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- Well rehearsed and good body language
- Passionate and confident about the text
- New the text very well
- Good use of media terminology
- It was significant and simple
- Good knowledge on gross and sales
EBI
- Good beginning however ending was poor
- Towards the end text increased – looked as if i had given up
- Needed to use more media terminology
- Needed to interact more with the audience
significance:2
structure:3
simplicity:3
rehersal:2
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Dream works
• In December of 2005, DreamWorks was purchased by Paramount Studios for $1.6 billion
• Ending DreamWorks' 11-year run as an independent studio.
• DreamWorks was never able to produce enough films to cover the cost of being their own distributors.
• The move allowed Paramount to increase the num of films released each year.
• Spielberg stayed on as a director & Geffen as chairman.
• The two agreed to produce up to six movies this year.
• In addition, Paramount has the right to distribute DreamWorks future animated features.
• Ending DreamWorks' 11-year run as an independent studio.
• DreamWorks was never able to produce enough films to cover the cost of being their own distributors.
• The move allowed Paramount to increase the num of films released each year.
• Spielberg stayed on as a director & Geffen as chairman.
• The two agreed to produce up to six movies this year.
• In addition, Paramount has the right to distribute DreamWorks future animated features.
The score recard review - Shrek the Third
http://thescorecardreview.com/review/film-reviews/2010/05/21/shrek-forever-after-3d/10525
this is a review on what this website and other rate Shrek the third as a whole going through, the main aspects of it and how well it worked in achieving the narrative.
SCORECARD (0-10)
ACTORS:
Mike Myers as Shrek: There is something sad about Myers failure to make audiences laugh. The Austin Powers character has grown old, The Love Guru was painful … yet Shrek lives on. Somehow Shrek doesn’t get the Myers taint on him. Shrek is back to having some passion. He’s sick of the day in day out of raising a family. I assume most dad’s will appreciate this at least a little bit. He wants a break from it all, and when that goes terribly wrong, you actually feel a little bad for him.
Score: 7
Eddie Murphy as Donkey: Murphy just makes Donkey work. For him, it’s probably just an excuse to sing a wide variety of songs. For me, the singing works, but not as well as the quick one-liners. It’s one of those cases where the audience is laughing and you almost wish they wouldn’t, so you can hear the next thing coming out of his mouth. My favorite? “Flip flop Fridays.”
Score: 9
Cameron Diaz as Fiona: It seems Fiona’s main goal in the beginning is to point out Shrek should be happy with what he has. Then, in the alternative Shrek universe, without ever meeting her Orge of choice, she becomes a warrior princess. The concept that she goes from a princess, desperate to be rescued, to a strong woman who must rescue herself is a good one.
Score: 7
Antonia Banderas as Puss in Boots: Almost purely comic relief, Puss is now a fat cat in body and mind. He’s being taken care of by Fiona and likes bows in his hair and cream (heavy on the cream). It’s amusing and even the animated kitty eyes work when he needs Donkey to lick him dry with “All By Myself” cranking in the background.
Score: 7
Walt Dohrn as Rumpelstiltskin: An entertaining, crafty, amusing looking villain. That’s all we need for these films and Dohrn does a great job with Rumpelstiltskin. Dohrn is actually in the animation department, and in an early screening he filled in as the voice. Well, everyone liked it so much, he stuck. I love stories like that, and was immediately rooting for him. Rumple and his pet Goose deliver. And if you disagree, then I’ll have to get out my angry wig! You’ll understand once you see Rumpelstiltskin in action. As Rumple says, “Nobody’s smart but me!”
Score: 8
TALKING: The jokes are back. At first it seems it could be a rehashing of “It’s better out than in,” but luckily that line is used more as a device to show the mundane repetition of Shrek’s life. More important than the jokes, it’s a basic story kids can follow and we can care about.
Score: 7
SIGHTS: This movie made me remember that simply looking at the first Shrek movie is good times. There’s great animated detail whether it’s the slow-motion shots, or Donkey’s unkempt coat. They use the 3D extremely well, especially with flying sequences. It’s worth the extra money.
Score: 8
SOUNDS: For Shrek films, it’s typically about the songs. Well, prepare yourself now because there isn’t a new song for the big song and dance finale. But the other songs are used quite well. Again, Donkey sings, but my favorite use of music was when Shrek goes back to being a feared Orge, and “Top of the World” accompanies his journey.
Score: 8
this is a review on what this website and other rate Shrek the third as a whole going through, the main aspects of it and how well it worked in achieving the narrative.
SCORECARD (0-10)
ACTORS:
Mike Myers as Shrek: There is something sad about Myers failure to make audiences laugh. The Austin Powers character has grown old, The Love Guru was painful … yet Shrek lives on. Somehow Shrek doesn’t get the Myers taint on him. Shrek is back to having some passion. He’s sick of the day in day out of raising a family. I assume most dad’s will appreciate this at least a little bit. He wants a break from it all, and when that goes terribly wrong, you actually feel a little bad for him.
Score: 7
Eddie Murphy as Donkey: Murphy just makes Donkey work. For him, it’s probably just an excuse to sing a wide variety of songs. For me, the singing works, but not as well as the quick one-liners. It’s one of those cases where the audience is laughing and you almost wish they wouldn’t, so you can hear the next thing coming out of his mouth. My favorite? “Flip flop Fridays.”
Score: 9
Cameron Diaz as Fiona: It seems Fiona’s main goal in the beginning is to point out Shrek should be happy with what he has. Then, in the alternative Shrek universe, without ever meeting her Orge of choice, she becomes a warrior princess. The concept that she goes from a princess, desperate to be rescued, to a strong woman who must rescue herself is a good one.
Score: 7
Antonia Banderas as Puss in Boots: Almost purely comic relief, Puss is now a fat cat in body and mind. He’s being taken care of by Fiona and likes bows in his hair and cream (heavy on the cream). It’s amusing and even the animated kitty eyes work when he needs Donkey to lick him dry with “All By Myself” cranking in the background.
Score: 7
Walt Dohrn as Rumpelstiltskin: An entertaining, crafty, amusing looking villain. That’s all we need for these films and Dohrn does a great job with Rumpelstiltskin. Dohrn is actually in the animation department, and in an early screening he filled in as the voice. Well, everyone liked it so much, he stuck. I love stories like that, and was immediately rooting for him. Rumple and his pet Goose deliver. And if you disagree, then I’ll have to get out my angry wig! You’ll understand once you see Rumpelstiltskin in action. As Rumple says, “Nobody’s smart but me!”
Score: 8
TALKING: The jokes are back. At first it seems it could be a rehashing of “It’s better out than in,” but luckily that line is used more as a device to show the mundane repetition of Shrek’s life. More important than the jokes, it’s a basic story kids can follow and we can care about.
Score: 7
SIGHTS: This movie made me remember that simply looking at the first Shrek movie is good times. There’s great animated detail whether it’s the slow-motion shots, or Donkey’s unkempt coat. They use the 3D extremely well, especially with flying sequences. It’s worth the extra money.
Score: 8
SOUNDS: For Shrek films, it’s typically about the songs. Well, prepare yourself now because there isn’t a new song for the big song and dance finale. But the other songs are used quite well. Again, Donkey sings, but my favorite use of music was when Shrek goes back to being a feared Orge, and “Top of the World” accompanies his journey.
Score: 8
Music Review: Various Artists- Shrek The Third
http://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-review-various-artists-shrek-the/
An important aspect of any film is the music incorporated into it. It’s often carefully selected to suit the mood or theme of the movie. The music selected helps to make it work, or in some cases bomb. Shrek The Third mixes the old with the new, as well as throwing in some impressive covers.
The Eels kick off the soundtrack with “Royal Pain”. A cute little ditty that has bounce, it’s delivered in E’s recognizable raspy voice. It’s not the first time that the Eels have appeared on a Shrek soundtrack. In fact, apart from Eddie Murphy, they are the only band that has appeared on every soundtrack. This time they appear twice, also performing “Losing Steak”, which is another stellar performance.
From there the soundtrack takes a welcoming step back in time with The Ramones’ “Do You Remember Rock N Roll Radio?”, Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song”, and Wings’ “Live And Let Die”. It was a surprise to hear such classics on a Shrek soundtrack, since the others have been more pop albums than rock, and more about newer bands, rather than older ones. However, after listening to the rest of the soundtrack, the songs meld within the soundtrack, especially “The Immigrant Song”, which compliments Wolfmother’s classic rock-sounding “The Joker And The Thief”. Both tracks have such a similar style of sound, that it’s hard to separate the two from each other.
Fergie’s version of “Barracuda” was another surprise. I’d heard, before buying the album, that she had covered Heart and was prepared to skip through the song. Although vocally, she has always had the strength to produce great music, I didn’t think she would be able to give “Barracuda” the justice it deserved.
I was wrong. Fergie’s cover of “Barracuda” is one of the best songs on the soundtrack. She really nails each line, delivering it with the same oomph Ann Wilson delivered the first time around. In honesty, hearing the first couple of lines delivered with such strength, I thought it was Ann Wilson singing. Fergie has updated the classic rock track for a whole new generation to fall in love with all over again.
An important aspect of any film is the music incorporated into it. It’s often carefully selected to suit the mood or theme of the movie. The music selected helps to make it work, or in some cases bomb. Shrek The Third mixes the old with the new, as well as throwing in some impressive covers.
The Eels kick off the soundtrack with “Royal Pain”. A cute little ditty that has bounce, it’s delivered in E’s recognizable raspy voice. It’s not the first time that the Eels have appeared on a Shrek soundtrack. In fact, apart from Eddie Murphy, they are the only band that has appeared on every soundtrack. This time they appear twice, also performing “Losing Steak”, which is another stellar performance.
From there the soundtrack takes a welcoming step back in time with The Ramones’ “Do You Remember Rock N Roll Radio?”, Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song”, and Wings’ “Live And Let Die”. It was a surprise to hear such classics on a Shrek soundtrack, since the others have been more pop albums than rock, and more about newer bands, rather than older ones. However, after listening to the rest of the soundtrack, the songs meld within the soundtrack, especially “The Immigrant Song”, which compliments Wolfmother’s classic rock-sounding “The Joker And The Thief”. Both tracks have such a similar style of sound, that it’s hard to separate the two from each other.
Fergie’s version of “Barracuda” was another surprise. I’d heard, before buying the album, that she had covered Heart and was prepared to skip through the song. Although vocally, she has always had the strength to produce great music, I didn’t think she would be able to give “Barracuda” the justice it deserved.
I was wrong. Fergie’s cover of “Barracuda” is one of the best songs on the soundtrack. She really nails each line, delivering it with the same oomph Ann Wilson delivered the first time around. In honesty, hearing the first couple of lines delivered with such strength, I thought it was Ann Wilson singing. Fergie has updated the classic rock track for a whole new generation to fall in love with all over again.
Film review: Shrek the Third- the Sunday Times Review
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/film_reviews/article1994474.ece
Children may devour the slapstick, but the once-mighty Shrek has somehow lost all his charm and spiky humour
James Christopher
Now is the winter of Shrek’s discontent made glorious summer by box-office gold. But Princess Fiona is big with child. His royal father-in-law (a frog) is about to croak. And the business of ruling Far Far Away will fall upon the ogre unless he can get a weedy relative called Arthur to sit on the throne. Shrek aches for his swamp like Richard III once ached for a crown.
Unfortunately, that’s the full extent of his Shakespearean ambition to which the title – Shrek the Third – playfully alludes.
Not so Prince Charming. Rupert Everett’s vainglorious ham can’t get enough of the stage, even if he has to relive his fading moments of glory in grim theatrical dives. Tired of being heckled every night, Charming rallies an army of fairytale villains and storms the streets of Far Far Away.
These days he may be best known as a CGI moggy in Shrek movies, but Antonio Banderas still does a passable global sex god
His dastardly plan to pinch the crown chimes with Shrek’s desire to capitulate. The plug-eared monster feels imprisoned by duty. He is stapled into Restoration frocks, and he manages to sink more ships with a bottle of champagne than he actually launches. Worse, he has nightmares about becoming a father.
Like all the previous Shreks, the story, penned by seven authors, hinges on a journey where the grumpy ogre is forced to eat humble pie. Fans will choke on the déjà vu. Shrek’s quest to transform Justin Timberlake’s Arthur from a medieval high-school drip into a regal winner is as novel as Tesco.
Children will devour the slapstick. Adults will mourn the lack of fresh spin. There are only so many times you can recycle characters such as Donkey, Puss In Boots and Pinnochio before you feel as if you’re in a launderette rather than a film.
Even Mike Myers’s mighty ogre is a washout. Shrek is not half as beastly as he used to be. The tantrums are more Paris Hilton than Richard III, the Scottish accent is on the slide, and I’ve got serious issues about the size of his head. In some scenes his mug looms as large as a hot-air balloon. In others it looks like a ping-pong ball.
Interview on Shrek the Third with Mike Myers
here is an intervie won shrek the third going into depth about recording for the third time and how it was like working with the others charecters, and how the story lines come together and even the charecters are amazed by the making of it.
Summer Research project - Shrek The Third
Media Representation
Shrek (Mike Meyers)
- He is a ogre (big, green, monster)
- stereotypically is not suited as king material, because of his looks
- Therefore treated differently (except by donkey)
- Students can identify with him – those who were treated different because of their appearance
- He is not a stereotypical hero because he looks like a scary Ogre so people think he is a villain
- The real villain is Prince charming even though he is handsome
Donkey (Eddie Murphy)
Shrek’s annoying and loyal friend
- Represented as a stereotypical best friend, who always supports Shrek
- He brings the comedy and laughter to the film
Fiona (Cameron Diaz)
- Powerful female character
- When Shrek gets captured by Charming- she attempts to rescue him
- Doesn’t play typical female role, shows how females are equal to men as they are powerful than before
Prince Charming
- Evil and hungry for power
- Villains usually ugly but he is charming
- Face ‘carved by angels themselves’
Media Language and Forms
Significance of Mise en scene
- Allows audience to watch the film and understand the story
- From the mise en scene audience know what film is about
Music and Sound
- Parallel music used in certain scenes – creates a more dramatic effect
- Has its own soundtrack
- Digetic sounds used to add to the Comedy
Narrative Structure
- Uses a dual narrative
- 1 narrative – Shrek & Donkey adventure
- 2 narrative- Charming trying to become King, and get revenge on Shrek
- Both narratives come together – final confrontation – between good and evil
Audience relation to narrative
- Feel part of the kingdom and feel how the characters feel towards charming taking over
Narrative themes, values and ideologies
- Major theme is Royalty (new heir to thrown.. Artie)
- Parenthood (Shrek and Fiona)
- Revenge (Charming)
Genre
Genre
- Adventure, comedy, family, fantasy, animation, sequel
Genre conventions
- Comedy
- Good vs. evil
- Famous star voices of characters
- Happy ending
- Non human characters – animals
Other
- Film promoted through star voices
- Creates big appeal
- Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, Mike Meyers, Justin Timberlake etc.
- They attract an audience on their own
Media Institution
Institutional source of the text
- Dream Works Animation SKG
What way is the text shaped by the Institution that produced it?
- Dream Works Animation SKG – have the control to send out their own ideologies and message to their audiences
- Eg. Kids- teach them morals like all fairytales
- It’s a public service institution – therefore certain things are expected by the audiences
Who controls the Institution
- Paramount owns Dream Works Animation SKG
- Paramount is American motion picture production and distribution company
- By Dream Works being owned by Paramount – helps appeal to audiences
Has the Text been distributed?
- Text been advertised via trailers and posters before the film
- When released was distributed in cinemas
- Also illegally distributed on the internet
Media Values and Ideologies
Major values and Ideologies
- Parenthood
- Stressful
- Joy-brings relationships closer
- Don’t judge book by cover
- Don’t judge by appearance (Shrek)
- Females are Strong and more equal to men (Fiona)
Target Audience
- Kids (Primary target audience) – look for entertainment
- Families (Secondary Audience) – look for escapism
How audience relate to Characters
- Some feel left out like Shrek < alone and misunderstood
- Girls/ females idolise Fiona- how strong and tough she is
- Parents having baby- may pick up on the family ideologies and values of parenthood
Audience
- Shrek the third world wide hit
- apart of sequel of three
- Has a mass audience
Shrek (Mike Meyers)
- He is a ogre (big, green, monster)
- stereotypically is not suited as king material, because of his looks
- Therefore treated differently (except by donkey)
- Students can identify with him – those who were treated different because of their appearance
- He is not a stereotypical hero because he looks like a scary Ogre so people think he is a villain
- The real villain is Prince charming even though he is handsome
Donkey (Eddie Murphy)
Shrek’s annoying and loyal friend
- Represented as a stereotypical best friend, who always supports Shrek
- He brings the comedy and laughter to the film
Fiona (Cameron Diaz)
- Powerful female character
- When Shrek gets captured by Charming- she attempts to rescue him
- Doesn’t play typical female role, shows how females are equal to men as they are powerful than before
Prince Charming
- Evil and hungry for power
- Villains usually ugly but he is charming
- Face ‘carved by angels themselves’
Media Language and Forms
Significance of Mise en scene
- Allows audience to watch the film and understand the story
- From the mise en scene audience know what film is about
Music and Sound
- Parallel music used in certain scenes – creates a more dramatic effect
- Has its own soundtrack
- Digetic sounds used to add to the Comedy
Narrative Structure
- Uses a dual narrative
- 1 narrative – Shrek & Donkey adventure
- 2 narrative- Charming trying to become King, and get revenge on Shrek
- Both narratives come together – final confrontation – between good and evil
Audience relation to narrative
- Feel part of the kingdom and feel how the characters feel towards charming taking over
Narrative themes, values and ideologies
- Major theme is Royalty (new heir to thrown.. Artie)
- Parenthood (Shrek and Fiona)
- Revenge (Charming)
Genre
Genre
- Adventure, comedy, family, fantasy, animation, sequel
Genre conventions
- Comedy
- Good vs. evil
- Famous star voices of characters
- Happy ending
- Non human characters – animals
Other
- Film promoted through star voices
- Creates big appeal
- Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, Mike Meyers, Justin Timberlake etc.
- They attract an audience on their own
Media Institution
Institutional source of the text
- Dream Works Animation SKG
What way is the text shaped by the Institution that produced it?
- Dream Works Animation SKG – have the control to send out their own ideologies and message to their audiences
- Eg. Kids- teach them morals like all fairytales
- It’s a public service institution – therefore certain things are expected by the audiences
Who controls the Institution
- Paramount owns Dream Works Animation SKG
- Paramount is American motion picture production and distribution company
- By Dream Works being owned by Paramount – helps appeal to audiences
Has the Text been distributed?
- Text been advertised via trailers and posters before the film
- When released was distributed in cinemas
- Also illegally distributed on the internet
Media Values and Ideologies
Major values and Ideologies
- Parenthood
- Stressful
- Joy-brings relationships closer
- Don’t judge book by cover
- Don’t judge by appearance (Shrek)
- Females are Strong and more equal to men (Fiona)
Target Audience
- Kids (Primary target audience) – look for entertainment
- Families (Secondary Audience) – look for escapism
How audience relate to Characters
- Some feel left out like Shrek < alone and misunderstood
- Girls/ females idolise Fiona- how strong and tough she is
- Parents having baby- may pick up on the family ideologies and values of parenthood
Audience
- Shrek the third world wide hit
- apart of sequel of three
- Has a mass audience
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