The Soloist

       The Soloist

• Directed by Joe Wright, other films directed by Wright;   
  - Pride and Predudice (2005)                                                                                                             - Atonement (2007)                                                                                                                            - Hanna (2011)                                                                                                                                                                                                      - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Soloist

• Despite being a Working Title filme they managed to get well-known actors to work in the film;                                                                                        
  - Jamie Foxx (Nathaniel Anthony Ayer.)
  - Robert Downey Jr. (Steve Lopez)

• 'Wright's major mistake is the flashback to Nathaniel's background. Mundane, TV movie simplistic and, ironically, very middle-class patronising, it causes the film's trajectory to go limp.' - Rotten Tomatoes.                                                                                       http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/soloist/

• Russ Krasnoff used real homeless people as extras in order to give the film authenticity and give some a chance to learn new skills.

• Despite the budget $60 million, the film only got around $31million back, a surprise considering the actors and budget in the film.

• '"The Soloist" was originally intended as 2008 Oscar bait, likely solely as a result of Wright's early cinematic successes with "Pride & Prejudice" and "Atonement." While "The Soloist" is certainly not a cinematic dud, it falls dramatically short of Wright's earlier films and, given its challenging subject matter, is unlikely to be more than a modest success at the box-office unless Foxx and Downey, Jr's fans decide to show up in droves.' - The Independent Critic. http://www.theindependentcritic.com/soloist

This is England & Hot Fuzz - Comparison

This is England & Hot Fuzz Comparision
Hot Fuzz and This is England

Warp Films

Production Company for This Is England.

Warp Films create artistic British music videos, short films and Cinema.

It was set up in Sheffield England funded by NESTA (National Endowments for science technology and the Arts). The company was formed in 1999 as the sister company to warp records. A second office in London is now open and is currently employng 14 full-time staff.

Warp Films most famous releases are Shane Meadows BAFTA award winning 'This is England'  and 'Dead Mans Shoes' short film 'Rubber Johnny' and the Arctic Monkeys 'At the Apollo' live tour.

This is England

Written by Shane Meadows.

His work includes Award winning This is England (2006), Dead Man's Shoes(2004), Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002), Twenty Four Seven (1997) and many more.

Shane Meadows is an English film write born in Staffordshire on 26th December 1972. The films he writes are usually based in the Midlands area and show elements of his childhood. Meadows does not sugar coat anything, his films show the reality regardless if it's shocking or disturbing.

Hot Fuzz; Storyboard

Hott Fuzz

Director; Edgar Wright

                                                  Cast; Simon Pegg, Nick Frost   

both are stock actors the

casting director knows

they work well together and

has used them before.

Location; The opening is located in London

this is shown by the iconic images i.e Big Ben,

Metropolitan police station and the underground

are all shown. The location then moves to

Sanford, Gloustershire, this is a big contrast to

London as it has fields, famers, churches and

everybody knows everybody.

Stereotypes; In London it shows the

stereotypical City scenes of red buses,

Big Ben and the smart Police officers

investgating crime scenes.When the film

location changes to Sanford the stereotype

changes also, to the old fashioned pubs

and villagers who dress like farmers

and knoweverybodies business.

Humor; The style of humor in this film is

derived from the existing perceptions of the

police. The contrast in the stereotypes of

Police officers from different areas adds

humor. There are also elements of slapstick

in this film too.

Camerawork & Editing; There are lots of extreme close ups to catch facial expressions wich adds to the comedy. It uses fast pased editing to make mundain tasks seem exciting imitating the action genre also adding to the humor of the film. The pace then slows right down when the location changesto country side, showing the characters boredom and contrasting to the past paced City.