this is a presentation of the planet of the apes 1960, in includes the narrative, representation, institution and why it was sucsessfull.

1. Planet of the apes (1968)
BY MAHAM MUSTAFA, AMY
SHIELDS, XANIECE SUTHERLAND-
PAYNE, AND DANI GREEN

2. Narrative
The film tells the story of an astronaut crew who crash land on a
strange planet in the distant future. Although the planet appears
desolate at first, the surviving crew members stumble upon a society in
which apes have evolved into creatures with human-like intelligence
and speech. The apes have assumed the role of the dominant
species and humans are mute creatures wearing animal skins.

3. Representation
Few of the main
characters:
 Charlton Heston
 Roddy McDowall
 Kim Hunter
 Maurice Evans
 James Whitmore
 James Daly
 Linda Harrison
 The villains of the film are the apes, and the
heroes are the astronauts. This is because the
apes are presented as more dominant, and
take control over the humans. They torture the
humans and take over, which shows how the
apes are the villains of the film.

4. How much does did it cost?
2 million
Where it was filmed?
Filming began on May 21, 1967, and ended on August 10,
1967.
Most of the early scenes of a desert-like terrain were shot
in northern Arizona near the Grand Canyon, the
Colorado River, Lake Powell, Glen Canyon and other
locations near Page, Arizona. Most scenes of the ape
village, interiors and exteriors, were filmed on the Fox
Ranch[16] in Malibu Creek State Park, northwest of Los
Angeles.
Who made it?
20th Century Fox, at the same time as Planet of the Apes they made:
Star Trek 1979
Godzilla vs Mochagodzilla 1974
Alien 1979

5. Why was it
successful?
• The film was groundbreaking for its
prosthetic makeup techniques. Also the
masks they had to wear were made
realistically with detail. This made the film
popular because of the effective
costumes.
• The film was popular with the audience
when it came out, because it was so
popular they decided to make a film
franchise. They made books, films and four
sequels. They even made a short television
show, animated series and even comics
about it.

6. Changes in the decade?
• In the 1960's there weren't as many view, instead it
became more popular with children. Also there were
television shows for kids based on Sci-Fi.
• Planet of the Apes became popular with the audience
in the second decade, this had four sequels and it own
television shows. This brought the adult views back
up.
• In the 70's the theme paranoir occoured.
• The conspiracy thriller came about and was popular in
this era.
• Sci fi comedies became popular as well.