Wednesday 25 November 2009

The Boat That Rocked study.

This shows that more female than male watched this film.
This also shows that people who were asked and were younger than 15 haven't see this movie at all.
28% of people asked who have seen this film were around 15- 34 and 45+. This study shows that only 16% people aged 35-44 have seen "The Boat That Rocked". 

Analysis of poster.


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This is my analysis of "The Boat That Rocked" poster. 

Monday 2 November 2009

Soundtrack for "The Boat that Rocked"


The soundtrack features songs from The Turtles, Jimi Hendrix, Duffy, The Kinks, The Beach Boys and more.
The soundtrack features 36 songs on two discs. The movie itself had a massive 60 songs on two discs.


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Richard Curtis- director.



Richard Curtis
is a BAFTA, Primetime Emmywinning and Oscar nominated English screenwriter, music producer, actor and film director, known primarily for romantic comedy films such as "Four Weddings" and a "Funeral", "Bridget Jones's Diary", "Notting Hill", "The Boat That Rocked" and "Love Actually".

The producers for Working Title were Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Hilary Bevan Jones, with Debra Hayward and Liza Chasin acting as executive producers.

THE BOAT THAT ROCKED

The Boat That Rocked"

The Boat That Rocked (retitled Pirate
Radio for US release) is an ensemble comedy film, released in the UK on April 1st 2009 and currently scheduled for a US release on November 13th 2009. Set in 1966, it tells a story about a fictitious pirate
radio station broadcasting from a ship to the United Kingdom. The film was written and directed by Richard Curtis and made by Working Title Films forUniversal Pictures.

Cast :
Philip Seymour Hoffman (Academy Award for Best Actor, the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama and the Screen Acto
rs Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role - Motion Picture.) as The Count, "a big, brash,
American god of the airwaves"
Tom Sturridge as Young Carl, Quentin's godson
Tom Wisdom as 'Midnight' Mark, DJ
Bill Nighy
as Quentin, the radio station's boss
Katherine Parkinson as Felicity, the lesbian cook
Rhys Ifans as Gavin, Star DJ
Nick Frost
as Dr. Dave, DJ
Talulah Riley
s Marianne, Quentin's niece
Chris O'Dowd
s Breakfast DJ Simon SwaffordRhys Darby as Angus Knutsford, DJ
Kenneth Branagh
as Minister Dormandy, who aims to shut the station down
January Jones as Elenore
Jack Davenport
as Twatt, a civil servant

Ideas.

The official synopsis of the film before release stated that it tells the fictional story about a group of DJs in 1966 who are at odds with a traditionalist British government that prefers to broadcast jazz.

Filming took place on the former Dutch hospital ship Timor Challenger, previously De Hoop, moored in Portland Harbour, Dorset; the "North Sea" scenes were shot off Portland Bill, while boat interior shots were filmed inside a warehouse in Osprey Quay on the Isle of Portland and at Shepperton Studios.

Poster of "The Boat that Rocked"



This is a poster of "The Boat that Rocked" made by Working Titles. The film was written and directed by Richard Curtis.