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Film and TV language index

  1) Film poster analysis 2) Mise-en-scene analysis blog tasks 3) Mise-en-scene video recreation and learner response 4) Lighting analysis blog tasks 5) Sound practical task 6) Sound: parallel and contrapuntal video feedback and learner response 7) Sound analysis blog tasks  

Life on Mars

 The sound helps to establish the time period by using non diegetic 70s music as well as using diegetic dialogue that would stereotypically be used by police officers in the 70s. The sound of the cars helps to establish the setting as it shows its likely a police chase. The diegetic sound of dialogue clearly conveys the time period and the vibe to expect throughout the show as it creates an obvious indicator for the type of vocabulary used throughout. The diegetic sound of the high intensity car chase sets the stage for the type of narrative to expect for the show. The costume also clearly sets a standard of expectations for the TV show. The type of cars clearly dhow that its set in the 70s as well.

Audio Task Lr

  1) Type up your feedback from your teacher. WWW: videos and stills, range of well sourced clips, pacing, parallel and contrapuntal EBI: Embed video, start w parallel, abrupt ending 2) Type up your feedback from fellow students - you can summarise key points if several students give you similar feedback. WWW: Well sourced clips, good variety of clips, clear shift in sound, Used some original clipd EBI: More original clips, embed vid, 3) Now reflect on your work and write your own evaluation of your video. Write a 'What went well' (WWW) paragraph and a paragraph for 'Even Better If' (EBI) underneath the rest of your feedback. WWW: Good use of images and clips that both work well with the song and dont work with it, good selection of song that clearly conveys an emotion. EBI: more original 4) L earner response: compare your own video against your evaluation of the top three videos in the class . Whose did you think was best and why? How could you have improved your own v...

Audio clip task

 I have created a short 1 minute long video of a compilation of happy videos and photos paired with sad videos and photos to mack with the song Rose by Jaydes to show the different ways that sound can imply hidden meanings within a scene or peice of media https://youtu.be/vPLFPi33tVs?si=pofyGZuZMbJBj28c

Sound analysis

 https://youtu.be/b9ilXLsz0KE?si=_5Y4B8R2d0K1hQfU (First 2 minutes only) It starts with a very out of tune diagetic band preparation that mirrors the later on manic and exhausting nature of Newman's experience as a member of the band. The immediate stop of all diagetic sound when Fletcher walks in perfectly characterizes his dominant and aggressive behavior. The small diagetic noise of Neimans drumsticks touching shows his nervousness.The sound bridge once the band starts playing from Neimans face to a shot of the whole room is used to show a shift in nature that we are about to see in bith Neiman and Fletcher. The sound bridge right after of Fletcher slowly walking towards Neiman represents the stress of Fletchers high intensity band coming towards him for the first time. The multiple sound bridges after of shots of both Neiman and Fletchers faces show how Fletchers behavior will seem very unordinary especially considering the somewhat welcoming look he holds. The instant ...

Mise en Scene blog task

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  Mise-en-scene blog tasks Create a blogpost called 'Mise-en-scene blog tasks' on your Media 2 Coursework blog and complete the following tasks from your Film and TV Language booklet: 1) Find a distinctive still image and write an analysis of the mise-en-scene. Use each of the aspects you've learned in the lesson. In the image we see an actresss wearing very abstract or out there clothing. This could possibly mirror a personality trait from a character. The lighting seems like a normally lit room. The actress has a very disgusted or surprised facial expressions. The hair and makeup are both used to make it seem like the character is about to do something important or an event. The phone prop shows how she has just recieved some form of news. 2) Find TWO film or TV extracts on YouTube from different genres (e.g. horror, sci-fi, costume drama). Embed them in your blogpost and write a comparison of the mise-en-scene in each. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYn1uoN2WYc https:...

Lighting Blog

  Still image analysis Look at the still images on slides 33-37 of the Film Language Powerpoint linked above. Copy the images into your blog and answer the following questions for  each  image: Identify examples of  high  and  low-key  lighting. Say which depict  top ,  back  or  under lighting . What  effects  are created by the lighting in each image?      1.Here low-key lighting is used throughout the whole image. It appears to show back lighting and top lighting. The effects created are a very dark and ominous tone 2. We see both low-key and highkey lighting. Low-key can be seen on the facial areas whereas the rest of him is highkey. There appears to be top and underlighting. The effects created are a very powerful tone onto his face creating the effect that he is dangerous 3.In this image it is all low-key lighting apart from slightly on his face. The image predominantly uses top lighting. This creates ...