I have chosen to look at the wizard of oz for my film homage project, because in my opinion it is one of the most iconic films to date.
It has been voted 26 on Film Fours 100 greatest films of all time (filmsite.org accessed 2011).
Even if you have never watched this film, many people will know where it is from, even if it is mentioned in a conversation.
The most iconic bits of this scene, are the ruby red shoes and the wicked witch of the west, everybody associates the red shoes with the wizard of oz.
http://youtu.be/Yc13WSaiRMM
I have had to leave a link of THE most iconic scene. in this scene dorothy chants to herself a line that is known all over the world to people who love or hate this film 'theres no place like home' and taps her red shoes together.
if i was to film this scene, it would be quite easy to film in terms of it being simply filmed and edited, this scene also has a few actors in it too, so i wouldn't have to find that many people to act in this scene.
The film is a very vibrant, very colourful and uplifting, due to the use of technicolor. The wizard of oz wasn't the first film to be filmed in technicolor but it was one of the first to be released in this new 1930's technique (http://www.wizardofozonline.com/movie.html accessed 2011).
I have found a sort of film homage to the wizard of oz on youtube. It is about a girl who is trying find a college that 'feels like home'.
if you asked anybody who watched this short video what film it was they would automatically guess it was wizard of oz, you can tell this by: the dress, the plaits and the dog in the 1st shot. If the girl wasn't to wear any of these things or carry the dog with her you probably wouldn't have a clue what film it was from or if it was their own idea.
Later on in the video you also get to see other characters from the wizard of oz but not in a full costume like dorothy is. the scarecrow only wears a straw hat, because you instantly recognise the straw hat with that character, the tin man has a sauce pan on his head and the lion has big hair and a nose painted on.
You associate the characters with the wizard of oz even in the most simplest of ways.
If i was to make a homage to Wizard of oz, i would have to base it around the ruby red slippers because the majority of people would recognise them from this film.
it would be quite easy to film as well, i will keep the shots simple and come up with a background story that is similar to the wizard of oz.
Donnie Darko- Opening sequence
I have chosen to also look at Donnie Darko too, i find this is one of the most iconic films ever that has had a large cult following since its release in 2001.
It has been voted one of the best films of all time by Total Film (TotalFilm.com Accessed 2011). With the all star cast of hollywood actors such as, Jake Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore, Patrick Swayze etc this film was bound to reach to a great hight in the best films ever made.
I have chosen this 1st scene to look at because i find it to be an iconic scene in itself. Donnie riding his bike home, and it introduces his family members, his dad is blowing the leaves, his sister walks past the dad, his other sister is on the trampoline and his mom is sitting in the chair reading a book.
I found this was a good way of introducing his family members, automatically you know that this is donnie's family.
The scene where donnie is riding his bike seems such a carefree scene, the music also makes the scene flow too, i would describe it as the 'calm before the storm'.
I would like to make a film homage to Donnie Darko because i think that people would recognise the scene from these key factors- donnie riding his bike, the music, and his dad blowing the leaves towards the sister in the garden.
If i was to film this scene, it would be quite a difficult scene to film due to whilst Donnie is riding his bike, the camera shit follows him, this obviously shows that the camera is on a track- or if i was to film it, i would need to use a car to film somebody on a bike.
i would also need to have quite a few actors for the family. For the time i have left to film maybe this would be a bit silly to film.
Maybe this scene is memorable from Donnie Darko to me, because it is such a beautiful scene, the music fits it just right too 'the killing moon' echo and the bunnymen. Donnie darko was set in 1988 (filmcritic accessed 2011) and Echo and the bunnymen released the song Killing moon in 1984 (songfacts acessed 2011). This also ties the 80s time period together.
Misery
I have also chosen misery to look at too, this film is an adaptation of the stephen king novel. This film has also been voted one of the best films of the 90's- it came 36. (dj-funktual accessed 2011). This film is gruesome and spine chillingly eerie as annie wilkes 'saves' her favourite author from a car accident, he wasn't to know her kindness will turn into an obsessive, controlling nightmare!
If i was to film this scene, i would have to think about the actors, i would only need two actors, but i would have to bear in mind that people might not know which film it was from straight away, even though misery was voted one of the best films from the 90's, not many people know about it.
In terms of filming though, it would be extremely easy to film, simple shots and only a few actors- but as i said, im worried that not many people would recognise this film.
Paperwork for production of film homage.
Treatment
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Story boards
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Shot list
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Risk assessment
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Camera Log
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