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Web Media Project Presentation

Web Media Project Presentation. Toby Prior and James Bonser. Media and Cultural Studies 2011. Lego Dark Knight Oscar Movie Trailer. The Inspiration:. The initial idea for the project came from two videos.

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Web Media Project Presentation

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  1. Web Media Project Presentation Toby Prior and James Bonser Media and Cultural Studies 2011

  2. Lego Dark Knight • Oscar Movie Trailer The Inspiration: The initial idea for the project came from two videos. The first was a stop-motion recreation of “The Dark Knight” (2008) trailer using Lego figurines. The second was a parody trailer exposing just how generic Academy Award winning films are.

  3. Crime Films “The Crime Film is the most enduringly popular of all Hollywood genres” – Thomas Leitch Everlasting audience appeal High quality for low budget Large narrative scope Spawns new sub-genres

  4. So... Is the “Crime Film” a genre or an umbrella term for a collection of genres?

  5. The Gangster “The gangster film is especially concerned with the social order (...) beginning with an obsession with rules” – Thomas Leitch Authoritative leader Juniors/Elders LOYALTY Family

  6. Genre and Genericism “The gangster film ushered in new levels of screen violence” – James Kendrick Success = Same Universal Conventions Violence The Godfather

  7. The Project “Produce a web project that critically and imaginatively explores the theoretical concepts and material possibilities of new media production with the module aims in mind” Trailer Interactive Interface Pastiche Genre accurate

  8. Stop Motion

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