Research Portfolio

Films that  have inspired my idea For me to generate a 1min short film:

1) The purge

This film appealed to me because i loved how the mask show no emotion but appears to have a molded in smile to it that creates mischief and suspense in which i will be using the stylistic from it to input it into my 1 min short film.

I have decided to use this idea in my short film as people were getting chased and killed by the masked men as all crime was allowd for a day. This I think would work very well with my short film 

As my short film is that if a thriller film .

The Purge: 
the first purge film made was a success as the estimated budget for it was $3,000,000 (estimated) while in the opening week the film was released it happened to score $34,058,360 (2,536 screens) which was a huge profit gain for the film makers while on the other hand the second purge film released, the purge anarchy  

Budget for THE PURGE

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend

$34,058,360 (USA) (9 June 2013) (2,536 Screens)

HUF 4,530,709 (Hungary) (8 September 2013) (18 Screens)

€88,579 (Netherlands) (21 July 2013) (50 Screens)

Gross

$64,423,650 (USA) (4 August 2013)

$64,265,620 (USA) (28 July 2013)

$64,064,410 (USA) (21 July 2013)

$63,833,975 (USA) (14 July 2013)

$63,552,965 (USA) (7 July 2013)

$62,791,315 (USA) (30 June 2013)

$59,604,075 (USA) (23 June 2013)

$51,962,845 (USA) (16 June 2013)

$34,058,360 (USA) (9 June 2013)

$64,473,115 (USA)

$89,328,627 (Worldwide)

$24,855,512 (Non-USA)

€468,551 (Netherlands) (21 August 2013)

€441,232 (Netherlands) (14 August 2013)

€386,441 (Netherlands) (7 August 2013)

€312,638 (Netherlands) (31 July 2013)

€183,652 (Netherlands) (24 July 2013)

Weekend Gross

$89,745 (USA) (4 August 2013) (132 Screens)

$117,750 (USA) (28 July 2013) (157 Screens)

$129,475 (USA) (21 July 2013) (156 Screens)

$161,995 (USA) (14 July 2013) (179 Screens)

$322,555 (USA) (7 July 2013) (256 Screens)

$1,228,595 (USA) (30 June 2013) (1,122 Screens)

$3,587,630 (USA) (23 June 2013) (2,201 Screens)

$8,317,995 (USA) (16 June 2013) (2,591 Screens)

$34,058,360 (USA) (9 June 2013) (2,536 Screens)

€18,238 (Netherlands) (18 August 2013) (18 Screens)

€37,684 (Netherlands) (11 August 2013) (40 Screens)

€40,753 (Netherlands) (4 August 2013) (48 Screens)

€82,057 (Netherlands) (28 July 2013) (50 Screens)

€88,579 (Netherlands) (21 July 2013) (50 Screens)

Budget for THE PURGE ANARCHY

 

 

$9,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend

$29,816,675 (USA) (20 July 2014) (2,805 Screens)
HUF 3,426,150 (Hungary) (20 July 2014)

Gross

$68,547,000 (USA) (10 August 2014)
$63,264,220 (USA) (3 August 2014)
$51,272,000 (USA) (27 July 2014)
$29,816,675 (USA) (20 July 2014)
$71,962,800 (USA)
$110,602,999 (worldwide)
$38,640,199 (Non-USA)

Weekend Gross

$2,299,000 (USA) (10 August 2014) (1,602 Screens)
$5,853,245 (USA) (3 August 2014) (2,656 Screens)
$9,896,000 (USA) (27 July 2014) (2,856 Screens)
$29,816,675 (USA) (20 July 2014) (2,805 Screens)

the highlighted words and numbers show how much was obtained by the movies being screened in which show us how much money and work was put in the making of the film to how much profit (Gross profit) was made from the film being screened. it also tells me that the first 'THE PURGE' film (the first one) made much more profit from the amount they spent of the creating of the movie it also tells me that it was much preferred than the second part of 'THE PURGE ANARCHY' as you can see from the box offices above the profits made and the amount spend for the creation of the film.

 SAW (2004)
 
 


  Would you kill to live? When a madman tries to teach how much life is worth, two men find themselves in a room with no idea how they got there or why they're there.

Storyline
After waking up in a tiny cell, two men find themselves victim of a serial killer who plays games with his victims and gives them one last chance to survive. If they wish to live, they each have to play their own game as the killer has told them on an audio script. As the film goes on, connections between the victims and the true identity of the never-showed-up killer are revealed.

Box office Saw (2004)

Budget:

$1,200,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend
$650,051 (USA) (31 October 2014) (2,063 Screens)
$18,276,468 (USA) (31 October 2004) (2,315 Screens)
£1,239,813 (UK) (3 October 2004) (301 Screens)
ARS 147,593 (Argentina) (16 January 2005) (31 Screens)
AUD 1,646,279 (Australia) (8 December 2004) (161 Screens)
BGL 4,772 (Bulgaria) (13 March 2005) (2 Screens)
€1,326,149 (Italy) (16 January 2005) (267 Screens)
¥35,300,113 (Japan) (31 October 2004) (40 Screens)
€53,627 (Netherlands) (12 June 2005) (21 Screens)
SKK 96,134 (Slovakia) (19 June 2005) (5 Screens)
THB 4,601,254 (Thailand) (14 November 2004)



 Scream






Storyline
1 year after her mother's death, Sydney Prescott (Neve Campbell), and her friends started experiencing some strange phone calls. They later learned the calls were coming from a crazed serial killer, in a white faced mask and a large black robe, looking for revenge. His phone calls usually consist of many questions, the main one being: Whats your favorite scary movie? Along with many scary movie trivia, ending with bloody pieces of innocent lives scattered around the small town of Woodsboro.

 Scream Box Ofiice
Budget
$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend
$6,354,586 (USA) (22 December 1996) (1,413 Screens)
£1,872,660 (UK) (8 May 1997) (214 Screens)
ARS 286,617 (Argentina) (17 September 1997) (24 Screens)
AUD 1,598,210 (Australia) (19 February 1997) (89 Screens)
ATS 1,039,340 (Austria) (6 November 1997) (40 Screens)
FRF 12,432,470 (France) (24 July 1997) (250 Screens)
DEM 4,281,030 (Germany) (5 November 1997) (490 Screens)
ITL 1,766,381,860 (Italy) (18 September 1997) (126 Screens)
¥53,229,810 (Japan) (28 August 1997) (13 Screens)

kickstart:

what is kick starter:

Kickstarter is a starter funding platform for new creative projects that want to be made real. which allows everything from films, games, art, music and technology. kickstarter is full of ambitious and innovative ideas that are initial brought to life with the necessarily support needed.


How does kickstarter work?


Thousands of creative projects are funded by Kickstarter. Each project is independently created and crafted by the creator of the idea. The filmmakers, musicians, artists, and designers you see on Kickstarter have complete control and responsibility over their projects. They spend weeks building their project shooting their videos, and planning what rewards to give backers. When they're ready, creators launch their project and share it with their community.

Every project creator sets their project's funding goal and deadline. If people like the project, they can pledge money to make it happen. If the project succeeds in reaching its funding goal, all backers' credit cards are charged when time expires. If the project falls short, no one is charged. Funding on Kickstarter is all-or-nothing.

what is backing in kickstarter:
Backing is when you help the creator/artist by helping them with financially but its more than just giving money it's supporting their dream to bring to life what they have longed for (dreams/ideas) 

What makes a good horror?

The first is tension – created through mystery, suspense, gore, terror, or shock. This is pretty straight forward elements of horror, the craft and technique of film making.

The second factor is relevance. In order for a horror film to be seen, it has to be relevant to potential viewers. This relevance can take the form of universal relevance – capturing the universal fear of things like death and the unknown, it can take on cultural relevance dealing with societal issues.

The last factor, which may be the most counter intuitive is unrealism. Despite the graphic nature of recent horror films, we all know at some level that what we are watching is not real.