Genre 3 - Film Presentation

Film Opening: Locked Up

Genre:Thriller                               
Target audience:Middle aged business men/women
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Relevant/Intriguing/Catchy Film Title?:

• Simple, but catchy tile.
• Short and snappy.
• Yes and I love the depth.
• Good title gets people interested.
• Catchy, makes you think about what could happen.

Interesting Characters and appropriate cast?

• All characters are suited.
• Each character is individual yet they work well together.
• Really well thought out character personalities and how they would move and narrate.
• Very interesting characters/actors.

Was interest created for the audience? Enigma codes?

• Yes, there was frequently asked questions. Keeps it interesting.
• Yes, with relevant influences.
• Not all of the film was described so the audience is intrigued to know more about it.
• It makes the audience think about what will happen throughout.

Narrative suitable for the target audience? Will it attract customers?

• The target audience middle age, not so good. It will be attached horror/thriller genre.
• Thoroughly thought out selling well through out. 
• Hard to follow story line.
• It will attract customers; although there's to much writing/detail. Makes you switch off. Could have more of a business idea.

Does the narrative fit the genre? Are the conventions in place?

• The narrative does fit the genre.
• Enigma and time frame. However borderline horror.

Is the film different?

• It is as it combines many different films but is being seen before yet and be different.
• Its like a usual thriller and has nothing new.
• Yes, interesting story line.
• Yes, it looks different but sounds like other thrillers.

Good ideas for marketing the film?

• No ideas.
• Trailer for the film.
•  When the film will be played was well thought about.
• Poster is good. Trailer?

Institution

Film Logo

 

 

Film Language

Film Language

For this task I analysed these film openings for all what i have learnt to this point. Each clip I have targeted a specific feature used. I used acronyms for each section I looked at.

Camera- FAM (frame, angle, movement)

Mise en scene- CLAMPS ( Costume, Lighting, Actors-Class /Age /Gender / Sexuality / Ethnicity/Body language, Makeup, Props, Setting) 

Sound- MCDOVED 

Editing- STOPS (screen time, transitions, order of narrative, pace, special effects)

Boyz in da hood

 

For this opening scene I analysed camera, sound, editing and mise en scene. It starts of with a black screen with white writing says 2 facts. one faded out then the next one comes in then the next one fades out then goes to a red stop sign. 
Then it goes to a hand held shot slowly getting closer to a big red stop sign from and long shout to and extreme close up. It is a slit low worm eyes view angle but pretty much normal angle. It is a cloudy grey day beyond the sign. 
It goes to a steady cam of a boy waiting on the path. A longshot and a normal angle view from across the road. 
It starts to move as a tracking shot still a long shot. The by that is waiting starts to walk as his friends are coming across then road. All of them walk off and the camera starts to move with them.
Then its goes to a medium long shot cutting off at the knees. It is still tracking with them. 
One of the boys turns as then the camera goes to a medium shot of him then turns to the rest of the friends still a medium shot and a steady cam. it does this 4 times then cuts to a one way street sign.
The sign is viewed from a birds eye view angle and it tilts down.

UP

Time passing shown in this film is shown in two ways. One way time passing is shown is the use of Carl doing his ties everyday before work and then while each tie is tied this shows the passing of time as at the beginning of the sequence they are young while at the end of this sequence the couple are both old through their aging appearance shown. Another way time is shown passing is both the couple at work. They first work together at the zoo at the beginning of their relationship and the balloons always rise and start to lift off the ground. However, time passing is shown through this as at the end when they are old Carl already knows the balloons are going to lift off the ground and stops them without looking. This shows time passing as it shows the couple have been working their for a long time throughout their lives together. 

Audience

Questions

Who Creates what we watch?
The producer creates what we watch as they are behind all the films that are made. These are called 'gatekeepers'. what is made is what the audience sees and only the 'gatekeepers' can create this as they are behind the scenes creating what we see.

Can the media exist without audience?
No as there would be no point for the media as it would have nothing to interest or influence so responses to the media would be non existence. Also without the audience the media would have no one to view the media so therefore would have no point existing.

Can the audience exist without the media?
No as the audience would have nothing to be influenced by or would have nothing to feed on so the audience for the media would not be able to exist without the media. However some may say it can exist as the audience should not be influenced by the media. 

Who is the more powerful, media or audience?
I would say audience. This is because without audience, media cannot affect anyone/anything and that without audience the media is pointless and has no reason. However, media can affect the audiences thoughts or choices so can still be thought as powerful as it can inform and influence the audience.

Can the media control the audience?
Yes as the audience could be intoxicated by the media so therefore the media will be able to control the audience as the audience listen a lot to the media and what they say. Also the media can control the audience as the media can influence on opinion and choices of the audience so can show control of the audience by the media.

Premiere Editing Task

Dancing animals editing task

 Evaluation

In this task we created a short video with resources given to us to learn and develop skills for the software we used, in this case, premiere. This is so we will have the skills for editing our Prelim and main tasks in the future to make sure they look professional .

Narrative Task: Film opening

Film opening:UP

For this task I had to analyse a film scene using the techniques. One of these is Barthes' three codes, Actions, Symbols and Inigma. Also Aristotle's theory of simply having a beginning, middle and ending. Todorov's theory of each narrative passes five stages and has equilibriums. And finally Levi-Strauss' theory of binary opposites.

I am analysing a scene from the film UP.

A narrative that is shown from Todorov's theory is that the scene starts with a new equilibrium of the couple moving in and starting a life together. Then Todorov's theory is shown as there is different stages and many disturbed equilibriums which sets them back on there dream. The disturbed equilibriums are firstly when the couple cant have a baby and the shortly fallowed by a series of disturbed equilibriums when they start to save for there dream. these are, when the car tyre bursts so they have to use the money they are saving to fix the tyre, then the house is destroyed by a storm and falling tree and finally when he breaks his leg. these are all setbacks and disturbed equilibrium. Additionally, the final disturbed equilibrium which destroys the dream completely is when she passes away. This then starts a new equilibrium of that he now have to live without her.

A narrative that is shown from Aristotle's theory is that it starts with them becoming married and starting a life together. The middle is the life they go through together and how they grow old together. Then the end is when there life together ends when she passes away leaving him alone.

One of Barthes' codes, symbols, are used throughout the clip. One symbol is when the couple are watching and the clouds are babies showing that they want to have children but this ends up that they cannot have children.

Another narrative technique is Levi-Strauss' binary opposites theory. These are you throughout this scene. One way they are used is the two characters have opposite personalities as Ellie is creative and adventurous while Carl is more one dimensional and is reserved. Another binary opposite is at the beginning of the scene Carl struggles to get up the hill where they picnic while they are young whereas at the end of the scene when they are old ellie struggles to get up the hill using binary opposites.  

Representation: Film Clip

Legally Blonde

To analyse this task i am using the 4 W's. These are Who, What, Where and Why. I used this as this will analyse the clip in detail and cover what i am analysing which is representation.

The stereotype that is used in this scene and the whole film is the typical dumb blonde girl. In this scenes it shows this by using shots such as the girl brushing her hair showing these stereotypical blonde girls only care about how they look and are labelled as 'Barbie dolls'. Being represented is the typical american teenage girl who is blonde and dumb. The preferred audience will be teenage girls as they are similar to the girls in the film however, the gatekeepers choose to make the stereotype even worse than it actually is, so the audience will realise how much worse the stereotype actually is. 

The activities shown that the girl is doing to show the stereotype is activities such as brushing her hair, and working out to show the stereotype that 'blondes' only care what they look like and to attract guys who play American Football at school. In this film they are represented to there stereotype very well and even enhanced a lot to clearly show the stereotype of a teenage 'dumb blonde' .

The purpose that the stereotype serves is that this is to show what teenage girls can be like and how they would only care on there appearance and not education or their future. 

As this stereotype is of a teenage 'dumb blonde' the location which is seen in the clip is that they would be at high school due to their age and also places such as shops as they are shopping to make sure they look their best or the gym as they would be working out to also show how much they care about their looks and want to impress guys and be popular and be known by everyone. The location is normal for American teens however it can be enhanced as the girls would not spend their whole lives at for example a shopping centre and shops.