Lesson 1

   For the first lesson of Media Studies, we were asked to set up a blog and produce a post based on 4 films that we have researched into. These films are Avatar, Harry Potter (any one), The Kings Speech and Fishtank. We will be looking at the narrative, actors, directors, budget, production companys and locations used in each film.

1. AVATAR:

•  Narrative: A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.
•  Actors: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi.
•  Directors: James Cameron
•  Budget: $237,000,000
• Gross Income: $2,782,275,172
•  Production Company: 20th Century Fox
•  Locations Used: Hawaii, California USA, New Zealand

2. HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2

• Narrative: Harry, Ron and Hermione search for Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes in their effort to destroy the Dark Lord.
• Actors: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Michael Gambon, Maggie Smith, Evanna Lynch, Bonnie Wright, Tom Felton, Matthew Lewis, Ralph Finnes
• Directors: David Yates
• Budget: $125,000,000
• Gross Income: $1,341,511,219
• Production Company: Warner Brothers
• Locations Used: Freshwater West, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK  
  
  

  Leavesden Studios, Leavesden, Hertfordshire, England, UK

  Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
St. Pancras Station, St. Pancras, London, England, UK

3. THE KINGS SPEECH:

• Narrative: The story of King George VI of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it.
• Actors: Colin Firth, Geoffoery Rush, Helena Bonham-Carter
• Directors: Tom Hooper
• Budget: $15,000,000
• Gross Income: $414,211,549
• Production Company: Momentum Pictures
• Locations Used: Buckinghamshire, Windsor, London

4. FISHTANK:

• Narrative: Everything changes for 15-year-old Mia when her mum brings home a new boyfriend.
• Actors: Katie Jarvis, Michael Fassbender,
• Directors: Andrea Arnold
• Budget: $3,000,000
• Gross Income: $2,357,852
• Production Comapny: BBC Films
• Locations Used: London, Essex