Reflection from Media Workshops.

First Workshop-
This workshop consisted of us exploring the representations of teens such as how colour shows a lot about the two sexes. For example, Mean Girls is based for a teenage girl audience therefore uses a lot of pink in comparison to Kidulthood, aimed more for boys therefore using blue and grey.  We also understood how much thought goes into the final product in order for it to be successful for its audience such as what goes on the front cover of DVDs such as the main image, blurbs and images. I really enjoyed this session as we got to make our own DVD cover for a teenage audience  We got put into groups and went out and took our own images which fitted in with the storyline of the film. The images taken were in school and we used the green screen as well  Once we'd chosen the final imagine we uploaded it onto photo shop and i enjoyed this as I don't normally use Photoshop. Overall, throughout out this workshop we learnt how vital some things are which we do not think of, and as a whole i enjoyed it.

Second Workshop-
I enjoyed the second workshop more as we got to edit a really poorly edited clip we were shown. Through this we looked more into depth with
-Continuity editing which is where shots are eidied in place and time which all fit in.
-The 180 degree rule which is mostly used when two characters are having a conversation and the position of the camera stays on one side of the characters, and does not break the rule by cutting the invisible line.
-The 30 degree rule which is also known as a jump cut which takes place where the camera needs to move at least 30 degrees.
-An establishing shot is a long shot of the location or the setting of where the film/programme takes place which can be easily recognisable. 
I also learnt what how well I could edit a video in a short amount of time with out any fancy editing or any sound editing which showed me that if I do not get distracted a lot can be done. This will defiantly help a lot when I shoot for my final piece and when I need to edit them all together. I will also try to use as many of these shots we learnt throughout the workshop.