Thursday, 26 September 2013
Wednesday, 25 September 2013
Film Industry Article
One Direction film wows the Golden Globes judges
The boyband's first feature film This Is Us is gaining momentum within the movie circuit in Hollywood. And judges on the Golden Globes panel have given it the thumbs up, US sources say. Simon, 53, is the executive producer on the movie, which is tipped to earn him a staggering £200million.
Monday, 23 September 2013
Wednesday, 18 September 2013
Additional movies for my film companies
Paramount Pictures
The Godfather
Transformers
Mission: Impossible
Marvel Cinematic Universe
Iron Man
Indiana Jones
Star Trek
Madagascar
Kung Fu Panda
Paranormal Activity
Friday the 13th
Entertainment Film Distributors
Million Dollar Baby
Starstruck
2 Days in the Valley
Donimo
Pink Flamingos
Cellular
Inkheart
Hoot
Sunday, 15 September 2013
Camera Shots, Angle and Movement
Shots:
Establishing shot
Master shot
Aerial shot
Sets up or establishes the context for a scene by illustrating the relationship between it's important figures and objects.
A film recording of an entire dramatised scene, from an angle that keeps all characters in view.
Close-up shot
Tightly frames a person or an object. Displays the most detail but does not broader the scene.
Mid-shot
Shot from a medium distance. In between close-up and long shot. Used mainly for wanting to see both body language and facial expressions.
Long shot (also Wide/full shot)
Shows the entire object or human figure and is usually intended to place it in some relation to it's surroundings.
Two shot
The frame encompasses a view of two people, typically used to show the emotional reactions between the subjects.
Usually shot with a crane or attached to a special helicopter to view large landscapes.
Point of view shot
A short film scene that displays what a character is looking at which is represented through the camera.
Over the shoulder shot
A shot of someone or something taken from the perspective or camera angle from the shoulder of another person. Can be an image or a film.
Angles:
High angle
When the camera angle is located above the eyeline.
Low angle
When the camera angle is positioned low on the vertical axis, anywhere below the eyeline, looking up.
Canted angle
A type of camera shot where the camera is titled off to one side so that the shot is composed with vertical lines at an angle to the side of the frame.
Movement:
Panning
The rotation in a horizontal plane of a still camera or video camera.
Tilt
A cinematographic technique in which the camera is stationary and rotates in a vertical plane.
Track/dolly/crane
The camera is mounted on a camera dolly, a wheeled platform that is pushed on rails whilst the picture is being taken.
Zoom
An unsettling effect that undermines normal visual perception. Can be filmed or edited.
The television uses these camera shots, angles and movements to encode the media in various different ways. Just by changing the angle, you can portray significance and superiority to the audience. By choosing different camera shots, you can create empathy and sympathy. By changing the movement, you can create tension or even relax the audience. These various different conventions of the media create different moods which are compatible with their scene and this is one of the main ways that the television encodes television to give it meaning - without meaning we wouldn't be interested in watching it!
Thursday, 12 September 2013
Monarch of the Glen Mock Essay
In this mini essay, I am going to explore the various ways that age is discriminated against in the clip.
In the first scene, we can see many men and few women working quite recklessly. The long shot is used so that we can see their body language and props; all of which portrays their age as ‘middle aged’ because they’re in a routine and could be quite tedious. The pathetic fallacy of the grey, murky and gloomy weather foreshadows the upcoming upset and drama that is soon to follow in the next few scenes...
In the next scene, Paul (the middle aged man) throws the car keys to Amy, the young girl. This action in itself proves how manipulative, cunning and sly Amy is for lying about her age compared to Paul who was very trusting in her – perhaps indicating how mature he is, contrasting to her deceitful and youthful nature. Amy questions and stutters whilst about to drive the car, and a close-up shot is used throughout, indicating how her youth is clearly affecting her actions. Amy is in denial and acts very stupidly, which is expected at her age, and we can gather this information by her various facial expressions - especially as she always looks up and to the side; a common symbolisation of confusion. She perceives the others around her as holding the most authority as she is still only young however she doesn’t want them to know this.
After this scene, we see Amy crash into an elderly man’s car. Amy is astonished, with her facial expressions portraying her extreme terror – also reflecting her youth as it gives away her innocent characteristics of a child. The old man is clearly aggravated but concerned, which again portrays his kind nature – one of which is a typical characteristic of an elderly man, as well as a Headmaster. This scene displays many longshots of the old man and close-up shots of Amy; indicating the huge contrast between their age gap as we are tricked into seeing the elderly man’s body language, facial expressions and props) which all portray his age and genuine concern) whilst we only see Amy’s face, where she’s looking up to the side in confusion again, suggesting how vulnerable and naïve she is. The family of whom looked after Amy look very disappointed as they are faced with the sudden, cold realisation of her lies. The stereotypes of middle aged people are typically very maternal as children are their top priority – adults are archetypally the protectors. Hence, why the punishment they give to Amy for deceiving them is one of the many popular punishments, just like a parent would do in this situation. This also makes us ponder why Amy isn’t with her parents anymore, and what the main reason she runs away in the beginning is for as this is evidently something that has happened prior to her staying with this family. Furthermore, this displays her age as very young because she’s been caught out and has to deal with the consequences just as a normal teenage has to.
In the next scene, Amy’s headmaster and Paul are discussing the antics that Amy had got up top. The camera shots are on the same level which indicates how both adults, Paul and the headmaster, are on the same page about Amy. Also, the various over the shoulder shots portray their authority; of which indicates the age hierarchy of their society. However, when Paul gives Amy her well-deserved discipline, we see Amy (with Paul facing away from the camera shot) as she looks up to him – foreshadowing his extreme superiority compared to when they were more or less on the same level prior to him knowing about her true identity. The close up shot further emphasizes Amy’s youth as we are focused on her and nothing else (like on a magazine for young teenagers – close up shots are viewed so that we can focus solely on the main image and see very little imperfections, as children physically don’t have many). Likewise, Paul is seen looking down on Amy in disappointment as we see a close up again which further supports how he is physically, emotionally and mentally above her in the age hierarchy of power. Amy runs off and throws a huge strop, screaming “I hate you!” (a diegetic sound) which further indicates her carelessness and youth as she creates chaos in an attempt to get what she wants. Little children act like this so the fact that she’s lowering her standards also emphasizes her youth. A long shot is used so that we can see her reaction, facial expressions and body language; which of course reflects her child-like nature.
After this dramatic scene, we see the workmen working again – however, this time they are happy. We see a rainbow which foreshadows that there is always light on the other side; pathetic fallacy promoting happiness. We can also hear the non-diegetic music of which sounds very jolly; with the workers being at peace and working with great pleasure and delight. This explores how Paul is in his prime and that maybe everything will get better as the long shots display his body language and props. All of which promote his contentment. This sudden happiness is a temporary fix to the permanent problem caused by the chaos Amy has created by her reckless actions.
Next, we see Amy planning on running away again – therefore further indicating her youth as only an immature child would think of running away as it is generally a silly thing to do. She gives teddy bears to her guardians, Paul and his partner, which is the extreme epitome of a child – every youngster has one at one point or another and this foreshadows her youth. We see Amy look in the mirror in a long short as she prepares to walk out of the room – foreshadowing her two characters; the ‘adult ‘ and the 16 year old child of whom she really is.
In the final scene, the workers routine of work returns – they become a bit sloppy, tired and unbothered which is again pathetic fallacy of the sadness that is soon to be endured as they are soon to find out that Amy has ran away again, which contrasts to the scene where everyone was generally happy and satisfied. The long shots display their carelessness and when faced with the news about her leaving, Paul seems very concerned and flabbergasted in a close up shot that further indicates his mature nature.
To conclude, the various characters ages are all addressed in many different ways due to the fact that their typical characteristics are affected greatly by mise-en-scene. We can see Amy as a very stupid, unexperienced and manipulative whilst the adults are very mature, caring and considerate although they are betrayed, disappointed and somewhat angry, just like a typical parent. We can see this in the various different shots, locations, facial expressions, props, body language and even the way things react around them. To summarise, age is discriminated against in many different ways in this clip as a whole and the mise-en-scene portrays this extreme discrimination.
In the first scene, we can see many men and few women working quite recklessly. The long shot is used so that we can see their body language and props; all of which portrays their age as ‘middle aged’ because they’re in a routine and could be quite tedious. The pathetic fallacy of the grey, murky and gloomy weather foreshadows the upcoming upset and drama that is soon to follow in the next few scenes...
In the next scene, Paul (the middle aged man) throws the car keys to Amy, the young girl. This action in itself proves how manipulative, cunning and sly Amy is for lying about her age compared to Paul who was very trusting in her – perhaps indicating how mature he is, contrasting to her deceitful and youthful nature. Amy questions and stutters whilst about to drive the car, and a close-up shot is used throughout, indicating how her youth is clearly affecting her actions. Amy is in denial and acts very stupidly, which is expected at her age, and we can gather this information by her various facial expressions - especially as she always looks up and to the side; a common symbolisation of confusion. She perceives the others around her as holding the most authority as she is still only young however she doesn’t want them to know this.
After this scene, we see Amy crash into an elderly man’s car. Amy is astonished, with her facial expressions portraying her extreme terror – also reflecting her youth as it gives away her innocent characteristics of a child. The old man is clearly aggravated but concerned, which again portrays his kind nature – one of which is a typical characteristic of an elderly man, as well as a Headmaster. This scene displays many longshots of the old man and close-up shots of Amy; indicating the huge contrast between their age gap as we are tricked into seeing the elderly man’s body language, facial expressions and props) which all portray his age and genuine concern) whilst we only see Amy’s face, where she’s looking up to the side in confusion again, suggesting how vulnerable and naïve she is. The family of whom looked after Amy look very disappointed as they are faced with the sudden, cold realisation of her lies. The stereotypes of middle aged people are typically very maternal as children are their top priority – adults are archetypally the protectors. Hence, why the punishment they give to Amy for deceiving them is one of the many popular punishments, just like a parent would do in this situation. This also makes us ponder why Amy isn’t with her parents anymore, and what the main reason she runs away in the beginning is for as this is evidently something that has happened prior to her staying with this family. Furthermore, this displays her age as very young because she’s been caught out and has to deal with the consequences just as a normal teenage has to.
In the next scene, Amy’s headmaster and Paul are discussing the antics that Amy had got up top. The camera shots are on the same level which indicates how both adults, Paul and the headmaster, are on the same page about Amy. Also, the various over the shoulder shots portray their authority; of which indicates the age hierarchy of their society. However, when Paul gives Amy her well-deserved discipline, we see Amy (with Paul facing away from the camera shot) as she looks up to him – foreshadowing his extreme superiority compared to when they were more or less on the same level prior to him knowing about her true identity. The close up shot further emphasizes Amy’s youth as we are focused on her and nothing else (like on a magazine for young teenagers – close up shots are viewed so that we can focus solely on the main image and see very little imperfections, as children physically don’t have many). Likewise, Paul is seen looking down on Amy in disappointment as we see a close up again which further supports how he is physically, emotionally and mentally above her in the age hierarchy of power. Amy runs off and throws a huge strop, screaming “I hate you!” (a diegetic sound) which further indicates her carelessness and youth as she creates chaos in an attempt to get what she wants. Little children act like this so the fact that she’s lowering her standards also emphasizes her youth. A long shot is used so that we can see her reaction, facial expressions and body language; which of course reflects her child-like nature.
After this dramatic scene, we see the workmen working again – however, this time they are happy. We see a rainbow which foreshadows that there is always light on the other side; pathetic fallacy promoting happiness. We can also hear the non-diegetic music of which sounds very jolly; with the workers being at peace and working with great pleasure and delight. This explores how Paul is in his prime and that maybe everything will get better as the long shots display his body language and props. All of which promote his contentment. This sudden happiness is a temporary fix to the permanent problem caused by the chaos Amy has created by her reckless actions.
Next, we see Amy planning on running away again – therefore further indicating her youth as only an immature child would think of running away as it is generally a silly thing to do. She gives teddy bears to her guardians, Paul and his partner, which is the extreme epitome of a child – every youngster has one at one point or another and this foreshadows her youth. We see Amy look in the mirror in a long short as she prepares to walk out of the room – foreshadowing her two characters; the ‘adult ‘ and the 16 year old child of whom she really is.
In the final scene, the workers routine of work returns – they become a bit sloppy, tired and unbothered which is again pathetic fallacy of the sadness that is soon to be endured as they are soon to find out that Amy has ran away again, which contrasts to the scene where everyone was generally happy and satisfied. The long shots display their carelessness and when faced with the news about her leaving, Paul seems very concerned and flabbergasted in a close up shot that further indicates his mature nature.
To conclude, the various characters ages are all addressed in many different ways due to the fact that their typical characteristics are affected greatly by mise-en-scene. We can see Amy as a very stupid, unexperienced and manipulative whilst the adults are very mature, caring and considerate although they are betrayed, disappointed and somewhat angry, just like a typical parent. We can see this in the various different shots, locations, facial expressions, props, body language and even the way things react around them. To summarise, age is discriminated against in many different ways in this clip as a whole and the mise-en-scene portrays this extreme discrimination.
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