Camera work and editing: Minority Report analysis

                             Shot 1

The medium close up angle allows all of the characters to stay in the shot. This shows enough of the face for you to tell the emotion but also shows the background filled with people although not exactly showing where they are. The way they are dressed shows that they are police men even though they look more futuristic.

                                        Shot 2

This wide shot sows where the next event will take place. This shows an alleyway with a car as the background. This doesn't show a body or a face so you cannot actually tell what the emotion is, however judging from the background it looks drowsy dull and sad.  

Shot 3 

This close up shot shows mainly the face so the emotions are visible in his expression. There is barely any background so it is fairly hard to see where he is however there is a lot of shadow and the lighting is dark so we can assume that it is nighttime where he is.

During this video the pace of the editing starts off slow to build and then gradually gets faster when the action starts. The effect this creates is it intrigues the audience as it goes fast and they have to pay extra attention to see all the details of the action.

wizards of waverly place analysis

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1)medium close up at 0:12
This medium close up clearly shows Alex shouting at Harper. This allows the audience to read the emotions clearly on her face but also show the background and where she is.

2)long shot at 2:19
This long shot shows Harper and Justin dancing onto the screen. This allows you to see both actors whole body as well as the blurry background. 

3)medium shot at 1:04
This medium shot shows Alex rolling her eyes while talking to Harper. This allows both actors to be in the shot and the background.

4)high angle at 3:52
This high angle shows Justin lying hurt on the ground after being beaten up by Max. This particular shot shows Justin's whole body but makes him seem small and frail.

5)low angle at 4:06
This low angle shows Max taunting and making fun of Justin. This particular shot only shows her waist up and makes her look more powerful than Justin as she just beat him up.

6)At the beginning the camera panned in from the left to the right following Harper's movements. Next  the camera zoomed out to allow you to see more of the background when max enters. when Alex gets angry the camera pans from right to left following her movements and later when they introduce the karate sensei it zooms out to allow you to see both max and Justin.

photo story board

Establishing shot
This is the photo of the school. Known as the Establishing shot, which is used to show where the event is about to take place. This tells you that the event that is about to take place will be in or around the school building.

Close up
This photo is of Jayden and Karan. Known as the close up, close in on aspect of a character (usually a characters face.) This allows the audience to see emotions and reactions.  This tells you that Jayden and Karan are angry.

Over the shoulder
This photo is of Jayden over Karan's shoulder. Known as an over the shoulder shot, looking from behind a person at a subject. Used for conversation, or in this case an argument, between people or to show a characters point of view. 

High angle
This is a photo of Jayden punching Karan in the face. Known as a high angle, it is used to make people seem small. In this case we used this angle to make Karan seem smaller than Jayden as he is the one being punched.

Unusual perspective
This photo is of Jayden and Karan's fight from a birds-eye view. Known as an unusual perspective, this can be used to surprise an audience or show danger. In this case we used this angle to give a different perspective of the fight and to see the bystanders watching. 

Low angle
This photo is of Karan punching Jayden. Known as a low angle, this is used to make the subject look big and powerful. In this case we used this angle to make Karan look bigger and more powerful than Jayden as he is the one punching him

Medium close up
This is a photo of Billy as our 'teacher'. Known as the medium close up, only the head and shoulders are visible so the facial expression (emotion) can be seen along with background often used with over-the-shoulder shots. In this case we used it to make Billy seem angry, annoyed and bored at the same time.

Big close up
This is a photo of Billy's eye. Known as a big close up, shows extreme detail and emphasises whatever is seen in the shot. Used rarely by directors to make sure it has a strong effect. In this case we used this shot to make it known that Billy has seen the fight.

Long shot
This photo is of Billy moving toward the fight. Known as the long shot, the head to toe is visible. It shows plenty of background and fits in plenty of action. In this case we used it to show that he is moving toward the action.

Medium shot
This photo is of Billy attempting to break up the fight. Known as the medium shot, the waist to head is visible. The actor and the setting are roughly equal in the frame. it is often used with a '2 shot' (2 actors in shot together.) In this case we used this so that we were able to fit all 3 people in the shot.

blog feedback and LR

WWW: Overall, this is a very good start in Media! Your film poster analysis in particular offers depth and knowledge/research of the film studios behind Alien. More like this please!

EBI: Two issues I want to pick up. Firstly, written English. You need to make sure you are writing accurately in every piece of work you produce. In your blog so far, you’re missing capital letters for titles in places – that’s not good enough! Secondly, your denotation and connotation tasks don’t have the depth that your film poster analysis offers. If we are going to be aiming for those 7-9 grades, you need to explore texts from a variety of angles and offer real depth and detail to your written analysis. Compare this analysis to your WaterAid/Mr Kipling work: http://ishachana2.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/denotation-and-connotation.html

LR: Reflect on your first month of Media. What do you feel is your strongest piece of work so far? What is your weakest? What specific skills or knowledge do you need to develop over the rest of the course? How can you improve the depth and detail of your media analysis?

Response

My strongest piece of work so far is my Alien poster analysis because I believe that I went into a lot of detail in the analysis of the industry and what the poster means in depth.

I believe my weakest piece of work so far is my Mr Kipling analysis because I didn't go into enough detail nor did I think a lot about it. Specific skills or knowledge I need to develop are for Denotations, Connotations and learning how to properly analyse colours.

I think I could improve by practising Denotation and  Connotation until I can do it properly.

mr kipling poster analysis

Denotations
There is a box and a cake in the foreground and the words in pink say "new cake to go"
the background is just pink. The font is a cutsie icing like one.

Connotations
The kind of pink they use is supposed to make it seem fun possibly aimed at women or children.

water aid analysis

Denotation

There is a child who looks malnourished in the foreground.

In the background there is what seems to be a village and rather rocker wall.

It the very front there is text that says "dig toilets not graves".

The boys shirt is blue and grey. The wall is a light brown/beige colour.

Connotation

While the blue in his shirt may mean water and health, when put next to the dull greys it makes him seem unhealthy and sick. The browns and beiges in the wall make it seem dirty and disgusting which is another sign of sickness and they also make it seem almost earth like and environmental. 

Analysis

This image is designed to  make the audience feel sympathy toward the child but also allow them to see how malnourished they are and how much they need the water. It is designed to make the audience feel a deep sadness and make them want to donate.  

Alien movie poster analysis

alien movie poster

Alien Movie Poster Analysis

Language
The title of the poster says A  L  I  E  N in the font 'ariel'
This font is used in many sci-fi horror movie posters, along with the tag line 'In space no one can here you scream.' This is another way you can tell that this is a sci-fi is the mention of the word 'space' because space is associated with science. The word 'scream' also is associated with being scared which allows us to believe that this is a horror. The effect created here is supposed to make us interested as to why they are in space and why they would be screaming?


Industries
Directed by Ridley Scott and produced by Walter Hill, David Giler and Gordon Carroll, Alien got around $104.9-203.6 million in box office. This 2 hour movie was released on the 1st of November 1979 but set in the year 2121. In the late 1970's and 80's there was a cycle of films that all came to be known as ‘body horror’, because they focused on anxieties surrounding the human body. The body itself became the site of horror as its physical form was altered by disease, invasion or mutilation. Alien was one of these films which got it quite a bit of attention as a new type of horror.

Audience

The target audience, due to the fact it is an 18, was mainly pointed at adults. Many people believed that Alien was targeted towards adults because of the overly sexualised images of aliens. H.R. Giger was a Swiss painter, whose style was adapted for many forms of media, including record albums, furniture and tattoos. Alien's creatures were based off of his artwork which was mainly to do with very promiscuous aliens.This is the reason the Alien movie was aimed at a male adult audience.

Representation

This poster is up for as much interpretation as possible as it is very simple. The centre image is a floating egg like figure oozing a glowing green goo like substance, which we later find out is acid, and emitting a neon green fog. The very bottom of the image there is what seems to be a grid or net which looks very old and rusty.

This poster plays around a lot with lighting and shadows which allow it have more of a creepy air to it.

    

gcse first post

1)The thing I am looking forward to most is filming because i like using cameras, i also like coming up with ideas for new videos.

2)I hope to learn how to edit videos and use SFX because i think it is fun.

3)The grade I am realistically hoping to achieve in media is a B because i would rather hope for a lower grade and achieve higher than hope for a higher grade and achieve lower.

4)The last TV programme I watch was game of thrones and the last movie I watched was sister act 2.

5)I think game of thrones appealed to the audience because it had a lot to do with political issues. It is very exciting and spontaneous, it keeps you on the edge of your seat.

6)The last device i used to access media was my kindle.

7)The device i use most to access media is also my kindle.

9)From the clip i can tell that Sherlock has amazing intuition and is able to understand many stuff about people and things with just a look and Watson is kinda sceptical and doesn't understand Sherlock.

10)One aspect of the clip that the audience may find appealing is when Sherlock is whipping the dead body, this is because they may be curious as to why he is doing that. Another aspect is when Sherlock is talking to the woman and he notices the small details of her make up, this is fascinating because not many of the audience will be able to notice such minor things. The final aspect is when Watson first meets Sherlock and he tells him everything he knows about him, this is interesting because they have only just met each other and he already knows so much.