Comparison of Italian Job and Get Carter

The Italian Job and Get Carter both starred Michael Caine and are both classic crime films. However there are plenty of similarities and differences between the 2 films. The similarities include, the fact that Get Carter also stars Tony Beckley who played Camp Freddie in The Italian Job and the vehicles that were featured in the film were similar to The Italian Job such as the iconic British Cars, The Mini Cooper and the 4x4 Land Rover. Michael Caine's character in both films is a strong male figure with a no nosense attitude and always with a clear motivation for his crimes. In terms of the portrayal of Britishness they both symbolise the hardship and sometimes the glamour of British crime culture. However the British pride that's represented in The Italian job using the idea of 'The self Preservation Society' is clearly absent in Get Carter. The use of mob violence that's features very rarely in The Italian Job features greatly in Get Carter with torture and gun fights the name of the game. This is comparison with the Italian Job making British culture look good with its bravery and pride whereas Get Carter is full of negativity with the use of Mob violence, betrayal and death.
Other differences between the two films includes the fact that this 'job' is motivated by revenge and in The Italian Job it was to help Britain's economy. Also Michael Caine's character in Get Carter in much more violent than when he played Charlie Croker in The Italian Job and the story is mainly based in Britain rather than London and Turin in The Italian Job. The cast in Get Carter is also less prestigious. Also Michael Caine's character in Get Carter is more sympathetic than when he played Charlie Croker and is tougher on those who fail him.

Get Carter : Did I find it shocking and disturbing ?

Even though this film was made about 38 years ago I still found it as shocking and disturbing to watch as a modern day gangster film which shows how far the film was ahead of its time. To me it really highlighted the bad side of British society and culture and it shocked me as to how far one man will go just to restore his pride and avenge his brother's death.

Myths and mythology

A Myth is something that isn't true and follows basic narrative structures such as good/evil. Night at the Museum is an example of a film underpinned by myth as it's a unique idea and unlikely to be true although you can imagine it happening. The mythical system is made up by idols such as heroes such as spiderman and batman, people who's lives we would love to live.

British film pitch

It's big its bold it's now the new wars of fallen video game. However the buyers of the game are in for a bit of shock as the characters escape the game and start attacking the inhabitants of London. Will a bold team of individuals led by Martin fuller stop the chaos and restore order or will London be turned into ' the battlefield from hell' ?

What I did in today's lessons

In the first lesson I watched Get Carter to continue the Michael Caine case study and will watch the second part tomorrow. I find this film interseting due to the different factors at work such as loss and redemption. In the second lesson I improved the Blog using feedback from Mr. Wroe which I'm grateful for as it made the blog much better.

10 adjectives of Britishness acording to British film

Tradition - Cricket and other british sports
Novelty - Happy go Lucky
Distinction - Pride and prejudice
Political - Houses of parliament
Stereotype - Gentleman in picture 3rd from left
Ground-breaking - The Italian Job
Sophisticated - Gentleman in picture 3rd from left
Humourous - Shaun of the Dead
Cultural - Happy go Lucky
Charming - Pride and Prejudice

My I web experience so far

This has been a steep learning curve for me as I have had to master new technology and have to include features such as hyperlinks which I have recently figured out how to use. It is much trickier to use than my blog. The homepage was easy to set up as the tools were quite simple. I have tried uploading files from my USB stick to my website and that is at least something I’m used to doing. I’ve found customising the homepage quite enjoyable and the fact that it’s easy to edit means that it’s less of a stressful task for me to do. I feel more confident than the film editing that I did on the Macs, because it’s not as strenuous and I am now more familiar with a lot of the tools and programs. I am enjoying making the web page as I think it will be a useful resource and it also allows me to be able to show some creativity. I hope in the near future that I can create more links to pages and can also upload more of my British film industry work to my website as this will make it an even more useful media resource for me to use.

Working Title link

www.workingtitlefilms.com/ : They have porduced films such as Johnny English, Shaun of the dead, O brother where art thou ?, The boat that rocked and Pride and Prejudice. The company produces a range of different films incorporating different genres and outlines. It produces feature films and Tv productions. Their parent company is Universal studios and the website is professionly done with fim trailers, previews , downloads and poster galleries among its many features. It's a truly British film company with its films encorporating key British themes and traditions.

Summary of today's lesson

Today I watched the second half of The Italian job and took more notes on British Identity and the second half of the film integrated a key factor ( self-preservation society). The film was enjoyable to watch and at the same time turned out to be a very useful learning resource.

What I learnt in today's lessons

In Mr Wroe's lesson we learnt about what requirements would be needed for our blogs and webpages. This was useful as I could now my plan my actions for the upcoming lessons. In Ms. Baird's lesson we watched the first half of the Italian Job as part of our case study on Michael Caine. It helped me to further tie in British culture to my knowledge and will be watching the second half of the film in the lesson tomorrow.

British Film Industry

www.bfi.org.uk/

What I did in the last lesson

In the last lesson I watched Saturday Night, Sunday Morning and took notes on how British culture is portrayed in this film. it was a worthwhile experience as because it's a classic British film I could compare to modern day British society so it was a useful exercise to do.

links to teaser trailers

www.cinemagora.co.uk/movie-2553-the-queen.html : The Queen
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGSvNKqLOzg : Pride and Prejudice
v=www.metacafe.com/watch/.../looking_for_eric_teaser_trailler : Looking for eric

Teaser trailers are short previews of films or tv shows. Although, because a lot are made by fans they contain little or relevant footage. This means that they aren't as reliable as official trailers. Youtube is a big source of teaser trailers with channel users editing footage to create their own trailers.

British film websites

www.theboatthatrocked.co.uk/ : The website is very thorough in its content with different features included such as film trailers, characters, photos and downloads. This means that the audience can engage more with the film and gain a better understanding of the film, its content and the plot. The layout is excellent and very user friendly as all the content is easy to find and in keeps with the film with the boat and sea theme in the film.
http://www.lookingforericmovie.co.uk/ : The website really engages with the viewing audience, particularly with the competition for the best postman jokes. It features pop ups of all of the great reviews of the film in order to raise th prestige of the film. The trailer running in the middle means that the audience's attention is never lost while on the site's homepage. Like the boat that rocked website the layout is very good and there are many different features to explore and also plays on the prestige of Eric Cantona and his life in football with the feature : ' The cult of Cantona'.
www.happygoluckythemovie.com/: The website maintains the film's idea of the use of the feel good factor with Poppy on the trampoline. The website is possibly aimed at the female audience with the use of a pink background and the attention that's focused on Poppy who is the main character in the film. This website isn't as thorough in its content as the other two but makes up for it with its own features based around the fact that it's a truly British cult film made by Film 4 and other small british film makers.

What I did in the last 2 lessons

Firstly I tried adding some new features to my practice website. These features included hyperlinks and text comments which helped me gain more understanding of the technology that I have been using . In the other lesson I watched Bend it like Beckham and took notes on a number of areas including race, ethnicity and gender.

British images

what i did in today's lessons

In todays lessons I worked in a group investigating what truly makes a British film. We did a variety of activities such as internet research and investigating the films found in magazines. i also created my own website on the apple macs. The fact that the tools were easy to use made it an enjoyable experience.