Hollywood Research

The American film industry also known more commonly as ‘Hollywood’ is one of the oldest film industries, starting from the 1900’s and growing ever since. Hollywood actually refers to a small section of Los Angeles, close to Sunset Boulevard starting out in the October of 1911. The industry started growing from there and by the 1930’s became a one of the leading film distributors and producers in the United States, producing up to 600 films a year.

View Of Grauman’S Chinese Theatre                                          Hollywood in the 1950s

Today the industry produces hundreds of films from various studio’s like ‘Walt Disney Studios’ and ‘Paramount Pictures’ and much more. The industry produces films of multiple genres, with the most popular (at least during award season ) being dramas or biographies. Other popular genres also include comedy, action, horror and even musicals. Two more genres to gain recent popularity are also indie movies and superhero movies with the latter earning big at the box office.

An ‘Oscar’ (Academy Award)

The industry also rewards the best films with several accolades, most popular among them being; ‘The Golden Globes’ and ‘The academy Awards’, hosted by the ‘Hollywood Foreign Press’ and ‘The Association of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ respectively and a new category of ‘Best Popular Film’ being announced for the 91st Academy Awards.

Many favorite directors include the likes of Steven Spielberg, Orson Wells and Christopher Nolan. While famous movies like Gone with the wind, The GodFather and Moonlight share a similar limelight.

Although Hollywood is not just about films, but TV shows as well (Although all of them are not restricted to Hollywood) . Channels like HBO, ABC and even online platforms like Netflix produce enourmous amounts of content each year. Shows like ‘Game of Thrones’, ‘Veep’ and ‘Orange is the New Black’ recieve high critical praise each year. With new ( and often really high budget ) shows popping up each year, this section of the industry shows no signs of slowing down !

Today, is not just an film industry but also a huge player in the socio-political landscape. Perhaps the most prominent campaign to come out in years, The Times Up Movement, which sparked up a nation-wide campaign against sexual harrasment in all sectors of life and even leading to many big name actors, directors and producers coming in the light for their actions. Aside from this many Hollywood Celebrities have been very vocal about the new president and the recent political climate.

EVALUATION QUESTION 1 [How does your product use or challenge convention and how does it represent social group and issues ?]

 

INSTITUTION RESEARCH [BLUMHOUSE PRODUCTIONS]

INTRODUCTION:

Blumhouse Productions is an American film and television production company, founded by Jason Blum, known mainly for producing low-budget, yet high quality  horror films. The studio has also produced a few drama fare films, such as the films Get Out and Blackkklansman, both which got nominated for an academy award.

Logo of the studio

 

FRANCHISES:

Insidious movie Poster

The studio has many famous movies under it’s belt including the likes of the Insidious, Paranormal Activity and Purge Franchises.  Starting with the Paranormal activity franchise which started in around 2007 and has so far had 6 movies with a total world wide gross of $890 million.  The Purge franchise on the other hand took off 2013 with 4 films and a combined world wide gross of $450 million. Lastly mentioning the Insidious franchise, one of the core horror movie franchise for the studio with the first film coming out in 2011 and having 4 films ( with the 5th on the way). and earning a total of $ 540 million world wide.

 

 

 

NOTABLE FILMS:

The studio has also produced other films that are not your typical horror movies these include the likes of:

• Happy Death Day, which is a comedy slasher film that borrows huge elements from the film ‘GroundHog Day’. The film was surprise hit and earned around $125 million with a $5 million budget and also got a sequel.

HAPPY DEATH DAY

 

• Another breakout film by the studio was BlacKkKlansman. The film was both commercially and critically well received and waBs nominated for multiple academy awards including best picture. The film grossed over $ 91 million.

BlacKkKlansman

Television:

On the television side, Blumhouse had a first look deal with Lionsgate, and the company produced the short-lived series Stranded for Syfy and executive produced The River with Amblin Television for ABC. Recently, Blumhouse has a first look deal with Universal Television and had released a television series based off The Purge franchise in 2018. Blumhouse Television becomes has recently independent television studio and will continue its growth by financing and producing original scripted and unscripted ‘dark’ genre programming for global audiences. Lastly Blumhouse is currently backing Jack Davis and Eli Roth’s digital network titled Crypt TV where they release horror shorts and other content on social media outlets.

LOCATION PICTURES

 

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SHOT LIST

1. Trail Shot
2. Close Up
3. Extreme  Close Up
4. Wide Shot
5. Mid Shot
6. Full Shot
7. Wide Mid Shot
8. Loose Close Up

SCREENPLAY:

SCREENPLAY:

Script KILLERS DON’T DREAM

MISE-EN-SCENE NOTE

BEDROOM:

These will include a double bed and some standard furniture, including a cupboard and a dressing table with a mirror. It will mostly look like an average bedroom.

LIVING ROOM:

This will include a door on the right and a tilled hallway. There will be two chairs on a carpeted floor. With a sink in near the wall. It will mostly be dimly light. It will also include a small glass top table with a couple show pieces.

BATHROOM:

These will include a sink and a mirror, a shower and a toilet, and will otherwise be an average bathroom.

OUTSIDE:

These will include a car parked insight the house. There will be potted plants near the car. The house will have a red gate. When the gate opens outside will be a small garden a street. Opposite to the house will be a small apartment.

Concept

A person wakes up with a weird dream. Before he can go to work he is killed by a unidentified person, only to wake up at the start of the same day. He thinks it was again a dream only to get killed again and wake up yet again. He soon finds himself reliving a loop of death.

Lighting Plan

There are 2 types of different lighting that will be used:

1. Natural Lighting 
   This will be used to show him doing everyday tasks and to show that nothing is out of the ordinary.
2. Low Key Lighting ( Red Tint )
   This is used when the character is shown getting killed and when he enters the house after going to the car. This lighting is used to create suspense and help to conceal the identity of the killer. while the red tint help create tension and gives the scene a ‘hell-ish’ feeling

Character Profile

Ashmaal is a run of the mill, average office worker for a stationary producing company. He lives by himself in a small sized house. He has has been working in the same position in his office for over 2 years. He is always over-shadowed by a fellow office worker who gets the promotions and recognition he clearly deserved. Slowly over the years his aggression has been building up towards the co-worker but due to his mild mannered nature he has managed to keep it suppressed. Until the day he feels completely humiliated at the office  while his co-workers is cheered for it, the same day the co-worker gets promoted to regional manager. He has lost all faith of justice and divine help and this aggression causes the character to finally snap and take a drastic action.

Ashmaal checking his scars

During the loops the character thinks he is living an ordinary day and doesn’t remember that he murdered his co-worker. He gets ready for office in his usual fashion but he does have a weird feeling throughout. His aggression is still on the brim but is not easily disclosed by his face or actions. As the loops continue, he gets increasingly terrified about what is happening and has no idea what to do. He tries to out-think the problem but is not too good at it.