The clip begins with a long shot of Kyle Stack and his
mother and his dog, the camera is behind to what seems to look like some bars. The
audience can clearly see that this is a school playground as Kyle is in school
uniform and the audience can hear the sound of teenagers talking in the
background as they make their way to lessons. The director uses a tilt to highlight
the dog; this is significant as it portrays what’s to happen later on in the
clip. The audience have a little glance to what type of dog it is and that it
is quite dangerous. This also emphasises the time of people they are – trouble.
“Oh yeah”, this diegetic sound that Kyle says highlights his toughness and that
he doesn’t want to be messed around with. A close up of his dark barking
highlights that his dog is important to him. This also foreshadows the next
scene as the dog barks away at the other boys. There is a few shot reverse shots that
highlight the facial expressions of sacredness on the boys face and the annoyed
face on Kyle. Close ups of the boys faces are used, this builds up tension to
what the boy is telling Kyle as the audience know that something bad is going
to happen. The non diegetic sound in the background gradually gets louder and a
zoom is used to highlight that Kyle is going to explode. An over the shoulder
shot of Kyle’s mum talking to him as Kyle walks away a long shot is used to
highlight that he is now in his own world. The diegetic sound of all the
screaming girls’ builds up even more tension as the dog barks at Bex, a close
up of the dark barking is shown once more. A lot of shot reverse shot is used
towards the end of the clip to highlight how everyone is scared of the dog and
what might happen. The bars on the windows highlight that Bex is trapped inside
and can’t escape.
Friday 22 February 2013
Wednesday 20 February 2013
Waterloo Road - Connor Tells Imogen He Started The Fire
The clip begins with a panning shot set in the
middle of the woods with Connor walking through. The non diegetic sound in the
background highlights that he is upset and sets the mood of the conversation he
is about to have with his girlfriend Imogen. A tilt is then used to highlight
his movement in being quite quick, this suggests that he has something
important he wants to tell her and wants to get it off his chest in order to
start fresh – with no lies. A long shot is then used to emphasis his arrival
when he reaches Imogen, who is already waiting for him. “Sorry for what?”, a close up is used to highlight Connors
facial expressions in being sad as he is really sorry for what he has done.
Throughout this conversation, they follow the 180 degree rule where the camera
is cutting from one side to another as they speak. Another close up is used to
highlight Connors sad emotions, this again highlights that he is sorry and
wants to be honest with her. The non diegetic sound then fades back in again as
she runs away, this highlights Connors feelings that he is sorry for what he
has done. Throughout this clip, the audience can hear the non diegetic sound of
birds in the background; this also tells the audience that they are out in the
open air.
Monday 11 February 2013
“Discuss the ways in which media products are produced and distributed to audiences, within a media area you have studied (film)”
In
this essay I will be discussing the ways in which ‘The Dark Knight’ was
produced and distributed to the audience. The film industry is a very
successful industry within media, whether you make a film in Britain or
Hollywood, they both have the same process. The process consists of; pre-production,
production, distribution, marketing and exhibition.
In
2008, director Christopher Nolan released his sequel to ‘Batman Begins’ titled
‘The Dark Knight”. It is the first live action Batman film without the word
‘Batman’ in its titles. Christopher Nolan wasn’t willing to jump into a second
‘Batman’ movie without first being convinced there was a compelling reason to a
sequel. After tossing around ideas as to where the story would go, David S
Goyer and Christopher Nolan and his screenwriting partner Jonathan came up with
the basic ideas of ground to cover in ‘The Dark Knight’. The screen writer
David S Goyer created two sequels which introduced the Joker and Harvey Dent
before the release of Batman Begins. The cast stayed the same from the previous
film and as the first film was very successful, the actor’s wages would have
increased. The film was shot within the budget, £185,000,000 and made gross
revenue of £1,001,413,744. This indicated to the audience the success of the
film, as it was shot in budget and made a lot of profit. Filming took place in
Hong Kong from November 6 to 11 2007, at various locations. This included the
International Finance Centre; this is Hong Kong’s tallest building. This scene
is for where Batman captures Lau.
The
studio which produced the film was Legendary Picture, a subsidiary company to
Warner Bros Picture. The studio is very well known due to the many classic and
most successful movies of all time, Warner Bros Pictures is a leading motion
picture studio. Also Warner Bros Pictures distributes New Line Cinema and DC
Entertainment releases. ‘The Dark Knight’ is based on the DC Comics character
Batman from May 1939 by ‘Detective Comic’. ‘Batman’ also had an animated
television programme which was quite successful. They have become one of the
world’s biggest franchises due to all the toys and books and movies. Warner
Bros Pictures, decided to produce the next sequel due to the success of the
pervious film.
The
film is dedicated to two star actors Conway Wickliffe and Heath Ledger. In
September 2007 whilst planning a stunt with the Batmobile in a special effects
facility in England, Conway Wickliffe was killed when his car crashed. A month
after in London, there was a 200-foot fireball filmed for an opening sequence;
they received calls from local residents who feared a terrorist attack on the
station. Heath Ledger dyed from a toxic combination of prescription drugs which
lead to intense attention from the press which made newspaper headlines.
‘The
Dark Knight’ was produced, distributed and marketed by Warner Bros Pictures,
they are one of the top five studios, this highlights that they are a very successful
company. There were a few trailers made for the movie. There was one main
trailer and a few short trailers, this highlighted different clips that were in
the movie, this created suspense for the audience. However the short trailers
only include basic features such as the name of the film ‘The Dark Knight’ and
the stars involved and the release date with short clips. These trailers are
used in Cinema’s when viewing another movie and on TV shown as adverts to
distribute the movie.
Another
way in which they got ‘The Dark Knight’ well known to the audience was the
posters that they created. These posters came out before the release of the
film, this is because it then grabs the audience’s attention straight away and
encourages them into wanting to watch the film when it’s released, and this is
also because many people know that the previous Batman was a successful movie
and raised a lot of money. Also there
were various print advertisements, they were found in newspapers and magazines
to give further publicity to the film. Word of mouth is an excellent way to get
the film well known; this is the use of technology as we have social networking
sites which help to get the film well known. Social networking sites such as
Twitter and Facebook are a great way as you can RT certain tweets about ‘The
Dark Knight’. This could include Synergy, which is interconnected marketing and
distribution of media products across a range of platforms and sectors.
Moreover,
the online marketing campaign included a website for ‘The Dark Knight’, they
website allowed the audience to see updates, email newsletter and special chats
with Batman, the director which DVD owners could get involved with. They could
also order the film on demand through the official website and download on the
go. Not only could they download on the website but they could download the
free iPhone app which they could also watch and download the movie. The app
consists of many video clips and scenes from the movie. ‘The Dark Knight’ has
many freebies such, wallpapers, phone wallpapers, ringtones, sound clips, buddy
icons for MSN, Skype, Facebook Twitter icons. All these freebies highlight that
they believed that the film was going to be successful. This is another way of
getting the film known to the audience.
‘The
Dark Knight’ had a guaranteed audience due to previous movie therefore they
knew they were going to make a lot of money. Therefore the ways in which media
products are produced and distributed to audience is through the same process
of pre production, production, distribution, marketing and exhibition. All of
these stages are important for a movie to be successful. If you don’t have a
good marketing campaign then you are likely to have poor reviews as you haven’t
aimed your product to your target audience. This is by showing different ways
of marketing. For example social networking sites in order for word of mouth to
be spread.
Sunday 10 February 2013
Case Studies - Section B
- No less than 2 years old
- Chose 1 large, 1 small
- Good Casts, New technology
- Not as successful
Production:
-invest money on idea
Distribution - The role of the distributor:
- Brings movies into market
- Warner bros, Disney, Sony
- Find USP of a firm
- Finds a line to explain the whole movie
- Target audience - 15 - 24 years
- teens
- students
- family groups
- When to release the firm (kids movies - during holidays - big audiences)
- Christmas blockbusters
- Competition on when movies are released on the same day
Reseach:
- Show the movies to particular groups
- In advance for posters etc and to spot mistakes
- Is it meeting the peoples expectations
- Listen to the comments
- Questionnaires
Budget:
- Make a high but suitable budget
Advertising:
- Advertising - TV, media, billboards, buses etc
- Promotions - Radios, award shows etc
Distribution - The campaign:
- Create a marketing campaign to make their movie stand out
- Trailer: Most important
Graphics/sound revealed to the audience
Teaser trailer - before production
Short trailer - in cinema watching another movie
Main trailer - on TV - Cast - Release Date
Thriller - Caption
Comedy - Sound
- Posters
- Magazines
- Bus shelters
Tracking film
Word of mouth - I.e. not having a good time watching the film - the word is out and business has
bad reviews
Opening weekend - more money so it's successful
Exhibition:
- Multiplex cinema
- Cinema Location: If people like movies they don't mind travelling to them
- 3D Digital Cinema
Out of home entertainment experience
Exam Notes
Formal Paper
Don't use first person until last paragraph
Write in the third person – ‘the audience’ not ‘we’ or ‘you’
Don't use contractions - Brackets
Don't use abbreviations
Don't use sub headings
Use media language - Binary oppositions - Good vs. Evil
Connotations & Denotations
Use wardrobe, props etc
Don't say 'the camera is doing' say 'the next shot' or 'the director set up'
Mention 'For instant' or 'For example'
Layout
First paragraph: introduction – representational issue and the clip
Second paragraph: camera
Third paragraph: sound
Forth paragraph: mise-en-scene
Fifth paragraph: editing
Sixth paragraph: conclusion
Don't use first person until last paragraph
Write in the third person – ‘the audience’ not ‘we’ or ‘you’
Don't use contractions - Brackets
Don't use abbreviations
Don't use sub headings
Use media language - Binary oppositions - Good vs. Evil
Connotations & Denotations
Use wardrobe, props etc
Don't say 'the camera is doing' say 'the next shot' or 'the director set up'
Mention 'For instant' or 'For example'
Layout
First paragraph: introduction – representational issue and the clip
Second paragraph: camera
Third paragraph: sound
Forth paragraph: mise-en-scene
Fifth paragraph: editing
Sixth paragraph: conclusion
Hotel B Analysing Notes
Camera:
- Camera looks through the cage barriers. The immigrants are caged in and treated like animals Creates suspense.
- Room of lockers and key - emphasises the immigrants being locked up. Locking the lockers highlights the end of Abraham's life. Images on the lockers highlights his past.
- Pan across different races in canteen - illustrates separation between races even through they are all outcasts.
Sound:
- Digetic: Jackie warns the immigrants - she is the leader - higher authority
- Non digetic: music foreshadows that something bad is about to happen and it builds tension
Mise-en-scene
- Receptionist - angelic connotations of her white clothes. She warns the immigrants to hide - saves them. She is also 'pure' as she is not an immigrant.
- Confined room - they are trapped and isolated.
Editing:
- Cuts between shots. - Fast pace of clip highlights tension.
- Zoom into cleaners face - the inspectors close in on him, this highlights his emotions
Class/race:
- When the cleaner faints, Jackie kneels down so that they are on the same level
- Uniforms represent jobs: Receptionists white uniform, angelic/heavens - higher authority.
Stereotypes
- Stereotypes are characters in a media text who are "types rather than complex people.
- Stereotypes are often defined by their role such as "bad cop" or "nice old lady".
- Children's media texts often uses stereotypes so a young audience can identify quickly
with the characters.
- Stereotypes are usually negative representations, considered to be too reductive. Many
are considered offensive, such as a "drunken Irisman" or a "fanatical Muslim" or an "over
emotional woman".
Hegemony
Hegemony
- Hegemony is the way in which those in power maintain their control.
- Dominant ideologies are considered hegemonic; power is society is maintained by
constructing ideologies which are usually promoted by the mass media.
Examples of hegemonic values
- The police are always right
- It is important to be slim
- A money is a desirable status symbol
- Mass immigration is undesirable
- The poor are lazy and deserve their hardship
- Men are better drivers than women
- It is important to wear fashionable clothes
Dominant Ideologies
Some Dominant Ideologies
•Capitalism. The production of capital and consumption of surplus value as a life goal.
•Patriotism. To love, support and protect one’s country and its people.
•Marriage and family. The “right way” to live is to marry an opposite-sex partner and have
children.
•Male superiority. Men are more suited to positions of power, and more suited to decision
making at work and at home.
Dominant Ideologies around the world
Many dominant ideologies are extremely culture-specific. For example:
- Christian fundamentalism as a political force in the USA
- Religious law in some Muslim countries
- The principle of individual freedom in Western nations
Dominant ideologies are central to people's belief systems. It is often difficult or
impossible to challenge them effectively
5th September 2012
Disney to write off over $50m as film cancelled, this is all because of cancelling a film project. They had been shooting the film since last summer and they said that the film "just wasn't coming together in a manner that pleased the studio". Earlier in the year the company admitted that it might lose $200m due to the disappointing performance of science-fiction epic John Carter, some in the industry say that this is because of poor marketing. The film was expected to come out in cinemas in October 2013.
12th September 2012
Toronto film festival 2012 opens with host of aspiring Oscar winners
For its 37th year the Toronto film festival kicks off with the sci-fi movie Looper, starring Bruce Willis, and, above front, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Paul Dano, left.
The sci-fi thriller Looper kicks off the proceedings; the following 10 days look set to reveal many award winners. Venice did secure the first screening of Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master, which is already odds-on to win the best picture Oscar, but it is Toronto that will fill out the nomination slip and indicate the winners in other categories.
The Canadian festival benefits from an increasingly squeezed release schedule – so studios are keen to launch their films as late in the season as possible – as well as from the disinclination of LA players to fly further from home than necessary (Toronto re-screens Venice's key titles just days after their Europe premiere).
This year the films angling for Academy glory with a Toronto launch include End of Watch, a gritty police drama starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Seven Psychopaths, which reunites Martin McDonagh and Colin Farrell after the success of In Bruges, and The Place Beyond The Pines, Ryan Gosling and Derek Cinefrance's followup to Blue Valentine.
17th September 2012
Movie Industry Hopes 'Finding Nemo' Comes to Its Rescue. Finding Nemo is going to be coming out in 3D as it was such a successful movie. Finding Nemo is the highest-grossing Pixar film outside of Toy Story 3. Every Disney film that has been made has always been very successful.
“Finding Nemo 3D” follows similar re-releases of “Beauty and the Beast” and “The Lion King.” Bock predicted that it will top the box office with $25 million, while the fifth “Resident Evil” movie will follow behind with $23 million. However, MovieFanatic.com’s Joel Amos gave a slight edge to “Resident Evil.”
“It’ll be a close race,” MTV Next Movie’s Kevin Polowy said. “I see ‘Nemo’ swimming closer to the haul of ‘Lion King 3D,’ which was about $30 million, than the less successful 3-D re-release of ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ which made $17 million.
“The numbers from the previous ‘Resident Evil’ movies say there won’t be much of a dip,” he added. “These sequels average about $24 million opening weekend. The last one was the highest grossing ever, with $26 million."
Heres's the trailer for Finding Nemo 3D:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPHfeNgogVs
http://atlantablackstar.com/2012/09/15/movie-industry-hopes-finding-nemo-comes-to-its-rescue/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPHfeNgogVs
http://atlantablackstar.com/2012/09/15/movie-industry-hopes-finding-nemo-comes-to-its-rescue/
19th September 2012
Purchasers of the new DVD and Blu-Ray release of the blockbuster comic book movie took to Amazon to chastise the Hollywood studio, with some threatening to return their copies of the film. Others said they would not be buying the current edition. "Was fully intending to get this until I noticed that all the special features have been cut out," The UK release also features a different shot of a key death scene, reportedly the result of an error in production. The Avengers took more than $1.5bn at the global box office earlier this year, making it easily 2012's highest grossing film. It also stands as the third highest-grossing film of all time behind the James Cameron films Avatar and Titanic. In the UK, it took some £49m, making it the second biggest of the year after The Dark Knight Rises.
26th September 2012
'Family guy creator casts himself as Mark Wahlberg's teddy bear' wasn't the most encouraging headline. But we were wrong to doubt Seth McFarlane.
http://movies.uk.msn.com/reviews/review-ted
03rd October 2012
Eunice Gayson - the first "Bond girl" - reveals how she helped calm Sean Connery's nerves on Dr No.
08th October 2012
Almost £500m is to be spent on the UK film industry over the next five years, focusing on investment outside London. Money will also be spent on education and boosting audience choice. The largest proportion of investment - £44.2m annually - will be made in "education, learning and audiences" between 2012 and 2017. This includes a new partnership with Samsung for a TV application that aims to give audiences access to exclusive BFI content, including behind the scenes reports from the London Film Festival.
10th October 2012
The UK film industry contributed more than £4.6bn towards the UK GDP (Gross Domestic Product) in 2011, according to an independent report. The number of UK films has grown from an average of 43 in the 1980s to 136 in the 2000s, according to report author Oxford Economics, a global forecaster.
01 November 2012
Freddie Starr was arrested by police investigating Jimmy Savile scandal. He was detained at his Warwickshire home on suspicion of committing sexual offences.
01 November 2012
Disney to buy Star Wars production company Lucasfilm for $4bn - Deal will pave way for release of new series of Star Wars feature films from 2015, with George Lucas as creative consultant. Disney has announced its purchase of Lucasfilm, the maker of Star Wars, in a $4.05bn (£2.5bn) deal that will pave the way for a new series of Star Wars feature films.
14 November 2012
Skyfall Breaking Almost All UK Box Office Records:
It had the biggest ever UK opening weekend, with £37.2 million, and was the fastest film ever to reach £50m. It’s the biggest grossing film of the year in the UK, giving the Dark Knight’s bottom a sore walloping. And finally it’s currently the third biggest ever hit at the British box office with £74m after 3 weeks – Titanic(with £79m) and Avatar (with £93m) look well within reach.
05 December 2012
What does the next 12 months look like for British films?
I think next year we will have a success year in the British Film Industry. This is due to the fact that there are many great movies being released. For example we have Monsters Inc 3D, Finding Nemo 3D, Scary Movie 5, The Fast and the Furious 6 and many more. These are successful movies that have come out in the past and have made great sales in the UK box office.
In a few days the film U.F.O will be released. It is an upcoming science fiction film about an alien invasion. It is written and directed by Dominic Burns (British film maker). They have budgeted the film at $2.5 million. The film stars Bianca Bree, Sean Brosnan and Jean-Claude Van Damme. Jean-Claude Van Damme is best known for playing the voice of Master Croc in Kung Fu Panda 2 last year.
The premiere of the film Les Miserables was a few days ago in London and the film is set to be released in the UK on 11th January 2013. It is a British musical drama film. The film is directed by Tom Hooper, starring Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe. Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmaybe, Samantha Barks, Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter and Aaron Tveit also star in supporting roles. A well known actress to me in this film is Amanda Seyfried as I have watched many films she has been, she's a great actress. The film is budgeted at $61 million.
Below is a link to a website that will show you the different types of films that are going to be released next year.
http://www.timeout.com/london/feature/2124/uk-film-release-calendar-january-march-2013#may_2013
16th January 2013
Skyfall tops UK all-time box office
The latest James Bond film, Skyfall has become the highest-grossing movie in UK box office history after just 40 days. Globally, the film has earned $870m (£540m) in box office sales, trumping both Casino Royale in 2006 and Quantum of Solace in 2008, which both achieved $599m (£372m).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20605962
Wednesday 6 February 2013
OCR G322 - Dr Who (Gender) Jan 2009
OCR G322 - Dr Who (Gender) Jan 2009
Mise-en-scene Analysis
The clip begins with 3 people walking out of what looks like an escalator, the use of the flashing lights in the escalator highlight that the men at the back are a lot taller than the girl at the front. This emphasises that men are stereotyped to be the bigger person. The audience can clearly see that this is set in some sort of laboratory due to all the technological devices. The use of the stairs being in white and the man standing next to them highlight that he is an important person and acts all innocent. All the security guards around the room are all dressed in black and standing straight with guns, this also highlights that they are the bigger person and they are in charge and if the other people do something wrong they will be shot. The man in a smart suit which indicated to the audience that he is an important person to the scene as he tells the girl to kneel down, this again highlights the issue of gender as men are stereotyped into being the boss of things; therefore all females have to do what they say. Whereas the other men are dressed in casual dirty clothes this may indicate to the audience that they are worthless and can’t help the girl. There is a blonde girl in a red dress; she appears to be on the man’s side, the connotations of red highlight danger, therefore foreshadowing something bad to happen. The countdown clock is shown numerous times; this builds tension to the scene. As the bright light begins to brighten on the cage of the Doctor, the music becomes louder and creates tension as the audience don’t know if he is going to survive or not. Everyone apart from the man that appeared to be the boss says ‘doctor’ and is happy as the Doctor appears, he then uses some sort of laser and attempts to kill the doctor but doesn't work and then goes to kill the others but the doctor takes the laser a way from him
OCR G322 – Dr Who (Gender) Jan 2009
OCR G322 – Dr Who (Gender) Jan 2009
Camera
The clip begins with close up of a man, his facial expressions highlight to the audience that he must be of a high class. This is because he is in a smart suit and has a smug look on his face. The camera is focused on him and in the background the audience can see that three people are walking in. As the camera cuts to a mid shot of the lady walking, the music in the background emphasise that something is going to happen. This is highlighted by the amount of jump cuts highlighting everyone’s facial expression – worried. A camera movement of a tilt is used as the lady gets the teleport devise out. The representation of gender is highlighted in this scene, as the man orders the woman to kneel down at him. A high angle shot is used to highlight that he is important and that everyone should respect him.
As he sets the clock counting down the seconds left, a zoom is used to highlight some of the people’s facial expression. Also as the first zoom is used, the audience can see that not only are ships going to explode but also if someone makes a move they may get shot. This adds tension to the scene as the audience don’t know what’s going to happen. A close up of the man’s face highlights that he is happy that in 3 minutes he should get what he wants. A close up of the countdown is shown to highlight that not long left till he explodes the ships around the world.
A high angle shot of the Doctor in the cage highlights that he is worried; the audience can tell this by the look in his eyes. Also as it is a high angle shot this suggests to the audience that everyone is afraid of what this man will do. A low angle shot is used as he says “this one’s useless, bowl your head”, this highlights the issue of gender as women are stereotyped into being useless and not as strong as men.
180 degree rule is used as the woman and the man start talking, the close ups used brings tension as they are speaking in short sentences. “I’ve got her exactly where I want her” again this highlights that he thinks he has power over everyone. Throughout this conversation as the woman speaks a high angle shot is always being used with flashbacks backing up her point, the man begins to get worried as he knows she’s right as he sits on the stairs at the same levels as her. A close up of the countdown is shown again, bringing more tension to the scene as only 60 seconds are remaining.
As she realises that she’s going to win the argument, she rises and the camera movement of a tilt is used. Jump cuts are used to highlight the other people in the room as they start to believe in what she is saying. A close up of the countdown is shown again but this time with a zoom as only seconds remaining.
A mid shot of the doctor becoming human highlights to audience and to the people in the room that what the woman was saying is true. The diegetic sound of ‘Doctor’ was constantly being repeated and that doctor became human. A close up of the TV screen showing thousands of people outside saying “Doctor”, this highlights that woman are exactly the same as men as they can also have power. The camera pans from right to left as the people in the room say “Doctor”. A close up of the weapon he tried to kill the people with, highlights that he no longer has power.
Cutting It Extract
Cutting It Extract
Through the representation of gender, the clip starts with an establishing shot of two characters in the back of a taxi, this indicates to the audience straight away that the clip has been taken from the middle of a TV episode due to the fact that we didn’t see the characters entering the taxi which means that we don’t know where they are going. The audience can see a mid shot of the character talking, by the woman leaning on the man’s shoulder indicates to the audience that they are in love and that she wants to feel protected. The audience then sees a clear mid shot of the man taking the woman’s hand and kissing it, this shows a clear indication that they have a close relationship. Medium close ups are used a lot when the characters are talking, them seem to be apologising about the past, these medium close ups emphasises the seriousness in the conversation. In the next scene there is a clear close up of the woman’s hand where you can see a wedding ring; this highlights the relati0onship status they are in. However through diegetic sound the dialogue emphases that there has been cheating in the relationship which may foreshadow something happening as the close up is quite long.
As the characters get out of the taxi a wide shot is used to highlight the street that they are at, in the background the audience can see an ambulance. This indicates to the audience where they might be at, or that something is going to happen and they may need an ambulance. Over the shoulder shot of the woman talking to the man highlights the man’s face as he is worried and wants to go with the woman, big close-ups and two shots emphasis the seriousness in the conversation. As she leaves the man she kisses him and a wider shot highlights her crossing the road towards the hospital, a quick close-up is used to emphasis his anxiety.
A high angle shot is used in the consultant’s office, this highlights that it’s something important which may be quite significant in the rest of the clip. The director cuts in between the consultant’s office and outside where the man is waiting for the woman, close-ups are used to highlight the relationship as the man stares at his wedding ring smiling. A POV shot highlights to the audience what the man is looking at, which in this case the woman is walking out from the hospital with a tearful smile. This questions the audience as to what has actually happened as the audience cannot hear the dialogue in the consultant’s office. The woman walks towards the edge of the road where she yells out ‘Guess what’, the director cuts straight back the man’s face as he just watched his wife being run over, a close up is used to highlight his feelings. Slow motion/long shot is then used as the man runs towards the woman where she is lying on the floor. A close up high angle shot is used when he puts his hand on her face and lies on the ground with her.
The clip uses narrative continuity editing that is typical of British TV Dramas, slow opening shots; these shots highlight the scenes when the characters are showing their love for each other and how much they care. However this changes when they begin to talk about what they did in the past, for example cheating, this becomes more or a shot reverse shot. Towards the end of the clip a lot of fast cross-cutting is used, this builds up tension to what’s happening also by having the slow motion after the woman gets run over also builds more tension as its taking longer to see how she is.
The diegetic sound in the cab does confuse the audience for a bit as they don’t know what’s happening due to the clip starting in the middle. “I know about Melissa”, this highlights to the audience that they’ve cheated on each other. Non-diegetic sound is used as the woman enters the hospital, this changes the tone of the scene which draws the audience more into the scene as they can’t hear any dialogue. As she leaves the hospital the music begins to fade and the audience begin to hear street noises of cars etc. This foreshadows the accident, the non-diegetic sound emphasises the squealing of the brakes and the shattering of glass.
The audience can tell that the clip is middle class; this is because the beginning of the clip is set in the back of a cab. During the cab drive, the characters looked out of the window every now and then which illustrated to the audience that it was an urban setting. By the woman paying the cab driver indicates to the audience that she is in control of this situation as the man didn’t know where he was going. The man was in a smart suit and the woman had make up and nice hair and expensive looking coat over a dress, this suggested to the audience that they could afford expensive things which portray them to be in a high class. In the consultants room it is quite dark, this may suggest to the audience that this is a place of drama and tension; this is also because of the fact that the audience cannot hear any dialogue in this scene.
Mock Exam - Re write
Mock Exam - Re write
In this extract the representational issue of ability/disability is represented in the contrast between the main speaker and Ben. The clip begins with a fade leading into a high angle shot of the boys room. The audience can see that the room has been clearly divided into two, where on the left you see lots of toys and colour and on the right you see a mature adult look room where its jut simple with dull colours. This instantly represents Ben as more childlike. The diegetic sound of ‘last summer I decided to kill my brother’ highlights that their relationship has many problems/difficulties. The audience notice this as a panning shot from right to left is used to highlight David’s emotionless expression. This is used with a close up which clearly emphasises his hate for him. As he talks about Ben a mid shot of Ben sleeping in his bed is shown, the audience here can notice that he may have some sort of disability, this is due to him appearing to look like a teenager but has the mental ability of a child as here the audience can see toys by his bed.
The next scene fades to a black and white montage of different images imitating evolutions. Whilst these images are being shown it is accompanied with a loud explosion and David talking.
There is then a cut to an establishing shot of a block of flats; this allows the audience to understand where the characters are. As this shot is shown non diegetic sound ‘wouldn’t it be nice’ is playing quite loud in the background and begins to fade out very quietly as it plays on the radio in the kitchen. A long shot is used to highlight that they are all having breakfast together like a ‘normal’ family. However David is always complaining about Ben, this emphasises that David doesn’t really like having a brother with disabilities. A close up of Ben holding a spoonful of food, this also highlights his reaction when David attempts to take some of his cereal. “No!” the audience notice that Ben has problems with speaking; also this shows the audience that he may be selfish.
As mum leaves to go to work a close up and the camera movement of a tilt is used to illustrate that she pays more attention to him than David as she kissed Ben on the head. A close up of David highlights that he’s sad and dishearted. The diegetic sound that stood out the most is “I need a poo”, this is because Ben doesn’t realise that these things are not supposed to be said. Also Ben’s dad tells David to go with him which highlights the representation of disability as he can’t do things himself. David moaned about going with Ben and dad gave him a simple answer of “because he’s your brother”, the audience notice again that he doesn’t care about him. David continues to moan about Ben behind his back and refers to him as not being a normal child as he needs to be read books and play with educational toys. A high angle from bens POV is shown of David up in a tree getting the kite down, this suggest that Ben looks up to him. A low angle of Ben eating an ice cream indicates to the audience that he has a child mind and likes to do things children do.
In the next scene a long shot of the boys walking to the bus stop with the camera movement of panning highlights the area that they live in. many straight cuts are used to highlight the times that they have had at the bus stop where the audience can see that Ben cant be left alone. A long shot of many groups of boys at the bus stop also highlight why be left alone.
A long shot of the classroom is used to highlight the different abilities this is because many people where on their phones or listening to music. A high angle shot from Bens POV of him drawing highlight his distraction, however he has the ability to listen in class even when distracted. Whereas Gary had a childish attitude when David proved he was listening.
As David and Connor walk to the playground, Connor tries to convince David to go to a party. “Just complicated”, this clearly highlights the theory of binary opposites as he needs to take his brother home and he can’t go by himself due to his disability.
Cutting It – Representation of Gender: Camera Analysis
Cutting It – Representation of Gender: Camera Analysis
Through the representation of gender, the clip starts with an establishing shot of two characters in the back of a taxi, this indicated straight away that the clip has been taken from the middle of a TV episode due to the fact that we didn’t see the characters entering the taxi which means that we don’t know where they are going, this sets up the enigma of the clip. The audience get the understanding that the couple are in a close relationship as a mid shot, two shot with the woman leaning on the man’s shoulders is used, the audience is certified when he takes her hand and kisses it twice this highlights to the audience that they indeed are in a close relationship. However medium close up shots are used to highlight the seriousness of the conversation, this suggests to the audience that there is something wrong, which is yet to be told. Having said this mid close up of the woman putting her hand on his hand suggests that she has forgiven him, also this shot draws the audience’s attention to a ring on her hand, this emphasises that she may be married as it is a wedding ring. She gazes out of the window as the man tries to talk about future plans together, he then asks where they are going and she doesn’t say, this leaves the audience wondering where they may be going as this could be somewhere quite significant.
In the next scene a wide shot of the street is used and as the taxi arrives in the foreground from right to left an ambulance crossing from left to right, this indicates to the audience where they may be, also it may also forecast something bad is going to happen and they’ll need an ambulance. A mid shot is used when the man asks the woman where they are. An over the shoulder shot of the woman telling the man that she is going to see a Consultant is used; this highlights the shot of where we saw the ambulance. Also this answers the enigma from the beginning when the man didn’t know where he was going. As they have a serious talk the shallow focus in the background draws more attention to the conversation as this indicates to the audience that something is going to happen, which could suggest it’s the last time they speak.
A high angle shot is used in the consultant’s office, this highlights that it’s something important which may be quite significant in the rest of the clip. The director cuts in between the consults office and outside where the man is waiting for the woman, close ups are used to highlight the relationship as the man stares at his wedding ring smiling. A POV shot highlights to the audience what the man is looking at, he is looking at the woman leaving the hospital. A mid shot and the camera movement tilting upwards as he rises from his seat, with a jump cut to his stunned face. The woman walks towards the edge of the road where she yells out ‘Guess what’, the director cuts straight back the man’s face as he just watched his wife being run over, a close up is used to highlight his feelings. Slow motion/long shot is then used as the man runs towards the woman where she is lying on the floor. A close up high angle shot is used when he puts his hand on her face and lies on the ground with her.
OCR G322 – The Hustle (Gender) Jan 2011
The representation of gender throughout the clip is quite stereotypical. Throughout the clip there are many male characters than female’s characters, this highlights the stereotypical role that men are stronger and powerful.
The clip begins with a shop assistant being quite rude towards a lower class customer. In the background the audience can see a more upper class female walking towards the more pricy dresses. The director uses a low angle shot from the shop assistants point of view looking down at the customer, this highlights that he doesn’t treat his customers fairly. Also the non-diegetic sound at the beginning when the upper class lady walks in emphasises that she’s more important as when the diegetic sound of “a little too rich for madam” is said the music stops and as she leaves the non-diegetic sound plays again and a close up of the upper class lady is shown to highlight her wealthiness through an expensive diamond ring. The shop assistant appears to have more time with the upper class lady, this highlights that he is interested in lots of money compared to the other woman. The audience can tell this as the more lower class lady was dressed in a casual red coat and messy grey hair whereas the upper class lady she was dressed in a smart grey suit and nice blonde hair, this clearly highlights Levi-Strauss binary oppositions.
A wipe cut from left to right is used to show the next scene where the audience can see a tilt shot from the upper class lady’s’ heels tilting all the way up to highlight her long black evening dress with jewels all over the back of the dress. The diegetic sound ‘I’ll take it’ emphasises her wealthiness as the dress is very expensive. As she says this she is playing with her ring which draws more attention to it, this is forecasting what might happen next as she then loses it.
The next scene shows a clear mid shot of two men drinking whiskey at a bar table. The older man appears to be dressed smarter than the other man; also the lighting used in the room is more focused on him as the other man is more in the dark and smoking with smoke around him. The non-diegetic sound in this scene doesn’t play; this highlights the diegetic sound to be more important. Towards the end of this scene the conversation begins to get more secretive.
Going back to the shop, a close up of the lady opening her bag is used as she realises she’s missing her ring, the non-diegetic sound gets faster. ‘My husband will kill me’ ‘You have no idea in how much trouble I’m in’, this connotates that her husband has a lot of power over her and she’s worried due to having lost the ring. This links back to the representation of gender that men have been stereotypically represented as the powerful gender. As she looks for the ring all over the shop floor the director has got a camera man following her and having a shaky camera to add more tension to the scene, this is so the audience can see things from her point of view. ‘I’m already late for my hairdressers appointment’, this emphasises the woman’s high class as she’s making sure she looks good all the time which is what many females want to make sure. Also again she highlights how much money she has; “I want the entire shop searched, I’ll give you two, five thousand pounds cash to whoever finds it. Here’s my card”. The shop assistant again shows the audience that he is interested in money as he says “You can rely on me” and the woman looks into the camera and replies “I’m sure I can’.
The next scene begins with the shop assistant on his knees looking for the ring where the camera uses a tilt movement to show the audience a more high class male character in the shop. Also low angle shots from the male looking down at the shop assistant is used to highlight that he has more power than him and is more important than the woman that lost her ring. The shop assistant says “I’ll be with you in a moment”, this again continues to highlight that he is interested in getting that five thousand pounds as she completely ignores that he has customers in his shop. The non-diegetic sound begins to get louder and faster when a close up of the upper class man holding the diamond ring, by having this close up represents that the ring is significant and important in the clip. When the shop assistant heard the man saying he found the ring he was eager to get the ring off of him. When the two men are talking about the situation a lot of shot reverse shots are used, this is so that the audience can see the point of view of each character. Here we can see that the shop is very high class, with lots of long black elegant dresses, white walls and many mirrors. As the upper class man walks away saying “3,2,1” he looks directly into the camera smiling, this represents the representational issue as higher class always wins.
Hotel Babylon clip analysis
Hotel Babylon clip analysis
In the clip ‘Hotel Babylon’, I will be analysing the use of camera, editing, sound and mise-en-scene to portray the representation of ethnicity. There is a clear binary opposition between class and race.
At the start of the clip we see a mid shot of a hotel worker dressed in a smart suit and two policemen. The hotel worker asks the officers if everything is ‘alright’ and they reply saying ‘its okay we’re not coming in, we’re just here to stop anyone getting out’, this highlight to the audience that they are of a higher class as they have more power. This is why the director then uses a close up of the worker just agreeing to the police officers, he doesn’t even question them, he just lets them do their job. Throughout this shot, the director uses non-diegetic sound which creates tension as it is a fast paced, this may suggest to the audience that something is going to happen.
In the next scene we can see there is a clear focused zoom, this highlights to the audience on who we are focusing on. This zoom may also indicate to the audience that they should focus on her throughout the clip as she might not be as caring as she is portrayed to be. As the three officers walk through the door a long shot is used following a track, this camera movement, tracking highlights that they must be important, also they are positioned in an important way as behind John Boyack are two other officers standing on either side. This illustrates to the audience that John Boyack has more power, he is highlighted as the leader and the other two officers are waiting to be told what to do. John Boyack is wearing a t-shirt with a suit jacket, whereas the other two officers behind him are in a shirt, tie and suit jacket. This questions the audience whether who has more power, although it may also suggest that John is more on the evil side and not following the rules which highlights the fact he isn’t wearing a tie. The lighting in the lobby is quite bright with many colours in the background; also you can see that the mise-en-scene in this scene is at a high class with many furniture that looks to be expensive such as the chandelier behind the immigration officers, the sofa Ben is sitting on and the different types of lighting in the background. Every character that we have seen in this scene portray a high class, this is due to everyone being dressed in a formal way; everyone in a suit. Continuity editing is typical in TV Dramas; this is created by the use of shot reverse shot and 180 degree rule. There is a shot reverse shot of John and the receptionist which indicates to the audience that something significant is going to happen.
In the next scene, the receptionist sends Ben down to warn Jackie that the immigration officers had arrived. Here we can see that the non-diegetic sound has become faster, this creates tension so that the audience can identify that something is coming to happen. Diegetic sound is used when Jackie warns the immigrants, she talks to them in their language which highlights that she cares about them and wants to keep them safe. She is represented as a leader with high authority. Again the non-diegetic sound changes to a fast pace which adds more tension. A long shot is then used when the immigrants are running to hide in the closet, but in this long shot you can see the barriers of a cage, this highlights that they are trapped and can’t escape, they are being represented as animals. Jackie then counts to see if all the immigrants are in the storage room and straight cuts are used to highlight all the immigrants’ worried faces, this makes the audience have sympathy towards them.
Moving onto the next scene, we can see that Ibrahim is in his own little world listening to music with headphone in, this illustrates to the audience that knows nothing about the immigration officers that are in the elevator. Mise-en-scene illustrates the ethnicity in this scene as he is in a red uniform which looks like something someone in prison would wear. Also the wall paper and hoover are red which connotates danger. The director has put Ibrahim in a deep focus with the background out of focus which highlights that he is completely oblivious to what is going to happen. A low angle shot is used when the woman in the storage room collapses on the floor due to being diabetic; the use of this low angle shot makes the audience have sympathy towards her. The director uses a zoom when the officers take Ibrahim away, this creates more tension to the scene as he is trying to get away from the officers but does not succeed. The non-diegetic sound continues at a fast pace and we are taken back to the scene in the storage room where we can see that Jackie is in a bright red shirt which illustrates to the audience that she is brave and caring and is willing to help. Again a low angle shot is used, this highlights that the immigrants have no respect and are treated differently due to being from a different race. This again highlights the uniform that they are in, as I mentioned before Jackie is in a red shirt which represents her high class whereas the workers they are in a bland coloured uniform which represents them in being slaves.
As the officers take Ibrahim the non-diegetic sound changes to a quieter depressing sound, this makes the audience have sympathy towards Ibrahim as his life is now over. As Jackie and John talk the rule of thirds is broken as the camera then goes over the axis.
After Ibrahim was taken away, in the locker room we can see the opening and closing of the locker, this emphasises the immigrants being locked up. Inside the locker we can see some images, these images may illustrate Ibrahim’s past. Straight after this scene there is a pan from right to left highlighting the different races in the canteen. This highlights the separation of all the different races. The non-diegetic sound continues to be quite depressing. Also the diegetic sound used to highlight the different races in the canteen, also illustrates to the audience that there’s more than one race.
Overall, I believe that camera, editing, sound and mise-en-scene are all equally important to highlight the representational issue of race and class in the clip. Throughout the clip you can see the binary opposition of class and race as it is clear of who is more on the high end and who is not, in this case the immigration where the ones who had more of a lower class.
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