Somers Town

Posted on Wednesday, 14 October 2009
Filed under "G322B Film Industry"

For a trip we are going on in the near future we been told to da a little background information and other black and white films.



I believe that the reason the director produced the film in black and white and not in colour, was to show the true nature of the town. What I mean by this is that the area of London is not a cheery place so to get though the harshness of the city Shane Meadows produced it in black and white.




Other black and white films:
Clerks – Kevin Smith

Release Date: 5 May 1995

Genre: Comedy

Director’s Reputation: Kevin Smith has been won 9 awards and 8 nominations

he has worked also produced 18 films and written 21

Reaction to it: On the IMBd website it scored 8/10 with 83,632 votes



Pi – Darren Aronofsky

Release Date: 8 January 1999

Genre: Thriller and Sci-fi

Director’s Reputation: Darren Aronofsky was a director on 8 film, written 7 and has produced 4 films

Reaction to the Film: On the IMBd website it scored 7.6/10 with 48,832 votes



Raging Bull – Martin Scorsese

Release Date: 19 February 1981

Genre: Biography, Drama and Sport

Director’s Reputation: Martin Scorsese was a director in 49 film, also he produced 37

Reaction to the Film: On the IMBd website it scored 8.4/10 with 79,996 votes



About the area and filming
The sounds that I expect to here in the film are:

• Cars going pass

• Car alarms

• Buses

• Chatting


Based on the setting of the film I believe that the film will be along the lines of a child trying to find his way in the world, but because of the harshness of London he finds it difficult and makes friends in the unlikely of places.