Film poster research

Euphoria synopsis: An American adaptation of the Israeli show of the same name, "Euphoria" follows the troubled life of 17-year-old Rue, a drug addict fresh from rehab with no plans to stay clean. Circling in Rue's orbit are Jules, a transgender girl searching for where she belongs; Nate, a jock whose anger issues mask sexual insecurities; Chris, a football star who finds the adjustment from high school to college harder than expected; Cassie, whose sexual history continues to dog her; and Kat, a body-conscious teen exploring her sexuality. As the classmates struggle to make sense of their futures, the series tackles the teenage landscape of substance-enhanced parties and anxiety-ridden day-to-day life with empathy and candor.

 

Insatiable synopsis: For years Patty was overweight, which caused her to be bullied, ignored and underestimated by the people around her. But she is now thin and seeking revenge against those who ever made her feel bad about herself through fat-shaming. Enter Bob Armstrong, a disgraced attorney with a passion for coaching beauty pageant contestants. As one of the only people who sees Patty's potential, he takes her under his wing -- first as a legal client, then as a pageant contestant. Bob hopes to coach Patty to the top of the pageant game, but he and wife Coralee have no idea how deep her rage goes or how far she will go to exact revenge on the people she feels have wronged her. are the two layouts of posters that give me a bit of inspiration to create an idea of what i would like mine to look like. 

The Fosters synopsis. Follows the lives of Stef Foster and her life partner Lena Adams and their struggles to raise their children Brandon, Jesus and Mariana in San Diego.



I have decided to go for these three pictures because I believe that these would go very well with the concept of the series that I am trying to create. I am most attracted to the first and second images. I will most likely go for the first image. I will adapt this by putting the title of my series on the tape. My series is a drama based on drug abuse, violence as well as family.

Black Panther Historical and Cultural context

The Harlem Renaissance: The Harlem Renaissance was the development of the Harlem neighbourhood in New York City as a black cultural movement in the early 20th Century and the subsequent social and artistic explosion that had resulted. this movement roughly from the 1910s through to the mid-1930s. This period of time is considered a golden age in African American culture, manifesting in literature, music, stage performance as well as art.

Source: https://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties/harlem-renaissance

The Black Panthers: The Black Panthers (who were also known as the Black Panther Party), was a political organisation that was founded in 1966 by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in order to challenge police brutality against the African American community during that time. The Black Panthers dressed in black berets and black leather jackets. They organised armed citizen patrols around Oakland and other U.S. cities. At its peak in 1968, the Black Panther Party had roughly around 2,000 members. The organisation later declined as a result of internal tensions, deadly shootouts and FBI counterintelligence activities aimed at weakening the organisation.

Source: https://www.history.com/topics/civil-rights-movement/black-panthers

Afrofuturism: a cultural movement that uses the frame of science fiction and fantasy to reimagine the history of the African diaspora as well as  to invoke a vision of a technically advanced and generally hopeful future in which Black people thrive. This movement is normally expressed through art, cinema, literature, music, fashion, etc.

Source: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/afrofuturism#:~:text=noun,%2C%20music%2C%20fashion%2C%20etc

Oscarssowhite: a hashtag used to call out the lack of diversity—especially people of colour but also women and the LGBTQ community—in nominations for the Academy Awards, or Oscars. It has expanded as a call for greater inclusion of marginalized groups in all aspects of the film industry.

Source: https://www.dictionary.com/e/pop-culture/oscarssowhite/#:~:text=%23OscarsSoWhite%20is%20a%20hashtag%20used,aspects%20of%20the%20film%20industry.

The Story of The Black Panther

How does Black Panther fit into the Marvel franchise and universe ?

The character of "Black Panther" existence was first hinted at  in Iron Man 2. Marvel fans are first introduced to the character of Black Panther in Captain America Civil War where T'Challa's father, T'Chaka is killed in a terrorist attack bombing said to have been orchestrated by The Winter Soldier also known as Bucky Barnes. Captain America brings half of the Avengers to help Bucky as they believe he has been brainwashed whereas Iron Man brings together the other half of the Avengers as well as other heroes in the MCU including Black Panther to capture Bucky for the different problems he has recently contributed to such as the bombing and assassinating Tony Stark's parents. This then leads to the movie, Black Panther taking place one week after the events of the bombing of the Vienna International Center which then leads to T'Challa becoming the king of Wakanda and taking his father's place on the throne.

What makes it different from other films in the Marvel cinematic universe ?

According to the director Ryan Coogler, the movie represents what it it means to be a black person in America, Africa and generally in the world as the film does not attempt to hide or dodge issues of race and identity that are normally classed as complicated that affects modern day black individuals in their everyday life. He says that Black Panther tackles one of the most important genres; "Superhero films that deal with issues of being of African descent." Black Panther is the first mega budget superhero film to have a predominantly black cast and African American director.