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For our Soap Scene, we tried to convey a common storyline in most everyday soaps, and that is school issues. Our storyline focuses mainly on a boy, played by Chris, who is getting bullied at school, the storyline begins in the corridor, the boy (Chris) is on his phone when he walks past the bully (Elliot), the bully asks him 'what are you looking at?', this helps to give the audience the effect that something is about to happen. The bully then takes the boy's phone and then throws it into the girl's toilets, causing the boy to run in and retrive his phone, as he picks up his broken phone, a girl (Lily) see's him and then runs out screaming. We then editited the footage so that it fades into the next day, a scene between the boy and his father (Elliot), having been reported by the girl, they have been called in for a meeting about the incident, they start by disscussing the incident with the father questioning the boy's reasons for being in there, the boy does not say much, this gives the audience the effect that the boy is quite a shy person that likes to keep his feelings and opinions to himself, we then used a bit of comedy to lighten up the scene, the father tells a joke which the boy dissaproves of, causing the father to slap him to the ground, this leads us on to the final scene. The headteacher (Rhianna) appears in the waiting room, then leads them into the interviewing room, the boy is asked numerous questions, and the father is shown a statement by the girl, the boy then reveals the real problem, he says that he is homosexual leading to the fathers horrified look, this corresponds with the text 'to be continued ...', to create a cliffhanger that leaves the audience wanting to see more.
Saturday 3 December 2011
Sunday 6 November 2011
Codes and Conventions of soaps
Coronation Street
-Pub (meeting points).
-Fights.
-Lies.-Affairs.
-Drama.
-Theme tunes.
-Dilemas.
-Secrets.
-Cliffhangers.
-Community.
-Cross cutting.
-Shot reversew shot.
-Gossip.
-Relationships.-Murder.
-Drugs.
-Alchol.
There are many codes used in Coronation Street:
-Close up: reactions, show key props, facial expressions, engages the audience.
-Ensemble: group, collective.
-Colour pallet: dull and grim (musty mouldy colours).
-Panning shot.-Silence: used to intrigue and interest us.
-Contiued shot: allows the audience to recognise the character's body movements.
Throughout the duration of the soap sound mixing and picture quality has been improved.
In 1955, we can tell straight away that we are in a time where television is a fairly new thing, with the titles being black and white and fairly simple, we don't get much of a visual description of what Manchester is like. In 1955, the characters are seen more as groups rather than individuals, this is mainly portrayed by the lack of silence and lack of camera angles that were available at this point in time. However we can distingish who the main characters are by the amount of screen time given to each individual. No glamour in terms of Mise en scene. Shot smoothness is quite rigid, this is because of the show's low budget at this point in time.
Eastenders
-Pub (meeting points).
-Fights.
-Lies.
-Affairs.
-Drama.
-Theme tunes.
-Dilemas.
-Secrets.-Cliffhangers.
-Community.
-Cross cutting.
-Shot reversew shot.
-Gossip.
-Relationships.
-Murder.
-Drugs.
-Alchol.Analysis
Throughout the different time periods in Eastenders, the opening titles have changed over time, the first titles were dull and boring and didn't include much colour, there were also not much detail in cluded in the surrounding area around the river thames, it was mostly grass and didn't include much detail. Where as the present day tiltes are colourful and the surrounding area around the thamesa is detailed and up to date with the inclusion of the olympic park.
Emmerdale
-Pub (meeting points).
-Fights.
-Lies.
-Affairs.
-Drama.
-Theme tunes.
-Dilemas.-Secrets.
-Cliffhangers.
-Community.
-Cross cutting.
-Shot reversew shot.
-Gossip.
-Relationships.
-Murder.-Drugs.
-Alchol.
Analysis
The new opening titles to Emmerdale give a more modern and upbeat feel to the show, with fading shots used to enhance a smooth and relaxed atmosphere. In comparison to Eastenders and Coronation Street, different shot sizes and camera angles are used because of the rocky terrain and landscaping in the Yorkshire Dales, and also to enhance the shows reputation as a happy upbeat place.
Monday 31 October 2011
Group work evaluation.
In my group were, Me, Joe, Senay, Rohite, Emily and Amir, i personally thought that we used the 180 degree rule to great effect, we managed to positon the camera so that it would be viewing the person speaking over the other persons shoulder, this made the camera seem like an onlooker to what was going on. my role in our short film was to be a man about to commit suicide, Rohite was playing my sister, we had to make sure that we used an appropriate place to carry out the 'stunt', which in this case was a wall near south block, which we used to replicate a building. we had to use a long shot to show me and Rohite standing on the building, where as close-ups were used to show our facial expressions. overall i thought that our short film was satisfactory in terms of requirements.
Tuesday 11 October 2011
Unit 1: Media Focus: chart shows.
Extract 1-1982
What happens at the very beggining of the show?
A jingle introduces the show and the DJ (Tommy Vance).
What different elements of audio are used?
Voice overs.
What style of music is used as background music?
Old fashioned music (pop).
What is the tone of the show?
Upbeat, good feel to it (positive).
Who are the audience of the show?
The youth back in 1982.
What is the structure of the intro?
Jingle starts, chourous, introduces DJ.
Extract 2-1985
The whole emphasis of the show has changed, its more laid back and includes a DJ ,who the young people can relate to, the DJ is seen more as a celebrity. More upbeat music is used for the into.
What happens at the very beggining of the show?
A jingle introduces the show and the DJ (Tommy Vance).
What different elements of audio are used?
Voice overs.
What style of music is used as background music?
Old fashioned music (pop).
What is the tone of the show?
Upbeat, good feel to it (positive).
Who are the audience of the show?
The youth back in 1982.
What is the structure of the intro?
Jingle starts, chourous, introduces DJ.
Extract 2-1985
The whole emphasis of the show has changed, its more laid back and includes a DJ ,who the young people can relate to, the DJ is seen more as a celebrity. More upbeat music is used for the into.
Unit 1: To understand how different genresd have developed for different media products.
Where can we go to find our source material?
Use search engines such as Google and Bing.
How do we locate exactly what were looking for?
Type key terms into the search engine, to narrow down the search.
What things do we need to do to make sure that we are doing to find out how media genres have "developed"?
Make comparisons between past and present shows and other media productions.
What is involved in a comparitive analysis?
A good amount of evidence to prove your point and express your views.
What are some effective ways we can present our research and analysis?
Powerpoints, spreadsheets and essays.
Can all of these be intergrated into our blog?
Yes you can insert links to powerpoints and spreadsheets, and if you want to, you can write essays on here.
Use search engines such as Google and Bing.
How do we locate exactly what were looking for?
Type key terms into the search engine, to narrow down the search.
What things do we need to do to make sure that we are doing to find out how media genres have "developed"?
Make comparisons between past and present shows and other media productions.
What is involved in a comparitive analysis?
A good amount of evidence to prove your point and express your views.
What are some effective ways we can present our research and analysis?
Powerpoints, spreadsheets and essays.
Can all of these be intergrated into our blog?
Yes you can insert links to powerpoints and spreadsheets, and if you want to, you can write essays on here.
Friday 30 September 2011
generic codes and conventions
Codes and Conventions in media:
The media construct reality. The media have their own forms, codes and conventions. The media present ideologies and value messages.
It is important that the target audience regognises the codes and conventions that are trying to be conveyed in the type of media.
Code -
Convention - a custom or tradition, a standard of presentation or conduct.Audiences negotiate meaning in media.
Horror codes and conventions:
The media construct reality. The media have their own forms, codes and conventions. The media present ideologies and value messages.
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The media are business that have commercial interests.• It is important that the target audience regognises the codes and conventions that are trying to be conveyed in the type of media.
Code -
A code is a rule-governed system of signs, whose rules and
conventions are shared amongst members of a culture, and which is
used to generate and circulate meanings in and for that culture.Convention - a custom or tradition, a standard of presentation or conduct.Audiences negotiate meaning in media.
Horror codes and conventions:
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Sunday 25 September 2011
the different ways we use the term 'media'
We use the term 'media' in many different ways, we mainly use this term to describe forms of media, for example the news and newspapers are two of many forms of media. Mass Media refers to all media technologys which are used for mass comunications, this term also refers to the organizations which control these technologies. Mediate is the term used to describe the way in which the Media affects and shapes our lifes. The picture on the right shows various forms of Social Media.Wednesday 21 September 2011
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