Checking Blogs

You have to have a clear signed progression
from RESEARCH to PLANNING and CONSTRUCTION then EVALUATION tasks.
Check your blogs for errors and omissions –
refer to my previous posts and maintain a coherent appearance; don’t change
fonts and colours for no apparent reason.
Make sure you have appropriate links and
pictures etc. and that they work.
Simply copying and pasting info from elsewhere will
not get you marks: It must be acknowledged and referred to in relation to how
it has affected your thinking, planning and construction.
If your blog is thorough, thoughtful and shows research,
understanding and personal engagement it will get a good mark. If it is sloppy
in presentation, incomplete and doesn’t really analyse, explain, justify or
appear to understand your choices, it won’t.
STILL A LOT TO DO HERE HARRY!

Shot List

1)Bird's eye shot of teenager tied to chair
2)Medium close up of teenager's side profile
3)Overhead shot of teenager sat at desk
4)Close up of teenager writing
5)Long shot of teenager sat at desk with back turned to the camera
6)Side profile of teenager
7)Medium-long shot of teenager swivelling on chair to right
8)Close up of phone vibrating, teenager reaches for phone
9)Over the shoulder shot of teenager looking at the phone
10)Medium close up of teenager speaking on phone
11)Jump cuts of teenager putting coat on
12)Medium close up of teenager speaking on phone
13)Elliptical fade to long shot of teenager walking towards friends
14)Over the shoulder shot of teenager's friend pointing to market stall
15)Medium close up of teenager sat in chair
16)Medium shot of teenager being pushed towards the stall
17)Medium shot of teenager sat in chair
18)Shot of car driving towards camera
19)Medium long shot of teenager stealing clothing
20)Over the shoulder shot of two gangsters in car pointing
21)Shot of teenager looking at car
22)Shot of gangster leaving car
23)Shot of teenager beginning to run
24)Shot of Gangster running across street
25)Tracking shot of teenager and gangster in alleyway
26)ground level shot of second gangster coming and pinning teenager to ground
27)Ground level shot of car approaching gangster and teenager
28)over the shoulder shot of gangster waljing towards teenager putting glove on
29)ground level shot of teenager being dragged into car
30)Medium over the shoulder shot of teenager getting ready in mirror
31)Shot of teenager strapped to chair smoke billowing
32)Two shot of teenager and gangster sat at table
33)Shot of teenager looking at phone

Inception Film Poster Analysis

For A2 media studies I have been studying and analysing the film poster used to advertise Inception, the Hollywood produced wide-release film which was directed and created by Christopher Nolan.

The poster depicts a male character standing in the turmoil of an ever increasingly flooding city, surveying his surroundings as he remains stationary. This is illustrated by the ground being covered completely in deep knee high water and the presence of dark rain clouds, which dominate the skyline. The water that runs along the ground of the unnamed ground appears to be flowing erratically, something which creates a sense of impeding danger and peril for the inhabitants of city, and the character that is situated in the midst of apparent turmoil. The character in question is that of male, and appears to be well groomed, brandishing a formal suit. This creates an impression of authority and professionalism on behalf of the character for the audience and hints upon the characteristics he possesses. The fact he is wearing a suit in conjunction with a well groomed, slicked back hairstyle suggests that he is a wealthy receives a large economical income due to the fact it is stereotypically associated with young American Businessmen, or ‘Yuppies’. The man appears to holding a gun in his right hand. This image connotes a sense of power on behalf of the character to the audience, and potential danger that could be created due to the presence of this weapon. This weapon could also create an impression of unpredictability as to the nature of the character and the motives he has, this is further emphasised by the manner in which he is surveying his surroundings. The presence of this prop also brings to question the nature of the character, and the cause that he is fighting for, it is possible that this character could be a protagonist fighting for good causes or an anti-hero with a volatile personality, that is not necessarily fighting for the most possible cause. It is also notable that the face of the character is not shown in the image. This further enhances and supports the feeling of anonymity towards the character and the motives he possesses. The fact that he is facing away from the camera also suggests that he is possibly ashamed of an event or action that he takes during the film something which creates a sense of mystery.

It is also notable that the character is captured in a mid shot, on a wide camera lens, which enables the onlooker to see his surroundings and the grand scale of the events occurring around the character. The character is captured in a mid shot to create a feeling of intimacy between the onlooker and the character, and also a sense of empathy for the viewer, as it enables the audience to see the surroundings from the perspective of the main character. The shot is also takes from the perspective of a low angle shot, which creates the image from below the character, and the vast skyscrapers which surrounds the character. This also creates a sense of scale and danger for the audience, and also reinforces the authority of the character which is created.

In addition it is noticeable that the poster takes a dim lighting, using low key, low contrast lighting, which creates a possible sense of misery and depression, something which has been created by the flooding.

Update on Planning!

You have some useful info here but you need to sort out your post order with Research and analysis of trailer conventions 1st THEN Planning ideas and tasks.

You have some useful analysis in Research but you still haven't done what I advised and posted links for ALL your trailers and relevant pics to illustrate points.

At the moment this blog is less thorough, informative and interesting than others and the lack of any attempt to make your blog appear lively and interesting will lower your marks. After your lack of effort on the AS Coursework re-sit its especially important you don't mess this one up Harry!