Kick-Ass on Prezi

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