The document provides research and information on themes related to drink spiking, including different drugs used, their effects, statistics on victims, and newspaper articles about victims. It discusses common drugs used like Rohypnol and Ketamine, their symptoms which can include amnesia, slurred speech and paralysis. Statistics show over 9,000 reported victims in the UK from 2007, with the majority being female. Newspaper articles profile victims who have died after their drinks were spiked.
The document summarizes research done by a group on the topic of drink spiking for a class assignment. It includes statistics on reported victims of drink spiking in the UK from 1940-2007. It provides details on common drugs used for drink spiking like Rohypnol and Ketamine and their effects. The group also researched inspiration from film openings, genres, themes around alcohol abuse and its long term effects. Videos and articles on specific drugs are referenced.
The document discusses representations of different social groups in the opening of a horror film called "Hallowed Ground." It represents women, men, and religious people. For women, it subverts the typical portrayal by showing a woman overpowering and killing a man, demonstrating her power. For religious people, it initially shows a priest helping others in need but then depicts how they often become victims in horror films. For men, it breaks from conventions by depicting the man as weak and vulnerable, with a woman killing him to flip typical gender stereotypes.
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Powerpoint on Shirley Clarke's 1967 film Portrait of Jason. The powerpoint cover's Jason's life, hardships, and most importantly his experience as a gay black man in the 1950s and 60s. Discussing the importance of sex, race, and performance, along with the legacy Jason left.
This document analyzes the genre, style, narrative, plot, settings, themes, and characters of the horror films Silent Hill and Evil Dead. It finds that both films use dark colors and lighting to establish their horror genre. Silent Hill uses wind sounds and string music to build tension, while Evil Dead uses close-ups and loud noises to create mystery. Their plots involve supernatural threats and a struggle for survival, with settings like forests that connote evil. Common horror themes are revenge, justice, and good versus evil. Characters usually include vulnerable victims confronting villains without limits.
A group of teenagers decide to film a horror short film at an abandoned house rumored to be haunted. While filming at night for scarier atmosphere, strange events start occurring that cannot be explained, with people getting hurt. By the end, the spirits are supposedly rid but the last shot implies it may not be over.
Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is characterized by distinct personalities or identities that control behavior at different times. It is caused by trauma as a coping mechanism. The movie "Split" depicts a man with DID who has over 20 distinct personalities, some of which kidnap girls. While the movie conveys DID through distinct personalities, becoming a raging beast immune to bullets is inaccurate. DID is a serious condition caused by trauma that warrants compassionate treatment.
The document summarizes research done by a group on the topic of drink spiking for a class assignment. It includes statistics on reported victims of drink spiking in the UK from 1940-2007. It provides details on common drugs used for drink spiking like Rohypnol and Ketamine and their effects. The group also researched inspiration from film openings, genres, themes around alcohol abuse and its long term effects. Videos and articles on specific drugs are referenced.
The document discusses representations of different social groups in the opening of a horror film called "Hallowed Ground." It represents women, men, and religious people. For women, it subverts the typical portrayal by showing a woman overpowering and killing a man, demonstrating her power. For religious people, it initially shows a priest helping others in need but then depicts how they often become victims in horror films. For men, it breaks from conventions by depicting the man as weak and vulnerable, with a woman killing him to flip typical gender stereotypes.
Portrait of Jason powerpoint by Emily Dugalemilydugal1995
Powerpoint on Shirley Clarke's 1967 film Portrait of Jason. The powerpoint cover's Jason's life, hardships, and most importantly his experience as a gay black man in the 1950s and 60s. Discussing the importance of sex, race, and performance, along with the legacy Jason left.
This document analyzes the genre, style, narrative, plot, settings, themes, and characters of the horror films Silent Hill and Evil Dead. It finds that both films use dark colors and lighting to establish their horror genre. Silent Hill uses wind sounds and string music to build tension, while Evil Dead uses close-ups and loud noises to create mystery. Their plots involve supernatural threats and a struggle for survival, with settings like forests that connote evil. Common horror themes are revenge, justice, and good versus evil. Characters usually include vulnerable victims confronting villains without limits.
A group of teenagers decide to film a horror short film at an abandoned house rumored to be haunted. While filming at night for scarier atmosphere, strange events start occurring that cannot be explained, with people getting hurt. By the end, the spirits are supposedly rid but the last shot implies it may not be over.
Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is characterized by distinct personalities or identities that control behavior at different times. It is caused by trauma as a coping mechanism. The movie "Split" depicts a man with DID who has over 20 distinct personalities, some of which kidnap girls. While the movie conveys DID through distinct personalities, becoming a raging beast immune to bullets is inaccurate. DID is a serious condition caused by trauma that warrants compassionate treatment.
The document summarizes various narrative theories and concepts. It discusses Todorov's 5 stages of narrative including equilibrium, disequilibrium, recognition of equilibrium, attempt to repair equilibrium, and new equilibrium. It also mentions Barthes' 5 codes for analyzing film narrative including the enigma code, action code, semantic code, symbolic code, and cultural code. Additionally, it briefly outlines Propp's 7 character types and Cameron's 4 modular narratives including forking path, episodic, anachronic, and split screen narratives.
Michaela Ives Kingshott created an initial mind map that explored several topics related to mental health issues among teenagers, Britain's education system, and anorexia and bulimia. Some of the questions and topics discussed in the mind map include the different types of mental health issues that affect teenagers, the gender and ethnic backgrounds that tend to be the highest and lowest achievers in education, and whether the media plays a role in people developing disorders like anorexia and bulimia. Michaela noted that her favorite topic from the options is anorexia and bulimia because it is a controversial issue that does not receive enough media coverage despite many people suffering from it or knowing someone who has suffered.
This document contains preliminary planning information for an assignment involving Fatou, Ingrid, Jhane, and Michaela. It includes an idea exploration section and sections laying out a timeline, storyboard, script, shot list, and group photo of the team members. The assignment involves planning and filming a police interrogation scene between an officer and a suspected criminal.
The document provides production details for the TV documentary "What's My Body Worth?" which aired on Channel 4 on August 13th 2012 and was made by Storm Theunissen. It runs for 24 minutes and uses voiceovers, sound bridging, listing and flashing between scenes, expert interviews, public interviews, case studies, and handheld camera movement to educate audiences on topics like blackheads, urine, and ear wax while exploring what lengths people go to earn money and informing viewers.
from these slides i tried to introduce you Smart phones..specially about their history..i hope you'll enjoy it and i would like to get your feedback about this :)
Our main character does not clearly belong to a social group as she is portrayed as an outcast. Previously she was a typical working class teenager, but now she uses alcohol to cope with her isolation. The film represents her changing social status through changes in her costume from formal black clothes to ripped tights and a loose army jacket. Her facial expressions and body language shown through various shot types depict her unhappiness and depression.
Delia and Milka created blogs for an assignment that analyzed their work. Both blogs used colorful themes and were well organized with projects, drafts, scripts, and other work in date and time order. While the blogs provided evidence of their work and assessments, they could have been improved by including comments on tasks and drafts, addressing spelling errors, and providing more context about themselves and their creative choices. The blogs effectively showcased their work but lacked additional reflection and details.
Smart phones combine the functions of a personal digital assistant and a mobile phone, featuring operating systems and application software. Some early smart phones included the IBM Simon, Nokia 9000, Ericsson R-380 and P-800, BlackBerry, and HP iPAQ, with the Apple iPhone helping popularize smart phones in 2007. Smart phones offer portable media players, high-resolution touchscreens, high-quality cameras, web browsers, GPS navigation, WiFi, and mobile broadband access.
Este documento proporciona información sobre técnicas de reparación y refuerzo de estructuras de hormigón armado y albañilería. Describe varios defectos comunes como grietas, discontinuidades profundas, fracturas y corrosión de armaduras. Explica que es importante diagnosticar las causas de los daños para seleccionar el procedimiento de reparación adecuado. Luego presenta soluciones de reparación para diferentes tipos de daños encontrados en vigas de hormigón armado, incluyendo inyección con resina epo
The document discusses different types of sound used in The Hunger Games film, including diegetic sounds that characters can hear within the story world (such as audience clapping and a man speaking) and non-diegetic sounds that are added for the audience but not heard by characters (such as a heartbeat). It also describes how sound perspectives and camera techniques are used, such as ambient clapping becoming more muffled as the camera zooms back and audience clapping heard as an out of field vision.
This document provides tips for taking the perfect professional profile photo or "#workselfie" for LinkedIn. It recommends using natural lighting and a plain white background, holding the camera above eye level to look more flattering, choosing business-casual attire, and avoiding distracting or unprofessional poses and backgrounds. The tips are summarized in a bulleted list recapping do's and don'ts.
The document provides details for a research and planning project including a timeline, storyboard, script, shotlist, target audience, locations, characters, costumes and props. The main character is a teenage girl struggling with alcohol abuse and the target audience is ages 15+ of any gender, social class or sexuality. Locations include public places like a park, shop and bus. Costumes and props were chosen to represent the characters' social classes and situations.
1. La foto de perfil ideal para un CV debe transmitir la personalidad de la persona y capturar su lado más favorable a través de la sonrisa, la mirada y la pose elegida.
2. Es importante lograr un buen encuadre y ángulo, tomando la foto desde arriba o abajo según se quiera transmitir humildad o poder. El fondo debe ser neutro o contextualizar la profesión.
3. La iluminación debe ser suave y difusa, aprovechando preferiblemente la luz de la mañana o la tarde para evitar sombras
This summary analyzes the opening sequence of the 1962 film "To Kill a Mockingbird".
1) The sequence begins by zooming in closely on a child's toys, creating mystery and intrigue for the audience. Various film techniques like extreme close-ups and canted angles are used to disorient the viewer.
2) Shots of a clock and the child's activities indicate the setting is a bedroom, with artificial lighting. A bird drawing represents the film's title.
3) The sequence has a slow pace and uses continuity editing with matching shots. It follows the child's actions chronologically but leaves questions about their identity and role in the larger story.
4) Analyzing the
The document summarizes various narrative theories and concepts. It discusses Todorov's 5 stages of narrative including equilibrium, disequilibrium, recognition of equilibrium, attempt to repair equilibrium, and new equilibrium. It also mentions Barthes' 5 codes for analyzing film narrative including the enigma code, action code, semantic code, symbolic code, and cultural code. Additionally, it briefly outlines Propp's 7 character types in stories and Cameron's 4 modular narratives including forking path, episodic, anachronic, and split screen narratives.
Excel 2007 introduce mejoras como más filas y columnas, una nueva interfaz de usuario basada en fichas y cintas con grupos lógicos de comandos, y mejoras en la escritura de fórmulas, nuevas plantillas, ordenación y filtrado de datos, y formato condicional.
The document provides details about a group research project, listing the group members Russvictoria Monocillo, Abigail Menzies, and Nicole Lewis. It then provides inspiration from real film opening sequences and discusses themes that could be explored, such as abuse, bullying, abortion, self-harm, depression, and locations that could be filmed. Research is also presented on these topics and themes.
This document discusses iconography and conventions in the paranormal genre of film. It defines iconography as the identification and interpretation of images, and conventions as customary ways of doing things. The document then provides interviews with people about paranormal films, discussing common elements like ghosts, spirits, and things that can't be explained. It analyzes characteristics of paranormal films like the use of handheld camera techniques, quick editing, diegetic sounds, flat characters, domestic settings, and themes of possession.
The document discusses how a media project challenges conventions of similar psychological thriller films. It analyzes the film "Black Swan" to understand typical conventions like troubled protagonists. The project challenges conventions by having a simple opening and giving the protagonist a difficult background. It follows conventions like using suspenseful music and a vulnerable young female protagonist. It also uses conventions like starting with a flashback to build intrigue.
The document discusses plans for evaluating a media opening sequence that represents social groups. It begins by asking how the sequence represents particular social groups and who is being represented. It then discusses targeting young adults and girls by showing how one girl's life changes after being influenced to go to a party where she contracts HIV. Several questions are posed about character and social group representation, and whether it is positive, stereotypical, or fair. The purpose is described as relating to the targeted age and actors. Overall it aims to evaluate how well the media product represents its intended social groups and audience.
The document provides details about the requirements and planning for a film analysis project. It must include a title page, level checklist, exploration of films, film of choice and reasoning, genre, subgenre, hybrid, theories of Mittel, Fuerer, Stam, semantics, syntax, iconography, conventions list and analysis, dominant ideology, audience details and theory.
The chosen film is analyzed including that it is a drama about a terminal illness with family conflict and tragedy as the main character dies. Conventions like character development and emotional story are used. The ideologies of family support and living fully are shown. The target audience is older teenagers and adults who want entertainment, information or social interaction.
The document summarizes various narrative theories and concepts. It discusses Todorov's 5 stages of narrative including equilibrium, disequilibrium, recognition of equilibrium, attempt to repair equilibrium, and new equilibrium. It also mentions Barthes' 5 codes for analyzing film narrative including the enigma code, action code, semantic code, symbolic code, and cultural code. Additionally, it briefly outlines Propp's 7 character types and Cameron's 4 modular narratives including forking path, episodic, anachronic, and split screen narratives.
Michaela Ives Kingshott created an initial mind map that explored several topics related to mental health issues among teenagers, Britain's education system, and anorexia and bulimia. Some of the questions and topics discussed in the mind map include the different types of mental health issues that affect teenagers, the gender and ethnic backgrounds that tend to be the highest and lowest achievers in education, and whether the media plays a role in people developing disorders like anorexia and bulimia. Michaela noted that her favorite topic from the options is anorexia and bulimia because it is a controversial issue that does not receive enough media coverage despite many people suffering from it or knowing someone who has suffered.
This document contains preliminary planning information for an assignment involving Fatou, Ingrid, Jhane, and Michaela. It includes an idea exploration section and sections laying out a timeline, storyboard, script, shot list, and group photo of the team members. The assignment involves planning and filming a police interrogation scene between an officer and a suspected criminal.
The document provides production details for the TV documentary "What's My Body Worth?" which aired on Channel 4 on August 13th 2012 and was made by Storm Theunissen. It runs for 24 minutes and uses voiceovers, sound bridging, listing and flashing between scenes, expert interviews, public interviews, case studies, and handheld camera movement to educate audiences on topics like blackheads, urine, and ear wax while exploring what lengths people go to earn money and informing viewers.
from these slides i tried to introduce you Smart phones..specially about their history..i hope you'll enjoy it and i would like to get your feedback about this :)
Our main character does not clearly belong to a social group as she is portrayed as an outcast. Previously she was a typical working class teenager, but now she uses alcohol to cope with her isolation. The film represents her changing social status through changes in her costume from formal black clothes to ripped tights and a loose army jacket. Her facial expressions and body language shown through various shot types depict her unhappiness and depression.
Delia and Milka created blogs for an assignment that analyzed their work. Both blogs used colorful themes and were well organized with projects, drafts, scripts, and other work in date and time order. While the blogs provided evidence of their work and assessments, they could have been improved by including comments on tasks and drafts, addressing spelling errors, and providing more context about themselves and their creative choices. The blogs effectively showcased their work but lacked additional reflection and details.
Smart phones combine the functions of a personal digital assistant and a mobile phone, featuring operating systems and application software. Some early smart phones included the IBM Simon, Nokia 9000, Ericsson R-380 and P-800, BlackBerry, and HP iPAQ, with the Apple iPhone helping popularize smart phones in 2007. Smart phones offer portable media players, high-resolution touchscreens, high-quality cameras, web browsers, GPS navigation, WiFi, and mobile broadband access.
Este documento proporciona información sobre técnicas de reparación y refuerzo de estructuras de hormigón armado y albañilería. Describe varios defectos comunes como grietas, discontinuidades profundas, fracturas y corrosión de armaduras. Explica que es importante diagnosticar las causas de los daños para seleccionar el procedimiento de reparación adecuado. Luego presenta soluciones de reparación para diferentes tipos de daños encontrados en vigas de hormigón armado, incluyendo inyección con resina epo
The document discusses different types of sound used in The Hunger Games film, including diegetic sounds that characters can hear within the story world (such as audience clapping and a man speaking) and non-diegetic sounds that are added for the audience but not heard by characters (such as a heartbeat). It also describes how sound perspectives and camera techniques are used, such as ambient clapping becoming more muffled as the camera zooms back and audience clapping heard as an out of field vision.
This document provides tips for taking the perfect professional profile photo or "#workselfie" for LinkedIn. It recommends using natural lighting and a plain white background, holding the camera above eye level to look more flattering, choosing business-casual attire, and avoiding distracting or unprofessional poses and backgrounds. The tips are summarized in a bulleted list recapping do's and don'ts.
The document provides details for a research and planning project including a timeline, storyboard, script, shotlist, target audience, locations, characters, costumes and props. The main character is a teenage girl struggling with alcohol abuse and the target audience is ages 15+ of any gender, social class or sexuality. Locations include public places like a park, shop and bus. Costumes and props were chosen to represent the characters' social classes and situations.
1. La foto de perfil ideal para un CV debe transmitir la personalidad de la persona y capturar su lado más favorable a través de la sonrisa, la mirada y la pose elegida.
2. Es importante lograr un buen encuadre y ángulo, tomando la foto desde arriba o abajo según se quiera transmitir humildad o poder. El fondo debe ser neutro o contextualizar la profesión.
3. La iluminación debe ser suave y difusa, aprovechando preferiblemente la luz de la mañana o la tarde para evitar sombras
This summary analyzes the opening sequence of the 1962 film "To Kill a Mockingbird".
1) The sequence begins by zooming in closely on a child's toys, creating mystery and intrigue for the audience. Various film techniques like extreme close-ups and canted angles are used to disorient the viewer.
2) Shots of a clock and the child's activities indicate the setting is a bedroom, with artificial lighting. A bird drawing represents the film's title.
3) The sequence has a slow pace and uses continuity editing with matching shots. It follows the child's actions chronologically but leaves questions about their identity and role in the larger story.
4) Analyzing the
The document summarizes various narrative theories and concepts. It discusses Todorov's 5 stages of narrative including equilibrium, disequilibrium, recognition of equilibrium, attempt to repair equilibrium, and new equilibrium. It also mentions Barthes' 5 codes for analyzing film narrative including the enigma code, action code, semantic code, symbolic code, and cultural code. Additionally, it briefly outlines Propp's 7 character types in stories and Cameron's 4 modular narratives including forking path, episodic, anachronic, and split screen narratives.
Excel 2007 introduce mejoras como más filas y columnas, una nueva interfaz de usuario basada en fichas y cintas con grupos lógicos de comandos, y mejoras en la escritura de fórmulas, nuevas plantillas, ordenación y filtrado de datos, y formato condicional.
The document provides details about a group research project, listing the group members Russvictoria Monocillo, Abigail Menzies, and Nicole Lewis. It then provides inspiration from real film opening sequences and discusses themes that could be explored, such as abuse, bullying, abortion, self-harm, depression, and locations that could be filmed. Research is also presented on these topics and themes.
This document discusses iconography and conventions in the paranormal genre of film. It defines iconography as the identification and interpretation of images, and conventions as customary ways of doing things. The document then provides interviews with people about paranormal films, discussing common elements like ghosts, spirits, and things that can't be explained. It analyzes characteristics of paranormal films like the use of handheld camera techniques, quick editing, diegetic sounds, flat characters, domestic settings, and themes of possession.
The document discusses how a media project challenges conventions of similar psychological thriller films. It analyzes the film "Black Swan" to understand typical conventions like troubled protagonists. The project challenges conventions by having a simple opening and giving the protagonist a difficult background. It follows conventions like using suspenseful music and a vulnerable young female protagonist. It also uses conventions like starting with a flashback to build intrigue.
The document discusses plans for evaluating a media opening sequence that represents social groups. It begins by asking how the sequence represents particular social groups and who is being represented. It then discusses targeting young adults and girls by showing how one girl's life changes after being influenced to go to a party where she contracts HIV. Several questions are posed about character and social group representation, and whether it is positive, stereotypical, or fair. The purpose is described as relating to the targeted age and actors. Overall it aims to evaluate how well the media product represents its intended social groups and audience.
The document provides details about the requirements and planning for a film analysis project. It must include a title page, level checklist, exploration of films, film of choice and reasoning, genre, subgenre, hybrid, theories of Mittel, Fuerer, Stam, semantics, syntax, iconography, conventions list and analysis, dominant ideology, audience details and theory.
The chosen film is analyzed including that it is a drama about a terminal illness with family conflict and tragedy as the main character dies. Conventions like character development and emotional story are used. The ideologies of family support and living fully are shown. The target audience is older teenagers and adults who want entertainment, information or social interaction.
The document outlines the requirements to reach the target level of "GREEN B-A" which includes completing sections on film theory, exploring different films, choosing a film of analysis, and analyzing the film's genre, subgenre, conventions, and how it relates to audience and film theories. It provides details about the chosen film My Sister's Keeper, analyzing its genre as drama and tragedy, conventions it uses, and how it relates to various film theories. The document demonstrates applying film analysis concepts to break down the chosen film.
This document outlines the pitch for a short film about a character named Scarlet who suffers from schizophrenia. Some key points:
- Scarlet finds solace when submerged in water as the voices in her head disappear. She spends much of her time swimming.
- The film will require casting Scarlet and other characters like her mother and friends. Background voices will also be recorded.
- The genre is drama to appropriately handle the topic of mental illness. Extensive research on schizophrenia was conducted.
- Filming will primarily take place at the filmmaker's home and school to keep costs low. Underwater filming presents a challenge but equipment has been acquired.
- The filmmaker was inspired by
Helen Ghebremdhin researched inspiration for film opening sequences from real films. She analyzed the style of filming, credits/fonts, and overall enigma of one film that conveyed the main character was trapped with no one to help. She also researched conventions around swearing, drugs/alcohol, and lack of family values shown in another film. Her opening sequence will show a character with depression isolated from family/friends, drawing from themes of depression linked to alcoholism and substance abuse as an escape from stress. She identified inspirational characters and plans to distribute through Film4, choosing a title style and free copyright music/sounds.
The document summarizes a proposed short film called "Side Effects" about a teenage girl named Maddie who turns to drugs to cope with the death of her sister. The 8-minute film would follow Maddie from her sister's funeral to a party where she is peer pressured into taking drugs. It would show her having a bad reaction and hallucinating her sister to convey the message that drugs are not the answer to problems. Key characters, a 3-act synopsis, target teenage audience, realistic filming style, and plans for an independent YouTube release are outlined.
The document outlines a short film idea about a girl named Maddie who struggles with grief after her sister's death and turns to drugs after being peer pressured by a friend. The 8-minute film would follow Maddie from her sister's funeral to a house party where she takes drugs but has a bad reaction. It would end by showing Maddie choosing not to give in to pressure and overcoming her grief in a healthier way. The film aims to tell teenagers that drugs should not be used to cope and they don't have to give in to peer pressure.
The document outlines a short film idea about a girl named Maddie who struggles with grief after her sister's death and turns to drugs after being peer pressured by a friend. The 8-minute film would follow Maddie from her sister's funeral to a house party where she takes drugs but has a bad reaction. It would end by showing Maddie choosing not to give in to pressure and overcoming her grief in a healthier way. Key details include the title "Side Effects", a tagline warning against drug use, and descriptions of characters, scenes, intended audience, and style.
This document discusses plans for evaluating questions and summarizing inspirational films. It provides summaries of several films, including ones that inspired the group's opening sequence. The summaries discuss how the films use conventions and forms related to tone, pacing, and representing social groups. The document also discusses the narrative structure, characters, and target audience of the group's opening sequence. It aims to represent responsible young adults and teach girls lessons through realistic drama.
The document provides details about an assignment to analyze the film "The Unborn" using film theory concepts. It discusses the genres of horror and psychological horror that apply to the film. It also examines the subgenres of supernatural, teen horror and hybrid genres. The document analyzes conventions, semantics, syntax, ideology, audience and theories related to the film.
This document outlines the tasks and film analysis requirements for a film study assignment between two partners, Helen and Fatou. They chose the horror film "The Unborn" which contains elements of psychological horror, supernatural horror, and teen horror. The analysis will cover genre, subgenre, hybrids, conventions, ideology, audience, and audience theory using frameworks from Stam, Mittel, McQuail. Key conventions to analyze include point of view shots, religious elements, and supernatural/beyond dead characters. The film promotes ideologies of danger/killers and monsters. The intended audience is mass/mainstream ages 15-34 for entertainment and information purposes.
The document provides an evaluation of a student media project. It discusses how the project used conventions of real media, such as ominous music, camera angles, shots, characters and plotlines. It represents teenagers and adults in both stereotypical and unconventional ways. The intended audience is ages 15-25 who would be attracted to the psychological thriller genre. In creating the full project, the student learned to improve camerawork, focus props and mis-en-scene to create a more polished final product free of distractions.
The document discusses how the film opening for the movie "Can You Keep a Secret" compares to conventions of real media products and genres. The opening met general requirements for film openings like running time, soundtrack, titles, and shot variation. However, it challenged some conventions. Unlike typical horror films, the opening wasn't purely scary but elicited fear through understanding of events rather than surprises. It also took a more realistic approach to narrative by incorporating elements of past, present and future rather than just one time period.
This document provides information about the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) rating system. It discusses the various ratings of Universal, Parental Guidance, 12A/12, 15, and 18. For each rating, it outlines what types of content are allowed, such as violence, language, sex, drugs and more. It also provides some example movies that have received each rating. The document concludes by stating films given an 18 rating do not have limitations on language and strong real sex scenes may be permitted if justified by context.
Our film attracted a 15-rated audience by researching what genres and film techniques 15-year-olds enjoy, such as vivid colors and mentally unstable characters. We conducted a survey that found people prefer psychological thrillers with unexpected elements like a female lead. To promote our film, we highlighted how it differs from typical films through its use of flashbacks and a protagonist with a grudge against her sister.
After losing her grip on reality, a mentally disturbed 17-year-old British girl named Violet is haunted by frightening hallucinations. As her hallucinations get worse, Violet must confront her fears and fight to maintain her sanity, with the help of her supportive father Dale. However, Violet's psychological state starts to negatively impact those around her as her hallucinations spread and threaten to hurt others.
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This document provides feedback on an assignment evaluating an example coursework project. It notes that the project made good use of public interviews and volume control across different media elements. While expert interviews and a more concise introduction could have strengthened the project, overall it featured a good range of shots.
This document provides a summary of the TV documentary "What's My Body Worth?". It discusses the forms and conventions used in the 24-minute documentary that aired on Channel 4 on August 13th, 2012. Voiceovers are used throughout to explain images and keep the audience engaged. Two-shot interviews of both experts and the public are included. The documentary aims to educate viewers on topics through listings, statistics, and case studies from real people to provide different perspectives and insights into how and why people earn money.
Sam Mendes directed Skyfall in 2012. It was produced by Eon Productions, known for previous James Bond films like From Russia with Love and The Spy Who Loved Me. Skyfall was distributed by MGM and Columbia Pictures, major studios that have distributed many other popular movies ranging from comedies like Hot Tub Time Machine to dramas like The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
This document provides a list of movies distributed by Film 4 between 1994 and 2011. It includes the movie title, year of release, any other production or distribution companies involved, and a placeholder for a cover image. Some of the movies distributed include 127 Hours (2010), The Iron Lady (2011), The Lovely Bones (2009), Four Weddings and A Funeral (1994), and East Is East (1999). The list shows Film 4's role in distributing independent British films over nearly two decades.
The document discusses the drama genre in film. It notes that the purpose of drama is to get audiences thinking and convey moral messages or address controversial issues. Common conventions include depictions of single parents, abuse, violence, illness, and addiction. The genre first emerged in the late 1800s as a way to seriously address topics without offense. Examples of classic dramas from different decades are provided. The document also discusses drama subgenres like teen drama and crime drama, and notes hybrid genres can mix drama with other genres for interest.
1) The document outlines preliminary planning for an assignment between Fatou, Ingrid, Jhane, and Michaela including idea exploration and a timeline.
2) It provides a storyboard and script for a police interrogation scene including shots of the defendant entering, sitting for questioning, and leaving as well as the officer conducting the interview.
3) Shot types that could be used are listed, including overheard, over the shoulder, extreme close up, close up, and two shot.
This document provides information for an opening sequence for a drama film. It includes descriptions of 3 main characters - a teenage girl, her mother, and a doctor. It also outlines the setting, conventions that will be used, potential titles, and intended audience. The sequence will show a typical family brought together by the girl's terminal illness caused by her excessive drug and alcohol abuse at parties.
This document contains information from 3 students about forming a group project. Each student lists their strengths they bring to the group, individual targets to improve working in a group, and their preferred genre for the project. The strengths include skills like camera work, technology knowledge, creativity, editing, and being a hard worker. Individual targets center around time management, attendance, effort, focus, and motivation. The preferred genres are drama, horror/thriller, and drama.
The document summarizes the opening credits of the 1994 film Forrest Gump. It provides details about the style, length, fonts, colors, and animations used in the opening sequence over the course of 2 minutes and 43 seconds. It then lists the 21 credits that appear throughout the opening, including the distribution company, production company, main actor, director, and other positions. Each credit includes the time it appears and information about the person or role being credited.
The document summarizes the opening credits of the 1994 film Forrest Gump. It describes the opening sequence where the camera falls a feather before zooming in on the main character Forrest sitting at a bus stop. It then lists 21 credits that appear throughout the 2 minute and 43 second opening credits sequence, including the distribution company, production company, main actor, director, and other film crew. It provides the time each credit appears and identifies the type of credit.
The producer identifies a story source and works with writers to develop a treatment and screenplay. They then prepare a film pitch to present to potential financiers. Once funded, a production company is set up and crew are hired to begin pre-production tasks like casting, location scouting, and set design. Principal photography then takes place over several weeks of shooting. In post-production, the film is edited and includes adding music and sound effects. Finally, the completed film is distributed to cinemas through a marketing campaign and later released on DVD to share profits with the distributor.
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3. Inspiration from real film opening
sequence
• The film starts of as him in a dream
• Obviously he’s dreaming of the worst that’s
going to happen during then scene
• This links to our opening sequence as we’re
adapting this type of opening sequence
4. Inspiration from real film opening
21st Jump Street.
http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/
sequence.
21-jump-street/
Establishing the
main characters.
• Having all the credits the
same size and font.
• Having things that involve
what the film is about on the
opening sequence.
5. -Inspiration from real films.
‘What Happens in Vegas’ In ‘Half Nelson’, Nelson
because after the excessive was woken by the loud
usage of drinking she was noise of the alarm
unaware of what happened clock(shown as he is in
the following morning(you his bed).
can see she just woke up as
she’s in bed). In this scene
the use of zooming shows
her facial expression which In ‘4321’, the blurred effect was added in
was shock. the club showing she was unaware of her
surroundings after she was drinking the
alcohol.
6. Inspiration From Real Films
Movie Why?
White Chicks. ‘Date Rape Drug’ is used in
the movie and shows a
small insight into what the
drug does and the effect it
has on the human body.
This Is England. The young boy is easily
influenced into making bad
decisions by his friends.
Peer pressure is highly
evident.
7. -Genre and conventions.
• The Genre which we are doing is Drama.
Convention Explanation Example from real film
Sexual Contact Some sort of like towards a 4321
character is usually formed
Conflict/Arguments Conflict occurs tends to ‘What Happens in Vegas’
happen between a main
character and someone
within the movie
Excessive use of drugs Excessive use of drugs is ‘What happens in Vegas’
usually the tool to conflict
or a added element for
argument.
8. Genre & Conventions
Convention Explanation Example from real
film
Ordinary teenage girl Because it’s Mean Girls - Cady
reinforcing the
audience expectation
of a smart girl being
used, but also
challenging because
nerdy girls don’t
usually go to parties
9. Genre
Drama
• To address hard hitting topics
• Rape
• Abortion
• Murder
• Alcohol and Drug abuse
• Domestic Violence
• To provide the audience with a moral message.
Conventions Explanation Example From Real
Film
Alcohol abuse • The girl is at a party drinking. Project X.
Excessive amounts of underage
drinking takes place.
Teenage girl • The victim in drama movies Juno.
tends to be a female. Teenage girl becomes pregnant.
Drugs • The girls drink is spiked with White Chicks.
the ‘date rape’ drug. In the club scene the man
attempts to slip the date rape drug
into his dates drink.
11. Research on topic/themes
Dangers of alcohol (Alcohol Abuse)
• Alcohol abuse is defined as a pattern of drinking that
results in one or more of the following situations within
a 12-month period:
• Failure to fulfill major work, school, or home
responsibilities
• Drinking in situations that are physically dangerous,
such as while driving a car or operating machinery
• Having recurring alcohol-related legal problems, such as
being arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol
or for physically hurting someone while drunk
• Continued drinking despite having ongoing relationship
problems that are caused or worsened by the drinking.
12. Different types of alcohol
Here shows the different types of
alcohol
How much calories and units are
being consumed in each and every
different one
13. Long Term Effects
In this clip, it explains the long term
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA1gDo4O effects of alcohol and how it affects
Xp4&safe=active men and women in different ways, as
we have different bodies from each
other
14. Where alcohol is being used more
likely
This article explains how much
teenagers consume alcohol.
Its seen that teenagers are always at
the heart of alcohol in universities, as
it’s the hotspot for them.
15. Symptoms include
• Drowsiness or light-headedness
• Difficulty concentrating
• Feeling confused or disorientated, particularly after waking up (if you have been
asleep)
• Difficulty speaking, or slurring your words
• Loss of balance and finding it hard to move
• Paranoia Blurred Vision
• Amnesia or a "black-out" of events
• Temporary loss of body sensation (feeling like you are floating
above your body, or having an "out of body" experience)
• Visual problems, particularly blurred vision
• Hallucinations
• Nausea and vomiting
• Unconsciousness
Loss of Nausea and
Balance Vomiting
17. Here is an article from Frank, a website
which focuses on different types of drugs
and there effect on the human body and
mind.
18. Statistics and clues to being a victim.
• In 2003, there were 5,278 women who reported to have been victims of
drug related rape and sexual abuse through their drink being spiked.
• The figures show a continuous rise through the years for both women and
men.
• Some clues to whether your drink has been spiked could be:
• Your drink tastes salty or bitter
• You feel like you’re losing control
• You experience hallucinations or an odd dizziness
• You or your friend loses more inhibition than usual
• Memory loss, loss of understandable speech, aggression
19. Statistical Breakdown:
• Survivors Gender
2007 - Male 54; Female 573 = 627
Total Culminate Figures
Male 983; Female 8,573 = Total 9,887
Year of Reported Attack
1940's - 3; 1960's -19; 1970's -37; 1980's -56; 1990 -39; 1991 -53; 1992 - 89; 1993 -144; 1994 -
169; 1995 -232; 1996 -345; 1997 -393; 1998 -538; 1999 -779; 2000 - 884; 2001 - 932; 2002 -
959; 2003 -1016; 2004 - 991; 2005 - 846; 2006; 649; 2007 -613
Total 9,887
*These figures are added to the appropriate yearly breakdown above. In 2007 18
people reported attacks in previous years*
*Please note the figures are those people who reported being victims in Britain -
the figures of British people reporting being drink spiked abroad are 49*
20. Statistical Breakdown:
• UK Regional Breakdown:
2007 Total UK Reports* = 578 (less the figures (49) of victims
drink spiked abroad)
North East = 68
North West = 54
Midlands = 68
East Anglia =18
London/Greater London = 109
South East = 123
South West = 37
Wales = 35
Scotland = 29
Northern Ireland = 20
Unknown = 8
23. Research on topic/themes
What drugs are used for drink
• spiking?
Rohypnol is a popular drug for drink spiking.
• The symptoms of this drug is slurred speech,
inability to concentrate, poor condition, dizzy
feelings, lack of inhibition, nausea and amnesia.
• It takes between 15 to 30 minutes for this drug to
start having the effect.
• This drug is easier to be spiked on to drink since
it comes in a form of a pill.
• Users say that mixing it with beer enhance the
feeling of ‘drunkenness’.
• Some users also mix this drug with marijuana,
cocaine and also heroin.
• There has been no confirmed case of the use of
Rohypnol in a sexual assault in the UK.
24. • Ketamine is meant to be used among
veterinarians as an anaesthetic for animals.
• It normally comes in a liquid form.
• The use of this drug brings an ‘out of body
experience’ .
• The drug don’t last long but until they do, they
would paralysis of the muscles.
• It’s been recently found out that the ketamine
can cause very serious bladder problems with
severe pain.
• It can cause confusion, panic attacks,
depression, plus when taken in a large doses it
can make existing mental health problems even
worse.
25. • GHB contains the similar effect to
ecstasy.
• It often comes in the form of a liquid or
even powder.
• The effect takes place within 10 – 20
minutes.
• It will include the inability to speak
properly, poor motor coordination,
sleepiness, amnesia, hallucinations and
short-term comas.
• The drug can kill someone and are
particularly dangerous when used with
alcohol and other depressant or sedative
substances.
26. The website
www.watchyoudrink.com
Has a page of facts of drink spiking
for those who don’t know what it is
or what it involves. They also show
the different types of drugs that is
mostly/mainly used for ‘drug rape’.
Shows statics about the drink
spiking, and how 85% are
people who know the victim.
27. Inspirational Characters
• Pandora
• Skins
• She is quite a vulnerable character
• During an episode in Skins, she held a small pyjama
party for her and her friends
• But things get chaotic as unexpected guests turn up
and food gets spiked with drugs
• She links to our main character as she’s very similar
to her and in a way goes through the same thing
28. -Inspirational characters
She’s an insecure young girl, of
which leans towards drink for
comfort. Also with her use of This woman within ‘What happens in
body language and facial Vegas’ really inspired me because she
expression this expressed that played the wife who was unaware of
she was unaware of what was her newly wed husband and what
happening at the club. For they got up to the night before. Her
example; once she drunk the exaggerated facial expressions
alcohol, she kept blinking as if emphasise the confusion. A prime
her vision was not clear which example of this would be the image
was then followed by her above.
placing her head in her arms as
if she was hopeless.
29. Inspirational Characters
(Hanna from Pretty Little Liars)
Hanna is a hard Like a normal teenager
working study who she always have her
studies a lot. phone in her hands.
She is also in love She shows a lot of
with fashion and emotions through
attract many guys her facial
attention upon her. expression.
I think that the character ‘Hanna’
inspires me for the opening sequence
because:
• She is an average teenage girl who
doesn’t party a lot
• She enjoys dressing up
• And also because she is similar to the
girl from our opening sequence.
30. Inspirational Characters
Character Why?
1. Throws parties.
Poppy; Wild 2. Causes problems for her parents.
Child. 3. Drinks.
1. Falls into the wrong crowd,
Cady; Mean resulting in a personality change.
Girls. 2. Throws parties.
3. Focuses on partying and boys and
allows her education to slip.
1. Falls in with a bad crowd.
Hannah; 2. Almost gets rapped at a party.
She's To 3. Defies her parents.
Young.
31. Actors.
• The actors for our opening sequence would be Jhané and
Ingrid.
• We think they would be good for the role since they enjoy
acting and will take the responsibility to put in effort and
attend every filming sessions
• Ingrid and Jhané both will be available to film on Saturday
and Sunday mornings
• The strength would be the fact that they know the
responsibility they’re taking towards themselves by making
this choice, and will be willing to put as much effort as they
should.
• The weakness would be the pressure on doing well in the
opening sequence by the other members of the group.
33. -Titles and Credits
The style of font was a representation on
ethnic grouping and the transition used was
wipe which gave that assumption of it being
wiped or removed off screen by a karate
move which was reflecting on the move as it
was an action film. The font size varied. The
colouring used also defined the countries
colours as its red and white which are also
colours which are from the flag.
34.
35. • The style of font was in bold which
could possibly highlight the
seriousness of the situations. Also it
could be foreshadowing elements of
the film such as the seriousness of
specific deaths (which is also
highlighted within the colour choice
as it’s red). The fonts where then
shot off the screen through
animations of the bullet and gun
which was targeted at a woman
figure. These animations may be a
representation of the use of killing
36. Titles and Credits
Movie Evidence
The War Of The
Roses.
This Is England.
The Bonfire Of
The Vanities.
37. -Music/sounds
Sky fall uses a sound
• Dirty Harry has portrayed
track to establish non-
non-diegetic sounds and
diegetic music within the
• Snakes in the are portrayed through the
opening sequence which
Monkey’s Shadow animation during the
just simply highlights the
consists of opening sequence.
gravity and death or
diegetic music as • The special effects were
each karate move hopelessness within the
used to imitate the sounds
was based on a situation portrayed.
of bullets being loaded in
specific beat. In The slow music played
the gun and was just about
other words, the links to the setting as the
character could
to load up and be shot.
main image of the man
heard the music • This happens at the
and also the rest of the
within there beginning when the gun
underwater characters or
world. was being targeted at the
creatures float around
38. Music and Sound
Music in party Bleeping of mobile phone
scene to create to signal there is a new
ambient message.
sound.
Speaking and
laughing in party Upbeat music to be
scene to create used to make the
ambient sound. background sound
like there is a party
taking place
Alarm clock to wake the
girl up from her dream
in ending scene.
39. Mainstream or Independent
• Our opening sequence shall be a independent.
• As we’re doing a drama film, its more for a niche
audience and it won’t be advertised as much as
mainstream films
• It would obviously be more towards the target
audience
40. BBFC & Film Ratings
The BBFC stands for British
Board of Film Constitution
The British Board of Film
Classification is an
independent, non-
governmental body which has
classified cinema films since it
was set up in 1912 and videos/
DVDs since the Video
Recordings Act was passed in
1984.
41. -Production companies
• Possible Production Companies of which I find interested in
and would like to use would be
• Paramount Pictures
• 20th Century Fox
42. Distribution Companies
• Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation is a North American
entertainment company.
• The company was formed in Vancouver, British Columbia, on July 3,
1997, and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.
• As of 2012, it is the most commercially successful independent film
and television distribution company in North America and the seventh
most profitable movie studio.
43. Distribution Companies
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also
known as Warner Bros. Pictures or
simply Warner Bros. (though the
name was occasionally given in full
form as Warner Brothers during the
company's early years), is an American
producer of film, television, and music
entertainment.
44. -Distribution companies
• Distribution Companies from similar films which I have looked
at and are inspiring to me are;
• Sony Pictures- involved in ‘D’Jango’, ‘Smurfs 2’, ‘After Earth’.
• Fox Distribution Company- involved in ‘The Croods’, ’The
Heat', 'Turbo’.