Bunny and the Bull is a 2009 British comedy film from writer-director Paul King. The film won the
British Independent Film Award for Best Achievement in Production in 2009.
The opening sequence for this film interested me as the way the titles appear and soundtrack reflect the type of film, characters, and storyline. This is an aspect I have tried to recreate in my own media product with the titles appearing on badges, and on iPods to reflect the main characters interests and personality. Ben Pilston and myself wrote the soundtrack together to get a perfect representation of the genre and begin to introduce a story line.
Here's the opening sequence for Bunny and The Bull...
Wes Anderson is one of my favorite directors. With the upcoming release of 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' I decided to have a marathon of all his films. First on the agenda was 'Moonrise Kingdom'.
'Moonrise Kingdom 'is an intelligent and touching comedy that explore love, youth and family set on an island just off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965. Anderson's way of creating quirky, lovable characters is epitomized in this film.
The opening sequence to 'Moonrise Kingdom' is also typical of Anderson. The use of symmetry and yellow tones reflect the melancholy atmosphere of the film.
Another Wes Anderson film I watched was 'The Darjeeling Limited'. This emotional comedy revolves around three brothers reforging family bonds.
This film also features a soundtrack forwarded by one of my favourite bands of the 60's The Kinks.
On the 5th of February I attended a lecture at the BFI from Mathew Hall regarding youth culture in the media.
The first half of the lecture involved a discussion based around 6 clips from The Wild Ones, Rebel without a cause, Quadrophenia, Easy Rider, Human Traffic, and Kidulthood. We were asked to think about the denotations and connotations of the clip and keeping in mind how an older audience may react differently to the film than an younger.
In the second half we watched 'My Brother, The Devil'- a 2012 British film written and directed by Sally El Hosaini. It has won multiple awards, including at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and at the 2012 Berlin International Film Festival.
The film follows two Arabic brothers living in east London. 'My Brother, The Devil' explores the issues relating to identity, religion, and sexuality.
After the viewing, the group took part in a Q&A session with Julia Godzinskaya, the producer of 'My Brother, The Devil'. We discussed mainly the making of the film and the response to the film. I discovered how the film crew got around limitations (in particular the effect of the London riots and how they were not allowed to film on the streets with knifes or any fight scenes). Godzinskaya also explained how the audience interpreted the film differently in terms of a positive or negative response to the representation of youth culture, religion and sexuality.
