Short Film
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The document proposes an idea for a short film about a young woman preparing for a performance. Flashbacks show her lonely and depressive past years compared to her present success as an actress. However, the film aims to include a twist ending revealing she remains as lonely as ever, despite her apparent fame and accomplishments. It wants to portray her journey from loneliness in the past to seeming happiness now, but ultimately show that inside she still feels alone.
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Question 2
The media product represents teenage girls as its target social group. It does this by showing the main character Polly as a girl around the target age wearing clothes like the group would. Her dark clothing and interests represented through knives and nooses shown in scenes reveal her as destructive and interested in creepy or harmful things. Color transitions between scenes help indicate shifts between past memories and the present, showing these interests have continued into the present.
Short Film Pitch
The document outlines the narrative, characters, style, sound, and target audience for a short film about a young girl who is in an abusive relationship. The film will follow the girl through voiceover as she rehearses what to say to friends about her relationship, which the audience gradually realizes is unhealthy. Scenes will take place mostly in the girl's home to convey her personal space and innocence versus her partner's darker nature. Changing lighting and editing styles will mirror shifts between the dreamed relationship and reality of abuse. Background music will subtly foreshadow the abuse through lyrics. The target audience is teenagers who may relate to or help those in abusive situations.
Evaluation q1 presentation
This document discusses how the media product challenges or develops conventions of real media forms.
It analyzes shots from the music video and how they use color, lighting and symbolism to represent changes in mood and relationships over time, developing Todorov's theory of equilibrium.
Some shots feature unrealistic effects like color desaturation or montages, challenging realism but sticking to conventions of abstract music videos. The use of the band's singer creates an authentic narrative link to the performance, aligning with Goodwin's theory on using a "star image".
Question 1
The short film aims to challenge conventions of social realism genres by telling an original story about a homeless teenage girl. It uses techniques like close-up shots to convey gritty emotions, dim lighting to emphasize negative feelings, and realistic dialogue inspired by real people. The film follows the girl as she escapes her foster home only to be preyed upon by a mysterious man. Camera angles, props, location, and sound design were used to create a believable world and heighten tension, telling a distressing story about social injustice and vulnerability.
Final
The music video will portray the singer wanting two different women - a dream girl and the ordinary girl he is with. The dream girl will be portrayed mysteriously and sexually through blurry shots, close-ups of her features, and tight dresses. She will represent the fantasy the singer desires. The ordinary girl will be shown as typical and casual through less makeup, expression, and quick snippets. Shots will cut between the two girls back and forth to show the singer's confusion over who he feels for. Most shots will take place in a studio using red, pink, and black lighting to portray romance and the singer's dark situation.
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Evaluation Task 2
The film includes a female character representing a middle-class English teenage girl studying in college, shown to be innocent and on her phone frequently like most teenage girls. It also includes a male stalker character dressed in all black to appear evil and scary without being too obvious initially to build suspense. Camerawork, lighting, editing and sound were used to manipulate audience perception of the characters, with dark lighting for the male and bright lighting for the female. While diverging somewhat from genre conventions by not using props for the male, the representations generally reinforce social stereotypes with the upbeat female and negatively portrayed stalker male.
Social group Unlawful
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Evaluation q1 presentation
This document discusses how the media product challenges or develops conventions of real media forms.
It analyzes shots from the music video and how they use color, lighting and symbolism to represent changes in mood and relationships over time, developing Todorov's theory of equilibrium.
Some shots feature unrealistic effects like color desaturation or montages, challenging realism but sticking to conventions of abstract music videos. The use of the band's singer creates an authentic narrative link to the performance, aligning with Goodwin's theory on using a "star image".
Question 1
The short film aims to challenge conventions of social realism genres by telling an original story about a homeless teenage girl. It uses techniques like close-up shots to convey gritty emotions, dim lighting to emphasize negative feelings, and realistic dialogue inspired by real people. The film follows the girl as she escapes her foster home only to be preyed upon by a mysterious man. Camera angles, props, location, and sound design were used to create a believable world and heighten tension, telling a distressing story about social injustice and vulnerability.
Final
The music video will portray the singer wanting two different women - a dream girl and the ordinary girl he is with. The dream girl will be portrayed mysteriously and sexually through blurry shots, close-ups of her features, and tight dresses. She will represent the fantasy the singer desires. The ordinary girl will be shown as typical and casual through less makeup, expression, and quick snippets. Shots will cut between the two girls back and forth to show the singer's confusion over who he feels for. Most shots will take place in a studio using red, pink, and black lighting to portray romance and the singer's dark situation.
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Evaluation Task 2
The film includes a female character representing a middle-class English teenage girl studying in college, shown to be innocent and on her phone frequently like most teenage girls. It also includes a male stalker character dressed in all black to appear evil and scary without being too obvious initially to build suspense. Camerawork, lighting, editing and sound were used to manipulate audience perception of the characters, with dark lighting for the male and bright lighting for the female. While diverging somewhat from genre conventions by not using props for the male, the representations generally reinforce social stereotypes with the upbeat female and negatively portrayed stalker male.
Social group Unlawful
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The document discusses the production of a psychological thriller film called "Chasing Shadows". It was chosen as the title because it refers to shadows playing an important role in the abduction of the main character's brother. The genre was selected as psychological thriller due to common themes of reality, perception, mind, existence/purpose, and identity. The narrative focuses on a 12-year-old girl who witnessed her brother's abduction and is now searching for answers years later.
AFTER How does your media product represent particular social groups
The document summarizes how a media product represents different social groups in its opening scene. It discusses representations of three social groups: the mistress, portrayed as revengeful, evil, and promiscuous; the wronged woman, shown as unsuspecting, innocent, and ordinary; and the unfaithful fiancé, depicted as sneaky, alluring, and romantic. Inspiration was drawn from the films Fatal Attraction, Kill Bill, and Face Off to help develop characteristics that adhere to stereotypes of each social group. Mise-en-scène and costume choices aimed to clearly associate each character with their respective social groups.
Actors
The document discusses the characters that will be used in an opening film sequence for a psychological thriller. A teenage actress will portray the faceless female protagonist who stalks and follows another teenage actress portraying the victim. Using teenagers as the actors makes the audience, which is also teenage, better able to relate to the characters and situation. This helps set up conventions of the psychological thriller genre like stalking and vulnerability.
Rosemarys baby
The trailer provides an overview of the plot of the 1968 horror film "Rosemary's Baby" in under 2 minutes. It uses a combination of linear storytelling and cross-cutting between characters to introduce the main characters, a young couple who move into a new home. Suspense is built through ominous music, religious imagery, and shots suggesting something sinister is affecting the woman's pregnancy. The trailer represents the stereotypes of the time through its portrayal of gender roles and the use of a stereotypical "damsel in distress" character.
Task 2 micro-feature analysis-1
The document provides an analysis of the opening sequence of a romance film. It begins by introducing the male protagonist through a voiceover describing his childhood interest in coins. Flashbacks show him as a child fascinated by coins and later as an injured soldier clutching a coin. The sequence then shifts to the present day, showing the protagonist surfing alone, establishing him as lonely. He spots an attractive blonde woman having her bag fall in the water. In a heroic act, he dives in to rescue her bag. They have a friendly conversation as she thanks him for saving her possessions. Musical cues enhance different emotional moments. The opening establishes the main characters and sets up the romance genre conventions that will follow in the film.
Media evaluation q2 rachael and holly
The film is set in the students' 1300s school building and represents teenage girls from both the present and past investigating the rumored haunted cellar. Stereotypical "good" and "villainous" girls are portrayed from both time periods. Themes of religion, death, revenge, and the unknown create an unsettling atmosphere through iconographic shots. While some realism is created through the ordinary-looking girl characters and setting, the film also includes supernatural elements like a resurrected presence seeking revenge. Handheld camerawork, music, and lack of dialogue aim to construct an uncomfortable feeling for the audience.
Evaluation q2
The document discusses how three main characters in a film are designed to represent different social groups and be relatable to the target audience. Sabrina, the villain protagonist, has atypical hair for a thriller character to make her more mysterious. Ben, the hero, wears modern, normal clothing to appear like a regular guy. Hannah, the victim/antagonist, is fashionable like popular characters and contrasts with the hero. The characters are the same age as the target audience to make them easy to relate to.
Media Studies Evaluation Presentation - "Who's Somebody"
This document summarizes the film ideas from four students - Courtenay, Will, Sophie, and Amber. Courtenay's idea was about child abuse. Will's first idea was about a musician following his dreams. Sophie's second idea was a psychological drama called "Snapped." Amber's idea was about a boy who has premonitions that come true. The group decided Courtenay's idea would be easiest to film. It also discusses conventions used like non-diegetic sound, narrative structure, representation of the main character, and targeting the film to an older audience interested in depth and realism.
Example of applying narrative
The document discusses narrative approaches used in a short film called "Torn" created for a course. It begins with establishing narrative theory from scholars like Branigan and Todorov about narratives having a beginning, middle, end and states of equilibrium and disequilibrium. The film uses conventional techniques like Propp's character archetypes of villain, helper and hero influences on the protagonist Sian. It also uses retardation and flashbacks to slowly reveal Sian's backstory and motivations. More experimental is the twist that the characters Sian encounters represent parts of her own mind. The open-ended conclusion encourages interpretation while still providing resolution and causality for Sian's actions. Overall the narrative engages audiences through these conventional and experimental
Research into 5 Film Openings
The opening scene shows a family saying goodbye to their daughter for her first day of high school. A low angle shot establishes the parents as taller than the daughter. They take a photo together smiling, showing their close bond. A voiceover then plays as the daughter recalls embarrassing childhood memories. The scene establishes the characters, their relationships, and sets the narrative as the daughter prepares for her first day of school.
Evaluation Activity 1
This document discusses how the media product Replica uses and develops conventions of real media genres like drama and thriller films. It examines aspects of mise-en-scene, characters, music, and more to build mystery, tension, and realism. While dramas typically provide resolution, Replica ends with a cliffhanger, challenging conventions and leaving the audience wanting more. Overall, the document analyzes the ways Replica adheres to and transforms common conventions of real media genres through its storytelling techniques and character portrayals.
Media evaluation question 1
The document discusses synesthesia, which is the concept where listeners imagine images when hearing music. It then provides examples from listening to a specific song where the author imagined scenes of an artist playing the piano, feeling the emotion in the vocals, and envisioning a music video that emphasized the lyrics and melody. The author imagined detailed scenarios that told a story of a relationship breaking up. Overall, the document demonstrates how listening to music can elicit vivid imagined scenes and narratives for the listener based on the musical elements.
Question 1
The document discusses how the media product adheres to and challenges thriller conventions. It follows conventions like using contrasting music and imagery to create tension. It also leaves aspects ambiguous and from the female protagonist's perspective, challenging typical male-centered thrillers. By using an uncertain narration and ambiguous ending, it leaves more for the viewer to interpret, developing the convention of maintaining suspense.
Hyperlinks
The document describes various scenes and shots used in a thriller film. It discusses how different camera angles, lighting, costumes, and sounds are used to create tension, unease, and foreshadow danger or conflict. Specific techniques include high angle shots to make the viewer feel inferior, close-ups of a child's eyes to build empathy, and non-diegetic music to set mood. Scenes show a mother and child, two women in a city, and a protagonist receiving a mysterious letter. Details are provided to subtly imply threats and an impending disruption through visual cues and juxtapositions.
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Media Studies Evaluation Presentation - "Who's Somebody"
Media Studies Evaluation Presentation - "Who's Somebody"
Short Film
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