Based on the feedback I got in my first crit I decided that I was going to use both silohettes and the logos from the superheroes. The logos especially seemed like a good idea because each superhero has a unique logo so this could distinguish them if the sillohette wasn't as obvious as to who the character was. I collected the imagery above so that I can then work from it to create cartoon versions of in illustrator and photoshop which will form the basis of my sequences and these will be the main things seen in them. Collecting these images also helped me understand the sort of colours I would be using within my sequences because I am going to take colours from the logos and the costumes of the superheroes.
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Thursday, 12 January 2012
Top 10 things; further film research.
When it came to designing my concept boards, I realised there was a lot of information I hadn't really thought about that I could have collected about my films i'd chosen based on my surveys. I wasn't entirely sure that I wanted to use text within my 60 second sequence because I felt this would take away the 'mysterious' idea I had in mind so maybe this was why I hadn't really considered it. I managed to find out how much each film made at the box office and also if it had won anyway awards but thought these facts maybe weren't actually that interesting. For the purpose of the concept boards I decided to look at other peoples opinions of the films, this was quite fitting really because the reason they are a 'top 10' is based on other peoples opinions. I also found the star rating for each of the films but then realised that this wasn't fitting with my top ten because some of the films I had in my list had been rated lower than what my survey had told me. If I was to use these quotes they would appear as each of the image from a film did, in a way hinting at the film. In these notes i've also included my ideal target audience, the channel my programme would be shown on and the time it would be shown.
Sunday, 8 January 2012
Top 10 things; superheroes at Madame Tussauds.
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Further evidence of the popularity of superheroes is the exhibition that opened at madame tussauds in London in May 2010. There was a whole section dedicated to some of the most famous superheroes we've seen over time. This exhibition can be enjoyed by all ages with the range of superheroes it exhibits because some may more so be recognised by an 'older' generation as they have been around for a while. There must be some in proof in this exhibition of the fact that superheroes are a much talked about popular subject because a lot of time and hard work goes into creating these wax figures and usually subjects are chosen on the basis that they audience will pay to come and see them. Superheroes have not just become something that are enjoyed on the big screen but also a bit of iconic subject.
Further evidence of the popularity of superheroes is the exhibition that opened at madame tussauds in London in May 2010. There was a whole section dedicated to some of the most famous superheroes we've seen over time. This exhibition can be enjoyed by all ages with the range of superheroes it exhibits because some may more so be recognised by an 'older' generation as they have been around for a while. There must be some in proof in this exhibition of the fact that superheroes are a much talked about popular subject because a lot of time and hard work goes into creating these wax figures and usually subjects are chosen on the basis that they audience will pay to come and see them. Superheroes have not just become something that are enjoyed on the big screen but also a bit of iconic subject.
Top 10 things; superhero film trailers.
Superhero films wouldn't be as popular if it wasn't for elements such as film trailers because this is one thing that encourages to go and see a film if the taster they are seeing suits them. They tend to have quite a fast paced soundtrack, usually one with high impact and usually show some sort of clip from the film to encourage people to go and see it. Trailers are usually long enough so that they tell a small section of the story. I can take inspiration from these trailers because I can look at the fonts they use, the soundtracks and the pace that these things move at because these are all things I need to consider when creating my own sequences. They tend to have quite a fast pace because superheroes move fast so not to be seen.
Top 10 things; superhero cartoons.
Some of the more popular superheroes were also brought to life through cartoon, ranging from old fashioned versions to more up-to-date modern ones. To keep my own ideas simplistic I could use a cartoon/comic book theme for my imagery as this links in.
Superheroes have been portrayed in animation since the early 1940s. Up until the late 90s animated cartoons have been the most common venue, right after comics, to depic superheroistic adventures. Contrary to movie features and television series they did not require expensive sets and special effects; cartoon shows featuring superheroes became a staple of children's entertainment with a few shows reaching adult audiences.
Superheroes have been portrayed in animation since the early 1940s. Up until the late 90s animated cartoons have been the most common venue, right after comics, to depic superheroistic adventures. Contrary to movie features and television series they did not require expensive sets and special effects; cartoon shows featuring superheroes became a staple of children's entertainment with a few shows reaching adult audiences.
In late 1941, Superman became the first superhero to be depicted in animation, The Superman series of groundbreaking theatrical cartoons was produced by Fleischer/Famous Studios from 1941 to 1943 and featured the famous "It's a bird, it's a plane" introduction. One of the most successful imitations/parodies was Terrytoons' Mighty Mouse series, which became the flagship property of the studio.
A frame from the opening sequence of the 1960s Spider-Man series
With the rise of television in the 1960s, superheroes have found success in animated television series geared towards children, including Filmation's Superman-Batman Adventure Hour and Grantray-Lawrence Animation's Spider-Man, featuring the "does whatever a spider can" theme song.
A frame from the opening sequence of Super Friends
In the 1970s, Japanese anime strove to emulate American superhero cartoons with their own creations. The most successful was Kagaku ninja tai Gatchaman (Science Ninja Team Gatchaman) which became a television classic that created a template that many other anime series followed.
In the 1970s and 1980s American superhero animated series were constrained by the broadcasting restrictions that activist groups like Action for Children's Television lobbied for. The most popular series in this period, Super Friends, an adaptation of DC's Justice League of America, was designed to be as nonviolent and inoffensive as possible. The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show and Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends were similarly tame. Kagaku ninja tai Gatchaman aired in North America as the Battle of the Planets but it was so severely edited for violence that plots were incoherent although it still won many fans for its distinctive take on the genre.
A scene from Batman: The Animated Series
In the 1980s, the Saturday morning cartoon Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends brought together Spider-Man, Iceman, and Firestar. The following decade, Batman: The Animated Series and X-Men, aimed at somewhat older audiences, found critical success in mainstream publications. Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly said of the former, "The animation is first-rate, moving Batman across gray cotton clouds and against a backdrop of teetering Art Deco-style skyscrapers. ... In contrast to both the '60s show or [director] [Tim] Burton's movies, the new Batman features plots that actually make sense and an occasional bit of clever dialogue that never curdles into camp".[1] Frank Lovece of Entertainment Weekly said of the latter, "[T]he art is miles above the pasteboard cutouts of the 1960s and '70s superhero 'toons, and the characters are more believably flawed. The dialogue still comes straight from drive-in movies, though...."[2] Series that followed included Superman: The Animated Series (1996) and Cartoon Network's adaptation of DC's Justice League (2001) and Teen Titans. The animation style of Batman: the Animated Series was replicated in the sequels The New Batman Adventures and Batman Beyond and the spinoffs, Static Shock and Superman: The Animated Series and other shows.
In 1994, Phantom 2040 made its debut, loosely based on Lee Falk's legendary superhero The Phantom, and adapted into the screen by Aeon Flux-creator Peter Chung. The series followed the descendant of the Phantom of the original comic books in the year of 2040. Despite critical acclaim, the series was cancelled after two season, but remains a cult favorite. Similarly, Walt Disney Pictures produced the highly acclaimed television series Gargoyles, created by Greg Weisman. This production presented the adventures of a clan of heroic night creatures in stories that owed as much to William Shakespeare and medieval history as they did to traditional superhero fiction.
HBO's Spawn, originally aired from 1997 through 1999, was one of the few animated superhero series to be amied exclusively at an adult audience, as the show featured a considerable amount of gore and sexuality between superman and wonderwoman.
In 1998, Cartoon Network began airing The Powerpuff Girls, a superhero parody designed to appeal to both children and adults. The show spoofed both specific superheroes (like Wonder Woman, Sailor Moon and Spawn, amongst many others) as well as general conventions of the genre (like how violence is often presented as the best/only solution to problems in superhero stories, for example). In the 2000s, the Nickelodeon series, Danny Phantom, earned its own appreciative following with its intelligent humor and appealing character story arc narrative structure.
Taking advantage of a format that affords a level of content freedom for an older and more sophisticated audience than American television demographics would accommodate, original animated video release series featuring the superhero characters of Marvel Comics and DC Comics respectively began with considerable success in the 2000s .
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Saturday, 7 January 2012
Top 10 things; memorabilia.
Further evidence of the popularity of superhero films is the amount of merchandise avaiable to us for some of the most popular superheroes. Some of which may be used on a day to day basis or can be kept as a collectors item.
Wednesday, 4 January 2012
Top 10 things; Marvel comic books.
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media. In 2009, The Walt Disney Company acquired Marvel Entertainment, Marvel Worldwide's parent company, for $4.24 billion.
Marvel started in 1939 as Timely Publications, and by the early 1950s had generally become known as Atlas Comics. Marvel's modern incarnation dates from 1961, with the company later that year launching Fantastic Four and other superhero titles created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and others.
Marvel counts among its characters such well-known properties as Spider-Man, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, the Fantastic Four, Thor and Captain America; antagonists such as Doctor Doom, the Green Goblin, Magneto, Galactus, and the Red Skull. Most of Marvel's fictional characters operate in a single reality known as the Marvel Universe, with locales set in real-life cities such as New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.
Top 10 things; superheroes and comics.
Superhero comics is a form of American comic books. The form rose to prominence in the 1930s and 1940s and has remained the dominant form of comic book in North America since the 1960s. Superhero comics feature stories about superheroes and the universes these characters inhabit.
Beginning with the introduction of Superman in 1938 in Action Comics #1 — an anthology of adventure features — comic books devoted to superheroes (briefly, heroic people with extraordinary or superhuman abilities and skills, or god-like powers and attributes) ballooned into a huge genre, coincident with the beginnings of World War II and the end of The Great Depression.
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Comic books made the birth of superheroes with some of the most famous beginning life as a comic book character such as Superman and Batman. Although they may not be as popular today, they are still in circulation and there are still massive events such as comicon held in the USA where comic books seem to be more so popular. The more traditional and some of the very first comic books that may be limited edition make a lot of money still.
Superhero.
A superhero is a type of stock character, dedicated to protecting the public. Since the debut of the prototypical superhero Superman in 1938, stories of superheroes — ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas — have dominated comic books and crossed over into other media. The word itself dates to at least 1916. A female superhero is sometimes called asuperheroine. "Super heroes" is a trademark co-owned by DC Comics and Marvel Comics.
By strict definitions, characters require actual superhuman powers to be deemed superheroes. However, this term has also been applied to costumed crime fighters, characters without super powers, who perform the same functions as superheroes; examples of the latter being Batman and Green Arrow. Broad interpretations of the superhero genre included masked vigilantes, such as the Spirit, who fought crime with their wits, fists and guns rather than superhuman powers, while concealing their identities with only a mask, hat and coat.
In the traditional paradigm, superheroes supplement official law enforcement efforts to fight crime by using their extraordinary abilities to circumvent legal and physical limitations affecting the police. In addition to this basic function, superheroes also confront characters representing their polar opposites, known as supervillains, who employ comparable powers and abilities toward nefarious purposes. Generally, a superhero will regularly engage in physical and strategic combat with a collection of recurring idiosyncratic and iconic villains, often known as a rogues gallery, in attempting to thwart a number of schemes. It is also common for one of these characters to serve as a primary antagonist and archenemy of the superhero, with the others serving as secondary nemeses. Additionally, superheroes will combat threats against humanity, such as extraterrestrials and supernatural or mythological entities, or threats posed by supervillains.
Superheroes remain a staple of most illustrated serial fiction in Western culture, frequently drawing both acclaim and controversy for their perceived and influence on social and political issues addressed in their storylines. In the twentieth century, superheroes and comic books were occasionally attacked as proponents of subversive political and social ideologies; on other occasions, they served to support and idealize the dominant values of the national culture. They have, historically, also been used for commentary on political, social, sexual, and philosophical controversies.
Top 10 things; superhero tattoos.
Another example of how popular Superhero films have become is the fact they are now a popular choice of tattoo, this shows they must have a great impact because a tattoo isn't just something you can get rid of. They range from the more traditional looking superheros from the comic books to more modern looking ones. Due to the number of Superhero tattoos you can find when searching online I feel they have become somewhat iconic.
Top 10 things; superhero costumes.
More proof of the popularity of superhero films is the fact you can now get costumes for almost every film that is seen as popular. Many of these costumes are popular choices for fancy dress costumes or at halloween because so many people are familiar with who these characters are even if they have not seen the films or read the comic books. Superheros have also become popular with children due to cartoons so childs costumes can also be purchased too.
Tuesday, 3 January 2012
Top 10 things; opinions survey.
As further primary research I created a survey asking for peoples opinions on my list of top 10 films. This also showed me whether the decisions made from the very first survey were correct and could be something I use within the title sequence to my programme as a top ten of anything is created from peoples opinions.
Monday, 2 January 2012
Top 10 things; personal collection.
This is my dad's personal collection of superhero films and evidence of my personal knowledge of each of the films because I have seen them all and do have personal favourites. This was something that helped me choose my list of intial Superhero films and then I looked online to make sure I hadn't missed any of the other really popular ones.
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