Minimilistic Example. (The devil wears Prada).

I like this minimalistic photo mostly because of the picture. It's a coat hanger (which is related to the fashion side of the film) with a Devils' tail coming off of it (to link with the title of the film).

I also like how the main colour on this poster is red because it links with the fact the film has the word "Devil" in it, representing danger and evil.

This minimalistic poster caught my eye because of the tail attached to what looks like a figure of someone. I like this because it shows the fashion side of the film with the figure wearing a belt and being quite a thin figure and it also uses the tail to link with the "Devil" in the film title.

Also, having the Tail attached to someone, shows that a person in the film may be evil or a bit scary which is true (Miranda Priestly).

Image within a text.

I created this in indesign. This was my second design, following my Bugsy Malone one but this one is my favourite. I have chosen the font Lobster 1.3 as I think it is very slick and emphasises the type of film which the devil wears Prada is.

I've included pictures of Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep because they are 2 of the main characters and the whole film is practically based around them 2. I have put the picture of fire in the word devil to symbolise danger and evil, which is also the reason Meryl Streep has then been put underneath that word to insinuate that she is the devil. Finally, I have put one picture of Anne Hathaway but with loads of different outfits on to emphasise the fashion side of this film and the Prada clothes that are used.

The skills I have learnt from this exercise is realising that the font does make all the difference, if you have the wrong font it could ruin the whole task.

Font Experiments.

 This task was all about playing about with different fonts. For Bugsy Malone, I used the ice-cream effect, which I think worked really well here because it is quite a playful font and very child-like which fits into the theme of Bugsy Malone so well.

I used the colours red and yellowish because they are colours which come up quite a lot in the film and on the cover of Bugsy Malone, the yellow-ish colour is one of the main colours on the posters and covers etc.

Double Exposure Task.

For the double exposure task I chose to use a picture of Talulah to make the image look elegant and chose to use flowers as the background image to give it a peaceful and girly effect as she is a very elegant lady.

This was done in 9 steps, but to summarise how I did it I basically used 2 different images and by using the layers on photoshop managed to get the second image in Tallulahs' face.

The tools I used to create this image was layer clipping masks, vector masks, desaturation, hue/saturation, brush tool, air brush tool, fill tool and eyedropper tool.

I used the desaturation and hue/saturation tool to give an old effect on the picture and the film itself has an old feel to it and was filmed a while ago (1975) so the picture quality isn't that good. The brush tool and the air brush tool was used to give a softer feel over the picture and to stop the edges from being rough and sharp. Using the vector mask helped me to disguise any of the background image that i didn't want in the final image.

From this task, I now understand a lot more with layers and I also learnt how using the desaturation tool and the hue/saturation tool can really change an image and make it look a whole lot better.

I decided to choose Miranda Priestly for the double exposure task because she is a main character in "The devil wears Prada" and I knew I could have some fun with the fire image as well.

I used a fire image because it represents the devil side to her and the "fiery" side to her. It makes her look really evil, which is good because in the film she isn't that evil but she is quite scary and this will entice people.

I used all of the same tools as I did for the one above, however I decided to make this image black and white instead of brown because I think that it makes the fire more clear and makes her look more darker and evil.
Another reason for making her black and white, is because she's a very black and white character. She doesn't show much emotion at all in the film, except for one scene where she cries to Andrea (Anne Hathaway).

Image within a text.

I decided to use Talulah and Bugsy for this task as they are 2 of the main people in the film and where I've only used the "B" and the "M" I think it gives off a bold and instant effect. It stands out and makes it seem serious, which the film is supposed to be but in reality is just a bunch of kids "splurging" each other and singing.

The tools I used to create this were the type tool and the font tool. To get the desired effect of the text it was important to choose the right font type, so for this particular task I used lobster 1.3.

I started by using the type tool to create the "B" and "M", selected my chosen font and then made the font size bigger so the picture could be visible in the letters. I then created my letters as an object by going to select then create outlines. Finally, I selected file and place and placed my two images into the text.

The skills I learnt from this task were how easy it was to fit the pictures in the text.

The Devil Wears Prada Research.

The devil wear prada is an american comedy-drama filmed, which was made in 2006. It has quite a few big named actors/actresses featured in the film, two of which are Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep.

The film is based around a woman called Andrea Sachs (played by Anne Hathaway), who goes to New York and happens to get herself the job of a co-assistant to a powerful magazine editor Miranda Priestly (played by Meryl Streep). Andrea is an inspiring journalist who's poorly dressed and doesn't really care at all about fashion and takes the job as experience and to get her started. However once the job starts to become a routine, Andrea starts to mould in far too well with the job and stars to become just like everyone else which she swore she'd never do.
As the film progresses and Andreas career starts to bloom even more, she starts to loose her friends one by one because of how much she has changed and not for the better. She soon realises that this is not for her and then leaves the job to become a journalist for a small newspaper company in New York.

Cast:

• Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly
• Anne Hathaway as Andrea "Andy" Sachs
• Emily Blunt as Emily Charlton
• Stanley Tucci as Nigel
• Simon Baker as Christian Thompson
• Adrian Grenier as Nate Cooper
• Tracie Thoms as Lily
• Rich Sommer as Doug
• Daniel Sunjata as James Holt
• Colleen Dengel as Caroline Priestly
• Suzanne Dengel as Cassidy Priestly
• David Marshall Grant as Richard Sachs
• Tibor Feldman as Irv Ravitz
• Rebecca Mader as Jocelyn
• Gisele Bündchen as Serena
• Alyssa Sutherland as Clacker
• Ines Rivero as Clacker at elevator
• Stephanie Szostak as Jacqueline Follet

Meryl Streep 

To prepare herself for the role, Meryl Streep p read a book by Protege Liz Tilberes and memos by Vogue editor Diana Vreeland. This would get her in the mind set of her role and also Anne Hathaways' role as well. Whilst filming the film, Meryl lost so much wait that in the end all of her clothes had to be taken in to fit her new size. Meryl had quite a lot of control over her role such as choosing to be American instead ofEnglish, choosing to not wear makeup in the scene where she opens up toAndrea and she also suggest the scene where she has a meeting without Andrea to show how Miranda Priestly works on her own.

Anne Hathaway

Anne took a totally different approach to prepare herself for the role, she volunteered as an assistant at an auction house for a whole week. Apparently, Anne was "terrified" about working with Meryl Streep so to start off the relationship well by telling Anne she was perfect for the role and how she was happy to be working with Anne on the film but then made sure her and the rest of the set knew that would be the last nice thing she will say. To fit the role, Anne and Emily Blunt both lost a lot of weight and Anne once mentioned that her and Emily would clutch on to each other because they are so so hungry.

Filming

The films budget was £35 million and was filmed (not including pre/post production) over 57 Days in New York and Paris. The director of the film (David Frenkel) wanted a lot of the film to have the New York busy street scenes in it to emphasise the excitement of working in that industry in a busy city. With the film being based around the fashion industry, a lot of big names clothes were featured in the film making it the most costly costumed film ever made but some wouldn't have their clothes featured as they didn't want to offend Vogue editor (Anne Wintour) who the part of Miranda Priestly was based on. The film altogether made $300 million, mostly from its national run.

 

Iconic Scenes:
https://m.youtube.com/results?q=Devil%20wears%20Prada%20Andys%20Entrance&sm=3
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HSPYgwP9R84

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2PjZAeiU7uM
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-qdHE9-8spU

Bugsy Malone Research.

Bugsy malone was made in 1976, directed by Alan Parker. It is a British musical, based on gangster life in the early 1920s following through to 1931 during prohibition as well. The film includes aspects of Al Capone and Bugs Moran, two of the most famous gangsters form that time.
The film is played by child actors only and the director of the film purposely lightened the film to make it more available for the children market.

Pretty much the whole film is based inside a speak easy which is owned by a character called "Fat Sam" and it is full of dancing and singing. The film starts with a mobster, namer Roxy Robinson, being hit by a "splurge gun" which is a gun filled with custard. Then, Fat Sam, the boss of the speakeasy, is introduced to a boxing promoter with no money (Bugsy Malone).
The speak easy is basically shot up by Fat Sams rival, Dandy Dan, and splurge a lot of fat sam gang which has now caused the rest of Fat Sams gang to go and see if they can track down their guns.

So, this is a very action packed film. Not only is there dancing, singing and fights but there is also a love story which is thrown into the mix as well. Blousey, a young inspiring singer comes to audition at the speakeasy and Bugsy is smitten flirting with there and everything. but things turn when fat sam girlfriend makes a pass at him, teller, and Blousey catches them.

After many fights throughout the film, it basically ends with everyone deciding that they can all be friends and Bugsy and Blousey leave for Hollywood to start their lives together.

Cast:

• Scott Baio as Bugsy Malone, an Italian-Irish ex-boxer/boxing scout
• Florrie Dugger as Blousey Brown, a sassy young dame interested in Hollywood
• Jodie Foster as Tallulah, Fat Sam's moll, the speakeasy's star chanteuse and Bugsy's old flame
• John Cassisi as Fat Sam Staccetto, crime boss. He is dubbed by the press as "The Alleged Mobster King of the Lower East Side".
• Martin Lev as Dandy Dan, rival gang boss who steals Fat Sam's territory.
• Paul Murphy as Leroy Smith, an African-American tramp who discovers he has a talent for boxing
• Sheridan Russell as Knuckles, Fat Sam's main hoodlum who constantly cracks his knuckles. The only character to actually be killed by the splurge as opposed to "finished".
• Albin 'Humpty' Jenkins as Fizzy, Caretaker at Fat Sam's Grand Slam, tap dancer
• Paul Chirelstein as Smolsky, dim-witted police captain
• Andrew Paul as O'Dreary, dumb policeman
• Jeffrey Stevens as Louis, one of Fat Sam's hoodlums
• Donald Waugh as Snake Eyes, one of Fat Sam's hoodlums
• Peter Holder as Ritzy, one of Fat Sam's hoodlums
• Michael Kirkby as Angelo, one of Fat Sam's hoodlums
• Dexter Fletcher as Baby Face, down and out
• Davidson Knight as Cagey Joe, the boxing gym owner
• John Williams as Roxy Robinson, Fat Sam's best bodyguard, splurged by Dandy Dan's gang
• Bonnie Langford as Lena Marelli, showy, pompous theatre performer
• Mark Curry as Oscar DeVelt, stuck-up theatre producer
• Jonathan Scott-Taylor as News Reporter
• Sarah E. Joyce as Smokey Priscilla, showgirl, Tallulah's Troupe
• Helen Corran as Bangles, showgirl, Tallulah's Troupe
• Kathy Spaudling as Loretta, showgirl, Tallulah's Troupe
• Vivienne McKone as Velma, showgirl, Tallulah's Troupe
• Lynn Aulbaugh as Louella, Dandy Dan's wife and polo partner
• Michael Jackson as Razamatazz - Fat Sam's personal pianist and performer at the Grand Slam Speakeasy (n.b. not Michael Jackson)
• Louise English as ballerina Mel

Casting:
This was Parkers fist film and he wanted to produce something that his own children could enjoy, this is when his eldest son suggested doing a film with an all children cast. To cast his "Fat Sam", he went to a classroom in a school in Brooklyn and asked for the naughtiest kid. The class, in no time picked out John Cassisi and he was then assigned the part as fat sam. At the time of filming, all of the cast were under 17 years old.

Music:
Parker got a singer/songwritter Paul Williams to write the tracks for his films. at the time of the film being filmed, Paul was on tour so he was sending tapes that he'd recorded for the film to Hollywood which arrived only a few weeks before the film being filmed for final. Once listening to the tracks, Parker realised that it was a silly idea to have an adult sing the songs which would be coming out of the children voices and thought about having the children to sing the songs themselves, however with the tapes arriving to Hollywood so close to the final filming they had no choice but to use the tapes that Paul Williams had recorded for them.

Filming:
The film was rehearsed and filmed in England, mostly in pinewood studios but also with shots in Reading and and Buckinghamshire as well. The splurge guns were first used with cream-filled wax balls but this proved to be painful so they then to scrap the idea of the guns actually being filmed and used a fast-cut to a victim so it looked like they had just been "splurged".


Iconic Scenes:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MIRPaKgPwEs
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ulEG7bd1H60
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mT8AzdxT48
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2uQQ9mMnOI