Attack The Block

How Was The Film Produced: The film attack the block was produced buy Joe Cornish with Big Talk Productions, Films4, The Uk Film Council and Studio Canal. The film was shot in London in 2011 all around London with 5-6 weeks of Night shots.

What Is It Based On: The Film 'Attack The Block was based on and inspired by some of Joe Cornish's favourite films like E.T, Gremlins, Predator and Streets Of Fire. The Creatures are based on Joe Cornish's cat ( i think they look like the creatures from 'Predator' too) It was also based on how and where he lived in his childhood.

Any Problems That Arose In Making The Film: Joe Cornish had employed some first time actors which meant they might not know what it feels like on a set and also they might be under pressure o get it right and have to do some of the scenes again because they don't know what they are doing or forgot there lines. 

The Directors Views On The British Film Industry: Joe cornish thinks- "They take their role of championing films very seriously, and they're led by the heart. If they dislike something, they won't write about it, unless they really feel it violates one of their principles. But in Britain you get a lot of ho-humming and boiled sweet sucking and here you get commitment and passion, which I think is really cool." and also- "People don't come with any preconceptions. You can tell why some British film-makers who started in television enjoy working in America because people are a bit more accepting of you trying something different. This audience are able just to take this film as a film and not to have preconceptions of what Joe of Adam and Joe might do, not weighed down by any of that baggage. And they really dig it, you know. It's kind of really nice to talk to them as if I'm a film-maker. People here are really excited to have stuff in their town. In London, we're quite haughty. We feel we deserve them to come to us."

How They Saved Money and the Technology used: They didn't have a big enough budget to do 3D CGI Aliens so they used practical effects, old editing affects and a small amount of CG to remove detail instead of adding it. 

Any Issues With Film Rating, Any Controversy Surrounding The Film: The film rating was an issue for the public because throughout the movie the teenagers are friends and hanging around with a drug dealer and act in the movie as if the are stoned and also there is a lot of gore and violence and bad language whilst other parents say that the other message is to show teenagers to work together.  So there was controversy over if the film should be rated as a 15 or an 18.

The Film's Promotion: The film was promoted by Posters adverts and trailers and other methods of advertisement. Joe Cornish also did exclusive interviews with Film4 and there was the Premiere of 'Attack The Block' on the 4th of May 5 days before the film was released in the UK.

The Soundtrack (Include Information On The Soundtrack Creator And The Types Of Music They Referenced In Their Work): The soundtrack for the film was an original score composed by Simon Ratcliffe and Felix Buxton of the popular electronic dance music group Basement Jaxx, and Steven Price except for the song played during the end credits ("Youths Dem Cold" by Richie Spice).

1. "The Block"
2. "Sam is Mugged"
3. "Round Two Bruv"
4. "It’s Raining Gollums"
5. "Tooling Up"
6. "Moses is Arrested"
7. "Tell Me I’m Dreaming"
8. "Throat Ripper"
9. "Rooftops"
10. "Moses - Ninja"
11. "Just Another Day"
12. "They Want Moses"
13. "Actions Have Consequences"
14. "Eat My Hat"
15. "They Fell Out of the Sky"
16. "I Need to Finish What I Started"
17. "Turn the Gas Up"
18. "Moses vs. The Monsters"
19. "Moses the Hero"
20. "The Ends" - Basement Jaxx

Music Video ColdPlay The Gaze

The coldpaly Music Video 'Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall' starts of with a 'carefree' Look of him up against a post in a old establishment singing and carries on like this for 30 seconds and then you can see him let a little 'invitational' smirk out, after that it fades to the rest of the band playing their instruments with a 'catalogue' look to them as if they are serious about whats being said. The lead singer then goes and runs into a dark room where glowing paint is showing and the rest of the band still has 'catalogue' Faces but the lead singer has more of a 'carefree' and 'super-smiler' face while jumping around, after it quickly cuts to the lead singer going outside with a 'catalogue' face concentrating then when he is  on top of a hill the lead singers face turns into a 'super-smiler' and makes you fell happy, It cuts back to the dark room quickly then you see the lead singer with his 'super-smiler' face still and the rest of the band with 'comic' faces which makes you think they are all happy and this part of the song is happy too. The camera keeps cutting between the dark room and outside and showing them pulling 'super-smilers' and 'comic' faces and it ends with the drummer pulling a 'carefree' face. 

The Gaze Advert Review

On the Lynx Advert it shows a young boy who is revealing the top half of his body to us with a 'Practical' expression which then turns into a 'Chocolate box' expression as well as also turning into a chocolate man after spraying the Lynx that try to make us think that chocolate is a fun and good looking smell. As the advert continues it shows him walking confidently down the street and he is breaking pieces of his body off and giving them a piece of him witch shows that everyone loves chocolate so why wouldn't you want to smell like it at this point he still has a 'chocolate box' expression, While he's walking down the street girls pull 'Seductive' expression at him because they think he smells so good. It then moves onto him in a cinema with two girls eating the chocolate ears that he has with 'seductive' expressions on their faces and this could also indicate that if you smell good girls will want to be with you. After That he goes on to make people laugh because he's made out of chocolate and this could show that with the Lynx product people will think you are funny and they all pull 'Super-Smiler' expressions afterwards. And finally at the end he walks past a gym full of girls all pulling 'seductive' expressions whilst clawing at the window witch makes you think you will be 'irresistible' as the advert says.

The Gaze Definitions

Chocolate Box: half or full-smile, lips together or slightly parted, teeth barely visible, full or three-quarter face to camera. Projected mood: blandly pleasing, warm bath warmth, where uniformity of features in their smooth perfection is devoid of uniqueness or of individuality.

Invitational: emphasis on the eyes, mouth shut or with only a hint of a smile, head to one side or looking back to camera. Projected mood: suggestive of mischief or mystery, the hint of contact potential rather than sexual promise, the cover equivalent of advertising’s soft sell.

Super-smiler: full face, wide open toothy smile, head thrust forward or chin thrown back, hair often wind-blown. Projected mood: aggressive, ‘look-at-me’ demanding, the hard sell, ‘big come-on’ approach.

Romantic or Sexual: a fourth and more general classification devised to include male and female ‘two-somes’; or the dreamy, heavy-lidded, unsmiling big-heads, or the overtly sensual or sexual. Projected moods: possible ‘available’ and definitely ‘available’.

Seductive: similar to the cool/level look in many respects - the eyes are less wide, perhaps shaded, the expression is less reserved but still self-sufficient and confident; milder versions may include a slight smile.

Carefree: nymphlike, active, healthy, gay, vibrant, outdoor girl; long unrestrained outward-flowing hair, more outward-going than the above, often smiling or grinning.

Practical: concentrating, engaged on the business in hand, mouth closed, eyes object-directed, sometimes a slight frown; hair often short or tied back.

Comic: deliberately ridiculous, exaggerated, acting the fool, pulling faces for the benefit of a real or imaginary audience, sometimes close to a sort of archness.

Catalogue: a neutral look as of a dummy, artificial, waxlike; features may be in any position, but most likely to be with eyes open wide and a smile, but the look remains vacant and empty; personality has been removed. (Millum 1975, 97-8)

You can find the word definitions from: http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Documents/gaze/gaze11.html