The Hobbit Desolation of Smaug: Peter Jackson

Sir Peter Robert Jackson (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand film director, producer and screenwriter. 

He is best known as the director and producer of The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003) and its prequel The Hobbit trilogy (2012–2014), which are adapted from the novels of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien. Other notable films include King Kong (2005), District 9 (2009) and The Adventures of Tintin (2011).

His production company is Wingnut Films, and his most regular collaborators are co-writers and producers Walsh and Philippa Boyens. Jackson was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2002.

 Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, and Guillermo del Toro wrote the screen plays for the entire Hobbit series with Guillermo del Toro initially set to direct.

My brother the devil: Sally El Hosaini

Sally El Hosaini is a British film director and screenwriter.

El Hosaini was a trainee to the late renegade theatre director, John Sichel. She began her career in Middle East documentaries and then moved to independent feature films, where she was a production coordinator for many years. She has stated that her work in television documentaries felt "formulaic", and that she found she could be more truthful in fiction.

She was the script editor/specialist researcher of the BAFTA and Emmy Award winning HBO Films/BBC Drama mini-series House of Saddam. She spent 2¹⁄₂ years in research for the series,which won a Grierson Award for best factual drama.

She received a regional BAFTA for her 2008 short film, The Fifth Bowl.

In 2009, her short film Henna Night was officially selected for the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. It was in competition at the International Film Festival Rotterdam and the Raindance Film Festival.

El Hosaini participated in the 2009 Sundance Directors and Screenwriters Labs, developing My Brother the Devil .

She was named one of Screen International's UK Stars of Tomorrow for 2009.

My Brother the Devil was released theatrically in 12 US cities, May 2013 and had a wide release in UK cinemas, November 2012. Further releases in Canada, Australia, New Zealand & Germany. The film screened at over 40 International Film Festivals, where it received 12 awards, 17 nominations & an Honourable Mention.

As Writer/Director of the film, El Hosaini won the Most Promising Newcomer Award at 2013 Evening Standard Film Awards, Best Screenplay at the 2013 Writer's Guild of Great Britain Awards, the Best Newcomer Award at the 2012 BFI London Film Festival and the UK New Talent Award at the British Women in Film and Television Awards in 2012. She was also nominated for the BIFADouglas Hickox award for Best Debut Film at the British Independent Film Awards and the Sutherland Trophy (Best First Film) at BFI London Film Festival.

She has been profiled by The Guardian,BBC America,IndieWire and Variety who named her a 2014 'Brit to Watch'.

My ideal reader

This is David Johnson; he is 21years old and lives in London. He enjoys hanging out with "the bro's" and often dresses casually donning one of his many hoodies and a pair of jeans. When he's not playing video games he often enjoys going to the cinema and watching the latest box office hits. In terms of films he enjoys the action and adventure genre dabbling slightly in the world of science fiction. He is rather outgoing and enjoys going to parties, carnivals and of course music festivals. With regards to music his favourite genres are rock and metal with his favourite band currently being AC DC. He is rather social and has a job that pays just above minimum wage as he lives with a flat mate he is able to use more of his money on entertainment. While this will not be the case for all the readers of my magazine people like David make up a large majority of my audience. While he has money David would be more inclined to buy a magazine if it contained “freebies” meaning when I craft my media product I will have to look closely into what is has to offer. David also has a love for comedy watching shows such as mock the week and live at the Apollo as well as having gone to many live stand-up events. He enjoys it when someone makes him laugh and says that a little wit wouldn’t go amiss.

Analysis of 3 music magazine covers

After choosing the rock genre I began to look at various rock magazine covers for inspiration. After trawling through a large variety of magazines I settled on 3 which I felt would be most beneficial to the creation of my own magazine. These magazines where Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Big Cheese.

3 example magazine covers

This magazine is a review piece in which the entire school year is analysed. The layout is extremely simple with one wideshot showing a group of drama students being placed at the top of the page. there are then 3 smaller medium shot imagesd which display aspects of student life (sports and charity work). The images are seperated by a yellow banner stating the school name and the year. It finally has a large black banner with the school logo showing. Whilst i like the choice of photo I feel that space is wasted and the large black banner is unappealing to the veiwer's eye.

The messenger is far more upbeat than the previous cover with the focal point being a women surrounded by her are work. The type is clear to read and nicely contrasts the darker backdrop. The focal point is a smiling women who's talents have "bloomed" with A level art and design.

This magazine is an Australian magazine which promotes an outdoor education. The layout of this magazine is extremely well considered with an awe-inspiring image of 3 students hiking on top of a mountain. The title is all in lowercase creating an informal feel to the magazine as well has having the main story in capital letters placed above the people. There is also a banner which most likely shows some of the other internal stories.

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My brother the devil cont.

Awards

The film has received numerous International awards in 2012/13 including:

• Won Best European Film (Europa Cinemas Label Award) at Berlinale
• Won Best Cinematography at Sundance Film Festival
• Won CBA Worldview Sundance Impact Award at Sundance London
• Won Best Newcomer - Sally El Hosaini at BFI London Film Festival
• Won Most Promising Newcomer - Sally El Hosaini at Evening Standard Film Awards
• Won Grand Jury Award at LA Outfest
• Won Audience Award - Annonay Film Festival, France
• Won BIFA for Best Newcomer - James Floyd at British Independent Film Awards
• Won Best Actor - James Floyd at Milan Film Festival
• Won New Vision Award for Cinematography - Manaki Brothers Film Festival, Macedonia
• Honorable Mention Outstanding First Feature, Frameline Film Festival
• Nominated Grand Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival
• Nominated BIFA Douglas Hickox award for Best Debut Film - Sally El Hosaini at British Independent Film Awards
• Nominated Sutherland Trophy (Best First Film) - Sally El Hosaini at BFI London Film Festival
• Nominated Most Promising Newcomer - James Floyd at Evening Standard Film Awards
• Nominated Best Newcomer - Fady Elsayed at BFI London Film Festival

Reception

It has been critically acclaimed with rave reviews, including:

The Hollywood Reporter called it "A crackling debut...Slick, muscular, entertaining and emotionally satisfying."

Empire named it "a compelling gangland saga...crisp, cool and consistently street-smart." 

Variety wrote 'An energetic and imaginative tale...a film that so artfully refuses to surrender to convention.'

The Independent praised it as 'gritty and gripping' 

The Daily Telegraph called it their 'favourite narrative feature' at Sundance 

Total Film gave it film of the day and placed it in its Top 3 Films at Sundance 

Screen International named it 'a luminous event'

It currently holds a 91% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes

Editing by	Iain Kitching
Release dates	22 January 2012(Sundance) 9 November 2012(United Kingdom)
Running time	111 minutes
Language	English
Box office	$12,100