: Historical Epic

Actors: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix

Year: 2000

Series: None


Why I liked it: I learned a lot about ancient

Rome and what the coliseum was like and what it

Was like to be a gladiator and to be forced to fight

tigers just to entertain other people. There were

also some pretty cool sword moves.

NUMBER 4

Title: The Other Guys

Genre: Comedy

Actors: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg

Year: 2010

Series: None


Why I liked it: It was hilarious all the way through. I could not stop

laughing. There were so many funny parts were I laughed so hard

my sides hurt I lost count. In the movie, one of the characters is just

so thick and dumb its unbelievable.

NUMBER 5

Title: The Bourne Identity

Genre: Action Thriller

Actors: Matt Damon, Clive Owen

Year: 2002

Series: 1st


Why I liked it: I liked how when the movie was very mysterious and when it starts you know nothing. I liked how you figure out what's going on as the character does in the movie and the plot is not rushed. I think Matt Damon is a good actor. My favourite character is when he jumps over a banister, falls five floors, but still is able to shoot an enemy between the eyes. It was quite suspenseful at parts, too.

WHAT MAKES A

MOVIE GREAT

There are several factors that makes a movie great.

The Plot:

The plot is one thing that makes a movie great. The plot is very important. With no plot, there is no movie. The plot is another word for the story. A good plot will have a beginning, middle , and end. In the beginning, the characters will be introduced and a conflict will arise. In the middle, the characters will begin to try to solve the problem. The problem may become more complicated. In the end, the story will reach a climax, and hopefully the problem will be solved. A good plot will not leave anything left unanswered and will tie up all loose ends.

Characters:

Like any story , a movie needs characters. Without characters, there is no plot. Characters make up the story. If there were no characters, there could not be a beginning, middle, or end or a problem. There should be different kinds of characters, and characters that you can relate to.

WHAT MAKES A

MOVIE GREAT

Actors

Actors are also important. If your favourite actor is in a movie, you are more likely to watch it. Also, some actors are better at acting than others. If the acting is better, the movie will be better. If the actor is good at playing the character, the whole role will seem more believable.

Special Effects:

Special effects play a big role. Special effects are really important because even if the plot or acting is not great, the people still may watch the movie for the good special effects. Good special effects will put people in awe. Take the movie Avatar for example. A lot of people thought the plot was a bit weak but the special effects made up for it.

Dialogue:

If dialogue is boring, the audience may get bored of people talking with no emotion. Take the movie Top Gun. That movie wouldn’t be half as popular without all the great quotes in it. In Star Wars, Yoda could have easily talked like a normal person but instead, when he talked, he would say words out of order.

WHAT MAKES A

MOVIE GREAT

Extras:

Finally, all the extra things like the setting, the costumes, and the

cinematography (filming). Do the costumes fit the character’s

personality? Do they fit the time when the movies set? Does the

setting make sense? Is it interesting? And finally, did they do a

good job of filming it? Were the lighting and camera angles well

done?

EXAMPLE

I’ll give you an example of a movie that uses most of these points. Lets take the movie Inception.

The plot was very well done. It had a beginning, where you meet the main characters and learn about the problem and conflict, the team of main characters need to stop the wrong person from taking over the half of the worlds energy recourses. In the middle, the problem gets a little closer to being solved but also becomes harder to solve it becomes much more dangerous then they thought. In the end, the problem is solved and all loose ends are tied they stop the energy from falling into the wrong hands. The plot was also exciting with lots of twists to keep the audience engaged.

The characters are also very good. They all have their own personality and they fit it well. You also learn more about the characters as the movie goes on. You learn about the characters secrets which keeps the movie exciting.

Next comes actors. There was a few famous actors such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Ellen Page which got some people to watch because it may have been a actor that they liked. The actors also fit the roles they were given well.

Next comes special effects. They were great. There were some really cool scenes like a rotating hallway or a building blowing up that looked very real. I would defiantly say that the special effects were a strong part.

EXAMPLE

The dialogue was pretty good. There were some suspenseful lines

but nothing that great.

Finally, all the extras. The costumes were all high-quality and

interesting like snow camouflage suites and what ever fit the scene

best, the characters were wearing. Next was the setting. All of the

settings were great and engaging like a snowy fortress up in the

mountains or palace that is falling apart around the characters ears.

Finally, the filming itself was good. There were great camera angles.

For example, during a car chase the camera was following the car

wherever it went when a building blew up instead of just showing an

explosion you saw it tumble town a mountain.

WHO YOU NEED TO

MAKE A MOVIE

You need several important people to make a movie work:

A Producer

A Director

A screenwriter

Film and Video Editors

Actors

Without these, there could be no movie at all.

PRODUCER

The producer is the big cheese. He is the overall leader. He, or she, has many responsibilities that if not done properly would kill the movie even before it was made.

The producer has to give ideas to the writers, chooses ideas for movies, and has to raise enough money to cover the production cost of the movie. He does this by getting people to invest in the movie. If they do this, they will get a portion of the money made when the movie is realised.

With the money from the investors, the producer hires actors, the crew, directors, etc.

He then buys supplies and anything else they need for the film. He is also in charge of making sure the movie does not run out of money.

DIRECTOR

Directors are probably the most well known people in the

crew. He is the person who shouts CUT! and ACTION! They

are not very commonly involved with the budget or financial

side of the movie but mostly work on the filming.

He will work with the producer and screenwriter to decide the

best way to film the picture. However, the director also has a

big role in picking the cast.

In the actual filming, the director is in charge of making sure

the actors are reading out their lines right and acting

correctly. After the filming, he will help the editor put

together the footage and the composer make a soundtrack.

SCREENWRITERS

Screenwriters can get employed in a few different ways. They either

write a screenplay (script) and take it to a director or a director will

find a writer and hire him to write a screenplay. They may also

become involved by being asked by a director just to add detail to a

script that’s already written.

Its not uncommon for a screenwriter to have a past of being a

journalist or an author. It is a very hard job to get and there are only

about 2,000 screenwriters in the U.S.

FILM AND VIDEO

EDITORS

Editors are very important but don’t get much credit. After the

filming is complete, its up to the editor to take hundreds of hours of

bloopers and deleted scenes, find the good scenes, and change it

into a movie. The director may have days worth of footage that has

to be changed into a two hour film.

They spend weeks watching footage and picking out the good bits.

They also must make sure all the audio is working in the film. It is

one of the toughest jobs in Hollywood.

ACTORS

I’m pretty sure you all know why the actors are important. Without

actors, there would be no movie. Being an actor takes a lot of skill

and it may take years of practice to become a professional. By the

time they are experts, they make it look like they’re not even acting.

Actors usually get the most credit in a movie because they are the

only ones you see in thee film.

WHAT I LEARNED

I learned many things in this project. First, I learned that the top 15

is mostly made up of series. I think this happened because if people

see the first of the series, they may get hooked and want to watch

the rest.

I also learned about what the main jobs required to make a movie. I

learned about there responsibilities and the order of how the movie

is made.

I also learned about the top fifteen movies of all time. I noticed that

certain actors and actresses names were repeated. In my opinion,

these would be the most successful actors and actresses.

Finally, I learned about the criteria that critics use to rate movies.

PICTURE BIBLIOGRAPHY

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=shrek2.htm

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=twotowers.htm

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http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=piratesofthecaribbean3.htm

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http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=darkknight.htm

http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=aliceinwonderland10.htm

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=toystory3.htm


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PICTURE

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=inception.htm

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=gladiator.htm

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TEXT BIBLIOGRAPHY

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industry1.htm

And a special thanks to Cameron Shaw.

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