The movie we came up with ended up being titled, "Delvecchio '35" because of the political aspect that was put into this film. This movie is about four members of the Delvecchio family. They are a mob family that has so much power, money and influence in the United States that they basically run the poles. They decide who is any position of power anywhere in the government. This particular mob family is made up of George Raft, Jack Carson, John Garfield, and Julie Bishop. These four characters are all siblings that run the mob.
The type of style my group was going for was a sort of action, thriller an political movie. We wanted this movie to have real substance to it and not just another gangster movie where a bunch of people get shot for no reason and they are all surrounded by drugs. This film is more about the political aspect of the mob. The mesage we are trying to convey from this movie is obviously political. We are trying to make a statement that unfortunately nothing or anyone in life can truly be trusted completely.
We picked to do a ganster film soley because we believed we had a lot of options and directions we could take the film. Also, I think my team and I can agree that it is an interesting subject. The cast and crew fit in perfectly with their roles in the movie and the poltical statement. George Raft, the main character is picked because he has a big background in gangster movies and would feel comfrotable playing the part. Jack Carson is known for being a comic relief character in other films so we decidedto go with him for a supporting actor. This is a very dark adn serious movie, so we thought it wouldn't hurt bringing in a character that could lighten up the tone and keep it from being TOO dark. John Garfield was picked because he is a tough looking individual and had just previously made a very popular movie. We thought he would bring a bigger audience to the theatre to watch the film. Lastly, we decided on Judy Bishop to be the only in the movie because she would add a softer element to the movie because it is a male dominated cast. We picked her also because although she is a woman and adds a feminine touch to the movie, she is very tough and can deal with her brothers very well. It is meant to show that women have more to offer than just being a housewife stuck in the background of her man's life.
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| George Raft: Main Character |
One of the biggest decisions we ha to make as a group was to decide which film studio to work with. This decision would affect what cast and crew we picked as well as most of the other aspects of the movie. We went with Warner Brothers simply becuase they have had a history of Gangster films, and would work well with our plot. Also, we liked the actors and actresses they had working for them at the time.
Delvecchio '35 would be a movie showcasing cinematography more so than sound, editing, color, or costume and makeup. We chose Sol Polito as our cinematographer because he had a background of very popular movies with substance behind them.
The Hays Code would obviously be a big problem for this movie considering its a Gangster film. Because of the code, we would not be able to show guns fireing (we would have to pan to a differrent part of the set and just have the gunshot sound in the background), we could nt show death (characters' deaths would be just alluded to) and we could not use profanity in the scripting, even though realistically these characters would be swearing a ton in real life.
To be honest, I loved working with my group. I did not feel that I disagreed with anything they came up with. We all were very open-minded to everyone's ideas and suggestions. If I had been working alone, I migt have picked a different genre of film, but in the end, I am happy with what we came up with.
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