daffyd's media coursework - Mr Bush

Media magazine revision: 13 Reasons Why is seen specifically as a text within a text,its narrative where eleven people respond to a media text:Hannah's personally record cassette tapes.The narrative tension in the show comes from different types of responses that the eleven people have. there are many examples of characters' dominant, negotiated and oppositional readings of Hannah's tapes.There is a central conceit in the show about committing suicide.hear. Each person in this group is incrementally responsible for creating a confluence of events that leads to Hannah Baker’s suicide. There are multiple interpretations to that question. An argument could be made that she wants to make people accountable for their actions, but at best, this is a secondary motivator. If justice was her central reason, she would have sent her tapes to the authorities or released them to the public electronically. However, I think the most valid answer is: Hannah wants to create sense of guilt i...

 The Use of the song 'run' by Joji: -This was used with the space imagery as it speaks about wanting to escape a relationship- similarly to escaping Earth( parallel with first half of the video),furthermore the second half is contrapuntal as it shows the current state of what we live in and how we no longer feel the need to 'escape' , accepting man-kind and technological advance as the death of nature without our universe. Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHPSaqGKFBo

  1) Still image analysis Look at the still images on slides 33-37 of the Film Language Powerpoint linked above. Copy the images into your blog and answer the following questions for  each  image: 1) Identify examples of  high  and  low-key  lighting Low-key lighting - black background  -lighting on one side of her face to show a more stern expression Say which depict  top ,  back  or  under lighting . Top lighting What  effects  are created by the lighting in each image?  -This creates a stern expression and shows a serious tone for this person, also using the lighting to show of the cigarette that is often used with antagonists. -This creates a threatening effect on the audience, someone to be feared as they look at the camera- they have purpose and ill intentions. 2) Identify examples of  high  and  low-key  lighting. Low-key lighting -face barely visible -intentionally used so face is the ...

Recreation video   1) Type up your feedback from your teacher in full. Good reenactment,good use of props and outfit usage, good planning, good angles and camera shots, good editing, good non-digetic music.Make sure actors are placed in the correct positions, add description  2) Type up a summary of the feedback you have had from the rest of the class - bullet points is fine. WWW: -good syncing videos and lighting,good acting.script,setting,body language, acting, costume,good shot recreation,good music,audio editing, accuracy,good shotlist,good low-key lighting EBI: Actor placement and audio 3) Use all the feedback you've been given to write your own self-assessment of your video using WWW (What Went Well) and EBI (Even Better If...) Focus on making sure audio is clear and high quality to match the video itself, and work on making sure actors are placed correctly. 4) Now reflect on your own work in more detail. How did your planning (script, shot list) help clarify and develop...

                                          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODmhPsgqGgQ   Costume - one man is in a suit and the other wears a long trench coat; professional attire. - suspenseful tone  Lighting - on top of a roof top , natural lighting not highlighting anything in particular. Actor (placement and movement) - Stand off showcasing suspense and action as they have a shoot off with each other. - The man moves quickly letting the audience knows he has supernatural powers. Make-up -the hair is kept in place with gel when he is moving back and forth dodging the bullets. Props -Guns  -Helicopter -bullets Setting -On top of a rooftop asif someone is trying to run , this creates suspense for the audience as the two are in a stand off with no escape from one another enforcing a fight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5XE389BX9o  costume: He is wearing casual c...