Soundtrack

The film's score was composed by Brian Tyler. The soundtrack was released by Atlantic Records on August 5, 2014.

Home media related to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was released on Digital HD on November 25, 2014 and will be released on DVD and Blu-ray (2D and 3D) on December 16, 2014.

Video games related to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles released by Magic Pockets

Magic Pockets released a Nintendo 3DS game based on the film on August 8, 2014 to coincide with the movie. A mobile game, also based on the film, was released on July 24, 2014.

Description of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a 2014 American science fiction action comedy film based on the franchise of the same name. Areboot of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film series, the film is directed by Jonathan Liebesman, and stars Megan Fox, Alan Ritchson, Jeremy Howard, Pete Ploszek, Noel Fisher, Will Arnett, Danny Woodburn, William Fichtner, Johnny Knoxville, and Tony Shalhoub.

The film was announced shortly before Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Peter Laird sold the rights to the franchise to Nickelodeon in 2009. It was produced by Nickelodeon Movies and Michael Bay's production company Platinum Dunes, and distributed by Paramount Pictures.

The film was released on August 8, 2014 and received generally negative reviews, with critics commenting the unoriginal plot and characters, acting performances and pacing; but was a box office success, grossing over $477 million worldwide, and becoming Nickelodeon Movies' highest grossing film. A sequel is scheduled to be released on June 3, 2016.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Synergy)

http://www.very.co.uk/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles/e/b/4294923334.end

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles soundtrack has a rap single and it's as tacky as you'd hope

http://www.polygon.com/2014/7/22/5926713/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-rap

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Bonus Track (Media Convergence)

This bonus track featured top American music artists: Wiz Khalifa, Juicy J, Ty Dolla $ign, Kill The Noise and Madsonik.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Soundtrack

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (the Movie [2014]) - Key Scene in the Elavator

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trailer #1 (2014)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trailer #2 (2014)

Representation of Women (Slideshare)

The representation of women in the media from smcmediastudies

Representation of Men (Slideshare)

The representation of men in the media from smcmediastudies

Paramount Pictures (Distributor for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Founded in: 1912 (as Famous Players Film Company) and in 1914 (as Paramount Pictures)
Founders: Adolph Zukor
                 Jesse L. Lasky
                 W. W. Hodkinson
Headquarters in: Hollywood, California (United States)
Area Served: Worldwide
Key people: Brad Grey (Chairman and CEO)
                    Rob Moore (Vice Chairman)
                    Adam Goodman (President of Paramount Film Group)
Products: Motion Pictures
Revenue: $1.2 billion (2011)
Operating Income: $300 million (2011)
Website: www.paramount.com

Paramount Pictures (Distributor)

Film Research - (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Directed by: Jonathan Liebesman
Production by: Michael Bay
                        Andrew Form
                        Bradley Fuller
                        Galen Walker
                        Scott Mednick
                        Ian Bryce
Release date: July 29, 2014 (Mexico City premiere) and August 8, 2014 (United States)
Based on: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman
Starring: Megan Fox
               Alan Ritchson
               Jeremy Howard
               Pete Ploszek
               Noel Fisher
               Will Arnett
               Danny Woodburn
               William Fichtner
               Johnny Knoxville
               Tony Shallhoub
Music by: Brian Tyler
Cinematography by: Lula Carvalho
Edited by: Joel Negron and Glen Scantlebury
Production company by: Nickelodeon Movies and Platinum Dunes
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Country: United States
Budget: $125 million
Box Office: $477.2 million

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Poster

Nickelodeon Movies (Production Company)

Platinum Dunnes (Production Company)

Paramount Pictures (Distributor)

Representations in Media

http://www.mediaknowall.com/gcse/keyconceptsgcse/keycon.php?pageID=represent

Representation of Gender in Media (Layout)

I. Introduction

II. Portrayal of gender

III. Stereotyping and the media

IV. Media in promoting democracy

V. Media’s influence on women’s decision making

VI. Media and educational differences in gender

VII. Media and sexualization

VIII. Conclusion

Australian film The Mule skips cinemas to top iTunes chart

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/nov/25/australian-film-the-mule-skips-cinemas-to-top-itunes-chart

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay biggest opener of year at US box office

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/nov/24/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-biggest-opener-of-year-at-us-box-office

Imax was made for visual blockbusters like Interstellar – Taken 3, not so much

http://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2014/nov/24/imax-cinemas-interstellar-taken-3

China’s Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 release delay ‘no cause for panic’

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/nov/28/china-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1-release-delay

Steve McQueen to be honoured at European Film Awards

http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/dec/12/steve-mcqueen-director-12-years-a-slave-european-film-awards-achievement-world-cinema

Media Convergence

It is the idea that because of the progress of technology various different types of media (e.g. Computer, Television, Radio and Newspaper) are combining into a single media.

Synergy

Synergy is the promotion and sale of a product within films. For example, soundtracks, phones and laptops etc.

There are many advantages to using synergy in films. It can increase the profit made on the film, it enhances the companies image and it can also influence public opinion.

However, there are problems with synergy as well, such as the vast amount of jobs that are lost because of it, with over 19.5k losing their jobs at Sony.

Vertical Intergration

This is when the production company has the ownership of the means of production, distribution and exhibition of the ilm by the same company, because of this, they receive all of the profit.

Horizental Intergration

This is where a prodution company expands into other areas of one industry. This means that the company can develop in a particular area of production or they can buy out another company that deals with these areas.

Digital Technology and Film (Powerpoint)

Film Industry Research (Thinnk Like A Man Too)

American film industry has an easy way in funding; this is due to the big audience they get after producing a film. They find this easy because Americans know how to look for a distributor and promoters so that they get a wider audience for the film. This must be at a price that is big as the film funding is limited. The average film budget may run from $10,000,000 to $30,000,000 in which the budget is big compared to a British film such as a Film Production by Film4 which consist of £100,000+ for their budget, this signifies that British films are inferior than the American films as they have a less amount of budget to use within the film, this illustrates that the actors, make ups and the equipment won’t be as expensive as the American films.

Think Like a Man Too is known as the American comedy film which was released in 2014 by the help of Screen Gems and Will Packer Productions. The storyline of the film appealed to a wider audience in America which leads to the success of the film. The plot begins with the well-known comedian, Kevin Hart by including about how Las Vegas has always been a place for casinos and showgirls and also the perfect place for couples to get married. Cedric (Kevin Hart) and his friends are all in Las Vegas for the weeding of Michael (Terrence J) and Candace (Regina Hall). The men and women separated to enjoy their day and Cedric books himself a lavish suite and intends to go all out for a wild weekend. The mother of Michael does not approved his engagement with Candace due to still thinking that no woman is good and suitable enough for her son.

This story appealed as it was a sign of entertainment which appeals to a wider audience from teenagers to adults. Comparing its big budget of $24,000,000 in which this means that it is still a bigger budget than a film which is produced in the UK. The budget is funded by Will Packer Productions which gave Will Packer the opportunity to produce the film, Think Like A Man Too under his productions. Think Like A Man Too is distributed by Screen Gems which was a division of Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group and now owned by Sony Corporation of America.

The production began in June 2013 in Las Vegas. The producer, Will Packer produced the film and it released on the June 20^th, 2014. The trailer debuted on February 11, 2014 and appeared with Hart and Hall’s About Last Night. Even though the initial release was on the 20^th June 2014, the initial DVD release was first released in September 16, 2014 in the USA with the help of Screen Gems who was the distributor for the film, Think Like A Man Too.

The music was composed by Christopher Lennertz, who has also composed the music for Alvin and the Chipmunks. This illustrates that Lennertz’s music can be unique and interesting to listen to. In this case, the music are romantic and used at the right scenes (when the actor and actress are in love). As the film is from the Rom-Com (Romantic Comedy) genre, the audience knew that there will be music that will cheer up and excite the audiences.

Think Like A Man Too has been met with mostly negative reviews. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a rating of 23% based on 78 reviews. The site’s consensus states: “Think Like A Man Too reunites its predecessor’s talented cast, but fails to take their characters in new or interesting directions”. On the internet, the film has score of 38 out of 100, based on reviews from 30 critics, indicating “generally negative reviews.” Even though, the director, producer and everything behind the scenes has used a lot of money from their budget to borrow the equipment and use certain locations to film the scenes. This signifies that they have wasted a large number of money. On the other side, the film turned out to be entertained through the use of Kevin Hart’s acting. The producer thought very carefully and decided that if the production goes wrong, an actor can put a smile on the audiences’ face through their comedy.

While the audiences were keen to watch Think Like A Man Too at the cinema, the actors promoted the film through publishing the poster on social networking sites to create awareness of the releasing date. This is a positive note because each actor’s fans can find out what is ready to be released and as the actors and actress are famous; their fans will be influenced to watch it because they are in it.

The box office indicates that Think Like A Man Too opened at #1 in the USA, grossing $29,241,911. As of October 3, 2014, the film has grossed $70,063, 543 worldwide. This signifies that the film did have a big turn out from what their budget was. The distributor (Screen Gems) took over the film and distributed it all over the world so that they get a wider audience.

Film Industry Research (The Inbetweeners 2)

British film industry has a more difficulty in funding; this is due to the small audience they get after producing a film. They find this difficult as they must look for a distributor and promoters so that they get some audience for the film. This must be at a price that is small as the film funding is limited. On overage, British films are only £100,000+ in which is relatively a small budget compared to a big blockbuster movie such as the ones in Hollywood which consists of an average of $100,000,000 for their budget, this means that American films are more richer and better than British films as they have a larger budget to use in which they could spend on better actors, facilities and equipment.

The Inbetweeners 2 is probably the best comedian British made that have ever been created as it gained the most money and awards. The story of the film appealed to the audience all over the world which lead to the success of the film. The plot of the film involves four school friends who meet up again for a holiday in Australia, and stars Simon Bird, Joe Thomas, James Buckley and Blake Harrison. This story appealed as it was a sign of hope, entertainment and relaxing which appeals to a wider audience. Comparing its naturally small budget of $15,000,000 in which is still small comparing to Hollywood films. They were funded by Film4 which gave them a funding of £5,000,000. They also took the film to Christopher Young who is the producer for the film, The Inbetweeners 2. Some producers work outside of the major studies. Often British productions are made by smaller outfits like Warp Films, working with Film4 or the BBC to try to secure extra funding and help with distribution. As the film is a British comedy, the plot is set in Australia, this signifies that the film would appeal to the audience in Australia which was probably their primary audience. This allowed the company to gain audiences from Australia and from the audiences who are already fans with the four school friends. Approximately, six months later, before making the film, both Film4 and the director Damon Beesley and Iain Morris offered the film to Christopher Young, a famous producer who had experience in the British films and also read the concept of the film and accepted to produce the film.

The development of the film started on the 21^st of August 2012 where it was announced that a sequel was in early stages of pre-production. On the 8^th November, it was announced by series creators Morris and Beesley that a script was being written and it was the “version 0.5”. Later on, on the 1^st of May 2013, the creators of the TV series Morris and Beesley has announced that, although nothing has been signed, a sequel was in the planning stage and possibly set in Australia and to be released later in 2014. On 2^nd of August 2013, the sequel was officially confirmed for release in August 2014. The series’ Facebook page revealed on the 15^th of March 2014 that the sequel would be released on 6 August 2014. On 9 May 2014, a teaser trailer was released where the characters drive through the Outback and call a person a “fire wanker”. A second trailer was released in full length on the official ‘The Inbetweeners’ Facebook page on the 18^th of June, letting their target audiences know a bit more about the storyline and get a better understanding on how it is going to entertain the audiences as it is a comedy film.

The filming of ‘The Inbetweeners 2’ began in Australia on the 7^th of December 2013, even though the film had scenes in the UK. The directors and the producer flew to the South of Australia where part of the film was shot and the places there has no mobile receptions or internet which signifies that it was really difficult for the director and the producers to make the scenes come out well and appeal fabulously to the audiences. Morris, the director of ‘The Inbetweeners 2, had considered filming the Australia scenes in South Africa due to the comparatively high costs in Australia which despites that they would need a higher budget in order to borrow the equipment they would be needing for the shots.

The film premiered at the Leicester Square, London, on the 5^th of August. In attendance were guests were invited to the show. In Australia, the film was distributed by Roadshow Entertainment and released on the 21^st of August 2014. Roadshow Entertainment, a company who distributed the film, also took the film to New Zealand a week later for a wider audience. This made the film successful because the film had a big turn out when their box office got £62, 724, 372 even though their budget was £3,500,000. This signifies that they have made a lot of profit.

Independent Research: Film Industry (The Guardian)

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/oct/26/australian-film-australian-audiences

Hotel Babylon - Representation of Ethnicity (Re-write)

The Inbetweeners 2 (Cast Interview)

Think Like A Man Too (Making of & Behind the Scenes) - Part 3

Think Like A Man Too (Making of & Behind the Scenes) - Part 1

Think Like A Man Too (Females Interview)

Think Like a Man Too (Men Interview)

Think Like A Man Too (Relationship Debate)

Think Like A Man Too (Review) #2

Film Research

G322 Section B - Audiences and Institutions

Media Studies Terminology

Think Like A Man Too (Review) #1

Two Film Presentation

Video of the Presentation

Film Production Presentation

Definitions of Film Production, Film, Exhibition and Film Distribution

Film Production: Film producers prepare and then supervise the making of the film before presenting the product to a financing entity or a Film Distributor.

Film Exhibition: The distribution of a film is the process through which a movie is made available to watch for an audience by a Film Distributor.

Film Distribution: Is the process of making a movie available for viewing by an audience.

Film Research - (Think Like a Man Too & The Inbetweeners 2)

THINK LIKE A MAN TOO (FILM)
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Production by: Screen Gems Inc.
Founded in: 1999 (as Film Studio)
Headquaters in: Culver City, California, U.S
Owner: Sony Corporation of America
Initial Release: June 20, 2014
Directed by: Tim Story
Story by: Steve Harvey
Starring: Michael Ealy
                  Jerry Ferrara
                  Meagan Good
                  Regina Hall
                  Taraji P. Henson
                  Terrence J
                  Romany Malco
                  Wendi McLendon-Covey
                  Gary Owen
                  Gabrielle Union
                  La La Anthony
                  Kevin Hart
Budget: $24 million
Box office: $69.4 million

SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE FILM
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Think Like a Man Too is a 2014 American comedy film directed by Tim Story and the sequel to Story's 2012 film Think Like a Man based on Steve Harvey's book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man. The script is written by David A. Newman and Keith Merryman. The film was released on June 20, 2014. The cast from the first film returned to reprise their roles.

SHORT DESCRIPTION ABOUT THE COMPANY (SCREEN GEMS INC.)
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Screen Gems is an American film production company and division company of Sony Pictures Entertainment's Columbia Tristar Motion Picture Group that has served several different purposes for its parent companies over the decades since its incorporation. They have produced more than 200 films under the company 'Screen Gems Inc'. Screen Gems has the highest grossing Screen Gems film as of December 2013, is Resident Evil: Afterlife, which grossed a total of $296,221,566 worldwide. They have made films since 1999 and they are still producing more upcoming films like: The Wedding Ringer, The Perfect Guy and The Last of Us. The 'S' logo was used to show the closing credits of Monkees and The Partridge Family.

ABOUT THE LOGO ('S' LOGO)
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The scene began with two parallelograms, one near the top centre of the screen and one rising from the bottom of the screen. The top parallelogram was at a distance and moved in closer while the lower one was closer and moved away. They began to move together, growing in length. When they got close to each other the two sections wrapped around a dot, which simultaneously appeared in the centre of the screen, forming the 'S'. The 'S' logo was shown on a yellow background with the S being red sometimes, black other times. This logo was memorable even after all these years of production, I personally think that the creative mind that created this closing logo segment did an excellent job by keeping it simple and straight forward.



Think Like a Man Too (Trailer)

Screen Gems (Logo)

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THE INBETWEENERS 2 (FILM)
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Production by: Film4
Founded in: 1982 (as Film Studio)
Headquaters in:
Owner: Sony Corporation of America
Initial Release: August 6, 2014
Directed by: Damon Beesley
                    Iain Morris
Produced by: Christopher Young
Story by: Steve Harvey
Starring: Simon Bird
                   James Buckley
                   Blake Harrison
                   Joe Thomas
Box office: $61,893,401

SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE FILM
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The Inbetweeners 2 is a 2014 British comedy film and sequel to The Inbetweeners Movie (2011), which is based on the E4 sitcom The Inbetweeners. The film involves four school friends who meet up again for a holiday in Australia, and stars Simon Bird, Joe Thomas, James Buckley and Blake Harrison. The Inbetweeners 2 was released on 6 August 2014 in the UK and the Republic of Ireland, to positive reception from critics. The film had the record of its predecessor for the highest gross on the opening day of a comedy in the UK, with £2.75 million, and ended its first weekend with a gross of £12.5 million, the largest opening of any film in 2014, then remained on top for a second week.

SHORT DESCRIPTION ABOUT THE COMPANY (4FILM)
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Film4 is a British digital television channel available in the United Kingdom, owned and operated by the Channel Four Television Corporation. It offers films in standard free of charge. To access the high definition version of the channel, viewers must have paid the subscription with the Virgin Media or Sky. The channel is also available in the Republic of Ireland on UPC Ireland, Sky Ireland and eVision and in Switzerland on UPC Cablecom and Swisscom.

HOW THE FILM4 LOGO APPEARS ON TV
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It starts in a chamber, where a bunch of lamps light on behind the screen. Then it moves across the room to see the screen in front. There are many components of the logo standing in the room (in various distances). When it complete moving, it forms a logo, as though it was flat. The logo shows a red box with FILMS carved out in bottom, and it is surrounded by other boxes so the spaces between them form a stylized letter "4".

The Inbetweeners 2 (Trailer)

Film4 (Logo)

Monarch of the Glen - Assessment

In this extract, age is represented through Amy who wants to be like an adult and work in the farm like others. We could tell that Amy is a teenager by the way she walks past the worker. She walks casually which emphasises that she is a teenager because teenagers normally do walk like that. this kind of body language was used to show that in this generation or industry, teenagers are keen to work to earn money and feel like an adult.

Another way age is shown in this extract is through the use of dress code. Amy wears colourful and fashion clothes which symbolizes that teenagers are used to colourful clothes. This technique was used to show the audiences that Amy wants the workers to feel the same.

During the scene, we notice the establishing shot which has wooden table, chairs and a bottle of whiskey. This implies that the room Amy's dad and the headmaster were in is a posh room which Amy shouldn't be entering or visiting . We could identify that the room is for adults through the whiskey bottle served by Amy's dad to the headmaster. This technique was used to show that adults and teenagers are different in this clip and the teenagers shouldn't know what's happening in the adults room.

A mid shot was used when Amy walks back to hug her mum after crashing the car. This shows that Amy is like a child as she cannot handle her own problems and that her dad has to talk and solve it. This shot was used to show Amy's facial expression when she crashed the car (4x4 Jeep) which in this case, she looks frightened and upset. This technique was used to show that age matters in this extract. The father thought she can drive the car and as a result, she crashes the car and steps back like nothing happened at all.

A pan has been used before the end when Amy puts the teddy and the dress on the bed. The teddy in the extract shows that Amy is still a child and that her parents still have to look after her. The object (teddy) was used right at the end to leave a message that Amy is a teenager who wants to be like an adult but is still a teenager.

The argument between Amy and her father shows that age matters in this extract. Amy had to look up at her dad when speaking which implies that her dad is superior nd dominant whereas, the father had to look down to show that she is a child to him. This was used to show that Amy is the child and the father is telling her what is right and what is wrong.

In this extract, Amy's accent is completely different compared to her parents. She has a Welsh accent which sounds like she is a child. When she says: "I'm sooo soorryy!", it emphasises that she is apologizing just like a child would say if they done something wrong. This shows that Amy is a teenager regretting what she has done by not taking a single exam. This was used to show how teenagers behave and act just to be seen as an adult to other people.

OCR G322 Monarch of the Glen Extract (Age)