This document discusses the development of the author's production skills throughout making a movie project. The author learned about proper framing, camera angles, and how they can be used to convey specific meanings and emotions. They gained knowledge about different types of shots and how to use mise-en-scène elements like costumes, props, makeup and setting to align with the story's plot. Every small detail and action was found to contribute to the overall movie in some way. The author believes they have improved skills in critically analyzing films and understanding the filmmaking process.
This document discusses the development of the author's production skills throughout making a movie project. The author learned about proper camera framing, different camera angles and how they convey meaning, and the importance of details like costumes, makeup, props, and setting. Through practicing and repeatedly shooting scenes, the author gained knowledge of techniques like tracking shots and jib shots. Their understanding of how every small detail contributes to the overall plot and meaning improved. The experience helped the author learn to analyze other movies on a technical level.
The document discusses the production of a short film about an athlete whose career is cut short by an accident. It summarizes how the film challenges sports movie conventions by telling the story as a fictional film rather than a documentary. It engages audiences of all ages interested in sports. While the small production company prevents distribution by major studios, the film could be marketed through independent means like blogs and websites. The production skills of the creator improved throughout the project in areas like camera angles, lighting, sound, and editing to tell a compelling story. Various technologies were integrated like blogs, online music and sound effect sites, and video editing software to bring the project to completion.
The document discusses the development of the author's production skills throughout making a short film about an athlete. The author learned about proper framing, camera angles, and how they can be used to convey specific meanings and emotions. They gained knowledge of production elements like mise-en-scène involving costumes, actions, makeup, props, and settings. Every small detail in their film was meant to contribute to the plot and scenes in a meaningful way. Through practice and experience shooting multiple takes, the author believes they have gained a deeper understanding of filmmaking.
The document discusses the development of the author's production skills throughout making a movie project. The author learned about proper framing, camera angles, and how they can be used to convey specific meanings and emotions. Close-ups were used to highlight expressions, and establishing shots were important. Various shots like point-of-view and two-shots were incorporated appropriately. The author also learned about the importance of details like costumes, props, makeup, and settings to align with the story's plot. Every small action and reaction was meant to contribute meaning. Overall, the project helped the author gain a deeper understanding of film production.
The document discusses the development of the author's production skills throughout making a movie project. The author learned about proper framing, camera angles, mise-en-scène elements like costumes, props, makeup and setting. Through practice, the author gained knowledge of how different shots convey meaning and emotion. The author understands how every detail, no matter how small, contributes to the overall plot. By the end, the author's skills improved in areas like framing, storytelling through visuals, and understanding how production elements come together to effectively portray a story on screen.
The document discusses the development of the author's production skills throughout making a movie project. The author learned about proper framing, camera angles, and how they can be used to convey meaning and emotion. Close-ups were used to highlight expressions of determination and sadness. Costumes, makeup, actions, and props were chosen carefully to fit the plot of an athlete struggling after losing success due to injury. Various angles like point-of-view and over-the-shoulder shots were implemented effectively. Overall, the author gained valuable experience and knowledge about the details that go into crafting a movie scene and story.
The document discusses the development of the author's production skills throughout making a movie project. The author learned about proper framing, camera angles, and how they can be used to convey meaning and emotion. Close-ups were used to highlight expressions of determination and sadness. Costumes, makeup, actions, and props were chosen carefully to fit the plot of an athlete struggling after losing success due to injury. Various angles like point-of-view and over-the-shoulder shots were implemented effectively. Overall, the author gained valuable experience and knowledge about the importance of details in crafting a cohesive movie story.
The document discusses the production of a short film about an athlete whose career is cut short by an obstacle like injury or drug use. It challenges sports movie conventions by being a fictional movie rather than a documentary. It represents athletes as a social group. Though a mass production, it may only appeal to sports fans and not warrant distribution by a major company. The producer's skills developed through practice with camera angles, framing, costumes, props, and understanding how details contribute to the plot.
This document discusses the development of the author's production skills throughout making a movie project. The author learned about proper camera framing, different camera angles and how they convey meaning, and the importance of details like costumes, makeup, props, and setting. Through practicing and repeatedly shooting scenes, the author gained knowledge of techniques like tracking shots and jib shots. Their understanding of how every small detail contributes to the overall plot and meaning improved. The experience helped the author learn to analyze other movies on a technical level.
The document discusses the production of a short film about an athlete whose career is cut short by an accident. It summarizes how the film challenges sports movie conventions by telling the story as a fictional film rather than a documentary. It engages audiences of all ages interested in sports. While the small production company prevents distribution by major studios, the film could be marketed through independent means like blogs and websites. The production skills of the creator improved throughout the project in areas like camera angles, lighting, sound, and editing to tell a compelling story. Various technologies were integrated like blogs, online music and sound effect sites, and video editing software to bring the project to completion.
The document discusses the development of the author's production skills throughout making a short film about an athlete. The author learned about proper framing, camera angles, and how they can be used to convey specific meanings and emotions. They gained knowledge of production elements like mise-en-scène involving costumes, actions, makeup, props, and settings. Every small detail in their film was meant to contribute to the plot and scenes in a meaningful way. Through practice and experience shooting multiple takes, the author believes they have gained a deeper understanding of filmmaking.
The document discusses the development of the author's production skills throughout making a movie project. The author learned about proper framing, camera angles, and how they can be used to convey specific meanings and emotions. Close-ups were used to highlight expressions, and establishing shots were important. Various shots like point-of-view and two-shots were incorporated appropriately. The author also learned about the importance of details like costumes, props, makeup, and settings to align with the story's plot. Every small action and reaction was meant to contribute meaning. Overall, the project helped the author gain a deeper understanding of film production.
The document discusses the development of the author's production skills throughout making a movie project. The author learned about proper framing, camera angles, mise-en-scène elements like costumes, props, makeup and setting. Through practice, the author gained knowledge of how different shots convey meaning and emotion. The author understands how every detail, no matter how small, contributes to the overall plot. By the end, the author's skills improved in areas like framing, storytelling through visuals, and understanding how production elements come together to effectively portray a story on screen.
The document discusses the development of the author's production skills throughout making a movie project. The author learned about proper framing, camera angles, and how they can be used to convey meaning and emotion. Close-ups were used to highlight expressions of determination and sadness. Costumes, makeup, actions, and props were chosen carefully to fit the plot of an athlete struggling after losing success due to injury. Various angles like point-of-view and over-the-shoulder shots were implemented effectively. Overall, the author gained valuable experience and knowledge about the details that go into crafting a movie scene and story.
The document discusses the development of the author's production skills throughout making a movie project. The author learned about proper framing, camera angles, and how they can be used to convey meaning and emotion. Close-ups were used to highlight expressions of determination and sadness. Costumes, makeup, actions, and props were chosen carefully to fit the plot of an athlete struggling after losing success due to injury. Various angles like point-of-view and over-the-shoulder shots were implemented effectively. Overall, the author gained valuable experience and knowledge about the importance of details in crafting a cohesive movie story.
The document discusses the production of a short film about an athlete whose career is cut short by an obstacle like injury or drug use. It challenges sports movie conventions by being a fictional movie rather than a documentary. It represents athletes as a social group. Though a mass production, it may only appeal to sports fans and not warrant distribution by a major company. The producer's skills developed through practice with camera angles, framing, costumes, props, and understanding how details contribute to the plot.
This document proposes a new identity framework called "Street Identity" that aims to solve some of the key issues with existing identity solutions like OpenID. It suggests having mobile operators authenticate users and act as attribute providers by verifying personal details like names and addresses from user billing records. This would give websites a way to reliably map digital identities to real-world users. It also provides an incentive for mobile operators to participate by allowing them to charge websites a small "stamp fee" for each identity verification. The framework is presented as having potential demand from industries like email providers, social networks, and universities seeking more secure online identity and account recovery solutions.
The Han dynasty retained much of the centralized administrative structure of the Qin dynasty but established some vassal principalities in certain areas for political convenience. Technology advanced during the Han dynasty to include paper, the compass, and the seismograph. The Han dynasty also expanded trade with foreign countries.
This document provides a lesson plan for a cell biology class. The class has 20 students between grades 10-11, with most being female. An analysis of learning styles found a mix of visual, audio, and reading learners. The lesson will use a smart board, videos, and experiments to teach students about cell size and surface area to volume ratio. Students will tweet about these topics and present comparisons of cells to other systems to evaluate their understanding.
Este documento describe los pasos para crear un proyecto en Eclipse para desarrollar una aplicación de Android. Explica cómo abrir Eclipse, crear un nuevo proyecto Android, configurar los iconos, crear una nueva actividad y ver el proyecto finalizado. El autor opina que Eclipse es útil para esta materia ya que permite crear y representar aplicaciones móviles de manera flexible.
This document provides information about an upcoming session titled "Building High Performance Software With Application Insights" presented by Ken Cenerelli. It includes details about following the presenter on Twitter, using a hashtag to discuss the session, providing feedback on the session website, finding jobs through the meetup page, and resources for women in technology. Attendees are encouraged to participate online and get involved with local developer communities.
Tristan restaurant in Charleston, SC is offering a New Year's Eve dinner with two seating options at 6pm and 8:30pm. Guests can choose a 5-course menu for $85 or a 7-course menu for $125, both accompanied by live jazz music. The courses for both tasting menus include appetizers like oysters along with entrées such as flounder roulade and veal. Reservations are encouraged to celebrate the new year in an elegant yet unexpected setting.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
Ms. Debbie Zuccala denied Ms. Zuccala's application for an operator-in-training certification. The letter questions why Ms. Zuccala considered the application form submitted, which was for waste water treatment plant operator certification, not operator-in-training certification. It also questions why the application was processed despite being deficient, which regulations state should not be processed and require reapplying for a subsequent exam. The document expresses frustration that Ms. Zuccala refused to provide explanations through emails and letters.
Andrew Erlichson, Vice President of Education at MongoDB, Inc., and Max Schireson, CEO of MongoDB, Inc., confirm that Akhil Mudalagiriachar Sreenatha successfully completed the M101J course on MongoDB for Java Developers offered by MongoDB, Inc. on May 6, 2014.
This document discusses the food-water-energy nexus and climate change adaptation. It provides the following key points:
1) Food production relies on large quantities of water, while energy is needed to move and treat water. Some food is also used to produce fuel.
2) The systems of food, water and energy are interconnected - changes in one area can impact the others. For example, increased ethanol production in the U.S. impacts both food and water.
3) Climate change poses challenges for agriculture due to increased water demand, drought, and effects on water supply. Adaptation strategies that improve water and energy efficiency and utilize smart technologies are needed.
El documento habla sobre el comercio electrónico, que se refiere a la compra y venta de productos o servicios a través de medios electrónicos como Internet. Las empresas pueden intercambiar mercancías, mejorar la distribución de productos, comunicarse electrónicamente, reducir costos y fidelizar clientes a través del comercio electrónico. También pueden crear nuevos canales de marketing y ventas, dar acceso interactivo a catálogos y listas de precios, y vender productos directamente a los clientes.
La netiqueta se refiere a las normas de comportamiento en Internet y es una adaptación de las reglas de etiqueta del mundo real al entorno virtual. Surgió en respuesta al incremento de usuarios en las redes para regular las comunicaciones e impedir insultos y discusiones sin sentido. Algunas de las primeras reglas se establecieron en 1995 en el documento RFC1855 y se han ido adaptando con el tiempo según evolucionan las comunicaciones en línea.
AS FOUNDATION PORTFOLIO FOR CIE( CREATIVE CRITICAL REFLECTION) + HELP aylatareen
The document provides details about a student's movie project titled "Help". It discusses how the student used conventions of the thriller genre in the movie, such as dim lighting, tense music, and an ambiguous title. It also challenges some conventions by leaving the girl's reaction ambiguous at the end. The student aims to attract audiences aged 16-40 with suspense and mystery. For distribution, the student chooses Universal Studios for their experience with both high and low budget films. Through this project, the student developed skills in camerawork, editing, adding effects, and researching audiences. The student also learned to use technologies like Windows Movie Maker, blogs, and audio/video apps.
This document discusses how the student's media product uses and develops conventions of real drama films and media products. Specifically:
- The student chose to create a drama film trailer, which influenced choices of shots (close-ups, long establishing shots) and pace of editing to match drama genre conventions.
- Conventions the trailer develops include realistic characters/locations/situations and a dramatic storyline to make the audience emotional.
- The opening shot establishes the location to immediately spark audience interest, as drama films conventionally do.
- The poster was influenced by the 'Fish Tank' poster to keep it simple but effective, using a dramatic mysterious image without direct eye contact, drawing inquisitiveness.
The document provides an evaluation of a film trailer created by the author. It analyzes how the trailer uses, develops, or challenges conventions of real media products. The trailer challenges conventions in several ways: 1) It focuses viewers' attention on the simple film title for an extended period, 2) It films locations in a skatepark and urban areas from a first-person perspective to create immersion, 3) It lets actors choose their own clothes to suit characters naturally. The trailer also challenges conventions through its editing, titles, storytelling approach, character introductions, and genres suggested without dialogue or revealing the full story.
The document summarizes the media product created by the student, which was a superhero film. The film used conventions from Marvel superhero films like Spiderman. It represented teenagers and social outcasts dealing with bullying. The intended audience was teenagers and young people who enjoy superhero films. Marvel would be a suitable distributor because the film follows the genre conventions of Marvel films. Through the process, the student learned about camera techniques, editing, and how planning may need to change during the production process.
This document proposes a new identity framework called "Street Identity" that aims to solve some of the key issues with existing identity solutions like OpenID. It suggests having mobile operators authenticate users and act as attribute providers by verifying personal details like names and addresses from user billing records. This would give websites a way to reliably map digital identities to real-world users. It also provides an incentive for mobile operators to participate by allowing them to charge websites a small "stamp fee" for each identity verification. The framework is presented as having potential demand from industries like email providers, social networks, and universities seeking more secure online identity and account recovery solutions.
The Han dynasty retained much of the centralized administrative structure of the Qin dynasty but established some vassal principalities in certain areas for political convenience. Technology advanced during the Han dynasty to include paper, the compass, and the seismograph. The Han dynasty also expanded trade with foreign countries.
This document provides a lesson plan for a cell biology class. The class has 20 students between grades 10-11, with most being female. An analysis of learning styles found a mix of visual, audio, and reading learners. The lesson will use a smart board, videos, and experiments to teach students about cell size and surface area to volume ratio. Students will tweet about these topics and present comparisons of cells to other systems to evaluate their understanding.
Este documento describe los pasos para crear un proyecto en Eclipse para desarrollar una aplicación de Android. Explica cómo abrir Eclipse, crear un nuevo proyecto Android, configurar los iconos, crear una nueva actividad y ver el proyecto finalizado. El autor opina que Eclipse es útil para esta materia ya que permite crear y representar aplicaciones móviles de manera flexible.
This document provides information about an upcoming session titled "Building High Performance Software With Application Insights" presented by Ken Cenerelli. It includes details about following the presenter on Twitter, using a hashtag to discuss the session, providing feedback on the session website, finding jobs through the meetup page, and resources for women in technology. Attendees are encouraged to participate online and get involved with local developer communities.
Tristan restaurant in Charleston, SC is offering a New Year's Eve dinner with two seating options at 6pm and 8:30pm. Guests can choose a 5-course menu for $85 or a 7-course menu for $125, both accompanied by live jazz music. The courses for both tasting menus include appetizers like oysters along with entrées such as flounder roulade and veal. Reservations are encouraged to celebrate the new year in an elegant yet unexpected setting.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
Ms. Debbie Zuccala denied Ms. Zuccala's application for an operator-in-training certification. The letter questions why Ms. Zuccala considered the application form submitted, which was for waste water treatment plant operator certification, not operator-in-training certification. It also questions why the application was processed despite being deficient, which regulations state should not be processed and require reapplying for a subsequent exam. The document expresses frustration that Ms. Zuccala refused to provide explanations through emails and letters.
Andrew Erlichson, Vice President of Education at MongoDB, Inc., and Max Schireson, CEO of MongoDB, Inc., confirm that Akhil Mudalagiriachar Sreenatha successfully completed the M101J course on MongoDB for Java Developers offered by MongoDB, Inc. on May 6, 2014.
This document discusses the food-water-energy nexus and climate change adaptation. It provides the following key points:
1) Food production relies on large quantities of water, while energy is needed to move and treat water. Some food is also used to produce fuel.
2) The systems of food, water and energy are interconnected - changes in one area can impact the others. For example, increased ethanol production in the U.S. impacts both food and water.
3) Climate change poses challenges for agriculture due to increased water demand, drought, and effects on water supply. Adaptation strategies that improve water and energy efficiency and utilize smart technologies are needed.
El documento habla sobre el comercio electrónico, que se refiere a la compra y venta de productos o servicios a través de medios electrónicos como Internet. Las empresas pueden intercambiar mercancías, mejorar la distribución de productos, comunicarse electrónicamente, reducir costos y fidelizar clientes a través del comercio electrónico. También pueden crear nuevos canales de marketing y ventas, dar acceso interactivo a catálogos y listas de precios, y vender productos directamente a los clientes.
La netiqueta se refiere a las normas de comportamiento en Internet y es una adaptación de las reglas de etiqueta del mundo real al entorno virtual. Surgió en respuesta al incremento de usuarios en las redes para regular las comunicaciones e impedir insultos y discusiones sin sentido. Algunas de las primeras reglas se establecieron en 1995 en el documento RFC1855 y se han ido adaptando con el tiempo según evolucionan las comunicaciones en línea.
AS FOUNDATION PORTFOLIO FOR CIE( CREATIVE CRITICAL REFLECTION) + HELP aylatareen
The document provides details about a student's movie project titled "Help". It discusses how the student used conventions of the thriller genre in the movie, such as dim lighting, tense music, and an ambiguous title. It also challenges some conventions by leaving the girl's reaction ambiguous at the end. The student aims to attract audiences aged 16-40 with suspense and mystery. For distribution, the student chooses Universal Studios for their experience with both high and low budget films. Through this project, the student developed skills in camerawork, editing, adding effects, and researching audiences. The student also learned to use technologies like Windows Movie Maker, blogs, and audio/video apps.
This document discusses how the student's media product uses and develops conventions of real drama films and media products. Specifically:
- The student chose to create a drama film trailer, which influenced choices of shots (close-ups, long establishing shots) and pace of editing to match drama genre conventions.
- Conventions the trailer develops include realistic characters/locations/situations and a dramatic storyline to make the audience emotional.
- The opening shot establishes the location to immediately spark audience interest, as drama films conventionally do.
- The poster was influenced by the 'Fish Tank' poster to keep it simple but effective, using a dramatic mysterious image without direct eye contact, drawing inquisitiveness.
The document provides an evaluation of a film trailer created by the author. It analyzes how the trailer uses, develops, or challenges conventions of real media products. The trailer challenges conventions in several ways: 1) It focuses viewers' attention on the simple film title for an extended period, 2) It films locations in a skatepark and urban areas from a first-person perspective to create immersion, 3) It lets actors choose their own clothes to suit characters naturally. The trailer also challenges conventions through its editing, titles, storytelling approach, character introductions, and genres suggested without dialogue or revealing the full story.
The document summarizes the media product created by the student, which was a superhero film. The film used conventions from Marvel superhero films like Spiderman. It represented teenagers and social outcasts dealing with bullying. The intended audience was teenagers and young people who enjoy superhero films. Marvel would be a suitable distributor because the film follows the genre conventions of Marvel films. Through the process, the student learned about camera techniques, editing, and how planning may need to change during the production process.
The document discusses targeting and addressing the audience for an action genre film. It notes that the primary audience for action films is typically male teens to young adults aged 15-25. To attract this audience, the author included a fight scene in the opening of the film to hook viewers right away. They also included a training scene to make the main character more relatable. Through these scenes and tailoring aspects of the film to the stereotypes of the genre, the author aimed to attract and hold the attention of the typical action film audience.
The document discusses how the media product adheres to and challenges conventions of the thriller genre. It replicates aspects of famous thriller scenes, such as the sniper scene from "Hurt Locker" and opening scene from "Skyfall", to follow successful formulas. It also includes stereotype-challenging elements like casting a female in the sniper role, typically a male part, to attract more diverse audiences. Overall, the document examines how the product embraces thriller genre forms while also pushing boundaries of typical representations.
The document discusses how the media creator used conventions from real media products like teaser trailers and magazine covers to make their own media work more professional. They analyzed trailers like Valentine's Day to understand conventions like being snappy, not revealing too much of the plot, and keeping the audience interested. The creator challenged some conventions by giving the female character a higher status than typical. They used techniques like camera shots, music, and poster design elements to engage audiences in a way inspired by analyzing professional works.
CREATIVE CRITICAL REFLECTION by MARIAM HAMIDMariam Hamid
The document summarizes Mariam Hamid's film project for a class. It is a drama genre film that portrays the struggles of daily life and poverty. Mariam chose this genre because she enjoys emotional movies as a woman. She used conventions of the drama genre like realistic struggles but also added elements of tragedy. The film represents social issues like poverty. It would appeal to audiences of all ages. Mariam hopes to distribute the film through Warner Bros. due to their successful drama films and marketing strategies. Her production skills improved through learning camera angles while filming and overcoming editing challenges. She used a Canon camera, Windows Movie Maker software, and the internet for music, sounds effects, and editing help.
The document discusses the film "The Final Fight" and how it uses and develops conventions of the action drama genre. The film tells the story of Harold, a poor teenage boy who was formerly a fighter but is now injured. He dreams of competing in a fighting championship for the prize money. The film follows codes for action drama genres through its use of props, costumes, lighting, sound editing, and music. For example, medals on the wall show Harold's past as a fighter and his walker shows his current injury. The document also notes some ways the film challenges conventions, such as not having a cheering crowd during the fight scene since it's portrayed as a dream, and not including a female character.
The document discusses the student's movie opening project for a mystery genre film titled "Karma". The student both used and challenged some common conventions of the mystery genre. Costumes were used to represent social issues and characters. The student's production skills improved through learning different camera shots and angles. Technologies like a DSLR camera, tripod, YouTube, and Windows Live Movie Maker were integrated into the project.
The document discusses the student's movie opening project for a mystery genre film called "Karma". The student both used conventions of the mystery genre, such as including a murder, clues for detectives to solve, and costumes showing social norms, while also challenging conventions by using high key lighting rather than low key lighting normally seen in mysteries. The project helped the student improve their production skills like different camera shots and editing skills. The student used a Nikon D3100 camera, YouTube for research, and Windows Live Movie Maker for editing.
My opening sequence follows conventions of real opening sequences in several ways:
1) It introduces the title and opening credits in a linear fashion before showing the first scene, to clearly introduce the production and begin developing the story.
2) Elements like location, costumes, characters and cinematography reflect conventions of the horror genre, such as an isolated dark woods setting, typical teenage clothing, and limited views of the threatening creature.
3) The narrative structure uses techniques like flash forwards and a light/dark binary opposition that are common in horror and help build tension, while maintaining audience interest in the characters and plot.
The document discusses the filmmaker's use of media technologies in creating their short film. It describes using iMovie to edit footage, add effects like slow motion and color adjustments. Feedback from test audiences was incorporated, such as turning down music volume. The film was uploaded to TheSmalls.com for distribution. Viewers can leave comments and the site provides analytics on views, comments, favorites and ratings. PowerPoint was used to create an evaluation, then uploaded to slideshare and myPlick to share on a blog.
The document discusses the student's process in creating the opening for their romance film media product. They studied conventions from films in the genre like location and characters. For their opening, they chose not to challenge conventions in order to clearly establish the genre. Their editing and camerawork were designed to create a soft, flowing opening consistent with romance films. Their target audience is teenagers, especially females, and they designed the characters and setting to appeal to this group. The student has learned about planning shots, using stable camera mounts, and getting backup footage for editing.
The poster effectively promoted the film by displaying the main disturbing creature ("The Occurrence") that is central to the plot. While this reveals a surprise, it attracts horror fans by showing the disturbing content they expect. It is common for horror film posters to feature the main threat. The poster clues viewers into the type of disturbing imagery in the film so they can decide if they want to watch it. It also uses consistent font and includes information about the cast and crew in the "bill code" to generate interest. The review provides an overview of the plot and characters without revealing all details. It includes screenshots from key scenes but crops them so as not to reveal all. Feedback from test audiences helped identify strengths like editing but also weaknesses
This document analyzes how the creator's media product uses and challenges conventions of real films and television shows targeted toward teenagers. Specifically, it takes elements from the structure and tone of the film "The Bucket List" by starting sad and ending upbeat. It aims to be a teen drama like shows such as "Skins" by including relatable clothing, language, and themes of dealing with difficult life situations in a humorous way. Throughout, it considers conventions like using sound, characters, locations, and shots to effectively set genre, tone, and elicit audience sympathy for the main character as he goes on a quest before his untimely death.
Creative Critical Reflection - The Comedownsabika98
The film "The Comedown" is a 2-minute short film about a teenager named Hamza Khan who feels immense pressure from his family and coaches to succeed in basketball. The film explores how this pressure leads to Hamza turning to drugs and the potential downfall of his basketball career, which he is passionate about. The film aims to portray that true happiness, not the happiness of others, is key to success. The film leaves Hamza's ultimate fate ambiguous. Through this film, the creator aimed to both use and challenge conventions of drama films and represent the social issues of drug abuse and parental pressure faced by teenagers.
The document provides an evaluation of a media foundation portfolio that included the production of an opening film clip. It summarizes the research conducted on film conventions, the representation of social groups, the intended audience, and technologies used. Key lessons learned included developing skills in film editing, receiving feedback to improve, and appreciating the importance of planning and organization for successful project completion.
The document discusses a media foundation portfolio evaluation that analyzed how the student's media product used, developed or challenged conventions of real media. It summarizes that the student's opening titles were similar to comedy films by appearing after the opening scene in a simple font/color. It represented a social group of young working class males getting ready for work, showing attention to costumes/setting. The intended audience was working class young adults, and it could be distributed on channels like E4, BBC3 and ITV2 targeting that demographic.
The document provides an analysis of a media product by Joseph Holroyd. It summarizes how the product challenges conventions through the use of longer shots during combat scenes and blackouts between titles to separate characters. It represents teenagers as its target audience and discusses potential distribution through cinemas, television channels, or online platforms. The intended rating would be 12 or 12A due to violence, and the techniques used to attract the audience include establishing shots, music, and building tension.
2. Q1) HOW DOES YOUR PRODUCT USE OF CHALLENGE
CONVENTIIONS AND HOW DO THEY REPRESENT SOCIAL
GROUPS?
I believe that my movie challenges the conventions of a normal sports
movie. As usually movies with a genre of sports are usually
documentaries. Such as the movie ‘Athlete’. Which is a documentary
about a blind senior, twin sisters, and an athlete running a marathon. Its
very rare that they are produced as movies
However it does use conventions rather than
challenging it as like every sport movie, my movie
clip is also based on a true story about an athlete
who has build up their success through out their
lives; from the start. How they’ve devoted their
lives to their talent, and come a long way on the
road of triumph. But some how, something or the
other happens, putting an end to their
success. In all movies this obstacle is usually doing drugs, or
getting into an accidents, where they show how in their past, and
from their childhood they were into a certain sport, and excelled at
it from the start. This is the usual plot of all sports movies.
3. Such as the movie ‘The Arm Strong Lie’ which is based on Lance
Arm Strong, a worldwide known athlete, a champion at cycling,
who took steroids which affected his career greatly. Or even in
the TV show ‘one tree hill’ where the star actor, Nathan Schott
gets into a physical fight
is thrown out of a window of a bar; ending
physically disabled. Putting this whole
basketball career to an end. These kind of
movies usually have sad, slow beat,
instrumental tunes for the movie. Such as
mine. Which is the tune of
‘Say Something’ by a great big world.
Movies like these always show the
athlete to be devastated about their loss
of success and usually careers. Which is
exactly the plot of my movie, where
Maliha, is shown to cry over her medals
and trophies, not to mention shown
shattered when coming out on a
4. They all use props such as medals, and trophies signifying their
success. They're also always shown in a sporty attire and jerseys.
In my movie the girl, through out, is wearing sports tracks. And
even in the flash back, in the gym scene she's wearing a Nike
sports shirt. Also in the flash backs where's she's shown as a
child, she's also wearing a jersey and where in the field scene
she's also shown to wear her own sports jersey, with her name
printed at the back. They usually also have flash backs showing
that they’ve been talented and playing the sports for long periods
of time. Not to a mention they always have a coach who is very
supportive and encouraging of their efforts such as in my movie as
well. They're always shown to train and physically build up
themselves. And effortlessly trying to work hard to maintain
themselves physically and metaphorically speaking, their success
as well. Such as in my video as well where she's endlessly shown
to work hard in the gym and on field along with her coaches
support.
5. In my movie, the camera angles used are mostly
reflected on the shots from movies such as Bhaag
Mikha Bhaag, the Arm Strong Lie, Breaking Away and
Cycling Dreams. Such as the shots of her crying over
medals, the cut in of her feet while running or training,
close up shots of her crying or working out. Social
groups represented in my video are athletes. The whole
movie is based on sportsmanship, and sports&games
altogether. Its based on an athlete alone, and the plot
reflects her struggles and her success as a professional
sportsman.
6. Q2) HOW DOES YOUR PRODUCT ENGAGE WITH
AUDIENCE AND CAN IT BE DISTURBUTRED AS A REAL
MEDIA TEXT?
My movie is a mass movie production and doesn't’t target any
sort of niches, such as a particular subgroup of people, sex or a
specific age. Therefore it can be catered to a varied age
bracket. This is because athletes are of various ages, not just
from one age group. Even though they are usually young adults
but not all of them are. Such as Muhammad Ai who is the age
of 73. This movie caters to all those people who are
professional sportsmen, such as Lebron James, Tiger Woods,
Serena Williams. Or all those who love sports, and are sporty
people playing in their school teams, or on the street such as
street football. These are usually high school or college
children; all who are talented at the art of it. It basically caters
to the age bracket of 14 and above, having a rating of ‘U’.
7. Hypothetically speaking, I believe that this being my first movie, it
can not be distributed by the big six. Let alone the fact that my
production company is small, so cant even afford it. Also, Mainly
because even though catering to a large age bracket and being a
mass production, its such a genre that most people wont really
prefer to watch, specially in terms for ‘entertainment’. Only people
who genuinely are interested in the arts of sports or such movies,
in relevance with documentaries of the stories of athletes would
watch it. So I believe it would be a risk of investment of hiring one
the big six. Such as even the movie ‘The Armstrong Lie’ didn’t hire
any real distributing companies, rather a few people joined
produced it together as a whole. Such as Alex Gibney, who was
also the writer of the movie, Frank Marshall, Beth Howard etc. Or
the Movie ‘Athlete’ or ‘Unbreakable’ which didn’t even have a
distributing company to begin with. Therefore I would use a small
distributing company to market my film, and would use
conventional ways or marketing it my self such as releasing
posters, word of mouth, or on online websites such as blogs,
8. Q3) HOW DID YOUR PRODUCTION SKILLS DEVELOP THROUGHOUT
THIS PROJECT?
I believe I’ve come a long way, from the very first video I shot as practice in
September, to shooting my final video. Through my eventful experience the
baseline to what I’ve learnt is that every single, small detail, and every single
aspect reflects your video, and its plot in some way; whether directly or
indirectly.
Firstly, I learnt about the different proportions and frames. How leaving space
for head room is completely vital. I learnt this mainly with practice, as I had to
shoot shots numerous times whenever the headroom was cut off. Rule of thirds
where the subject of your frame has to be positioned at one side of your frame
leaving the space for them doing some action such as hand gestures. At the
end of it all, I got knowledge to the inside of production. How different angles
are shot. I know now that when in movies the subject is feeling dizzy or
something camera men use track shots, where they rotate the camera 360
degrees to portray that dizzy effect. Or how huge crowds are shot with a jib shot
where the camera is elevated off the ground on a small crane. I know now all
the specifications there are to producing a particular scene. And I can now
comment on various movies, whether it be criticizing or honouring it. Such as
commenting on the commendable work of the producers of birdman; the movie
shot in one scene only. I know exactly which points I can critize it on. I believe
now it comes naturally; pointing out flaws and fault of the movie.
9. my knowledge has increased most about camera angles. How not only
one scene should contain numerous angles so the scene doesn’t look
lifeless or monotonous but how every single camera angle represents
something. Each angle portrays an image in a way. Such as the point of
view shot, which is shot by putting the camera on the subjects arm. It
gives a meaning of how the subject is doing something, such as point to
someone, or grabbing something. Or in the case of my movie, she is
fixing the position of her trophy, and metaphorically actually trying to fix
her success back to the way it was. Or the over shoulder shot which is
shot, as the name suggests, by placing the camera over ones shoulder
and shooting the subject in front. This can be to show that someone’s
looking at the thing or person in front, such as during a conversation. In
the case in my video where she’s looking at her self, training in the
mirror. Or even the close up shot where you zoom in on your subjects
face to highlight an emotion or expression. In my video Ive used a close
up shot as my establishing shot of my subject and the again, where in
the gym scene I've shown her face covered with sweat, her expression
bursting with determination; to show how hard she's working. A two shot
where you portray two people having some a conversation. Where in
my video I've shown the girl and her coach talking, where the whole
scene just portrays how proud the coach is of the girls efforts, and how
he is telling her that she's come across well over time.
10.
11. Ive learnt the importance of misenscence, which I believe
covers the word ‘CAMPS’; Costume, Action, Makeup, Props,
and Setting.
The way your subject dresses and what kind of makeup they
have on are one of the most vital things in producing a movie
clip. As they have to be completely in line with the plot of
your story. This is why in my movie, my subject wears a
jersey, in the flash backs shown of her running and training
on the field. In the gym flashback, she’s shown to wear a
Nike shirt which says ‘run for glory’ which contributes to the
plot, where she’s shown as an athlete. With very insignificant
makeup which is just done for touch ups as bold streaks of
makeup would look rather fake or irrelevant.
12. Ive learned how every small, insignificant detail matters so much
in terms of actions and reactions. How every move contributes
some how to a particular scene and how every action should
have some hidden meaning attached to it because that is what a
good movie clip should posses. Like in my movie, I shot the
subject laying her fingers on her trophy which showed how much
she values her success, and how much she misses it all. Every
scene shown her expressions contributing to the plot and scene
of the movie. Where in the gym and field scene she's
determined, resolute and unwavered in her road to success. Or
In the hospital scene where she's hopeless, flattened and
completely helpless.
I’ve learnt how every single little prop, which maybe blurred at
the background of your frame or highlighted at front, all justifies
your video in someway or the other. Such as in the scene where
my subject is doing push ups in the gym, I put up to dumbbells in
front of her so the whole scene could look more realistic. Even
the props of all the trophies and the medals, just reflected on all
the success and honour the subject has achieved in her life;
which is one of the main themes of my video.
13. Along with the props, the setting plays the most significant role in
the production process of a video. I’ve learnt how choosing the
location you’re going to shoot at is the most important as not only
does it contributes to the realism of the video, but it just paints a
complete picture of your story. Without a suitable location, at least
what I have come to learn is that a movie wont be on point.
Therefore choosing a wrong setting or background for your movie
is one of the biggest faults one can make. This is why I chose the
most real and relevant locations for my movie. Such as a gym and
track field to show her train, and a hospital to show her disability.
Which I believe makes my movie clip as close to a real life, and a
true story based movie. I’ve learnt about lighting and music and
how they both seeming, at first so insignificant, yet play such an
important part in a movie. I learnt how there are so many types of
lighting, and they all mean something. I previously didn’t even
know there were types of lights and I would’ve never been able to
figure that they represent something. Learning the division of light
was so important. Low key which is where there is dim lighting
and a dull atmosphere, usually done to represent pain, sorrow,
horror etc.
14. Where as high key lighting which is the completely opposite of low
key lighting and is where there is ample lighting spread across the
frame. Which is preferred when showing a scene of drama or
comedy. Personally have come to learn that music is the aspect that
somehow make the movie come together as a whole. It plays with
your sentiments and how choosing the right kind of music is a very
important decision to make, and should be considered very critically.
As music represents every scene, every action, and every emotion in
a movie. Such as my music selection which is a very sober, slow
beat, devastating instrumental tune. Which represents how sad the
subject is over her loss emotionally and physically. As compared to in
the training scene where the music is still slow beat, yet motivational,
and inspirational. Therefore I believe all the knowledge I’ve gathered
these past months; during all the tiring practice sessions all
contribute to polishing my production skills and its made me so much
better at implying all the knowledge I’ve attained and understanding
the process of production. After all, ‘practice makes perfect.’
15. Q) HOW DID YOU INTERGRATE TECHNOLOGIES (HARDWARE,
SOFTWARE, AND ONLINE) IN THIS PROJECT?
At the start of the semester I was very technologically under-
educated; Honestly. I knew very little about hardware, software, and
online-based sites, mostly because I never really actually had to
work with them. I mostly developed and used the methods of
blogging; software’s to edit movies such as Imovies, Windows movie
maker and Sony Vegas, websites to cut and fade music, and to get
sound effects.
Firstly I learned about creating a blog. All year round we published
practice videos on it. I was introduced to the art of blogging, and by
the end of the semester had in-depth knowledge about the ways it
goes about.
16. I learned how to get artificial sound effects from various sites,
such as sound bible, real affects, sound cloud. Which I
would’ve never originally discovered. They helped me so much
creating my movie. Where in I used it in the accident scene and
I had no other choice of getting such an effect unless I actually
made the two cars crash into each other.
I learned to download music form various sites such as
mp3skull.com, Bmp3, Ytpak, and then cut and edit them on
music software. Then fixing narrations and adding voice overs
to my clip and adjusting it on IMovie, while fixing the volume
input level and reduction of other tracks, and background voice
as well, to provide a perfect audio for the clip. Simultaneously
understanding the importance of fading in and out the music to
give it a smooth effect. I learned how you could change each
key of every tune and make it high or low key, and balance it
out; giving the perfect adjusted sound. I would’ve never worked
so hard with finding the appropriate music and editing it each
key to make it suit the scene of the movie if it wasn’t for media
studies.
17. I learned to use IMovie's in order to edit my videos in extensive
detail. With monthly practice and usage of it, I now know it
properly. From how to split clips, so that each part of one clip
could be separately edited. Like in my video, where the girl is
running on the field and then there’s a slow motion of her stopping
at the cones. Editing my clip on IMovie's was very important
because I needed the perfect kind of contrast of colours on my
flashback scenes to make them actually look like they're in the
past. Using transitions was so important to, to somehow stitch all
the different clips together. The most important transition which
had to be carefully presitioned was the dissolve effect at the
beginning where the clip shown where she's lying on the ground is
dissolved onto the next one which portrays that she's thinking
about all that comes next. Or how a fading black out effect would
portray that she's now thinking about her past, and the next scene
will be a flash back. Lastly, the white outs, which was its for the
accidents scene, showing that the crash was very impactful.
19. Over time, I've understood the importance of cut ins. How cut ins
are so very important in a movie, how they can make one boring,
monotonous scene seem so interesting. Ive used them several
times in my movie clips. I believe these were very important no to
make a scene a drag. Cuts ins are usually shown when a scene is
very long or shown as a close up shot when the subject is doing
some important action, such as in my movie clip where she’s
shown to fix her trophy, or during the flash back of her winning the
same medal back in 2003, there’s a close up shot of her
happiness when she received it as a child. There were also cut ins
during the gym and running scenes where there are cut ins of her
shoes, showing her speed. There's also a cut in of her jumping
over the cones, where the cut in is a low shot, shot from binate
her, showing that she's actually over the cones at a high level.
Cut ins can even be shown of a completely different scene all
together. Such as in the opening scene of the movie Lucy. Where
they show cut ins of animals along with her being at the hotel.
20. I discovered various types of transitions and effects
all that join one clip from another. Such as using
fade outs and black outs for showing flash backs, or
white outs for showing accidents.
Lastly, I got a hand of using my camera on different
modes. Even though I was originally good at using
my camera for shooting, now I however use different
modes of the camera which I previously didn’t. such
as the macro mode, which I used in all the close up
scenes to get a good quality frame where everything
is in deep focus, or the sports mode which I use to
shoot them gym and field scenes to stabilise my
shots.
21. -I believe Ive come a long way from where I
began. I think it was mostly due to
continuous hours of practice and
determination.