Friday, November 18, 2011

Summary of Hollywood Period Films

Historical period films are the ones which are occur the backdrop of the historical period with a few exceptions. There are certain standards which have to be maintained to classify a movie like a historical period film. Everything such as the sets, props, costumes, styling, and characters will need to symbolize time and background of the event.

Producing Hollywood period films is definitely considered an extremely expensive task. The reason behind this really is you need to prepare huge grand sets and design costumes that reflect the design and style of the era where the film relies.

Many film critics state that whenever Hollywood scriptwriters lack scripts, they're going for any period film. But, since most of the period films really are a big success, who minds?

Filmmakers think that making period films is really a critical job, since most of the contemporary actors know hardly any of the time Hollywood period films are based. They need to go through extensive research to get an understanding of the characters from epics. Imagining their mannerism assuring of mind and also to portray it on the watch's screen is really a tough job for both actors and directors.

Some of the recent favorite Hollywood Period Films are listed below:

"Braveheart" 1995: Starred, Directed and Made by Mel Gibson, the film would be a huge success critically as well as commercially. It won the 1995 Academy Award for best picture, best director, best cinematographer, best makeup and best sound editing. Braveheart is one of the largest grossing films worldwide.

"Titanic" 1997: Directed by James Cameron, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet was the largest hit of the year 1997 and holds an archive of highest grossing film ever, worldwide. The film was nominated in 14 Oscar categories and won for best picture and best director. Additionally, it won 11 other Oscars. Aside from these, the film won a number of other awards.

"Elizabeth" 1998: Directed By Shekher Kapur, the film received huge critical acclamation. It starred Cate Blanchett as Queen Elizabeth I of England. The film won an academy award. It received 7 Oscar nominations, but won just for best make up. Aside from these, the film won a number of other awards.

"The Patriot" 2000: Starring Mel Gibson and directed by Roland Emmerich, the film would be a hit. Although the film obtained some controversies, still it managed to get critical acclamation.

"Gladiator" 2000: Starring Russell Crowe and directed by Ridley Scott, the film was the largest blockbuster of the year. It made an international box office gross of 457, 640, 427 US Dollars,. The film won 5 Oscars such as the Academy Award for Best Picture.

"Chicago" 2002: Starring Richard Gere, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Renee Zellweger, is definitely an Academy top rated musical film. It won 6 Oscars and three Golden Globe awards.

"Troy" 2004: Starring Mr brad pitt, Eric Bana and Orlando Bloom, is definitely an Oscar nominated film. The film would be a big worldwide hit commercially and was critically acclaimed.

"The Passion of the Christ" 2004: Directed by Mel Gibson, the film earned worldwide gross of 610, 000, 000 US Dollars. Though pre-release the film was encompassed by controversies but later the film would be a big success.

"Kingdom of heaven" 2005: Directed by Ridley Scott and starring Orlando Bloom, Eva Green would be a success. It won many International Film Awards and particularly popular with the youth.

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