Freelance Content and SEO writer needed for movie review/preview site

[Shaeri]

Hello writers
I am looking for a competent review/preview writer, in English with knowledge and interest in films, for Hollywood films along with S.E.O, for my website, aiming at providing an uninfluenced movie review platform.

The writer needs to do their own research and the final write-up should be an uninfluenced one. The articles should be focused at presenting the overall performance of the film, which should go beyond basic actor, director, stunt category. The articles should generate interest, should have S.E.O and should include aspects like set designs, background score, character actors, storyline etc. The article should not have grammar or spelling issues and should not be repetitive and should try to look at a film beyond its box office collections.

The movies, which need to be previewed or reviewed will be given a week earlier, and the writer should be able to give 15 articles (review and preview included, or as per requirement which will not be more than 15), of 550 + words per week of 5 working days, giving 3 articles each day.

Payment will be made on weekly basis, of 1500 INR per week initially, and can be made in to monthly 6000 INR per month, depending of performance.

Interested writers please respond to this thread with a write up of recent 'Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows ' review.

[Mridula.Ajay]

Hello, my name is Mridula Ajay. I'm passionate about movies, and have written reviews for Chillibreeze in the past. Just to be sure I understand this correctly - is the payment Rs.1500 for a total of 15 articles of 550 words each?

Thanks and regards,
Mridula

mridula_a@yahoo.com

[Terence Fernandes]

MOVIE REVIEW:
SHERLOCK HOLMES : GAME OF SHADOWS

The sequel to the Guy Ritchie’s ‘Sherlock Holmes’ starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law as the famous detective duo Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson opened amidst much anticipation.
The film tells the tale of the epic battle of wits and brawn between Sherlock Homes and his arch-nemesis Professor James Moriarty that takes us all the way from England, France and Germany to Switzerland. Holmes and Watson look to foil the anarchist plans of Moriarty all while trying to stay alive long enough to uncover his master plan that will no doubt mean international devastation.
Die-hard Guy Ritchie fans were not left disappointed as the director’s trademark High-Definition sweeps, cuts, slow motion and fast-forwards all made ample room for themselves to leave the crew on the floor wheezing and audiences begging for more.
The screenplay penned by Kieran and Michele Mulroney relies heavily on Conan Doyle’s The Final Problem. This fact left many of the fans of the first movie disappointed because the film didn’t hold up as a sequel to build on the magnum opus that was the first movie.
Robert Downey Jr. does an above-average job of the methodical, eccentric, genius detective but fails to build upon his character from the first movie. His flamboyance and charisma is ever-present, beloved, and admired, as always, though, it just doesn’t bring any new meat for the audience to sink their salivating teeth into. The flawless Jude Law does not disappoint, however, as he plays the part of Dr. Watson with elegance and perfection. His performance has grown leaps and bounds as a recently married man working on his last case with his best friend. The emotional distance that he’s trying to create between him and Holmes, his lust for action, adventure and his love for his new wife are all at juxtapositions, and that comes out beautifully in his performance. Jarred Harris who plays Professor Moriarty looks less menacing than a house-trained cat, to be honest. When he’s supposed to look two strokes away from a lunatic madman his performance doesn’t even scare you enough to look over your shoulder when you leave the theatre. A few sparks of insanity do seep through towards the end but overall it was a disappointing and uninspired performance from him.
The background score given by master composer Hans Zimmer (of Inception fame) is one of the talking points of the film as it wonderfully highlights England of the 1800s with his finger-plucked violin compositions that compliment the scene changes and plot shifts delightfully.
All the sets are engagingly well designed taking into account of the fact that it is a Guy Ritchie movie and the sets probably won’t survive past the director’s call of ‘cut’. The work put into the detailing of the lavish sets such as the opera house, etc are all distinguishable.
The cinematography of Philippe Rousselot whose previous works include Charlie and the Chocolate Factory doesn’t do anything magnificent to add to the movie and just about manages to jump out at you in short bursts.
The best scenes are rightfully devoted to the forwarding of the Holmes-Moriarty relationship and the dialogue is so superbly cutting and witty that it makes your head spin.
To sum up, Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows is a high-octane action driven extravaganza that will surely keep you on the edge of your seat throughout but it fails quite comprehensively in other departments but luckily for them it doesn’t affect the movie enough to take away from the crux of the action and plot. Guy Ritchie’s innovative take on Sherlock Holmes that is a stark deviation from the conservative Doyle version continues to enthrall audiences worldwide.
Rating: 7/10.






Author bio: Terence Fernandes, 17, is a student of St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. He has worked on a brief internship with Rediff.com and also writes for his College periodicals and newspapers. He is an avid writer, voracious reader and movie buff.

Some more movie reviews by him:

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[Fatema]

Hi,

I am a film reviewer with more than five years of experience. I am interested in your offer and would need two days to watch the film and revert with the review. Meanwhile, do take a look at my work on http://filmsandwords.blog.com. I am sure you will find the range and resonance you are seeking in my published work displayed on the blog. In case you like what you read, you could get in touch with me on fk.writer@gmail.com.

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[AB2012]

Sherlock Holmes: The Game of Shadows

The Legend of Sherlock Holmes can never die and the latest blockbuster by Guy Ritchie bears testimony to the fact. The Game of Shadows ends with a note “The End?” and the Executives at Warner Brothers ensured that you ask this question after coming out of the Theatre. Guy Ritchie and his crew have produced a breath-taking action flick which will not only satisfy the financial side of the Studio but also the audience who will now definitely wait to see the next part of Ritchie’s Holmes Series and the question of “The End?” is now out of equation.

Inspired from Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Final Problem”, which accounts the famous Reichenbach Falls incident. Holmes chases his arch-rival throughout England, France and Germany as Prof. Moriarty was trying to set-up War against those countries just for his benefit as he anonymously gained a major Arms Manufacturing Company. This time Holmes and Watson gets Noomi Rapace in their company who plays the enigmatic gypsy Fortune teller Simza. I will not reveal anything more about the plot as it will act as a spoiler and so I would suggest you to see the film and enjoy the 2 hours ride. For me The Game of Shadows is a much better film than Ritchie’s first attempt and more because this time he was able to balance the film in such a fashion that the rhythm of the film flows invisibly and the audience could feel the energy through out. Its not that the first part lacked this thing but somehow the frames that Ritchie dealt with in this installment was bit more tighter than the last film and the characters played by the most talented actors of this generation ensured that the audience get to feel the heat.

Once again Robert Downey Jr. proved his mettle and dished out a controlled performance as the central character of the film and his performance was well-complimented by his nemesis Prof. Moriarty played by Jared Harris. The scenes between Holmes and Moriarty actually made a huge difference in the film as an audience you could feel the psyche of two minds and it was backed up by strong dialogues that maintained the pace of the film. Stephen Fry as Mycroft Holmes stands out of the whole cast and I would definitely love to see him in the next part. Stephen Fry over the years have done some interesting work in Film and especially in Television and Jeeves and Wooster Series is one big example of his great talent. The chemistry between Holmes and Watson was spot on as we could feel their “Bromantic” relationship but I am sad to see Jude Law as Dr. Watson. He is once again overshadowed by Downey Jr’s commanding performance and I think it’s high time that Jude Law should re-think about his character. Jude Law loves to underplay his characters but when you have someone like Robert Downey Jr. in the lead and you are his sidekick then things to get a bit tricky.

The film is again a visual treat thanks to the brilliant Score by Hans Zimmer whose music actually created the perfect atmosphere for the visuals, the sound design by Chris Munro and Mark Taylor was commendable and so was the Editing by James Herbert who achieved his Director’s vision by manipulating the psyche of the characters and also that of the audience especially when Holmes would visualize how to tame his adversaries before engaging into a fist fight with them and also the action sequences that were so well constructed and well mixed up visually with slow motion and interesting camera movements. Herbert has been very consistent with his work from the first film and I expect to see more of him. The Special effects and the Cinematography go hand in hand as it was hard to make out the difference between CGI and the real stuffs.

Lastly, kudos to Guy Ritchie for getting the job done perfectly again and he is the main reason why Sherlock Holmes is doing good business. Going by the fact that in the past a lot of Director’s have worked with Holmes, most famously the Television Series that featured Jeremy Brett and Billy Wilder’s film adaptation(The Private Lives of Sherlock Holmes) but they all relied upon the classical mode of storytelling and hence true to its text created by Sir Doyle. But Ritchie moved out of that area and adapted Holmes in his own funky, suave and bloody fast pace that gave the latter him a re-vamped look as a mean action hero with the same old weird intellect!


Name: Abhishek Bhattacharyya; Age: 25; Place: Kolkata; Occupation: Student (Film Editing, Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute);
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[Jayanth]

Hi Shaeri,

Link to my review: MindMeld: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) - Movie Review

Let me know if you are interested.
Jayanth.Jagadeesh@gmail.com

[MB27]

Hi My name is Moumita Bhattacharjee and i have been working as a freelance reviewer for quite some time now. I am interested to take up this job. Following is the review of the movie you wanted as a sample.


With a blockbuster of an original, the sequel Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows came riding on a lot of expectations. This Guy Ritchie follow-up of the nail-biting suspense thriller with the evil genius of a detective at play boasts of the same number of thrills, suspense, intrigue and of course, a Victorian set up and exploding action sequence. So, let’s find out if the sequel has in it to make the cut as the first one.
Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr) is continuing to stay in a shred of a place under the strict and watchful eyes of Mrs. Hudson and beside himself to see his trusted and sometimes unwilling aide Dr. Watson (Jude Law) getting hitched to Mary (Kelly Reilly). But he has lot more pressing issues to solve what with anarchist bombers, sharpshooters out in the open, creating mayhem in the world and only Holmes knows to quell all of this. But what the master detective didn’t expect is him unraveling mysteries that lead him straight to his infamous nemesis Professor James Moriarty (Harris).
We will start the review with what the film should be proud of. Now a sequel needs to be befitting its first film and all thanks to the suave director it packs a punch. The saggy but eloquent evil genius Holmes takes you along while deciphering mysteries. There is a lot of action to get the adrenaline rush as expected. Like the first outing, the screenplay of Game of Shadows is fast paced and is well-endowed with visually striking action. It is filled with moments that leave you satiated and charmed like the brawl in pub during Watson’s stag party hosted by Holmes, the latter’s rather disturbing yet witty remarks on Watson’s wife are simple fantastically executed. A pat on Ritche’s shoulder for showing what he intended to. What also stands out is the setting. With a Victorian London in the backdrop, Ritchie played amorously with shadows (to stay true to the film’s title perhaps) and silhouettes giving the feel of a true suspense thriller. Like the first film, London continues to be dark, droopy and not to mention soggy in the second film in the franchise as well. But all praises seem unworthy if the brilliant and crackling chemistry between Downey and Law is not mentioned. They make the best pair on screen with their wittiest anecdotes and competent crisis solving attributes. Add to that an array of amusing, entertaining and absolutely fascinating dialogues and you know you have a lot of reason to stay loyal to the two hours runtime of the movie.
So many plus points might give an impression that the film hardly has a flaw. But well, it does have something that can be a real turn off if went overboard and that’s what happens with Game of Shadows. In a bid to make it more aggressive in its portrayal, Guy Ritchie just lost touch with the limits of action in a film. Though action buffs are in for an excellent treat with this movie, people who like an equal mix of action and drama will be fairly disappointed. Also, the character of Holmes has gone through a whale of a change from a detective who gets struck by realization at weirdest places and at weirdest condition, he has transformed into a intellectual sleuth who forgets to explain how he arrived at a certain conclusion. Of course, you are left bewildered and befuddled all the time.
Next comes the performances. Now, Downey rose to the opportunity he was offered with in the first film and just takes it a notch higher in the second one. Jude Law proves he fits hands in gloves with the role of Dr. Watson and of course, Downey Jr. But Harris sparingly shows talent as Moriarity which is unsatisfactory as his ghostly presence always gave an impression of an elegant man in Holmes series.
But keeping aside all the drawbacks, Game Of Shadows does pack a solid punch if action is your thing. Rest can give it a shot if Sherlock Holmes’s tales continues to fascinate you!

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[Paromah]

Hello,

I am a writer by profession and think I'm quite capable to take this on as a freelancer. I presently work for an ad agency as a writer and look forward to hearing from you regarding this project,

Paroma

[Paromah]

Hi,

I am a professional writer with several years of experience and would love to freelance with you / your company for movie reviews.

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[Archana]

Hi,

I have a keen interest in English, Hindi and Tamil films. I have written travel articles for The Deccan. I could write movie reviews, but honestly cannot d0 3 per day. I can work on maybe 5 -7 articles a week. If this suits you, please mail me on archana.srivatsan@gmail.com

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