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ANNOTATED JOURNAL
BY SATHIT NUALCHAWEE
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TABLE OF CONTENTS DIRECTOR OF CHOICE THREAD TITLE&SUBTITLE LOGO IMAGE STYLE POSTER DESIGN ADVERTISEMENTS CATALOG TICKETS DVD SET PRODUCTS SOUNDTRACK SCHEDULE
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Luc Besson spent the first years of his life following his parents, scuba diving instructors, around the world. His early life was entirely aquatic. He already showed amazing creativity as a youth, writing early drafts of The Big Blue (1988) and The Fifth Element (1997), as an adolescent bored in school. He planned on becoming a marine biologist specializing in dolphins until a diving accident at age 17 which rendered him unable to dive any longer. He moved back to Paris, where he was born, and only at age 18 did he first have an urban life or television. He realized that film was a medium which he could combine all his interests in various arts together, so he began taking odd jobs on various films. He moved to America for three years, then returned to France and formed Les Films de Loups - his own production company, which later changed its name to Les Films de Dauphins. He is now able to dive again.
I choose him because The Fifth Element and Leon, The professional are two of the movies that I really like. I like that he uses vivid colors in the movie.
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QUENTIN TARANTINO
He is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and occasional actor. In the early 1990s he began his career as an independent filmmaker whose films used nonlinear storylines and the aestheticization of violence. His films include Reservoir Dogs (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), Jackie
DANNY BOYLE
Daniel “Danny” Boyle (born 20 October 1956) is an English filmmaker and producer. He is best known for his work on films such as Shallow Grave, Trainspotting, 28 Days Later, Millions, Sunshine, Slumdog Millionaire and 127 Hours. For Slumdog Millionaire, Boyle won numerous awards in 2008,
Brown (1997), Kill Bill (2003–2004), Death Proof (2007) and Inglourious
including the Academy Award for Best Director. Boyle was presented with
Basterds (2009). His films have earned him an Academy Award, a Golden
the Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award at the 2008 Austin Film
Globe Award, a BAFTA and a Palme d’Or and he has been nominated for Emmy
Festival, where he also introduced that year’s AFF Audience Award Winner
and Grammy awards.
Slumdog Millionaire. On 17 June 2010, it was announced that he will be the artistic director for the 2012 Olympic games opening ceremony.
I choose him because I like the way he tells the story, how he uses colors
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and music and also the serious violence of American, gangster movies, crime
I choose him because Trainspotting is the first movie that inspired me a
movies, and films noirs mixed up with the wacky violence of cartoons, video
lot of things. I like everything about this movie from story telling, color to
games, and Japanese animation in his films.
soundtracks.
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THREAD Confronting inescapable tasks forces people to take their risks to fight for their freedom.
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“ Cinema never saved anyone’s life, it is not a medicine that will save anyone’s life. It is only an aspirin.” – LUC BESSON
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ADVER TISEMENTS THIS IS LIKE DESIGN THE POSTER, I LIKE IT. THEY ARE ALL OUTDOOR AD. AND EVERY ADS TOOK PLACE IN NEW YORK.
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TICKETS I USE A VIVID COLOR SCHEME AND SLANT SHAPE FOR MY TICKETS. THEY CAN GO TOGETHER AS A SET.
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DVD SET LIKE TICKETS, I CONTINUE TO USE A VIVID COLOR SCHEME AND SLANT GRAPHIC ELEMENT FOR MY DVD SET, SO THEY CAN GO TOGETHER AS A SET.
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PRODUCTS I CHOOSE PRE-PAID CELL PHONE, SWISS KNIFE AND FLASH LIGHT PLUS A SURVIVAL TO MAKE THEM FIT IN ONE CONTAINER AS A SURVIVAL KIT.
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SOUNDTRACK MY DIRECTOR, LUC BESSON ALWAYS USES ERIC SERRA TO COMPOSE THE SOUNDTRACK FOR HIS MOVIES. ALL THE SONG COME FROM ACTUAL MOVIES.
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SCHEDULE FOR THE SCHEDULE, I DESIGN IT USING THE SAME COLOR AND GRAPHIC ELEMENT TO MAKE IT CONSISTANT WITH ALL OF MY DELIVERABLES.
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“ People often say I’m a child at heart.
In fact, I think I just have access to my childhood, I have a very clear memory of it. We were all children once. We just need to show a bit of respect for it.” – LUC BESSON
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