A Level Media reading list and wider opportunities

 number 60 

page 5 


Notes                                                     Trolling 

Online trolling is, as this article implies, notoriously difficult to regulate. regulate. Social media owners who have neglected to address the problem have been accused by MPs of ‘commercial prostitution’.


                                                               Amy Winehouse

Technology often has a powerful impact on the research, representation and form of a documentary. 

Janis clips are archived on YouTube. Unlike Amy, the film’s director could not rely on a vast digital archive of clips, fan images and social media to help build an authentic representation of its subject.


                     


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Film & TV Language: Mise-en-scene recreation practical task

original scene  00:00 - 40 seconds  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn5SkCvPEYo recreation Costume Normal clothing , jeans and a jumper  Lighting dark room with a lamp  Actor placement, movement, expression concerned facial expressions after second ring  and a happy facial expression for the first conversation  Make-up and hair short blond hair  Props A Telephone  Setting A living Room Shot list  Shot 1.  close up of face whilst on the phone to show facial expressions and highlight the dialogue  Shot 2. over the shoulder shot as she walks away  shot 3. close up of the telephone as it rings again                                                                  evaluation  I am recreating the first 40 seconds from scream i will need to use multiple shots in order...
Read more

Film poster analysis

Image
                                                                    Blade Runner Binary Opposition : Man and Woman , light and dark , Human and futuristic ai  Genre : Action - gun, stern facial expressions, darker colors               sci fi -  futuristic buildings , flying vehicles  Codes :  Action - Action looks like its about to unfold                enigma - Mystery of who is the Hero ? why is he holding a gun ? Target audience : 18+ - Violence   Costume : looks like shoulder padding connotes protection/ violence (Man) Lighting : majority dark creates an Eerie tone and reinforces the action/Sci-Fi genre  Camera work : overlooking the city connotes some sort of higher power, close up on the main charac...
Read more

mise en scene blog task

Image
  1) Find a distinctive  still image  and write an analysis of the mise-en-scene. Use each of the aspects you've learned in the lesson. Costume : The character on the right is wearing professional clothing while the character isn't which could imply that he is his mentor . An imbalance of Power Actor : Both Characters Are sat next to each other and smiling implying they have a close relationship Lighting : low key lighting at the bottom and with their clothing  Setting : Outdoor on a bench connotes having a deep conversation with someone  2) Find  TWO  film or TV extracts on YouTube from different genres (e.g. horror, sci-fi, costume drama). Embed them in your blogpost and write a comparison of the mise-en-scene in each. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGZdoD7gYnE (the batman 2022) costume  - Big armoured Batman costume to keep himself safe from villains lighting   - Dark lighting to connotes to violence  props gun - reinforces the gen...
Read more