Elstree Studios
Elstree Studios is home to three of the top shows on British television today; ITV's Dancing on Ice and Who Wants to be a Millionaire? plus Channel 4's Big Brother.
Some of the most famous films in the world have been produced at Elstree; Star Wars, Indiana Jones, The Shining, Superman, Labyrinth to name a few from an endless list.Located 20 minutes from the heart of London, Elstree Studios is without doubt London's number one studio for any film or television production, tour rehearsal, promo or corporate event.
Elstree Studios has been synonymous with filmmaking for the best part of the last century and is proud to still be playing an important role in Film and Television production.
Elstree was first established in 1926 and since then many great directors have worked at the Studios. Our latest features include Amazing Grace, The Other Boleyn Girl and 1408. Its heritage is recognised all over the world and more recently the Studios made a home for the hit ITV series Dancing on Ice and Sky One's Are You Smarter Than A Ten Year Old? Both Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? and Big Brother continue to have long term commitments at Elstree.
The Studio Elstree is a totally independent studio providing six sound stages and one silent stage comprising over 60,000 sq ft of space. Our two large stages are the tallest in the UK with a height of 49 ft and are each 15,770 sq ft. Stars such as Cliff Richard, Robbie Williams, Kylie, Madonna, Take That and many other artists have found these stages ideal for their tour rehearsals as they are two of the only sound stages in Europe that can accommodate a full size stadium stage and lighting rig.
We are supporting ancillary accommodation and a full in-house catering service providing high quality food available at competitive prices. Elstree also boasts the most exquisite 5* dressing rooms designed by famous interior designers, which have made our stars feel relaxed and well looked after during filming.
As the birthplace of many cinema blockbusters, Elstree Studios is a great place to entertain. Available for hire are the Star Bar and Bistro, Restaurant and Event Hall, The Whitehouse, the Board Room and Green Room all located within the Studios Lot and benefiting from the associated glamour of the Studios.
Some of the most famous films in the world have been produced at Elstree; Star Wars, Indiana Jones, The Shining, Superman, Labyrinth to name a few from an endless list.Located 20 minutes from the heart of London, Elstree Studios is without doubt London's number one studio for any film or television production, tour rehearsal, promo or corporate event.
Elstree Studios has been synonymous with filmmaking for the best part of the last century and is proud to still be playing an important role in Film and Television production.
Elstree was first established in 1926 and since then many great directors have worked at the Studios. Our latest features include Amazing Grace, The Other Boleyn Girl and 1408. Its heritage is recognised all over the world and more recently the Studios made a home for the hit ITV series Dancing on Ice and Sky One's Are You Smarter Than A Ten Year Old? Both Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? and Big Brother continue to have long term commitments at Elstree.
The Studio Elstree is a totally independent studio providing six sound stages and one silent stage comprising over 60,000 sq ft of space. Our two large stages are the tallest in the UK with a height of 49 ft and are each 15,770 sq ft. Stars such as Cliff Richard, Robbie Williams, Kylie, Madonna, Take That and many other artists have found these stages ideal for their tour rehearsals as they are two of the only sound stages in Europe that can accommodate a full size stadium stage and lighting rig.
We are supporting ancillary accommodation and a full in-house catering service providing high quality food available at competitive prices. Elstree also boasts the most exquisite 5* dressing rooms designed by famous interior designers, which have made our stars feel relaxed and well looked after during filming.
As the birthplace of many cinema blockbusters, Elstree Studios is a great place to entertain. Available for hire are the Star Bar and Bistro, Restaurant and Event Hall, The Whitehouse, the Board Room and Green Room all located within the Studios Lot and benefiting from the associated glamour of the Studios.
Elstree Film and TV
Film
Madame Pompadour (1927)
Blackmail (1929)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
The Hasty Heart (1948)
The Dam Busters (1954)
Moby Dick (1956)
Ice-Cold in Alex (1958)
Lolita (1962)
633 Squadron (1964)
One Million Years B.C. (1966)
Up Pompeii! (1971)
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
Valentino (1977)
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The Shining (1980)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
The Dark Crystal (1982)
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
Never Say Never Again (1983)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Labyrinth (1986)
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Willow (1988)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Closer (2004)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (reshoots)
The Other Boleyn Girl (2006)
Breaking and Entering (2006)
Television
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
The Tweenies
Doodle Do
Big Brother
Department S
Dancing on Ice
Bad Girls
The Saint
The Avengers
The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
Are You Smarter Than A 10 Year Old?
Madame Pompadour (1927)
Blackmail (1929)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
The Hasty Heart (1948)
The Dam Busters (1954)
Moby Dick (1956)
Ice-Cold in Alex (1958)
Lolita (1962)
633 Squadron (1964)
One Million Years B.C. (1966)
Up Pompeii! (1971)
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
Valentino (1977)
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The Shining (1980)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
The Dark Crystal (1982)
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
Never Say Never Again (1983)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Labyrinth (1986)
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Willow (1988)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Closer (2004)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (reshoots)
The Other Boleyn Girl (2006)
Breaking and Entering (2006)
Television
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
The Tweenies
Doodle Do
Big Brother
Department S
Dancing on Ice
Bad Girls
The Saint
The Avengers
The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
Are You Smarter Than A 10 Year Old?
AS Film Studies
This page is for my AS film studies work
Genre
Genre- is a french word meaning "Type".
Subgenre- is a genre within a genre.
Hybrid- is a mixture of 2 or more genres e.g. Rom Coms.
Subgenre- is a genre within a genre.
Hybrid- is a mixture of 2 or more genres e.g. Rom Coms.
Micro Elements
Mise en Scene includes:
- setting
- props
- staging
- costume
- make up
- figure expression
- movement
- off screen space
Performance includes:
- Phyisical expression
- vocal delivery
- interaction between characters
Cinematography includes:
- photographic elements (camera positioning, colour, lens etc)
- lighting
- framing
- composition
- special effects
Editing includes:
- organisation of time within a sequence and across sections of the narrative.
- organisation of space, especially in creating coherance for the spectator.
- conventions of continuity editing, such a shot/reverse shot and the 180 dgree rule.
- the use of montage editing.
Sound has many different sub categories:
- Dialogue
- Sound FX
- Music
- Diagetic- is the sound you can see
- Non Diagetic- is sound added afterwards
- Pleonastic Sound- enhances the meaning
- Contrapuntal Sound- goes against the meaning
Sound Bridge- is sound which links two different shots together. e.g. camera focuses on a character whilst another character talks who isn't in the shot at that particular time.
- setting
- props
- staging
- costume
- make up
- figure expression
- movement
- off screen space
Performance includes:
- Phyisical expression
- vocal delivery
- interaction between characters
Cinematography includes:
- photographic elements (camera positioning, colour, lens etc)
- lighting
- framing
- composition
- special effects
Editing includes:
- organisation of time within a sequence and across sections of the narrative.
- organisation of space, especially in creating coherance for the spectator.
- conventions of continuity editing, such a shot/reverse shot and the 180 dgree rule.
- the use of montage editing.
Sound has many different sub categories:
- Dialogue
- Sound FX
- Music
- Diagetic- is the sound you can see
- Non Diagetic- is sound added afterwards
- Pleonastic Sound- enhances the meaning
- Contrapuntal Sound- goes against the meaning
Sound Bridge- is sound which links two different shots together. e.g. camera focuses on a character whilst another character talks who isn't in the shot at that particular time.
The Lev Kuleshov Experiment
Lev Kuleshov was a Russian film director and screenwriter. He was born in 1899 and died in 1970. He briefly taught Sergei Eisenstein before he advanced onto his own dreams.
Kuleshov said that 3 images of the same thing had meanings when paired with another set of 3 images. e.g. if a man is staring at something in one image, there could be many images that could pair up with this image and no one would no what he is exactly staring at. This is editing. This is known as the 'Kuleshov Experiment'.
Kuleshov said that 3 images of the same thing had meanings when paired with another set of 3 images. e.g. if a man is staring at something in one image, there could be many images that could pair up with this image and no one would no what he is exactly staring at. This is editing. This is known as the 'Kuleshov Experiment'.
Sergei Eisenstein
Sergei Eisenstein was also a Russian Film Maker. He was born in 1898 and died in 1948. He is particularly famous for his silent films and his propaganda views shown thoughout his work. 'October' is one of his most famous films and especially a particular scene in it called 'The Bridge Raising' which shows his propaganda views.
In typical Hollywood editing the shots are "sutured" or stitched together so that you cannot see the join. The narrative is also nearly always character led.
In Eisensteins montage there are a clash of shots and the 180 degree rule is frequently broken to draw attention to the fact that you are watching a film to create an ideoligical effect in the spectators mind. The narrative is led by ideas rather than the characters. He uses typage.
In typical Hollywood editing the shots are "sutured" or stitched together so that you cannot see the join. The narrative is also nearly always character led.
In Eisensteins montage there are a clash of shots and the 180 degree rule is frequently broken to draw attention to the fact that you are watching a film to create an ideoligical effect in the spectators mind. The narrative is led by ideas rather than the characters. He uses typage.
Black Death
Black Death (Smith. 2010)
Black Death (2010) is a upcoming British supernatural gothic chiller film, directed by Christopher Smith, and starring Sean Bean and Carice van Houten.
The film plays in an apocalyptic medieval world during the first outbreak of the bubonic plague in England, the movie follows a band of brothers whose quest to hunt down a necromancer who is rumored to have made a pact with the forces of darkness and have brought the dead to life in a small village. A mercenary priest (Sean Bean) is hot on the trail of the necromancer, as well as a young monk (Rupert Friend) who is sent to investigate the rumors of the dead coming to life.
The film plays in an apocalyptic medieval world during the first outbreak of the bubonic plague in England, the movie follows a band of brothers whose quest to hunt down a necromancer who is rumored to have made a pact with the forces of darkness and have brought the dead to life in a small village. A mercenary priest (Sean Bean) is hot on the trail of the necromancer, as well as a young monk (Rupert Friend) who is sent to investigate the rumors of the dead coming to life.
Christopher Smith (director)
Born - 1970 in Bristol, England
Directed - Black Death (2010)
- Triangle (2009)
- Severence (2006)
- Creep (2004)
- The Day Grandad Went Blind (1998)
- The 10000th Day (1997)
Smith tends to stick to the horror genre when making his films.
Directed - Black Death (2010)
- Triangle (2009)
- Severence (2006)
- Creep (2004)
- The Day Grandad Went Blind (1998)
- The 10000th Day (1997)
Smith tends to stick to the horror genre when making his films.
Cast of 'Black Death'
Sean Bean - Ulric
Kimberley Nixon - Averill
Carice van Houghton - Langiva
Eddie Redmayne - Osmund
John Lynch - Wolfstan
Tim McInnerny - Hob
Andy Nyman - Dalywag
Johnny Harris - Mold
Tygo Gernandt - Ivo
Toni Bernhardt - Ivo Double, Jean Puke
Daniel Steiner - Monk
Kimberley Nixon - Averill
Carice van Houghton - Langiva
Eddie Redmayne - Osmund
John Lynch - Wolfstan
Tim McInnerny - Hob
Andy Nyman - Dalywag
Johnny Harris - Mold
Tygo Gernandt - Ivo
Toni Bernhardt - Ivo Double, Jean Puke
Daniel Steiner - Monk
Directed by - Christopher Smith
Produced by - Robert Bernstein, Jens Meurer, Douglas Rae, Phil Robertson
Written by - Dario Poloni
Starring - Sean Bean, Carice van Houten, Eddie Redmayne
Music by - Axel Arft
Cinematography - Sebastian Edschmid
Editing by - Stuart Gazzard
Distributed by - Ecosse Films, Egoli Tossell Film
Release date(s) - 2010
Country - United Kingdom, Germany
Language - English
