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.

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.