Silver Linings PlaybookBy Megan Wing.

• Summary: After a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own.

• 8.3/10 stars• Rating: R/ 15

• Official Sites:• Official Facebook | Official site |»• Country:• USA• Language:• English• Release Date:• 21 November 2012 (UK) • Filming Locations:• Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA »

• Budget• $26,000,000 (estimated)• Production Dates• 29 August 2011 - 6 May 2012• Filming Dates• 3 October 2011 - 11 December 2011

• Production Companies• Mirage Enterprises• Weinstein Company, The

Who's idea was the film? Did the idea start with the writer or were writers bought in to develop the idea?

• - It was adapted from the novel written by Matthew Quick. The Weinstein company bought rights to the book before it was published and planned for Sydney Pollack and Anthony Manghella to produce before they both died in 2008. It was all written by David O' Russell. Russell re-wrote the script at least 25 times in the past five years. Russell was drawn to the story because of the family relationships and also because of the connection to his own son, who is bipolar and has OCD. The film was shot on a 33-day schedule. A more extreme and very dark version was filmed and scenes were shot with DeNiro's character harsher or warmer, as Russell worked with editor Jay Cassidy to set the balance they wanted.

Film Rating.• The film was rated a 15. This limits its target audience to an

older mature range of people. This is important because it reveals to the audience that it may include things of a sexual content and strong language. This makes the film relatable to audiences and helps add sense of realism.

Release dates

• Silver Linings Playbook is set to be released in the winter time. This is a typical time to release a romantic comedy as it creates an atmosphere inside the cinema due to the outside surroundings. In the winter time, many couples usually like to be in a calm warm environment and a cinema is perfect for that. By releasing a film at this time, it allows many young adult/ students to have access to watching it. • It has been in cinemas world wide for an astonishing

14 weeks, which for an indie film is incredible.

Distributed by The Weinstein Company• The Weinstein Company (TWC) is an American film studio

founded by Bob and Harvey Weinstein in 2005 after the brothers left the then-Disney-owned Miramax Films, which they had co-founded in 1979. They retained ownership of the Dimension Film label Miramax and later Miramax itself as part of a joint venture called Filmyard Holdings, which is also owned by Colony Capital, Tutor-Saliba Corporation and Qatar Investment Authority. It’s films are released on DVD and BluRay by Beverly Hills- based Anchor Bay Entertainment, due to the 25% purchased Startz Media which is Anchor Bay’s parent, and it has an office in Beverly Hills.

The Director: David O. Russell

As well as directing Silver Linings Playbook, he's also directed the Oscar wining film 'The Fighter' and as well as being a director he's a producer. This shows he has got a wide range of expertise in film making which could help make the movie sell better and could also help give off a better performance. Most films that David had directed aren't classed as 'well known' or 'popular' such as 'I Heart Huckabees' and 'The Slaughter Rule'. This may have a bad effect on the film as it could effect how much it sells/makes and how the actors may be perceived.I think its important that the audience need to have high expectations for Silver Linings Playbook as it will help boost David O. Russell in the film industry and achieve a status as a successful director.

Actors play: Bradley Cooper

• The main star of this film is Bradley Cooper. Mark Wahlberg was set to work with Russell for the fourth time but had to drop out after delays in production created a scheduling conflict. Russell had planned to work with Bradley Cooper on an adaptation of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, but that fell through. Cooper's performance in Wedding Crashers impressed Russell, who noted his "good bad-guy energy". The face that he is staring in it, will help boost the sales and will help gain an audience due to his star power. Because of the all the other films he has starred in, he claims that this isn't his usual type of film, which may persuade people to buy it more.

Actors Play: Jennifer Laurence • Anne Hatherway was originally casted to play Jennifer's part of

Tiffany but had to drop out due to The Dark Knight filming schedule. Other actresses such as Elizabeth Banks, Kirsten Dunst, Angelina Jolie, Blake Lively, Rooney Mara, Rachel McAdams, Andrea Riseborough and Olivia Wilde auditioned but didn't manage to get the part. Russell did not believe Lawrence was suitable for the role and her Skype audition was only a formality. He thought Lawrence (21 at the time of filming) was too young to play against Cooper (37), but her audition changed his mind. The fact that Jennifer Laurence is only a new actor who has recently starred in films such as the hunger games, we don't really know what to expect from her performance during the film, so this film can either do her so well or terrible for her acting career. I believe Jennifer was chosen because of her very little acting and her amazing performance in The Hunger Games.

Distributors and Producers • A-Film Distribution (2013) (Netherlands) (theatrical)• Alliance Films (2012) (Canada) (theatrical)• Future Film (2013) (Finland) (theatrical)• StudioCanal (2013) (France) (theatrical)• Weinstein Company, The (2012) (USA) (theatrical)• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2013) (Switzerland) (all media)• Aurum Producciones (2013) (Spain) (all media)

• Producers:• Mirage Enterprises• Weinstein Company, The

The film was distributed world wide. The fact that it was released world wide helped add to the success of the film due to the wide range of audience that could view it.

Budget

• $26,000,000 (estimated)• Production Dates• 29 August 2011 - 6 May 2012• Filming Dates• 3 October 2011 - 11 December 2011

• The budget is rather high for this film and it can be classes as a success because it made more than what it was actually worth. Silver Linings Playbook at the Box Office: To date, It's made $34,671,000

How well it did at the Box Office: November

December

January

The poster The use of football lexis Helps the audience create An understanding as to What the film way include.

The fact they are both smiling helps connote the audience that it is a comedy and the use of a boy and girl with both half their faces cut off may suggest some sort of sexual relationship/ partnership.

The fact that they are both Identical in the way their necks are showing may also suggest a relationship/ connection between the two

The color yellow also connotes energy and happiness which may also suggest the genre of the film.

The Premiere The premiere was planned just like a normal premiere with the cast and crew with a few extra stars who walked the red carpet in support of the films success.

Competition

The film teamed up with e4 over in England to help promote the film by giving away the chance to win a trip to New York City for two.

Ratings

as you can see, the film had great reviews. ImdB rated it 8.2/10 stars and over 70,000 people rated it. This helps give people who haven't watched it a positive view on it and hopefully sells the film to them.

Critics reviews/ feedbacks

It got great reviews from critics such as the New York Times and entertainment weekly. This helps promote the film as it helps give people honest opinions from people who know what they're talking about. The film scored 81 on the meta score which is way above the half way mark.

Website.

Here is the website for Silver Linings Playbook. It shows its achievements in the middle of the site, which is the first thing that the audiences eyes are drawn to. It has links to social networking site such as Facebook and Twitter so people can give their own feedback to.

Social Networking sites.

Other Links

On the website for Silver Linings Playbook, there were links to other websites such as Match.com and ‘weelicious’. The link that directs the audience to match.com hints to what the actual film could be about and it may also make the film seem more realistic for others and it may make them desire to live lives like Tiffany and Pat. The use of the ‘weeelicious’ website directs the audience to a page dedicated to contest that they can take part in. This part also links to Amazon where people are able to purchase the original book of the film and also Merchandising like the OST (official soundtrack) to the film.

My Opinion• I went to see the film on its opening day at Cineworld in

Bexelyheath. Because this cinema isn't very big I expected it to not have such a big audience but the whole cinema was filled. I was very impressed with both Jennifer and Bradley's performance as they managed to bring tears to my eyes and really made me believe the story line. I thought the directing was well done and the adaptation from the book was also well written. The soundtrack to the film was also well chosen and I feel like after reading all the ‘hype’ on the internet, it really lived up to everyone's expectations. I think it deserved all the awards it has won because it was a lovely piece of cinema/film art.

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