On the 7th
of October, the AS Film class and AS Media class of Coulsdon College were invited
to the British Film Institute, also known as The London Film Festival which is
the United Kingdom’s largest public film event.
We watched a variety of short contemporary films showcased at the BFI in
Southbank, London. Within the South Bank film complex holds screenings, lectures and
exhibitions, with cafe-bars and river views. There was a ‘Mediatheque’
which offered over 1000 hours of free film and TV, libraries were open to
visit, along with two of Southbank’s finest restaurant and bars.
The trip was exciting to be on, the films were interesting to watch and the seats within the cinema were very comfortable, it was fun being with my AS Film Studies class and sharing these experiences of learning new things with them.
The following day on the 8th of October the same two groups of AS Film
and Media went to the Cineworld Cinema in Haymarket, London, to watch a full
length film called Ayanda. This film with the genres of romance and drama
explored the themes of love, friendship and growth of relationships and
emotional and mental well-being, by the award winning Sara Blecher.
Ayanda tells the story of a
single-minded young Afro-Hipster Ayanda (Fulu Mugovhani) who has the talent of
bringing neglected pieces of furniture “back to love”. Ayanda does everything
in her power to keep her late father’s prized auto-repair garage to hold on to
as her legacy but in his memory.
The film was amazing; the micro-features were very delicately used in the correct places to make the film realistic for the audience, feeling as if they were a part of the film. For example the setting in mise en scene of the film showed a very contemporary South Africa. The warm saturation effect of the film showed the warmth of the environment, in terms of people and relationships formed.
The Cineworld Cinema itself was not that different to a local Vue or Odeon cinema that I would regularly visit, however the outside of the cinema screens had a strong purple theme which gave the Cinema a different and a more richer air.
The film was amazing; the micro-features were very delicately used in the correct places to make the film realistic for the audience, feeling as if they were a part of the film. For example the setting in mise en scene of the film showed a very contemporary South Africa. The warm saturation effect of the film showed the warmth of the environment, in terms of people and relationships formed.
The Cineworld Cinema itself was not that different to a local Vue or Odeon cinema that I would regularly visit, however the outside of the cinema screens had a strong purple theme which gave the Cinema a different and a more richer air.
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