Friday 6 July 2012
Tuesday 27 March 2012
ANALYSIS
ANALYSIS
Firstly, we decided to test shoot explore some potential ideas for the first scene of our movie. The scene focuses on a girl in a room, and we thought it would be effective to show her from a distance and then zoom into her face, and also her hands as she is writing. Then, we would of gone from this into a side shot, using the dolly as a prop to guide the camera steadily until the camera is facing the back of the girl, where we would then make the transition to an over the shoulder shot.
In the second practice shoot, our cameraman wasn't here, so Valeriya took control of the camera, using her experience from different shots using the dolly in the previous test shoot. However, it didn't go as smoothly as we imagined, as the shots Valeriya took were too jumpy, due to the fact we had no dolly.
The crane shot, we all agreed was the only one that was smoothly done, and after editing, although it wasn't perfect we could see a massive improvement to when we first started.
To have it perfect in the finished piece we will make sure we have the dolly to use and instead of using the same shot to zoom in, we will have a separate shot to do so.
The dolly test was the first time we actually filmed spontaneously, with the use of the dolly. We filmed about an hours worth of footage, only deciding to put the ones we felt were done the best. The first one, a scene from 'Romeo and Juliet' Josh captured the part where Valeriya fell perfectly, zooming out at exactly the right moment. Although once we watched the clip back it was obvious there was room for improvement when operating the dolly and needed to be slightly more steady when moving the camera.
For the next two shots, we decided to collaborate them to show a sort of short scene, where Valeriya reads a note and the camera moves closer, then stops to zoom in, this is called "?" it zooms into her eyes, causing a suspensive effect, and the scene quickly changes to Josh on a chair, as if the camera is going into her mind. It gives an eerie sense that he has something to do with what the letter is about, as the camera is moving along the dolly as his eyes are following it, however this also could've been done better by the camera moving less.
Firstly, we decided to test shoot explore some potential ideas for the first scene of our movie. The scene focuses on a girl in a room, and we thought it would be effective to show her from a distance and then zoom into her face, and also her hands as she is writing. Then, we would of gone from this into a side shot, using the dolly as a prop to guide the camera steadily until the camera is facing the back of the girl, where we would then make the transition to an over the shoulder shot.
In the second practice shoot, our cameraman wasn't here, so Valeriya took control of the camera, using her experience from different shots using the dolly in the previous test shoot. However, it didn't go as smoothly as we imagined, as the shots Valeriya took were too jumpy, due to the fact we had no dolly.
The crane shot, we all agreed was the only one that was smoothly done, and after editing, although it wasn't perfect we could see a massive improvement to when we first started.
To have it perfect in the finished piece we will make sure we have the dolly to use and instead of using the same shot to zoom in, we will have a separate shot to do so.
The dolly test was the first time we actually filmed spontaneously, with the use of the dolly. We filmed about an hours worth of footage, only deciding to put the ones we felt were done the best. The first one, a scene from 'Romeo and Juliet' Josh captured the part where Valeriya fell perfectly, zooming out at exactly the right moment. Although once we watched the clip back it was obvious there was room for improvement when operating the dolly and needed to be slightly more steady when moving the camera.
For the next two shots, we decided to collaborate them to show a sort of short scene, where Valeriya reads a note and the camera moves closer, then stops to zoom in, this is called "?" it zooms into her eyes, causing a suspensive effect, and the scene quickly changes to Josh on a chair, as if the camera is going into her mind. It gives an eerie sense that he has something to do with what the letter is about, as the camera is moving along the dolly as his eyes are following it, however this also could've been done better by the camera moving less.
Tuesday 21 February 2012
definitions of the theory's
Hypodermic Needle Model:
was introduced in the 1920's
gives a mental image of the direct, strategic and planned infusion of a message into an individual.
Reception theory:
relates to how the audience understand meanings in a text
based on the idea that the cultural similarities there are
produce texts which represent their lives and experiences
- preferred reading is the reading media producers hope audiences will take
- oppositional reading is when the audience outside the intended target audience may have a different view
- negotiated reading is when audiences acknowledge the preferred reading but modify it to suit their own values and opinions
not finished
was introduced in the 1920's
gives a mental image of the direct, strategic and planned infusion of a message into an individual.
Reception theory:
relates to how the audience understand meanings in a text
based on the idea that the cultural similarities there are
produce texts which represent their lives and experiences
- preferred reading is the reading media producers hope audiences will take
- oppositional reading is when the audience outside the intended target audience may have a different view
- negotiated reading is when audiences acknowledge the preferred reading but modify it to suit their own values and opinions
not finished
Wednesday 18 January 2012
Tuesday 17 January 2012
test shot analysis
Firstly, we decided to test shoot some ideas for the first scene of our movie. As it is focused on a girl in a room we thought it would be effective to show her from a distance, then zoom into her face, and her hands, as she is writing. Then, we would've gone from this into a side shot, using the dolly as a prop to guide the camera steadily until it got behind her, where it would change into an over the shoulder shot.
In our practice, our cameraman wasn't here, so Valeriya had to take control, using her experience from different shots using the dolly before the Christmas holidays. However, it didn't go as smoothly as we imagined, as the shots Valeriya took were too jumpy, due to the fact we had no dolly.
The crane shot, we all agreed was the only one that was smoothly done, and after editing, although it wasn't perfect we could see a massive transaction to when we first started.
To have it perfect in the finished piece we will make sure we have the dolly to use and instead of using the same shot to zoom in, we will have a separate shot to do so.
The dolly test was the first time we actually filmed spontaneously, with the use of the dolly. We filmed about an hours worth of footage, only deciding to put the ones we felt were done the best. The first one, a scene from 'Romeo and Juliet' Josh captured the part where i fell perfectly, zooming out at exactly the right moment. However in watching his dolly moving skills we realised he needs to be slightly more steady when moving the camera.
For the next two shots, we decided to collaborate them to show a sort of short scene, where Valeriya reads a note and the camera moves closer, then stops to zoom in, this is called "?" it zooms into her eyes, causing a suspensive effect, and the scene quickly changes to Josh on a chair, as if the camera is going into her mind. It gives an eerie sense that he has something to do with what the letter is about, as the camera is moving along the dolly as his eyes are following it, however this also could've been done better by the camera moving less.
In our practice, our cameraman wasn't here, so Valeriya had to take control, using her experience from different shots using the dolly before the Christmas holidays. However, it didn't go as smoothly as we imagined, as the shots Valeriya took were too jumpy, due to the fact we had no dolly.
The crane shot, we all agreed was the only one that was smoothly done, and after editing, although it wasn't perfect we could see a massive transaction to when we first started.
To have it perfect in the finished piece we will make sure we have the dolly to use and instead of using the same shot to zoom in, we will have a separate shot to do so.
The dolly test was the first time we actually filmed spontaneously, with the use of the dolly. We filmed about an hours worth of footage, only deciding to put the ones we felt were done the best. The first one, a scene from 'Romeo and Juliet' Josh captured the part where i fell perfectly, zooming out at exactly the right moment. However in watching his dolly moving skills we realised he needs to be slightly more steady when moving the camera.
For the next two shots, we decided to collaborate them to show a sort of short scene, where Valeriya reads a note and the camera moves closer, then stops to zoom in, this is called "?" it zooms into her eyes, causing a suspensive effect, and the scene quickly changes to Josh on a chair, as if the camera is going into her mind. It gives an eerie sense that he has something to do with what the letter is about, as the camera is moving along the dolly as his eyes are following it, however this also could've been done better by the camera moving less.
Thursday 24 November 2011
Analysis of Blackpool
In this soap there are many aspects that represent age, family and relationships. The opening scenes focus on the mise en scene, camera, editing and sound. In the following analysis i will focus on them four main areas.
Camera: we see many different camera shots used in the clip. The craneshot was used to portray the revealing of the scene to make it look interesting. At first we see a medium close up of the couple on the sofa talking about what they expect of there daughters new boyfriend. The camera also goes onto each character when they are talking. The next shot we see is other the shoulder when his daughter and her new boyfriend walk into the room. It then goes onto a close up of two of the characters. The next shot is a long shot of the four characters around the living room table, with each couple on either side of the sofa. This could sugget the tension between the two couples and also that there having a conversation that needs to be done.
In some shots the mother and father are seperated which could suggest to us there not close and there is a weak bond between them. On the other hand, the close up shots of the daughter and her husband suggest to us that they have a close bond. The close ups and medium close up shots then vary throughout the conversation. Towards the end there is a long shot of when they are in the bedroom and the husband gets into the bed. He is very distant with her and has seperated himself from her. She then kisses his arm and he doesnt react as if he cares.
Mise en scene: the colour of the mother and fathers outfits show they are not modern, they are also matching to show us they are dressed a little younger than there actuall age. On the other hand the daughter was dressed more formal in a suit and the colours wasnt as brigth. Her boyfriend was alos dressed smart and casual to show maturity.
The house was also not a typical modern house, as the interior looks like it is from recent years. the furniture and also the bedroom shows they still like the old look.
The non-verbal language; when the daughter got up to leave and the boyfriend wanted to shake her dads hand but he put his hands in his pockets tells us that the father doesnt like him very much and didnt care.
Sound: at the beginning of the clip we can hear the mother and father having a conversation about there daughters new boyfriend. We then hear a background noise of a door slamming which suggests to us the daughter has arrived. We the hear and seem then enter into the living room doors and once the daughter has introduced him we hear his footsteps as he walks into the room. The father during the whole conversation was very blunt and truthful his tone was hard and deep to show that he was trying to be in control and show his feelings. On the other hand, the mum was very laid back and her voice was calm and reassuring. her tone was also soft to help everyone keep calm. The father was also sarcastic about the boyfriends jokes to show that hes not a person to laugh about with and he takes everything seriously when it comes to his daughter.
Editing: during the clip, eah character had a close up of them and also a medium close up to help show identity and to let us build a profile ourselves. The editing of the shots also gives us a feeling of what each character is thinking and how they all react to the situation.
Camera: we see many different camera shots used in the clip. The craneshot was used to portray the revealing of the scene to make it look interesting. At first we see a medium close up of the couple on the sofa talking about what they expect of there daughters new boyfriend. The camera also goes onto each character when they are talking. The next shot we see is other the shoulder when his daughter and her new boyfriend walk into the room. It then goes onto a close up of two of the characters. The next shot is a long shot of the four characters around the living room table, with each couple on either side of the sofa. This could sugget the tension between the two couples and also that there having a conversation that needs to be done.
In some shots the mother and father are seperated which could suggest to us there not close and there is a weak bond between them. On the other hand, the close up shots of the daughter and her husband suggest to us that they have a close bond. The close ups and medium close up shots then vary throughout the conversation. Towards the end there is a long shot of when they are in the bedroom and the husband gets into the bed. He is very distant with her and has seperated himself from her. She then kisses his arm and he doesnt react as if he cares.
Mise en scene: the colour of the mother and fathers outfits show they are not modern, they are also matching to show us they are dressed a little younger than there actuall age. On the other hand the daughter was dressed more formal in a suit and the colours wasnt as brigth. Her boyfriend was alos dressed smart and casual to show maturity.
The house was also not a typical modern house, as the interior looks like it is from recent years. the furniture and also the bedroom shows they still like the old look.
The non-verbal language; when the daughter got up to leave and the boyfriend wanted to shake her dads hand but he put his hands in his pockets tells us that the father doesnt like him very much and didnt care.
Sound: at the beginning of the clip we can hear the mother and father having a conversation about there daughters new boyfriend. We then hear a background noise of a door slamming which suggests to us the daughter has arrived. We the hear and seem then enter into the living room doors and once the daughter has introduced him we hear his footsteps as he walks into the room. The father during the whole conversation was very blunt and truthful his tone was hard and deep to show that he was trying to be in control and show his feelings. On the other hand, the mum was very laid back and her voice was calm and reassuring. her tone was also soft to help everyone keep calm. The father was also sarcastic about the boyfriends jokes to show that hes not a person to laugh about with and he takes everything seriously when it comes to his daughter.
Editing: during the clip, eah character had a close up of them and also a medium close up to help show identity and to let us build a profile ourselves. The editing of the shots also gives us a feeling of what each character is thinking and how they all react to the situation.
Thursday 22 September 2011
City Of God
The opening of the film is very confusing and you will need to watch the whole film to understand.
The editing is fast and quick as the pictures are jumping and the scenes are starting and finishing very quickly.
The music being played suggests more of a happy genre but as it goes on suggests danger and sadness.
The written and spoken language is very abuseful and contains many swear words. It is also spoken very loud almost is shouting.
Iconography:
The editing is fast and quick as the pictures are jumping and the scenes are starting and finishing very quickly.
The music being played suggests more of a happy genre but as it goes on suggests danger and sadness.
The written and spoken language is very abuseful and contains many swear words. It is also spoken very loud almost is shouting.
Iconography:
- knifes scraping suggests danger/death
- animals screatching and running also suggest danger/death
- some chickens being killed/defeatherd/ cooked suggest no care and unhygenic
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