Film 4 Fact File

Film 4 Fact File

Editing example

Parallel editing is used to show that the boy and girl are related and have a strong relationship. We can see through the parallel editing that they lead very different teenage lives, showing binary opposite characters. She is coming home; rebelling against house rules and he has been in his own bed. This conforms to Levi Strauss' idea that all narratives have opposites. The two narrative threads come together as she reaches the window and the cut aways show that she relies on him to cover up for her.

Short takes are used in the scene to shows the protagonists morning routine, and throughout his workout. The compressed time used here allows us to see what we assume the protagonist does every morning. Many teenagers are self conscious and lead a hectic lifestyle, which is shown here during the montage. The workout shows he wants to keep fit and keep his image looking good, whilst the short takes show the speed of the workout which we can relate to the speed of a teenage life.

Sound example

The dialogue between the father and the son shows a reversal in audeince expectations. We see the father shouting and swearing at the teenager, which is normally something we would expect to hear from the teenager. The father's aggressive reaction to the diegetic rock music plays to the stereotype that teenagers play loud music and are inconsiderate to older people. His reaction also plays to the stereotype that teenagers frustrate their parents.

There are digetic sounds of two different alarms during this first scene, which both challenge the stereotypical view of teenagers. Firstly, the protagonists alarm goes off to wake him up, but we already see him in bed with his eyes wide open whilst his alarm goes off. Most people see teenagers as lazy, and the stereotypical view is that they sleep as much as they can. The second digetic alarm sound is one from the protagonists watch, which shows it's more personal to him and is a routine thing, as he opens his curtains to look at the naked woman across the road. This again challenges the stereotype of teenagers, as it shows the protagonists being organised and everything already planned out.

Camera examples

The idea that teenagers are curious about sex is reinforced through the over the sholder shot used when he is looking at the older woman getting dressed through the window over the road. The shot is hand held so that the audience can have the same experience as the teenage main character. The following close up shot shows a lack of expression suggesting that this is routine and he has become disaffected by the image. This conforms to the stereotype that teenagers' lives are surrounded by sex and it plays a big part of their life.

Another idea which is portrayed to us about the sterotypical view of teenagers staying out later drinking and partying is shown when we see the girl, who we assume is the protogonists sister, walking home looking scruffy in the morning. We see this when the track shot is used, coming out from behind the driveway. This shot shows how the girl is seen by others, and makes her look conscious that others are looking at her. This shot then turns into a long shot, so we can fully see the outfit she is wearing.

Mise En Scene example

The mise en scene of the protagonists bedroom challenges and conforms to stereotypical views about youth culture. The establishing shot suggests that the series targets a teenage audience and it will follow the life and experiences of a teenager. The duvet cover shown is of a double bed with a naked man and woman, suggesting that this age group is sexually charged. The protagonist is positioned in the middle of the two bodies suggesting that he is sexually inexperienced. It could also be suggesting that he is alone and confused about his sexuality, which conforms to teenage sterotypes.In this shot natural lighting is used to give a sense of realism so the teenage audience identifies with the life of the protagonist.

The mise en scene also challenges the view of a stereotypical teenager in this clip, as we see the protogonists bedroom very neat and tidy, and most people would think of a teenagers bedroom as a mess. We see this mainly when he opens his draw to get ready for the day ahead, all his t-shirts are very organised and neatly folded. This contrast his sister, another teenager, who we see not coming home until the morning, wearing scruffy clothes and having messed up hair.

Editing Terminology 1 to 4

My Boy Jack notes

Dialogue

• Short, formal conversation
• Poshly spoken - matches the characters
• Authentic - Deliberately old fashioned
• All rehearsed and realistic
• 'Sir' and last name shows relationships aren't strong

Sound

• Diagetic sound of clock
• Summery weather - jolly music
• Asynercryme 

Audience

• Primary audience would be older people due to war times
• Big star (Daniel Radcliffe) appears to mass audience
• Represents change in values from WW1
• Difficult if you weren't born into high class family

TV Drama - Genre

• Historical genre
• Music, costumes and props show the genre
• Stereotypical as its war time
• Daniel Radcliffe appeals to young audience rather than older

Characters and Performance

• Daniel Radcliffe is very well known
• Characters posh and rich
• A few are slightly snobby
• Realistic as its a true story
• Sequence is upper class and well educated
• White British
• Jack is less important due to fathers job

Narrative sequences

• Clock shows time passing by, narrative time
• Daniel Radcliffe suggests high value production
• Clock appears twice to show real time
• One off production drama

Backstory

• Drama premiere, WW1 England, 1914
• Language used, cars show this
• Non fiction character, good reputation
• Higher and lower classes

Mise en Scene

• Countryside and manor houses show typical England at this time
• Clothes and props traditional for this time period
• Bright sunny day represents mood
• Formal clothing eg. Suits
• Guards opening doors and gates - important place

Camera

• First shot is establishing show, wide shot
• Close ups of car and driver
• Mid shots used for realism and feelings
• Long shots and track shots for car
• Over the shoulder shot during conversations

Editing

• Close up of clock shows time passing
• Parallel editing shows two people doing different things
• Start says 'England 1914' - sets the time

Social Class

• Rolls Royce shows upper class
• Posh speech
• Suits
• Fade up on posh clock
• Extreme close up of second hand
• Lots of space (Countryside) shows freedom

The role of a website for a film company

• Promotion of the film
• Advertise new films
• Fan interaction - build a relationship
• Display awards and achievements
• Information about the company
• Contact deatils
• Development - new schemes and project
• Archive/catalogue of films
• General marketing and publicity

My Boy Jack - Audiences

The opening of My Boy Jack appeals to the audience through many different theories and concepts. Firstly it can be used as a form of escapism. TV is one of the greatest forms of escapism for an audience, and this one-off drama will engage the audiences attention, helping them to forget about any worries or problems in their daily life.
Audience pleasures are also brought to the audiences attention in this opening scene, as emotional pleasure come in when you realise the different classes of people that there was at this time. The looking down on somebody as there father isn't as upper class as his shows what the different classes of people though of each other.
The father and son relationship shows the social demographics involved in this TV drama. and this shows a sense of realism so the audience in similar situations will be able to relate to this.

Audiences in Media

Exam Content

The 4 areas of my exam-

Mise-en-scene: (everything in the scene)
Props
Costumes
Lighting (back, key, fill)
Character
Body language Setting
Colour
Denotation/connotation
Iconography
Stereotypes (does it challenge Tessa Perkins theory?)

Camera:
Angles
Movements
Framing (positioning)
Focus

Editing:
Transitions
Effects
Speed/pace
Length of frames
Continuity
Shot reverse shot
180 Rule
Narrative time (screen, subjective, compressed, long take, simultaneous, replay, flash forward/back, ambitious)
Narrative theory (Todorov, Barthes, Propp, Levi Strauss, Enigma/action codes)

Sound:
Diegetic/non diegetic sound
Contrapunctual
Parallel
Bridges

Hollywood Essay

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Success Criteria

Success Criteria

Overall - /50

Explanation/Analysis/Argument - /20

- Show understanding of task
- Relevant to the set question
- Knowledge of technical aspects
- Understand why the technical aspect is used

Use of Examples - /20

- A range
- Frequent
- Relevance/Appropriate
- Focus on question
- Examples from each technical area

Use of Terminology - /10

- Accurate use
- Well structured
- Frequent
- Complex
- Appropriate technical terminology
- Correct spelling, punctuation and grammar

Narrative Patterns in Genre

Narrative Patterns in Genre

Film Editing

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Narrative Time

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Camera Movements

Track - Moving the camera itself towards or away from the subject, or to follow a moving subject. Camera is often run on a small track to follow the action of characters http://www.tubechop.com/watch/210296

Pan - The camera stays in the same place but pivots acrossing the screen to stay with the action http://www.tubechop.com/watch/210278

Tilt - Putting the camera up or down to produce a high or low angle http://www.tubechop.com/watch/210293

Arc - Moving the camera in an arc around the subject

Crane shot - When the camera is place higher above the action, camera looks directionly down on the scene http://www.tubechop.com/watch/210288

Aerial shot - Usually taken in a plane or helicopter, aerial support and gives greater height than a crane

Apocalypse Now - Sound Analysis

At the beginning of the Apocalypse Now video, we instantly get an on-scene diegetic sound, with the noise of the propellers from the helicopter spinning around, and the sound getting slightly louder as the propellers get quicker. As they helicopters leave and start flying above the trees, music from off the scene becomes involved, and this is a contrapuntal sound, as it isn't relevant to what is happening in the scene.
A short while later in the time 3:33, music starts again but this time its a parallel sound, as the music starts of slow as the helicopters come together in preparation to attack the oncoming land. During the attack, many disoriented sounds are heard, as you quietly hear people shouting and screaming off the scene, and hearing bombs exploding either far away so the sound is quiet and muffled, or on the actual screen so the sound is much louder.

Camera Angle Grid

Media Camera

Tessa Perkins - Stereotypes

To what extent do you agree with Tessa Perkins' 5 assumptions? Explain your anbswers and refer to stereotypes in TV drama.

Tessa Perkins believes that:
• Stereotypes are not always negative (e.g. 'The French are good cooks').
• They are not always about minority groups or the less powerful ( e.g. 'upper class twits').
• They can be held about one's own group.
• They are not rigid or unchanging ( e.g. the "cloth cap worker of the 1950's became the
1980's 'consumerist home-owner who holidays in Spain').
• They are not always false

Tessa Perkins first assumption is something that I would definitely agree with. Most people do see stereotypes as being against a group of people doing something that is in the wrong, but that's not the case in all circumstances. For example in many children's films or TV shows, a prince is normally always stereotyped as being a tall, dark, handsome man who you can always rely on to save another character. This type of stereotyping is clearly a positive, proving that Tessa Perkins first assumption is true.

I also agree with Tessa Perkins second assumption of 'they are not always minority groups or the less powerful that get stereotyped. I can agree with this because countries a lot of the time stereotype other countries, as in Americans always being obese, or English always drinking tea and wearing posh clothes, which clearly would be for the upper class people in the country. Relating to a TV drama, someone like Janine Butcher in Eastenders, who inherited a lot of money from passed away relatives became upper class but still gets stereotyped as a snobby, stuck-up woman that not many people around the square like that much.

Tessa's assumption could also be stated correct for the point she made of 'stereotypes can be made about ones own group.' I say this because not every stereotype is seen as something offensive or in the wrong, groups of friend can use stereotyping as a sense of humor, or something that isn't taken to heart. Relating to TV, in the film Kick-Ass, the three main characters Dave, Marty and Todd all admit that they aren't the cool kids in school and all have a lack of social life. This stereotype is between a group of close friends, and is something that isn't taken offensively.

I disagree with Tessa's fourth assumption that stereotypes haven't changed through time, mainly because a lot of stereotypes are based on what a person or a certain group of people are wearing, and fashion has changed and is changing a ridiculous amount each decade. At the beginning of the 20th century, the poor were seen as people who worked all day and night and earnt very little money, whilst the rich were seen as snobs that only socialised with other rich people. In the 21st century, all different kinds of people socialise and earn different amounts of money depending on what they do, and no wage is unfair. Also, in the past few years many groups of youths have been associated with being called 'chavs', this term instantly gives a person or group a bad name, and makes others think very little of them, and that they're out to steel or cause trouble.

Finally, Tessa Perkins assumption of 'Stereotypes are not always false' in some sense is true, but only in one or two circumstances. For example in superhero movies such as Spiderman, Superman and Batman, the main character is stereotyped as being the character who saves the day, and always turns out the hero at the end of the film. This is a stereotype which is not false. But in most situations stereotypes are false, about things such as countries and certain groups of people. Not all Americans are fat, not all French people are good cooks and can paint, and not everybody in Scotland eat haggis and wear kilts! So Tessa's final assumption can be seen as true to a certain extent

Introduction of Sound

Introduction Of Sound In Film on Prezi

Gloassary

High Production Values - This is the total cost of everything in the film, also called the 'High Budget' which includes the spending on special effects, actors, locations, new technology and buying a good script

Blockbuster - In this case a film, which has a widespread popularity and achieves an enourmous sale

Above The Line Cost - Production costs related to story and script, producer, director and stars

Below The Line Cost - Money spent on the physical production of the film eg. equipment, settings, food and drink, location

Media Canglomerate - A media conglomerate describes companies that own large numbers of companies in various mass media such as television, radio, publishing, movies and internet.

Subsidery - A company controlled by a holding company

Warner Bros

Denotation and Connotation

Denotation: Refers to the literal meaing of the word, the 'dictionary definition.'
Connotation: The different layers of the meaning, relating to certain words.

Mise-En-Scene

The hangover is a comedy film. This particular picture is set on top of the roof of Ceasars Palace in Las Vegas. The people shown in the picture are the four main characters throughout the film, and this image is them raising a drink before there big night out to celebrate Dougs wedding.
The costume and make-up in this picture is all pretty simple. 3 of the characters are wearing going out where as expected, however the joker/simple guy of the group is wearing an outfit which matches his personality, along with his 'satchel'.
There is no major expressions that we can see on the characters faces from this picture. However, the movement of the arms of the characters show that they are all good friends, and are all celebrating something important. Facial expressions from a distance are difficult to tell from a distance, but you can still tell that there is no major upset at this moment in time in the film.
There is no major key lighting from the picture, however the low key lighting coming from the buildings in the background, and the lighting coming from the top of the roof which the characters are standing on make the characters stand out more, as the lighting is all pointed towards them.
The position of the frame from this picture is a mid shot, showing the top half of the characters. This shot lets you get to know the characters as you can see there clothes and what they are doing, and also lets the background picture be seen. Also, the buildings in the background of the shot make it more appealing, as they are buildings in Las Vegas which would be known by many viewers.

Understanding Film Making

1. The Idea
2. Development Finance
3. Script Development
4. Packaging
5. Financing
6. Pre-Production
7. The Shoot
8. Post-Production
9. Sales
10. Marketing
11. Exhibition
12. Other Windows

Conclusion of survey

Conclusion to class survey
The majority of films watched by the students in our class choose to watch films that are either comedy or action, this is because the target audience for these sort of films is people of our age.
You can also take from the survey that American films seemed to be most popular, mainly because these productions have larger budgets and attract bigger stars to appear in them.
Depending on the stars in the film affects the choice of viewing due to the fact people would rather watch films with actors they have previously seen and enjoyed.
Something else that we could draw from our survey is that certain ways of generating interest gets the attention of the students in our class. The main being trailers on television, youtube, and cinema. Also through word of mouth.
The films being watched by our Media class have a target audience for people of our age. This is the case because the content of these films is directed at our age category.
The most popular way of watching films seemed to be at the cinema. However due to the fact of it being the summer holidays, people would probably have more time to use the cinema whereas usually they would watch on DVD or downloads (Ilegally/Legally).

Pros and cons to different ways of watching films
The students in our class raised many points of why different ways of watching the films are better or worse. The majority of people say that the experience of going to the cinema adds extra quality to the film than it would watching any other way. On the other hand, distractions in the theatre can take away enjoyment from the film. Also, the price of cinema tickets can be a put off for some people.
A few students say that they often download movies from the internet. An obvious flaw to this would be the overall quality of the picture/sound. However, not having to pay for the film and sometimes getting pre-release viewings seem to be very appealing to these students.
When discussing watching films on DVD/TV it was clear to see that a positive was being able to pause when wanted, fast forward adverts and adjust volume accordingly. To contrast, the students raised the point that watching films at home sometimes does not have the same atmosphere as the cinema. Also, the costs of some DVDs seemed to cause problems throughout the class.

Key Definitions

Production - The concept of the film is developed from ideas, to script, to filming to editing

Marketing - Publicity for the film in all countries of release to create interest/hype in the lead up to theatrical release

Distribution - Supplying the product/film to cinemas in hardware/software

Exhibition - The showing of film to audiences

Media Work