This document provides summaries and analysis of two films: Leon (1994) and Pretty in Pink (1986). For Leon, it summarizes the plot as a hitman named Leon who becomes friends with and protects a girl named Mathilda after her family is murdered, and they work together to get revenge on the killer. It also analyzes characters, themes of friendship and revenge, and the unconventional genre subversions. For Pretty in Pink, it summarizes the plot as a girl named Andie in her last year of high school who likes a rich boy but faces resistance from his friends due to her lower social class. It analyzes characters and themes of social class differences and finding your own identity.
A teenage girl named Amelie begins noticing a mysterious green figure that follows her, especially when she goes running. No one else can see the figure except for Amelie. She tries talking to it but it always runs away or hides. In the climax, Amelie writes a letter asking the figure to reveal itself. When she returns to the park with her friend James, the green figure is holding the letter. It then unveils its face, revealing its identity to both Amelie and James.
This document provides an evaluation of a media production project by Oumie&Jordan. It summarizes their process in 3 sentences:
They began by researching different genres before choosing drama and developing their film "Time To Go". They worked to represent their target characters and audiences accurately while learning filmmaking techniques. Overall they felt they improved their skills but would start earlier and spend more time revising based on audience feedback for their next project.
The music video for Eminem's "Stan" tells the story of an obsessed fan named Stan who loses touch with reality in his fandom of Eminem. The video uses dark imagery and lighting to portray Stan's declining mental state. It culminates in Stan killing himself, his pregnant girlfriend, and their unborn child after not getting a response from Eminem to his numerous letters. In contrast, Katy Perry's "Last Friday Night" depicts a geeky teenage girl who transforms her look to fit in at a house party, only to regret it when she is harassed by the popular guy. The video has a lighter tone and uses stylistic elements more common to pop music videos like costumes and scenes representing
K-pop girl group Girls' Generation (SNSD) is discussed in detail. The document introduces each of the 8 members, describing their personalities, roles in the group, strengths and weaknesses. It highlights that SNSD has been around for over 8 years and most members debuted at age 16. The members are described as hardworking idols with close bonds and diverse talents from singing to dancing to songwriting.
Leo is stood up on a date at a coffee shop. Poppy, a popular girl, sees him and flirts with him, believing he staged being stood up to get her attention. The next day, Poppy openly flirts with Leo in front of friends. The original date, Eliza, sees this and becomes jealous. Leo explains to Poppy he's uncomfortable, but she insists he staged it to get her attention. After Poppy rejects him, strange anonymous calls and gifts begin disturbing Leo. During his night shift at work, the same song from the calls plays, and Poppy appears, whispering the song's lyrics.
This film proposal is for a romance movie called "Harry Summers" targeting 12-25 year olds. The story follows Melanie, a loner who is bullied in school. She sends a nude photo to a boy who shares it publicly, humiliating her. Melanie becomes depressed and attempts suicide, but is stopped by her parents. A new boy named Harry Summers moves next door and changes Melanie's life for the better.
Here are the estimated costs for the costumes and props:
Sky's costume:
- Grey jumper: £5 (from charity shop)
- Jogging bottoms: £3 (from charity shop)
- Black shoes: £5 (old pair)
- Black cardigan: £10 (new, for school uniform)
- School bag: £15 (new)
Total for Sky's costume: £38
Mother's costume:
- Baggy old jumper: £3 (from charity shop)
- Loose jogging bottoms: £2 (from charity shop)
Props:
- Empty bottles of alcohol: £5 (plastic bottles from pound shop)
Total
The document discusses choosing the drama genre for a film project because the author is familiar with its conventions. It provides definitions and examples of drama films and the thriller/suspense subgenre. It also includes potential plot points and character descriptions for opening sequences of two possible film ideas - "Obsessed" about romantic obsession and stalking, and "Help/S.O.S" about a bullied girl seeking help.
A teenage girl named Amelie begins noticing a mysterious green figure that follows her, especially when she goes running. No one else can see the figure except for Amelie. She tries talking to it but it always runs away or hides. In the climax, Amelie writes a letter asking the figure to reveal itself. When she returns to the park with her friend James, the green figure is holding the letter. It then unveils its face, revealing its identity to both Amelie and James.
This document provides an evaluation of a media production project by Oumie&Jordan. It summarizes their process in 3 sentences:
They began by researching different genres before choosing drama and developing their film "Time To Go". They worked to represent their target characters and audiences accurately while learning filmmaking techniques. Overall they felt they improved their skills but would start earlier and spend more time revising based on audience feedback for their next project.
The music video for Eminem's "Stan" tells the story of an obsessed fan named Stan who loses touch with reality in his fandom of Eminem. The video uses dark imagery and lighting to portray Stan's declining mental state. It culminates in Stan killing himself, his pregnant girlfriend, and their unborn child after not getting a response from Eminem to his numerous letters. In contrast, Katy Perry's "Last Friday Night" depicts a geeky teenage girl who transforms her look to fit in at a house party, only to regret it when she is harassed by the popular guy. The video has a lighter tone and uses stylistic elements more common to pop music videos like costumes and scenes representing
K-pop girl group Girls' Generation (SNSD) is discussed in detail. The document introduces each of the 8 members, describing their personalities, roles in the group, strengths and weaknesses. It highlights that SNSD has been around for over 8 years and most members debuted at age 16. The members are described as hardworking idols with close bonds and diverse talents from singing to dancing to songwriting.
Leo is stood up on a date at a coffee shop. Poppy, a popular girl, sees him and flirts with him, believing he staged being stood up to get her attention. The next day, Poppy openly flirts with Leo in front of friends. The original date, Eliza, sees this and becomes jealous. Leo explains to Poppy he's uncomfortable, but she insists he staged it to get her attention. After Poppy rejects him, strange anonymous calls and gifts begin disturbing Leo. During his night shift at work, the same song from the calls plays, and Poppy appears, whispering the song's lyrics.
This film proposal is for a romance movie called "Harry Summers" targeting 12-25 year olds. The story follows Melanie, a loner who is bullied in school. She sends a nude photo to a boy who shares it publicly, humiliating her. Melanie becomes depressed and attempts suicide, but is stopped by her parents. A new boy named Harry Summers moves next door and changes Melanie's life for the better.
Here are the estimated costs for the costumes and props:
Sky's costume:
- Grey jumper: £5 (from charity shop)
- Jogging bottoms: £3 (from charity shop)
- Black shoes: £5 (old pair)
- Black cardigan: £10 (new, for school uniform)
- School bag: £15 (new)
Total for Sky's costume: £38
Mother's costume:
- Baggy old jumper: £3 (from charity shop)
- Loose jogging bottoms: £2 (from charity shop)
Props:
- Empty bottles of alcohol: £5 (plastic bottles from pound shop)
Total
The document discusses choosing the drama genre for a film project because the author is familiar with its conventions. It provides definitions and examples of drama films and the thriller/suspense subgenre. It also includes potential plot points and character descriptions for opening sequences of two possible film ideas - "Obsessed" about romantic obsession and stalking, and "Help/S.O.S" about a bullied girl seeking help.
1) Touch of Sin is a 2013 Chinese film directed by Jia Zhangke that tells 4 independent stories based on real incidents in China between 2001-2013 dealing with social issues.
2) The stories include a man who kills 14 people and sees society getting worse, a robber and murderer who returns home for his mother's birthday, a woman who kills two men trying to rape her, and a teenage boy driven to suicide by financial stress.
3) The director Jia Zhangke was inspired by real incidents in China and uses the stories to portray social problems in an unconventional way, though the film faced censorship for its violence and political subject matter.
The document contains several ideas for an opening sequence to a teen film. The group settled on an idea involving:
1) The main protagonist walking home late after reasons mentioned in an earlier idea involving family issues
2) Upon arriving home, she overhears her parents arguing about her behavior
3) She goes to her room upset and writes a letter while music plays in the background
4) The scene ends and credits roll as her parents' arguing can still be heard
The document also discusses conventions of teen films and appealing to their target teenage audience.
The document outlines ideas for thriller stories. One story involves a teenage girl named Amanda who hosts a party while her parents are away that gets out of control when her ex-boyfriend shows up seeking revenge for their breakup. He takes the party guests hostage and kills them one by one until Amanda agrees to have sex with him. Another story involves a 10-year-old girl who is abused by her stepfather and seeks revenge against him after reporting him to police.
This document contains ideas for 5 short horror films. The first idea involves a teenage party where a girl is found murdered with a threatening message. Suspicion falls on the main character. The second centers around a "ditzy" girl who is dared to investigate strange noises at her haunted school at night. The third involves two girls being tormented by an unknown girl hacking their webcam chat. The fourth tells of a bullied girl who commits suicide and then sends threatening texts from beyond the grave. The fifth shows a bullied girl who snaps and locks the main bully in a bathroom, becoming obsessed with a strange symbol that seems to take control of her.
The document contains 5 ideas for horror/thriller films:
1. A teenage party turns deadly when a girl is found murdered with a threatening message. Suspicion falls on the main character as others try to figure out who the killer is.
2. A rumor spreads that a school is haunted at night, daring the mischievous main character to investigate. She hears strange noises and learns of the building's haunted history from the caretaker.
3. Two friends chatting online are hacked by an unknown girl who torments and scares them through audio only. Their call cannot be declined.
4. Text messages sent from a deceased girl's phone threaten those who bullied her, wanting them
This document analyzes the character of Denise from an unnamed film. It summarizes that Denise is portrayed as a loner who does not fit into stereotypical social groups. While she appears punk or goth, she is actually loyal and caring. The document discusses how Denise is constructed through camera angles, lighting, and her solitary behavior at a party. It notes she goes on a journey throughout the film, beginning shy but finding herself through a relationship. The writer intends for Denise to be a role model who stays true to herself and accomplishes her dreams.
The document outlines Neil's ideas for an independent film project on the topic of stalking. The proposed film would tell the story of two students, Jane and Olivia, who develop mental health issues and receive support from their teacher, Miss Ann Sheila. However, it is eventually revealed that Olivia has been stalking Miss Sheila and manipulating Jane. The film would be shot across three locations - a house, park, and beach - to show how stalking can happen anywhere. Neil provides details on the characters, plot structure, target audience, equipment needs, and planning aspects like schedules, budgets, and permissions to bring his film idea to life.
The document provides a summary of the romance novel "Dear John" by Nicholas Sparks. It describes the main characters John Tyree and Savannah Lynn Curtis who meet in Germany and fall in love. However, their relationship is tested when John joins the army and is deployed overseas. After breaking up due to the distance, they reunite years later but Savannah has married John's friend Tim. The summary highlights the love and sacrifices made between the two main characters throughout the story.
This document outlines ideas for 4 horror film plots:
1) A teenage party where a girl is found murdered and the attendees try to figure out the killer.
2) A haunted school that a mischievous student girl dares to investigate at night.
3) Two friends chatting on webcam are hacked by an unknown girl who scares and tortures them.
4) The ghost of a bullied girl who committed suicide now scares and threatens her bullies.
Ruby murders her younger sister Annabelle out of jealousy. She then spends two years on the run while pretending to be kidnapped. Ruby is spotted in public which leads to a search being launched. Ruby turns to drugs and robs a bank to support her addiction. She lives with a friend named Amy who is actually a hallucination. In the climax, Ruby is cornered by police in her abandoned family home and shoots herself.
Book Review (Dear John by Nicholas Sparks)Lyn Gueco
This summary provides the key details about the Nicholas Sparks novel "Dear John" in 3 sentences:
The novel tells the story of John Tyree, a young man in the army who falls in love with Savannah Curtis during his leave. Their intense summer romance is cut short when John has to return to the military. Several years later, John discovers through a letter that Savannah has fallen in love with someone else while waiting for his return.
The document provides character profiles for Luke, Sian, David, and Charlie who will appear in a soap opera trailer. Luke is the main focus and will be portrayed as a troubled character with a history of drug use who is trying to get his life on track. Sian is Luke's girlfriend who is pregnant and struggling with her situation. David will have an affair with Sian and cause drama. Charlie is Luke's sister who is dealing with her family's issues and discovering her sexual orientation. The profiles describe their backgrounds, appearances, and personalities.
The film pitch proposes a short film about a teenage girl who feels unpopular and lacks self-worth. The initial plot has her being hit by a car and seeing how people react to her death, realizing she was appreciated too late. However, the filmmakers recognize the story needs a lesson or character development. Their revised plot has the main character experience being a ghost after the accident, witnessing her impact and funeral preparations, before waking up alive with a new perspective on valuing life and taking opportunities. Scenes provide more details about developing the character and her circumstances.
Gemma celebrates her birthday with only her friend Claire after being forgotten by her boyfriend and family. During their conversation at a restaurant, Claire reveals that she is a lesbian and had a past girlfriend who died. Later, Gemma realizes her confused feelings for Claire and tries to catch up to her, but ends up injured in an accident.
The popular girl believes the male student staged being stood up on a date to get her attention. She flirts with him aggressively, thinking he is interested in her, but he denies having feelings for her. When he rejects her advances, she becomes angry since no one has ever rejected her before. He later receives anonymous phone calls playing strange songs and finds notes and a photo in his locker. At his job, the same song starts playing over the stereo system, confusing and unnerving him. He discovers the girl standing in the dark, and as the song's chorus plays again she whispers the last line to him in a monotone voice, implying she has become obsessed with him after he rejected her.
The document outlines a group's planning for an opening sequence to a drama film. It includes details on the genre, target audiences, narrative structure, characters, locations, and risk assessment. The sequence will use flashbacks to depict the main character's struggles with her alcoholic mother through realistic conflicts like neglect and arguments. Music and sound effects will help set the mood. A script and storyboard provide details on shots and scenes. Both long and short term planning meetings are scheduled to continue improving the project.
The document compares the protagonists Will from "The Hidden Truth" and Adrian from "The Hidden Face". Both characters have recently lost partners and wear suits. They also discover their partners are missing through video messages. However, Adrian's girlfriend left him by choice while Will's wife was kidnapped. After being left, Adrian finds a new partner while Will tries to find his kidnapped wife. The productions present the characters differently as well - "The Hidden Truth" gives clues something is wrong from the start while "The Hidden Face" seems normal at first. Adrian is more upset while Will is angrier.
The document provides a role chart for a film, assigning characters and brief descriptions to Hannah, Katie, Mikey, John, Jimmy, Laura, Lee, and James. Jenny is a rule-following character pulled along by her friend Charlie, who always gets her own way. Ronan is Jenny's love interest but doesn't get along with Charlie. The Creep is a mysterious killer character. Carter is an addict who hangs out with Alice, who is always getting high. Jason and Danny have smaller extra roles.
The document discusses Stuart Hall's theory that audiences can interpret media texts in three ways: a preferred reading, where the audience agrees with the message; a negotiated reading, where the audience neither fully agrees nor disagrees; and an oppositional reading, where the audience disagrees with the message. It provides examples of how different people may have a preferred, negotiated, or oppositional reading of images depicting representations of women.
This document summarizes the process of creating a movie poster. The creator took photos from an air show to use in the poster, including images of planes and the sky. They edited the images to give them a cartoon effect and cut out figures to place on the poster. Text was added with effects like shadows and overlays to make it stand out. Flames and other elements were tested but ultimately removed for not fitting the professional tone. Feedback led to adding more information like the air date. The final poster features the edited images, text with effects, and reviews on the side to promote the documentary.
Este documento describe el papel comunicativo del docente en el aula virtual. Explica que el docente organiza y orienta el aprendizaje, promueve redes sociales y tecnológicas, y se transforma en un administrador de recursos educativos y guía de mentes. También requiere competencias tecnológicas para producir e intercambiar información, y competencias comunicativas para crear espacios de diálogo y aprendizaje.
1) Touch of Sin is a 2013 Chinese film directed by Jia Zhangke that tells 4 independent stories based on real incidents in China between 2001-2013 dealing with social issues.
2) The stories include a man who kills 14 people and sees society getting worse, a robber and murderer who returns home for his mother's birthday, a woman who kills two men trying to rape her, and a teenage boy driven to suicide by financial stress.
3) The director Jia Zhangke was inspired by real incidents in China and uses the stories to portray social problems in an unconventional way, though the film faced censorship for its violence and political subject matter.
The document contains several ideas for an opening sequence to a teen film. The group settled on an idea involving:
1) The main protagonist walking home late after reasons mentioned in an earlier idea involving family issues
2) Upon arriving home, she overhears her parents arguing about her behavior
3) She goes to her room upset and writes a letter while music plays in the background
4) The scene ends and credits roll as her parents' arguing can still be heard
The document also discusses conventions of teen films and appealing to their target teenage audience.
The document outlines ideas for thriller stories. One story involves a teenage girl named Amanda who hosts a party while her parents are away that gets out of control when her ex-boyfriend shows up seeking revenge for their breakup. He takes the party guests hostage and kills them one by one until Amanda agrees to have sex with him. Another story involves a 10-year-old girl who is abused by her stepfather and seeks revenge against him after reporting him to police.
This document contains ideas for 5 short horror films. The first idea involves a teenage party where a girl is found murdered with a threatening message. Suspicion falls on the main character. The second centers around a "ditzy" girl who is dared to investigate strange noises at her haunted school at night. The third involves two girls being tormented by an unknown girl hacking their webcam chat. The fourth tells of a bullied girl who commits suicide and then sends threatening texts from beyond the grave. The fifth shows a bullied girl who snaps and locks the main bully in a bathroom, becoming obsessed with a strange symbol that seems to take control of her.
The document contains 5 ideas for horror/thriller films:
1. A teenage party turns deadly when a girl is found murdered with a threatening message. Suspicion falls on the main character as others try to figure out who the killer is.
2. A rumor spreads that a school is haunted at night, daring the mischievous main character to investigate. She hears strange noises and learns of the building's haunted history from the caretaker.
3. Two friends chatting online are hacked by an unknown girl who torments and scares them through audio only. Their call cannot be declined.
4. Text messages sent from a deceased girl's phone threaten those who bullied her, wanting them
This document analyzes the character of Denise from an unnamed film. It summarizes that Denise is portrayed as a loner who does not fit into stereotypical social groups. While she appears punk or goth, she is actually loyal and caring. The document discusses how Denise is constructed through camera angles, lighting, and her solitary behavior at a party. It notes she goes on a journey throughout the film, beginning shy but finding herself through a relationship. The writer intends for Denise to be a role model who stays true to herself and accomplishes her dreams.
The document outlines Neil's ideas for an independent film project on the topic of stalking. The proposed film would tell the story of two students, Jane and Olivia, who develop mental health issues and receive support from their teacher, Miss Ann Sheila. However, it is eventually revealed that Olivia has been stalking Miss Sheila and manipulating Jane. The film would be shot across three locations - a house, park, and beach - to show how stalking can happen anywhere. Neil provides details on the characters, plot structure, target audience, equipment needs, and planning aspects like schedules, budgets, and permissions to bring his film idea to life.
The document provides a summary of the romance novel "Dear John" by Nicholas Sparks. It describes the main characters John Tyree and Savannah Lynn Curtis who meet in Germany and fall in love. However, their relationship is tested when John joins the army and is deployed overseas. After breaking up due to the distance, they reunite years later but Savannah has married John's friend Tim. The summary highlights the love and sacrifices made between the two main characters throughout the story.
This document outlines ideas for 4 horror film plots:
1) A teenage party where a girl is found murdered and the attendees try to figure out the killer.
2) A haunted school that a mischievous student girl dares to investigate at night.
3) Two friends chatting on webcam are hacked by an unknown girl who scares and tortures them.
4) The ghost of a bullied girl who committed suicide now scares and threatens her bullies.
Ruby murders her younger sister Annabelle out of jealousy. She then spends two years on the run while pretending to be kidnapped. Ruby is spotted in public which leads to a search being launched. Ruby turns to drugs and robs a bank to support her addiction. She lives with a friend named Amy who is actually a hallucination. In the climax, Ruby is cornered by police in her abandoned family home and shoots herself.
Book Review (Dear John by Nicholas Sparks)Lyn Gueco
This summary provides the key details about the Nicholas Sparks novel "Dear John" in 3 sentences:
The novel tells the story of John Tyree, a young man in the army who falls in love with Savannah Curtis during his leave. Their intense summer romance is cut short when John has to return to the military. Several years later, John discovers through a letter that Savannah has fallen in love with someone else while waiting for his return.
The document provides character profiles for Luke, Sian, David, and Charlie who will appear in a soap opera trailer. Luke is the main focus and will be portrayed as a troubled character with a history of drug use who is trying to get his life on track. Sian is Luke's girlfriend who is pregnant and struggling with her situation. David will have an affair with Sian and cause drama. Charlie is Luke's sister who is dealing with her family's issues and discovering her sexual orientation. The profiles describe their backgrounds, appearances, and personalities.
The film pitch proposes a short film about a teenage girl who feels unpopular and lacks self-worth. The initial plot has her being hit by a car and seeing how people react to her death, realizing she was appreciated too late. However, the filmmakers recognize the story needs a lesson or character development. Their revised plot has the main character experience being a ghost after the accident, witnessing her impact and funeral preparations, before waking up alive with a new perspective on valuing life and taking opportunities. Scenes provide more details about developing the character and her circumstances.
Gemma celebrates her birthday with only her friend Claire after being forgotten by her boyfriend and family. During their conversation at a restaurant, Claire reveals that she is a lesbian and had a past girlfriend who died. Later, Gemma realizes her confused feelings for Claire and tries to catch up to her, but ends up injured in an accident.
The popular girl believes the male student staged being stood up on a date to get her attention. She flirts with him aggressively, thinking he is interested in her, but he denies having feelings for her. When he rejects her advances, she becomes angry since no one has ever rejected her before. He later receives anonymous phone calls playing strange songs and finds notes and a photo in his locker. At his job, the same song starts playing over the stereo system, confusing and unnerving him. He discovers the girl standing in the dark, and as the song's chorus plays again she whispers the last line to him in a monotone voice, implying she has become obsessed with him after he rejected her.
The document outlines a group's planning for an opening sequence to a drama film. It includes details on the genre, target audiences, narrative structure, characters, locations, and risk assessment. The sequence will use flashbacks to depict the main character's struggles with her alcoholic mother through realistic conflicts like neglect and arguments. Music and sound effects will help set the mood. A script and storyboard provide details on shots and scenes. Both long and short term planning meetings are scheduled to continue improving the project.
The document compares the protagonists Will from "The Hidden Truth" and Adrian from "The Hidden Face". Both characters have recently lost partners and wear suits. They also discover their partners are missing through video messages. However, Adrian's girlfriend left him by choice while Will's wife was kidnapped. After being left, Adrian finds a new partner while Will tries to find his kidnapped wife. The productions present the characters differently as well - "The Hidden Truth" gives clues something is wrong from the start while "The Hidden Face" seems normal at first. Adrian is more upset while Will is angrier.
The document provides a role chart for a film, assigning characters and brief descriptions to Hannah, Katie, Mikey, John, Jimmy, Laura, Lee, and James. Jenny is a rule-following character pulled along by her friend Charlie, who always gets her own way. Ronan is Jenny's love interest but doesn't get along with Charlie. The Creep is a mysterious killer character. Carter is an addict who hangs out with Alice, who is always getting high. Jason and Danny have smaller extra roles.
The document discusses Stuart Hall's theory that audiences can interpret media texts in three ways: a preferred reading, where the audience agrees with the message; a negotiated reading, where the audience neither fully agrees nor disagrees; and an oppositional reading, where the audience disagrees with the message. It provides examples of how different people may have a preferred, negotiated, or oppositional reading of images depicting representations of women.
This document summarizes the process of creating a movie poster. The creator took photos from an air show to use in the poster, including images of planes and the sky. They edited the images to give them a cartoon effect and cut out figures to place on the poster. Text was added with effects like shadows and overlays to make it stand out. Flames and other elements were tested but ultimately removed for not fitting the professional tone. Feedback led to adding more information like the air date. The final poster features the edited images, text with effects, and reviews on the side to promote the documentary.
Este documento describe el papel comunicativo del docente en el aula virtual. Explica que el docente organiza y orienta el aprendizaje, promueve redes sociales y tecnológicas, y se transforma en un administrador de recursos educativos y guía de mentes. También requiere competencias tecnológicas para producir e intercambiar información, y competencias comunicativas para crear espacios de diálogo y aprendizaje.
The student took photos around Salford Quays, including landmarks like Old Trafford stadium, Media City, and the Lowry Museum. The goal was to showcase the area as vibrant and aesthetically pleasing. Most photos used techniques like rule of thirds, depth of field, and adjusting lighting. Edits included adding or replacing skies, removing objects, and tweaking colors and brightness. The strengths were vibrant colors and framing, while improvements could include more location diversity and natural edits.
A magazine advert aims to attract an audience through key visual and textual elements like a bold title, capturing image, star rating, and website address. It sells products or services to readers using persuasive language and imagery, such as quotes, reviews, and photos that highlight popularity or quality. Common advertising tactics include listing popular cast members to promote films, featuring the artist to promote music, and depicting the product against colorful backgrounds.
The trailer uses fast editing, music, and shots of high-speed driving to convey excitement and danger. It establishes that the film is set in Tokyo's underground drifting culture, focusing on an American who gets involved in street racing. Throughout, the trailer aims to attract male audiences with depictions of fast cars, risk-taking, and a sense of cultural difference that viewers can relate to the main character experiencing. It also builds trust in the film's quality by briefly displaying the Universal Studios logo at the end.
The document describes a type of girl who is rebellious and enjoys living life to the fullest through partying, music, and unconventional fashion choices. She likely has piercings, smokes or takes drugs, and wears customized jeans and hoodies with spikes along with brands like Vans and Doc Martens. Her music tastes include Arctic Monkeys, Muse and You Me at Six.
The document discusses the ways in which the media product conforms to and challenges conventions of music magazines. It conforms by using taglines, announcing tours and albums, and including a barcode. However, it challenges conventions by adding a gold color and Polaroid photos. Additional challenges include a non-traditional masthead color and size, and including a competition. The product develops conventions by using a high-angle shot on the cover page, atypical for music magazines. Overall, the document examines how the product both adheres to common magazine structures while also innovating in its design and content choices.
This document discusses a film shoot and includes the camera, direction of shots, director Tom Smit, cinematographer Michael Wells, and direction of actor's movement for shots 1 and 2.
The document describes a rebellious girl who parties often and enjoys life to the fullest. She likely has piercings, smokes or takes drugs, and listens to rock bands like Lost Prophets, Muse, and You Me at Six. She dresses casually in jeans, hoodies, and customized clothing from brands like Vans, Dr. Martens, and shops at places like Topshop and vintage stores.
This document provides a summary and critical analysis of the 1994 film Leon: The Professional. It discusses the unconventional characters of Leon and Mathilda and how they subvert expectations. It also analyzes the villain Stansfield and use of iconography and color in the film. Specifically, it notes how the red and white on Leon's milk carton represent his dual nature, and how yellow and green colors signify the corruption of Stansfield's character. The document also examines the film's narrative structure and applies various narrative and character theories to its plot and roles.
The document provides an analysis of the films Leon and Scarface. It summarizes:
- Leon follows an assassin who takes in a 12-year-old girl after her family is killed. Their unconventional relationship challenges genre conventions. Scarface depicts Tony Montana's rise in the drug trade and his demise due to greed, ending with no happiness and serving as a lesson.
- Both films subvert expectations for the action thriller genre through aspects like their main characters' deaths and relationships in Leon, and Scarface showing the dark reality of drug dealing rather than glorifying it.
The document provides an analysis of the 1954 musical film "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers". It summarizes the plot, which follows six brothers who kidnap six women from a local town after their brother Adam brings home a wife, Milly. Milly teaches the uncivilized brothers proper manners. The brothers later kidnap the six women after meeting them at a barn raising. By the time the townsmen are able to rescue the women, they have fallen in love with their captors. The film examines the semiotics of the snow that surrounded the brothers' home in the mountains.
PR3 - Critical Responses to Media Products ryansharman
Leon is a 1994 thriller film directed by Luc Besson. It stars Jean Reno as Leon, a professional hitman. Natalie Portman makes her film debut as Matilda, a 12-year-old girl whose family is murdered. She is taken in by Leon. The film follows their unusual relationship as Leon trains Matilda and she learns his trade. It also depicts Leon's confrontation with the corrupt DEA agent Norman Stansfield, played by Gary Oldman, who was responsible for Matilda's family's death. In the climax, Leon sacrifices himself to kill Stansfield and allow Matilda to get revenge for her family. In the end, Matilda moves on to boarding school with the money Leon left her and plants the plant
PR3 - Critical responces to media productsryansharman
Leon is a 1994 thriller film directed by Luc Besson that follows the unusual relationship between Leon, a professional mob hitman, and 12-year old Matilda. After her family is murdered by corrupt DEA agent Norman Stansfield, Matilda is taken in by Leon. He trains her in his skills and they form a close bond. The climax of the film occurs when Leon and Stansfield have a final confrontation that results in both of their deaths. Matilda is then left to go to boarding school, planting Leon's plant at the school in memory of him. Techniques like location, characterization, iconography, and cinematography establish Leon as an action thriller genre film through its focus on violence, guns, and the dark
This document discusses several films and whether they adhere to genre conventions or break them as auteur films. It provides examples of Leon by Luc Besson and Quantum of Solace by Marc Forster. While Quantum of Solace sticks to James Bond conventions, Leon breaks them by featuring an immigrant male lead and his relationship with a 12-year-old girl. Mean Girls also sticks to teen film conventions, while Napoleon Dynamite breaks them through its unconventional characters and storyline. Pulp Fiction by Quentin Tarantino is discussed as breaking conventions through its nonlinear narrative, violence used for comedy, and development of likeable characters who also commit immoral acts.
This document provides an analysis of the 1994 film Leon: The Professional. It summarizes the film's genre, narrative, characters, and themes. The genre is an action thriller. The narrative follows Leon, a hitman, who takes in and protects Mathilda, a 12-year-old girl, after her family is killed. They form an unconventional relationship and work together to avenge her family's death at the hands of the corrupt DEA agent Stansford. The analysis examines the characters of Leon, Mathilda, and Stansford and how they fit typical roles in action films. It also discusses themes of life and death, love and hate, and good versus evil portrayed in the film.
This document provides an analysis of the 1994 film Leon: The Professional, directed by Luc Besson. It examines the film's genre, narrative, semiotics, and representations. The summary analyzes key elements of the film, including its setting in New York City, its main characters like Leon and Mathilda, and its use of iconography like shots of the NYC skyline. It also discusses the film's linear narrative structure with acts of exposition, rising action, and climax.
The document provides a summary and analysis of the 1994 film Leon: The Professional. It discusses the film's genre as an action thriller, narrative about a hitman named Leon who is hired to kill people until a 12-year old girl named Mathilda comes into his life. It analyzes the film's semiotics around how the producer and audience may have interpreted different meanings. It also provides key details about the film including its director, cast, year of release, and plot synopsis.
This document discusses different methods for analyzing films, including genre analysis and auteur theory. Genre analysis examines elements like settings, characters, and iconography to identify a film's genre, such as identifying a James Bond film as an action genre based on guns, explosions, and the main character. Auteur theory focuses on the director's personal creative vision and style. The document provides Tim Burton as an example of an auteur, as his films have a distinctive Gothic style and feature the same actors. It also analyzes specific films like Mean Girls and The Corpse Bride to demonstrate genre analysis and identifying a director's style.
The document provides an analysis of the film Leon. It discusses several aspects of how the responder engaged with the film, including through genre, narrative, representation, and semiotics. It then summarizes the film's plot using the three-act structure: Act One establishes the setting and introduces the orphan Mathilda; Act Two involves Leon training Mathilda to seek revenge; Act Three concludes with the climactic death of the antagonist and Mathilda moving on. Overall, the responder found the film appealing due to their enjoyment of the action genre in which it is categorized.
The document discusses various aspects that can influence a viewer's perception of a movie, including genre, narrative, semiotics, and representation. It then analyzes these elements in the 1994 film Leon, noting that the story of a hitman taking in a 12-year-old girl after her family is murdered explores themes of revenge through their complex relationship and challenging of gender and age expectations. Stylistic choices like camera work and mise-en-scene enhance the genre elements and tone of the film.
This document discusses several ways to analyze films, including genre analysis, auteur theory, and analyzing codes and conventions. It provides examples of analyzing the action thriller film Quantum of Solace and comparing it to the film Leon. Key points made include that genre films have common codes like guns, cars, suits. Character representation is also important to analyze, as Leon subverts expectations with its protagonist. Themes of revenge, love, and friendship are explored in Leon.
This document discusses several ways to analyze films, including genre analysis, auteur theory, and analyzing codes and conventions. It provides examples of analyzing the action thriller film Quantum of Solace and comparing it to the film Leon. Key points made include that genre films have common codes like guns, cars, suits. Character representation is also important to analyze, as Leon subverts expectations with its protagonist. Themes of revenge, love, and friendship are explored in Leon.
Leon is a 1994 film directed by Luc Besson about a 12-year-old girl, Mathilda, who befriends a professional hitman named Leon after her family is murdered. She sees Leon as a father figure but later develops romantic feelings for him. The film follows Mathilda seeking revenge against the man who killed her family with Leon's help, and their confrontation against corrupt DEA agent Stansfield. The narrative structure establishes the characters and setting in the first 20 minutes and includes events like Leon training Mathilda and their final showdown with Stansfield. Leon is set in the iconic location of New York City and explores unconventional representations like Mathilda's attachment to the much older Leon.
This document provides a detailed analysis of the 1994 film Leon: The Professional. It examines the film through the lenses of genre theory, narrative structure, semiotics, and representations. Specifically, it analyzes how the film fits the conventions of the action/crime genre, explores the linear narrative and character archetypes, discusses symbolic elements like costumes and mise-en-scene, and analyzes the representations of good vs evil and other binary oppositions within the film. Examples are provided to illustrate how the film effectively utilizes setting, characters, and iconography to tell its story and elicit critical responses from audiences.
This document provides a critical analysis of the 1994 film Leon: The Professional. It examines the film through the lenses of genre theory, narrative theory, and semiotic analysis. The film is described as an action thriller crime drama starring Jean Reno as the titular hitman Leon and Natalie Portman in her debut role as Mathilda. Key elements of the film are analyzed, including its setting in New York City, characters such as Leon and the corrupt police officer Norman, and its linear narrative structure. Signs and symbols in the film are also discussed, such as Mathilda's clothing representing her trapped upbringing. Overall, the document provides an in-depth look at Leon: The Professional through multiple critical theoretical perspectives.
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The Big Bang Theory season 12 trailer uses dramatic voice over and reactions from characters to tease cliffhangers and big news from the final season. It films the characters in familiar locations like their apartments and the university cafe. Fonts with atom graphics hint at the science comedy genre. Mrs Brown's Boys season 2 trailer films scenes from the studio set, which represents Mrs Brown's house and pub. It uses a voice over to preview the new series while cutting between episodes.
Young Sheldon and The Big Bang Theory share similarities in Sheldon's stubborn personality and his mother's religious nature. However, Young Sheldon is set in older times in the 1980s to show Sheldon's childhood, while The Big Bang Theory is more modern. Some key differences include the use of narration in Young Sheldon, lack of laughter in scenes, and Sheldon's father appearing in Young Sheldon but not The Big Bang Theory.
The document provides details about the design and layout of a student's magazine project. It describes the software used, including Microsoft Word and Photoshop. It discusses the inspiration taken from the magazine Clash and the goal to have a alternative/pop/dance music theme. Details are given about formatting choices for the front cover and double page spread, including images, colors, text placement and styles. Conventions used to indicate the music genre are outlined. Specific elements of the front cover and double page spread layout are explained according to design principles.
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This document contains a production diary for a student's final major project creating a music video. It consists of 16 weekly progress updates from January to June detailing the tasks completed each week such as choosing an idea, researching, storyboarding, scriptwriting, filming, rough cuts, final edit, gathering feedback, and completing an evaluation. The student's plans for the following weeks typically include finishing ongoing tasks and starting new stages of production such as additional filming, editing, or gathering feedback.
The document provides an evaluation and feedback for a final major project music video created by Shauna Leacy and Emily Aldred. It describes the process of planning, filming, and editing the video to match the song "Years & Years – Desire." Feedback was gathered on Facebook from 13 people, mostly praising how the clips matched the music but providing some criticisms around slow motion quality and clip matching. Overall the feedback was positive and the creators learned skills in using editing software and managing collaborative projects.
The document discusses techniques for editing images to create lighting and color effects for use on a magazine cover and spread. These include using the brush tool at different opacities to overlay color, adjusting color balance, hue, saturation and vibrancy, extending an image and blending layers. Colors were overlaid on corners of images to give a vintage look and different blend modes were used to make the effects seem natural.
The document summarizes the responses to a survey about a music video project. It discusses how most respondents said they would be interested in a video about friends hanging out, that the song choice fit well with the theme, and that mixing different locations was a positive idea. It also notes that respondents had varying opinions on editing techniques like layering clips. Overall, the feedback validated the core concepts and editing approach for the video project.
This document lists 12 shooting locations and dates for a film/video project, including Emily's house on May 1st, various locations in Cadishead on May 7th such as moss and locks, Glazebrook on May 7th and March 19th, the Ritz Manchester on March 21st, Lymm dam on May 8th, Manchester Apollo for two concerts on March 11th 2015 and September 27th 2014, a bus on March 17th, and Manchester Apollo again for a concert on March 17th 2015.
1) The document provides a self-evaluation of a radio show produced by the author and her team for a young adult audience.
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The band Ink, comprised of Ryan and Emily, are rising in popularity with their new single "Dive" storming the charts. The duo met in high school and studied music together, eventually gaining popularity through local shows in Manchester. They were then signed and have since seen rapid success, preparing to release their debut self-titled album. In an interview, Ryan and Emily discuss how surreal their rise to fame has been, with sold-out upcoming tour dates. They emphasize their focus on creating quality music for their fans as their popularity grows.
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Ivy Quinn is a rising DJ and producer from London. She found her love of music mixing in college and has since had success with singles like "Shotgun Love" and her upcoming album "41:30" set for release in August. Quinn uses the stage name Ivy, inspired by her sleepy college appearance, combined with her last name. While rumors swirl of a romance with Zac Efron, Quinn maintains they are just good friends who have collaborated creatively in the past. Quinn's family is proud of her success in the music industry, though her mother prefers songs without heavy beats. Quinn is looking forward to touring in support of her new album.
This article profiles the up-and-coming indie pop duo Ink, composed of Ryan and Emily. It discusses how they met in high school and college in Manchester, England, bonded over their love of music, and began performing locally. After gaining popularity supporting other bands, they were signed and have since seen rapid success, with their debut self-titled album upcoming and a sold-out UK tour announced. The piece includes interviews where Ryan and Emily express their excitement over their success but acknowledge it's still surreal, as well as their dedication to their craft and bringing joy to fans.
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- Both magazines follow genre conventions like anchoring images with text, using drop caps and columns of text. Target audiences include teens to adults interested in music and films.
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1. PR3: Critical Responses to Media Products
We respond to media products in many ways some of the approaches may be in the
manner in which we analyse - genre, narrative, semiotics, representation.
Leon (1994):
Leon was released in 1994 the director Luc Besson, cast include Jena Reno as Leon
and Natalie Portman as Mathilda and Gary Oldman as Stansfield.
The exposition starts off with the New York skyline so you instantly know the setting
of the film it also establishes characters Leon is a very unconventional he’s the main
mysterious character it instantly shows you what sort of man he is and what he
knows, it introduces Mathilda as a trouble child who hasn’t got much of a supportive
family and doesn’t really get on with anyone in the family apart from her little brother,
The inciting incident is the murder of Mathilda family which is an important part of the
movie because it’s the reason she ends up with Leon and the way she acts and why
she wants revenge , the rising in action is when Leon agrees to look after Mathilda
and her wanting revenge it’s the conventional plot element the usual ‘getting back’
and then Leon starts to train Mathilda, Leon starts to help Mathilda with her ‘revenge’
by killing Stansfield’s colleagues bringing attention to Leon and making Leon a target
because of him knowing Mathilda, him catching Stansfield’s attention causes some
trouble and makes it harder for them to get ‘revenge’. The climax of the film is when
Leon and Stansfield finally meet and both end up dying two of the major characters
they die in a dramatic way by Stansfield thinking that he has killed Leon and
everything going his way but Leon is already two steps in front and has activated the
bombs on him whilst Stansfield is stood over him which causes a huge explosion,
whilst this is happening Mathilda has escaped without being noticed and has ended
up on her own she then finds out Leon has died and that he has left the money to
her, Mathilda has then made her own decision to go to school and make it on her
own. The denouement is when Mathilda plants Leon’s plant in the grounds of the
school the whole message of this is that the tree represents ‘life’.
2. The genre of this movie is action thriller we respond to this by immediately thinking
that it will involve guns, explosions, death etc. The narrative of the movie is linier is
about a hit man who becomes friends and protective of a girl who lives in the same
flats after her family are cruelly murdered they start to work together to get revenge
on the men who killed her family, audience respond to this by routing for them to get
their revenge and seeing their friendship grow but also seeing that Leon cares for
Mathilda like she’s his daughter and that he hasn’t cared for someone like this for a
long time, but you begin to notice that Mathilda might want more which to the
audience this could come across as strange and creepy as she is only a young girl.
Also people feel sorry for Mathilda and notice that she is only a child and as lost her
family including her little brother who she cared for and this is a lot to take on for
such a young age and she hasn’t had a normal upbringing. The semiotics in this film
are things like the plant that Leon looks after and cleans and waters everyday this
represents life he calls it his only friend and towards the end you see that he saves
the plant like it’s an actual person and Mathilda ends up burying it at the very end of
the film she refers to it as Leon to her this is Leon still living through this plant and it
will continue to grow, The representation of the characters is that Mathilda being the
main female role and her being young girl normally in a film like the girl would be
older even though in this film she is quite forward and shows that she like Leon
which is unusual to see. The main ‘villain’ in the movie is the typical crazy
unpredictable man who seems to be on a drug which he takes just before he’s about
to kill someone which makes him seem intimidating he fits the typical role a
character like him would play even though he’s on the police force and he’s got a
undercover drug system going on where he’s using his name title in the police force
as an easy way to know people and not get caught. Leon’s character isn’t the usual
‘good guy’ his job is to kill people which isn’t the normal hero stereotype even though
he’s helping a little girl to get revenge on the villain he still goes out and kills
everyone involved he goes against the ‘hero’ character.
The setting which is New York which is the usual setting the start makes it very clear
it’s about New York it’s a conventional opening to a film the wide shot across from
3. above the camera moves forward through New York over central park, also it then
goes to a dark looking café place very dim lighting where you first see Leon you then
see where he lives which again isn’t grand looking it’s just a normal looking sets the
scene that he doesn’t spend all his money and go all out on a fancy apartment, the
characters in the movie are very opposite to the usual stereotypes there’s a lot of
iconography in the movie with guns, cars, drugs people being killed these are what
you would usually see in an action thriller this makes this the a action thriller there
are also a lot of explosions. The style of the movie is very long scenes but then they
cut to another day or someone else’s story, the mise en scene is in the downtown
looking part of New York in a rough looking apartments not the best quality and very
run down the people living in the apartments as you can see the family of Mathilda
the dad deals drugs and gets himself in trouble and Mathilda always spends her time
outside the room on the stairway bit she also is seen smoking which is a good
example of her family not being very stable if she can be left on her own to smoke
without her parents knowing this shows that they aren’t always looking after her
making sure she’s okay, also her dad has a gun and money hidden in his house
which again shows he’s up to something and doing something dangerous which
clearly shows this is the thriller genre, The editing is the usual editing style when
there’s an action scene the shots are quick and a lot of changing angles and different
point of views. Also shows far away shots of the locations like New York and the
front of the building its about to be in.
4. Pretty in Pink (1986):
Pretty in Pink released in 1986 the director Howard Beutch and the writer John
Hughes, the cast included Molly Ringwald who plays Andie known from the popular
group of actors called the ‘brat pack’ also John Cryer who plays her best friend
Duckie, Harry Dean as her dad, Andrew Mccarthy as her love interest Blane and
James Spader who is one of Blanes rich friends Steff the movie is about a girl
named Andie who lives with her dad who’s struggling to get a job, she has a best
friend named Duckie who is in love with her but finds it hard to tell her, she likes the
popular rich boy in school called Blane but his friends don’t agree with them being
together because she’s from a poor family and he’s rich, she is in her last year of
high school, Andie is really into fashion and having her own style mostly pink
referencing the title of the movie ‘Pretty in Pink’.
The exposition of the movie is several shots around where Andie lives its shows
shots of a rough looking street as it follows a street cleaner around it then moves
onto introduce the main character Andie as she’s getting ready in her room, it shows
her waking up her dad establishing characters Andie being the girly girl with her own
style using the little amount of money she has to buy second hand clothes and turn
them into something she likes, her dad Jack having to be woke up by his daughter
for her to tell him he has a job interview and that she doesn’t want him to have a part
time job forever wanting him to do better for himself this shows that Andie has to be
the mature one in the house and be the one to make her dad breakfast and get him
up when stereotypically it should be the other way round. It then introduces the high
school and introduces Blane you first see him smiling back at Andie and then to be
approached by a girl asking him how he is whilst he is still distracted by Andie this
shows who the ‘love interest’ is going to be, then straight after it introduces Duckie
showing him wearing rough clothing similar to Andie as its unique and different like
Andie having his own style. The conversation they have shows that Duckie is a
‘joker’ and shows his character as funny, he also compliments Andie several times
shows that he likes her.
5. It then shows Andie in class where she gets nasty comments from the other girls in
class this shows that she’s not the most popular person in school. It then introduces
Steff one of the popular rich boys it shows him as flirty and tells Andie that he likes
her but when she rejects him he’s also shown as horrible and the ‘typical stuck up
rich boy’. The inciting incident when Blane comes into Andie’s work at the record
shop when they first have their first conversation this shows that he likes her, she
makes a slight comment on him being rich by asking him if he wants to use his
‘American express platinum card’ but he gives her a confused look. The rising action
is when Blane asks Andie out on a date he goes to the part of the school where she
hangs out where all the ‘out casts’ go he makes a comment saying that he’s not into
what they are into he says it in an offensive way Andie looks offended but doesn’t
say anything this shows how different they are also when Blane asks Andie where
she lives so he can pick her up she says she will be in work so he doesn’t see her
house because she’s embarrassed. Blane then bumps into Steff after he was out
their with Andie and Steff then pretends not to know her name saying ‘I saw you out
there with that Eddie chick’ and when Blane asks him if he thinks Andie as got
‘anything’ he says no even though earlier on in the film he tells Andie he’s liked her
for four years it shows that he’s trying to put Blane of Andie because Steff is jealous
and doesn’t want Blane with her.
When Blane comes and picks Andie up from her work Duckie is also their and gets
upset when he finds out she’s going out with Blane he then tells Andie that Blane
and his friends look down on everyone and that he will just use her then throw her
away and that he would of died for her Andie still seems to not notice how much he
6. likes her he then says when she gets her heartbroken he wont be there for her
anymore, Blane tells Andie that he’s taking her to a party with his friends she doesn’t
want to go because she feels like she doesn’t mix well with his friends because of
how they’re rich and she’s not, Blane makes a comment about her friends living
under a rock but Andie doesn’t say anything, when they arrive there you see that
he’s embarrassed at the way they are acting he says that he doesn’t even know why
he hangs around with ‘these people’ they then bump into Steff who pretends that he
doesn’t know Andie, you see that Blane’s embarrassed by his friends behaviour.
They then go to a bar to meet up with Andie’s friends but Duckie is there and makes
it awkward by talking about Blane whilst he’s sat right there shows how jealous
Duckie is so they leave and cant think of anywhere to go he asks Andie if she wants
to go home but because she’s embarrassed about her house and doesn’t want him
to see it Blane gets confused she finally tells him and he gets annoyed at her for
thinking he would judge her, he then drops her off at home and they kiss.
The climax is when Blane starts to ignore Andie after Steff’s comment he tells Blane
that it was un cool of him to bring Andie to the party but Blane says he was annoyed
at the way they treated her Steff still seems like he doesn’t care he calls Andie trash
and that’s she’s low grade and that Blane’s parents wont be happy and will be
disappointed when they find out he’s with her Steff then says he has to choose
between his rich popular friends or Andie, Blane then meets up with Andie and tells
her he really wants it to happen Andie looks really happy and when Andie looks
away Blane looks un sure about what he’s just said he then starts to ignore her
phone calls and blanks her, Andie confronts Blane in school and shouts at him in the
hall way Blane acts like he’s been busy and acts really stuck up towards her he then
says that he’s going to take someone else to prom she says tells him that he’s just
ashamed to be seen with her and that his rich friends wont approve he doesn’t deny
it so Andie leaves.
7. Duckie then overhears Steff talking to Blane saying that Andie is nothing and always
will be because Duckie cares for Andie he starts a fight in the corridor. The fall in
action is when Andie decides that she is still going to the prom even if she has to go
alone it then shows her making her own dress in the style she wants since she cant
afford a brand new dress it then shows everyone getting ready for prom the big build
up, she arrives at prom on her own and as she is walking up she sees Duckie who is
there already to meet her so she doesn’t have to walk in alone and that they are still
friends with him after the argument about Blane, she runs up to him and hugs him
they walk in together and she sees Blane and his friends.
The denouement is when Blane tells Steff that he’s realised why Steff doesn’t want
8. him with Andie he says that he knows that Steff knows Andie thinks Steff is rubbish
and that she doesn’t want him and that Steff knows that she’s right, Steff doesn’t
answer and then Blane goes up to Andie and apologies for being horrible and tells
her that he loves her he walks away and Duckie tells Andie to go after him so she
does and leaves Duckie on his own Andie and Blane end up together.
The genre of this movie is romantic comedy/teen film this tells us that its going to be
the typical love story where the two attend high school. The narrative of the movie is
liner its about a boy and a girl who are in completely different friend groups ones
poor and ones rich and its about how they come together but both of their friends
don’t agree with them being together the boys rich friends says he should be
ashamed to be with her because she’s poor whilst the girls friend says she will be
used and she will end up being hurt, the two end up finding it hard and things
happen and the boy leaves the girl to then finally say sorry in the end. It’s a
stereotypical high school movie and the popular and the not so popular being
together. The Semiotics with the characters Andie is always wearing her own unique
clothes that she’s put together and made herself and she has a very different style.
Duckie is similar because he wears very unusual and different styled clothing to
everyone else, Blane is the stereotypical rich boy who has a nice car and nice
clothes and popular rich friends, Steff is similar with his car and is big house also
having parties and smoking and drinking taking his parents for granted.
9. Representation on the characters with Duckie its that he’s the best friend of Andie
and he is in love with her it shows this straight away when he’s first introduced and
also several scenes in the movie like the part when he’s sat waiting for hours outside
talking to the bouncer at the bar because he wont let him in to sit with Andie and his
friends inside also when the drive home form their when she’s talking about the big
houses he says that the first billion he makes he’ll buy her one and when she calls
one beautiful he says that if she wants beauty she should look in the mirror, also
when she’s helping him with his work she tells him that he needs to focus on work
and that he must be scared about his future when she leaves to get some food he
says that he loves her and that her needs to tell her, and when he talks to her dad
saying that he wants to marry her, you see that he loves her but Andie doesn’t feel
the same way back and doesn’t see how much it’s hurting him.
Andie’s character is the one who dreams about living in a big house and is
independent with she has to wake her dad up in the morning and makes breakfast
for him and tries to get him to go out and get a job you also find out in the film what
happened to her mum that she left 3 years ago without saying anything so her dad
struggles, also she’s always wearing pink and has a pink car referring to the name of
the film. Blane and Steff’s characters are both the rich ones Blane is a typical rich
boy who is easily persuaded by Steff and his opinions he still wants to be popular so
if Steff says that Andie is ‘nothing’ and ‘trash’ it makes Blane stop talking to her,
Steff’s character is the stuck up popular rich boy who looks down on people and is
jealous of Blane and Andie, he cant face rejection from Andie and is manipulative
towards Blane so that he wont be with her. He cares a lot about being popular and
his reputation. Even though he acts as if he doesn’t know anything about Andie and
that she’s below him he actually use to like her and when he told Andie this she
didn’t want anything to do with him making him angry.
The Setting is supposed to be in Chicago Elgin Illinois it was actually filmed in Los
Angeles, the film is about two sides the rich side of town and the poor side. Also in a
high school, The iconography in the movie is things like two love interests ‘boy meets
girl’ kissing, high school and prom with the dresses and the music the music is
important because its opening song is called Pretty in Pink like the title of the film
also love songs and popular music that was around in the 80’s.
The style of the movie is 80’s because it’s been made in the 80’s the clothing the
10. cars the music hairstyles etc. The camera and editing always when it moves onto a
different location it shows a shot of it from far away like the high school and the prom
venue it would do several shots around the arena to show off the location before
continuing with the close up conversation shots.
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