RESEACH

Researching an Interview 

This Inteview is about Robert De Niro

Interviewee: Martin Scorsese 

So you are going to be interviewing Martin Scorsese who is a popular film director but he has also been a producer, a screenwriter and an actor. He is considered to be a major figure of Hollywood. He has taken part in a huge number of movies that involve Robert De Niro (9 Feature length Films). The two have been pals for more than 40 years. With their friendship beginning back in 1973 movie "Mean streets". When Robert De Niro was aked about their special bond Niro said he "Can't imagine my life without Scorsese" 

We're interviewing him this now because of the duo's latest big project "The Irishman" might be Martin Scorseses' final picture (Said by Scorsese himself) and we want to look back on Robert De Niros work with Scorsese.

This interview is about Robert De Niro. This is happening because it is likely that this will be De Niros final collaboration with Scorsese. This statement came out late 2019. The Interview is happening in 2 days in New York as that is where Scorsese lives. This happened because Robert de Niro is considered to be one of the greatest actors of all time, this is stated by the public and countless critics.

Here are some questions suggested by me to ask Martin Scorsese about Robert De Niro:

1. What was it like working with Robert De Niro on "Mean Streets" (Their first collaboration) compared to what it's like to work with him on "The Irishman" (Their most recent collaberation)

2. Where do you see Robert lie in the history of film? Do you see him as an extraordinary creator or just the same as others?

3. Do you think your movies would be anywhere near as successful without Robert De Niro?

4. What are your thoughts on Robert De Niros other movies? (The ones that you didnt collaborate with)

5. What is the most important lesson Robert De Niro has taught you?

6. What is your favourite film you've worked on with Robert De Niro?

 

 

ME ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS

In this part i answer questions 1,2,3 and 6 as Martin Scorsese.

 

1. When i first witnessed his performance in mean streets I knew there was so much potential in him and throughout the years hes truly shown the world what he is capable off. His performance for the Irishmen was way more improved than mean streets as at this point he has unlocked his true potential from over the years and it's truly amazing to see.

2. I might come across as biased but I see Robert as one of the best actors I've ever worked with. The effort he puts into the roles he plays are extraordinary. In my opinion he will go down in history as one of the most influential actor in TV history.

3. Absolutely not. Robert accurately portrays my characters truly turning my imagination to real life. I can't imagine any other actor successfully achieving this, And of course the chemistry between us obviously helped with my movies.

6. Taxi Driver, Roberts role as Travis Bickle is something I've never seen before. He wasn't playing Travis Bickle. He WAS Travis Bickle and seeing that transformation was disturbing to witness but truly magical when it comes to the performance.

 

Creating my Character with research

Creating a character

 

The Basics

 

Name: Jeremy Elbertson

Age: 30 years old

Place of Birth: Rural Pennsylvania 

Current Location: California

Nationality: American

Education: College

Profession: Engineer

Income: $140,000 Per year

 

Physical Appearance 

 

Blue Eyes

Curly Hair

Body Type: Fairly Skinny, little to no muscle

Outfits: behind closed doors he usually wear tank tops but when around people he wears a pattern shirt and shorts and trousers.

No glasses

No accessories

Unorganized but intelligent 

No tics

Mental State: Psychopath 

Sloppy Handwriting

He walks Casually

 

Speech and Communication

 

He Talks formally but stutters a bit 

He speaks educated

California accent

Posture: Casual and relaxed

Gesture: controlled, only to make a point

Shifty eye contact

Prefered curse word: "Motherfucker"

No Catchphrase 

No speech impediments

Stutters when nervous

Silent laugh, he finds it funny when he rambles about his past interactions with people where he had his way with people.

Unnatural Smile.

They have a resting neutral face

 

The Past

 

Grew up in a town called New Hope

Sheltered growing up

In school he was successful, Jeremy is vastly intelligent

He was not involved in school clubs

Dream job was to become an astronaut

Role models growing up: Kurt Cobain, Clint Eastwood 

No regrets 

Hobbies: Chess, Fishing

Favourite place: His bedroom

Earliest memory is playing Chess with his dad

Saddest memory is no one caring about his accomplishments 

Happiest memory is drugging the high school captain of the football team

Clearest memory is his first time "Crossing the line"

Skeletons in the closest: hes murdered 5 people in the past year.

If he could change one thing about his past it would be the fear of being judged.

Major turning points in his childhood: School, College  engineering degree, moving away.

3 adjectives to describe him as a child: intelligent, Quiet, Independent.

Advice they would give to their younger self: "Dont fear anyone"

Criminal Record: Clean Slate

 

Family

 

-Father

Age 60 - Alive

Scientist

He sees his son as successful but wants more out of him, he's not good enough.

 

-Mother

Age 64 - Alive

Laywer

She doesnt spend any time with her son, she is a workaholic.

 

No sibling

No children

Grandparents died when he was at a young age

Hasn't seen his uncle or aunts since he was a child

He has cousins but can remember their names

Middle-High class economic status

He averagely sees his parents once a year.

 

External Relationships

 

No friends

No enemies

Colleagues in the office see him as an average Joe.

Everyone else doesnt even bat an eye, he is unnoticed

He has Twitter, instagram, Facebook and snapchat

He uses his social medias to try and contact people or to educate himself on various other topics.

He would mention that are too good to be true so that he would entise as many people as he can entise as many people as he can.

He's the quiet one who gets his work done

He is fully independent 

If he's not busy he will immediately respond to emails

His goal in a relationship is to be the one in control

He wants someone that will depend on him and fuel his ego

He doesn't have a significant other

If he died maybe his parents would turn up to his funeral

 

The Core

 

Enjoys the weather on rainy days

He is Book smart

He is a pessimist 

He is a introvert

His favourite sound is the sound of his voice

Favourite place in the world is his house

His biggest secret is that he's a murderer

His goal in life is to live a happy life

He cannot control his bloodthirst

No one suspects him, element of surprise 

His biggest fear is being caught

His biggest accomplishment is becoming a successful emgineer

He wants to be praised by people

Favourite qoute " Art is in the eye of the beholder"

He wants to be remembered as a hero

He approaches power

If his house was on fire he would save the alcohol 

Everyone bores him

He gets angry when he gets rejected by people 

He looks for desperate people he can control 

He has no morals at all although he does feel remorse 

Last 10 books he read:

-advanced engineering

-the dissaparence of Scott Gaze

-the downfall of the Soviet union

-the tension of war

-Chernobyl 

-building a skyscraper 

-astrology

-JFK assassination 

- the creation of Law

-police structure

-cooking book

He doesn't want to be placed in any fictional world

If he didn't need sleep he would spend that extra time trying to contact people online or contemplate life

Biggest pet peave is being judged

If he won the lottery he would do nothing with it. Money does not fuel him. It means nothing to him.

Bucket list:

-15: Be noticed

-20: move out

-30: unknown - most likely to just move on in life

-40: ?

He likes Classical music:

- Clair de lune

- serenade for C strings major 

- ride of the valkreys

-orchestral suite no.3 in D major . Air on G string

The best compliment hes ever recieved is when a co worker praised his knowledge on engineering

If he was stuck in an elevator he would press the buttons more than once

On his tombstone he would have "here "lies" the greatest man to have ever lived"

 

Overall, Jeremy Elbertson is a 30 year old male who studied engineering his whole life in rural Pennsylvania and after he got his degree he moved to California where he would carry out his engineering career. He is a psychopath therefore he has murdered 5 people in the last year. He is torn apart by this as he cant be good because of the things he do but he cant be evil because he feels remorse. He describes it as am addiction to alcohol or drugs, he knows it's bad but when he is in the moment he simply cannot stop.

 

3 act story structure for my character 

3 ACT STRUCTURE

 

ACT 1: 1.Inciting Incident = We are introduced to Jeremy in a dark cold room speaking to the camera and then he shows someone with a bag over their head who is tied to a chair. It then cuts to Jeremy in frame to the camera looking blankly at the floor, his head slowly goes up and he looks at the camera saying "I did it again today, I did the bad thing again" he then gets up and pans the camera over to a corpse. He starts silently singing to the corpse while simulataniously telling him to wake up. His voice showing more frustration each time he asks. The camera then cuts to Jeremy with goggles on with a knife in one hand and a bottle of bleach in the other. The camera turns off.

 

ACT 2: 2.act break/ lockin = We see Jeremy in his garden on a sofa speaking to the camera giving his basic details. He then confesses to murdering people. He tells his story about when it all started. When he got his first taste. Once he crossed that line it got so easy. He hasn't been able to stop. In hindsight he blames his parents for this because they gave birth to him. The camera cuts off.

3.Midpoint = We then see Jeremy dragging someone who is tied up with tape over his mouth. They're in the basement but then there's knocking at the door and Jeremy checks it out. The guy is left muffling for a few minutes until Jeremy comes back and thanks the guy for being so patient then proceeds to choke him to death with his belt. He then looks directly into the camera and smiles at it. Camera cuts to black.

 

ACT 3: 4.Act break/culmination = The camera cuts to Jeremy looking like a mess with messy hair and a glass of alcohol in his hand. He speaks to the camera. Saying that if he was the devil why would he feel remorse but if he were a man why would he do the things that he do. He's not good. He's not evil. He guesses it has something to do with his childhood because that's where they always turn but to be honest it wasn't anything bad. Yes, his parents are divorced, yes, there was always tension in the house and his father was a bit of a drunk and sometimes abusive. He then proceeds to say that he has to believe that his actions are his own. He is fully responsible. He alone his the creator of his destiny and him alone. He cannot stop the pleasure he gets from decapitating a corpse. He compares it to a heroin addiction, even though he understands fully aware if the abnormality of it he simply cannot stop. It's clearly an addiction. In the end, if he were to die today or if he were to get caught, he would welcome it, because then he could finally stop the disease that controls him. Even now his mind is somewhere else. He would like help but he knows in his gut that there is nothing that can help him. The battle is his and his alone and in this battle there will be many more victims before his defeat. He is sorry to the victims of his past. He is sorry to the victims of his future. "I am sorry" he then glances at his glass of alcohol blankly. The camera cuts to black.

 

5.Climax/Resolution = The camera cuts to a man tied to a chair with a bag over his head (its the same from the start) Jeremy presents like a show host "Who do we have here, drum roll please" then proceeds to aggressively knock on the wall. He then starts to sing the same song he sung earlier (act 1) but louder and then proceeds to be much more louder. He then takes the bag of his head. "I'd like to introduce the world to Mr. Elbertson. Or as i like to put it. "Dad". You probably wondering what type of son am I, ok I'll tell you. I'm the type of son that was teased relentlessly, that wasn't good enough. Do you have any idea the kind of repercussions you left me with?" Jeremy then drinks a mouth full of water and spits it at his dad "WAKE UP!" Jeremy then walks off camera. For a dozen seconds its just pure silence until we hear a high pitch machine noise. Jeremy then walks back in frame with a fully functioning buzz saw, he slowly walks torwards his father. The camera fades to black.

5 story facts and 5 character facts about my Character

CHARACTER FACTS

What's it like being a psychopath?

Psychopathy is a spectrum, and we are all somewhere on that spectrum. If you've ever shown a lack of guilt or remorse, or not fe
lt empathy with someone, or you've charmed someone to get what you want, then you've displayed a psychopathic trait.

 

How does child abuse mentally effect a child?

abuse can affect a child's emotional development, including: feeling, expressing and controlling emotions. lacking confidence or causing anger problems. finding it difficult to make and maintain healthy relationships later in life.

 

How long does it take to earn an engineering degree?

4 to 5 years including professional placement.

 

Is he an alcaholic?

No he isn't addicted to alcohol but instead consumes it to numb his mind from thinking about terrible thoughts.

What does Elbertson mean?

The name Elbertson comes from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It was a name for a person who is noble or bright. The surname Elbertson is derived from the Saxon personal name Aethel-berht.

 

STORY FACTS

 

Who common do serial killers get away with their crimes?

They get away with their crimes about 40 percent of the time.

 

What are gun laws like in Rural Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania is the 11th most firearm-restrictive state in the nation — not at all “gun-friendly,” Stolfer said. The laws make it almost impossible for some Pennsylvania citizens to own a gun.

 

What are gun laws like in California?

California has a ten day waiting period for all firearm purchases, transfers, and private sales which must be conducted through a federal and state firearm license holder. That is, upon purchase, the purchaser must wait 10 days after the purchase before the firearm is released to the owner.

 

What are the Criminal Statistics for California?

California's violent crime rate increased by 1.5% in 2017 to 451 per 100,000 residents. The state's violent crime rate increased dramatically from 1960 to 1980, from 236 to 888 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, a staggering 276% rise.

 

Do houses in California have basements?

It's mixed. Its scarce in southern California but common everywhere else. Its not necessary as there are no tornadoes in California. Jeremy is one of the people who own a basement.

Researching why Marijuana should be illegal

Why Marijuana shouldn't be Legalised

-Smoking it requires tobaco, which could lead to cancer.

-It can be highly addictive to a small minority of people, but with devastating effects.

-Amsterdam are infamous for legalizing marijuana, and it's at such a state that even children are using it.

- In younger people, the chance of developing anxiety, schizophrenia, IQ decreasing and other mental effects.

- If a pregnant women consumes marijuana her baby will be harmed, possibly developing birth defects and leukaemia.

-Marijuana brings forward lung problems 20 years before casual smokers.

-Marijuana is a very versatile drug, able to be grown in almost any climate, from Columbia to the Netherlands, further allowing drug dealers to exploit it for money.

-Marijuana is in high demand worldwide, and it can be grown relatively fast, meaning criminals can take advantage of i, Making themselves tons of money. In fact, it's such an issue, that 40% of arrests made for drug offences in the US in 2018 alone were for Marijuana.

Bibliography:

-Calmca
-Dr. Drew Pinsky
-Daily Mail Online
-American Cancer Society
-NHS inform

Roles in Radio

The Radio industry have a large number of roles and everyone plays a part into creating a successful radio station. There are many unknown roles that not alot of people are aware of.

Roles:

General Manager: This role requires lots of leadership skills as they are responsible for the whole operation of a radio station. This means they need to understand how a radio station operates as if there's any problems they can help by quickly assigning someone to help or they can help.

Station Announcers: This role requires a clear and confident voice as these are the people who introduce the music and read out adverts and public service announcements. This is the voice who the public mainly identifies with.

Marketing Manager: This role promotes the stations image and it's activities. This role are also responsible for other forms of promotion from promotion materials to the website to outside broadcasts.

News Reporter: Radio Reporters identify and research news stories then present them on air to a wide range of different audiences. Some of their work is office or newsroom-based, but they are expected to spend much of their time outside gathering Primary Research from witnesses to recording events and interviewing those involved.

Chief Engineer: The Chief Engineer is responsible for the technology necessary to put the station's programming "on-the-air" within the station's broadcast area. The engineer works to maintain existing broadcasting capabilities and provide quick solutions to problems that may arise with the transmitter, the studio or other related equipment.

 

Researching a Hot Topic (Death Row)

The Hot Topic I have looked into is neither the death penalty is effective or not. On one hand the death penalty is effective because it will deter some people becoming criminals, Specifically, the murderers. The death penalty is used more as a threat to other people. On the other hand giving a criminal the death penalty is much more expensive than keeping them locked up for life because as a persons life is on the line they need more lawyers and experts on both sides of the case. Another reason why it's not effective is that an innocent person could be wrongfully accused and given the death penalty as 4% of the people who died from the death penalty were later revealed to be actually innocent. Another problem is that its morally wrong. Sure they may deserve the punishment but that just makes the people in charge of the execution as bad as them. 

Personally i believe the death penalty should be abolished everywhere.

This is America Music Video Research 

The main focus of the video is about guns and violence in Amercia.

Gambino uses popular hip hop and African dances in the video to show how popular pieces of culture lose their uniqueness as they become more present.

The part where Gambino guns down the choir kids is a reference to a real life incident, the 2015 Charleston shooting where a white supremacist killed 9 black students in a church basement.

The final part includes Gambino running away from a group of people (i think they're all white, it's too dark and too blurry to see) while the lyrics "your just a black man in this world, your just a barcode" I believe this is referencing the slavery especially as you can see the fear on Gambinos' face as he's running for his life.

The whole video takes place in a warehouse.

The beginning shows a black man being shot then proceeds to show his body being dragged away while the gun gets treated with more care.

The silence in the video is 17 seconds long (Between 2:44 - 3:00) which refers to a real life incident to the stoneman Douglas high school shooting where 17 students were killed by a 19 year old former student, Nicholas Cruz.