Wednesday 26 September 2012

180 Degree Rule whilst filming and a short script.

The 180 Degree rule whilst filming is used when 2 characters in a certain scene are having a conversation where they maintain there left and right shoulders so the camera can cross over.

Quick Script using the 180 Degree Rule-
Camera on the left side of Alice.

Drake:
 ''Alice, i have something very important to ask you."

Camera moves across to behind Drakes right shoulder.

Alice: 
''what is Drake? You're scaring me."

Camera changes back to being behind Alice's left shoulder.

Drake: 
*laughs* ''Its nothing bad, i just wanted to tell you that i love you with all my heart, and want to spend the rest of my life with you. *Goes on to one knee* Will you marry me?''

Camera quickly goes behind to Drakes right shoulder.

Alice:
  *in complete shock* ''Yes, of course I will. I love you too!''

Drake and Alice kiss and hug.
End of Scene.

Homework; Analysis of Se7en and The Godfather (Not finished)

Se7en Analysis- The opening of the film is a quick cut from black to picture. The picture is a extreme close up of a book which suggests that the 'story' has just begun. It then follows a quick close up of painting of 2 hands which seen to be of an old person but the fingers look abnormal. The cut after this is very fast which could have been done to show the audience that they do not need to worry about what the painting means. The opening has lots of different shots which have very fast paced cuts which shows a creepy and different side to the film. The mise en scene throughout the film can be described as very dull, dark and gloomy, this gives a feel of horror or a thriller. For the opening scene there is a lot of non diegetic sound added which all goes with the images and writing shown on the screen. The opening is not very clear on the narrative as there is no dialogue or narration which makes the audience want to watch on and keeps the audience very engaged. Throughout the opening we see disturbing images such as such as really scruffy and dirty looking fingernails which shows that a man has been working very hard, because we see him making something by cutting up pieces of paper and sellotaping it together. In a way, all the shots are repeated in a quick way which has the effect of id blinking twice very fast. The GodFather Analysis- The opening of this film starts of with a cut from black to picture of what we think is the main character saying a quote that could be the main storyline for the film. The quote is "I believe in America..." which is his opinion. The shot is a close up of the character speaking because this shows his facial expressions while he speaks. The continuity shot slowly zooms out of main character who is getting emotional. At the end of the scene we realise that he is talking to others across the table that we cannot see the faces of. The setting of the scene seems to be in a very dark room, where it seems that many other men are accompanied by him.

Monday 24 September 2012

Sherlock Audience Profile

Backgorund Information-
Sherlock is a British television crime drama that presents a contemporary update of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes detective stories.

Age-
Various age ranges can watch this drama as Sherlock is a crime and detective drama. Children as young as 9 watch this because at this age many of them want to become 'dectives' and solve crimes when they become older. However this doesnt mean that alduts cant watch it.

Gender-
The majourity of the gender for the audience of this programme would be males due to the protagonist being a male.

Location-
As Sherlock is based in Centeral London many views would be coming from the hub of London. I personally believe that less views would come from the SOuth and East of London as there society is much diefferent to the one shown in London.

Likes and Dislikes-
People who like crime/detective programmews would love to watch this. People who love mysteries would also enjoy watching this. Adults who love watching programmes where they have to think about the stroy and what is going to happen next would also want to watch it.
People who dislike suspense would hate this programme because most of this drama is based on suspense. People who dont like to be a part of mind games would also dislike this.

Job-
People with any jobs could really watch this becasue its a very verse programme. However some people who have stressful jobs may want to come back to watching a programme where they dont have to think.

Saturday 15 September 2012

Analysis of Harry Potter; The Prisoner of Azkaban Opening Seqeunce


Mise En Scene
This whole opening sequence has very dark colours which shows the audience that the movie itself will be dark and in a way scary. We can see that the main character is the one who is trying to get light but from most of his attempts fails. This could represent that throughout the film, he is the one who has to be the 'hero' and save everything.  The design of the scene seems to be magical because we see the main character saying magic spells and and doing magic. This gives off the theme of the movie. Once the title sequence has ended the setting and atmosphere seems to be much more positive as there is lots more lighting used and more dialogue. This could suggest that the throughout the film there are nastily aspects but towards the end there is a happy positive feeling.

Editing
The opening sequence of Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban The first cut is from black to picture which is done in a way in which a torch light is switched on and off that shows the picture revealing but very slowly. In the background there is music playing which makes the audience want to focus more on what's actually going on. There are a lot of special effects used such as the light appearing from the wand and the fact that we see a owl on the drawer top.

Sound 
From the very beginning of the trailer there is non diegetic sound. It sounds as if someone is trying to do something but keeps getting interrupted which is what is actually happening and we see once the cut goes to picture. In the opening there is more non diegetic sound used, but eventually it is just the narrative that we can hear. During 1.00-1.10 the sound goes very well with the special effects used which could've been done to show how it is a magical film with lots of other effects. The diegetic sound is something that we would really find in a normal household.

Camera
There are lots of different shot angles used throughout the opening. The opening sequence starts of with a zoom into the household where we are introduced to the main character. We then see the title sequence which eventually brings us back into the room of harry potter. Most of the filming is panning which shows us a real life feel of the household and really brings  us closer to the characters.


Thursday 13 September 2012

Children Of men; Opening Sequence


 Mise En Scene
The opening sequence starts off with a pitch black background where we hear a voice over. Slowly we see people in a cafe, with shocked, concerned, worried faces to what they are hearing on the news. The atmosphere seems to give of a depression like feel due to the dull dark colours seen, whether its from what the people in the scene are wearing or because of what is seen outside the coffee shop such as all the pollution being cause by the transport. The design of the scene seems to be very 'futuristic' as the t.v in the coffee shops seems to be floating in mid air without having a stand with it. Just like outside the buses and advertisements are all animated and can move. There are special effects used when the bomb explodes and lots of the people get hurt. This could be to engage the target audience and to get them ready for more devastating things that could possibly happen. The main character from what we can see isn't that effected by what the news reporter is saying as after he has bought his coffee he doesn't stay to see whats going to happen next. We also hear some people crying in the background which could effect some of the audience members to show that this is an emotional film.
Editing
Children Of Men's opening sequence starts off with a cut from black to picture. This could be done so that the viewers are are paying more attention to what is being said through the voice over. Throughout the the opening sequence most of the shots are continuing as it all leads to the bomb explosion. The camera footage is panning its way through the shots which could have been done so that the audience can feel as if they are apart of what is going on in the scene.
Sound 
There is a voice over that starts off the shot, while the screen is black. This could be done to give more emphasis on what is being said, and to show the importance of it. It could also show that the information that is being said is the main storyline for the film. There is diegetic sound throughout the scene such as the music from the t.v and and the noises coming from the cars/motorbikes. This could have been done to show that the setting is something you would get wherever you went. The non diegetic sound which was added such as the explosions and extra noises could have been put in to give off a dramatic effect during the scene. Once the main character leaves the cafe, the sound gets very loud and noisy, and all of a sudden stops; this shows the lead up to the explosion in the cafe, and is a great way to keep the audience engaged with what is going on.
Camera
Throughout the opening sequence the camera is panning which shows the 'on foot' effect. There are lots of different angles which is good because it shows the variety of things happening in each scene. The opening opens with a high angle which shows that it could be the t.v because the first thing you see is a group of shocked people looking up at an angle.