The Time Traveler's Wife #MoviesMall

The Time Traveler's Wife is a 2009 American romantic drama film based on Audrey Niffenegger's 2003 novel of the same name. Directed by Robert Schwentke, the film stars Eric Bana as Henry DeTamble, a Chicago librarian with a genetic disorder that causes him to time travel randomly as he tries to build a romantic relationship with his love Clare, played by Rachel McAdams.


Of course, like every time-travel story I have ever known, from HG Wells's The Time Machine to Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, the time travel plot doesn't make sense. What happens when the forward-moving present encroaches on the foreseen, previously visited or indeed altered future? Shouldn't we feel the "join", like a train jolting over points? Yet the moderate success of this film lies in persuading you, just about, not to notice those holes in the time-space-logic continuum.

Eric Bana plays Henry, an unshaven and agonised-looking guy who works in a Chicago library. Henry has a strange disorder, which means that he will unpredictably succumb to a epileptic-type fit during which he will vanish, and then travel backwards or forwards in time or space, usually only for a few hours. He crash-lands in this alien time zone, buck naked, like Arnold Schwarzenegger's time-travelling robot in the first Terminator movie, and has to forage for clothing as best he can. But Henry doesn't go far; he doesn't whoosh back to face down a T-Rex, or wind up nude in front of an astonished Henry VIII. (I have, incidentally, happy memories of the two travellers in Irwin Allen's 60s TV show The Time Tunnel, who would travel far and wide, for instance tumbling down on to an elegant cruise-ship and rather enjoying themselves.

No, Henry's destiny is to visit only those times and places of particular importance to him. And he repeatedly visits a little girl 20 or so years ago – while he is stark naked, you remember. He cowers humorously in bushes on her daddy's lavish country estate, and begs her to go and get her, ahem, daddy's clothes for him to wear. This scenario – unwholesome on so many levels – is repeated on various occasions as Clare blossoms into a comely young woman, played by the demure and not-too-sexy Rachel McAdams. Any dodgy or paedo connotations are cancelled, apparently, by the fact that this is the man she is destined to marry and so she does. For his part, Henry endures with stoic good humour an overbearing father-in-law with robustly conservative opinions and a love of hunting. But he carries on time-travelling, sometimes leaving his wife wildly in the lurch, zipping off into the future, meeting his only child and seeing his own all-too-imminent end.

Saving Mr Banks: Charming Story Behind the Making of Mary Poppins #MoviesMall

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Saving Mr Banks: Charming Story Behind the Making of Mary Poppins


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Mary Poppins first descended from the clouds in 1964 and now, in honour of her fiftieth birthday, director John Lee Hancock unveils the story behind the making of Walt Disney's legendary, heart-warming musical, in the equally endearing, Saving Mr. Banks.

Set in 1961, the story is centered on P.L Travers (Thompson); the no nonsense, straight-talking author of Mary Poppins, who for the last twenty years, has refused to sell the rights to her book to the ever-so persistent Walt Disney (Hanks).

However, after not being able to publish anything for a long time - and now being faced with the risk of losing her London-based home - Travers reluctantly agrees to be flown over to L.A, but only after being assured that she will have the final say over the script. Soon upon her arrival, though, tensions rise, and after meeting the screenwriter, Don DeGradi (Whitford), and the enthusiastic song-writing brothers, Richard (Schwartzman) and Robert Sherman (Novak), it becomes clear that Mrs. Travers is not going to be easily won over by the jolly nature of the proposed screenplay.

Travers us utterly appalled and revolted by the prospect of having her beloved story being turned into an animated-musical, whilst Walt, along with his team of creators, desperately try to persuade her to give in. In order for her to do that, though, Travers must first face her childhood traumas.

As someone well-known for her incredibly powerful onscreen presence, Thompson does not disappoint. Embodying the snappiness and unbending nature of Mrs. Travers, the actress is utterly riveting and manages to deliver an incredible amount of character and deeply-felt sentiment to her part. Equally as pleasing, Hanks captures Walt Disney's well-known mannerisms down to a tee, and delivers yet another exceptionally charming performance. The rest of the supporting cast, including Giamatti as Travers' limo-driver and confidante, are all correspondingly amiable and well-incorporated into the storyline.

With the exception of clouding, and sometimes distracting, flashback sequences that take the film back and forth from Travers' childhood in 1906 Australia, the film is generally well-paced.

Saving Mr. Banks is incredibly moving, funny and surprising; who knew there was so much controversy and difficulty behind the making of one of the most celebrated film musicals of all time? It;s a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious-ly pleasing film for the entire family.

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A Proper Storyboard Is The Key Behind Every Successful Film #MoviesMall

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A Proper Storyboard Is The Key Behind Every Successful Film

Storyboard writing also known as story writing is a noble profession which requires people specialized in making storyboards for films, TV commercials, animation films etc. An artist who writes storyboards is able to visualize any plot and draws it in a piece of paper whenever required. Pencil sketching and marker sketching are the two most common traditional techniques, however nowadays software's like flash player and Adobe Photoshop are gradually put to use to design storyboards because of their numerous advantages over the hand drawn techniques.

Using a digital camera in creating storyboards is the latest technology. An artist who writes storyboards is also called an illustrator or visualize. They are mostly unprofessional artists, who are specially hired for this purpose by art directors. This is a very intricate and tough job and an artist is required to submit his project on scheduled time. So speed and accuracy is a must for every artist.

Storyboard artists have different roles in different industries:

1. In the advertising industry, the storyboard artist is required to create an exact representation of what the final TV commercial, or spot will look like. This is done in order to persuade and convince the client to buy the concept being thought of. This can be at two times. Either at the time when the agency tries to win the client's business or it may be after the client has signed on for the project with the agency.

2. In film industry, a Storyboard Artist is generally hired at the beginning of a project. When a Storyboard artist is hired by a picture company, the artist job is to break down the scenes of the script into modules also called slots which will be filmed. This is supervised by the film's director in order to fulfill the director's thoughts from the beginning of the project. Therefore, it is always beneficial for the storyboard artist to know the basics of film making when assisting the director.

3. In an animation film, Story Board Artist is required to work throughout the entire production. After a film sequence is edited, the director and storyboard artist and the rest of the team may need to review the sequence as it is mandatory that subtle changes need to be made in case of story and timing.

Storyboard Artist basically comes from various backgrounds and their talent is often instinctive. Many students are graduates with a degree in animation courses. Thus they possess basic information about how to pursue their careers in this line .It is highly improbable that a fresher will immediately find work in designing Storyboards immediately after completing their graduation. They have to fight their way all the way to the top. Graduates from Art courses like

Graphics or Illustration, who have passion and knowledge in film technique and storytelling, can also follow in the same lead. Only some live action Story Board Artists can make it to the field of animation, but it should be taken into view that the skills which are developed in making commercials may not be considered valid for larger format productions like movies.A storyboard is an important part of any film or serial or TV commercials or games. An artist should be able to draw anything, quickly and confidently. The significance of this art is to portray the story in pictures before they are actually made. It is a very difficult and intensive art, which requires great fluidity, experience and speed. Storyboard sequences may not be always tightly rendered but in most cases, the whole presentation gains from a loose and energetic atmosphere. After all, the main motive of the client, is to gather an approximate idea within a short time.

The history of Story board writing dates back to the early 1930's when this form was first used by Walt Disney studio. However many material had been lost during the 1970's when the studio archives were reduced.