Sexuality Essay

Throughout the extract given it is clear to see that the use of camera shots angles and movements as well as sound, editing and mise-en-scene have been used to demonstrate sexuality. Barthes Narrative codes are also represented.

Sexuality is given as a contributing factor to the choices of many of the camera shots, angles and movements. Particularly shown during a slow zoom in shot of the female character, demonstrating the male gaze coined by feminist Laura Mulvey. This adheres to the stereotypes of female sexuality. Particularly that women are represented with the attitudes of the male in mind. Sexuality is also represented through the view of the intimidating homosexual man. This can be seen best through the use of a close up of the man’s face showing him to be relatively intimidated by the attractive female character’s sexuality as she sits very proud of herself and of her sexuality. Sexuality, especially homosexuality is represented throughout the clip as uncomfortable. Shown majorly by numerous reaction shots of uncomfortable faces as well as a shocked face when the homosexual man whispers into the detective’s ear. An action code is used in this scene as it depicts the all of the men fighting, showing that all of them are uncomfortable with the way that their sexuality has been represented, so release this frustration upon each other in the form of violence.

Naturally, throughout the extract mise-en-scene is also a recurring force behind the representations of sexuality through the clothing, props and sets. This can be reflected through the female character, as when she is first revealed she is wearing a flattering dress to possibly attract male attention in order to make it clear of her sexuality. The men who appear to be homosexual or are portrayed as homosexual are depicted as smartly dressed men in shirts. Particularly shown through the intimidating homosexual man and his smaller boyfriend. This represents the homosexual community as being really definitive in their appearance taking close care of their look and the way that they are represented in order to be taken seriously. Sexuality can also be reflected through the clothing by demonstrating different character types, such as the detectives wearing turtlenecks and having bears, the females wearing revealing dresses and the homosexuals wearing smart shirts.

The editing depicted in the clip represents sexuality throughout. This can be particularly seen through its use of jump cuts constantly to different places. One-minute female dancers will be on screen, then the homosexual boyfriends will be shown talking, then jumping back to the female character. This represents sexuality for what it really is, unpredictable. The shot will perhaps linger on for too long on the female character reflecting the male gaze. As well quickly cutting from a shot of the boyfriends to a reaction of people who think that homosexuality is wrong.

Sound can also be depicted as a contributing factor of how sexuality can be depicted in the clip. This is inferred through the use of diegetic and non-diegetic sound.  Specifically, non-diegetic as this is used to add tension to the scene in which the homosexual man attempts to intimidate the female character using his bravado as a shield in which to defend his sexuality whilst the whole time being rude to the female who is also proud of her sexuality.  This makes the scene intense as the sound is heard over the regular diegetic sound of the club and the conversation making the scene appear more tense.

Overall it is clear to see that sexuality can be reflected through the use of editing sound, camera shots, angles and movements as well as mise-en-scene.

Regional Identity - Doc Marten Clip

Media Regional Identity essay

Throughout the extract clip of Doc Martin, regional identity can be seen through mise-en-scene, Camera shot, angles, movements, editing and sound. The extracts also features the use of Barthe’s narrative codes.

It is revealed in the first scene that Dr Martin isn’t of the area, that area being Cornwall. Regional Identity is shown within the extract through the mise-en-scene.  This is revealed through the accents displayed but mainly through the costumes that the characters are wearing. Dr Martin is wearing a suit showing himself to be higher of class compared to the workers who are revealed in the first to be wearing overalls implying a labouring job associated with a place such as Cornwall. Dr Martin’s regional identity is most likely derived from a big city such as London and due to his status as a Doctor from a big city, that would make him more important than a doctor simply from Cornwall.  This scene also features an action code in the mise-en-scene by showing a sink’s pipe bursting as an attempt to make the men in overalls from Cornwall appear incompetent and that they can’t properly fix the sink as they simply a jack of all trades, father son duo that are merely unaware of the job that they are doing.

Another way that regional identity appears to be prominent throughout the extract is through the use of camera shots, angles and movements. This can be seen evidently through the use of a wide shot that shows the two Cornish men below Dr Martin. One on the floor, the other sat down. Making the elder man appear lazy following the regional stereotype of Cornish people being particularly care-free. Due to the fact that Dr Martin is standing up he appears to be the more superior to the others making his regional identity the more prominent and powerful. A close-up of the younger man allows the challenging of the regional identity stereotype as he appears smarter as well as more fluent as opposed to his father’s clumsiness. An action code is used showing the sink bursting through a close-up to tell the audience what is happening. This is reflective in the fact that only Dr Martin attempts to fix the problem due to his better education, meaning that even when he is out of his depth, Martin still Knows better than that of the apparent lesser-minded workers of Cornwall.

In conclusion, it is evident that the frequent stereotypes of the people of Cornwall, presented in the extract are consistent in the sense that very few characters’ attempt to challenge these given stereotypes.

To what extent does digital distribution affect the marketing and consumption of media products in the area of media you have studied?

There are many ways that digital distribution can affect the marketing and consumption of media products. This mostly comes down to VOD (Video on demand) services. This is mainly shown through services such as Amazon Prime, Itunes and Netflix.

Due to the fact that internet streaming services have become much more easily accessible, more people are tending to use them as it Is much more effortless just renting from your household than having to go out and rent from a DVD/Blu-ray rental store such as Blockbuster. Video on Demand services have been available since around 2005, but have become more predominant recently. Amazon Video was first developed in 2006 and recently it is available through all manner of things such as the internet, Playstation, Xbox and the Amazon Fire tv stick.

Films can also be simultaneously released along with cinema and VOD services. However, this is rarely done and has only been done a few times such as God Bless America (released in 2011) In Your Eyes (released in 2014) and Ben Wheatley’s A Field In England. I believe that this was done in an attempt to avoid piracy of the movie as torrent websites are also very popular. Illegally downloading films has become one of the most popular things on the internet. The Illegal downloading of films has been the cause of many films’ downfall, most notoriously for the film Kick Ass 2. The film’s writer and cast members suggested that illegal downloading caused there to be no third film to the franchise as it effected the box office intake. One film that I have studied, that film being Mad Max: Fury Road, was the most pirated film of 2015. Unfortunately, the film’s studio Warner Bros. didn’t receive any money from the illegal downloads.

Distribution is a very important process in filmmaking. Particularly in making sure that the film is watched as the film is distributed to cinemas all over either the UK or on a global scale. Digital Distribution however can sometimes be a different story, particularly in Netflix’s case as there are different forms of Netflix in different regions that have some films that others don’t so in affect some are distributed to countries and some are not. This can affect the consumption of the media product as it may have not hit its entire intended audience spectrum. If a film wasn’t distributed, then the film would have no success and make no money.

Ex Machina was a film that was made on a low budget so it had little money for marketing. It also had a rather limited release. The film made its money back in the box office as well as making money when it was added to Amazon Video and Itunes. The film was also then added to Sky Movies and then to the Sky Go app to further generate an audience for the film thus affecting the consumption of the product (film).

Representation of Age: Waterloo Road

Throughout the extract the representation of age can be reflected through camera shots, angles and movements as well as sound, editing and mise-en-scene.

During the extract it is clear to see the representation of age through camera shots, angles and movements, including Barthe’s Narrative codes. An establishing shot depicts a school as well as several teenagers. It is clear to see through a closeup of one of the boys putting an item in to their jacket that they are up to no good. This reflects a common stereotype that teenagers are troublesome and that they are always causing problems. During scene 2 there is also an upward over the shoulder shot to reflect that the teacher has more power due to his age and that the younger teenager is inferior to the teacher.

Another way that the representation of age can be reflected is through mise-en-scene. This can be seen throughout the next scene when two teens, a boy and a girl are walking down a corridor. Both are dressed in a school uniform to show that they go to the school. This also shows that they are of the age to go to the school, there ties are loose as well as their shirts to display the stereotypes that the youths of today don’t care about school or anything else for that matter. Another way that age can be represented through the mise-en-scene is when the older man is wearing clothes that are usually depicted on a younger person. This is shown through baggy jeans, and a printed t shirt. This is another stereotype commonly referred to for women as ‘mutton dressed as lamb’ and that older people should not be dressed like the youth of today.

The representation of age can also be seen through the use of sound. This can be heard particularly during the corridor scene as there is a cacophony of sounds coming from the other students in the hallway to depict the stereotype that teenagers and children are noisy and arrogant to their surroundings as they are portrayed as rebellious. 

Overall I think that the representation of age can be reflected through the camera shots. angle and movements. It can also be reflected through mise-en-scene and sound.

Discuss the ways in which the extract constructs the representation of ethnicity

Hotel Babylon Extract

Throughout the extract, there are many scenes that construct the representation of ethnicity. This is done through camera shots, angles, movement and composition as well as mise-en-scene, editing and sound. There are also scenes that take note of Barthe’s Narrative Codes.

Throughout the first scene there are many shots that reference Barthe’s Narrative Codes. Particularly through the mise-en-scene, depicting a semic code. I believe this is used to allow the audience to understand that due to the fact that the man that the police are talking to is in a suit that he is of power and is the manager or head of the hotel. This is a stereotype that the white man in the suit has all the power, with a high-paying job as well as high status.

Sound is also used to construct the representation of ethnicity. This is shown when all of the different immigrants of different ethnicities speak in their own ethnic tongue at the same time completely panicked. This is also shown through action code and enigma code. This is because some of the immigrants are hidden but you can hear them as we know that the room is a tightly packed space. The sound is also shown through music as it is fast, chaotic and tense to reflect the scene itself. This underlines the stereotype of tensions between ethnicities.

The action code is also used to show a black man helping a woman who faints. Showing a countertype to the fact that stereotypically black males are not usually depicted as helpful, they are portrayed as being on the wrong side of the law.

Ethnicity is also highlighted through the camerawork. Particularly camera shots, angles and movements. This is reflected when the camera pans up and reveals a black male cleaner making him appear to be bad and overpowering us as he is looking down on us. It is stereotypical that the ethnicity of the man is black as he is then arrested by policemen. 

Kill List research

Warp X

Warp X was founded in 2005 and produces feature films. It is a digital film studio that produces feature films in the UK with budgets usually between £400,000 and £800,000.The studio serves as a format for new film directors to create movies for the first time on a lower budget scale with less expectation for high box office revenues on their initial feature foray.

The film studio began with support from organizations including Warp Films, Film Four, the UK Film Council, EM Media and Screen Yorkshire. The intent of the film studio's creation was to add energy and vitality to the film industry in Britain.

7 Key Concepts

Rise of the Planet of the Apes



1. The issues raised by media ownership in contemporary media practice
There are many issues raised over ownership of media especially in the film industry. There are certain things such as film rights and who owns the rights to the film. the film rights if based on a book are bought by a film studio for the highest bid. the film rights are the legal rights to the film to allow the film to be made and distributed. one of the biggest film studios to do this is the Walt Disney film corporation, mainly due to the fact that because they have so much money they have actually bought film studios which have the rights to films such as Marvel studios, which holds all of the Marvel comics such as Avengers. Disney also now owns Lucasarts which means that they now own Star Wars and Indiana Jones, so are free to develop and distribute whatever films generated from those franchises that they wish. If another production company develops a project that they don't own the rights to they can be sued for an extremely large amount of money. 

The original Planet of the Apes was made and distributed by 20th Century Fox, meaning that all of its sequels would then be made and distributed by the same company unless Fox decided to sell the rights to another production company. Rise of the Planet of the Apes was an original idea that was written as a script which was then sold to fox who could then add it to their reboot of Planet of the Apes.


2. The importance of cross media convergence and synergy in production, distribution and marketing
There is such importance in distribution and marketing in the film industry. Distribution means that the film has been put out into the world by a particular film production company like Warner Bros, Universal, etc.

3• the technologies that have been introduced in recent years at the levels of production, distribution, marketing and exchange;
3d: Through technological advancements, a third dimension can be added to a film either in post production or with 3d cameras that involve two characters put next to each other which then allows the shot to be mixed together to generate a forced perspective allowing depth and what appears as the film coming out of the screen.

Blu ray: Blu ray is a form of DVD that has recently taken the world by storm as it is a compact disc that can store a large amount of memory more than an original DVD could, which means it can generate images at 1080p resolution when it mainly used to be 480p. Audio was also improved greatly mainly through Dolby digital surround sound.

Streaming: Internet streaming is something that has recently become very popular with teenage audiences that can be generated through computers, apple tv, and games consoles such as Ps4 and Xbox One. The Internet streaming sites such as Netflix and Amazon Instant Video allow users to watch whatever films the service holds in it's back catalog for a subscription fee.

4• the significance of proliferation in hardware and content for institutions and audiences;
The significance of hardware for institutions is staggering as most films aren't filmed on film anymore except for some. Most films are shot digitally in order to make it easily accessible for the editor as well as adding special effects such as computer generated imagery and big budget films that can be shot in 4K and with an IMAX camera to be shown in IMAX cinemas. Rise of the Planet of the Apes was however not shot in IMAX but was put on to Blu ray in high definition quality. The special effects depicted in Rise of the Planet of the Apes is state of the art as the apes shown in the film, particularly Caesar were all filmed with motion capture technology. this helped to depict the movements of facial features a generate a realistic likeness for a character to allow the audience to believe the character that they are watching is real, known as the uncanny valley
.5• the importance of technological convergence for institutions and audiences;
There is much importance in technological convergence for institutions and audiences as institutions are always trying to develop the next big thing in the film industry as well as audiences wishing to see the next big thing. Currently, streaming appears to be very popular through Netflix and Amazon instant video. So much so, that film companies are investing money into making films specifically for these platforms, which in turn are becoming popular and receiving positive reviews from critics. These platforms are also important for institutions as they allow more audiences and demographics to see their product, so the institutions strike deals with the companies.
6• the issues raised in the targeting of national and local audiences (specifically, British) by international or global institutions;

7• the ways in which the candidates’ own experiences of media consumption illustrate wider patterns and trends of audience behaviour.

The British Film Industry

Five recent films by Film 4

1. Suffragette (2015)
2. Youth (2015)
3. Carol (2015) 
4. The Lobster (2015)
5. Slow West (2015)

Five recent films by Working Title

1. The Program (2015)
2. Legend (2015)
3. The Danish Girl (2015) 
4. Everest (2015) 
5. We Are Your Friends (2015) 

Five recent films by Pathe

1. Pride (2014)
2. Enemy (2013) 
3. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013) 
4. No One Lives (2012) 
5. 127 Hours (2010) 

Five recent films by Entertainment One

1. Burnt (2015)
2. The Last Witch Hunter (2015)
3. Being AP (2015) 
4. Miss You Already (2015)
5. Trumbo (2015) 

Five recent films by Warp films

1. "The Last Panthers" (2015) 
2. Liam and Lenka (2014)
3. "The Midnight Beast: Quiz Night Beast (#2.6)" (2014)
4. "The Midnight Beast: They Came Upon a Midnight Beast (#2.5)" (2014)
5. "The Midnight Beast: Going Solo (#2.4)" (2014) 

Five recent films by Big talk Productions

1. "Brotherhood" (2015)
2. Man Up (2015)
3. "Houdini and Doyle" (2015) 
4. "Lives of the Infamous Comedy Blaps" (2014) 
5. "Our Zoo" (2014)

Mad Max: Fury Road Research

Producer: Mad Max: Fury Road was produced by 3 people,

George Miller

Brendan McCarthy

Nico Lathouris

Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures

Script Writer: The film was also written by George Miller,  Brendan McCarthy and Nico Lathouris

Budget: $150 million

Box Office Gross: $374.7 million

Director: George Miller

Actors:

Tom Hardy as Max Rockatansky

Charlize Theron as Imperator Furiosa

Nicholas Hoult as Nux

Marketing: Marketing through teaser trailers, theatrical trailers that were shown in cinemas, TV spots and posters

Critical Reception: Mad Max: Fury Road received critical acclaim from critics, with critics praising its visual effects as well as the action and narrative. The film currently has a 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Reasons For Success: Stunning visual effects, action sequences, good prosthetics for the half-lives and popular Hollywood actors.

Awards: 

Nominated AACTA Award

Best Film

Doug Mitchell 

P.J. Voeten 

George Miller 

Best Direction

George Miller 

Best Original Screenplay

George Miller 

Brendan McCarthy 

Nick Lathouris 

Best Cinematography

John Seale 

Best Editing

Margaret Sixel 

Technology:

Sound Mix Dolby Digital | Datasat | SDDS | Dolby Atmos

Color Color

Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1

Camera Arri Alexa M, Panavision Primo Lenses 

Arri Alexa Plus, Panavision Primo Lenses 

Blackmagic Cinema Camera (some shots) 

Canon EOS 5D Mark II (some shots) 

Olympus P5 (some shots)

Film Length (7 reels)

Negative Format CF 

Codex

Cinematographic Process ARRIRAW (2.8K) (source format) 

Digital Intermediate (2K) (master format) 

ProRes 4:2:2 (1080p/24) (source format)

Printed Film Format 35 mm (anamorphic) (Kodak Vision 2383) 

D-Cinema (also 3-D version)

Tie ins:

The motion picture soundtrack was made.

  

no toys for the film were released but the film did inspire people to get creative and make their own Lego sets.

The tie-in video game was released on Ps4, Xbox One and PC.

Personal Opinion: My personal opinion on the film is that it is an exhilarating, action packed film filled with likable characters. Particularly impressed with Tom Hardy's performance as he has a near-silent role in the movie speaking only brief sentences. The main character is without a doubt Furiosa as it is clear to see that Max takes the backseat to her in the film due to his absence of presence in most scenes as she is the one who speaks. The other characters only find out his name in the final act of the film.

Representation of Disability

1. The disabled person as pitiable or pathetic
Walter White Jr is pitiable as when others make fun of him, you feel bad for him.

2. An object of curiosity or violence

Artie in Glee as he is seen as an object of curiosity to one of the teenagers.

3. Sinister or evil
Leprechaun is represented as evil

4. The super cripple
X Men First Class, Hank Mccoy thinks that he is abnormal so attempts to cure himself

5.As atmosphere

Elf, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Wizard of Oz 

Sound

•diegetic sound

Diegetic sound. Sound whose source is visible on the screen or whose source is implied to be present by the action of the film: voices of characters. sounds made by objects in the story. music represented as coming from instruments in the story space

•non-diegetic sound

Sound whose source is visible on the screen or whose source is implied to be present by the action of the film: voices of characters. sounds made by objects in the story. music represented as coming from instruments in the story space

•synchronous sound

Synchronous sound is sound that is matched to certain movements occurring in the scene e.g when footsteps correspond to feet walking. Synchronous sound:Synchronous sound can be recorded on a tape or magnetic film.

•asynchronous sound

Asynchronous sounds match the action being performed however is not precisely synchronized with the action.

•sound effects

a sound other than speech or music made artificially for use in a play, film, or other broadcast production.

•sound motif

A sound effect or combination of sound effects that are associated with a particular character, setting, situation or idea through the film. The sound motifs condition the audience emotionally for the intervention, arrival, or actions of a particular character

•sound bridge

Sound bridges are one of the most common transitions in the continuity editing style, one that stresses the connection between both scenes since their mood (suggested by the music) is still the same

•dialogue

a conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or film.

•voice over

a piece of narration in a film or broadcast, not accompanied by an image of the speaker.

•direct address

The name of the person (normally) who is being directly spoken to. It is always a proper noun. It does not have any grammatical relationship to any part of the sentence. It is set off by commas.

•sound perspective

the distance in position of the audio

Representation of Gender

Discuss the ways in which the extract constructs the representation of gender using the following?

This is a clip from the television show Luther. The extract shows an exchange between the two characters: Luther and Alice, one male and one female.

Mise-en-scene
The extract presents many stereotypes of both men and women. The mise-en-scene is at her apartment and she clearly has a large amount of money as from the view out of the window she lives in central London, breaking the stereotype that women rely on men for money and shelter.There is also a stack of books on the table to suggest that Alice is well educated thus breaking another stereotype that men are smarter than women.. She also has red lipstick to represent lust, love and also danger. This is in this way because she is in control of the situation playing games with him. There is also a red chair in the room, this also represents danger. danger to Luther. Mostly during the clip the lighting is natural however when they are outside the lighting is dull to suggest a darker tone to the scene and to the series. She is suggested to be weaker or the villain of the scene or series as the lighting on her face is suggestively darker 

Camera Shots
The beginning of the extract uses an establishing shot in order to set the scene of what looks like the center of a city as well as establishing the characters of Luther and Alice. Many closeups are shown to show the reactions of both Alice and Luther and reveal what they think through their facial expressions. These reactions are also shown through many over the shoulder shots as well.
The camera also begins to directly zoom into Alice's face when she begins to address the black hole, this is to make her seem threatening or mysteriously scary. Mainly throughout the numerous shots Idris Elba's Luther character appears to be the dominant one as the camera shots show him to be bigger so that he looks like he has more power over Alice. This adheres to the common stereotype of the fact that in some ways women are seen to be weaker than men. However when Alice begins to talk about the black hole she appears to become more and more powerful gaining full control of Luther.

Sound
Sound is a key aspect of the extract as it is shown predominantly in the first section of the extract as they are in the middle of the city or at least it sounds that way as there are city sounds in the background. When the scene begins to talk about the 'black hole' diagetic sound is used  to make the moment in the scene feel more uncomfortable, tense and confrontational and when the tension levels increase so does the diagetic sound. Throughout the clip Luther is shown to be the more dominant one as his voice and louder than that of Alice's. Alice's voice is portrayed as be quite soft and alluring.

Editing
At the beginning of the extract crosscut is used to allow the scene to move swiftly to an indoor setting from an outdoor setting. the scene moves to inside Alice's apartment representing the fact that instead of going to Luther's apartment, Alice's apartment is used instead. Continuity editing is then used to make the scene's closeups and over the shoulder shot seamlessly blend together

Mise-en-scene

Misfits

the screengrab shows four late-teen to adult characters stood over someone to show their importance and that they are more powerful than the person below. They all look either sad or disgusted so it is possible that they have killed them and are burying them judging the forest and the shovel. It is clearly modern due to the modern clothing that the characters are wearing. the shovel has clearly been used because it is in someone's hand. the center character looks as though he was closest to the victim as he is in the center




the scene featured in the clip shows an office. The clothes the women wear are all bright as though to attract the men's attention. The men are holding work to show that they are the ones that do the work in the office and the women are their to catch the attention. the woman in the blue has good posture as her shoulders are back to flaunt her breasts. From the looks of the casting they chose characters that all look completely different and the director has chosen them all  to wear different colours in order to point this out. by the looks of the clip the women give quite a bleak performance. The clip shows the lighting as quite natural as it is shown through big windows.

Ex Machina Research

Ex Machina

 

The Producer/Producers

Ex Machina was produced by Andrew Mcdonald and Allen Reich.

 

The Director

Ex Machina was directed by Alex Garland. Ex Machina was his directorial debut. Alex Garland also wrote 28 days later and the sequel 28 weeks later as well as Dredd.

 

Screen writer

The film was both directed and written by Alex Garland. Alex Garland is an experienced screen writer as he has written for Danny Boyle.

 

Actors

• Alicia Vikander as Ava
• Domhnall Gleeson as Caleb Smith
• Oscar Isaac as Nathan Bateman
• Sonoya Mizuno as Kyoko
• Symara A. Templeman as Jasmine
• Elina Alminas as Amber
• Gana Bayarsaikhan as Jade
• Tiffany Pisani as Katya
• Claire Selby as Lily
• Corey Johnson as Jay the helicopter pilot
   
  budget
   
  Ex Machina's budget was 15 million.
   
   
   
  Screens shown on and gross/ box office
   
   
   
  Opening Weekend$250,000 (USA) (12 April 2015) (4 Screens)€38,500 (Netherlands) (3 May 2015) (8 Screens)Gross$25,434,333 (USA) (23 August 2015)$25,405,058 (USA) (2 August 2015)$25,361,484 (USA) (19 July 2015)$25,233,155 (USA) (9 July 2015)$24,954,673 (USA) (21 June 2015)$24,330,000 (USA) (7 June 2015)$23,587,000 (USA) (31 May 2015)$21,947,000 (USA) (24 May 2015)$19,566,000 (USA) (17 May 2015)$16,705,000 (USA) (15 May 2015)$15,762,000 (USA) (10 May 2015)$10,924,000 (USA) (3 May 2015)$6,827,930 (USA) (26 April 2015)$250,000 (USA) (12 April 2015)$36,659,611 (Worldwide) (9 July 2015)$26,187,268 (Worldwide) (15 May 2015)€89,727 (Netherlands) (6 May 2015)$29,501 (Portugal) (15 May 2015)$5,349,500 (USA) (24 April 2015) (1,255 Screens)$25,440,971 (USA) (30 August 2015)
   
  Music (composer)
   
  The musical score for Ex Machina was composed by Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow, who previously worked with Garland on Dredd (2012). A soundtrack album was released digitally on 20 January 2015, with an LP and Compact Disc UK release in February 2015 by Invada Records.
   
   
   
  Marketing
   
  Marketing of the film included Trailers, Teaser Trailers, posters, social media such as Facebook profiles, Instagram and Twitter accounts. TV Spots also help to advertise the film on television.
   
   
   
  SFX (Special Effects)
   
  The work on Ex Machina was divided amongst four facilities. Double Negative created the android, Ava. Milk VFX created Ava’s brain, “Ava vision” and did a number of monitor inserts and clean-up effects. Utopia created a CG mobile phone for Caleb and added extra CG buildings to the Norwegian location plates. Web FX provided a number of clean-up and monitor composites.

UK Tribes

New Casuals

New Casuals are football mad lads with a love of underground club music and understated fashion – but will move to the next thing once it becomes predictable…

I think that I am a New Casual because I always wear understated fashion and I like to dress sharp and in a way that makes me look smart. I am not a football mad lad but I think that I fit the other description parts. I mainly wear the clothing of the mods and skinheads of the 1980s which I think is understated. I think that I like to model myself through the branding styles of  some of my favourite actors such as Jack O'Connell, Joseph Gilgun and Michael Socha as their fashion appeals to me most.

The Man, The Woman

The Man:

I think that the man is possibly homeless as his clothes are dirty and he clearly hasn't shaved or cut his hair in a long time. His clothes are also patchy to show that he has cobbled parts together that ripped over time. The man is also smoking which nowadays is seen as dirty and unhygienic which is obvious. Maybe for a living, the man sells the big issue or gives people directions whilst also collecting money as he doesn't have much if any. The Man's story might be that he is homeless and is on the street collecting money from passers by. He uses the money to support his nicotine addiction. He does this through cigarette smoking. I think that he looks homeless as he has parts of his clothes that are patched up as he has clearly been wearing them for a long time.

The Man 2:

I think that this man is more confident as he takes pride in his appearance and he spends a lot of money on expensive clothes. The man possibly makes clothes for a living and is in fashion design. I think that their story could be that they are on their way home from their job either at a fashion design place or a magazine designer office.

 The Woman:

I think that the woman is possibly on her way home from work where she has to dress appropriately and has to carry around a lot of things such as books and other pieces of paper work. I think that for a living she is a teacher due to the nature of her clothes, her glasses and the fact that she is carrying around possible work. I know this because it is typically the way a teacher would dress. 

5x5

5 of my favourite television shows

1. This is England '86/'88/'90

2. Skins

3. Misfits

4. Inbetweeners

5. Friends

5 of my favourite actors

1. Jack O'Connell "caring is overrated"

2. Joseph Gilgun " you fuck with me, I'll fuck you right back with a cherry on top"

3. Michael J Fox

4. Tom Hardy "whatever character you play, remember they are always doing something they are not just talking"

5. Jared Leto " Dream as big as you want to. It's the cheapest thing you'll ever do"

5 of my favourite films

1. This is England
2. Back to the Future
3. Straight Outta Compton
4. Jurassic Park
5. Harry Potter

5 of my favourite artists

1. Jake Bugg
2. Plan B
3. NWA
4. Maroon 5
5. Madness













5 of my favourite albums
                             













1. Jake Bugg  
2. Shangri La
3. Thriller
4. Straight Outta Compton
5. Complete Madness