tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42995071219792392632024-02-06T19:19:32.315-08:00A Level Media with Jasmine Ali A media blog, filled with media related stuff, presented in different media ways... For A-Level Media at Coombe Sixth Form.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15047597729439054278noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299507121979239263.post-80938488474723207302015-05-12T01:14:00.000-07:002015-05-12T01:23:46.435-07:00Final Piece- LOCKED<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/z84hUg0UwMg" width="560"></iframe><br />
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Overall, I am very satisfied with our AS Media Studies short film- the experience was not only jam packed with learning new things, but it was also a lot of fun to film!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15047597729439054278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299507121979239263.post-79896277588034989042015-04-13T04:04:00.000-07:002015-05-12T01:18:16.896-07:00Evaluation: Question 7<strong><u>Looking Back At Your Preliminary Task, What Do You Feel You Have Learnt In The Progression From It To The Full Product?</u></strong><br />
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The music seems to louden drastically while I talk at around 1:37, so you cannot hear when I say, "which could create suspense and tension."Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15047597729439054278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299507121979239263.post-51041990988923679642015-04-03T03:49:00.000-07:002015-05-12T01:17:47.322-07:00Evaluation: Question 5(video)<br />
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Like I discussed in Question 4, our audience likes to live life 'on the edge', and they like to do things that give them an adrenaline rush. I took this into account when thinking of ways as to how to attract our mass audience to see our film, and how our opening sequence could do so. I looked at ways as to how my film can appeal to our mass audience on a personal scale, as well as on a media language scale.<br />
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Firstly, my protagonist is a similar age to our mass audience (my mass audience is students) I displayed her student status by making her study. This is so that the mass audience can distinguish a common ground with her, and will therefore start to make a primary connection through that.<br />
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My film is aimed at young people who watch horror movies, such as Silent Hill, Paranormal Activity, Scream, and etc. Because my film is a psychological horror, our audience will therefore be interested, due to the fact that they are most likely horror movie fanatics.<br />
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My film conforms to the expectations of the horror movie opening sequence schema. The sequence has started with the Female Victim- the character who is first affected by the antagonist.<br />
The build up of enigma, and the suspense that is built up before the protagonist's 'death' is shown via running monologues and continuity editing, in order to give the viewer clear understanding of what is going on, but at the same time, being precautious as to ensure that too much information isn't given away (for example, the argument of whether the antagonist is human or not, due to their supernatural ability to disappear).<br />
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Our target audience is young people of both genders, aged 15-25, who like watching psychological horror movies.
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The age of our target mass audience is teenagers, aged 15-25 years old. One reason for this is because protagonist within the same age demographic; she is 17 years old. This means that the audience is able to relate to her, and therefore, will sympathise and make a primary connection with her, as she is the main character.
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Our audience are interested in the broadened range of the genre of horror movies. They watch horrors such as Black Swan (2010), The Ring (2002) and Silent Hill (2006). They like the feeling of being ‘on the edge’ and love the adrenaline rush when the unexpected hits them. They are wired to psychological horrors to experience and enjoy the high levels of psychological arousal.
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Our age demographic like to live life ‘on the edge’. They are almost daredevil like, as they like to experience things that give them a sense of adventure- things that give them an adrenaline rush, just like the feeling a psychological horror gives them. For instance, they are fans of roller-coasters, skydiving, and extreme sporting activates, such as rock climbing.
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Our age demographic earns disposable income, so they can afford to go to the cinema to watch films. However, because they are young, they do have modern and alternative ways to watching films, such as YouTube, Netflix, Blu-Ray, Sky Movies, iTunes and game consoles.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15047597729439054278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299507121979239263.post-48202953081796099142015-03-26T02:03:00.000-07:002015-05-12T01:16:47.507-07:00Evaluation: Question 3<strong><u>What Kind Of Media Institution Might Distribute Your Media Product And why?</u></strong><br />
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- Fast pace cuts to represent the surreal action taking place within the movie. <br />
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- Overall, it creates a lot of enigma.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15047597729439054278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299507121979239263.post-89704409371796212402015-02-25T11:12:00.001-08:002015-03-15T07:30:24.735-07:00Who is our Target Audience? The typical target audience or Psychological Horror are people who are interested in the thrill from the adrenaline rush from the fear that is meant to be portrayed in these movies. the usual age demographic is teenagers and young adults ranging from about 15-30 years old, but that doesn't necessarily mean that people younger or older than those ages cannot enjoy them too. Psychological Horrors appeals to both gender demographics because it is not aimed at any specific gender- alternatively it is focused on allowing the audience to experiment with their fears and emotions. Stereotypically, men enjoy the gore and violence, while women enjoy the suspense and entertainment.<br />
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The film will normally used detailed plots with events that get the audience thinking or on the edge of their seats that includes plot twists the the fear of the film.<br />
Most horror films are reviewed negatively due to the reviews being written by an older audience. However, if a teenager were to review it, the review would be more well done. This is due to the film being targeted at that specific audience.<br />
Films such as "Final Destination" are popular amongst teenagers because it appeals to them, due to the fact that the focus, in those films, is focused on young adult life. <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span class="5yl5" style="font-size: small;">2) I go to the cinema or rent DVDs from my
local library </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span class="5yl5" style="font-size: small;">3) My favourite film is...umm... I don't
have one! I guess the Avengers is pretty good. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span class="5yl5" style="font-size: small;">4) The fight scenes and the characters </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span class="5yl5" style="font-size: small;">5) I don't watch psychological horror
films, but I guess they should involve scenarios that are terrifyingly close to
real life situations </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span class="5yl5" style="font-size: small;">6) If I was your character, I would try and
do things that weren't in my dream to prevent getting murdered. For example, if
I dreamt I went to the library to hide, instead I would go somewhere else</span><span style="font-size: small;">.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="_5yl5" data-reactid=".2u.$mid=11424893405908=24934a226787fc56f39.2:0.0.0.0.0"><span data-reactid=".2u.$mid=11424893405908=24934a226787fc56f39.2:0.0.0.0.0.0">Questionnaire </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="_5yl5" data-reactid=".2u.$mid=11424893405908=24934a226787fc56f39.2:0.0.0.0.0"><span data-reactid=".2u.$mid=11424893405908=24934a226787fc56f39.2:0.0.0.0.0.0">Name: Hannah Woollaston </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="_5yl5" data-reactid=".2u.$mid=11424893405908=24934a226787fc56f39.2:0.0.0.0.0"><span data-reactid=".2u.$mid=11424893405908=24934a226787fc56f39.2:0.0.0.0.0.0"> Age: 17 </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="_5yl5" data-reactid=".2u.$mid=11424893405908=24934a226787fc56f39.2:0.0.0.0.0"><span data-reactid=".2u.$mid=11424893405908=24934a226787fc56f39.2:0.0.0.0.0.0"><i>1) What is your favourite movie genre?</i> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="_5yl5" data-reactid=".2u.$mid=11424893405908=24934a226787fc56f39.2:0.0.0.0.0"><span data-reactid=".2u.$mid=11424893405908=24934a226787fc56f39.2:0.0.0.0.0.0">Comedy and action adventure </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="_5yl5" data-reactid=".2u.$mid=11424893405908=24934a226787fc56f39.2:0.0.0.0.0"><span data-reactid=".2u.$mid=11424893405908=24934a226787fc56f39.2:0.0.0.0.0.0"><i>2) How do you watch films? (Cinema? Netflix? Sky+?)</i> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="_5yl5" data-reactid=".2u.$mid=11424893405908=24934a226787fc56f39.2:0.0.0.0.0"><span data-reactid=".2u.$mid=11424893405908=24934a226787fc56f39.2:0.0.0.0.0.0">Cinema and freeview </span></span></span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="_5yl5" data-reactid=".2u.$mid=11424893405908=24934a226787fc56f39.2:0.0.0.0.0"><span data-reactid=".2u.$mid=11424893405908=24934a226787fc56f39.2:0.0.0.0.0.0">3) What is your favourite film? </span></span></span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="_5yl5" data-reactid=".2u.$mid=11424893405908=24934a226787fc56f39.2:0.0.0.0.0"><span data-reactid=".2u.$mid=11424893405908=24934a226787fc56f39.2:0.0.0.0.0.0">Kingsman </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="_5yl5" data-reactid=".2u.$mid=11424893405908=24934a226787fc56f39.2:0.0.0.0.0"><span data-reactid=".2u.$mid=11424893405908=24934a226787fc56f39.2:0.0.0.0.0.0"><i>4) What do you like most about your favourite film? </i></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="_5yl5" data-reactid=".2u.$mid=11424893405908=24934a226787fc56f39.2:0.0.0.0.0"><span data-reactid=".2u.$mid=11424893405908=24934a226787fc56f39.2:0.0.0.0.0.0"> It was funny but was also overall a good story and the charcters were
believable and you felt what they felt as the actors were good. I also
like the fact that the story developed at an approptiate pace, it didn’t
skip parts and made it confusing, but it didn’t spend too long on
something that really could have happened/been explained in 5 minutes </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="_5yl5" data-reactid=".2u.$mid=11424893405908=24934a226787fc56f39.2:0.0.0.0.0"><span data-reactid=".2u.$mid=11424893405908=24934a226787fc56f39.2:0.0.0.0.0.0"><i>5) What do you think psychological horror films should involve?</i> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="_5yl5" data-reactid=".2u.$mid=11424893405908=24934a226787fc56f39.2:0.0.0.0.0"><span data-reactid=".2u.$mid=11424893405908=24934a226787fc56f39.2:0.0.0.0.0.0">I don’t know very much about psychological horror films but it should be
believable, as it isn’t going to scare them is its ridiculously
unrealistic (and may even be funny). I think it should also be scary,
but not by jump scares, maybe creepy or strange (as I know of a film
called ‘the one hour photograph’ where a photo developer has been
developing this family’s photos for a long time, and has got to know the
mother and the son quite well, but he keeps copies for himself. I’ve
never seen it though, but perhaps it is scary as it could actually
happen and without someone knowing) </span></span></span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="_5yl5" data-reactid=".2u.$mid=11424893405908=24934a226787fc56f39.2:0.0.0.0.0"><span data-reactid=".2u.$mid=11424893405908=24934a226787fc56f39.2:0.0.0.0.0.0">6) How would you feel if you were the main character of our film plot? </span></span></span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="_5yl5" data-reactid=".2u.$mid=11424893405908=24934a226787fc56f39.2:0.0.0.0.0"><span data-reactid=".2u.$mid=11424893405908=24934a226787fc56f39.2:0.0.0.0.0.0">I would feel scared and regret staying to study late when hearing the
suspicious things. But then when I wake up I would feel relieved that I
was still alive (as all the studying didn’t go to waste!) and want to
exit the school as soon as possible. But then when I start hearing
suspicious things just like the dream I would be confused and feel a
sense of déjà vu that the situation is actually happening (and maybe a
sense of the supernatural having been able to foresee what was going to
happen) and probably then regret knowing I am going to be killed and
that my last moments were spent in school instead of seeing family or
friends. I’m not too sure, but also feel sorry for whover discovers my
body the following morning (assuming it doesn’t take place on a Friday
evening)</span></span> </span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15047597729439054278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299507121979239263.post-69087652689078421272015-01-28T03:00:00.000-08:002015-03-24T05:59:40.559-07:00Planning Our Own Opening Sequence<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL8OiFeeZzTrpsrot1EgQ27LloeI3hJHSm5rwqaqnJ3wF0SOOv3k60yX6vzEzFLn2XqgpTfyxNJZVUiqdGXVueBxFe-ax-ZFQBolycnzeNXHH2fHFyfjJy4pkz6YkH65dfncu98r0RJcQ/s1600/shotgun.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL8OiFeeZzTrpsrot1EgQ27LloeI3hJHSm5rwqaqnJ3wF0SOOv3k60yX6vzEzFLn2XqgpTfyxNJZVUiqdGXVueBxFe-ax-ZFQBolycnzeNXHH2fHFyfjJy4pkz6YkH65dfncu98r0RJcQ/s1600/shotgun.png" height="320" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This screen-grab was taken from our <a href="http://shotgunproductions.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">group blog</a>. This is only the storyboard, and not a script, due to the fact that there is no real dialogue our opening sequence when we planned the opening sequence. We added in a voiceover at short notice. </td></tr>
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<u><b>The Voiceover's dialogue:</b></u></div>
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The voiceover was all done by the main actor of our short film, because it is a flashback of her memory, therefore it is in her point of view. </div>
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<b>(The very beginning, when we are first shown her face):</b></div>
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"February 13th. it was Friday after school. I was studying English in an empty science room, just because they're always quiet. I didn't realise how late it was. It all started with a knock."</div>
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<b>(Later one, when she turns around after running out of the building"):</b></div>
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"Someone was <i>defiantly</i> following me."</div>
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<b>(Very last scene):</b></div>
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"I thought I was dead. But that was just the beginning."</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15047597729439054278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299507121979239263.post-29242742983512598342015-01-26T02:52:00.000-08:002015-03-24T05:59:19.225-07:00Production Credits<h2>
<span class="mw-headline" id="Common_opening_credits_order"><u>The Most Common Opening Credits Order</u></span></h2>
While there are many ways in which production credits can be presented, most opening credits use some variation of this basic order.<sup> </sup><br />
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<li><b>(NAME OF THE STUDIO)</b></li>
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<dl><dd>Name of the studio distributed the film. (For instance, Walt Disney Pictures, Columbia, Lions Gate, Universal, etc.).</dd></dl>
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<li><b>(NAME OF THE PRODUCTION COMPANY)</b></li>
</ul>
<dl><dd>Name of the production company that actually made the film. You can also put the name of the investment groups or companies that financed a significant amount to the film (usually credited as "in association with" or "A (studio name) production.").</dd></dl>
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<li><b>POSSESSORY CREDIT/S</b></li>
</ul>
<dl><dd>The primary artistic credit of the film. This is, generally, the film director. Sometimes the producer or writer is specified too. This is normally credited as "A film by (name)" or "A (name) film". It is sometimes placed before a title. (E.g. "<a href="http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/psycho/" target="_blank">Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho</a>").</dd></dl>
<ul>
<li><b>STARRING</b></li>
</ul>
<dl><dd>Main actors (Occasionally, the stars' and director's credits will be reversed, depending on the star's deal with the studio. In some cases, as in the Rodgers and Hammerstein films, or, like in many Disney films, the title of the film will be shown before the names of the actors. Sometimes, as in many of Cannon's films, the name(s) of the principal actor(s) will be shown before the name(s) of the producer(s), i.e. "The Cannon Group presents X in a Golan-Globus production of a Y film").</dd></dl>
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<li><b>(FILM'S TITLE)</b></li>
</ul>
<dl><dd>Name of the film.</dd></dl>
<ul>
<li><b>FEATURING</b></li>
</ul>
<dl><dd>Featured actors.</dd></dl>
<ul>
<li><b>CASTING</b> or <b>CASTING BY</b></li>
</ul>
<dl><dd>Casting director.</dd></dl>
<ul>
<li><b>MUSIC</b> or <b>MUSIC COMPOSED BY</b> or <b>ORIGINAL SCORE BY</b></li>
</ul>
<dl><dd>Composer of music.</dd></dl>
<ul>
<li><b>PRODUCTION DESIGN</b> or <b>PRODUCTION DESIGNER</b></li>
</ul>
<dl><dd>Production designer.</dd></dl>
As a variation some of the below may be noted:<br />
<ul>
<li><i>SET DESIGN</i></li>
<li><i>COSTUMES</i> or <i>COSTUMES BY</i> or <i>GOWNS</i> (not so common now, as this specification was used in older movies)</li>
<li><i>HAIRDRESSER</i></li>
<li><i>MAKE-UP ARTIST</i></li>
<li><i>SOUND RECORDING</i> (not so common now, as this specification was used in older movies)</li>
<li><i>VISUAL EFFECTS DIRECTOR</i> or <i>VISUAL EFFECTS BY</i></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><b>EDITOR</b> or <b>EDITED BY</b></li>
</ul>
<dl><dd>Editor.</dd></dl>
<ul>
<li><b>DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY</b></li>
</ul>
<dl><dd>Director of photography.</dd></dl>
<ul>
<li><b>PRODUCER</b> or <b>PRODUCED BY</b>, <b>EXECUTIVE PRODUCER</b></li>
</ul>
<dl><dd>Producers, co-producers, executive producers, (credited as 'also produced by') Often, though, the name of the producer will be the next-to-last opening credit, just before the director's name is shown.</dd></dl>
<ul>
<li><b>BASED ON THE BOOK</b> <b>(PLAY, GRAPHIC NOVEL etc.) BY</b> or <b>FROM A PLAY/BOOK BY</b> (older movies)</li>
</ul>
<dl><dd>If based on a book or other literary work.</dd></dl>
<ul>
<li><b>BASED ON THE CHARACTERS BY</b> or <b>BASED ON THE CHARACTERS CREATED BY</b></li>
</ul>
<dl><dd>If based on characters from a book or other media.</dd></dl>
<ul>
<li><b>(SCREEN) STORY</b> or <b>STORY BY</b></li>
</ul>
<dl><dd>Person responsible for writing the story on which the script is based. This is credited, "story by" and is the first screenplay credit to appear, unless the script made significant changes to the story.</dd></dl>
<ul>
<li><b>WRITER(S)</b> or <b>WRITTEN BY</b> or <b>SCREENPLAY</b> or <b>SCREENPLAY BY</b></li>
</ul>
<dl><dd>Screenplay writers. </dd></dl>
<ul>
<li><b>DIRECTOR</b> or <b>DIRECTED BY</b></li>
</ul>
<dl><dd>Director. </dd></dl>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15047597729439054278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299507121979239263.post-39066090100988203642015-01-16T07:20:00.000-08:002015-01-28T10:39:36.736-08:00Opening Credits to 'Titanic' (1997)<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/xtVyu-A3vkY" width="360"></iframe><br />
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Overall: The opening titles to 'Titanic' gives out an older, historic vibe overall. This is determined using a sepia filter to give it an old fashioned effect- as if to say that the footage was actually taken then (<b>context of production</b>- the video editor is trying to re-create the effect of 'olden day', non-coloured footage; colour in films was developed during the period of 1903-1935, so this was around about the same time as the actual Titanic event, [which happened in 1912.]).<br />
The non-diegetic sets the mood for the entire movie- sad. It has this effect because uses mellow instruments, and a soft, gentle, beautiful voice. This opening sequence would not have the same hard hitting effect as it does, if the music was loud, boisterous, and in the genre of Rock 'n' Roll.<br />
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Titles: <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The colour white is used to stand out so that it is visible for the audience to see, but it is also used to blend in with the sepia effect. You could also say that the colour white symbolises clouds, or heaven to represent the innocent souls that lost their lives in the event. The text is used as a tribute.</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15047597729439054278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299507121979239263.post-25473746280254171792014-12-19T06:53:00.000-08:002015-03-24T06:00:00.460-07:00Se7en Opening Sequence- AnalysisClick <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEZK7mJoPLY" target="_blank">here</a> to watch the opening sequence.<br />
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<b>Overview on "Se7en":</b><br />
- Distributor: New Line Cinema<br />
- The opening sequence of Se7en gives the audience an insight into the film- it introduces the character of the killer (John Doe, played by Kevin Spacey). It also hints at the storyline.<br />
- The title designer, Kyle Cooper, and director, David Fincher, sets the atmosphere of Se7en, as the disturbing film that it is, through their choice of shot and titles.<br />
- Due to the horror/thriller genre, it is based at an audience of young adults. <br />
- Se7en is a well known psychological thriller with horror elements, and I feel like this opening sequence is a great example for me to use, to create the base of my own physiological horror film. I do however know that in order to meet the marketing criteria, I will need to involve a range of shots and movement within my title sequence. <br />
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<b>Genre:</b><br />
- The introduction of the extreme close-up of hand the dark lighting immediately enforces and horror genre, due to the audience not being able to fully identify the character. This adds mystery and enigma to the opening sequence and makes the audience want to know more about the protagonist. <br />
- The tone is quite sinister, due tot het use of Mise-En-Scene. Examples of this include crossing out children's faces. <br />
- The title of the film also highlights that it is a horror film, by it's disoriented look, giving the impression that the audience is looking through the eyes of a psychopath. <br />
- The opening sequence is edited with jump cuts and sudden movements which shocks the audience, putting them 'on the edge', therefore enforcing the thriller genre.<br />
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<b>Themes and Typography:</b><br />
The colours chosen at the beginning are dark, and dim lit, creating the mood and the atmosphere. The typography, used to display the names, are in a handwritten/graffiti font, to give it a distorted and abstract feel. It then gains a shadow, as it transitions to the next shot. This creates an disturbing and uncomfortable feeling for the audience, however it is not off-putting because the film is aimed at young, thriller-lovers.<br />
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<b>Shots:</b><br />
- The shots of the title sequence are a few seconds frames with quick cutaways, for focusing on one particular area. This makes the audience feel uneasy, as they feel like they are seeing something that they shouldn't be seeing.<br />
- This creates the impression that they are witnessing the preparation of the action, which foreshadows what happens in the film.<br />
- Another main focus is extreme close-ups onto objects. This limits the audience's vision, creating enigma.<br />
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<b>Shot types:</b><br />
The opening sequence is made up of many extreme close ups that work together to create a montage. This is effective at intriguing the audience by providing them with detail and distancing them by not showing any wider shots, that will give them more information about the character. This can be effective at creating a tense atmosphere for an audience by showing minimal full length character shots. This inspires me to vary the amount of shots in my film, as well as using mise-en-scene to create an uncomfortable feel. <br />
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<b>Mise-En-Scene:</b><br />
- The opening sequence is full of unusual and creepy mise-en-scene, such as pictures of victim's faces being rubbed out by black marker pens. Straight away, this makes the audience feel a sense of discomfort.<br />
- The audience is exposed to the word 'God' being cut out of a dollar bill/ This hints that the character believes in God.<br />
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<b>Editing & Colour:</b><br />
The editing that went into the opening sequence lasted five weeks compared to the two days it was shot over. This can be seen because of how advanced the editing is, with the use of dissolving transitions. This makes the audience feel disjointed. <br />
The colour used is a washed-out grey-tone. These dull connotations, combined with flashes of red which appear randomly, give the sense that there is a lot of violence in the film.<br />
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<b>Music:</b><br />
The music chosen and used by Howard Shore is a remix of Nine Inch who are known for their association with dark and gruesome imagery. The music is gritty and reflects the overall disterbing tone of the film. As the msic increases in tempo. the random images begin to flash and pop up more frequently, making them difficult to follow. Ths creates a sense of urgency. The effect of repetition of some images creates a feel of unease and disorganisation. The disturbing sound effects (for instance, the nails scratching on a chalk board) conveys an unnatural atmosphere, which makes the audience feel uncomfortable.<br />
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<b>Characters:</b><br />
There are minimal shots of characters in the opening sequence. In doing this, the audience is alienated, as enigma is created due to the limited shots of character. This is effective because it adds more suspense and tension, which is what a horror/thriller should do.<br />
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<b>Credits:</b><br />
The titles appear distorted and flash onto the screen. This creates the a psychotic feel.<br />
The protagonist's credits (John Doe played by Kevin Spacey) does not appear, which conveys the mystery behind the villain because the audience has limited information. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15047597729439054278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299507121979239263.post-85308185022483493032014-12-16T02:00:00.002-08:002015-03-21T10:15:44.283-07:00The Butterfly Effect Opening Sequence<u><b>Opening Sequences</b></u><br />
Sequence 1: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yyvoBSiP3s">The Butterfly Effect Opening Sequence</a><br />
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<b>How is genre introduced? </b><br />
The non-diegetic background music, more than anything else, represents the genre. However, the music does conotate with the text, even though the opening sequence is just credits. The text does somehow indicate part of the genre. <br />
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<b>0:00 - 0:07</b>; It tells us who the producers of the film are. The text flickers, which gives the sense that the motive isn't clear. As we find out, the flickering is iconic because it gives us an insight of the main character's main problem- He finds it difficult to remember thing, so his thoughts are always flickering about, and therefore aren't clear. Therefore, the opening sequence is representative of the main character.<br />
The music is also very dramatic, and it gets creepy once we get to the notepad part of the credits. The text creates enigma because the first piece of text you see on the notepad is "how do i fix it?!" and "you never lost me." This will make the audience ask questions, which will be answered, eventually, in the film.<br />
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<b>0:08 - 0:13</b>; We find out that this is an Ashton Kutcher movie. The music stays the same, giving it the same feel as before.<br />
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<b>0:19 - 0:23</b>; A new transition is used after we get introduced to "Amy Smart & Melora Walters"- they fizz out. (This is also representative because the main character subconsciously, fizzes out important memories, so he can't remember.) This may imply that she is a victim of what happens in the movie- maybe thanks to his mental well being?<br />
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<b>0:24 - 0:28</b>; We see a new piece of text, "do i have the power to heal them?" which creates more enigma. "Power? Power to control who?" <br />
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<b>0:31 - 0:40</b>; "I WILL COME BACK FOR YOU" is repeated, and then faded. This may give the impression that the character writing the credits is almost psycho-like? "took my shirt off' is repeated too- egotistical? <br />
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<b>0:41 - End</b>; We get the name of the movie.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The reason why this opening sequence is psychological horror, and not <i>just </i>horror is because the music messes with your head. You think something is going to happen, when really, nothing actually does. <span style="font-size: small;">This is why the <span style="font-size: small;">certificate on thi<span style="font-size: small;">s</span> film is 15+.</span></span> </span><br />
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For my coursework, me and three others produced a preliminary sequence, known as 'Feed The Fish'. We had to test our knowledge and understanding of what we've learnt this term (about camera angles, camera movements and editing) and display them in a production. <br />
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I thought that the way we used a <b>range of shots</b> to attempt to create a sense of <b>enigma & tension</b> was good, considering that it was our first production. I also like the way we used music to determine the <b>genre</b>.<br />
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<u><span style="background-color: yellow;">Even Better If...? <b>(EBI)</b></span></u><br />
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Firstly, I feel like we could have used a <b>tripod </b>to limit the shakiness (and the handheld effect) of some of the footage.<br />
Secondly, I feel like we could have made the <b>quality of the shots</b> better. For example, we could have <i>got down</i> on the floor and filmed the girl walking outside as opposed to just <i>standing</i> and tracking. Laying down would have brought the focus more onto the feet walking, as well as limiting information as to where the girl is. It would've created more enigma.<br />
Thirdly, I feel like we could have shot <b>close ups</b> of her face as she was coming up to the 'room' to create tension.<br />
Fourthly, if we were able to do this again, is that we could have used <b>lighting</b> to create enigma. We could have filtered it on the video editor (Premiere Pro) if we were unable to create the effect when actually shooting it. We could have make the lighting darker to create the sense of thriller.<br />
We could have also <b>emphasised diegetic sound</b> to make it sound realistic, as well as overlapping it with non-diegetic background music. We could have got sound effects. <br />
Also, we could have stuck to a <b>schedule</b> in order to complete the task in a prompt manner, which would have allowed us to gain more time for editing. </div>
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<strong>Typography elements:</strong></div>
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The music used in the opening of <a href="http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/anatomy-of-a-murder/" target="_blank">'Anatomy Of A Murder'</a> suggests that the theme of the film is a crime/thriller one, as the music creates a sense of suspense and mystery. Connotations with 'mystery' is 'crime' and 'detectives', which connotes with fast action. The jazzy sounds not only enhances this view, but it is also used to build tension. </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"></span> - The producers of the film are the <strong>Warner Brothers</strong><br />
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- The music sets the <strong>genre</strong>; An epic fantasy adventure.<br />
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- Owl = <strong>Iconography</strong> for later on in the movie series<br />
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- <strong>Establishing shot</strong> to set the scene- a dark place = mystery & tension<br />
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- Albus Dumbledore = Stereotypical wizard (<strong>Mise-En-Scene</strong>) to indicate that this movie is going to be based around witches and wizards. (Also, introduction to our first character = he is very <strong>significant</strong> = <strong>creating enigma</strong> "Who is he?")<br />
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- Slower cutting of the first look at 'wizardry action' to (1) give the audience the time to<strong> take in that he is actually a wizard</strong>, rather than just assuming that he is an old man going trick or treating (for example) and (2) to give the sense that the action is taking place slowly.<br />
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- Introduction to both significant wizard characters and their <strong>status</strong>; Professor McGonagall and Albus Dumbledore. From the dialogue, you can see that McGonagall is the <strong>follower</strong> and Dumbledore is the <strong>leader</strong> because he knows all the answers to her questions. <br />
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- Hagrid: <strong>Low angle</strong> suggests that he is big in size (not status- his size actually <strong>contrasts status</strong>- although he is the biggest, he has the lowest status out of all three of them)<br />
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- <strong>Enigma</strong> about Harry</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15047597729439054278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299507121979239263.post-43276949430869041752014-11-15T09:40:00.000-08:002015-03-15T10:25:11.830-07:00Claude Levi-Strauss & The Binary OppositionStrauss argued that narrative (he called it 'Myth') has two main characteristics. They were:<br />
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1. That it's made of units that are put together according to certain rules.<br />
2. That these units from relations with each other, based on binary pairs or opposites, which provide the basis of the structure. <br />
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The idea of opposition that he proposing roughly works out something like this;we often understand a concept by knowing what it isn't. This, he said, meant that in texts we had direct opposites that reflected differing ideas in narratives (and thus, texts.) These opposites were often in conflict in thr narrative and that was where the crux of the story of the story or the crisis of the narratives lay.<br />
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ROLAND BARTHES: FIVE CODES:<br />
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Emigma Code<br />
Action Code<br />
Semiotic Code<br />
Cultural Code<br />
Symbolic Code Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15047597729439054278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299507121979239263.post-59021063657632945012014-11-09T13:55:00.000-08:002015-03-15T07:26:42.686-07:00Denotation and Connotation<b>Denotation:</b> The "literal" meaning of something, an image or idea.<br />
<b>Connotation: </b>The extra added meanings that we attach to images, objects and ideas that are bit "lieral" byt based on our experience, culture, age, gender etc. They are often shared within group e.g. people of a similar age, people from a parcicular religion or country. Connonations are usually:<br />
<i>- Shared</i><br />
<i>- Similar</i><br />
<i>- Influenced by each other, the media and personal experience.</i><br />
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They are aften understood and shared by groups/ These groups can be based on many things, including:<br />
<i>- Race</i><br />
<i>- Age</i><br />
<i>- Geography (Where we live)</i><br />
<i>- Gender</i><br />
<i>- Occupation</i><br />
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Sometimes when reading a text, a person may read the text differently than was perhaps expected by the text's producers- this is sometimes a partial acceptance of the 'intended' meaning, and sometimes a complete rejection of it. These are called <b>negotiated</b> and<b> aberrant</b> readings respectively.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15047597729439054278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299507121979239263.post-20643237288442206672014-11-08T14:10:00.000-08:002015-03-15T07:26:11.333-07:00LightingLighting is an important signifier in that it conveys the mood or atmosphere of the scene we are observing. In a studio, the lighting is usually from three sources and is set up as following:<br />
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<b>The Key Light:</b> Usually the brightest and the most influential.<br />
<b>The Back Light:</b> Helps counteract the effect of key light, thus making the figure (or subject) more 'rounded'<br />
<b>The Filler Light(s)</b>: Helps to soften the harsh shadows that the use of back and key light creates.<br />
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<u><b>High Key and Low Key Lighting:</b></u><br />
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The director manipulates this basic format to achieve the atmosphere s/he wishes to convey. If s/he only used the key and back lights, they will produce a sharp contrast of dark and light areas on the screen as the shadows are formed. This is known as low-key lighting and is often seen as expressive. High-key lighting means that more filler lights are used. This will appear more normal and realistic to out eyes but can also be manipulated to give more of a glamorous appearance to a star's face or add a <i>'twinkle'</i> to their eyes (This <i>'twinkle'</i> is called a <b>catchlight</b>) Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15047597729439054278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299507121979239263.post-20269203593802577132014-11-07T06:15:00.000-08:002015-03-15T07:25:39.142-07:00Mise-En-SceneMise-En-Scene includes:<br />
- The Setting<br />
- The Costume and Makeup<br />
- The use of figure, expression and movement by actors<br />
- The Lighting<br />
- The Positioning within the frame<br />
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THE STYLE SCALE:<br />
Formalism & expressionism<br />
- Form over content: how things are shown is most important, and beyond a usual representation of reality. Expressionist films are highly stylise, and are characterised by oblique camera angles, distorted shapes, bizarre setting, high contrast lighting and surreal and subjective.<br />
- Realism<br />
- Content over form: looks like real life- the intent is to make up forget it is a representation. This is the dominant style of most films, and is sometimes referred to as "the style of no style"<br />
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SETTING:<br />
Setting gives a sense of place and time.Whatever the film is, you should always anaylse the set, because it provides important clues about the nature of the film, such as:<br />
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- Where the action takes place<br />
- When the action takes place<br />
- The mood<br />
- The characters<br />
- The genre of the film<br />
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COSTUME AND MAKEUP:<br />
Costume and makeup can be considered as part of the set, because they indicate:<br />
- The period<br />
- The state of society<br />
- Social class<br />
- Cultural backgrounds<br />
- Character traits <br />
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Changes in costume indicte changes in character, for example:<br />
- Rich to poor<br />
- Taking off clothes as lowering defences<br />
- Clothing may also be a trademark<br />
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FIGURE, EXPRESSION AND MOVEMENT:<br />
- Body language<br />
- Appearance<br />
- Facial Expression (very significant in close ups)<br />
- Sound elements<br />
- The way a character stands and moves is important<br />
- If they are in the foreground, they may be considered to be more important<br />
- If they move against a stationary background, attention is drawn to them<br />
- Even distribution of characters makes for a balanced shot, whereas uneven distribution is unsettling to the eye<br />
- Positioning of characters within the frame may even indicate emotional distance<br />
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STUDENT NOTE: Questions to use when analysing-<br />
- Dominant- where is our eye attracted to first? Why?<br />
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- Shot and camera proxemics- what type of shot is it? Camera distance?<br />
- Angle- low? High? Oblique? Neutral?<br />
- Colour values- what colours/hues are dominant? What is the colour symbolism? <br />
- Lens/filter/stock- are these used to distort or comment on the scene?<br />
- Subsidiary contrasts- what are the main eye-stops after the dominant?<br />
- Density- how much visual information is there? What is the texture?<br />
- Composition- how is the screen space segmented and organised?<br />
- Form- Open or closed? Window view or proscenium arch?<br />
- Framing- Tight or loose? Do the characters have room to move?<br />
- Depth- how many planes of depth are utilised? How do they interrelate? <br />
- Staging positions- How are they positioned in relation to each other?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15047597729439054278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299507121979239263.post-42481464054697451302014-11-06T07:22:00.000-08:002015-03-15T07:25:14.203-07:00SemioticsSemiotics: <span>the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation. It is a sign of the image/code/physical part that stands for a 'thing' or 'idea'. The thing that is the sign (the thing that means something) is called the signifier. What it means is called the signified. Signs that have literal meaning (denotation) and 'value added' meanings- things we associate with them, as individuals are as groups (connotation). The meanings signs are shared by groups of people. The understanding of the non-literal meanings of signs by a group is especially goverend by factors such as:</span><br />
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<span>- Age</span><br />
<span>- Race</span><br />
<span>- Religion</span><br />
<span>- Country of residence </span><br />
<span>- Cultural upbringing</span><br />
<span>- Schooling</span><br />
<span>- Class</span><br />
<span>- Our hobbies and habits</span><br />
<span>- Media experiences</span><br />
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<span> Meaning has to be shared by a group for the 'code' to work. 'Codes' have different numbers of people who are fluent in that 'code' 'Codes' are used everyday and include language (spoken), written language, moving images (TV, film), behavior at mealtimes, marriages, etc just to name a few. These are often called 'Discourse' in media studies. Signs can relate directly to what they re[resent. (i.e. look like what they stand for- called 'iconic') or they can be an arbitrary shape or sound that a group agrees to and not look anything like the thing they represent (called 'symbolic'). Signs that give or have meaning based on a relationship between the two are called 'indexical' (such as using smoke on warning sign to indicate fire)</span><br />
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<span>OTHER FACTORS IN MEDIA STUDIES RELATED TO SEMIOTICS</span><br />
<span>Things are not usually black and white- they can be on a graded scale (called a 'Cline'), think about grades or degrees of heat/hotness. Users of the code (such as language or film) make choices relating to what happens next (called 'syntagm') This is like a sentence or the running order of scenes in a film; it's about choosing along the linear. Those same users also make choices at each point from a list of options (called a 'paradigm'), making a choice each time from a list. People associate ideas and things together and this is used to make meaning in the media. It's called contiguity (contiguous). People often use the characteristics of one thing to stand for the whole of it- so Big Ben for the Houses Of Parliament and/or for the UK Government, likewise the White House is used to stand for the president administration, or The Eiffel Tower for Paris. These meanings are called 'mentonymous' (metonsyms).</span><br />
<span>People's shared experiences, especially in media texts, allow for media text producers to refer to other media texts in their work. This is called 'intertextuality'- The Simpsons often does this when they 'do' The Simpsons versions of- for example- horror films. Theorists argue a lot about the extra meaning ('value added'- connotations). The audience or receivers of texts are often assumed to be/react or read a text a similar way. This similarity is called 'homogenous' (homogeneity). However, audiences are not the same, and they read things in different ways. They can be very diverse. Diversity in audiences is called 'hetrogeneity' (hetrogeneous). There are different types of signs as alluded to above:</span><br />
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<span>- Icon: looks very like the thing being represented (e.g. Photograph)</span><br />
<span>- Index: suggests something related to the image (e.g. Smoke to indicate fire)</span><br />
<span>- Symbol: had agreed, shared meaning(s) not related to what the sign itself looks like, and those meanings can be quite 'deep'.</span><br />
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<span>Signs that have more than one meaning are said to be polysemic. Because signs can have more than one meaning, the way they are grouped or places together is important- adding words for example anchors meaning. Images are places together carefully in groups to help the audience makes sense of what they're seeing. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15047597729439054278noreply@blogger.com0