Draft of Introduction

How effective is Stanley Kubrick in transforming his screenplays into films?

Introduction

Stanley Kubrick has created a number of outstanding films which he has directed and written the screenplay for; combing these disciplines which he has for most of his films have made him one of the best film makers of all time. He has been responsible for adapting or writing the original screenplay for these famous films: The Shining, A Clockwork Orange, 2001: A Space Odyssey and Full Metal Jacket. I am going to be looking into Stanley Kubrick’s life and his development in his work as he has progressed with age. By doing this I can find out how he combines his disciplines together, being his directing and screenplay skills. The screenplay to the directions he gives out is a big change and the way he combines them together really show when reading the screenplay and watching his films.

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093058/reviews

01/11/11

Looking for Full Metal Jacket reviews on IMBD

This website included more than fifty pages of reviews just on Full Metal Jacket. The reviews were written ordinary people and the reviews included some information about synopsis, actors, plots, director and comparing the film to other films or real life.

Research Log (In Progress)

Diploma in Creative and Media, Level 3     Research log for Unit 6: Investigation

Candidate name	Edward Hedley	Candidate’s number	955331
Centre name	The Henley College	Centre number	62441

Essay title

How has Orson Welles acting career helped with his directing, producing, writing and a voice acting disciplines?

Source	When and where found	How found	Summary of information
Icons of Film the 20th Centaury	15/09/11 College Library	College Website Library catalogue	Dates and facts on Orson Welles: What films he was involved with, what jobs he did, where he was when born, lived and died. But most of it was information about Citizen Kane – about the plot, actors
The 20 greatest movie directors of all time	15/09/11 College Library	College Website Library catalogue	Facts on Orson Welles and other great directors
Pocket essentials Stanley Kubrick revised and updated by Paul Duncan	26/09/11	Searching the library	Starts with the author’s biography/introduction to Stanley Kubrick. The book also includes a lot of the films he has directed and with them includes the: cast, crew, story and interesting facts about the shots and effects.
Stanley Kubrick the complete films	26/09/11	Searching the library	How Stanley Kubrick became a film director, how he gained independence, what he did and facts and stories about Kubrick and the films he directed.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000040/bio	28/09/11	Searching Stanley Kubrick on IMBD	Mini biography, list of films he was involved with (directing, screenwriting, producing), Kubrick’s life works and life.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Kubrick	28/09/11	Searching Stanley Kubrick on Wiki	Occupation, facts, family life, early works, films he was involved with and death.
A Clockwork Orange Film	01/10/11	Searching the college library on Stanley Kubrick films	It was directed and screen played by Kubrick and was made in 1971. The film lasts 136 minutes long and is about the life of Alex DeLarge a boy who is sent to prison for murder and undergoes experimental treatment that goes wrong.
http://public2.bio.lalababy.co.uk/biographies/stanley-kubrick.html	04/10/11	Searching Stanley Kubrick biography online	Timeline of dates and facts on Stanley Kubrick, from 1940 when Stanley Kubrick was sent to live with his uncle to 2001where Steven Spielberg released the film that he overtook from Kubrick when he died of a heart attack in his sleep.
The Shining	08/10/11	Saw the film showing on T.V	It was directed and screen played by Kubrick and was made in 1980. The film lasts 142 minutes and is about a family who take care of an isolated hotel were the father of the family goes insane and tries to kill his family.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUc62jD-G0o	11/10/11	Searching YouTube for Full Metal Jacket clips	The clip lasted four minutes and twenty-seven seconds long and was about the introduction to meeting the new recruits and the sergeant.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysRLZIlcQsU	12/10/11	Searching YouTube for Private Pyle’s Death Full Metal Jacket	This clip was about the death and insanity of private Pyle. It started with Joker finding Pyle in the toilets and ended with him shooting the sergeant and then himself.