Regulation Case Study: Research | 22.11.2022

Uncharted (2022)

Tom Holland’s ‘Uncharted’ Is Banned in Vietnam Over Illegal Map Images.

Sony’s hit action-adventure “Uncharted” has been banned in Vietnam over the film’s inclusion of a map that depicts China’s contested territorial claims in Southeast Asia.

The film, which stars Tom Holland, Mark Walhberg and Antonio Banderas were to have arrived in Vietnamese cinemas on March 18. Prior to this weekend, the film had grossed $278 million, according to Box Office Mojo.

Vietnamese state media announced the ban on Saturday. “The film was banned from distribution after we watched it and found it contained an illegal image of the infamous nine-dash line,” Vietnam News Agency reported. It cited Vi Kien Thanh, head of the Department of Cinema, the government structure responsible for licensing and censoring foreign films.

The Roundup (2022)

Starring Don Lee, aka Ma Dong-Seok from Eternals and Train To Busan, The Roundup is South Korea’s 13th biggest box office hit of all time. The film has recorded more than 12.5 million admissions since its local release on May 18, according to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC).

The film is a sequel in The Outlaws (2017) action franchise starring Lee as a ‘beast of a cop’. In this story, his character goes to Vietnam with his team to extradite a suspect but gets involved in investigating a vicious killer and his crew who have been committing crimes against Korean tourists for years in Ho Chi Minh City.

Local industry professionals speculate the depiction of Ho Chi Minh as a lawless place where Korean criminals run amuck might have been thought to give a negative image of the place and contributed to the ban.

The Try Guys, Ned Fulmer (2022)

YouTube group The Try Guys have announced that Ned Fulmer will be leaving the gang after the recent scandal regarding his affair with a company employee came to light.

Joseon exorcist (2021)

The Korean period horror drama series has been cancelled after the airing of its first two episodes, attacked for historical distortion and using Chinese props resulting in backlash from many Korean viewers.

Kim Ji Soo & River Where the Moon Rises (2021)

South Korean actor, Kim Ji Soo, was stripped of his role in a new series after recent allegations were made about him regarding bullying and sexual harassment. A popular actor faces allegations of bad behaviour from his youth and some of his fans say they cannot stand him anymore.

Our projects and typical conventions associated with it | Blog Post #14

Does your short film project:

Have one major idea or concept with a simple setup and payoff?

Yes, Maybe? At first, I thought my project would be a psychological horror yet it turned out to be more dramatic and experimental. I still can turn it into a psychological horror during the post-production process so it isn’t something I’m worried about now. But it definitely has one major concept and idea with a simple setup and a good ending to it. The ending isn’t a payoff but a good way to wrap up the story. And there is a plot twist in the after credits which opens up opportunities for further story development.

Have time for in-depth character development?

Again, maybe, I’m not sure if it’s in-depth character development or not. But the character does have to face something that they’ve been avoiding and admit to it. With little time, it’s hard to have major character development. And as I mentioned, my story is kind of experimental, I’m playing around a lot and with many things happening I didn’t know how to end it off so I had to get creative. And I’m quite satisfied with the ending and the character development.

Make sure to wrap up the story cleanly by giving your audience a satisfying payoff at the end?

Yes, it might not be satisfying for others but I’m quite satisfied with it. And logically with everything that happens in the story, it works. My film isn’t really a “good vs. evil” story with an obvious villain and payoff. But the ending works, all of the scenes are very vague and give little information about what’s happening but the ending makes everything make sense. It’s the best way I could come up with to end the story and still have a grey area to develop more in the future.

Component 3 Project - Recce report: Bathroom | Blog Post #11 - #13

This is another ambitious scene. It’s an after-credit scene but is still very important for the overall story. I would have to be extra careful with this scene because of the water and how I shoot it.

It’s quite short so it won’t take that long to film. I would have to figure some way out to not get my gear wet or use my phone since it's kind of water-resistant.

I don’t need many filming possibilities for this location as this scene would be in only one area which is the shower. I will be using the available lighting in the bathroom. And it’s a still shot so I would be using my Tripod.

It has a great atmosphere for the scene and also is where I think about things a lot and so I think it will be perfect for my character to have a scene here.