Mad max 100 facts

1. The invasion (yes invasion) and subsequent war in which country, that stopped filming? - The attack on the twin towers, they stopped filming as there was a shortage of money due to the attacks and also in 2003 in Australia but the Iraq war prevented this.
2. What TWO formats was the film originally going to be in to only then NOT be in?-  3D but due to the cameras being too big they couldn't film in 3d and also the film was due to be in Australia
3. How many times was filming delayed? 4 times due to the 9/11 attacks, the Iraq war, the release of happy feet and also it rained in Australia for the fourth time.
4. In which year did filming first conclude? 2001
5. In what year did they have to go back and film additional scenes? 2012
6. At what point did Warner Bros panic and insist someone write a script? 2012
7. When did the stars sign up to be in the film? 2010
8. Where was the film originally going to be produced only for it to rain!- It was originally meant to be filmed in New South Wales in which they changed the location to Namibia which is located in South Africa
9. How much was spent on TV adverts? $43.7 million
10. How long did crew spend in Namibia? 10 months
11. The Australian director, George Miller, admits he never thought he’d make a second Mad Max movie, let alone a fourth, 
12. This latest instalment has been on his mind since 1999
13.  The script was originally a storyboard concept comic book
14.  There were rumours that Mel Gibson was going to have a cameo
15.  Miller was looking for someone with ‘an animal charisma’ to play Max
16.  Tom Hardy didn't think he would be in the running for the film.
17.  The movie was announced back in 2009, but it was another two years before cameras started rolling
18.  One thing Miller wants to make clear is that this isn’t a CGI film
19.  There will be at least two more Mad Max films
20.  Over 80% of the effects seen in the film are real practical effects, stunts, make-up and sets.
21.  CGI was used sparingly mainly to enhance the Namibian landscape
22.  Charlize Theron's left hand which in the film is a prosthetic arm
23.   The guitar weighed 132 pounds, and shot real gas-powered flames, which he controlled using the whammy bar.
24. On April 3, 2015, Tom Hardy announced he would sign on for 3 more Mad Max films.  
25.  The jacket worn by Tom Hardy is a replica of the one worn by Mel Gibson in the second two movies of the original trilogy
26.  Miller envisioned the film as a continuous chase, with little dialogue and focusing on the visuals.
27.  The storyboard was made with the collaboration of five artists and had about 3,500 panels
28.  In a Cannes press conference for the movie, Tom Hardy apologized to George Miller for the reportedly complicated relationship between the star and the director during filming.
29.  This is the second Mad Max featuring Hugh Keays-Byrne. He played the villain Toecutter in Mad Max (1979).
30.  Charlize Theron reportedly shaved her head for the role of Furiosa
31.  The older actresses playing the Vuvalini did their own stunts.
32.  Tom Hardy suffered a broken nose during filming when Charlize Theron accidentally elbowed him.
33.  Margaret Sixel had 480 hours of footage to edit
34.  It took 3 months to watch through all the edits and scenes to be edited.
35.  Silver spray used for decorating cakes were used for the war boys.
36.  John Seale came out of retirement to head the film's cinematography.
37.  As in the previous movies in this series, many characters' names are never said in full or at all onscreen and are only provided in the credits.
38.  George Miller told cinematographer John Seale to keep the main actor centered in the screen so that the viewer's eye did not have to search the screen due to the film's fast editing style
39.  Mel Gibson was at the Cannes premiere and apparently approved the movie.
40.  The film used three identical War Rigs
41.  The script contains almost no profanities.
42.  When Max is tied to the front of Nux's car, there is a skull with a pilot's cap and goggles on a spike above him. This is a reference to the Gyro Captain, who appeared in Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981).
43.  The "crows" on stilts are the boys abandoned by the Vuvalini when the green place turned sour.
44.  The budget for this film is estimated to be between US$100 million and $150 million
45.  Former SAS soldier Jon Iles, who played the War Boy named The Ace, also headed a security team on the film's set to ensure the safety of the cast, crew, and their families.
46.  This is director George Miller's first R-rated movie since The Witches of Eastwick (1987).
47.  With a runtime of two hours, this is the longest film in the Mad Max series.
48.   The toughest, most complex shot was of the War Rig flipping, blocking off a chasm, and freeing Max and Furiosa to head to Joe's Citadel.
49.  Although the character Mad Max is an Australian, he has yet to be played by an Australian actor.
50.  The idea for a fourth instalment occurred to George Miller in August 1998 when he was walking in an intersection in Los Angeles.
51.  According to Visual Effects supervisor Andrew Jackson, there was over 2000 VFX shots used throughout the movie.
52.  At the beginning of the film, Max has long hair which is cut short by the War Boys. A plausible nod to the previous film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) in which Max had long hair, which is later cut short by Savannah Nix, when she rescues him from the desert.
53.  Australian crows or ravens are used in the Mad Max films, including Fury Road, as symbols of death and destruction.
54.    Amid claims of the film going over-budget and behind schedule, Warner Bros. then sent a producer to oversee production in Namibia.  
55.  At least four members of the cast have been involved in comic book films.
56.  Although Max never gives his exact nickname to the audience, he refers to himself with similar words like "insane" or "crazy".
57.  The breathing apparatus that Immortan Joe wears throughout the film is similar in shape and function to the mask Tom Hardy wore as Bane in The Dark Knight Rises (2012).
58.  Filming lasted 120 days, and the film runs at 113 minutes without credits. So, it could be said that each day equals about a minute of the film.
59.  Since Immortan Joe wears a full breathing mask in all of his scenes, no part of his face below his eyes is ever seen.
60.  The cast and crew had to endure extreme heat while filming in Namibia.
61.  Weta Digital was originally involved with the film when it was scheduled for a 2012 release.
62.  'My name is Max.' At the same time, he performs some facial tics (eyebrow raise, twitches, squints). This is a nod to Mel Gibson's style of acting, who used this technique to communicate a crazed/manic look.
63.  It is believed that Immortan Joe would have been the Toe Cutter, who survived the accident in Mad Max but was badly injured, resulting in his body being battered and broken.
64.  When Engine #1 of the War Rig breaks down during the final chase to The Citadel, the sound it makes is the same sound the Millennium Falcon makes when it breaks down in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
65.   The only film in the Mad Max series where the last road battle does not end in a head-on collision between two vehicles and a main antagonist is killed in the process.
66.  With the exception of Max and Nux, all of the film's male characters are villains. Conversely, all of the female characters are good.
67.  In a likely reference, Nux crashes the War Rig in the same way the tanker crashes at the end of Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981). 
68.  We end on the idea of Furiosa and the others taking over all the resources. It asks the question: are they going to do any better?"
69.  Immortan Joe wears a face mask for medical purposes
70.  The music box Toast the Knowing is playing is similar to the one seen in Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
71.  It is the first Mad Max movie to be released in 3-D
72.  John Powell was set to compose the soundtrack.
73.  Marco Beltrami was considered to score the film.
74. Co-writer Brendan McCarthy designed many of the new characters and vehicles.
75.  During the project's hiatus between 2003 and 2009, George Miller considered making the film as a 3D animated feature.
76. This is Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's second major acting role after Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011).  
77.  On Blu-Ray or DvD. If you slow motion the film at the beginning where, before Max gets in his car. You can see he grabs a short fur vest/coat and throws it in the car. This is a nod to the theory that this version of Max is based on The Feral Kid from Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981).
78.  Charlize Theron and Nicholas Hoult also co-star in Dark Places (2015).
79.  The lead visual effects company for the film was Iloura, who delivered more than 1,500 effects shots.
80.  Miller conceived a story where "violent marauders were fighting, not for oil or for material goods, but for human beings.
81.  The girl who Max sees in his visions, commonly believed to be his daughter, is in fact Glory the Child, who can be seen in the comic series.
82.  It can also be noted that she is seen being run down in a desert by a selection of vehicles, while Max's child was killed by a biker gang prior to the war.
83.  Although the character Mad Max is an Australian, he has yet to be played by an Australian actor
84. When Max awakes abruptly from his dream right after the blue sequence, the last image of his dream is a close view of eyes popping out of a face. 
85.  Megan Gale, who plays The Valkyrie, was previously cast as Wonder Woman in George Miller's film Justice League: Mortal before it was canceled. This is her first Hollywood film.
86.  Tom Hardy had a dog named Max that was given to him when he was a teenager, he passed away in 2011. The dog's name was an honor to Mad Max (1979). Years later, Hardy played the title character in Mad Max: Fury Road.
87.  Tom Hardy had been considered for the role of John Connor in another reboot, Terminator Genisys (2015). James Cameron, the director and creator of the "Terminator" franchise had cited Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) as one of his influences behind The Terminator (1984).
88.  The Gibson jacket was found in storage at Kennedy-Miller and copied heavily.
89.   Max's first and last lines revolve around him telling somebody what his name is. The first time he tells the audience in a voice over. The second time he tells Furiosa while giving her his blood.
90.  Charlize Theron will not return as Imperator Furiosa for Mad Max: The Wasteland. The "Mad Max" films are influenced by the western genre and like the mysterious gunfighter, Max leaves and moves on to an entirely new adventure.
91.  George Miller disclosed: "Very early on, I had [Max] going up to the top of the Citadel with them. But Tom Hardy picked that up very early - Max would never go. He wasn't even remotely ready for that.
92.  When Max asks Nux if he's a "blackthumb" and can fix Engine #1 while they are on the War Rig may be a reference to the character Blackfinger from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985), who is the chief mechanic in Bartertown.
93.  In the last scene of the movie, Furiosa's eye is swollen shut as a result of injury, the same as Max's is at the end of Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981).
94.  With the exception of Max and Nux, all of the film's male characters are villains. Conversely, all of the female characters are good
95.  Keeping in line with the previous incarnations, Max barely speaks in this film. This excludes his narration in the beginning.
96.  The film contains about 2,700 cuts of its entire running length, which is equivalent to 22.5 cuts per minute compared to Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)'s 1,200 cuts of its 90-minute running time equivalent to 13.33 cuts per minute.
97.  Courtney Eaton (Cheedo the Fragile) replaced Adelaide Clemens due to scheduling conflicts.
98. This is her first film.(Courtney Eaton) 
99. She did not know anything about the films until her dad told her, who was a big fan of the films.  (Courtney Eaton)
100. This is Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's second major acting role after Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011).

Representation of disability in media

1- The disabled person is seen as pitiable or pathetic
2- An object of curiosity or violence
3- Sinister or evil
4-The super cripple
5- As atmosphere (setting, game of thrones).
6- Laughable
7- His/ her own worst enemy
8- As a burden
9- As non sexual
10-Being unable to participate.




Examples




Clip 1 - Avatar Jake Sully - The super cripple

 

Clip 2 - Andy Little Britain- Laughable

Clip 3- Batman two face- Sinister and evil

Clip 4 Lennie from of mice and men- A burden

Representation of sound

Diegetic sound- Sound whose source is visible on the screen or whose source is implied to be present by the action of the film: voices of characters. Sounds that are made by objects in the story. Music that is represented as coming from instruments in the story space.





Non-diegetic sound- Sound is said to be non-diegetic when its source is not present or implied in the narrative universe. A example could be music or score, used to augment emotions actor’s commentary or narration, any extra sound added for effect.





Synchronous sound- is sound that is matched to certain movements occurring in the scene e.g when footsteps correspond to feet walking.






Asynchronous sound-  It matches the action that is happening on the screen but it is not synchronised with the action.



Sound effects- A sound other than speech or music made artificially for use in a play, film, or other broadcast production.





Sound motif-  A dominant or recurring theme/sound.

Sound bridge-  are one of the most common transitions in the continuity editing style, one that stresses the connection between both scenes since their mood (suggested by the music) is still the same.

Dialogue- A conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or film.

Voiceover- A piece of narration in a film or broadcast, not accompanied by an image of the speaker.

Direct address- When a actor is talking to the camera as if it is the audience.

Sound perspective- How close or far away the sound is. 

Django Unchained

Django Unchained

Representation of gender

Discuss the ways in which the extract construct the representations of gender using camera shot,angle, movement and composition and also editing techniques, sound and mise en scene:

This clip is taken from the programme Luther and shows how he is having a tense conversation with a lady (Alice) and shows lots of stereotypes that are used by each gender and it also shows how each gender tries to gain power over one another. We can also see how items are placed and how each shot provides a different feeling for the audience so that they feel more attracted to watching the programme and so they do not get bored.

Mise en scene

The mise en scene in this clip plays a big role on who has the power. We see that Alice is wearing bright red lipstick which means that the red stands out on her face and in the scene as the background is fairly plain. The colour red represents Love and death which shows she could be dangerous and that she may lure him in by seducing him, This is called the semic code and this means the audience know about a object or item is meant to create suspicion or a general idea of the actor it is applying to so in this clip the audience will see that Alice's lipstick suggests that she is dangerous and the audience will now see this . There are several items in the back ground from1 second to 25 seconds that shows that they are in a busy city as there is roads in the background with traffic on and also tall buildings . We then move into Alice's house which has several items such as posters about black holes which shows she is scientific and also a globe of the world and a telescope looking into the sky and lots of books which all symbolises that she is intelligent.

Her house/apartment is very modern as she has lots of big windows that overlook the city which shows that she is very wealthy.  Although some of her house is modern some of it is vintage such as the draws we see and her green chair. We can see that her room is very dull though as her wall paper is grey and the only bright thing in the room is her red chair.


The lighting complies with this back ground as that is also very dark and boring which could represent her as simplistic and boring. We can see by the clothes that she is wearing that she is very formal and that she could be a business women. She also stands with her hands behind her back which shows she could be a bossy lady which means she may own a company or is high up in a company. She is wearing very dull colours which shows she could have just been at work and that the work she may do requires the staff to look formal which could represent her as a posh lady.

Camera shots, angles and movements

The first shot we see in this extract is the establishing to show that they are in a busy city this shows the audience the most important part of her and so they can create a stereotype in there head about her as we see she has red lipstick which symbolises love, death and lust. This is enough to create a stereotype that she is dangerous.


The focus in the background is blurred which shows that Luther and Alice are the main subjects of this scene and that the director wants the audience to concentrate on them and so there are no distractions in the background. We then see an over the shoulder shot which is over Lucifer's shoulder which shows that Alice in encroaching in Lucifer's personal space which shows the audience that she is trying to gain power over him. We see a close up later on in the scene when they are in Alice's apartment and it has been put in place here as Alice is getting closer to Lucifer to try and kiss him and it makes the audience feel as if they are being drawn in with Lucifer. They also use a zoom movements here to draw the tension in Alice and Lucifer and to make the audience come into the shot so they feel like they are there.



We see a high angle shot when the camera looks into the bag to show to dogs ashes and the other contents within the bag. The reason the director has done this is because the audience now know what happened to her dog and what is in the bag its self. We see a mid shot of Alice when she is praying over the black hole image on the wall and this shows lots of representations of her such as what she is wearing and it shows the Mise en' scene in the background. This shows the audience some of her lifestyle as it shows what clothing she has  on with could show the audience what job she has and how wealthy she is.  We see a two shot in the middle of the clip when we see her trying to kiss him and this shows that she is drawing him in to like her instead of hate her so that she can get out of this case or this situation which is happening. We also see the two shot to show which character has power over the other. We see a wide angle shot near the end of the clip to signal the end of the conversation and to show the body language of each character which also gives the audience a sense of who is in power.



Editing

We see continuity early on when we see the dogs ashes in the bag as they all of a sudden go into this bag then we cut straight back out of it but we do not notice that we have changed back to the conversation as it is natural. The camera does this so it seems as if the person who is watching is looking into the bag and it is not the camera looking which makes it as realistic as possible and so it makes the audience feel engaged at all times.


 The director uses jump cuts when they are editing to show what both characters are doing and what there body language is like it also used to speed up the scene and what is going on. We see lots of  angle reverse angle shots so that they can swap the focus from each character or what is in the back ground so that they can change the mise en' scene. We see a transition early on when they change from being in the city to being in the apartment. This shows we have a fresh new scene.



Sound

We here background noise when they are in the city which is cars and traffic which shows what time of day it is as it is busy so it could be rush hour and it makes the audience feel as f they know that nothing dangerous or violent is going to happen as it is in pure daylight. We hear the wind in the background which could show that it is cold and which leads them into Alice's apartment which links the shots realistically.


We hear a gentle noise in the background which is there to create tension between the characters and to make the audience feel engaged within the scene so they do not get bored and as if they feel as if something is going to happen. We hear a heavier bass sound to signal that the tension has been broken and that Lucifer has gained power over Alice. It also leaves the scene on a cliff hanger and to show that the scene has a significance within the series.

Mise en scene

The walking dead - Rick enters Atlanta 

Mise en scene-

The arrangement of everything that appears in the framing such as acting, lighting, décor, props and costume. It is a French term that means the placing on stage. The director has control over the placing of everything on the screen such as what, when and where. Using it effectively can help create a representation of a character. Production design is the location, studio, set design, costume, make up and properties. the other section to this is lighting which shows the colour and design.

This scene shows how a busy highway that provides and entrance to a main city in America (Atlanta) is completely empty how Rick can roll in to the city on a horse without worrying about cars behind him. It also show that all the cars on the left side of the road have ben destroyed or have stopped because of this apocalypse and emphasises how empty the world is now. It also shows how the train track have been ruined and how there is no trains going to the city. The background shows how the world is coming to an end due to this apocalypse and the affect it has had on traffic for example an dhow everyday tasks have been affected.

The background also shows how small Rick is in this world and shows he is very lonely as he is the only one around that is still alive. The clouds in the top left corner show how the city is now dark and gloomy. The cars and traffic and also trains are dirty with dust and shows that this apocalypse has been going on a while. The dirt shows how everything has become infected with this disease and how it has had a wear and tear on everything in the world.

Rick is being made to be the main character in this scene and shows how he can do what he wants now as he has no one to tell him he cant as there is no laws. He is seen to be wearing a sheriff costume and this could be to show how he is the only one with authority now as there is no government to protect the public so now he could be seen as a leader.

There is hundreds of cars trying to get out of the city which shows how desperate they were to break away from this apocalypse which gets the audience thinking about how the city is now a danger as before the apocalypse the city was safe as there was lots of people who would protect you where as now there is lots of people that could harm you or kill you which is trying to get the audience to think about what is going on.

This shot is an over the shoulder shot but is also a extreme long shot which has been made like this so that the viewer can get a full view of what is going on in the world and city and shows the viewer of how deserted the city is now. It also shows the time of year as the sun is shining which shows it could be summer and warm.

Mad men "Scarlett you're fired"

This video is taken from the programme mad men and it is set in a busy office in America the time it was set in is around about the 1960s we can tell this by the way that the characters are dressed and how the office is set out as the technology such as the phone is old fashioned as it is not cordless also she has a typewriter at her desk.

The lady in the blue dress clearly thinks she has authority over the lady at the desk as she speaks to her and she immediately comes off of the phone to speak to her. Which could show that she is a powerful women. When the lady in the blue dress is speaking to the lady sitting down, the lady sitting down is very formal with the way she is sitting and also her body language. Also the lady in the blue dress is also standing up which shows that the lady at the desk may not have as much power and also the lady in the dress is almost talking at her and not to her which shows she has more power.

All of the members of staff talk really politely to her such as the women on the stairs as she shows good body language towards her and smiles when she speaks to her. She just turns around and says "Scarlet you're fired" which shows that she has the power to just sack her without doing any paperwork.

At the start the lady in the blue dress has her hands on her hip which shows that she could be very bossy towards her staff and very strict and she almost shows no emotion in her face when she is talking down on her. The way the director has set out this scene is with lots of old fashioned clothing such as the orange cardigan and also the accessories such as the doors as they are very boring and bold.

The male gaze

Kayne West - Gold digger

The reason I chose this video is because the song its self is about women taking the men's money because they are considered 'hot' and the men do not want to leave the women as they are seen as attractive so the men will let them take money.

The women in the video are not in control of the way they are portraying their body so they may be felt as if they being degraded and that they are objectified as a sexual image that is used to please men who are watching the video.

This scene is found 30 seconds with in the video gold digger and shows how a lady is posing with very little on and is advertising the fact that she is wearing very little on her legs so that it will appeal to the men watching the video. She is looking away from the camera to advertise her facial expression and her hair. She is biting her finger which could show that she is feeling flirty in the video. This may make women feel degraded as it shows that you have to be a model on a magazine who is wearing very little to appeal to men.










This scene is found 34 seconds within the video and shows off a female who is clearly showing off her breasts as you can see she is not wearing a lot of clothing which is aimed to attract males to carry on watching the video. The grey background is dark except for around her silhouette where there is light to show she is the main attraction within this scene. Her facial expressions make her look like she is being seduced. I do not believe that this women is in control of this shot and that she has been told to pose in this position which could be a good thing as it shows that women should not be embarrassed by their body and physique.

This scene is found 1 minute in the video and shows that the model on the magazine is showing off her legs and the lighting in the video is reflecting on her leg so that her legs stand out to the viewers. She does this so that people watching the video will still be interested in watching the video. The way that the lighting is set shows of the centre of her body as the blue screen in the background is lightest on the centre of the body. They are using a long shot to show off all of her body and the features and also so they can get the lady's body language across. The name of the magazine is called fantasy which shows that she is in a fantasy or fantasising.








This scene is found at 1 minute 34 seconds into the video and shows a lady who is showing off her legs and her bum as once again the light is projected around her body on the background. Her facial expressions show that she is smiling which could show she is trying to attract men. This scene could make women feel degraded as they may feel as if they have to make a weird pose to be attractive and that they have to show off there body assets to attract men.










This scene is found 2 minutes and 19 seconds in the video and shows a lady posing on the front of a magazine that says 18 years old magazine which shows how this magazine only applies men as the photos within could show nude women which could be degrading for women as they may feel as if they have to comply with how these models look to be attractive. The lady is portraying a facial expression which trying to seduce the person watching the video or reading the magazine so it would try to draw the reader in if it was a real magazine.

This scene is found at 2 minutes 40 seconds shows a lady wearing very little clothing (bikini) and is showing that she is trying to show off her body features and curves. She is almost biting her lip which shows that she is trying to flirt with the audience. This could be degrading for women as they may feel as if they are have to show off there features to get attention. This lady is not in control of what she is doing as she has had her body features positioned to relate to the camera and audience.