Dan_Dare Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 ...because I need to work out how to credit a film properly in an accademic essay. anyone know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 Depends on which system your school/college/uni uses. Presume its the Harvard (think thats the one I used) way, its the most common apparently. Take note of italics and the like. Title. (Year) Person or body responsible for production. Running time. Production company. Place of production or publication (if known). Format. eg Serenity. (2005) Directed By Joss Whedon. 119 minutes. Universal Pictures. United States of America. DVD. The "Place of production or publication" is a bit tricky, as with Serenity some was filmed in Aus (or NZ can't remember), I put USA there but they probably wouldn't kill you if you skipped it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Dare Posted March 26, 2006 Author Share Posted March 26, 2006 winner. thanks dude. I'm an English student so this is the first time they've asked us to use film. nice of them to forget how tell us how to credit it though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 The "Place of production or publication" is a bit tricky, as with Serenity some was filmed in Aus (or NZ can't remember), I put USA there but they probably wouldn't kill you if you skipped it. I did Film Studies for A Level, and we were told that the films origin comes from where it was financed. Like Lost In Translation for example was filmed all in Japan, but it's a US made film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 I did Film Studies for A Level, and we were told that the films origin comes from where it was financed. Like Lost In Translation for example was filmed all in Japan, but it's a US made film. But then what about films such as (I think) Harry Potter which is financed by Britain and America? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEVILMURRAY Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 I do Media at Uni which entails Film Studies, actually I have an essay I should be doing now anyway. For crediting films, what I've been doing is just naming the title [in italics] with the year in brackets afterwards. If you wish to name the director go ahead, but I haven't found them asking for a place of publication as they do with books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Well that was the Harvard System, which our college always said was used in unis. Best in the future just to ask which system they would prefer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowser57 Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 One of my mates did film studies, got great results and stuff. He now claims job seekers allowance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 One of my mates did film studies, got great results and stuff. He now claims job seekers allowance. Same here, but my mate has a 2:1 in pharmacy. Life, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 One of my mates did film studies, got great results and stuff. He now claims job seekers allowance. Its all about getting contacts and stuff, you need to get your foot in the door before you leave uni. Im starting it in September. Although I have a back up plan, well actually I have like three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fields Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 But if you want to work in film, do you really need a degree? Would it not just be better to go and get some work experience and get your 'foot in the door' now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Ashley - I did some research, and it appears the place of origin comes from both where the film was financed and where it was shot. Examples:- Lord of the Rings - USA/New Zealand Lost In Translation - USA/Japan Got the old film studies book out and researched the Harvard System abit. ........but yeah, like Ashley said, prob could just skip that bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 But if you want to work in film, do you really need a degree? Would it not just be better to go and get some work experience and get your 'foot in the door' now? Well they say they're churning out a lot of media degree students, so someone with a degree is gonna look more favourable (arguably if you had experience and skipped the degree maybe - but doing the degree gets you practical experience too, and without having to fork over for equiptment). Plus unis are all about "transferable skills" nowadays, stuff like giving presentation, sorting out info etc etc. Because you do a degree in such a such, doens't mean you have to do a job in that. My friend has a geography degree and is doing something for the police. Maybe I won't end up making films, I wouldn't mind teaching college students film studies. But im not sure if my not-allowed-to-teach-kids status applies to college people too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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