AGE RATEING TERMS

AGE RATING TERMS:-

 

• Suitable for all
• Parental guidance
• Cinema release suitable for 12 years and over
• Video release suitable for 12 years and over
• Suitable only for 15 years and over
• Suitable only for adults
• Adult works for licensed premises only

VIDEO EVALUATION

EVALUATION ABOUT PILIMANRY TASK:-

For our preliminary task, we had to make a video where he character had to open a door, go across a room and sit on a chair during these scenes the following should contain in the video: couple of dialogue, shot/reverse shot and 180 degree rule shots.

While filming this video, we used all the shot and scenes that were required. Our video was quite good because we filmed the video in quiet places, which meant that the dialogue was heard clearly. Not only that, while I was filming the scene I made sure that the iPad (which we had to the video with) wasn’t wobbly. To do this I had to make sure I put the camera on top of a steady object. By doing this our video was able to look professional and of a high standard. In addition, we also added more techniques such a panning, high angle, low angle shot to make our scene look smooth.

However, there was some problem with our video after we had finished shooting the video. Even though, we were told the video should be under 2 minutes our video was under 1minute. Which means our video was extremely short. Also, while I was filming the scenes, I filmed it portrait instead of doing it landscape. This meant that the video didn’t take up the whole scree making it hard for the audience to watch it.

Next time for my final piece, I have to make sure to put my camera landscape to make the video more professional. Also, I have to maintain the length of the video by making it not too long or not too short.

 

INITIAL BRAIN STORM

THE FINAL PRODUCT:-

The ideas of the final product are:-

• Tittles 
• Background music
• Props
• Dialogue
• Horror
• Action
• Thriller
• Different camera angels
• Suspense
• Sound effects
• Planned setting
• Character
• Transitions
• Editing
• Conventions of Thriller
• Clear story line.

pilimanary task

PILIMANARY TASK

FUNCTIONS AND IMPORTANCE OF A FILM POSTER

Film Poster:-

Film posters are a form of promotion just like a film trailer.Because a film poster is a physical piece and is not a film piece, the posters can promote the film in a lot of different places.Any poster promotes something, so they aim to catch peoples eye for them to read information on the poster in hope of making them interested in the product and therefore interested to find out more or in this case, to go and watch the film.

 

FOR EXAMPLE:-

 

 

• contrast of BLACK and RED is used, the red is symbolic of blood and is regularly used convention in horror posters.
• Smoke in the background infers burring which links to death, could also infer a somke screen hinting that somethings hidden.
• Depication of stars to entice the audience into seeing the film.
• Name of HORROR producer is given to entice horror fans.

 

 

 

 

 

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case study on horror genre

Case study on HORROR genre:-

CHARACTERS:-

• There is almost no horror film without a female victim, as they are portrayed as being vulnerable and in need of protection.
• This representation dates back to earlier horror films that were made in a sexist era, and the idea continued.
• This character helps to build up suspense in the audience, as her behaviour often puts them on edge.
• pretty much always a male character of strong, masculine build.
• Although he is the hero, there aren't many horror films where the good triumph over evil.In these cases, he tends to be the brave character that goes after the murderer, often never returning.
• These characters tend to show little emotion throughout the film, perhaps to stay strong and supportive for the other characters that cope less well.
• In more recent horror films, the hero has began to appear as a female. This makes the film more unpredictable, and challenges the older, more traditional conventions.
• Evil character:- can take many forms; serial killer, demonic possession,ghost,monster.
• And other type of killer such as monster or demon also plays on the fear of the unknown, and as there is never any solid proof that they could actually be all around at night.
• This character obviously has the biggest impact on the audience and strikes fear into them. They are what the suspension thought the film and all other codes  and conventions have been building up to.

NARRATIVES:-

• Narrative conventions are important for defining a genre.
• When we think of horror narratives, we are really considering the devices that are used to communicate a story to you.
• Horror genre most important characteristics are the modes of affect that horror films intend to create in their audiences.It is these emotional and physiological responses that remain constant while other characteristics and generic conventions evolve. we need to consider how the technical codes of cinema are manipulated in order to bring about these responses.
• The technical and formal features of cinema include editing, montage and pacing, camera work, framing and other aspects of cinematography and mise-en-scene such as lighting, sound and costuming, together with plot, dialogue, narrative and audience point of view, narrative structure and representation of characters. These cinematic codes have been developed and refined by horror film makers in order to order to depict horrific material visually and aurally.
• These aesthetic features that are frequently used by horror film-makers to create string emotions such as shock, fear and revulsion commonly include point of view camera shots and framing, dark or chiaroscuro lighting, jump cuts and variations in pacing, visual spectacles that employ make-up, prosthetic, animatronic, digital and other special effects, and discordant or otherwise unsettling musical cues and sound effects.

ALFRED HITCHCOCK

ALFRED HITCHCOCK:-

Filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock was nicknamed the "Master of suspense" for employing a kind of psychological suspense in his films, producing a distinct viewer experience.

He was born in london on August 13, Alfred Hitchcock worked for a short time in engineering before entering the film industry in 1920. he left for hollywood in 1939, where his first America film, rebeca, won an academy award for best picture. Hitchcock created more than 50 films, including the classics Rear Window, the 39 steps and psycho. Hitchcock received the AF I's Life Achievement Award in 1979. He died in 1980.

 

Thriller Directer - CASE STUDY

Christopher Nolan:-

Christopher Nolan is an innovative film directer and screenwriter who helmed several 21st century mega-hits, including Memento, inception and the Dark Knight Rises.

Synopsis:-
Born on July 30, 1970 in London, england, chritopher nolan received attention for his early firms, following (1998) and memento (2000). After directing insomania. nolan's next film was batman begins, a re-launch of the comic-book franchise that became a worldwide hit. The film sequel, the dark knight, broke box office records, and nolans heady sci-fi thriller, inception became another blockbuster two years later in 2012 he produced the third film of his batman saga, the dark knight rises. 

Early years and Training:-
Christopher nolan started creating films as a child, making his first short age at the age of 7.Nolan travelled between chicago and london while growing up. His mother was from america and his father was from britain and eventually went on to attend university college london, where he studied english literature and joined the school film society. He created shorts like tarantula, larceny and doodlebug before releasing longer form work 

THE DARK KNIGHT AND INCEPTION:-

In july 2008, nolns batman sequel, the dark knight, opened and set the record as having the highest weekend gross in united states, at $158 million ; knight went on to become one of the top five highest grossing films in america. while the production also received an avalanche of acclaim including severl oscar and golden globe nominations, sadness marked the proceedings . Nolan accepted the Globe award on ledger's behalf.Two summers latter, nolan returned to the box office with inception, starring leonardo dicaprio as the leader of a group of dream-travelling mercenaries. The film was a blockbuster for the directer 
Nolan was the sole screenwriter for following incepion excluding insomnia, he has shared writing credits fr his other films with Jonathon Nolan, among others.
In the autumn of 2014, Nolan returned to the big screen with inter-seller.

Personal life:-

Nolan has dual citizenship within united states and great Britain. And is married to Emma Thomas, who has worked as a producer on all of his feature films. The couple has four children.

RECREATING SHOTS

RECREATING SHOTS:-

 

We were given a task set by our teachers to re-create these professional shot which were taken from movies.This was done before our primry task as it helped us to identify what shots we needed to use thorugh filming AND being more comfortable with my recreating shots are quite good beacuse they are quite similar.

180-DEGREE RULE

180 DEGREE RULE :-

In film making the 180-degree rule is a basic guideline regarding the on-screen spatial relationship between a character or object within a scene. An imaginary line called the axis connects the characters, and by keeping the camera on one side of the axis for every shot in the scene, the first character is always frame right of the second character who is then always frame left of the first. The camera passing over the axis is called jumping the line or crossing the line breaking the 180-degree rule by shooting on all sides is known as shooting in the round.

The object that is being filmed must always remain in the centre while the camera must always face towards the object. 

TRANSITIONS

Transitions:-

Rhythmic editing:- It manipulates the length of time each shot remains on the screen when the length of a series of shots EXAMPLE:- music videos

A wipe involves one shot re plaining another travelling from one side to another.

MONTAGE:- It shows different photos that will tell a story or A simple pictorial composition made by juxtaposing or superimposing.

shot reverse shot is a film technique wherein one character is shown looking at another character, and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character. It is shown looking back at the character are showing face in opposite directions.

Fade:- Fades the shot to  single colour usually black and white. The fade to black and fade from black are ubiquitous in film and television. They usually signal the beginning and end of scenes.

Fades can be used between shots to create a sort of cross fade which for example fades briefly to white before fading to the next shot. 

Camera angles

Camera Angles:-

The term camera angle means slightly different things to different people but it always refers to the way a shot is composed. Some people use it to include all camera shot types

, others use it to specifically mean the angle between the camera and the subject.

1 . Extreme long shot

 An extreme long shot is a view from an even greater distance, in which people appear as small dots in the landscape if at all

The extreme long shot shown in the picture  is taken from a distance, but denotes a precise location - it might even connote all of the entertainment industry if used as the opening shot in a news story.

2. Long Shot

It is a camera shot taken at a relatively great distance from the subject and permitting a broad view of a scene.

 

3. Medium Shot

It is a camera shot in which the subject is in the middle distance, permitting some of the background to be seen.

 

4. Close-Up

In the closeup shot, a certain feature or part of the subject takes up most of the frame. A close up of a person usually means a close up of their face. A close-up of a person emphasizes their emotional state. 

5. Extreme Close-Up

Extreme close-up gets right in and shows extreme detail.

You would normally need a specific reason to get this close. It is too close to show general reactions or emotion except in very dramatic scenes.

 

GENRE, SUB GENRE

GENRE:- 

It is the term for any category based on some set of stylistic criteria.

Genres are formed by conventions that change over time as new genres are invented and the use of old ones are discontinued.

Every genre is governed by a set of codes and conventions, or rules that are followed for that genre.

SUB GENRE:-

A category that is a sub division of a large genre.

There are different types of sub genres they are comedy, conspiracy, crime, erotic, legal, political, psychological, spy, supernatural etc.

REPRESENTATION, STEREOTYPE

WHAT IS REPRESENTATION AND STEREOTYPE?

REPRESENTATION:- The description or portrayal of someone or something in a practical way. 

STEREOTYPE:- A preconceived and over simplified idea of the characteristics which typify a person, place, thing. 

SOUNDS

DIALOGUE:- The words and conversations spoken by characters.

VOICE OVER:- Sound that is spoken by someone off screen it would be used to narrate a story.

AMBIENT MUSIC:- Background that adds atmosphere.

INCIDENTAL MUSIC:- Sound present in the background of a scene.

LIGHTING:- System of lighting in which shadows are not eliminated by fill lighting.  

DIFFERENT SOUNDS

              SOUND:-

 A sound is an vibration that travel through the air or another 

medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or 

animal's ear.

There are two types of sounds they are:-

1. DIGETIC SOUNDS:- Sound whose source is visible on the

screen or whose source is implied to be present by the action

of the film.

2. NON DIGETIC SOUNDS:- sound whose source is neither 

visible on the screen nor has been implied to be present

in the action.

The difference between the digetic and non-digetic sounds are that digetic sounds are from noises that are happening in the scene that haven't been edited in, and the Non-Digetic sounds are sounds that have been added in.

MUSIC creates suspense in the film to the audience by 

matching the action.

Thrller Mood Board

Thriller Movies

 Thriller Movies:-

Denotation and connotations

DENOTATION AND CONNOTATION:-

The terms, denotation and connotation, are used to convey and distinguish between two different kinds of meanings or extensions of a word. A denotation is the strict, literal, definition of a word, devoid of any emotion, attitude, or colour. The connotation of a word or term adds elements of emotion, attitude, or colour. The meaning or use of denotation and connotation depends partly on the field of study.

The meaning of denotation and connotation

• In media-studies terminology, denotation is the first level of analysis: What the audience can visually see on a page. Denotation often refers to something literal, and avoids being a metaphor. Here it is usually coupled with connotation, which is the second level of analysis, being what the denotation represents.

• In logic, linguistics, and semiotics, a denotation of a word or phrase is a part of its meaning; however, several parts of meaning may take this name, depending on the contrast being drawn:
• Denotation and connotation are either
  • in basic semantics and literary theory, the literal and figurative meanings of a word, or,
  • in philosophy, logic and parts of linguistics, the extension and intention of a word

• Denotation can be synonymous with reference, and connotation with sense, in the sense and reference distinction in philosophy of language.

• In Computer science, denotational semantics is contrasted with operational semantics.

• In Semiotics, denotation also has its own meaning.

In logic and semantics, denotational always attracts the extension, meaning "in the pair," but the other element genuinely varies.

The distinction between connotation and denotation corresponds roughly to Glottal Fringe's ground-breaking and much-studied distinction between Sinn (sense) and Bed-wetting (reference).

Bertrand Russell, in 1905, published a seminal article on the topic of denotation, entitled "On Denoting."

Denotation often links with symbolism, as the denotation of a particular media text often represents something further; a hidden meaning (or an enigma code) is often hidden in a media text.

Examples

In order to understand fully the difference between denotation and connotation in media studies and semiotics, it is helpful to examine some examples:

The denotation of this example is a red rose with a green stem. The connotation is that is a symbol of passion and love—this is what the rose represents.

The denotation is a brown cross. The connotation is a symbol of religion, according to the media connotation. To be more specific, this is a symbol of Christianity.

The denotation is a representation of a cartoon heart. The connotation is a symbol of love and affection, not in the way of a rose, but a symbol of true love.

Definition of Connotation

A connotation is a subjective cultural and/or emotional colouration in addition to the explicit or detonative meaning of any specific word or phrase in a language.

Usage

Within contemporary society, connotation branches into a culmination of different meanings. These could include the contrast of a word or phrase with its primary, literal meaning (known as a denotation), with what that word or phrase specifically denotes. The connotation essentially relates to how anything may be associated with a word or phrase, for example, an implied value judgement or feelings.

• A stubborn person may be described as being either "strong-willed" or "pig-headed." Although these have the same literal meaning (that is, stubborn), strong-willed connotes admiration for someone's convictions, while pig-headed connotes frustration in dealing with someone. Likewise, "used car" and "previously owned car" have the same literal meaning, but many dealerships prefer the latter, since it is thought to have fewer negative connotations.
• It is often useful to avoid words with strong connotations (especially disparaging ones) when striving to achieve a neutral point of view. A desire for more positive connotations, or fewer negative ones, is one of the main reasons for using euphemisms. (Although, not all theories of linguistic meaning honour the distinction between literal meaning and connotation).

Media Studies 1st lesson- BRIEF

media studies:-   

INTERNET:-

• Skype
• Facebook
• YouTube
• Twitter
• Webpages

       TV:-

• NEWS
• ENTERTAINMENT
• PROGRAMME
• DOCUMENTARY
• FILMS
• DRAMA
• RADIO
• GAMES etc.

Rhythmic editing:- It manipulates the length of time each shot remains on the screen when the length of a series of shots EXAMPLE:- music videos

A wipe involves one shot re plaining another travelling from one side to another

MONTAGE:- It shows different photos that will tell a story or A simple pictorial composition made by juxtaposing or superimposing.

shot reverse shot is a film technique wherein one character is shown looking at another character, and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character. It is shown looking back at the character are showing face in opposite directions.