Tennis Films
Wimbledon (Richard Loncraine, 2004)
Synopsis: rom-com about 2 upcoming tennis players.
I'm going to look specifically at how tennis scenes are shot for influence in shooting a tennis scene in our film opening (specifically: framing, sound, and editing)
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Match Point (Woody Allen, 2005)
Involves a retired tennis player, also looking into this one for inspiration for the tennis scene
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Main Films for Influence
Journeyman (Paddy Considine, 2018)
Synopsis: social realist about an accomplished boxer suffers brain damage after defending his title at a tournament and has to work to recover and rebuild his life
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Tyrannosaur (Paddy Considine, 2011)
Synopsis: a social realist which follows the life of working class, racist, violent man, Johnny.
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This is England (Shane Meadows, 2007)
Synopsis: social realist drama following the life of young Saun as he becomes a skinhead in 1983 England
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Dead Man's Shoes (Shane Meadows, 2004)
synopsis: British psychological thriller, Richard returns to his home town in the Peak District after serving in the British Army. He and his younger, mentally-impaired brother Anthony, camp at an abandoned farm near the town. Flashbacks reveal Anthony's abuse by a group of drug dealers in the town; Richard vows to take revenge.
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Naked (Mike Leigh, 1993)
Synopsis: British black tragicomedy written and directed by Mike Leigh and starring David Thewlis as Johnny, a motor-mouthed intellectual and conspiracy theorist steals a car and visits his ex living with two housemates in London.
Mike Leigh is a famous kitchen sink realism writer so we'll probably take a lot of influence from his style.
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Sweet Sixteen (Ken Loach, 2002)
Synopsis: the story of a teenage boy from a troubled background, Liam, who dreams of starting afresh with his mother as soon as she has completed her prison term.
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Withnail and I (Bruce Robinson, 1987)
Synopsis: British black comedy, loosely based on Robinson's life in London in the late 1960s, follows two unemployed actors, Withnail and "I" who share a flat in Camden Town in 1969. Needing a holiday, they obtain the key to a country cottage in the Lake District belonging to Withnail's eccentric uncle Monty and drive there. The weekend holiday proves less recuperative than they expected.
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My Left Foot (Jim Sheridan, 1989)
Synopsis: biographical comedy-drama about a working class Irishman born with cerebral palsy who could only move his left foot.
Focus on disability/rehabilitation aspect (in narrative, dialogue and filming/editing techniques) on how to realistically/effectively represent characters with disabilities (like our protagonist who is recovering form brain damage after being in an accident).
Wimbledon (Richard Loncraine, 2004)
Synopsis: rom-com about 2 upcoming tennis players.
I'm going to look specifically at how tennis scenes are shot for influence in shooting a tennis scene in our film opening (specifically: framing, sound, and editing)
...
Match Point (Woody Allen, 2005)
Involves a retired tennis player, also looking into this one for inspiration for the tennis scene
...
Main Films for Influence
Journeyman (Paddy Considine, 2018)
Synopsis: social realist about an accomplished boxer suffers brain damage after defending his title at a tournament and has to work to recover and rebuild his life
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| Journeyman poster |
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Tyrannosaur (Paddy Considine, 2011)
Synopsis: a social realist which follows the life of working class, racist, violent man, Johnny.
...
This is England (Shane Meadows, 2007)
...
Dead Man's Shoes (Shane Meadows, 2004)
synopsis: British psychological thriller, Richard returns to his home town in the Peak District after serving in the British Army. He and his younger, mentally-impaired brother Anthony, camp at an abandoned farm near the town. Flashbacks reveal Anthony's abuse by a group of drug dealers in the town; Richard vows to take revenge.
...
Naked (Mike Leigh, 1993)
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| Naked poster |
Synopsis: British black tragicomedy written and directed by Mike Leigh and starring David Thewlis as Johnny, a motor-mouthed intellectual and conspiracy theorist steals a car and visits his ex living with two housemates in London.
Mike Leigh is a famous kitchen sink realism writer so we'll probably take a lot of influence from his style.
...
Sweet Sixteen (Ken Loach, 2002)
Synopsis: the story of a teenage boy from a troubled background, Liam, who dreams of starting afresh with his mother as soon as she has completed her prison term.
...
Withnail and I (Bruce Robinson, 1987)
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| Withnail and I poster |
Synopsis: British black comedy, loosely based on Robinson's life in London in the late 1960s, follows two unemployed actors, Withnail and "I" who share a flat in Camden Town in 1969. Needing a holiday, they obtain the key to a country cottage in the Lake District belonging to Withnail's eccentric uncle Monty and drive there. The weekend holiday proves less recuperative than they expected.
...
My Left Foot (Jim Sheridan, 1989)
Synopsis: biographical comedy-drama about a working class Irishman born with cerebral palsy who could only move his left foot.
Focus on disability/rehabilitation aspect (in narrative, dialogue and filming/editing techniques) on how to realistically/effectively represent characters with disabilities (like our protagonist who is recovering form brain damage after being in an accident).
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