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Task 2

Genre codes and conventions The genre of my film is Thriller. The codes and conventions of the genre Thriller are: low lighting, quick cuts, shadows, music, changing the angle of the shot, black and white shots, diegetic sound effects and montage of shots. Audiences use genres to decide what type of film they choose to watch, whereas media producers use genres so they can produce more information about their film and so the audience know what they're watching and so they can compare which ones are popular so they know what genre to create their film. My film uses quick cuts, music, changing the angle of the shot and digetic sound effects. Interactive/Branching Narratives Interactive stories appeal more than normal ones because it involves the audience within the story as they can choose the way the story goes on. The most effective choices to give a viewer would be ones to create tension and make it interesting, to make the viewers care about the choices they make by making ...
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Interactive Website Research

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Darkest Hour Home page is video, could be from trailer Get tickets link, to different cinemas and dates and times Synopsis Gallery, images from filmvideos, trailer Interstellar Trailer comes up first Home, images from film in the background with the names of the main characters Story, explains the story of the film Videos, 4 different trailers: trailer 4, trailer 3, teaser trailer and announcement trailer Gallery, photos from the movie Downloads,where you can download wallpapers Tickets and showtimes
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Task 3

Todorov's Narrative Theory Todorov's Narrative Theory have 5 different parts: Equilibrium, Disruption, Recognition of Disruption, Attempt to repair Disruption and New Equilibrium. The Equilibrium is the normal state of the Character's life at the beginning of the story, the Disruption is a key event that occurs in the story that causes a disruption to the lives of the main characters, the Recognition of Disruption is when the protagonist is made aware of the Disruption and begins to do something about it, the Attempt to repair Disruption is when the protagonist tries to resolve the cause of the Disruption and the New Equilibrium is after the protagonist has overcome the cause of the disruption. My script links to this theory as it begins with Annie in her normal life just sitting at the bus stop, the disruption is when she receives a text message from her stalker, the recognition of disruption is when she looks up and sees the stalker there as she realizes it's serio...
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Interactive content

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I began creating an image hotspot of the location of where I filmed my film and I then began to create different links from the image and describes each character and an image of them. I used H5P to practice the interactive content so I am aware of how to do this for my website by explaining the story. H5P is a website which allows you to create content interactive the certain tool i used was Image Hotspots and you can add links onto an image with text, images or even videos which can help an audience to understand the topic more or even explain the story. This allowed me to improve my skills to make my content interactive.
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Review Filming

What went well: What didn't go to plan: People getting in the shot.
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soundtrack report

Soundtrack Report TV Show Geordie Shore (Season 16 - Episode 3) Dialogue The introduction of this scene begins with a voiceover warning the audience that the programme contains explicit behaviour and language throughout the episode, it then presents the logo of the show with a video of the characters shouting their chant in the background. The scene then begins with two characters 'Nathan' and 'Aaron' joking around with each other, whilst this is occurring the characters within this programme are narrating the scene. As it continues Nathan's voice begins to become aggressive and raises his voice a little as he takes offence to one of Aaron's comments.  Sound effects As it begins to kick off in the scene there are banging sound effects as he is kicking and punching objects around the room and glass smashing. There aren't any other sound effects within the rest of the scene as it makes it more effective when it kicks off and they begin to fight  M...
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Genres

What genre would you classify your film as? Thriller Think of three examples from the same genre Taken, Obsessed List all of the things that they have in common - character types, story events, settings, etc. How many of these elements appear in your own story? What elements are unique to your story? why do media producers use genres? so they can produce more information about their film and so you know what you are watching and so they can compare which ones are popular so they know what genre to make. How do we as audiences use genres? we use genres to decide what sort of film we want to watch. who is the target audience for your film? how will your use of genre appeal to them? our target audience is 14-18 year olds and our genre will appeal to them by making it psychologically thriller 
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SEO

As an SEO I will make people visit my site by including keywords to do with the location, actors, previous films and  anything that can relate to my video within my website also by making the keywords longer and more detailed for example if my website was about phones i could put ‘the best phone in the world’, make sure you have a short catchy domain that also relates to your website, have unique titles and descriptions so they catch your audience's attention and looks professional so they believe it’s trustworthy, make your website mobile friendly as mobiles are much more popular than computers nowadays, submit a sitemap so it’s easier for your audience to know their way around your website, becoming a local SEO by claiming your business on google maps so people that are looking for someone to fit that job role can see there work and where they’re located, structure your site so it looks organised, professional, it’s easy to use so it’s clear to the audience they know how to us...
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Task 4 The Choice

The Choice Target Audience  15 rating, 14-18.
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Audiences

What an audience is An audience is an individual or collective group of people who read or consume any media text. Why audiences are important  Audiences are important because if there wasn't any audience there would be no media and no purpose for the product or text. Therefore producers won't give any money if there is no set audience for it but if there is a big audience they would give billions for it. Also, an audience is important because it can help you know what to put into the product or text because you know what is popular.
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lighting

Setup 1 Setup 1 was the Arri Horror lighting which was the 3 point lighting so there was the key light which is the front light
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Scene Soundtrack Analysis

The Bratz Movie Music The music in the scene where the group of girls walk into school and everybody turns around in shock it is hip hop music in the style of 50 cents music
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Camera Techniques

Tilt Shots Tilting the camera upward or downwards is one of the simplest camera techniques. well executed tilting showing some interesting action with a perfect coordination between the camera operator and the action can make an incredibly elegant even though they are simple. In order to create this shot you must set up the shot so that you can tilt up or down without mixing it with panning. Tilt shots should be executed smoothly and confidently, without overshooting the final frame. Zoom Shots Zoom shots are good if you get them right and successfully blend them into your directorial style. The way to make the zoom shots really effective and creepy is to make them really smooth and not zooming too fast.  Dutch Angles A Dutch Angle is a shot that is rotated about the camera axis, resulting in tilted verticals. Dutch angles are used to elicit a sense of unease and disorientation in the viewer. In narrative filmmaking Dutch angles should be used sparingly, reserving them f...
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scene by scene breakdown

Scene 1 Annie is walking with a little bit of a pace towards the High Street from the Train Station whilst constantly looking back to see where the stalker is and if he is still following. Scene 2a Annie begins to cross the road towards the Station Car Park whist looking over her shoulder with a frightened expression on her face and stops at the entrance of the Car park looking at her phone but looking around too. Scene 2b She carries on walking down through the town still checking behind her every couple of minutes, she then stops by McDonalds and looks down the alleyway next to McDonalds and looks further down the town then looks back. Scene 3a Annie pulls out her phone from her pocket and tries to call her friend but they don't answer. She begins to worry and becomes stressed she continues to look around for the stalker to see how far away he is. Scene 3b Annie turns around to see that the stalker is quite a distant away so she turns around and sees the Statio...
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Researching TV Productions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYfpugzbuR4 Visual Codes   Set/location of the production The programme is set outside with two fancy chairs with loads of coloured flashing lights, tv's,  chandeliers and detailed frames with an audience.  Colour pallette and tone used within the show The colour pallette for this video is gold, orange, blue and white. The tone is quite bright on the set. Hair and make-up The hair and make-up is very natural but classy and smart. Clothes Lionel Blair is dressed in a striped thee piece suit with some smart shoes which is very formal and 
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Creating an interview

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Give yourself time Find a good place to setup your interview Set up the positioning of the chairs and camera Memorize the questions so you don't look at your paper during the interview Make the interviewee feels comfortable  Make sure the interviewee is aware of what sort of questions will be asked and explain how the process of it Keep eye contact with the interviewee Don't check on your camera too much because it can make the interviewee feel uncomfortable and maybe lose concentration Make sure you don't break the 180 degree line Make sure the interviewee is in the foreground of the image and just the shoulders and head is in view and there's a space above the head
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White Balance

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Two weeks ago we had a lesson about white balnance on a video camera. We learnt this so when the background colours are a little bit too orange or blue you can change it to a natural colour. You can do this by placing a plain white piece of paper in front of the camera lens and changing it in the settings so it is more natural. Also, you can make the background a cooler colour by placing a orange or red coloured paper in front of the lens or by making the background a warmer colour you can place a blue coloured piece of paper in front of the lens. Correct colour balance Colour balance too blue Colour balance too yellow
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Evaluation of Carousel last week

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1. Evidence of me taking part:  (Pictures, Diary entries, Printouts ETC)   these are some photographs that I have taken. 2a Discuss any research that you carried out in these sessions:  U2.1.1, In this session we looked at different pictures with different apertures and the shutter speed so we are aware of the difference of the images and looked at the different parts inside of the camera and lens. 2b Discuss any skills that you have tried:  U2.1.1 We tried taking photographs while objects and people are moving with different shutter speeds to see the difference between the images and we took photographs of images with different focuses with different apertures to see the difference between the images too. 2c Discuss any processes  and methods you used :  U1.1.1 Processes We took photographs of people and objects moving and a photographs of object in focus and uploading them onto my drive. Methods When we to...
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Comparing my Skills, Processes and Methods

1st. Formulate your question: Look below at what you  are you being asked to evaluate. Unit 1 U1.2.1 Critically compare a range of communication methods used to convey meaning in creative media production. Note Critically is similar to compare but concentrate on the things that are different with two or more methods used or what sets them apart. Point out any differences which are particularly significant. In your own words say what U1.2.1 is asking you to do. Answer: T o compare a range of media products. 2nd. Gather your information: What have you been doing that you can evaluate On your blog you now have two weeks detailing classes in The Carousel and professional ways to use tools, skills, processes.  If you have details of these you have done this point just add the links below. Blog link to last week: Answer: https://l3mediaualkatiel.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/week-2-first-evaluation-of-carousel.html Blog link to this week: Answer...
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Week 3 Second evaluation of the Carousel

Task 1 List your week on the Carousel Document what you did in the session on Tuesday and Wednesday (Pictures, Diary entries, Printouts ETC) List under the following  Research that you carry out in these sessions In these sessions we experimented the dynamic dyes on a piece of paper and then put them in the heat press and printed them onto a piece of material to see how much the colour's of the dye changed. Reviewing PowerPoint Skills that you have tried,  Heat press, sublimation print, embroidery, applique, hand stitching Any  processes  and methods you used. We experimented the different dyes on a piece of paper and put them in the heat press and printed them onto a piece of material and then designed a logo with the word 'crew' we then made these logos on paper and painted them with the dyes and printed them onto another piece of material. After this we did some embroidery on the sewing machine, applique and stitching onto o...
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Week 2 First evaluation of the Carousel

1. Evidence of me taking part:  (Pictures, Diary entries, Printouts ETC)  U1.1.2 2. Write up your experience of the following... 2a Discuss any research that you carried out in these sessions:  U2.1.1, Now list Primary and Secondary sources U2.2.1 Primary: We experimented natural props to create different sound effects for a scary movie, we were given the genre: crime and had to make any short film about  that, and we also did some drawing of any object provided with different tools. Secondary:  We looked at previous students work and sharing knowledge with other students. 2b Discuss any skills that you have tried:  U2.1.1 We tried  mono printing, post production of a short film based on the genre crime, recording sound effects, made sound effects based on a scary movie,recording a short film based on the genre crime and different drawing skills with  different   techniques. 2c Discuss any processes...
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