Research for Coursework

This is an example of light graffiti in which a source of light is used to create light on a long exposure picture. The way this video was put together is using stop motion to make it seem like a full moving image. This idea could be effective if used in a film opening although it wouldn't fit in with the whole film. It would also take a large amount of shots to get correct but personally i like this style.

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This is the music video for Calvin Harris - Ready for the Weekend. I like this video because i like the way the camera moves through different objects to different scenarios. This video links with Snatch with the idea of going through objects. I think that this would be an effective title sequence if filmed correctly.

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This is a link to Innerpartysystem - Don't Stop. I like this music video because i like the shots used, the quick editing and the fast pace. I think the quick editing could be used in the opening to a film, quick shots of inanimate objects and flashes could create a good horror/action/thriller opening.

This is the opening to Watchmen. I like the opening to this because everything is still and 3D like action figures but the camera flashes are very slow and different elements in the shot are moving e.g. a skirt. I think this is an effective opening, although i feel it would be too difficult to imitate.



This is an example of Stop Motion. I like this idea because i like the way you can do anything with it. I think that this could be used in a film opening but i'm not sure which genre it would fit. I don't think it would suit Horror or Action because it's too upbeat for those genres.

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This is the video to Kids in Glass Houses song Give Me What I Want, this video reminds me of the opening to snatch because of the way the camera goes through the wall into the next shot. I think this idea could be an easy way to link the characters together but it would be a hard thing to film due to the wall being cut away effect.




These are two videos by Hadouken!. I like these beginnings because they don't give anything away for the rest of the video. Turn The Lights Out is good becuase i like the colours and the quick changes to different objects. I also like the colours in Wait For You because they're very neutral and plain.

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This is the music video for Billy Talents song Surrender from their album Billy Talent II. I really like this video because of it's simplicity in it's setting, i think this would work well in a film opening because complexity will be hard to find and i like the range of shots. I like the way that everything is out of focus unless it's right in front of the camera which Ben Kowalewicz seems to be throughout most of the video. I also like the shots of seemingly innocent objects at the beginning of the video in tact and then breaking and smashing during the song. I also this it's effective the way that holes appear in the walls and let light into the room, it also seems like the room is falling down around the band.

This is Saving Aimee - We're The Good Guys music video. I like the initial layout of this video and the way it zooms in and out of different sections of the giant picture. I like the use of block colours and a white background because i think this makes everything stand out more. I also like the game of PONG played by two of the band members, i think this makes the video look more interesting, i like the way they have incorporated themselves into the game. I also like the idea of putting each different band member in a section of the screen at the same time, i think this idea could be a good way of making titles and introducing characters in a film opening. I also think the ending of the video where the action is stopped as the band is in mid-air is clever because it's a good way to end, in a film this could be the characters walking into the distance or something.

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This is the opening credits to Se7en. I like the jumpy shots and the hectic feel of this video because it gives you a feel for the rest. I also like the way the camera focuses on the pages turning and a mans hands with plasters, this makes the audience wonder what's going to happen, i also like the way the writing jumps around with the shots.



This is the opening to the film Snatch, Reece found this and likes the way the camera moves locations smoothly and the way the characters were introduced. I also like this and we will consider this style when making our film. The music video to All Time Low - Weightless is similar the way the writing comes up by the characters, but personally, i prefer the way that the producer of this music video has made the writing continue with the action.

Signs.

In class we were told to go around the school and take photos of us next to different signs. These are 3 examples of signs Me and Reece found:

This was an example of an advertisement. It contains icons of the different places logos. The enigma code of this advertisement could be "Why should I demand extra?".

This is an example of a didactic sign, this means that there is no option in it.

This is the example of a charity sign.

We were also asked to find:

• Political
• Religious
• Imperative (saying you must)
• Denotive (e.g. schools 'Dare To' posters)
• Icon
• Index (A picture of the thing made by the thing meaning to show e.g. corrosive on acid)

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This is the american opening credits to the series House. I like this because i like the simple layout of it and the music is quite effective although i prefer the UK music. i like the colours in it and i think the end shot is effective because it shows the power within the hospital. I also like the shot that shows the setting of the hospital, this clarifies to the audience where the show is set.

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This is the title sequence to Juno. I like this sequence becuase i think the way Juno walks from colour to animation looks effective, i like the way that the background looks coloured in becuase i think it gives the sequence a youthful feel. I also like the way that at the very end Juno walks into the colour again but the animation is still left on screen slightly.


This is the title sequence to Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, i like how this sequence has different things coming from the gun when it's been shot, much like the title sequence to Casino Royal. In both these sequences only really contains blacks, whites, creams and red. In Kiss Kiss Bang Bang all the people are in sillhouettes where-as in Casino Royal, James Bond is shown in colour. I also like the way that Kiss Kiss Bang Bang moves along with the music in the last 25 seconds or so.
In Casino Royal I like the way that when Bond is fighting other people and he hits them they break into card suits - which fits with the theme of the film. i think the way that the target goes over the card faces and shows a real persons face is effective. I think this title sequence fits in well with the film because all the bullets and wounds are card suits, i also like the way that the targets turn into roulette tables. I think the end is effective when there is money and cards flying around and as the shadow walks towards the camera, Daniel Craigs face comes into light.

Representation powerpoint

We were told to create a powerpoint about 1 of the 7 different areas of representation. I was put with Lauren and we were given Ethnicity:

Ethnicity

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Commando

We watched the opening to the film Commando starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and pointed out the fatherly traits and the masculine traits shown by him:

Fatherly:

1. Playful
2. Spoils daughter
3. Covers up when with his daughter
4. Teaches daughter defence
5. Very sensitive
6. Camera shot of him beneath his daughter shows his vulnerability
7. Nature loving
8. He brings the fish in which shows that he doesn't want his daughter to be the stereotypical female and scream.

Masculine:

1. No expression
2. Carries a tree
3. Knows kung-foo
4. Brings fish in
5. When he comes in from work the daughter makes dinner
6. Chops wood
7. Intelligent
8. Carries daughter on back to show his strength
9. Stares outside
10. He pushes the car to start it.

The 39 Steps

In class we discussed the gender, status and class shown by the characters John Hannay played by Rupert Penry-Jones and Victoria Sinclair played by Lydia Leonard during the film The 39 Steps. The film is set in 1914 in the run up to the first world war. We firstly discussed Hannay when we first see him:

John Hannay:

• Well dressed
• Clean cut
• Dark blue suit
• Well spoken
• Posh/received pronunciation
• Alphamale although not stereotypical
• Camera work suggests he's clumsy
• Not scared/unfazed from being shot at
• Fits the action genre
• Seems hectic from the editing
• Setting suggests he's isolated and an impostor which contrasts to his usual surroundings of london.
• Setting also makes him seem vulnerable from the police and the plane shooting at him which makes him in danger.

We then looked at Victoria Sinclair and Hannay and how they interact with each other and their personalities:

Victoria Sinclair:

• Looks the part (wears petticoats)
• One of the only women in the room
• Suffragette
• Men have no respect for her
• Sarcastic
• Strong-minded
• Stubborn
• Violent (kicks a police officer)
• Uses her femininity
• Masculine traits (climbing walls)
• She is shown using The Male Gaze when she's tucking in her petticoats

John Hannay:

• Flirtatious
• Undermines Sinclair
• Gentlemanly towards her
• Sexist
• Superior

The music played during the film creates suspense, it's non-diegetic and the classical music fits the era and the action genre of the film,

Shameless representation

In class we were asked to write about how 4 characters were representated in episode 1 series 1 of Shameless. The 4 characters we were given was:

Fiona and Steve:

Lip:

Ian:


This is my answer:
Shameless

Juno Essay

We were asked to write an essay on how a group of people were represented and if we fit the stereotype. I chose to write about Juno:
Juno Essay

Royal Tenenbaums Essay

We were asked to write an essay based on 1 of the characters of the film The Royal Tenenbaums opening sequence using Mise en Scene:



The Royal Tenenbaums Essay