Thursday, 25 October 2012
Monday, 22 October 2012
MightyMedia; Mr Wroe Homework.
SOCIAL CLASS-
This is the video clip that I got off youtube;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsFgUnqkPxA
In this extract of Cranford, it opens with a young
boy. We can immediately see that this boy is of lower class. This is because of
his dress code, he is wearing black cut off ragged trousers with holes in, a
cap and a brown shirt. Everything about his appearance is messy, especially the
fact that he has mud all over his legs and he has no shoes on. The ‘mise on
scene’ of this scene is the fact that we see all this, we see his Victorian style
clothes but there are many more factors. For example from the fact he is
walking in a woods tells us that his family don’t have to money to live in the
city, they must live in a rural place.
Also in this extract of Cranford
close up’s are used quite frequently. For example there is a close up of the young
boy when he sees his father and if given a gift. These close ups are used to
show the emotions on the characters faces, for example the boys face when he
sees ‘dadda’ is delighted, he has a massive grin on his face. This is telling
the audience that the boy is pleased to see his father without him having to
say it himself.
Long shots have been used
in this extract, for example at the beginning of the clip there is a
young boy walking through the woods carrying something. This shot is used so that the audience can see the setting
and realize that it’s only this boy in the woods and he isn’t being chased. Medium
shots are also used, for example when the Dad is talking to the boy about the
new baby and the son’s new boots. This medium shot is used so that the audience
can see the character close enough to establish what type of mood the father is
in. For example he starts of normal and contempt but when the boy talks about
learning he says “don’t you do dallying around with that! Learning isn’t for
everyone, we do alright without! Go and do the rabbit traps!” so the close up
shows his mood changing without the need of hearing his lines. Over the
shoulder shots are used, when the man of the posh house is speaking to the
young boy, giving him jobs to do. We see the man over the left shoulder of the
boy. This is used so that you can see that the boy is listening to what the man
is saying.
Another shot used frequently in this scene is shot reverse shot, flicking
between the two characters that are speaking, following the dialog. Shot reverse shot is a
staple of editing in dialogue sequences. It utilizes the 180 degree rule, the
eye line match, and rule of change among others. First things first, a
definition of what shot/reverse shot is: the
characters are shown facing in opposite directions; the viewer assumes that
they are looking at each other. Shot reverse shot is a feature of the
"classical" Hollywood style of continuity editing, which deemphasizes
transitions between shots such that the spectator perceives one continuous
action that develops linearly, chronologically, and logically. It is an example
of an eye line match.
Throughout this extract of Cranford, there is a dialogue between the
characters. This dialogue helps the audience to understand what is going on in
the scenes. The dialog in the extract where we met the man of the house is that
is straight away obvious that the man is in charge and also by what he is
saying and his tone of voice you can tell that the man is telling the boy off.
This helps to emphasize the fact that the boy must have done something wrong to
get told off. This changes when they enter the office, the boy starts to feel
faint and the man’s tone lowers and gets softer, showing sympathy. The changing
of different levels of score allows the audience to realize that something might
happen, it creates more tension for the audience as they watch.
Sounds are used often in this extract, for
example the loud noise of the opening and closing of the office door and also
the slamming down of the cane/stick on the writing desk. Also soundtrack, at the beginning the music is very periodic, and also
birds are chirping as the boy travels through the woods, this makes the
audience feel how eerie the scene may be. Also the music is fast paced, matching
the way the boy is walking.
Another moment in
the extract is when the boy is say in the office feeling giddy, and he starts
to lick the palms of his hands to gain salt. The man then goes behind the boy
and gets him bread and water. We know this because the boy is sat on the right
of the screen in focus and you can see the man’s hands pouring water and
braking off bread. Even though this image is unfocused and remained unfocused,
we are still able to see what the man is doing. This technique is called fixed
focus.
In Cranford I have realised that there was a small grubby family at the
beginning of the TV drama that we see. Their house (which was a very small shack)
denotes their social class as a working class. The boy became similar to a servant
in a house which looked like a mansion; the owners of the house we see are
wealthy and come from an upper class.
When the boy receives a grubby pair of second hand boots
for his 10th birthday he is very happy and excited by them, which
denoted his social class. From a long shot of the camera we saw another servant
who was washing/hanging clothes up on the hangers. When the two working classes
were talking the cat jumped up on the table and started drinking the butter
milk which they had poured on to the lace to keep it white as possible.
When we see the women inside the carriage we see the sound changes into prestigious music which shows that they are of a high class. The camera angles are full body or medium shots to show the clothes that the women were wearing, expensive outfits, very Victorian. This lighting was very light, when we see the ‘rich community’ compared the damp dark shack of the village family.
When we see the women inside the carriage we see the sound changes into prestigious music which shows that they are of a high class. The camera angles are full body or medium shots to show the clothes that the women were wearing, expensive outfits, very Victorian. This lighting was very light, when we see the ‘rich community’ compared the damp dark shack of the village family.
The dialogue of Cranford is quite articulate in a
very knowledgeable tone. A very long shot is used to show us their social class
and their costumes- dressed very upper class. Their sense of costume was a long
brown Jacket with smart hats to suggest they were upper class and the camera
angles suggesting they were the important characters of the shot.
(man&woman)
Friday, 19 October 2012
MightyMedia; Ms Bird Homework.
The Rocky Horror Picture
Show,
The
Rocky Horror Picture Show is the 1975 film adaptation of the British rock musical stageplay, The Rocky Horror Show,
written by Richard O'Brien. The film is a
parody of B-movie,
science fiction and horror films
of the late 1940s through early 1970s. Director Jim Sharman
collaborated on the screenplay with O'Brien, who wrote both the book
and lyrics for the stage. The film introduces Tim Curry
and features Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick
along with cast members from the original Kings Road
production presented at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 1973.
Here is the 9 frame grid of
the film's title sequence:
The opening sequence to The Rocky Horror Picture
Show is dark with red writing; this foreshadows
the red lips later on in the same sequence.
You can find the opening of this on Youtube (www.youtube.com)
also its posted on my blog (http://1mightymedia.blogspot.co.uk/).
Wednesday, 17 October 2012
MightyMedia;The Rocky Horror Picture Show/ Science Fiction-Double Feature.. OPENING.
I have created a 'timeline' as such about these opening credits, but i thought that having the video may actually ease the aid of others learning.
So this was set to do by my teacher Mrs Bird, as homework.
I will postr the picture of my line later on!
Monday, 15 October 2012
MightyMedia;Logo!
Hey Guys!
Check out my new logo, designed by MediaMeans2012 - Let us know what you think!
MightyMedia; Prelim Task.
PRELIM!
This is our Prelim task; let me know what you think! hope you like it!
Thursday, 4 October 2012
MightyMedia;Prelim Task-
180 DEGREE RULE-
In filmmaking, the 180-degree rule is a basic guideline regarding the on-screen spatial relationship between a character and another character or object within a scene. An imaginary line called the axis connects the characters and by keeping the camera on one side of this axis for every shot in the scene, the first character will always be frame right of the second character, who is then always frame left of the first. If the camera passes over the axis, it is called crossing the line or jumping the line.
Match on Action-
Matching on action refers to film editing and video editing techniques where the editor cuts from one shot to another view that matches the first shot's action. Although the two shots may have actually been shot hours apart from each other, cutting on action gives the impression of continuous time when watching the edited film. By having a subject begin an action in one shot and carry it through to completion in the next, the editor creates a visual bridge, which distracts the viewer from noticing the cut or noticing any slight continuity error between the two shots.
A variant of cutting on action is a cut in which the subject exits the frame in the first shot and then enters the frame in the subsequent shot. The entrance in the second shot must match the screen direction and motive rhythm of the exit in the first shot.
Shot reverse Shot-
Shot reverse shot (or shot/countershot) is a film technique where one character is shown looking at another character (often off-screen), and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character. Since the characters are shown facing in opposite directions, the viewer assumes that they are looking at each other. Or a shot that views the action from the opposite side of the previous shot, as during a conversation between two actors, giving the effect of looking from one actor to the other.
Thats all folks!!!
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