The Lion King 'Sweded'

I started my research by looking at examples and information of the site swededfilm.com

The site showed me lots of Sweded Films that inspired ideas and helped me figure out some techniques, like using paper signs for the titles and credits.

I thought that a disney animation would be the easiest and most effective to swede, as I knew the story lines and had toys and figures from most of the movies. Emily and I decided to do 'The Lion King' after I saw this sweded version using puppets.



We wanted to film as quickly as we could to try and make something that was funny and un planned. I used every clip we filmed and did no editing other than putting the clips together.

We had a lot of fun making it :)

4. 500 Days of Summer (2009)

The main reason I like this film is the stilted way it shows the process of falling in and out of love. The displaced order of events and harshly realistic acting made a film that made me laugh and cry and feel every emotion the main character felt. It was one of the movies that made me want to act and direct or just be involved with making something so amazing and thought-provoking. The director (Marc Webb) is a great director and pulls of the non-linear narrative of the story with such finesse that the movie's not confusing or boring and kept me on the edge of my seat.

3. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

I grew up loving Tim Burton movies and their gothic appeal, so when I saw 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' I couldn't help but the love it. The dark stop-motion animation was stunning and also had an independent female lead (Sally) that in some ways helped to save the main character (Jack Skellington) from the repercussions of his decisions. The songs were beautifully composed and helped introduce me to some of my favourite musical genres. The fantasy plot-line told the story of the 'Pumpkin' king of Halloween town having existential crisis that resulted in the kidnap of Santa and near ruining of christmas. The film showed me that even clever and powerful people make mistakes and I still watch it every christmas.

2. Alice in Wonderland (1951)

I first watched this film when very young and adored it. The wacky characters and beautiful Technicolor animation was hypnotising and enthralled me. Since then, I read the book and watched many of the other adaptations, but watching the Disney classic still gives me this huge sense of nostalgia and happiness. Alice was one of the first female leads in a movie that I related to, there was nothing special about her, she was just normal girl thrown into this weird world where up was down and down was up. She didn't chose to go on those adventures, she was just pulled into it but she kept going and he rational thinking and quick wits made her independent and strong, unlike all the the other 'heroines' Disney had to offer.

1. Donnie Darko (2001)

This film is incredibly important to me. The way it blended so many amazing genres into a clever and original plot along with its killer 80s soundtrack and beautiful cinematography made it (in my opinion) the best movie ever made. It stared as a psychotic thriller with elements of Comedy, Coming-of-age, and Sci-Fi. I fell in love with characters and clever plot and that paired with the witty social commentary on the world around teenagers and the split between the supposed 'sane' and 'insane' made this film something I still watch again and again.

Top Ten Favourite Movies

1. Donnie Darko (2001)

2. Alice in Wonderland (1951)

3.The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

4. 500 Days of Summer (2009)

5. The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

6. The Truman Show (1998)

7. Suicide Room (2011)

8. School of Rock (2003)

9. Submarine (2010)

10. Singing in the Rain (1952)