Preliminary Exercise

For our preliminary exercise that we were told we had to work in a four to create, we all came to the conclusion of making a cliff-hanger ending of soap, which would come across as linking to the next/previous episode. The reason why we chose this was because, we felt that we had good actors whom would be able to take on the roles well of the decided idea and thought it would work well. To begin with, in our scene, we have chosen two characters who appear to be the protagonists who connote the fact that they are a couple and are together. The first shot that was made was the medium long shot of the girl. This shot shows the girl (anjali) walking towards a door, and allows the audience to see exactly who she is, avoiding any enigma codes being created.  Following on from this shot, an extreme close up of the door being opened, of her (anjali's) hand on the handle, has been shot. We have then shot when anjali walks through the door and shows that she is happy as she has a huge smile on her face. Throughout this clip, this is one of the places in which match on action has been shown clearly. After this we have created a scene in which it connotes that she is in a good mood and she is smiling walking into the room. A long shot has then been made, were we have started shooting from her point of view, and show her walking towards the male. The medium long shot that has then been shot from the side of both of them shows both of the shown couple to be hugging. This is the part within the scene in which the audience are meant to engage and begin thinking about the fact that they are a couple. After a few seconds this scene slowly fades and with an effect blurs, and all of a sudden the females (anjalis) phone starts ringing. From this part onwards, an enigma code has been created. And in order to achieve this, the phone was a vital piece of crop that we needed. Following this shot, we managed to create a shot using the 180 degree rule. This shot was when the camera was placed over anjalis shoulder and the male in front of her asks her how her day was, and when she responded, we created the same shot but then over his shoulder. Making sure that there was a distinct 180 degree line, we were able to make it exact. It is after this shot that more of an enigma code has been created as there is a repetitive shot being used of the phone vibrating. This again has been used in order to bring attention to the scene and creates more attention. After this shot, there is then a conversation recorded between both the male and female in the scene and this has been created using the 180 degree rule. This has been done filming over the shoulder and facing the camera towards the person who is speaking. This is followed by a shot of the female grinning suspiciously and stating that it was no one. Creating suspense and a sort of enigma code at the same time, as to why she is hiding who was contacting her. Then there is a straight cut, and this is used in order to go onto the next shot, which is the medium shot were the boy leans forward to snatch the phone off of her and she is trying to snatch it back. We have then used a long shot, of when the boy is standing up in anger and this again creates some sort of enigma code as the audience have not yet seen what it is on the phone that has made him angry. The shot after this, we have used a close up of the female, in order to show the actual expressions on her face, and from this, the audience should slowly gather that she has done something wrong, as she looks down and appears to be very guilty with the movement of her eyes rolling and the attitude shown. The final shot is of a close up of the phone, and gives the audience the exact reason as to why her supposed ‘love’ was angry – as he phone shows a picture of herself and another guy, not him. This is where the audience are most likely going to understand what is going on, and creates even more of an enigma code as they are going to start questioning why and what she did.

My Narrative - A Movie Bob'Super

Main character is Bob. He is thought to be a normal guy who lives in a village, working for the local train station. One day, he is fixing the rails of the train track, when out of no-were a train comes, and WOOOSH, all you can hear is the train passing. Whilst all witnesses gather around the rails to see what is left of him, everyone is shocked to see that there is no Bob to be seen. Clearly the train ran over him, where has he gone? How did he disappear? This creates an enigma code, as it makes the audience wonder as to were he has gone and how he could have gone, when clearly he has been ran over. The fact that he thinks he is normal, however it is later on revealed that he is a superhero, and for this reason he managed to escape the incident within a matter of seconds. This shows the equilibrium, however later on the Villain comes along and tries to kill him. This shows the disequilibrium. Further on , he meets Bobby – a girl who is also a superhero and begins to find out his history alongside her, and how he has these powers. It is through this that he comes to know ways in which he can defend himself, and in the end when again the Villains come to attack him, and take his powers away from him, him and the super heroin are able to defend him.  

The Villain: Bob

The Donor: Superpowers

The Hero, Helper, Princess: Bobby

Evaluation Of Teaching

                                                     

WWW
-Excellent starter; really engaging and gets people talking. Also introduces topic properly.
-Good detailed history
-Video is effective and clearly engages class from comments and interaction
-Reference to market is interesting
-Some very good content

EBI
-Less words
-Don’t just read the PowerPoint
-Make it clear what needs to be written down from the board (hence 20 word limit)
-Probably a little long for 6-8 minute lesson
-Way too much text on the slide (better if it was less)
-Could do with more focus on the different media aspects of Sony
-Some content missing (Sony picture, movies, games, computer, entertainment)
-Make it clear whether if their channels or media companies

In my opinion I think that the lesson that me and my partner both did, had a great started to it, as we both observed a lot of students begun asking questions, and they all started to come up with their own ideas as to which logo belonged to which industry within Sony. In addition to this the video we showed had a great amount of history within it, which also got the students engaged, despite it being too long. On the other hand, I believe that we both didn't put as much effort as we should have, as we didnt include some of the most important things that were meant to be included, such as the influence politics has on them and the synergy, neither did we have a hand out to physically give to the students.

Film Extract Analysis; Lighting

At the beginning of the clip, low key lights have been used in order to see the specific moving objects, ie the police cars and motorbikes. All of a sudden the lights turn off and only the small lights on the vehicles are visible. This creates tension within the scene as the audience may begin to wonder what is going on, creating an enigma code. Continuously within this scene low key lighting has been used, which only highlights the character when close to the camera.  When batman comes into the scene, top lights have been used, in order to show the mis – en – scene, such as the ‘laser gun’ he has, cape and mask. This gives the audience an idea as to who the main character is, as he appears to be being chased by the police. There are also close ups to the police mans face, then batmans face, then the police mans face, then batmans face, continuously throughout the scene. When the camera is on the police man, there is a slight use of a filler light, as we can only see half of his face and the rest is shadowed. When the camera is on batman, a high key light has been used. This connotes that, both these people are in power and authority, and creates a build up of tension throughout the scene for the audience as they do not know what is going on.

Still Image Analysis; Lighting

This is a still image from men in black. They have used high key lighting, which shows all the features of the characters and allows us to see everything in detail, including the colour of their skin. As the man in the middle, actor WILL.I.AM, is black and is standing in the middle, it also appears that there are filler lights that are reflecting on the other two men, which is making him appear more, which connotes that he is the main character. In addition to this, the fact that he is brought closer to the camera in comparison to the other two men beside him also gives us the idea that he is the main character. As the lighting appears to make WILL.I.AM stand out more in comparison to those standing either side of him, this connotes that he is of authority and power, which gives the audience the idea, that he could be in power of the other two men.

Citizen Kane Extract Analysis

Cinematography

Cinematography, and the use of different shots within a scene, helps in order to engage the audience and give them a sense of what is going on within the a scene.

In the opening of citizen cane, many different camera shots have been used. First of all they have a close up of the ‘No Trespassing’ sign, and as they have used a tilt shot going upwards, it conveys the message to the audience that the character is ignoring the sign and is crossing the fence, as each shot is getting an inch closer to the light that is shown in the window, until we eventually reach the main character; Kane on the deathbed. The most common shot that has been done is a medium shot. By doing this we can clearly see what is going on within the scene and the expressions on the characters faces. One of the main close ups that are shown in this scene is used when Kane is crying. This creates a sort of enigma code, as it is the opening of the scene, and it makes the audience begin to think as to why the character is crying. Another shot that they have used is a panning shot. This shows the audience clearly what is happening within the whole scene, as in this scene we can see the globe being thrown on the floor, and smash, as he takes his last words. There was also an extreme close up on his lips, when he said the words, rose buds in order to create tension and a sort of enigma code as he makes the audience think as to why he may be saying what he said. When the camera moves side to side towards the end of the clip it shows everything going on in the scene, as the nurse folds his arms and puts the bed sheet over him. This creates tension within the scene as it conveys the message that he is someone of authority as he has his own nurse.

Sound Collage

 Rihanna - Diamonds

Parallel                                                                                 Contrapuntal