Media Studies

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) is an adventure/fantasy film which was directed by Tim Burton. The film is an adaptation of the book by Roald Dahl. The film follows a boy called Charlie bucket and his Grandpa Joe, as they join a small group of contest winners who win a tour of the strange and magical factory of famous candy maker Willy Wonka. With the help of his Oompa Loompas, Willy Wonka had a secret prize that one of the contest winners could win. I enjoyed watching the film, however did not really engage with the film. I found the film a little boring. I think the target audience for the film would be a younger age, for example families, maybe with children aged 7 - 15 years old. There is a lot of things that feature in the film, that would help the audience enjoy the film more (audience gratification). For example, as the film is targeted at families with younger children, the children would be able to relate to the idea of candy. The Green Mile (1999) is a fantas

Hi, My name is Matthew A few things about me: 1) I love performing arts and acting, and have been involved in a lot of shows including Les Miserables, West side story and Dick Whittington. I have been acting ever since I was in year 9 when I was 14 years old. My strongest aspect is musical theatre. 2) I enjoy listening to rock/alternative music in my spare time or if I'm doing work. A couple of my favourite artists are Don Broco, The Hunna, Tom Walker and Nickelback. 3) I really enjoy watching war films, for example one of my favourite films is Hacksaw Ridge. I also like Black Hawk Down and Saving private Ryan (My favourite actor Tom Hanks plays one of the main characters) 4) I love to play football with mates which is usually on a Friday night, but nothing serious and competitive. 5) I'm currently in my second year at Coulsdon College, studying Performing arts and media studies. 6) I have a part time job as a customer service assistant and Wilkinsons in Redhill

Analytical Approaches Methods: 1) Give a short description of each and an example if possible from a film of your choice: Film: Hacksaw Ridge -Genre Analysis: Hacksaw Ridge is classed as a historical drama film. As it is based on a true story from World War 2, everything that the audience can see in the film is all true facts. This gives the film its historical genre. -Content: The content in Hacksaw Ridge is mostly based off of true facts, however a minority of the content is non-fiction. The whole film is based in 1945, close to the end of World War 2. The film is based on a soldier called Desmond Doss. He was a conscientious objector and was the first conscientious objector to be awarded the medal of honour. As portrayed in he film, he was treated very roughly, but when he was allowed to go to battle, he rescued approximately 75 wounded soldiers from the battlefield on his own, while being wounded 4 times himself while he was stationed at Okinawa. -Narrative: Hacksaw Rid