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"No Time to Die" and "Black Widow" Comparison
James Bond and Black Widow comparison
James Bond - "No Time to Die"
< official "No Time to Die" poster
Marketing and production facts:
Release date of no time to die - 30th September 2021 (UK), 8th October (US), Autumn time
Production - MGM eon productions
Distributed by - Universal pictures (worldwide), united artists releasing (North America)
Marketing budget - approx $100 mil
Production budget - approx $250 mil
How much has it made - globally, the film has collected $313 million
26% of the movie was filmed in IMAX
Was released in cinema only, will most likely be on streaming platforms and DVD
A high concept blockbuster, and was this company's "tent-pole" strategy movie as it already had a massive following and audience guaranteed to watch
release date postponed costs - £30 - 50 million wasted marketing
Trailers and adverts:
Nokia advert with Lashana Lynch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMQ7JEk-Ydw
Release date trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIhNsAtPbPI
Heineken beer advert "worth the wait" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51iNsTs9jMM
Cast, crew and cost facts:
Director (1) - Cary Joji Fukunaga
Writers (5) - Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Scott Z. Burns, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Phoebe Waller-Bridge
A list cast - Daniel Craig, Rami Malek, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Wishaw, Lea Seydoux, Lashana Lynch, Ana De Armes, etc.
Above the line costs: Daniel Craig was payed approximately $25 million before the film even started filming. This is most likely because this was his 5th and final James Bond film as the leading Bond man himself. This is also his 14th year playing James Bond since Casino Royale in 2006
Originally books about the character "James Bond" written by Ian Flemming
"No time to die" is actually the 25th Bond movie made overall, however it is 5th in the Daniel Craig franchise, before then it had movies dating back to 1962, with Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, and Pierce Brosnan all playing the James Bond character.
Locations in the movie - Italy (Matera, Gravina in Puglia, Sapri), Jamaica (Port Antonio), Norway (Nittedal, North Atlantic road), London (Pinewood studios, city centre), Kalsoy (Faroe Islands), Scotland (Aviemore)
Link to James Bond official merchandise store - https://007store.com/pages/no-time-to-die-guide?gclid=Cj0KCQjw5JSLBhCxARIsAHgO2SfF0eaAm-Zn8Qyewq9nN45fIwuLm0YkBrd3-RPPGoys1rSZLWvnK7EaAi4VEALw_wcB
Merchandise includes: 007 advent calendar, prop replicas, Ashton Martin DB5 book which is about the official relationship between James Bond and his Ashton Martin DB5, “no time to die” making for the film book, character funko pops.
Marvel - "Black Widow"
Release date - 9th July 2021 (US + UK), summer time
Production - Marvel studios
Distributed by - Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Marketing budget - $150 mil
Production budget - $200 mil official black widow poster >
26% of Black Widow is in IMAX also
How much has it made - worldwide with $371 million
Was released in cinema as well as Disney+ on a preview for $29.99 in the US, £19.99 in the UK, Disney's new streaming platform, and will most likely be out on DVD soon
Release date also postponed from July 9th 2020 - May 7th 2021, then again to July 9th 2021
Also a high concept blockbuster and was one of Disney's "tent-pole" strategy movies for 2021 as black widow as a character has gained a massive following in the past 20 years
Marvel has an instagram page where they uploaded frequent clips from the film, which were mainly action sequences and comedic lines from the lead characters
she is the first female marvel character who is capable with self defence without super powers who has now got a solo film.
Cast, crew and cost facts:
Director (1) - Cate Shortland
Writers (3) - Jac Schaeffer, Eric Pearson, Ned Benson
A list cast - Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, O-T Fagbenle, Olga Kurylenko, Ray Winstone, etc.
Above the line costs: Scarlett Johansson was payed approx $15 million before the movie even started shooting
This is most likely because she is a massive name and has been playing Black Widow for 10 movies, it is her last marvel movie as black widow
Trailers and Adverts:
release date trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybji16u608U
BMW advert - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl2l8v7Rrto
Team liquid x Black widow sponsorship - https://store.teamliquid.com/pages/black-widow
Merchandise/Marketing and pre-sold elements:
originally a comic character from the marvel franchise written by Stan Lee, who died November 2018
The first black widow comic was released in 1964
Black widow as a character was the first female avenger and is an extremely inspirational female role model, we have seen her in 9 other films before this one, and this explains and portrays the back story of black widow that we have only heard snippets about.
Scarlett Johansson is the only black widow and is the first person to play her character, there is now talk of Florence Pugh's character, Yelena Belovia, is going to become the next black widow now that Natasha Romanoff is dead
Locations in movie - Norway, Morocco (Tangier), Hungary (Budapest, Etyek), Russia (St. Petersburg), Georgia (starts and ends in same place)
Merchandise includes: Disney store, clothing with black widow logo, black widow action figures and funko pops, mugs, golf balls, pendants, necklaces and keyrings with logo, cosplay costumes, posters, antidote replica
"No Time to Die" and "Black Widow" Comparison
James Bond and Black Widow comparison
James Bond - "No Time to Die"
< official "No Time to Die" poster
Marketing and production facts:
Release date of no time to die - 30th September 2021 (UK), 8th October (US), Autumn time
Production - MGM eon productions
Distributed by - Universal pictures (worldwide), united artists releasing (North America)
Marketing budget - approx $100 mil
Production budget - approx $250 mil
How much has it made - globally, the film has collected $313 million
26% of the movie was filmed in IMAX
Was released in cinema only, will most likely be on streaming platforms and DVD
A high concept blockbuster, and was this company's "tent-pole" strategy movie as it already had a massive following and audience guaranteed to watch
release date postponed costs - £30 - 50 million wasted marketing
Trailers and adverts:
Nokia advert with Lashana Lynch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMQ7JEk-Ydw
Release date trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIhNsAtPbPI
Heineken beer advert "worth the wait" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51iNsTs9jMM
Cast, crew and cost facts:
Director (1) - Cary Joji Fukunaga
Writers (5) - Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Scott Z. Burns, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Phoebe Waller-Bridge
A list cast - Daniel Craig, Rami Malek, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Wishaw, Lea Seydoux, Lashana Lynch, Ana De Armes, etc.
Above the line costs: Daniel Craig was payed approximately $25 million before the film even started filming. This is most likely because this was his 5th and final James Bond film as the leading Bond man himself. This is also his 14th year playing James Bond since Casino Royale in 2006
Originally books about the character "James Bond" written by Ian Flemming
"No time to die" is actually the 25th Bond movie made overall, however it is 5th in the Daniel Craig franchise, before then it had movies dating back to 1962, with Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, and Pierce Brosnan all playing the James Bond character.
Locations in the movie - Italy (Matera, Gravina in Puglia, Sapri), Jamaica (Port Antonio), Norway (Nittedal, North Atlantic road), London (Pinewood studios, city centre), Kalsoy (Faroe Islands), Scotland (Aviemore)
Link to James Bond official merchandise store - https://007store.com/pages/no-time-to-die-guide?gclid=Cj0KCQjw5JSLBhCxARIsAHgO2SfF0eaAm-Zn8Qyewq9nN45fIwuLm0YkBrd3-RPPGoys1rSZLWvnK7EaAi4VEALw_wcB
Merchandise includes: 007 advent calendar, prop replicas, Ashton Martin DB5 book which is about the official relationship between James Bond and his Ashton Martin DB5, “no time to die” making for the film book, character funko pops.
Marvel - "Black Widow"
Release date - 9th July 2021 (US + UK), summer time
Production - Marvel studios
Distributed by - Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Marketing budget - $150 mil
Production budget - $200 mil official black widow poster >
26% of Black Widow is in IMAX also
How much has it made - worldwide with $371 million
Was released in cinema as well as Disney+ on a preview for $29.99 in the US, £19.99 in the UK, Disney's new streaming platform, and will most likely be out on DVD soon
Release date also postponed from July 9th 2020 - May 7th 2021, then again to July 9th 2021
Also a high concept blockbuster and was one of Disney's "tent-pole" strategy movies for 2021 as black widow as a character has gained a massive following in the past 20 years
Marvel has an instagram page where they uploaded frequent clips from the film, which were mainly action sequences and comedic lines from the lead characters
she is the first female marvel character who is capable with self defence without super powers who has now got a solo film.
Cast, crew and cost facts:
Director (1) - Cate Shortland
Writers (3) - Jac Schaeffer, Eric Pearson, Ned Benson
A list cast - Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, O-T Fagbenle, Olga Kurylenko, Ray Winstone, etc.
Above the line costs: Scarlett Johansson was payed approx $15 million before the movie even started shooting
This is most likely because she is a massive name and has been playing Black Widow for 10 movies, it is her last marvel movie as black widow
Trailers and Adverts:
release date trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybji16u608U
BMW advert - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl2l8v7Rrto
Team liquid x Black widow sponsorship - https://store.teamliquid.com/pages/black-widow
Merchandise/Marketing and pre-sold elements:
originally a comic character from the marvel franchise written by Stan Lee, who died November 2018
The first black widow comic was released in 1964
Black widow as a character was the first female avenger and is an extremely inspirational female role model, we have seen her in 9 other films before this one, and this explains and portrays the back story of black widow that we have only heard snippets about.
Scarlett Johansson is the only black widow and is the first person to play her character, there is now talk of Florence Pugh's character, Yelena Belovia, is going to become the next black widow now that Natasha Romanoff is dead
Locations in movie - Norway, Morocco (Tangier), Hungary (Budapest, Etyek), Russia (St. Petersburg), Georgia (starts and ends in same place)
Merchandise includes: Disney store, clothing with black widow logo, black widow action figures and funko pops, mugs, golf balls, pendants, necklaces and keyrings with logo, cosplay costumes, posters, antidote replica
Thursday, October 14, 2021
Opening Title Sequence "Dead Man's Shoes" Analysis
- old camera tapes of baby growing up in between shots
- keeps cutting to 2 men walking on dirt track in field
- credits shown during the walking in field scenes, producers, title of film, cast, editors, writers, etc.
- medium tempo country song playing as non-diegetic sound, nostalgic, sounds old, a bit melancholic
- kids being shown in the films are the two older men walking in the field, possibly brothers, cross cutting
- family footage,
- never saw the character's faces, emotional connection through music, more complex
- music starts on black out screen, half way through into of music video of baby in a pushchair comes in
- vintage style, static on it, looks like real footage from 1970-80s, heavily affected some footage to make it look like old film footage
- opening line of song is "I can't be held responsible", lowkey, slow paced song and gains pace as opening title sequence goes on
- wide establishing shot of field and two men walking, right to left, something unusual is going to occur or is occurring, feels like they're returning from somewhere, establishes the idea that they're returning, British countryside, don't really know where they are, forces us to focus on the fact they are going back from somewhere
- fade/dissolve into more vintage footage, links the two characters to the fact that they are the kids in the videos
- older brother in videos hugging younger brother, sets tone for their relationship
- wide depth of field shot of brothers walking away from camera, shows distance they are walking/scale of journey, don't see them talking whole journey, always a little bit of distance between them or one leading the other
- camera is always still and characters walk away from camera each time, disconnect/shows contrast between the sweet childhood videos and these shots
- shot duration is slow paced of just two men walking, shows that the journey is long
- clips showing family, Christmas opening presents, happy memories, small Christmas tree, not a lot of money/not very privileged, quite a big family, all about family
- cross cut back to the field shots, which are colder feeling than the vintage films
- one brother is wearing walking clothes and carrying the bags, military looking, other brother wearing tracksuit, doesn't look very suited for a long walk
- the one who is always leading is older, about 2-4 years apart, which we can see from the videos as them as kids
- they aren't holding a map so they know where they're going, shows they have possibly done the journey before
- shot of them coming towards the camera, but camera tilts round as they walk past and they're walking away from the camera again, faces seen briefly but not enough to form a connection or gain any information
- somebody is recording everything, emphasises idea of happy childhood as someone wants all of it being recorded for memories
- final shot, music is at the end and fades/dies down, the bag is off his shoulder, we see them walking up to an old looking house, we get the impression that they arrive as they are also no longer on a dirt path, shot fades to black, sense of journey is over and its night time, returning back to a place they possibly hadn't been back for a while
- brother's relationship possibly not as good as it was when they were kids so they're not talking
Opening Title Sequence "Dead Man's Shoes" Analysis
- old camera tapes of baby growing up in between shots
- keeps cutting to 2 men walking on dirt track in field
- credits shown during the walking in field scenes, producers, title of film, cast, editors, writers, etc.
- medium tempo country song playing as non-diegetic sound, nostalgic, sounds old, a bit melancholic
- kids being shown in the films are the two older men walking in the field, possibly brothers, cross cutting
- family footage,
- never saw the character's faces, emotional connection through music, more complex
- music starts on black out screen, half way through into of music video of baby in a pushchair comes in
- vintage style, static on it, looks like real footage from 1970-80s, heavily affected some footage to make it look like old film footage
- opening line of song is "I can't be held responsible", lowkey, slow paced song and gains pace as opening title sequence goes on
- wide establishing shot of field and two men walking, right to left, something unusual is going to occur or is occurring, feels like they're returning from somewhere, establishes the idea that they're returning, British countryside, don't really know where they are, forces us to focus on the fact they are going back from somewhere
- fade/dissolve into more vintage footage, links the two characters to the fact that they are the kids in the videos
- older brother in videos hugging younger brother, sets tone for their relationship
- wide depth of field shot of brothers walking away from camera, shows distance they are walking/scale of journey, don't see them talking whole journey, always a little bit of distance between them or one leading the other
- camera is always still and characters walk away from camera each time, disconnect/shows contrast between the sweet childhood videos and these shots
- shot duration is slow paced of just two men walking, shows that the journey is long
- clips showing family, Christmas opening presents, happy memories, small Christmas tree, not a lot of money/not very privileged, quite a big family, all about family
- cross cut back to the field shots, which are colder feeling than the vintage films
- one brother is wearing walking clothes and carrying the bags, military looking, other brother wearing tracksuit, doesn't look very suited for a long walk
- the one who is always leading is older, about 2-4 years apart, which we can see from the videos as them as kids
- they aren't holding a map so they know where they're going, shows they have possibly done the journey before
- shot of them coming towards the camera, but camera tilts round as they walk past and they're walking away from the camera again, faces seen briefly but not enough to form a connection or gain any information
- somebody is recording everything, emphasises idea of happy childhood as someone wants all of it being recorded for memories
- final shot, music is at the end and fades/dies down, the bag is off his shoulder, we see them walking up to an old looking house, we get the impression that they arrive as they are also no longer on a dirt path, shot fades to black, sense of journey is over and its night time, returning back to a place they possibly hadn't been back for a while
- brother's relationship possibly not as good as it was when they were kids so they're not talking
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
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