'Dancing in The Streets'- Martha and The Vandellas

Alternate Titles

Good Morning England: France
I Love Radio Rock: Italy

Pirate Radio: U.S.A
Pirates Rock: Japan Radio Rock Revolution: Germany

Love Actually: A little info on another Curtis/Working title Film

At the beginning of this trailer, the voice over mentions films from Richard curtis that show the 'hysteria of

love'. 'Love Actually' released in 2003, is another film written and directed by Richard Curtis and produced by

Working Title Films. Again this film falls into Curtis' trademark 'RomCom' genre of film. The film stars

critically acclaimed romcom actor Hugh Grant , among other famous British actors and actresses like Emma

Thompson, Bill Nighy, Alan Rickmna and Kiera Knightly. It grossed $62,671,632 in the United Kingdom $13,956,093 in Australia and $59,472,278 in the US and Canada. It took a worldwide total of $247,472,278.

The Boat That Rocked: Trailer

Among using posters as a method of selling the film to the public, a theatrical trailer was used to entice and encourage the public to see 'The Boat That Rocked'.

This one and a half minute trailer is used to present the actors that are starring in the film, some recognizable to the viewing public as comedic actors, for example Nick Frost who is known for roles in comedic films like 'Shaun of The Dead' and 'Hot Fuzz'. The trailer also shows famous actors such as Philip Seymour Hoffman and Rhys Ifans.

As the trailer mentions the writer/director of the film Richard Curtis, other films he is well known for lie 'Notting Hill' and 'Love Actually' are said so as Curtis is recognizable to the public.

The trailer also uses a sample of the music that is displayed in the film s as to entice the audience whose generation this music belongs to. The Trailer is in full color and this reflects the colorful characters and wild story line that 'The Boat That Rocked' has to offer.

The Boat That Rocked: The Poster

The poster for 'The Boat That Rocked' presents most of the main characters who feature in this film, with recognizable actors, such as Bill Nighy and Nick Frost, and new comers like Tom Sturridge who plays the newcomer of Radio Rock young Gavin. All the DJ's are wearing what would have then been considered fashionable, especially with the wearing of sunglasses. These sunglasses, being worn by Nighy, Hoffman and Rhys Ifans, are character information that these particular DJ's play an important role in the film. Kenneth Brannagh is represented as being the villian of the film in the poster by his picture being the very last one we see. His backround is a dull, plain gray color, very much like how he is represented in the film, unlike the vibrant colors of the DJ's, who are vibrant people. Brannagh's glasses, being clear, also show that he is very conservative becuase Nighy's, Hoffman's and Ifans' sunglasses are all red and fashionable.

Tom Sturridge's character of Gavin is right in the middle of the poster, representing him as the person who is surrounded by these intereseting, intricate people. Also, all character surrounding Sturridge, except for Talulah Riley who plays Quentin's Niece Marianne, are fully grown adults, a representation of Gavin having to grow into a man through his expereince with the DJ's. Riley is instantly represented as being a love interest in Sturridge's life by her being directly below him and being of the same age.

Technological convergence

Although the filming of films in the 21st Century is becoming more technologically advanced, 'The Boat That Rocked' would not have used or needed as much new filming technology as films like, for example, 'Avatar', however they would have used a small amount. For the effect of the boat rocking toward the end of the film, Curtis used a hand held camera so as to capture the disorientating, rocking movement that an actual sinking boat might start to do. Also, for filming underwater, Curtis would have needed to use special equipment to keep images crystal clear. Finally, to film on a boat wold have been difficult if the right equipment was not used, therefore they would have used technological convergence to make sure cameras were safe during film and no damage would have been done to them.

Background To The Film And The Facts Behind It

The film is based in 1966 England, when Rock&Roll music would have only been played on a limited amount of radio stations for only an hour or two. the fictional 'Radio Rock' radio station is based on the many pirate radio stations who would go out to sea and broadcast rock music out at sea. These rock stations would later on become illegal.

'The Boat That Rocked' is a fictitious parody of these radio stations who would go out at sea to broadcast Rock&Roll music with recognizable actors such as Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Bill Nighy playing this rebellious motley crue of DJ's.