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The document discusses horror/thriller posters and trailers. It notes that the posters use similar color schemes of blue, black, white and red. The first two posters feature close-ups or shadows of individuals while the third shows a mid-shot of a boy. The trailers also employ these colors and build tension through dark, gloomy imagery and music to create an eerie feel and entice viewers.
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The document discusses how the media product uses and develops conventions of real-life thriller films. It uses conventions such as a dark title with capital bold letters, extreme close-ups to convey emotion, mid-close ups to show important details like handcuffs, low key lighting for villains and brighter lighting for victims. It challenges conventions by only using fades to black cuts rather than quick cuts, and develops conventions further by including ambient sounds of heavy breathing, footsteps and heartbeats during flashbacks.
The sixth sense
The poster for The Sixth Sense effectively conveys the film's supernatural thriller genre. Bruce Willis' shadowed facial expression evokes fear and anxiety, reflecting the main emotions of the film. The orange lighting suggests entering another world, reinforcing the psychological storyline. The lighting is arranged as a number "6", resembling the title and supernatural theme. The black background emphasizes the lighting and creates a supernatural sense, reflecting the genre as a thriller. The gothic white title draws attention and contrasts with the black, centered in line with Bruce Willis' image. The tagline evokes mystery and intrigue, enticing audiences to learn more.
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The document discusses how the media product uses and develops conventions of real-life thriller films. It describes using a simple bold title on a black background to reflect the mood, using extreme close-ups to show emotion, and mid close-ups to convey important details. It also discusses using dark lighting for villains and brighter lighting for victims to represent their personalities, and only using fades to black rather than quick cuts due to its cyclic structure. Ambient sounds like heavy breathing, footsteps and heartbeats are used to build tension.
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2) The target audience is 15-35 year olds of both genders. The archetype is flight and pursuit as a man pursues the female protagonist. It will end on a cliffhanger to intrigue audiences.
3) The setting is in a wooded area to create an eerie atmosphere using natural lighting and sounds. Scenes will use black and white or dark tones to
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1) The document outlines a 2-minute opening scene for a thriller/horror film that alternates between present and flashback scenes. In the flashback, two girls are kidnapped in the woods. In the present, one girl returns to the woods and finds a memorial but is confronted by the kidnapper.
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The document analyzes several horror movie posters providing details on visual elements and how they contribute to establishing tone and genre. Common techniques identified across the posters include dark lighting and colors, ominous backgrounds like forests or jungles, mysterious or frightening central images like faceless figures, and titles/fonts designed to evoke blood or scratches that add to an unsettling atmosphere. Visual clues and taglines are examined for how they set expectations about the films being supernatural horror or involving murder, vampires, or dangerous settings like jungles.
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Psychological thriller conventions often employ shadow lighting and quick cuts to build tension and suspense. Urban locations are commonly used as they can feel isolated. Main characters typically have some mental instability and difficulty distinguishing reality. Flashbacks are used to show how past events impact the present, while editing pace varies to reflect the ups and downs of the mentally ill character's state of mind. Tension and emotions are heightened through an ominous musical score and montage editing of key scenes. Endings may involve the mentally ill person being caught or killed, reaching their goals, or the victim escaping their tormentor.
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The document discusses how the filmmakers addressed their target audience of ages 15 and over in the opening scene of their thriller. They did not want the audience to become attached to the characters yet due to one character dying. They used long shots and over-the-shoulder shots rather than point-of-view shots. They also used scary imagery and sounds like eerie silence, suspenseful music, and a children's nursery rhyme sung by the killer to attract an older audience. The abrupt change from a safe bedroom setting to a dark, deserted woods helped create tension.
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The lighting in the music video is distorted and makes the artist look pale, representing an underground bunker with flickering lights. The lighting emphasizes the artist's features to make her look attractive and appeal to a male audience. The dark, cold lighting fits the deep narrative of the song about relationship troubles and creates shadows on the artist's face to make her look thinner, potentially increasing album sales.
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This document discusses conventions of psychological thriller films and how the student's media product utilizes and challenges some of these conventions. It begins by outlining key elements of psychological thrillers, such as the main character undergoing an internal battle and issues with their identity. It then examines how the student's film opening incorporates conventions like typical thriller music but challenges conventions by being shot during the day rather than at night. The document also discusses the student's use of sound effects and natural lighting to build tension, as well as their use of a female lead rather than a male lead as seen in many thrillers.
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The document discusses four sound effects used in the soundtrack of a film: 1) A deep sudden sound is used to signify the appearance of antagonists. 2) Wind howling is used to set the genre as thriller/horror and convey isolation. 3) A phone hanging up sound signifies both the end of a phone call and the end of a character's life. 4) Music played through headphones of a character makes them less aware of their surroundings, possibly leading to them being attacked.
02. mise en scene notes sheet
Mise-en-scene refers to everything visible within the frame of a shot that can create meaning, including color, costume, props, location, lighting, and actor positioning and performance. The six key elements of mise-en-scene are color, costume, props, set/location, blocking and performance, and lighting. Mise-en-scene is used to convey symbolic meanings and create authentic environments on screen that influence the audience's interpretation of events.
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Mise-en-scene refers to everything that appears within the frame of a shot, including color, costume, props, set/location, blocking/performance, and lighting. These six elements are used to convey meaning and enhance the story. Color, costume, lighting, and location/set are all used to provide context about characters and move the plot forward. Props and blocking/performance are tools that directors use to guide actors in how to physically interact with the mise-en-scene elements on screen. Together, these components of mise-en-scene allow filmmakers to efficiently communicate crucial information to viewers.
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The document summarizes scenes from a short thriller story titled "Thriller - A Ghost Story". In the first scene, characters Boomby and Tilly have a meal in a grand old house, setting the scene. In the second scene, all the lights turn off, creating suspense and fear. The next scene shows Boomby's decapitated head on the table. In the fourth scene, the ghost appears flying above Tilly under the chandelier in the dark. The final scene shows both characters decapitated with the ghost facing Tilly above the table.
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The document discusses various techniques used in film openings to establish genre, particularly for horror films. Titling in Scream used bold red and white text on black to convey danger and evil. Creep's titling in bright colors like yellow and orange also suggested danger. Halloween was filmed in daylight to seem normal at first, while Creep used dark filming to immediately signal a scary genre. Sound techniques like silence, music, and fast diegetic sounds build tension and help audiences recognize the genre. Movement in horror is usually quick while restricted movement still shows panic. Positioning alone does not clearly identify genre.
9 frame analysis
The document analyzes the cinematography techniques used in music videos for several popular songs. It discusses elements like camera shots, lighting, mise-en-scene, and how they help convey the themes and moods of the songs. For each video, it describes the camera shot, lighting, mise-en-scene elements, and provides a brief context about the narrative or message of the song. The document aims to understand how visual elements in music videos complement and enhance the listening experience.
Question 1
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Film openings
The document discusses conventions and techniques used in thriller movie openings. It provides examples from films like Secret Window, Psycho, Thirteen Ghosts, and Donnie Darko. Some common conventions it mentions are using isolated locations, bad weather, sweeping establishing shots, and string music to build tension. It also analyzes the use of titles, camera techniques, sounds, and how they set expectations for the genre.
The woman in black 2 textual analysis
The trailer summarizes the plot of the film "The Woman in Black: Angel of Death" which follows a group of evacuees haunted by the Woman in Black at Eel Marsh House during World War 2. It establishes the setting and introduces the main characters through dialogue and establishing shots. Tension is built through the use of fast editing, ominous music, and ambiguous references to "she".
Media language investiation
The document reviews the use of media language techniques in three horror movie trailers. It analyzes the cinematography, editing, sound, and mise-en-scene in each trailer. For cinematography, it notes the frequent use of close-ups to show facial expressions and build tension. The editing is described as generally fast-paced to create suspense. Non-diegetic music and sounds are used to emphasize scary moments. Dark lighting, isolated settings, and other visual elements establish the horror genre conventions.
Horror Films; Research
The poster for The Woman in Black features a sinister image of children with their eyes cut out to create an atmosphere of fear. The trailer uses a child's rhyme and music to contrast subtle violence and drama.
The poster for Sinister shows a child using blood to paint a demonic face on a wall, representing the film's storyline. The trailer builds tension through fast pacing, eerie music, and sharp lighting on characters surrounded by darkness.
The trailer for The Blair Witch Project uses found footage style with handheld camerawork and voiceovers to seem real. It ends on a close-up of a scared girl to show the film's effects.
Evaluation activity 1 (1)
This document discusses the student's media product, which is a two-minute opening for a mystery/drama film. The student researched conventions of the genre and filmed a preliminary task to understand strengths and weaknesses. The opening uses conventions like isolated characters, empty settings, low lighting, and ominous music to set a mysterious tone. It establishes a story about the "Mandela Effect" conspiracy theory and sets up mystery by showing the character find contradictory information. The opening challenges conventions by having a female lead and uses lighting, costumes, and other techniques to subtly suggest danger and intrigue the audience.
Convention1 [autoguardado]
This document discusses the production of a student film trailer about confused feelings between characters. It describes choosing the title "Twisted Feelings" to reflect the film's theme. Shooting took place at three locations - the protagonist's school, a cathedral in Jerez, and a hospital where a crew member's mother works. Costumes, lighting, props, and makeup were chosen to suit each location and scene. Romantic music plays throughout the trailer, except for an opening interview. The film aims to represent twisted feelings between three characters and a plot twist at the end. It seeks to attract teenage and young adult viewers by reflecting issues around feelings for the same gender that are common today.
Question 1
The document discusses how the media project challenges conventions of real media products. It analyzes shots from thriller openings that were inspirational. Shots include titles with unconventional coloring, transitions between shots to imply quick events, close-ups to understand characters' emotions, and lighting used to tell parts of the story. The document also discusses how research into different thriller music and analyzing other openings helped develop the project. Feedback from social media was used to improve the work to better suit the target audience. Unique aspects like characters from different eras give the project an edge over other thrillers by subverting expectations.
Real media research- Connor
The document discusses conventions used in music videos to represent depression. It analyzes shots from videos by XXXtentacion, Chris Brown, twenty one pilots, and iLoveMemphis. Some conventions it identifies include using dark lighting, black backgrounds, dark clothing, and narrow spaces to portray the small world of the depressed character and show their struggle and isolation. It also notes contrasting light and dark can symbolize overcoming depression but decides not to use this in its own video because it presents a false representation.
Friday the 13th analysis
The poster depicts themes of good vs. evil, nightmares, serial killers, and slasher horror through its imagery and use of lighting. The villain is positioned centrally and portrayed as strong and intimidating to heighten fear. Symbols like the machete weapon and isolated forest setting foreshadow violence, murder, and a sense of being trapped. Colors like red are used to connote danger and draw attention, while the title plays on the superstition around Friday the 13th to intrigue audiences. Overall the poster employs standard horror iconography and techniques to advertise the film as adhering to slasher conventions while challenging stereotypes through its physically imposing villain.
Analysis of soap opera posters
The document summarizes and analyzes several soap opera television show posters. It discusses various design elements of the posters and what they are intended to convey to the audience. Key points made include how lighting, positioning of images, and text are used to provide information, create moods, hint at drama, and promote both the shows and television networks.
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Draft layouts for magazine front cover and posters
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Ideas for mise en-scene
For the costume, the male actors will wear casual clothes like jeans and plain t-shirts, while the female actor will wear similarly casual female attire. Ben will be the only actor wearing makeup, which will be dark rings under his eyes to make him look creepy and tired. The lighting will be bright in happy scenes but dark when bad things start happening. A wide range of mainly dark colors will be used for the color design due to the genre. The only props will be a laptop for Ben to stalk Emily's pictures and a phone when Ben calls Emily.
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Possible locations
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- 3. We can tell these are all horror/thriller posters because they use same colour schemes which is mainly blue, black, white and red. The image the 1st poster, The Rite, has used is a close up of the main character, on the 2nd one they don’t have a image of a person but they have at the top of the poster they have a shadow of someone and the 3rd one they had a mid shots of a boy. The first and the second poster are similar because have added effect to the images such as changing the colour of their eyes By making them either lighter or darker. The background on the 2nd and 3rd are similar because they both have dark backgrounds.
- 4. Horror/Thriller trailers The Rite http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUJH 7DpWSS4 Eden Lake http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9ku MFPW0YI The Woman In Black https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPY MUnJGURI
- 5. The 1st and 3rd trailer are the most alike because they both start of dark and gloomy and have the tension building music, where as the 2nd one starts of happy and romantic and then changes to dark and gloomy. They all use the same colours which are blue, greys, blacks, whites, and red. By using these colours it give the trailers a creepy ad eerie feel which makes you want to watch the film.