Friday, 16 December 2011
End of Film Trailer
As me and my group began to come to the end of editing the footage which we had filmed , the film trailer was finished at a length of 2 minutes and 56 seconds which we thought was most appropriate for a film trailer. As our film trailer had been viewed by many class members during the period of editing, once the film trailer was shown to the class they stated that a marked improvement had been made to the footage through the effects and editing of the clips that had taken place over the last week. I look forward to getting more feedback from students and hope to continue to make further improvements.
Saturday, 10 December 2011
Editing Footage
Over the past week me and my group members have been continuing with editing the footage which we filmed for the film trailer. We have concentrated on cutting down the Unnecessary parts of the clips that we filmed to make the film trailer as a whole more dramatic and thrilling which is our main aim. Once we had cut down the clips we managed to get the full film trailer size down from a total of 4 minutes to 2 minutes 50 s. We then looked at the effects we could add to the clips in the form of slowing the clips down for more intense drama which on some clips we did use. We also focused on adding a number of transitions such as fading in and out in certain clips to add that sense of mystery. The editing stage has been a very important stage for us as it is important that we portray a certain message to the audience. We will continue to add the final touches to our film trailer in the form of the company which has created the film along with cutting clips down further and adding different effects to portray a certain message to the audience. We decided to add text on screen during the trailer to interest more people as well as create a dramatic atmosphere these were
- They thought they would be happy
- They were wrong
- One woman saw it all
- He stands accused
- He had to go back
- The Exchange
- Coming soon
One of the most important aspects that we needed to add to the trailer was a soundtrack which was entitled "'Mind Heist" by Zach Hemsey. This soundtrack began as soon as the trailer begins to play. The soundtrack was carefully picked as we wanted the soundtrack to provide an epic yet dramatic feel to the film trailer and to improve the audiences understanding of the film trailer.
Sunday, 4 December 2011
End Of filming & Start editing
Me and my group have continued to film our film trailer entitled "The Exchange". We filmed the scenes that we intended to in London. The reason that we chose London to film in is because we wanted to make sure that we concentrated on the mise en scene to make the film look realistic. The scenes that we filmed were those of the ex government agent running with the witness around London with scenes being filmed of various locations within London. We filmed the ex government agent speaking to the kidnappers to ask what there demands are to return the husbands wife We then see the witness and the ex government agent look at the MI6 building within London which security files need to be used to give to the kidnappers. . We then see the ex government agent using a computer to access the files that the kidnappers want along with £500,000. After we had filmed this , we began to film the ending of the film trailer. All of the parties involved in the trailer are at one location , with the husbands wife holding a gun , first at the kidnappers to then turn to her husband. At this point the trailer will have ended with a cut to black along with a gun shot.
Once all the filming had been completed, we began to analyse the footage and start the process of editing the footage. As we have only just started this editing process, we have not edited much of the footage. We have focused on cutting down the clips, adding effects such as fading to black to try and get the right message to the audience. This message is that of mystery as we want the audience to start thinking about how the story could unfold. Me and my group will continue to edit the footage in the next few weeks.
Once all the filming had been completed, we began to analyse the footage and start the process of editing the footage. As we have only just started this editing process, we have not edited much of the footage. We have focused on cutting down the clips, adding effects such as fading to black to try and get the right message to the audience. This message is that of mystery as we want the audience to start thinking about how the story could unfold. Me and my group will continue to edit the footage in the next few weeks.
Sunday, 27 November 2011
Filming
Over the past week me and my group have begun filming for our film trailer entitled "The Exchange". We wanted to make sure that all props and what people were wearing within the clip was all the same to run with the continuity throughout the film trailer We began by filming all of scenes that we wanted in the house that we needed. The house scenes consisted of the ex government agent and wife spending time at home with him stating that he has quit his job to spend the rest of their lives together. The wife is then seen to be getting ready for a night out but there is a knock at the door when she gets kidnapped. We wanted to focus on this kidnapping to make it realistic and thrilling. We concentrated on how the wife would feel during this kidnapping. We had the wife dragged through the house and out to be taken away. The husband returns home to find that there has been a struggle with blood on the floor and shouts for his wife. He then runs out the house to find the witness when he asked if she has seen anything.
In my group we also filmed the exchange between the kidnappers and the husband with the witness. The witness realises that the wife is not at the scene and quickly shouts this out. This is when a fight breaks out between the husband and the kidnapper which results in the husband and witness running away from gun shots. At the moment this is as far as the filming has commenced, with filming in London and end of the story to be filmed next week.
In my group we also filmed the exchange between the kidnappers and the husband with the witness. The witness realises that the wife is not at the scene and quickly shouts this out. This is when a fight breaks out between the husband and the kidnapper which results in the husband and witness running away from gun shots. At the moment this is as far as the filming has commenced, with filming in London and end of the story to be filmed next week.
Sunday, 20 November 2011
Planning Script & Storyboarding
In this session, we continued to plan the script that the production will follow. The script we planned concentrated on what we specifically wanted the audience to understand or know from each particular scene. We wanted to make sure that the audience understood what was going on without giving away too much information as there would be a twist to the story at the end.
We also began to construct the storyboard which we would plan each individual scene that would be appearing in the A2 Production.
We also began to construct the storyboard which we would plan each individual scene that would be appearing in the A2 Production.
- During the first scene that we planned we wanted to show the main character (the ex government agent) and his wife happily at home stating that he has quit his job in order to stay and enjoy his life with her. (This will be the over the shoulder camera shot focusing on the main character)
- In the second scene we wanted to have the wife smiling (also with the over the shoulder shot) to the news which the husband has just told her.
- In the third scene we wanted the wife to walk down the stairs (medium shot) and begin to get ready to go out when there is a knock on the door. (medium close up)
- In the fourth scene you will see the wife start walking to the door to answer it (medium shot)
- In the fifth scene, the wife will answer the door and began to scream (Medium Shot)
- The next scene will see these people at the door all dressed in black. (Medium Shot)
- In the seventh scene we wanted the wife to begin running back in the house with eventually the kidnappers capturing her (medium shot)
- The next scene will see the wife being dragged on the floor out the door (Low Angle Shot & Point of View)
- In the next scene you will see the wife being dragged outside her house by the kidnappers (medium shot)
- In the next scene you will see that the kidnapper rings the husband in order to ask for an exchange for his wife. The kidnapper will be demanding money and government papers (close up)
- In the next scene we will see the kidnapper and the husband with the witness meet up in an industrial estate
- The husband passes over the money and papers but the witness realises that the wife is not even there (close up)
- A fight breaks out between the kidnapper and the husband , with the husband eventually running away with the witness (over the shoulder & Long shot)
- The couple are seen running in all different locations (medium long shot)
- The wife is in a room where the kidnappers are keeping her stating that her husband will come for her (Close up)
- The husband along with the witness eventually find the wife
- The wife is holding a gun which she first points at the kidnappers but then points at her husband
- The shot cuts to black and there is a gunshot
Me and my group also worked on the script which we planned in detail to make sure that we gave the audience the right impression of this film. We also wanted to make sure that the dialogue gave out a certain message to the audience without giving away too much of the whole story. This would hopefully make them want to watch the film after they have seen the film trailer. Here is the script that we have planned out ;
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
Analysis of Thriller Film Trailers
The first film trailer I will be analysing will be called " The Borne Ultimatum" with the cast of Matt Damon Julia Stiles David Strathairn Scott Glenn Édgar Ramírez Albert Finney Joan Allen Joey Ansah Colin Stinton. The film has been distributed by Universal Pictures. The tile of this movie is an important selling point because it creates a sense of mystery because of the word Ultimatum. This meaning that the person in the film has a choice to go down two different routes. Again in this film trailer the title of the movie is placed at the end , coninsiding with the last 4 movie trailers I have analysed.
There are many elements within the film trailer that make me understand that this film is of action/thriller genre. First of all the dialogue that is used in the clip clearly emphasisies that the genre of the clip is action/thriller because the actors are always on the move talking about how they need to retrace their steps to find something. The last thing I would like to talk about is the fact that all of editing is faced paced meaning that it will give the audience a thrill because of all the action that is happening within the movie.
During this film trailer the actors are not emphasised or highlighted. The trailer only contains the various amount of clips that tell the story for the audience. The film trailer only concentrates on the main actors that I have listed above and doesn't highlight anyone else. The film trailer again doesn't have any recommendations for any other films
There is additional information which is conveyed by the use of music , sound and dialogue in the movie trailer. The music within the trailer is faced pace giving the sense of exicitment or thrilling nature of the film. The music ties in with the editing and dialogue giving the sense that everything is happening at such a face pace that no everything is able to keep up. There is no voice over during this film trailer. This is not important because the music that is used during the trailer portrays the sense of mystery surrounding the movie.
The use of the mise en scene , camera angles and editing within this film trailer is important to target the target audience. The editing plays a huge part within the film trailer as it is extremely fast paced because of the amount of action which is taking place. This would then relate to the genre of the movie clip. The camera work also plays an important part in the movie as it concentrates on only a few charaters and the shots that have been chosen , have been chosen carefully to portray a message. The mise en scene does seem to be extremely good with the smart dress wear appealing to a more mature audience in nature
The next film that I will be analysing is called "The Adjustment Bureau" which has a cast list of Matt Damon
Emily Blunt.It is distributed by Universal Pictures. The title again is an important selling point of the film because it gives an impression that something is going to be adjusted in some way shape or form to someone or something. The title again is only placed at the end of the clip which is becoming more of a pattern through the films that I have analysed.
The elements within the film trailer that help to recognise the genre of the film are that of people that are stopping time and adjusting what will happen. These people are shown to control time and control what happens to each individual in the film. The trailer clearly shows that Matt Damons life is being adjusted but he is trying to prevent this from happening.
During this film trailer the actors are not emphasised or highlighted. The trailer only contains the various amount of clips that tell the story for the audience. The film trailer only concentrates on the main actors that I have listed above and doesn't highlight anyone else. The film trailer again doesn't have any recommendations for any other films.
There are huge amounts of information which are conveyed through the use of sound, music & dialogue. The music within the trailer is extremely important because it portrays the tone of the film. At certain points the music may be slow and calm and at other points it may be fast and loud. This may be simblising the fact that at certain points within the film the actors are happy and in others the mood might be changing. This gives that sense of mystery.There is no voice over during this film trailer. This is not important because the music that is used during the trailer portrays the sense of mystery surrounding the movie.
The use of the mise en scene , camera angles and editing within this film trailer is important to target the target audience. The trailer at some points had slow edits with long shots and at others extremely quick edits with quick shots. This relates to the genre of the movie which is a mystery within a science fiction. The camera work is extremely well done and has had a lot of attention for the audience to gain the message that the director wants them too. The sound/music used within the clip may appeal to a wide audience such as a young teenager and above.
The final film I will be analysing is "The Strangers" which is 2 minutes 10 seconds long. The strangers stars Liv Tyler Scott Speedman as the main 2 characters. The title is an important aspect in the selling point of this film as it gives the impression that the film will be a horror. It gives the impression that at some point within this film people will be involved with strangers. The title of the movie is only shown at the end of the trailer to give a sense of suspense. The elements within the trailer that show that it is a horror movie is a clear use of weapons such as the knifes used to protect the actors with the masks that are being worn by the so called "strangers". The clear worry in the tone of the characters voices are a clear indication that they are scared/worried about something.
It is important that from the distributers point of view that the trailer highlights the genre of the film because they want to attract a certain audience. They want the audience to understand what the film is going to be about before they go and see it. The distributors have made a film for a certain purpose for a certain audience. The distributor of the film in mind is "Rogue" with the logo stating "Rogue Pictures".
The actors that have been used within the trailer by stating their name during the trailer and at the very end of the trailer. They have not been promoted in anyway, but however having only the names of the actors shown like this means that peoples disbelief is suspended. The trailer doesn't highlight any other person and also hasn't incorporated any comments at the end of the trailer.
The background music within this movie trailer plays an important part in the making of the genre of the film. The music conveys a sense of the unexpected along with a sense of whats a going to happen next. The music is there to make the audience scared whilst suspending their disbelief. The dialogue throughout the trailer also plays an important part in the trailer. The dialogue gives the audience an impression that the couple that are involved in this film are scared and do not know what is coming next. It conveys a sense of worry.
In this film trailer there is no voice over as the images, music and dialogue are used to convey the sense of horror. The film doesn't loose anything from not having a voice over because I feel that a voice over would ruin the sense or tone that the trailer conveys. The use of the mise en scene , camera angles and editing within this film trailer is important to target the target audience. The pace of the editing is extremely fast meaning that it is linked with the genre of the film which is horror. The fats pace editing it trying to portray a sense of worry. One last point that I would like to make is that the soundtrack does match the editing which is extremely good. This means that the films genre can be created through these means.
There are many elements within the film trailer that make me understand that this film is of action/thriller genre. First of all the dialogue that is used in the clip clearly emphasisies that the genre of the clip is action/thriller because the actors are always on the move talking about how they need to retrace their steps to find something. The last thing I would like to talk about is the fact that all of editing is faced paced meaning that it will give the audience a thrill because of all the action that is happening within the movie.
During this film trailer the actors are not emphasised or highlighted. The trailer only contains the various amount of clips that tell the story for the audience. The film trailer only concentrates on the main actors that I have listed above and doesn't highlight anyone else. The film trailer again doesn't have any recommendations for any other films
There is additional information which is conveyed by the use of music , sound and dialogue in the movie trailer. The music within the trailer is faced pace giving the sense of exicitment or thrilling nature of the film. The music ties in with the editing and dialogue giving the sense that everything is happening at such a face pace that no everything is able to keep up. There is no voice over during this film trailer. This is not important because the music that is used during the trailer portrays the sense of mystery surrounding the movie.
The use of the mise en scene , camera angles and editing within this film trailer is important to target the target audience. The editing plays a huge part within the film trailer as it is extremely fast paced because of the amount of action which is taking place. This would then relate to the genre of the movie clip. The camera work also plays an important part in the movie as it concentrates on only a few charaters and the shots that have been chosen , have been chosen carefully to portray a message. The mise en scene does seem to be extremely good with the smart dress wear appealing to a more mature audience in nature
The next film that I will be analysing is called "The Adjustment Bureau" which has a cast list of Matt Damon
Emily Blunt.It is distributed by Universal Pictures. The title again is an important selling point of the film because it gives an impression that something is going to be adjusted in some way shape or form to someone or something. The title again is only placed at the end of the clip which is becoming more of a pattern through the films that I have analysed.
The elements within the film trailer that help to recognise the genre of the film are that of people that are stopping time and adjusting what will happen. These people are shown to control time and control what happens to each individual in the film. The trailer clearly shows that Matt Damons life is being adjusted but he is trying to prevent this from happening.
During this film trailer the actors are not emphasised or highlighted. The trailer only contains the various amount of clips that tell the story for the audience. The film trailer only concentrates on the main actors that I have listed above and doesn't highlight anyone else. The film trailer again doesn't have any recommendations for any other films.
There are huge amounts of information which are conveyed through the use of sound, music & dialogue. The music within the trailer is extremely important because it portrays the tone of the film. At certain points the music may be slow and calm and at other points it may be fast and loud. This may be simblising the fact that at certain points within the film the actors are happy and in others the mood might be changing. This gives that sense of mystery.There is no voice over during this film trailer. This is not important because the music that is used during the trailer portrays the sense of mystery surrounding the movie.
The use of the mise en scene , camera angles and editing within this film trailer is important to target the target audience. The trailer at some points had slow edits with long shots and at others extremely quick edits with quick shots. This relates to the genre of the movie which is a mystery within a science fiction. The camera work is extremely well done and has had a lot of attention for the audience to gain the message that the director wants them too. The sound/music used within the clip may appeal to a wide audience such as a young teenager and above.
The final film I will be analysing is "The Strangers" which is 2 minutes 10 seconds long. The strangers stars Liv Tyler Scott Speedman as the main 2 characters. The title is an important aspect in the selling point of this film as it gives the impression that the film will be a horror. It gives the impression that at some point within this film people will be involved with strangers. The title of the movie is only shown at the end of the trailer to give a sense of suspense. The elements within the trailer that show that it is a horror movie is a clear use of weapons such as the knifes used to protect the actors with the masks that are being worn by the so called "strangers". The clear worry in the tone of the characters voices are a clear indication that they are scared/worried about something.
It is important that from the distributers point of view that the trailer highlights the genre of the film because they want to attract a certain audience. They want the audience to understand what the film is going to be about before they go and see it. The distributors have made a film for a certain purpose for a certain audience. The distributor of the film in mind is "Rogue" with the logo stating "Rogue Pictures".
The actors that have been used within the trailer by stating their name during the trailer and at the very end of the trailer. They have not been promoted in anyway, but however having only the names of the actors shown like this means that peoples disbelief is suspended. The trailer doesn't highlight any other person and also hasn't incorporated any comments at the end of the trailer.
The background music within this movie trailer plays an important part in the making of the genre of the film. The music conveys a sense of the unexpected along with a sense of whats a going to happen next. The music is there to make the audience scared whilst suspending their disbelief. The dialogue throughout the trailer also plays an important part in the trailer. The dialogue gives the audience an impression that the couple that are involved in this film are scared and do not know what is coming next. It conveys a sense of worry.
In this film trailer there is no voice over as the images, music and dialogue are used to convey the sense of horror. The film doesn't loose anything from not having a voice over because I feel that a voice over would ruin the sense or tone that the trailer conveys. The use of the mise en scene , camera angles and editing within this film trailer is important to target the target audience. The pace of the editing is extremely fast meaning that it is linked with the genre of the film which is horror. The fats pace editing it trying to portray a sense of worry. One last point that I would like to make is that the soundtrack does match the editing which is extremely good. This means that the films genre can be created through these means.
A2 Media Production Proposal
Me and my fellow group members have decided to create a film trailer for our A2 media production work. This film trailer will focus on the genre of “thriller”. The title of the film will be “The Exchange” which will focus on Thomas Kingsley who is an ex-government agent who discovers that his wife Rachael Kingsley has been mysteriously kidnapped. The film trailer will focus on how this ex-government agent can get his wife back with the help of a witness. The cast in the trailer will be me and all the members in my group including extras from outside the group. In my group I will be playing the main character Thomas Kingsley the ex-government agent , Torio playing Rachael Kingsley who is the wife of Thomas Kingsley, Tesera playing Lena the key eye witness of the kidnap and Lewis playing the kidnapper along with a number of extras which will be involved with the kidnap of the wife .
In my group we have decided to have a variation in the locations that we want to film the trailer in. Mise en scene is important to us and we want to make sure that we focus on this with the locations. We will be filming firstly around a family home which will set the scene for the trailer. We have also decided to film some of our scenes around London
Tuesday, 8 November 2011
Start Of A2 Production
In today's lesson, I was told all about the A2 production work and what was needed to be produced. Me and 3 other people within my class decided that we would work together and create a film trailer. We decided that the film trailer will be based on a thriller as a horror is too overused from previous work. The thriller will be based on an ex government agent who has quit his job to lead a new life with his wife. The wife however gets kidnapped but she has set it up herself s she doesn't want to be with the husband. The kidnappers ask for money and government security details. As these are passed over a fight breaks out and the government agent managers to find his wife. At the end of the trailer we will cut to black after the wife has a gun first pointing at the kidnapper but turns to her husband. As a group we began to storyboard the scenes that we are going to film along with the shot distances and the length of the shot. We hope for the film trailer to be 2 minutes long and will be entitled “The Exchange". We started to plan the script for the film trailer but will continue with this in the next lesson.
Tuesday, 1 November 2011
Analysis Of Film Trailers
A film trailer is used to promote a film and influence an audience into wanting to go and see a film. I will be analysing 5 film trailers which will be of genre ; Horror, Romantic Comedy, Adventure, Science Fiction and Action/Thriller.
The first film trailer I will be analysing will be is "The Strangers" which is 2 minutes 10 seconds long. The strangers stars Liv Tyler Scott Speedman as the main 2 characters. The title is an important aspect in the selling point of this film as it gives the impression that the film will be a horror. It gives the impression that at some point within this film people will be involved with strangers. The title of the movie is only shown at the end of the trailer to give a sense of suspense. The elements within the trailer that show that it is a horror movie is a clear use of weapons such as the knifes used to protect the actors with the masks that are being worn by the so called "strangers". The clear worry in the tone of the characters voices are a clear indication that they are scared/worried about something.
It is important that from the distributers point of view that the trailer highlights the genre of the film because they want to attract a certain audience. They want the audience to understand what the film is going to be about before they go and see it. The distributors have made a film for a certain purpose for a certain audience. The distributor of the film in mind is "Rogue" with the logo stating "Rogue Pictures".
The actors that have been used within the trailer by stating their name during the trailer and at the very end of the trailer. They have not been promoted in anyway, but however having only the names of the actors shown like this means that peoples disbelief is suspended. The trailer doesn't highlight any other person and also hasn't incorporated any comments at the end of the trailer.
The background music within this movie trailer plays an important part in the making of the genre of the film. The music conveys a sense of the unexpected along with a sense of whats a going to happen next. The music is there to make the audience scared whilst suspending their disbelief. The dialogue throughout the trailer also plays an important part in the trailer. The dialogue gives the audience an impression that the couple that are involved in this film are scared and do not know what is coming next. It conveys a sense of worry.
In this film trailer there is no voice over as the images, music and dialogue are used to convey the sense of horror. The film doesn't loose anything from not having a voice over because I feel that a voice over would ruin the sense or tone that the trailer conveys. The use of the mise en scene , camera angles and editing within this film trailer is important to target the target audience. The pace of the editing is extremely fast meaning that it is linked with the genre of the film which is horror. The fats pace editing it trying to portray a sense of worry. One last point that I would like to make is that the soundtrack does match the editing which is extremely good. This means that the films genre can be created through these means.
The next film trailer that I will be analysing will be "The Proposal" which is 3 minutes long. In this movie the actors that star are Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds. The title is again an important aspect as a selling point of the movie. The title gives the impression that some sort of marriage will be taking place throughout this film. Again the title of the movie is only shown at the end of the trailer with the names of the actors shown all the way through in Little snippets. The elements throughout the trailer that make you recognise the genre are the clear attention that is brought to dialogue that is shown. The trailer shows the couple working together and ending up getting together to stop Sandra's deportation.
The stars within this trailer have only been named during the trailer when their characters are first introduced so people know who they are. During the trailer no other individual or person is mentioned or highlighted. During the length of the trailer, there are no recommendations that have been made. The sound, music and dialogue also plays an important part within the film trailer. The tone of the music emphases that it is going to be at some points slow and romantic and at others there may be fast and problematic. The dialogue suggest that the marriage is only taking place to save Sandra from deportation.
The trailer doesn't have a voice over which is a good. This is because the clips that have been carefully selected within the trailer tell the audience the whole story. The voice over would just be unnecessary because it would ruin what the clips are showing the audience. The use of the mise en scene , camera angles and editing within this film trailer is important to target the target audience. The mise en scene seems to be aimed at a older sort of audience because of some of the scenes which have been included. During this film trailer the camera angles have been selected carefully in order to create a clear understanding of the message the director wants to get across.
The third film trailer that I will be analysing is called " Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2" which stars Daniel Radcliffe , Emma Watson , Rupert Grint, Ralph Fiennes and Alan Rickman. The title is a key selling point because it states that there is a second part to the film in mind which of course is the last film of the series. The title is only placed at the end of the trailer.
There are many elements within the trailer that help you identify the genre which the film is. The elements such as the non realistic element of the wands that have been used within the film series giving the impression that the film is an adventure. Also other elements such as the continued fighting that is seen throughout the film trailer with people running in all directions giving the movie the sense of adventure. The distributor of this film are the Warner Brothers.
During this film trailer the actors are not emphasised or highlighted. The trailer only contains the various amount of clips that tell the story for the audience. The film trailer only concentrates on the main actors that I have listed above and doesn't highlight anyone else. The film trailer again doesn't have any recommendations for any other films.
The dialogue, music and sound is again important in this film trailer. The music gives the impression that everything within the movie is fast paced and happening at every minute ; like nothing is every ending. The dialogue really emphasises the main part of the story in which only one person can live forever. The tone in which this dialogue is spoken also emphasises a sense of mystery. There is no voice over during this film trailer , but however , the dialogue which is spoken through the clip acts as the voice over throughout the trailer.
The use of the mise en scene , camera angles and editing within this film trailer is important to target the target audience. The editing throughout the clip varies from slow at the beginning of the trailer and extremely fast or choppy at the end of the clip. This gives me the impression that the film will have a lot of action within with an audience of a lower age group. The mise en scene during the clip is extremely good because it portrays and fits in with the genre of the piece. The language is also easy to understand which is why I believe that it has been targeted to a younger audience.
The fourth film that I will be analysing is called "The Adjustment Bureau" which has a cast list of Matt Damon
Emily Blunt.It is distributed by Universal Pictures. The title again is an important selling point of the film because it gives an impression that something is going to be adjusted in some way shape or form to someone or something. The title again is only placed at the end of the clip which is becoming more of a pattern through the films that I have analysed.
The elements within the film trailer that help to recognise the genre of the film are that of people that are stopping time and adjusting what will happen. These people are shown to control time and control what happens to each individual in the film. The trailer clearly shows that Matt Damons life is being adjusted but he is trying to prevent this from happening.
During this film trailer the actors are not emphasised or highlighted. The trailer only contains the various amount of clips that tell the story for the audience. The film trailer only concentrates on the main actors that I have listed above and doesn't highlight anyone else. The film trailer again doesn't have any recommendations for any other films.
There are huge amounts of information which are conveyed through the use of sound, music & dialogue. The music within the trailer is extremely important because it portrays the tone of the film. At certain points the music may be slow and calm and at other points it may be fast and loud. This may be simblising the fact that at certain points within the film the actors are happy and in others the mood might be changing. This gives that sense of mystery.There is no voice over during this film trailer. This is not important because the music that is used during the trailer portrays the sense of mystery surrounding the movie.
The use of the mise en scene , camera angles and editing within this film trailer is important to target the target audience. The trailer at some points had slow edits with long shots and at others extremely quick edits with quick shots. This relates to the genre of the movie which is a mystery within a science fiction. The camera work is extremely well done and has had a lot of attention for the audience to gain the message that the director wants them too. The sound/music used within the clip may appeal to a wide audience such as a young teenager and above.
The very last film trailer I will be analysing will be called " The Borne Ultimatum" with the cast of Matt Damon Julia Stiles David Strathairn Scott Glenn Édgar Ramírez Albert Finney Joan Allen Joey Ansah Colin Stinton. The film has been distributed by Universal Pictures. The tile of this movie is an important selling point because it creates a sense of mystery because of the word Ultimatum. This meaning that the person in the film has a choice to go down two different routes. Again in this film trailer the title of the movie is placed at the end , coninsiding with the last 4 movie trailers I have analysed.
There are many elements within the film trailer that make me understand that this film is of action/thriller genre. First of all the dialogue that is used in the clip clearly emphasisies that the genre of the clip is action/thriller because the actors are always on the move talking about how they need to retrace their steps to find something. The last thing I would like to talk about is the fact that all of editing is faced paced meaning that it will give the audience a thrill because of all the action that is happening within the movie.
During this film trailer the actors are not emphasised or highlighted. The trailer only contains the various amount of clips that tell the story for the audience. The film trailer only concentrates on the main actors that I have listed above and doesn't highlight anyone else. The film trailer again doesn't have any recommendations for any other films
There is additional information which is conveyed by the use of music , sound and dialogue in the movie trailer. The music within the trailer is faced pace giving the sense of exicitment or thrilling nature of the film. The music ties in with the editing and dialogue giving the sense that everything is happening at such a face pace that no everything is able to keep up. There is no voice over during this film trailer. This is not important because the music that is used during the trailer portrays the sense of mystery surrounding the movie.
The use of the mise en scene , camera angles and editing within this film trailer is important to target the target audience. The editing plays a huge part within the film trailer as it is extremely fast paced because of the amount of action which is taking place. This would then relate to the genre of the movie clip. The camera work also plays an important part in the movie as it concentrates on only a few charaters and the shots that have been chosen , have been chosen carefully to portray a message. The mise en scene does seem to be extremely good with the smart dress wear appealing to a more mature audience in nature.
Overall, I feel that from the analysis of the 5 movie trailers above I have gained a lot of understanding of the thought that goes behind the trailer in order for the audience to clearly understand immediately what the genre of the movie is along with how the voice overs and the movies media language are created in order to appeal to a certain audience.
The first film trailer I will be analysing will be is "The Strangers" which is 2 minutes 10 seconds long. The strangers stars Liv Tyler Scott Speedman as the main 2 characters. The title is an important aspect in the selling point of this film as it gives the impression that the film will be a horror. It gives the impression that at some point within this film people will be involved with strangers. The title of the movie is only shown at the end of the trailer to give a sense of suspense. The elements within the trailer that show that it is a horror movie is a clear use of weapons such as the knifes used to protect the actors with the masks that are being worn by the so called "strangers". The clear worry in the tone of the characters voices are a clear indication that they are scared/worried about something.
It is important that from the distributers point of view that the trailer highlights the genre of the film because they want to attract a certain audience. They want the audience to understand what the film is going to be about before they go and see it. The distributors have made a film for a certain purpose for a certain audience. The distributor of the film in mind is "Rogue" with the logo stating "Rogue Pictures".
The actors that have been used within the trailer by stating their name during the trailer and at the very end of the trailer. They have not been promoted in anyway, but however having only the names of the actors shown like this means that peoples disbelief is suspended. The trailer doesn't highlight any other person and also hasn't incorporated any comments at the end of the trailer.
The background music within this movie trailer plays an important part in the making of the genre of the film. The music conveys a sense of the unexpected along with a sense of whats a going to happen next. The music is there to make the audience scared whilst suspending their disbelief. The dialogue throughout the trailer also plays an important part in the trailer. The dialogue gives the audience an impression that the couple that are involved in this film are scared and do not know what is coming next. It conveys a sense of worry.
In this film trailer there is no voice over as the images, music and dialogue are used to convey the sense of horror. The film doesn't loose anything from not having a voice over because I feel that a voice over would ruin the sense or tone that the trailer conveys. The use of the mise en scene , camera angles and editing within this film trailer is important to target the target audience. The pace of the editing is extremely fast meaning that it is linked with the genre of the film which is horror. The fats pace editing it trying to portray a sense of worry. One last point that I would like to make is that the soundtrack does match the editing which is extremely good. This means that the films genre can be created through these means.
The next film trailer that I will be analysing will be "The Proposal" which is 3 minutes long. In this movie the actors that star are Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds. The title is again an important aspect as a selling point of the movie. The title gives the impression that some sort of marriage will be taking place throughout this film. Again the title of the movie is only shown at the end of the trailer with the names of the actors shown all the way through in Little snippets. The elements throughout the trailer that make you recognise the genre are the clear attention that is brought to dialogue that is shown. The trailer shows the couple working together and ending up getting together to stop Sandra's deportation.
The stars within this trailer have only been named during the trailer when their characters are first introduced so people know who they are. During the trailer no other individual or person is mentioned or highlighted. During the length of the trailer, there are no recommendations that have been made. The sound, music and dialogue also plays an important part within the film trailer. The tone of the music emphases that it is going to be at some points slow and romantic and at others there may be fast and problematic. The dialogue suggest that the marriage is only taking place to save Sandra from deportation.
The trailer doesn't have a voice over which is a good. This is because the clips that have been carefully selected within the trailer tell the audience the whole story. The voice over would just be unnecessary because it would ruin what the clips are showing the audience. The use of the mise en scene , camera angles and editing within this film trailer is important to target the target audience. The mise en scene seems to be aimed at a older sort of audience because of some of the scenes which have been included. During this film trailer the camera angles have been selected carefully in order to create a clear understanding of the message the director wants to get across.
The third film trailer that I will be analysing is called " Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2" which stars Daniel Radcliffe , Emma Watson , Rupert Grint, Ralph Fiennes and Alan Rickman. The title is a key selling point because it states that there is a second part to the film in mind which of course is the last film of the series. The title is only placed at the end of the trailer.
There are many elements within the trailer that help you identify the genre which the film is. The elements such as the non realistic element of the wands that have been used within the film series giving the impression that the film is an adventure. Also other elements such as the continued fighting that is seen throughout the film trailer with people running in all directions giving the movie the sense of adventure. The distributor of this film are the Warner Brothers.
During this film trailer the actors are not emphasised or highlighted. The trailer only contains the various amount of clips that tell the story for the audience. The film trailer only concentrates on the main actors that I have listed above and doesn't highlight anyone else. The film trailer again doesn't have any recommendations for any other films.
The dialogue, music and sound is again important in this film trailer. The music gives the impression that everything within the movie is fast paced and happening at every minute ; like nothing is every ending. The dialogue really emphasises the main part of the story in which only one person can live forever. The tone in which this dialogue is spoken also emphasises a sense of mystery. There is no voice over during this film trailer , but however , the dialogue which is spoken through the clip acts as the voice over throughout the trailer.
The use of the mise en scene , camera angles and editing within this film trailer is important to target the target audience. The editing throughout the clip varies from slow at the beginning of the trailer and extremely fast or choppy at the end of the clip. This gives me the impression that the film will have a lot of action within with an audience of a lower age group. The mise en scene during the clip is extremely good because it portrays and fits in with the genre of the piece. The language is also easy to understand which is why I believe that it has been targeted to a younger audience.
The fourth film that I will be analysing is called "The Adjustment Bureau" which has a cast list of Matt Damon
Emily Blunt.It is distributed by Universal Pictures. The title again is an important selling point of the film because it gives an impression that something is going to be adjusted in some way shape or form to someone or something. The title again is only placed at the end of the clip which is becoming more of a pattern through the films that I have analysed.
The elements within the film trailer that help to recognise the genre of the film are that of people that are stopping time and adjusting what will happen. These people are shown to control time and control what happens to each individual in the film. The trailer clearly shows that Matt Damons life is being adjusted but he is trying to prevent this from happening.
During this film trailer the actors are not emphasised or highlighted. The trailer only contains the various amount of clips that tell the story for the audience. The film trailer only concentrates on the main actors that I have listed above and doesn't highlight anyone else. The film trailer again doesn't have any recommendations for any other films.
There are huge amounts of information which are conveyed through the use of sound, music & dialogue. The music within the trailer is extremely important because it portrays the tone of the film. At certain points the music may be slow and calm and at other points it may be fast and loud. This may be simblising the fact that at certain points within the film the actors are happy and in others the mood might be changing. This gives that sense of mystery.There is no voice over during this film trailer. This is not important because the music that is used during the trailer portrays the sense of mystery surrounding the movie.
The use of the mise en scene , camera angles and editing within this film trailer is important to target the target audience. The trailer at some points had slow edits with long shots and at others extremely quick edits with quick shots. This relates to the genre of the movie which is a mystery within a science fiction. The camera work is extremely well done and has had a lot of attention for the audience to gain the message that the director wants them too. The sound/music used within the clip may appeal to a wide audience such as a young teenager and above.
The very last film trailer I will be analysing will be called " The Borne Ultimatum" with the cast of Matt Damon Julia Stiles David Strathairn Scott Glenn Édgar Ramírez Albert Finney Joan Allen Joey Ansah Colin Stinton. The film has been distributed by Universal Pictures. The tile of this movie is an important selling point because it creates a sense of mystery because of the word Ultimatum. This meaning that the person in the film has a choice to go down two different routes. Again in this film trailer the title of the movie is placed at the end , coninsiding with the last 4 movie trailers I have analysed.
There are many elements within the film trailer that make me understand that this film is of action/thriller genre. First of all the dialogue that is used in the clip clearly emphasisies that the genre of the clip is action/thriller because the actors are always on the move talking about how they need to retrace their steps to find something. The last thing I would like to talk about is the fact that all of editing is faced paced meaning that it will give the audience a thrill because of all the action that is happening within the movie.
During this film trailer the actors are not emphasised or highlighted. The trailer only contains the various amount of clips that tell the story for the audience. The film trailer only concentrates on the main actors that I have listed above and doesn't highlight anyone else. The film trailer again doesn't have any recommendations for any other films
There is additional information which is conveyed by the use of music , sound and dialogue in the movie trailer. The music within the trailer is faced pace giving the sense of exicitment or thrilling nature of the film. The music ties in with the editing and dialogue giving the sense that everything is happening at such a face pace that no everything is able to keep up. There is no voice over during this film trailer. This is not important because the music that is used during the trailer portrays the sense of mystery surrounding the movie.
The use of the mise en scene , camera angles and editing within this film trailer is important to target the target audience. The editing plays a huge part within the film trailer as it is extremely fast paced because of the amount of action which is taking place. This would then relate to the genre of the movie clip. The camera work also plays an important part in the movie as it concentrates on only a few charaters and the shots that have been chosen , have been chosen carefully to portray a message. The mise en scene does seem to be extremely good with the smart dress wear appealing to a more mature audience in nature.
Overall, I feel that from the analysis of the 5 movie trailers above I have gained a lot of understanding of the thought that goes behind the trailer in order for the audience to clearly understand immediately what the genre of the movie is along with how the voice overs and the movies media language are created in order to appeal to a certain audience.
Wednesday, 19 October 2011
Documentary Evaluation - Harlow Town Shoppers Paradise
Over the past 2 weeks I have been planning , filming and editing the documentary which is titled "Harlow Town - Shoppers Paradise". I will be evaluating the planning , production and post production work. Firstly I would like to start talking about the planning part of my work. When me and my group began planning for the documentary we wanted to concentrate and make sure that the documentary that was filmed contained many key aspects such as many different interviews , having a key presenter that everyone can relate to, image montages that will have older images of the town, captions in which introduce the presenter and archive images from the older Harlow town. When we first started to plan we came together to write down a variety of different ideas in which we could include within the documentary. We decided on the sound/music that we were going to have during the documentary in which we did spend time researching to make sure that we could use certain parts of certain tracks. We also established through previous documentaries that we had watched , that we wanted to have a focus on the interviews that we were going to have throughout the documentary. We also came up with the idea for the title sequence that we were going to use in which was taking a numerous amount of clips leading up to the start of the town centre.
Another important point which came into question when we were planning our documentary was where the filming would take place around the location. We needed to think about what would be suitable to show a good representation of Harlow town centre as a shoppers paradise. We decided on the parts of the town centre in which would be filmed for certain aspects of the script. We also came to an agreement about the many different props that we would need when we came to filming the documentary. We decided that we needed the presenter to be dressed smartly with the people that were going to be interviewed to look like they were shoppers from the town. The final aspect in which we focused on during the planning process was a concentration on the script throughout the documentary. We carefully and concisely planned the script for each scene was going to take place throughout the documentary. The language used in the documentary also played an important role because we needed to create a certain tone about the town. The language used was clear , concise and straight to the point in terms of information.
Another aspect I would like to evaluate is the filming/production work. As I have mentioned above , we decided to film around many different places around the town centre and chose carefully the footage that we wanted to show of the town. During the filming of the documentary , some of the planned filming locations that we had previously planned to film , we couldn't because of the restrictions that were in place at the time. In this situation whilst filming, we decided to improvise and work with what we could and find another part of the town to film which again would be suitable for the documentary. Whilst filming in the different locations I did find that because of time restrictions we had to film the majority of the footage within the same area but showing a wide range of services/shops around the town centre. If we would have had more time to film that I believe we would have filmed within a wider range of the location. One point that I particularly like about when we filmed was that we filmed much more than we needed so that we were able to view the clips and chose which would be the best to have on the documentary and also what footage we could use to improve the documentary. During the filming stage , some aspects of the dialogue were changed due to the fact that it was much easier for the presenter and the interviewee to remember , but the same message was portrayed to the audience. Lastly , whilst out filming we decided that we would change the plans that we had previously planned because we were not allowed to film in the shops that we had previously wanted to. This again caused us to improvise and decide on the spot where we would film those certain scenes.
Lastly , I would like to evaluate the post production side of the documentary. After all of the filming had been completed we were able to upload the clips and began to edit them using the imovie software. Once the clips had been uploaded me and my group began to place the clips in which we had recorded in the correct order so that we could then start to edit them. Me and my group first decided to watch the unedited footage all the way through in order to gauge what clips we needed to add captions and effects to close the clip and introduce the clip. After doing this we began to edit the footage starting with the title sequence in which had all of the group members names on screen. We then began to add a caption to the clip in which the presenter was introduced so that the audience could relate to the presenter. After this we added a variety of different transitions throughout the documentary such as the fading in and fading out effect so that the transition between the 2 clips ran smoothly. One thing that we wanted to keep and not have any effects during was the many interviews in which we had during the documentary because we decided it looked best to have the clips jump from one to the next. The many different music elements that we added during the documentary were also important because we wanted to create a certain ambiance about the footage. The songs that we included within the footage were that of "these shoes are made for walking" in which is shown through the footage of 2 shoppers trying on shoes trying to emphasize the point that the shops in Harlow are a shoppers paradise. At the start and end of the documentary we had a song which is the instrumental from "You Only Live Twice". We decided to use this because of the angelic ambiance that would be portrayed whilst the documentary is being watched to portray to the viewers that Harlow really is a shoppers paradise.
Overall , I have learnt a lot from this experience of creating this documentary. I think in future projects I will try and equally share out the time I have to plan , film and then edit because I did feel that my group didn't leave enough time to edit at the very end of the project because of the huge amount of time required for filming. I also believe that it is important when out filming the project that clips that are wrong with the actors saying the wrong dialogue should be deleted at that point as my group had to re watch clips in order to then delete a huge 60-70 clips that we couldn't use. I think that if my group had used the time that we had avaliable much more efficently then we would have had much more time to edit the footage to then boost the quality of the footage.
Another important point which came into question when we were planning our documentary was where the filming would take place around the location. We needed to think about what would be suitable to show a good representation of Harlow town centre as a shoppers paradise. We decided on the parts of the town centre in which would be filmed for certain aspects of the script. We also came to an agreement about the many different props that we would need when we came to filming the documentary. We decided that we needed the presenter to be dressed smartly with the people that were going to be interviewed to look like they were shoppers from the town. The final aspect in which we focused on during the planning process was a concentration on the script throughout the documentary. We carefully and concisely planned the script for each scene was going to take place throughout the documentary. The language used in the documentary also played an important role because we needed to create a certain tone about the town. The language used was clear , concise and straight to the point in terms of information.
Another aspect I would like to evaluate is the filming/production work. As I have mentioned above , we decided to film around many different places around the town centre and chose carefully the footage that we wanted to show of the town. During the filming of the documentary , some of the planned filming locations that we had previously planned to film , we couldn't because of the restrictions that were in place at the time. In this situation whilst filming, we decided to improvise and work with what we could and find another part of the town to film which again would be suitable for the documentary. Whilst filming in the different locations I did find that because of time restrictions we had to film the majority of the footage within the same area but showing a wide range of services/shops around the town centre. If we would have had more time to film that I believe we would have filmed within a wider range of the location. One point that I particularly like about when we filmed was that we filmed much more than we needed so that we were able to view the clips and chose which would be the best to have on the documentary and also what footage we could use to improve the documentary. During the filming stage , some aspects of the dialogue were changed due to the fact that it was much easier for the presenter and the interviewee to remember , but the same message was portrayed to the audience. Lastly , whilst out filming we decided that we would change the plans that we had previously planned because we were not allowed to film in the shops that we had previously wanted to. This again caused us to improvise and decide on the spot where we would film those certain scenes.
Lastly , I would like to evaluate the post production side of the documentary. After all of the filming had been completed we were able to upload the clips and began to edit them using the imovie software. Once the clips had been uploaded me and my group began to place the clips in which we had recorded in the correct order so that we could then start to edit them. Me and my group first decided to watch the unedited footage all the way through in order to gauge what clips we needed to add captions and effects to close the clip and introduce the clip. After doing this we began to edit the footage starting with the title sequence in which had all of the group members names on screen. We then began to add a caption to the clip in which the presenter was introduced so that the audience could relate to the presenter. After this we added a variety of different transitions throughout the documentary such as the fading in and fading out effect so that the transition between the 2 clips ran smoothly. One thing that we wanted to keep and not have any effects during was the many interviews in which we had during the documentary because we decided it looked best to have the clips jump from one to the next. The many different music elements that we added during the documentary were also important because we wanted to create a certain ambiance about the footage. The songs that we included within the footage were that of "these shoes are made for walking" in which is shown through the footage of 2 shoppers trying on shoes trying to emphasize the point that the shops in Harlow are a shoppers paradise. At the start and end of the documentary we had a song which is the instrumental from "You Only Live Twice". We decided to use this because of the angelic ambiance that would be portrayed whilst the documentary is being watched to portray to the viewers that Harlow really is a shoppers paradise.
Overall , I have learnt a lot from this experience of creating this documentary. I think in future projects I will try and equally share out the time I have to plan , film and then edit because I did feel that my group didn't leave enough time to edit at the very end of the project because of the huge amount of time required for filming. I also believe that it is important when out filming the project that clips that are wrong with the actors saying the wrong dialogue should be deleted at that point as my group had to re watch clips in order to then delete a huge 60-70 clips that we couldn't use. I think that if my group had used the time that we had avaliable much more efficently then we would have had much more time to edit the footage to then boost the quality of the footage.
Thursday, 6 October 2011
Documentary - Analysis
A documentary can be defined as many different things such as a knowledge based programme with numerous amount of facts which are presented to the viewer throughout the programme. However , a definition which is given to us by John Grierson states that a documentary is a "creative interpretation of actuality". This gives people the opportunity to analyse this in a certain way. Many people would perceive this definition as a programme in which shows us real life with a creativity imposed. This creativity could be in the form of editing , adding music or soundtracks so that the audience get a certain message through the manipulation of the footage. In today's world documentaries play an important part of the television that we watch with channels being created for the purpose of just showing documentaries. These documentaries which are shown on a channel such as the discovery channel can be stereotyped. These type of documentaries are aimed at men/women which are of middle age. However, all documentaries can be manipulated in order to entice a different audience.
As I have mentioned above John Grierson gave us his definition of what a documentary is which he stated is a "creative interpretation of actuality". As John Grieson was a Scottish documentary maker he understood what concepts had to be included within. The definition that Grieson has given us is open to interpretation. John mentions "actuality" which to many people will be the showing of real life. The creativity side of the definition means that the maker of the documentary has again used certain techniques to be able to manipulate certain footage within a documentary to send out a certain message. This can be done with the use of certain music/effects and editing. This then leads to the question of "can real life be captured in the real world". It is hard to capture the real life in a documentary because as soon as the creator starts to inter fear with the footage and starts to add effects such as a voice over and starts editing the footage, this is no longer "real life". I believe that it is an impossible task to be able to capture real life on camera unless the footage is unedited. Another point I would like to consider about documentaries is that fact of is it right that certain documentaries which deal with delicate subjects. There is an ethical element that has to be considered. Documentaries which want to show a certain event which shows horrific scenes from something like a war I believe shouldn't be shown due to the number of ethical concerns.
Documentaries can take on a different forms. These forms are either realist which is the imposition of minimal recorded material such as that in a "fly on the wall" documentary. The next is a formalist documentary in which imposes a particular narrative structure on the recorded material such as that in "fly in soup" documentary. The last form that a documentary can take is a subjective documentary which expresses the film makers personal vision within the documentary. However, any documentary can use a mixture of the three forms above as it is seen in modern day documentaries.
There are also many different types of modes in which these documentaries can take. These are Poetic modes, expository mode, observational mode, Participatory mode, Reflexive mode and performative mode. Poetic mode first appeared in the 1920s, were a sort of reaction against both the content and the rapidly improving grammar of the early fiction documentaries. The poetic mode moved away from continuity editing and instead organized images of the material world. Expository mode means that in the documentaries the the viewer is being directly spoken to viewer by a voice over in a narration. The voice over tries to persuade the viewer to agree with the certain argument that is being put across.
Observational mode are documentaries in which try to observe modern day life in a less intrusive manner because of the improvement in technology. This allowed many documentary makers to make a variety of documentaries without the need to make it obvious that filming was taking place. Participatory mode states that it is highly unlikely or impossible for the filming of the documentary not to influence the events that will take place when filming. In this mode we get an understanding of how the film makers presence influence the events that do take place whilst filming.
Reflexive mode are documentaries in which clearly demonstrates the consciousness of the power of reading within the documentary. These documentaries lead us to think of how the world in represented within the documentary. The last mode that a documentary can take is the performative mode. This type of documentary stresses about the emotional response to the documentary. They are designed to make us experience what it might be like for us to possess a certain specific perspective on the world that is not our own.
Within a documentary there may also be that of editing techniques used to disguise certain aspects of footage. This may be carried out on a interview which certain parts may have had to be re shot for some reason. This use of "cut - aways" will disguise the way that the footage within the documentary has been manipulated. The documentary maker may also want to allocate a certain setting for each an individual person within the documentary. This would allow the audience to recognise immediately who this person is.
In modern day documentaries the use of titles/title sequences would have been used. The opening title sequence will allow the audience to be able to understand the genre of the whole documentary. This should allow the audience to immediately know what the documentary is all about without having to watch any of it. Throughout many documentaries there will be especially when people are being interviewed and or questioned a title on screen to give there name and sometimes their profession (if it is linked with the documentary). This is an extremely good way of allowing the audience to find out numerous amounts of information about people on screen.
Throughout a variety of different documentaries , effects may be added to the footage to create a sense of remembrance to the audience. Many documentaries may have many image montages at the end of the footage to then send a message and remind the viewer of the many important aspects that were shown within the documentary. The effects can be used to create a sense of mystery if something like a fade out and in was used within a documentary. The effects can be used to enhance the footage and evoke certain emotions of the viewers.
Adding music/effects to a documentary is a good way of also evoking emotions of the audience. The documentary makers will have purposely placed music within the documentary to make sure that a certain emotion is created for the viewer within certain points.Lastly, the documentary can have a certain way in which the narrative is shown to the viewer. The documentary maker will have been clever enough to be able tell a story in a particular way in order to make the audience think differently about the subject being discussed.
One documentary that I have watched and would like to analyse is the new channel 4 documentary entitled "Educating Essex". This documentary is based in a secondary school and gives the viewer an insight into the day to day running of a modern secondary school and how teachers deal with the many problems that occur. The documentary consists of continuous interviews with the head teacher, deputy head and many of the student which are featured in the programme. The way the documentary has been constructed I believe is an observational mode trying to show us an insight into a modern day secondary school , but because of the improvements within technology , means that the documentary is less intrusive. The audience of this documentary would be surrounded by more of a younger audience , although I am not out ruling a more mature audience. The documentary has been edited and the footage manipulated so show all of the "trouble makers" or badly behaved students within the school to try and emphasize to the audience what teachers go through every day (although this may not happen in real life). This again means that the documentary maker wanted to represent the school as having a bad reputation when this may not be the case. The documentary maker wants the audience to decode the events so that there may be a different message to be taken from the documentary for different people.
Saturday, 1 October 2011
Evaluation Of Music Video
I have analysed my music video in the form of a presentation on prezi. I have discussed the many factors which influenced my decision into how I would be filming the music video and how Andrew Goodwin's theory can be seen within the music video. I have discussed why my group decided to film in the location that we did with also the way in which the genre of the music influenced our decisions on mise en scene. I have also discussed the technical aspects within the music video and have evaluated them. The Url to access the prezi is http://prezi.com/kuiadb5cjfb6/a2-media-music-video-evaluation/
Monday, 26 September 2011
Creating Music Video
Our first task in the new unit of media work was to complete a music video of the song "Raindrops keep falling on my head". As a group we planned the music video in sequences of what we would like to include. We decided that we would have a stereotypical view upon the music video with the main singer dressed in a suit to fit in with the genre. When it came to filming the music video there were a few problems that we came across inparticular the camera person making sure that the camera was kept still when we filmed particular scenes. Also the person whom was lip singing found it difficult to try and stay with the best of the music. Overall , I would say that the experience was rewarding and really concentrated on two key points within Andrew Goodwins theory which was the relationship between the visuals and the music and the iconography within the music.
Tuesday, 13 September 2011
A2 Media - Analysis of Andrew Goodwin's Theory
In the first lesson back we began studying the theory of Andrew Goodwin which he wrote in a book called "Dancing in the distraction factory". This theory is about the key elements that distinguish the music video as a form.
The 6 elements in which he has listed in his theory are as follows;
In the first video that I had analysed was "Beyonce 1+1". In this video 3 key features of the theory have been shown within the video. These are the demand on of the music companies to have close ups of the singer in question. In this video, Beyonce is continuously shown to be the centre of attention. Also , this video has elements of vouyerism in which means the sexual nature of the video being enhanced so that the record does sell. In this video Beyonce is seen to be sweaty. The last element shown in this video is the relationship between the lyrics and visuals. In this video the visuals clearly amplify the meaning of the lyrics.
The second video that I have analysed is Guns N Roses - Paradise city. The only element of Andrews Theory which can be applied to this video is Iconography. This means that certain genres have different styles of music videos which could be seen as "Iconic". In this video the clear use of head banging and moving around the stage can be seen as iconic.
The third video that I have analysed was Avril Lavenge - Girlfriend . There are 3 different elements which I can apply to this video. The first was the continuing use of the close ups throughout the video. The camera is following Avril and when she is singing the camera is focused on her. The second element that i can apply is that of the relationship between the lyrics and the visuals. This means that there is a meaning running through the video. In this video Avril clearly demonstrates that she is annoyed with this boy that she likes because she is annoyed by who he is going out of. The third element which can be seen in this video is the clear relationship between the music and the visuals. In this video the editing and the beat of the music is consistent with the dancing throughout.
The fourth video which I have analysed was Madonna - Material girl. The elements which can be seen in this video are the intertextual references and relationships between the lyrics and visuals.
The fifth video which I have analysed was Kanye West - Power. The elements which can be applied in this video are the continuous close ups of the artist in question, Iconography and the relationship between the visuals and the music.
I have completed an in depth analysis of all of these elements within my prezi which can be accessed in the above link.
The 6 elements in which he has listed in his theory are as follows;
- The relationship between the music and the visuals (The visuals can illustrate, amplify or contradict the music)
- The relationships between the lyrics and visuals (The visuals can illustrate, amplify or contradict the Lyrics)
- Iconography of different music genres
- Close ups of artists by music companies
- Intertextual references
- Voyeurism
In the first video that I had analysed was "Beyonce 1+1". In this video 3 key features of the theory have been shown within the video. These are the demand on of the music companies to have close ups of the singer in question. In this video, Beyonce is continuously shown to be the centre of attention. Also , this video has elements of vouyerism in which means the sexual nature of the video being enhanced so that the record does sell. In this video Beyonce is seen to be sweaty. The last element shown in this video is the relationship between the lyrics and visuals. In this video the visuals clearly amplify the meaning of the lyrics.
The second video that I have analysed is Guns N Roses - Paradise city. The only element of Andrews Theory which can be applied to this video is Iconography. This means that certain genres have different styles of music videos which could be seen as "Iconic". In this video the clear use of head banging and moving around the stage can be seen as iconic.
The third video that I have analysed was Avril Lavenge - Girlfriend . There are 3 different elements which I can apply to this video. The first was the continuing use of the close ups throughout the video. The camera is following Avril and when she is singing the camera is focused on her. The second element that i can apply is that of the relationship between the lyrics and the visuals. This means that there is a meaning running through the video. In this video Avril clearly demonstrates that she is annoyed with this boy that she likes because she is annoyed by who he is going out of. The third element which can be seen in this video is the clear relationship between the music and the visuals. In this video the editing and the beat of the music is consistent with the dancing throughout.
The fourth video which I have analysed was Madonna - Material girl. The elements which can be seen in this video are the intertextual references and relationships between the lyrics and visuals.
The fifth video which I have analysed was Kanye West - Power. The elements which can be applied in this video are the continuous close ups of the artist in question, Iconography and the relationship between the visuals and the music.
I have completed an in depth analysis of all of these elements within my prezi which can be accessed in the above link.
Monday, 4 July 2011
Lesson 11/12 - Developing final ideas & Shooting adverts
In this lesson we again started off my storyboarding the other 2 ideas in which we would use for our adverts. The first of the ideas was that of having someone not being able to decide what they would have a snack either a chocolate bar or a cookie. Then someone offers him this new bar called "Hal-Way" in which has both of the ingredients. The last idea was that of a silent advert with a person acting out as if they were hungry and along came someone to offer him a "half-way" bar so that he could continue his day. In this lesson we managed to shot the 1st & 2nd idea which we will upload next lesson to edit and add effects.
Lesson 9/10
In these lessons our class were given a task in which we would have to plan out and shoot 3 adverts for a new kind of bar. In my group we discussed first of all the name of the chocolate bar which would be called "Half-Way". We then decided to focus on the packaging of the bar which would be half chocolate & half cookie. Once this was complete, we began to storyboard one of the ideas for one particular advert. We came up with the idea of having both a chocolate bar & cookie which we would smash into one another to then produce the half way bar which we had made. This advert would be the shortest of the adverts only lasting from 15-20 seconds.
Lesson 8 - Editing "The Phone Call" & Adding Title Sequence
In today's lesson we continue to edit our video entitled "The Phone Call" in which we added a title sequence to the video to name the actors and the title of the video. We also added some effects to intensify the drama of the video. These were speeding up the video & introducing fade into the video.
Thursday, 23 June 2011
Lesson 7 - Imovie tutorial
In today's lesson I was introduced into the programme that we would be using for our video editing when the time does come. During the tutorial we were shown how to import and video, how to split a video clip and how to add sound & effects to video clips. We were told to upload a previous video that we had filmed in order to get use to the piece of software for future use.
Tuesday, 21 June 2011
Lesson 5/6 - "The Phone Call"
In today's lesson I was given another brief in which I had to complete. The brief was entitled "The Phone Call". The task required me and other group members to film a sequence of 16 shots that we were given information about. We did this plus we shot 3 of our own sequences to add to the story which would make it more interesting. We made sure that we had taken into consideration what the lighting would be like and carefully planned the dialogue in each scene along with the type of shot and framing of the shots. Each member of our group planned the 19 scenes that we would have in the video on a storyboard. To make the scenes look genuine we made sure that all the props used made the scene look genuine. I was told that we would be editing this video which I will post on here as the end product of this task.
Friday, 17 June 2011
Lesson 4
In today's lesson all the classes videos were shown to enable them to say what they liked about the video and what we could improve on. I think I have learnt a lot from the feedback that I had received. I have learnt that whenever we are filming it is highly important to carefully plan everything down to the last detail because careful planning will mean that a better quality video will be produced with everyone knowing what dialogue they had. I think that it also important that when writing the dialogue, it isn't repetitive. Another important aspect is that of the setting and the lighting. The setting is important because when filming it needs to look genuine to make the video better. When filming , I think framing a shot is extremely important because it makes the video flow much more smoothly. Lastly , one more point that was discussed is that of time. Time is the most important aspect when it comes to planning and filming , I have learnt that I need to be careful when it comes to planning and take time when it comes to shooting the video.
Lesson 2/3 - Filming For Brief
In this lesson we were given a brief of shooting a film of a walk around the school. I decided that I would have a film about just the new sixth form block that had been built. Before we could go out filming we as a group would have to plan what we would be shooting on our walk around along with sounds/dialogue. We did this in the form of a storyboard which would outline what we would be shooting and what each of us would be saying we were able to start filming. Once we had completed the filming , we analysed the footage with feedback from my teacher and decided to shoot the video again with more information and using more of a variety of shots. Once this had been done , again we received feedback.
Lesson 1 - Introduction Into A2 Media Coursework
In today's lesson I was introduced into A2 media coursework. I was told that during the course I would be creating a music video, movie trailer and a documentary.I was also told that 2 addition tasks will have to be completed but this will depend on what I chose to use as my coursework (music video or film trailer) My teacher clearly set out a number of skills that would need to develop during the coursework which are
- being able to hold a steady shot
- framing a shot appropriately
- using various shot distances
- selecting mise en scene - colour, figure, lighting, objects & settings
- editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer
- using a variety of transitions
- using sound with images and editing appropriately
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