Skills Development Photoshop Intro

 18/10/22

L/O: to explore basic techniques in photoshop

colour popping

  

clipping mask 

liquify - close up

-actual image 

03/11/22

film poster homework

 Wednesday 5th October 2022

the camera shot that was used in this film poster -long medium shot as u can see mainly just there wastes 

the mise-en-scene in this is:

setting/background: they have involved quite a lot of the main characters for the background but the setting behind them all is the city of New York to give a generic setting for a superhero .

costume :they have added very fancy costumes for the characters like the fact dresses suits and the three superhero costumes with a very high tech feeling to add to the feeling of it being New York and everything is high tech and rich .

font style:the font style can suggest its very bold and the homecoming below with spider mans face as a letter adds a sense of creativity and possibly engages the viewer .

the outfits and the title can suggest that spider man (a High school student ) is having a key point in his school life with homecoming coming up and all the characters are dressed fancy (ones without super hero suits ) for the theme .

facial expressions : their facial expression can suggest something is to happen in the movie as most of their  faces are serious as if they're focused on something ?

editing: the suits

 and power sparks suggests its a high action movie with high advanced technology due to the mn with the wings flying and iron man flying in a expensive suit by what it seems to look like -linking back to the costume 

overall u can tell its a action superhero  fiction (as this doesn't happen in real life ) and its based towards a teenagers view point as the focus seems to be about high school which can gain a lot of possible viewers who are intrigued about these kind of subjects 

Media Language Analysis

04/10/22

L/o:to analyse a media text using media language 

                                                                                                 

- camera shot - medium long shot 

this shot type was used to give us a clear view of of his clothing, body position , facial expression and if he is holding anything like for example the gun in his hand -it also makes the viewer question as to why he is dressed like that and why he looks so serious (possibly might make the viewer want to watch the movie)

. his clothing connote  he is an agent or doing something risky 

. his weapon (gun) can suggest he is doing some dangerous , violent and risky as you don't need a gun for day to day activities 

. his facial expression can connote he is a serious character with cruel intents he is angry? mean or just a grumpy character-he isnt playing around and he seems to be respected as he is holding his head high , a very confident pose 

. the background is gold which connotes he is wealthy ? or stealing money hence why he is holding a gun and in a spy/agent like outfit it can connote he is a higher class or a very classy man . 

Diegetic sounds -car speeding across the town , explosions , voices ,car doors slamming ,guns  going off , tire screeching 

the explosions where kept in to add a dramatic effect to share with the viewer the intensity of the scene 

the tire's screeching can be kept in to add the effect that the characters are in a rush to flee somewhere or are being chased to make the viewer  understand the  action i the movie and to understand the plot more all the other sounds involved all has the same effect to ad dramatic intensity 

fade to black - used to add the effect of time changing and scene changing - cutting between clips /scenes 

near the end the dramatic effect is added by the clips speeding up and a montage of explosions cars screeching is added to make the end of the  trailer more eye catching .

11/10/22 

1 thing from the trailer: fade to black is used when changing to scenes -to show time passing or the scenes changing 

sound effect - (diegetic sounds )the gun sounds ,trains moving , cars crashing is used to add intensity to the trailer -music changed along with the scenes so if its dramatic it will get faster /louder if its a calm scene the music will go quiet .

sound track (Dune trailer):

 start- very soft music but as the trailer progress into more intense scenes  the music gets louder and adds sharp drumming sounds  it has added diegetic sound of swords and movement to it helicopters to add to the genre of action 

the music adds a dramatic effect of going along with the trailer and following the intensity helps to show us that the genre is action/fiction  with all the tense sounds within the fighting scenes all the different elements within the music helps show with us all the different things along the trailer 

mise-en-scene (Dune trailor):

facial expression ; most of the characters seem to be very serious or angry and there  is a lot of fighting in the trailer 

costume : they had a wide variety of costumes but it mostly consisted of masked people armour and cloaked suits 

background: the background shows a lot of aftermath within war  and a lot of futuristic details within

 the land its also got a very dark colour scheme 

props: it has a wide range of props within the trailer like flying ships swords helicopters 

font : has a very gold rich vibe towards it 

paragraph 1:

In the Dune trailer , sound track is used effectively to add intensity  for example throughout the trailer the directer uses a soft calm sound in the beginning but as the trailer progresses it get louder within the fighting scenes to give an intense effect and make the viewer more intrigued . from that it can be evident that the genre is an action as the music can help exspress

paragraph 2 :

  

In the Dune trailer miss-en-scene is used effectively to give the viewer a sense of the genre /movie in general for example throughout the trailer there is a rang of props , costume , facial expressions and body language .The director uses this to give the audience a view of what the genre is where the movie is set and what goes on throughout all the scenes giving them a clear view of the intensity without spoiling the movie . This trailer can also  emphasise that there is a lot of war due to all the mise-en-scene used throughout , because of this the audience can connote that it is a fiction & action movie from everything used which can gain popularity  to the movie Dune !

individual analysis -conjuring 2:

camera work :in the trailer they use a variety of angles like long shots close up to show the character doing an action like picking something up ect

soundtrack : whoever they used jump scares or intense moment the sound would play sharp note or sounds to add to the jump scare / horror effect 

editing : fade to black was used throughout the whole trailer or a montage or clips were

12/10/22

continuing conjuring paragraph 

soundtrack: Throughout the trailer there were pauses to add suspence and make the audience wondering to what is to happen next and the depending on the scene a loud sound was used to add to a jump scare  and during the end  church / quire music was being played to add to a nun spin off theme as the movie involves a dead nun .

camera work 2: they use a variety of camera  angles but ones they used frequently  was close ups to share the characters emotions ad they used a following effect so where ever the character moved the camera moved with them , this could possibly be the monsters point of view . They also use a characters point of view for example when Janet (the daughter /main character ) is stuck in a room with the ghost /entity the audience sees the mothers point of view 

mise-en-scene - they have given the effect of a very poor/suffering house hold with damaged walls and floors  and clothing : warn out hand me downs and very thin materials . The effect of this all shows that it is within a 70-80's time period as everything seems to be old like the old tv and how cameras seem to be glitchy as if there isnt any good quality service\internet yet 

editing : they have used 

What Is Media?

Thursday 15 September 2022

lo:to discuss what media is and it impacts our lives.

. definition -"the main means of mass communication "

different types of media:

. tv

. streaming 

. movies/flims 

. newspaper 

. social media 

. websites 

. search webs 

. email 

. advertising 

. podcasts

. texts 

. apps 

. gaming /video games 

. radio 

 

meaning 

- a sign can be any physical form to which we give meaning , including words, pictures, colours ,clothes ect 

subject position - 13 year old straight female , born in London but currently live in Bodmin  , student at Bodmin college and a sister to 3 , 

 subject position - 

a 45 year old man ,straight with a wife and kids who makes a minimum wage - if he saw this he would decode this and most likely think that its a woman on a cover for party looks modeling and he would have no interest about it and probably look onto another magazine 

a 17 year old girl who loves tv series and works at a shop in her town and makes a couple pounds £ an hour - she would defiantly recognise the celebrity lea Michele from a tv series glee and examine the magazine to see what its about and take interest in as to why she's on the front cover 

denotation - the dictionary definition 

connotation - the deeper meaning - what we associate with the word 

gun- people can associate with this is that theres death and gang related things to do with a gun 

clown -people can rather think its a killer clown or horror or rather to do with a kids party or movie 

  

thor - people can just guess he is a super hero and in battle  or a man in armour with a hammer with no ability , power 

20/09/22

lo:To analyse texts using the correct terminology. 

everyone knows the famous Kevin the carrot advert 

  but if they didn't three connotations on this can be :

. that Aldi has a expressing touch for christmas topics 

. Aldi has magical food (taste wise )

. suggest that creativity is involved within  there food and with the bright colours 

. people could get from this that Aldi has a wide range of fun and happiness with all the food characters and different ranges of food to have for a christmas day . 

west side story connotation: 

1. the way the characters are standing and the male is on the edge suggests there is adventure and limits as it seems like he isn't allowed to see her hence why he looks like he just climbed up instead of going through the front door.

2. the background and lighting says that poverty and struggle is involved as everything seems to be worn down and rusty with old styled washing techniques 

3. their clothing suggests that its within a 1960's timeline as its old fashioned tidy look and the male seems to be all smart as if he was at a fancy event 

4. their body language suggests there is a love story within it as they seem like they are meant for each other but cant really see each other. 

5. the font suggests that theres a old and 'beat up'  vibe to it all  and its based on  dirty abused areas.

Thursday 29 September 2022

what does mise-en-scene mean?-the arrangement of the scenery, props, etc. on the stage of a theatrical production or on the set of a film.Examples of this is the setting, lighting, actors, décor and makeup.And setting,actor positioning,props and body language (including facial positions) 

stranger things season one miss-en-scene 

1 .the colour scheme suggests it has dark cold theme to it 

2  .the wired fences in the background suggests it has a mystery lab to it or something happens with a lab ?

3 .some of the characters facial expressions suggests they're scared or worried 

4 . it shows its based in the 80s / 90s because the characters have old clothing and the style of the poster gives an old printed/video game theme 

5. the girl who takes up the most space suggests she can be the main focus to this  season because she seems to be posing (possibly has powers) and is dressed in this hospital gown it possibly could have something to do with the mystery lab man and fence in the background! 

the mes in this scene can suggest :

. he is at a carnival which can connote  that  he  is rather there for fun or wandering around 

his clothing can connote  otherwise though as he looks like he is a business man or trying to find someone 

. his bag can   connote he isn't there to have fun or anything but that he is doing some private business with someone or a group and the way he is walking looks as if he is in a rush as he is swinging  his arms and very slouched with his back 

. there seems to not be barley any people there which can  connote that its not a popular area or there nobody as its night 

. everyone around him is wearing the same things as him which can connote that he is trying to blend in and not seem sketchy or suspicious 

editing 

this includes : transitions,pace and speed of cuts,CGI (computer generated  imaging ), green screening, graphics 

cut to different scene (straight cut )

jump cut -jump around a scene jump around time to cut out little bits of the scene to show time is passing 

parallel editing -(cross cutting )-having two clips play at the same time like when two characters are on a phone call and cut between the clips so both play but we see both as we cut in-between the clips 

cutaway - the purpose of informing the audience of where the scene is or where the character is 

montage-alot  of clips randomly put together to show what happening in a coarse of time to demonstrate change 

match cut-matching a characters actions into the next scene 

Tuesday 4th October 2022

media institutions- 

media audiences-

media representation- 

welcome to my media blog

 13/09/22

me and media 

my favourite:

. film genres- action ,dystopia , horror

.music streaming sites -spotify  

. social media -tik tok ,instagram , snapchat

. movies - little women , black phone , spiderman (no way home ), the conjurings 

tv series - 13 reasons why , cup heads , Wanda vision 

. actors - Adam Sandler , Florence Pugh ,