The document analyzes how the media product presents two social groups:
1) A formal, solitary young male secret agent dressed in all black who kills an enemy guard brutally and emotionlessly.
2) A more casual, laidback young male guard who smokes and performs violent tasks for money.
The document discusses the production of a film trailer, poster, and magazine cover for a social realism genre project. It describes researching similar films and conducting a survey to understand the target audience. The survey found that the target audience of teenagers prefers social realism films and wants to see more female dominance and realistic portrayals of issues like drugs, crime, and relationships. New media technologies like digital cameras, Photoshop, and video editing software were used to professionally produce the media products and achieve the gritty realistic style expected of the genre.
[Pro forma] - mographics - case study(1) (1)Robert Ryan
The document discusses various motion graphics techniques used in film titles and visual effects throughout history. It provides examples of iconic title sequences that establish tone through motion graphics, such as Goldfinger and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. It also explores the evolution of matte paintings and their digital replacements, traveling mattes, blue/green screen techniques, and the introduction of CGI. Key milestones discussed include the first use of double exposure in Four Heads Are Better Than One and early CGI experiments in Westworld and Tron.
Working with Clients Better - Untangle the Web - 24 September 2014Matt Gibson
Empathy, trust, and communication are key facets of building strong client relationships. Designers should actively involve clients throughout the design process to gain their perspectives, manage expectations, and avoid surprises. Regular communication and transparency help build trust, while workshops expose clients directly to research. Respecting the client's goals and providing constructive feedback geared toward solutions can help projects succeed. Overall, learning from past client experiences helps designers strengthen relationships and work.
This document provides an analysis of the short film "Trunk MoNK3Y5" in three sections:
1) It establishes conventions used in the film's narrative structure and opening scene to draw in the audience and create mystery.
2) It examines the strong male gender representation and how the characters' language, behavior and clothing reinforce stereotypes of their rough backgrounds.
3) It proposes typical distribution channels and target audiences for this type of action crime film, aimed at entertaining males aged 15-25.
[Pro forma] - mographics - case study(1) (1)Robert Ryan
The document discusses various techniques used in motion graphics and visual effects for film. It provides examples of how motion graphics evolved from silent films to become more complex in titles sequences for films like Goldfinger and Catch Me If You Can. It also discusses the history and progression of matte paintings, blue/green screen techniques, CGI, and how miniatures were used for realistic effects in films like The Impossible. The document analyzes specific title sequences and effects scenes to illustrate how they effectively set the tone or establish elements that become important later in the given films.
The document discusses the opening sequence of a media production. It aims to grab audience attention through cliffhangers, unanswered questions, and varied shots. The opening shot is intentionally disorienting to create excitement. Music and black and white film are used effectively in the credits. The production also challenges conventions by including flashbacks and apparent character deaths early on. It establishes three main characters - an innocent female protagonist, a professional male protagonist, and a mysterious opponent dressed in black. The opening sequence begins suddenly with fast pacing, cuts, shaky cameras, and intense music to energize the audience.
This document discusses the genres, codes, conventions, and target audience of the film "VERSES". It examines how the film draws from the genres of social realism and coming-of-age films through its focus on working class characters and themes of growing up. While the teaser trailer follows many conventions like using unknown actors and montage editing, it challenges some conventions by omitting a voiceover or focus on sex/drugs. The target audience is identified as males and females aged 16-24 who can relate to the teenage protagonist dealing with career choices.
This document discusses the genres, codes, and conventions used in the media product "VERSES". It examines how the film draws from the genres of social realism and coming-of-age films through its focus on working class characters and themes of growing up. While the teaser trailer follows many conventions like using unknown actors and montage editing, it challenges some conventions by omitting a voiceover and focusing less on sex, drugs, and rebellion typical of the genres. The target audience is identified as males and females aged 16-24 who can relate to the teenage protagonist navigating career decisions.
The document discusses the production of a film trailer, poster, and magazine cover for a social realism genre project. It describes researching similar films and conducting a survey to understand the target audience. The survey found that the target audience of teenagers prefers social realism films and wants to see more female dominance and realistic portrayals of issues like drugs, crime, and relationships. New media technologies like digital cameras, Photoshop, and video editing software were used to professionally produce the media products and achieve the gritty realistic style expected of the genre.
[Pro forma] - mographics - case study(1) (1)Robert Ryan
The document discusses various motion graphics techniques used in film titles and visual effects throughout history. It provides examples of iconic title sequences that establish tone through motion graphics, such as Goldfinger and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. It also explores the evolution of matte paintings and their digital replacements, traveling mattes, blue/green screen techniques, and the introduction of CGI. Key milestones discussed include the first use of double exposure in Four Heads Are Better Than One and early CGI experiments in Westworld and Tron.
Working with Clients Better - Untangle the Web - 24 September 2014Matt Gibson
Empathy, trust, and communication are key facets of building strong client relationships. Designers should actively involve clients throughout the design process to gain their perspectives, manage expectations, and avoid surprises. Regular communication and transparency help build trust, while workshops expose clients directly to research. Respecting the client's goals and providing constructive feedback geared toward solutions can help projects succeed. Overall, learning from past client experiences helps designers strengthen relationships and work.
This document provides an analysis of the short film "Trunk MoNK3Y5" in three sections:
1) It establishes conventions used in the film's narrative structure and opening scene to draw in the audience and create mystery.
2) It examines the strong male gender representation and how the characters' language, behavior and clothing reinforce stereotypes of their rough backgrounds.
3) It proposes typical distribution channels and target audiences for this type of action crime film, aimed at entertaining males aged 15-25.
[Pro forma] - mographics - case study(1) (1)Robert Ryan
The document discusses various techniques used in motion graphics and visual effects for film. It provides examples of how motion graphics evolved from silent films to become more complex in titles sequences for films like Goldfinger and Catch Me If You Can. It also discusses the history and progression of matte paintings, blue/green screen techniques, CGI, and how miniatures were used for realistic effects in films like The Impossible. The document analyzes specific title sequences and effects scenes to illustrate how they effectively set the tone or establish elements that become important later in the given films.
The document discusses the opening sequence of a media production. It aims to grab audience attention through cliffhangers, unanswered questions, and varied shots. The opening shot is intentionally disorienting to create excitement. Music and black and white film are used effectively in the credits. The production also challenges conventions by including flashbacks and apparent character deaths early on. It establishes three main characters - an innocent female protagonist, a professional male protagonist, and a mysterious opponent dressed in black. The opening sequence begins suddenly with fast pacing, cuts, shaky cameras, and intense music to energize the audience.
This document discusses the genres, codes, conventions, and target audience of the film "VERSES". It examines how the film draws from the genres of social realism and coming-of-age films through its focus on working class characters and themes of growing up. While the teaser trailer follows many conventions like using unknown actors and montage editing, it challenges some conventions by omitting a voiceover or focus on sex/drugs. The target audience is identified as males and females aged 16-24 who can relate to the teenage protagonist dealing with career choices.
This document discusses the genres, codes, and conventions used in the media product "VERSES". It examines how the film draws from the genres of social realism and coming-of-age films through its focus on working class characters and themes of growing up. While the teaser trailer follows many conventions like using unknown actors and montage editing, it challenges some conventions by omitting a voiceover and focusing less on sex, drugs, and rebellion typical of the genres. The target audience is identified as males and females aged 16-24 who can relate to the teenage protagonist navigating career decisions.
This document discusses conventions used in horror film posters. It notes that posters allow films to be advertised in many public spaces to reach a large audience. Effective posters engage viewers and entice them to see the film. Common conventions discussed include using ominous images that represent the genre, bold colors schemes, distinctive fonts for the title, and taglines that create tension and hint at the plot. The analysis of horror poster conventions provides insights that can be applied to creating a poster for a short horror film.
The document discusses how the media production challenges conventions of the action thriller genre. It uses stock characters like an ex-secret agent protagonist and an antagonist current agent, but challenges expectations by setting it in a suburban home rather than busy city streets. It also uses iconography like title fonts and music to establish the genre but then subvert expectations to show the ex-agent now lives a quiet life. The production aims to follow and oppose genre conventions to surprise the audience.
The feedback received on the trailer, billboard, and magazine for the scripted reality soap provided useful insights. Respondents correctly identified the target audience as teens aged 16-25 and the genre as a scripted reality or soap. However, some did not fully understand what the show was about from just the promotional materials. Suggestions to make the soap more appealing included showing more characters, storylines, and using multiple songs in the trailer rather than just one. Overall, the promotional products linked well together and achieved some of their goals, but could be improved by providing more clarity on the show's content and characters.
The feedback received on the trailer, billboard, and magazine for the scripted reality soap provided useful insights for the creator:
- Viewers correctly identified the target audience as teens aged 16-25 and the genre as a scripted reality/soap, showing the products achieved their purpose.
- However, some said they didn't fully understand what the show was about from just the products.
- Aspects that appealed included how similar it was to MTV shows, the editing of the trailer, and how the products linked together.
- Suggestions to make it more appealing included adding more characters, using multiple songs in the trailer, including shorter clips, and showing more storylines.
The document summarizes a student's media studies evaluation of a short film they created. The film is about a stalker chasing a man through a wooded area. Two lost hikers come across the stalked man being held captive. The student discusses the plot, filming techniques, representation of social groups, intended audience, and potential distributors for the film.
Daniel Craig returns as James Bond in Spectre. A cryptic message leads Bond to Mexico City and Rome where he uncovers the existence of the sinister organization SPECTRE. He seeks help from the daughter of an old enemy to find her and venture to the heart of SPECTRE, discovering a chilling connection to the enemy, played by Christoph Waltz. The film was distributed by MGM and Columbia Pictures with a budget of $245-250 million and box office of $324.7 million.
The document provides details about a short film project on gun crime created by the author and two others. It discusses the genre as social realism/thriller. Key contributions included initial planning, storyboarding, and filming. Conventions like fast pacing and establishing shots were used to set the scene and genre. The characters represented youths - one wearing dark clothes as the criminal and one in bright clothes as the innocent victim. The intended audience was 16-25 year old British youth interested in urban crime issues. Technology allowed research and minimal editing to maintain realism. Learning included improving camera angles, editing, and character/sound development from the preliminary task.
The document discusses conventions of scripted reality television shows and how the media producer's trailer and other elements challenge or develop these conventions. Specifically:
- The trailer is set in Manchester, England rather than a typical location for these shows, and focuses on a student lifestyle.
- Elements like interviews, logo design, and teasing of dramatic storylines between characters follow conventions of shows like Geordie Shore.
- Some techniques like filming from a vehicle and unique camera angles attempt to further develop the genre.
- A billboard and magazine cover challenge conventions by revealing less information but maintaining familiar formats. The goal is to intrigue audiences about the upcoming show.
The document discusses an opening film sequence that was created to grab audience attention with cliffhangers, action, and intrigue. It introduces three main characters - a naive female protagonist, a professional male protagonist, and a mysterious villain. The sequence uses techniques like music, camera angles, locations, and flashbacks to immerse viewers and set up the narrative. The creator discusses what they learned about planning, shooting, editing, and the importance of details in creating a cohesive film production.
This document provides an analysis of two film analysis methods: genre analysis and auteur theory. For genre analysis, it discusses Lacey's Repertoire of Elements, which examines a film's characters, narrative, iconography, setting, and technical/audio codes. It provides the example of analyzing the action thriller film "A Walk Among the Tombstones" using this method. For auteur theory, it discusses analyzing the director's style and how Luc Besson could be considered an auteur for the unconventional elements of the film "Leon". It then applies Lacey's Repertoire of Elements to analyze the teen comedy genre of the film "Mean Girls".
This document analyzes and compares posters for several neo-noir films. It summarizes the key elements and intended purposes of posters for The Dark Knight (2008), Zodiac (2007), and Drive (2011). The posters for The Dark Knight showcase the development of character and narrative details as the release date approaches. The Zodiac poster emphasizes mystery over attractiveness through minimal narrative hints. The two Drive posters have little visual consistency but both feature Ryan Gosling and use color and composition to develop anticipated mystery and danger around his character.
Zombie Land was a commercial success that achieved its purpose of making a profit. It targeted both horror fans and broader comedy audiences by combining genres. Its box office gross of over $102 million showed that this dual approach was effective at reaching a wide audience. The film was also critically acclaimed and helped launch the careers of its actors by gaining them recognition in the industry.
The document outlines the stages of film production and distribution. It discusses the process from developing an idea, securing funding, writing the screenplay, pre-production preparations like casting and location scouting, principal photography which involves rehearsals, filming scenes, and director review, post-production such as editing, adding music and sound, test screenings, and distribution. It then examines potential film distributors like 20th Century Fox, Lionsgate, Disney, and smaller independent distributors. Finally, it proposes strategies for distributing a film online through social media, websites, streaming services, and some traditional print advertising.
A homicide detective named Alex Cross will push his limits to catch a serial killer who specializes in torture. The film Alex Cross stars Tyler Perry as Alex Cross and Matthew Fox as the villain Picasso. However, Tyler Perry is known for comedy and his casting in a crime thriller genre film is a risky decision. The film was also a box office flop, earning just $11.75 million against a $35 million budget.
The document provides an analysis of a horror film opening sequence created by the authors. It begins with an overview of the typical horror plot used in the sequence involving a psychopathic killer. It then discusses how the sequence uses and develops conventions like filming in an attic to convey danger. The killer has multiple personalities based on the seven deadly sins which provides depth. While conventions are not challenged, sticking to generic norms is intended to appeal to broad audiences.
The document provides an analysis of a horror film opening sequence created by the authors. It begins with an overview of the typical horror plot used in the sequence involving a psychopathic killer. It then discusses how the sequence uses and develops conventions like filming in an attic to convey danger. The killer has multiple personalities based on the seven deadly sins to add complexity. While conventions are not challenged, sticking to generic norms is intended to appeal to broad audiences.
The document provides information about the film Alex Cross, including its budget, casting, marketing, and box office performance. Tyler Perry stars as the title character Alex Cross, originally played by Morgan Freeman. Despite an estimated $35 million budget, the film only earned $25 million worldwide, making it a box office flop. Critics provided negative reviews, further contributing to the film's financial failure.
Designing the client experience - #FOWD - April 2015Matt Gibson
This document provides tips and advice for working with clients effectively. It emphasizes establishing empathy, trust, and communication. Some key points include actively listening to clients, managing expectations, being reliable, giving regular updates, involving clients in the design process, and structuring feedback constructively. Both challenges and rewards of client work are discussed. The overall message is that client relationships are about understanding different perspectives and collaborating as equals.
Water molecules can separate into hydrogen and hydroxide ions, forming acidic or alkaline solutions. The pH scale measures hydrogen ion concentrations, with human bodies maintaining a pH of 7.4. Buffers help maintain homeostasis by neutralizing strong acids and bases, keeping the body's pH in the acceptable range of 6.5-7.5.
The document outlines the scientific inquiry process which involves making observations, defining a problem or question, forming a hypothesis to test, conducting an experiment or field study to collect data, analyzing the results to draw conclusions, and repeating the process by asking new questions. Key steps include making observations, forming a testable hypothesis with independent and dependent variables, conducting controlled experiments, and using data to accept or reject the hypothesis.
This document provides an overview of chemistry concepts including:
1) Atoms are the basic unit of matter and are made up of protons, neutrons, and electrons. Elements are pure substances made of only one type of atom. Isotopes are atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons.
2) Compounds are substances formed when two or more elements combine in definite proportions. Chemical bonds, including covalent and ionic bonds, link atoms together in molecules.
3) Water is a polar molecule that is essential for life and chemical reactions due to its solvent properties.
Ecology is the study of interactions between living organisms and their environment. It examines both biotic factors like plants, animals, and microorganisms, as well as abiotic factors such as sunlight, water, and soil. Ecology views environments holistically and studies the complex relationships within and between populations in an ecosystem. Organisms depend on each other through food webs, with plants and algae as primary producers, herbivores and omnivores as primary consumers, and carnivores and decomposers recycling nutrients and matter. Ecology analyzes these interactions across different levels of organization from organisms and populations to communities, ecosystems, and the global biosphere.
This document discusses conventions used in horror film posters. It notes that posters allow films to be advertised in many public spaces to reach a large audience. Effective posters engage viewers and entice them to see the film. Common conventions discussed include using ominous images that represent the genre, bold colors schemes, distinctive fonts for the title, and taglines that create tension and hint at the plot. The analysis of horror poster conventions provides insights that can be applied to creating a poster for a short horror film.
The document discusses how the media production challenges conventions of the action thriller genre. It uses stock characters like an ex-secret agent protagonist and an antagonist current agent, but challenges expectations by setting it in a suburban home rather than busy city streets. It also uses iconography like title fonts and music to establish the genre but then subvert expectations to show the ex-agent now lives a quiet life. The production aims to follow and oppose genre conventions to surprise the audience.
The feedback received on the trailer, billboard, and magazine for the scripted reality soap provided useful insights. Respondents correctly identified the target audience as teens aged 16-25 and the genre as a scripted reality or soap. However, some did not fully understand what the show was about from just the promotional materials. Suggestions to make the soap more appealing included showing more characters, storylines, and using multiple songs in the trailer rather than just one. Overall, the promotional products linked well together and achieved some of their goals, but could be improved by providing more clarity on the show's content and characters.
The feedback received on the trailer, billboard, and magazine for the scripted reality soap provided useful insights for the creator:
- Viewers correctly identified the target audience as teens aged 16-25 and the genre as a scripted reality/soap, showing the products achieved their purpose.
- However, some said they didn't fully understand what the show was about from just the products.
- Aspects that appealed included how similar it was to MTV shows, the editing of the trailer, and how the products linked together.
- Suggestions to make it more appealing included adding more characters, using multiple songs in the trailer, including shorter clips, and showing more storylines.
The document summarizes a student's media studies evaluation of a short film they created. The film is about a stalker chasing a man through a wooded area. Two lost hikers come across the stalked man being held captive. The student discusses the plot, filming techniques, representation of social groups, intended audience, and potential distributors for the film.
Daniel Craig returns as James Bond in Spectre. A cryptic message leads Bond to Mexico City and Rome where he uncovers the existence of the sinister organization SPECTRE. He seeks help from the daughter of an old enemy to find her and venture to the heart of SPECTRE, discovering a chilling connection to the enemy, played by Christoph Waltz. The film was distributed by MGM and Columbia Pictures with a budget of $245-250 million and box office of $324.7 million.
The document provides details about a short film project on gun crime created by the author and two others. It discusses the genre as social realism/thriller. Key contributions included initial planning, storyboarding, and filming. Conventions like fast pacing and establishing shots were used to set the scene and genre. The characters represented youths - one wearing dark clothes as the criminal and one in bright clothes as the innocent victim. The intended audience was 16-25 year old British youth interested in urban crime issues. Technology allowed research and minimal editing to maintain realism. Learning included improving camera angles, editing, and character/sound development from the preliminary task.
The document discusses conventions of scripted reality television shows and how the media producer's trailer and other elements challenge or develop these conventions. Specifically:
- The trailer is set in Manchester, England rather than a typical location for these shows, and focuses on a student lifestyle.
- Elements like interviews, logo design, and teasing of dramatic storylines between characters follow conventions of shows like Geordie Shore.
- Some techniques like filming from a vehicle and unique camera angles attempt to further develop the genre.
- A billboard and magazine cover challenge conventions by revealing less information but maintaining familiar formats. The goal is to intrigue audiences about the upcoming show.
The document discusses an opening film sequence that was created to grab audience attention with cliffhangers, action, and intrigue. It introduces three main characters - a naive female protagonist, a professional male protagonist, and a mysterious villain. The sequence uses techniques like music, camera angles, locations, and flashbacks to immerse viewers and set up the narrative. The creator discusses what they learned about planning, shooting, editing, and the importance of details in creating a cohesive film production.
This document provides an analysis of two film analysis methods: genre analysis and auteur theory. For genre analysis, it discusses Lacey's Repertoire of Elements, which examines a film's characters, narrative, iconography, setting, and technical/audio codes. It provides the example of analyzing the action thriller film "A Walk Among the Tombstones" using this method. For auteur theory, it discusses analyzing the director's style and how Luc Besson could be considered an auteur for the unconventional elements of the film "Leon". It then applies Lacey's Repertoire of Elements to analyze the teen comedy genre of the film "Mean Girls".
This document analyzes and compares posters for several neo-noir films. It summarizes the key elements and intended purposes of posters for The Dark Knight (2008), Zodiac (2007), and Drive (2011). The posters for The Dark Knight showcase the development of character and narrative details as the release date approaches. The Zodiac poster emphasizes mystery over attractiveness through minimal narrative hints. The two Drive posters have little visual consistency but both feature Ryan Gosling and use color and composition to develop anticipated mystery and danger around his character.
Zombie Land was a commercial success that achieved its purpose of making a profit. It targeted both horror fans and broader comedy audiences by combining genres. Its box office gross of over $102 million showed that this dual approach was effective at reaching a wide audience. The film was also critically acclaimed and helped launch the careers of its actors by gaining them recognition in the industry.
The document outlines the stages of film production and distribution. It discusses the process from developing an idea, securing funding, writing the screenplay, pre-production preparations like casting and location scouting, principal photography which involves rehearsals, filming scenes, and director review, post-production such as editing, adding music and sound, test screenings, and distribution. It then examines potential film distributors like 20th Century Fox, Lionsgate, Disney, and smaller independent distributors. Finally, it proposes strategies for distributing a film online through social media, websites, streaming services, and some traditional print advertising.
A homicide detective named Alex Cross will push his limits to catch a serial killer who specializes in torture. The film Alex Cross stars Tyler Perry as Alex Cross and Matthew Fox as the villain Picasso. However, Tyler Perry is known for comedy and his casting in a crime thriller genre film is a risky decision. The film was also a box office flop, earning just $11.75 million against a $35 million budget.
The document provides an analysis of a horror film opening sequence created by the authors. It begins with an overview of the typical horror plot used in the sequence involving a psychopathic killer. It then discusses how the sequence uses and develops conventions like filming in an attic to convey danger. The killer has multiple personalities based on the seven deadly sins which provides depth. While conventions are not challenged, sticking to generic norms is intended to appeal to broad audiences.
The document provides an analysis of a horror film opening sequence created by the authors. It begins with an overview of the typical horror plot used in the sequence involving a psychopathic killer. It then discusses how the sequence uses and develops conventions like filming in an attic to convey danger. The killer has multiple personalities based on the seven deadly sins to add complexity. While conventions are not challenged, sticking to generic norms is intended to appeal to broad audiences.
The document provides information about the film Alex Cross, including its budget, casting, marketing, and box office performance. Tyler Perry stars as the title character Alex Cross, originally played by Morgan Freeman. Despite an estimated $35 million budget, the film only earned $25 million worldwide, making it a box office flop. Critics provided negative reviews, further contributing to the film's financial failure.
Designing the client experience - #FOWD - April 2015Matt Gibson
This document provides tips and advice for working with clients effectively. It emphasizes establishing empathy, trust, and communication. Some key points include actively listening to clients, managing expectations, being reliable, giving regular updates, involving clients in the design process, and structuring feedback constructively. Both challenges and rewards of client work are discussed. The overall message is that client relationships are about understanding different perspectives and collaborating as equals.
Water molecules can separate into hydrogen and hydroxide ions, forming acidic or alkaline solutions. The pH scale measures hydrogen ion concentrations, with human bodies maintaining a pH of 7.4. Buffers help maintain homeostasis by neutralizing strong acids and bases, keeping the body's pH in the acceptable range of 6.5-7.5.
The document outlines the scientific inquiry process which involves making observations, defining a problem or question, forming a hypothesis to test, conducting an experiment or field study to collect data, analyzing the results to draw conclusions, and repeating the process by asking new questions. Key steps include making observations, forming a testable hypothesis with independent and dependent variables, conducting controlled experiments, and using data to accept or reject the hypothesis.
This document provides an overview of chemistry concepts including:
1) Atoms are the basic unit of matter and are made up of protons, neutrons, and electrons. Elements are pure substances made of only one type of atom. Isotopes are atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons.
2) Compounds are substances formed when two or more elements combine in definite proportions. Chemical bonds, including covalent and ionic bonds, link atoms together in molecules.
3) Water is a polar molecule that is essential for life and chemical reactions due to its solvent properties.
Ecology is the study of interactions between living organisms and their environment. It examines both biotic factors like plants, animals, and microorganisms, as well as abiotic factors such as sunlight, water, and soil. Ecology views environments holistically and studies the complex relationships within and between populations in an ecosystem. Organisms depend on each other through food webs, with plants and algae as primary producers, herbivores and omnivores as primary consumers, and carnivores and decomposers recycling nutrients and matter. Ecology analyzes these interactions across different levels of organization from organisms and populations to communities, ecosystems, and the global biosphere.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
This is a 10-word language game that can be used to familiarize large audiences with some of the words relative to sex, gender, and sexuality. Prepared for LGBTQ 201: Serving Transfeminine, Transmasculine, and Non-binary Survivors: March 31, 2016
The document evaluates a film trailer produced by the group. It discusses how new media technologies like a high-definition camera, Apple computers, Final Cut Pro video editing software, and YouTube were used at different stages of production. It also analyzes how the trailer's poster and magazine subsidiary texts relate effectively to the main product. Finally, it examines how the trailer uses and develops conventions of real media products through its opening logo, voiceover titles, establishing shots, and climactic green screen scenes.
All living things share eight key characteristics: they are made of cells, reproduce, grow and develop, obtain and use energy, respond to their environment, and evolve over time. Reproduction can occur asexually through cell splitting or sexually through the joining of cells containing different genetic material from each parent. DNA contains the universal genetic code that is passed down from generation to generation and allows organisms to adapt over time through the process of evolution.
This is a brief update on laws and regulations that impact transgender persons in relation to seeking shelter or services related to Intimate Partner Violence. The focus is on Maryland, but includes applicable federal policies. Developed for the LGBTQ 201: Serving Transfeminine, Transmasculine, and Non-binary Survivors meeting, March 31, 2016.
This document discusses key concepts in ecology including biotic and abiotic factors, ecosystems, levels of ecological organization, biomes, niches, habitats, and relationships between organisms such as symbiosis, predator-prey interactions, parasitism, commensalism, and mutualism. Food chains and food webs are also covered, explaining how energy and matter are transferred between organisms in an ecosystem from producers to primary, secondary, and tertiary consumers. Maintaining biodiversity through complex food web interactions is important for ecosystem stability.
Intro to Gender Minorities - Baltimore Police Dept., June 30 2016jayembee
This presentation was developed for the Baltimore Police Department, June 30, 2016. It covers the basics of sex, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation; sexual development; health, social and legal challenges faced by transgender persons; and best practice tips for improving police interactions with transgender community members. Updated from the previous (March 2016) posting.
This document discusses 4 key characteristics of populations: 1) geographical distribution, 2) density, 3) growth rate, and 4) factors that affect growth. It provides examples of density calculations and growth rate equations. Graphs are presented that illustrate exponential, logistic, predator-prey, and extinction population growth patterns. Key terms discussed include carrying capacity and stabilization phase.
P p biodiversity limiting factors in pop #6ksprattler
This document discusses several topics related to biodiversity and limiting factors:
1. Biodiversity has decreased since humans emerged due to hunting species to extinction, introducing toxic chemicals, and introducing foreign species. This has led to a loss of genetic diversity.
2. Biodiversity is important for ecosystem productivity - greater diversity ensures sustainability and resilience against disasters.
3. Sustainability describes how biological systems remain diverse, robust and productive over time, which benefits both humans and other organisms.
4. Limiting factors that depend on population size are called density dependent factors, while those that affect populations regardless of size are density independent factors. Examples of each are given.
Trauma and Health Issues Among LGBTQ Youthjayembee
This presentation describes the impacts of trauma and minority stress on LGBTQ youth and discusses resultant health outcomes. Targeted resources for providers are highlighted.
Introduction to Culture and Health - May 26 2016jayembee
This presentation presents information about the national CLAS Standards, defines culture, and explores the intersections of culture and health. Medical mistrust and its impact on health seeking behaviors is also examined.
The document provides an analysis of a horror film opening sequence created by the authors. It begins with an overview of the typical horror plot used in the sequence involving a psychopathic killer. It then discusses how the sequence uses and develops conventions like filming in an attic to convey danger. The killer has multiple personalities based on the seven deadly sins which provides depth. While conventions are not challenged, sticking to generic norms is intended to appeal to broad audiences.
The document provides an evaluation of the student's media coursework project which was a thriller film. It discusses how the film used conventions of the thriller genre like quick camera cuts, hidden plot elements, and building suspense. It describes how the characters were constructed through costume and vehicle choices to represent different social groups. It also outlines the target audience for the film and how technology was used in the filming and editing process.
The document provides an evaluation of the student's media coursework project which was a thriller film. It discusses how the film used conventions of the thriller genre like quick camera cuts, hidden plot elements, and building suspense. It describes how the characters of the photographer and killer were constructed through costume, vehicles, and mise-en-scene. The target audience for the film is identified as male ages 15-30 and the technologies used in filming and editing are discussed.
The document discusses the forms and conventions used in the opening of thriller films. It analyzes how the student media project both conformed to and challenged these conventions through elements like narrative, mise-en-scene, camera work, editing, sound, and titles. Key ways the project developed conventions included subverting expectations by revealing the apparent victim was actually the killer. Audience feedback found this twist to be an interesting surprise, though some felt confused.
This document is an evaluation of a student's media studies coursework creating a thriller film opening called "Tracker".
The student summarizes how their opening challenges conventions of the action thriller genre by not including violence or elaborate sets. They also analyze how their opening uses conventions seen in other thrillers like James Bond and Get Carter through elements like camerawork, editing, sound, mise-en-scene, and title design.
The student reflects on what they have learned through the process, including gaining skills with technologies like cameras, editing software, and sound design. They also discuss improvements made from earlier tasks to the final opening, and areas they still want to develop like editing and organization.
Media studies AS Evaluation – Foundation portfolioBogwiz
The document provides an evaluation of a media studies foundation portfolio created by Zakaria Bougouizi. It discusses how the media product challenges and uses conventions of real media, how it represents social groups, and the type of media institution that might distribute it. The media product is a comedy film that portrays serious issues like unemployment in a comedic way. It represents groups like teenagers and uses conventions found in films like Men in Black and The Blues Brothers. A large UK film company like Ealing Studios would be suited to distribute the film due to their experience promoting similar genres and films aimed at British teenagers.
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AS Evaluation - Molly Cowell, Sam Turner and Connor SimmonsAnne Horne
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The document provides information about the filmmaking techniques used in a student media project. It discusses various shots, editing techniques, and conventions employed. Specifically, it summarizes:
1) Various camera shots like close-ups, mid shots, and high angles were used to portray emotion and make the characters seem vulnerable.
2) Editing techniques like match cuts and silhouettes created mystery and suspense. Non-diegetic music also helped build tension.
3) Storyboarding and mindmapping were utilized in the planning process to develop the narrative and visual style.
The document provides an evaluation of the film "Witness" produced by Oliver Clubb for ManFlick Productions. It discusses how the film uses conventions of the thriller genre, including character construction, narrative structure, settings, iconography, and sound. It describes how the characters of the Photographer and Murderer were developed to fit thriller stereotypes. It also discusses how techniques like parallel action, camera angles, music, and a chase scene helped develop tension and adhere to thriller conventions. Overall, the evaluation examines how the film drew from typical forms and tropes of real thriller films and media products.
The document discusses the process of creating a short spy film media product. It describes keeping characters like the spy and villain as stereotypes - the spy as a white English male and the villain as a person of exotic background. It discusses choosing an assassin-type character for the villain that audiences would easily recognize. The document also talks about learning from mistakes made during filming, like needing to re-shoot scenes where character positions didn't match between shots. It emphasizes the importance of proper planning, communication, and paying attention to detail in the filmmaking process.
This document summarizes what the student has learned from constructing their media product. They discuss learning about color treatment and editing techniques in Premiere Pro. They also learned that an expensive camera is not necessary for a high quality product. Comparing their preliminary task to the full product, the student learned how to properly add audio, use a tripod, and refine the editing process. Overall, they gained valuable experience with various production and post-production skills.
The document provides an evaluation of a media studies project creating a product to appeal to teenagers. It summarizes the planning, production timeline, research conducted, conventions and stereotypes used, audience feedback received, and strengths and weaknesses identified. The planning included surveys of the target audience of 15+ to determine the desired genre of a teen-drama-horror hybrid. Conventions like costume and camera shots were employed while stereotypes of Indian teens were subverted. Audience feedback on the rough cut suggested improvements to the reshoots and sound. The strengths included editing, camera work, and music while weaknesses were organization, time scheduling, and planning.
The document discusses the student's media production project for a thriller film. It analyzes how the production used and challenged conventions of real thriller films through techniques like eerie music, grayscale footage, slow motion, flashbacks showing past and present. It also discusses how the production represented various social groups through the main character and his behaviors in different settings. Finally, it reflects on what was learned about film technologies and production through creating this project.
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2. They aimed to attract a mature audience aged 16-35 with the artistic film being distributed by independent art house institutions.
3. Feedback on their opening sequence praised the suspense created by the music but noted the narrative could have been clearer and some shots were unsteady.
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2. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions
of real media products?
As our selected genre was a hybrid of spy and action films, we divulged into both of those genres by viewing film openings
relating to them. After watching the selected openings, we imagined how we were going to implement these two genres into
one that still represents both the qualities of spy and action films respectively.
The film openings we watched were The Other Guys, Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace. Despite The Other Guys being a
comedy, it still represented many qualities of action films – such as car chases, gunshots, stunts etc. This effectively helped us
have a contrast on how action can be conveyed in films, with the latter productions (Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace)
being arguably more serious and featuring more hands-on action like punches, kicks, assassinating etc.
Having that contrast of how action can be implemented was vital to our research, allowing us to be open-minded and be aware
that some action can be slapstick, tongue in cheek or generally gritty and crucial. And with our production being spy-action, we
had to ensure it was serious. So viewing these specific openings were undeniably prevalent in guiding us to the right path.
The opening sequences we viewed didn’t just offer a contrast on action, but also, metaphorically speaking, an album of action
moves/motions. Watching these openings filled our knowledge with a flurry of action moves, so when the occasion arrived to
film our own, we had a variety to choose from. The likes of combat moves such as punching, kicking and stealth-orientated
actions like neck snapping, suffocating etc. were all apparent and contributed to the variety we had. Watching the real media
products did help us significantly with our opening, as we decided to use a neck-snapping scene, which is elaborated on further
in the next slide.
The neck snap from AGENT ZERO.. Casino Royale Quantum of Solace
3. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions
of real media products?
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Moving on from the action and how it contributed, the spy aspect
was also pivotal to the final production. This time the focus was on
the latter film openings, Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace. We
had already covered the action component, but we needed to cover
another fundamental part – the plot.
Having the films about spies/agents, our production related heavily
to these, and therefore would help effectively to the final production.
The plot aspect is undeniably one of the crucial parts of a film
opening, as it helps the audience gain some sort of understanding
about the film no matter how deceiving it may appear. Knowing how
important it is, we ensured we viewed the openings with great
detail, so we could extract as much information as possible.
From watching both the openings, we realised inevitably the plot
contained an amount of death and combat – something our opening
would have in some quantity. Watching scenes like James Bond
brutally killing his enemy in Casino Royale (3:19-3:50) really gave a
feeling of grit and ruthlessness to our viewing, and also showed a
plot component in the form of Bond’s vengeance. This is something
we were passionate to emulate in ours, and in order to replicate the
grit and power that scene had, we included Agent Zero snapping the
guard’s neck (0:43—0:47) which showed a brutal edge to Agent
Zero’s character plus the grit of executing an enemy with no mercy
whatsoever.
4. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions
of real media products?
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Other than death and combat, we gathered that the products we watched (mostly Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace) contained
several technical aspects which are crucial when producing these projects. We witnessed a lot of close camera shots and angles which
were exclusive to the viewing in these openings, like close-ups, extreme close-ups, low angles and many more. Elaborating on how they
were ‘exclusive’ to the viewing, these shots/angles are very close to the action in the scene, and don’t provide much distance from the
viewer to the subject on camera. Also the camera angles mentioned give an unorthodox experience to the viewer, allowing them views on
the action they’d be unable to have personally. These certain shots and angles make a unique predicament for the recipients, and fail to
restrict them from anything being offered – resulting in a surreal experience which can excite and please the people watching.
With these being a strong foundation of the production, we used these technical aspects in our opening so it did match the real media
products we witnessed. However, we did challenge the genre in a way that would give our production creativity and unique quality. And
that was to give our protagonist obsessive compulsive disorder, resulting in a highly raw idea of a character in which the OCD would be a
burden on him and his job. We of course intensified the OCD aspect in the opening by providing close camera shots and revealing camera
angles on Agent Zero cleaning his hands with hand sanitizer.
The real media products also revealed other conventions available to extract and analyse, like music, props, setting etc. However we had
already planned in advance the music, props and setting so we were confident on those matters.
To conclude - watching the openings we selected provided a lot of help and guidance for us, which in a positive manner, would influence
how well we produced our opening. It is safe to say that extracting and divulging into the action, plot and technical aspects the three
openings offered stood us in good stead.
(Pictures of the camera shots and angles relating to our opening and other products are available to view on the next slide, and
references of the things mentioned are below this text.)
REFERENCES
Filmography - The Other Guys (2010) - Adam McKay - Casino Royale (2006) - Martin Campbell - Quantum of Solace (2008) - Marc Forster
Websites – Action Films – AGENT ZERO – Film Opening – Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Bibliography – N/A
5. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions
of real media products?
EXTERNAL IMAGES
The OCD aspect intensified via close camera shots and revealing camera angles in AGENT ZERO.
Close shots used to give an exclusive view. (Collectively from Casino Royale and AGENT ZERO.)
6. How does your media product present particular social groups?
From watching our film opening, the product clearly shows two social
groups with significant contrast from one another.
The first social group is represented in the form of a rather youthful, clean
cut, formal male. The male (played by Jordan Harrison) is a secret agent
who has solely focused his time on his arch enemy, and intends to find and
kill him. Being a secret agent, he can be potentially deceiving – so
inferences from his appearance may not be correct or accurate.
However, the male’s attire is predominantly black, consisting of a black
coat, a black pair of trousers, black shoes and a white suit shirt with a
neatly done tie.
In terms of dialogue in the opening sequence, there is no communication
exchanged. This results in no possible way to gain an understanding of the
male’s age from his voice, as how he speaks could suggest his maturity.
The male could have an adult’s deep voice, or a generally high pitch child’s
voice. In fact the only way to get some sort of clarification of his age is from
his facial appearance, which is that of a young adult – no facial hair or
wrinkles. Having this uncertainty reiterates just how deceiving this
character is, which opens a lot of doors to assumptions of what type of
person he is.
All these aspects of the male can lead people who don’t know him
personally to be arguably intimidated or sceptical of him, as he doesn’t
reveal too much emotion or expression. Just a stern face.
This concludes that this male stereotypically represents a social group of a
secretive, isolated young male who has potential problems in his past
which leads to him trusting nobody or showing his emotions. This person
however does seem to be sophisticated and important, which is suggested
by his formal clothing. The male’s clothing also finally suggests that his job
is important, as low-key clothing gives a hint of seriousness, plus a dark
personality due to his ability to snap an enemy’s neck with true conviction.
7. How does your media product present particular social groups?
As for the other social group presented in our film opening, the product
shows another male with different characteristics.
The other social group shown is a laid back, informal, casual-dressed
young male. This other male (played by Daniel Faithful) is a thug who is
hired as a guard for Agent Zero’s nemesis, and performs the ‘dirty work’
(fighting, killing etc. when ordered) to make ends meet financially. The
guard is a smoker, and is seen spending his downtime smoking a cigarette
which can potentially stereotype him as scruffy or dirty as smoking can be
deemed unhygienic. He can also be stereotyped as informal or in a lower
class than other people (richer, wealthier people) – hence his job isn’t the
most prettiest or safe. The guard’s type of dress consists of dark attire,
with a black wool hat, black casual jacket, grey trousers and dark trainers
which is informal as opposed to Agent Zero. The choice of colour, which is
low-key, also reiterates this person’s dark, unfriendly character of being a
thug/guard which inevitably brings violence.
Once again, this individual doesn’t speak or be involved in dialogue during
the opening, most likely because he gets killed by Agent Zero. The
uncertainty of this person’s character crops up again, as the inability to
hear him speak (like the first social group) gives a sense of mystery to the
viewers. It can also imply the lack of importance of the person, as he is just
one of Agent Zero’s enemy’s guards, and not someone significant. Which
is why his presence in the film doesn’t stay for long, and the fact he is
desperate for money and is willing to take on an illegal job.
To conclude – this male is a stereotype of a social group that consists of
criminals, thugs and hooded gang members that perform illegal acts to
earn money. These individuals are mostly intimidating to society and are
the least successful in life which results in them being tied up in crime or
the wrong situations.
8. How does your media product present particular social groups?
REFERENCES
(To state, some information documented derives from my own knowledge.)
Filmography – N/A
Websites – Secret Agents – Thugs/Henchmen
Bibliography – N/A
9. What kind of media institution might distribute your product and why?
A media institution is an organisation that is responsible for the production,
marketing, distribution and regulation of media products. Institutions are pivotal
in ensuring the media product is able to be established to a good extent, with
funds, publicity, promotion etc. provided by the help of the institution.
If we were to choose an institution for our product, it would be in the name of
Paramount Pictures. Paramount produces/distributes both film and television
products, and has a stable position in terms of being ranked as one of the top-
grossing movie studios. They are also part of American media conglomerate, an
institution that owns many companies in mass media, Viacom.
Paramount is the fifth oldest existing film studio in the world, and holds a lot of
heritage, which is a positive for media products distributed by them as they are
well known and highly regarded in the world of media. They’re also a member of
the MPAA, the Motion Picture Association of America, which would persuade
people who aren’t aware of Paramount that they are in fact well established.
Paramount also celebrated their 100th anniversary in 2012, a statement that
reiterates just how important they are in the film and movie industry. REFERENCES
As of 2011, Paramount recorded a revenue of $1.2 billion, and an operating (Some content derives from personal knowledge.)
income of $300 million. In Sterling (British Pound), this would amount to £791.4
million and £197.85 million respectively. These figures shown reinforce the fact
Filmography – Iron Man 2 (2010) – Jon
that Paramount could support us financially and help us produce our product to
a great quality without any restrictions. Favreau
Since 2010, Paramount Pictures’ films have consisted of many action titles, Thor (2011) – Kenneth Branagh
such as Iron Man 2, Thor, Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol etc. M.I – G.P (2011) – Brad Bird
Having these titles being part of Paramount shows that our production would fit
perfectly within the institution, and would be of the type they regularly distribute.
Websites – Paramount Pictures – Viacom - MPAA
So to conclude, Paramount Pictures would be the best institution for our
product. Reason being, they’re highly regarded, very popular, financially positive
and they release similar products to ours. Bibliography – N/A
10. Who would be the audience for your product?
In terms of our target audience for our media product, our film’s age certificate
is 15+ – which inevitably means our target audience is from young adults to
mature adults (15-25). The age is selected due to violence in the opening and
throughout the film, something which isn’t suitable for younger years. The
violence and action in this film is more serious and real, which is better for
people of 15+ as they can handle the experience without being affected as
opposed to a younger person witnessing bad predicaments like violence.
Having the film younger would also prevent the action from being more gritty
and powerful, something our film desired to have.
Also, people aged 15+ tend to enjoy action films a lot, which is part of our genre
(spy-action). The action involved in the film varies from intense, fast-paced
scenes like combat, execution etc., which tends to generally enthral and excite
the viewer due to the wild nature of the scene they’re watching.
Another reason our film is certificate 15+, is that action films of this age
preference (and higher) can be very successful financially and also highly REFERENCES
acclaimed. Films like Looper and The Expendables are both rated 15+, and in (Some content derives from personal knowledge.)
the box office earned $166.5 million & $274 million respectively from a
considerably low budget compared to other films.
Filmography –
However, despite earning $274 million in the box office, The Expendables was
generally given a low rating. Sites like IMDb gave the film a 6.5/10 rating, which Looper (2012) – Rian Johnson
is arguably low. This shows that these types of films are popular as an action The Expendables (2010) – Sylvester Stallone
title can be given a bad rating but still receive a good return in the box office,
because action films can entice people to see them based on positive past Websites – British Board of Film Classification
experiences of similar productions. IMDb
Concluding on this, we aim to create a product that is preferred by the more
mature audience, as having an older audience allows us to fulfil our desire of Bibliography – N/A
creating a gritty, serious and electrifying action title with not many restrictions.
11. How did you attract/address your audience?
In order to attract our audience, we felt having gritty, serious action and a
unique character type in the form of an agent with OCD would be the
catalyst to that. As mentioned before, with our audience being 15+, we
were granted the ability to project critical, real and enthralling action. This
action was in the form of neck-snapping with true
conviction, execution, hands-on combat, pursuit and high quantity of
adrenaline. All these aspects compiled together will make a viewing
experience that people will remember, as it is exciting, powerful and gets
them on the edge of their seat with surprise. What the audience will
see, will make them want to see more.
Elaborating on the unique character type, which was the secret agent
suffering from OCD, we felt this was very unique and unorthodox. Being a
secret agent in a film, this inevitably involves combat – which suggests it
isn’t a clean job with the likes of blood possibly spilling on his attire. The
OCD aspect can intrigue viewers, as they will anticipate how the character REFERENCES
will cope with it hindering his objective and whether or not his mission will (Some content derives from personal knowledge.)
falter due to it. They will also be clueless as to whether the character will
react badly to dirt, and whether he may have to pause his pursuit to calm Filmography –
his urge of being clean. This situation will cause the viewers to ask a lot of
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questions and bring uncertainty to them too, making them unaware of what
to expect and resulting in them being fully engaged to find out.
Websites –
Finally, we believe our unique character type and realistic action will attract Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
the audience, and conclude with pleasing them after watching the film.
Also, if we were to create a trailer of our film, the qualities of the production Bibliography – N/A
would shine brightly and persuade people to watch it.
12. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
To ensure we created our product to a high quality and extent, we had to have high-end
facilities and equipment at our disposal to execute it properly.
We as a group had the privilege of having access to state-of-the-art technology, highly
professional software and powerful hardware. During the production of this product we used a
high definition video camera, a durable tripod and an Apple iMac loaded with professional
editing software (Final Cut Express) which would cost thousands of pounds to buy. These facts
and figures just show how much quality we had at our fingertips to establish our product
professionally.
Exactly what we used, and how we learnt during the use of them, are mentioned below;
• HD (High definition) Video Camera – Using a device like this allowed us to shoot our scenes with extreme clarity,
which ensured a good viewing experience of the action. Personally I am aware of how to use technology like this, but for
someone learning, the camera was very user-friendly and doesn’t provide much trouble to function.
• Professional Tripod – The tripod is an attachment which enables the camera to shoot/record with stability, and is
attached to the bottom of the camera. The tripod we used had three legs, all of which were adjustable in height to allow
different shots to be made. The tripod was very durable and professional, enabling shots that excluded shaking and
allowed a professional and smooth shot to be made. Having past experience of tripods, I was fine and comfortable using
it. However, the tripod is user-friendly too – which gives beginners an opportunity to use it properly with ease.
• Apple iMac with Software – The Apple iMac is an all-in-one desktop computer, enabling users to have a professional
experience with its array of features. We had the opportunity of using professional software on the iMac, which were
Final Cut Express and Garageband. Final Cut Express allowed us to publish a professional looking production, with
great editing features and quality overall. The quality of Final Cut Express is known widely, with many movie makers
and television producers using it for their products. Garageband was also a great experience, a music producing
software that let us create high quality music for our production without the worry of copyright infringement. Once again,
Garageband is a widely popular piece of software used by many. Using these pieces of software were fine personally,
as I have experience, but tutorials were needed for some departments as my skills weren’t fully developed. Final Cut
and Garageband are inevitably difficult to use, and beginners will be able to use it comfortably with revision of how to
use it and tutorials on the internet. The other piece of software we used was Edublogs, a blogging software which
allowed us to publish our media work online. The software is very easy to use, and will unlikely cause confusion or
problems.
Overall, we were grateful for the quality of equipment we had at hand. All of the equipment used
made our production become what it did, and were undeniably vital. We did need some tutorials
to polish our skills, but afterwards the process ran smoothly.
13. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
REFERENCES
(To state, some information documented derives from my own knowledge.)
Filmography – N/A
Websites – High Definition – Tripod – Apple iMac – Final Cut – Garageband - Edublogs
Bibliography – N/A
14. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
Reflecting on our preliminary task, it allowed us to put our research into practice
with a piece of media that emulated the vital editing, camera shots and angles
needed to make a successful production. For the preliminary task, there were
many components to that had to be researched before attempting to record. In
terms of research, we had to revise the likes of continuity editing, the 180 degree
rule, the shot/reverse shot, the match on action shot and many more.
Full information on the preliminary research can be found on my blog piece here:
http://mediablogs.keshacademy.com/liamasmedia/2012/11/01/pleliminary-
research/
To go into a preliminary task without research would’ve been completely naïve,
and would inevitably result in a fail or a very poor grade. When researching we
had to ensure everything was looked into thoroughly, so we gained a good
understanding and could perform the preliminary task to a good extent. From
where we were to now, it’s true to say that research was vital and we progressed
magnificently to create a preliminary task that was to a suitable quality.
Our group’s preliminary task can be found here:
REFERENCES
(Some content derives from personal knowledge.)
Without music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_-stR5FLDc
With music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb0S2NWL7Jo Filmography –
N/A
In terms of learning, we haven’t just learned productively from the preliminary
task, but from the whole process of the final product too. The process of pre-
production, filming, editing and finalising made us learn a lot not just about the
Websites –
equipment and how to use it, but just how difficult and crucial it is when creating Preliminary Research
a media product like a film opening. It’s safe to say our skills have progressed Preliminary Task (without Music)
and improved greatly from the experience of the preliminary and film opening Preliminary Task (with Music)
The whole experience has also gifted us confidence to make many more media
products with the knowledge to do so. Bibliography – N/A
15. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
PRELIMINARY PICTURES
A shot/reverse shot in our preliminary task.
The 180 degree rule and how it was situated in our preliminary task. (bird’s eye view of the scene)
16. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
PRELIMINARY PICTURES
A collection of camera shots and angles from our preliminary task.