BLOB OPREA

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My name is BlogTastic this was on the 15th of June 2022 this s performed in London UK.

Final Draft

I used Blob Opera in Media today, we used these blogs to create sounds, then we print screened it added it into a leaflet. I used different fonts to add affect and attract audiences.

CUFFS MISE-EN-SCENE AND OTHER ELEMENTS

• Jake has lots of close hots to his face - sensoring his fear 
• villain and hero
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END OF UNIT ASSESSMENT

 1. medium zone 

 2. top hat, long trench coat, facial expressions

 3. this will make the audience feel proud because he is a ex - military solider, the audience will also feel quiet disturbed because the war is just over and things for example weapons are still around making the audience feel disturbed, the bunkers and the air felid is history and well known to the audience this makes them feel a bit of PTSD and anxious but also relived that the war is now over. We are all proud that he is still alive and healthy making everyone feel happier and calm.

4.she is able to have her own fights for example when the victor holds her a gunpoint she is able to fight and stand up for self, she is very calm i know this because she leans against the wall and smirks. Emma peel also makes the Steed get the creamer out of the kitchen when he asks, showing that Emma isn't meant to just work for men and work in the kitchen. Emma Peel teaches Steed in the classroom as she stands up he has to sit down on a tiny chair as Emma uses a pointer to teach him. Emma lastly can keep up with Steed when they fence, she wont back down and is able to keep on going. 

5. pov - the audience sees what the camera sees.

6. Emma peel is standing up and teaching Steed which shoes gender role as the stereotypical way is that Emma would be sitting down and be taught by a man instead its the other way around.

7. Emma peel has travelled a lot, she knows her stuff and is not scared .

8. it is voice over this shows that there is voices in the background that is related to the shot that the camera is on. Diegetic is when the voice hasn't been edited in and is able to see people talking or the voice.  Non diegetic because it cant be heard and not been seen that the voice by the characters 

9. Robert victors - chief

10 . Jake - he is the chief/ boss of the departments son - showing that he only has the  job because of his dad.

11. Jake is about his sexuality and who he likes, which wasn't 'allowed' in Advgers 

MUSIC VIDEOS: MUSIC LANGUAGE

Explain how music videos use media language to promote their artists. Refer to the pair of music videos you have studied from the list below in your answer.

Our music videos are Wheatus Teenage Dirtbag Avril Lavigne Sk8ter Boi

HOW TO ANSWER: Media language points to consider:

the prioritising of the star / the group; the privileging of the star / the groups in the frame

authenticating the star's performance / the band's performance to show their skills

the use of close ups; lip syncing to camera; eye contact with the audience

 

To promote the main star, and sell the person you want to be the star. You need to make sure they are the centre of attention and focused on the most, this is because the audience will be most focused on the person who they see the most, to have the main star in the film shots the most will be very recognised to everyone. Eye contact really draws in the audience and captures the attention on everyone. Eye contacts is s sense of being serious and wanting the audience it be captured and be focused on. Avril Lavigne is promoted because you can see her lip syncing and making eye contact shows the audience altherenty. 

MUSIC MAGANZINE: MEDIA LANGAUGE

 Look carefully at the front covers of MOJO and RNR magazines. 

QUESTION: How far do MOJO and RNR use different media language to create different connotations? (CONNOTATION meaning: an idea or quality that a word makes you think about in addition to its meaning.)

Answer on your blog. This is a high-value question and should take all lesson to answer. You can use the class blog search engine for more examples of how to analyse music magazines.

In your answer you should have 2 paragraphs:

• analyse the media language in MOJO and RNR magazine. 'Media language' includes the placement of the main image, the type of photography, lighting, colours, fonts, how busy or restrained the cover is, the layout (such as alignment to the margins), how serious or playful 
• make judgements and draw conclusions about how far the media language is used differently in both extracts to create different connotations. Are there similarities in both covers? What sorts of audiences are they targeting? You could think about MOJO's rock aesthetic of living loud and dangerously compared to RNR's folk, rock, blues vibe. 
  
  

  
  

   In MOJO the colours that have been used are very bright, electric and lively. The colour neon represses a bright colour meaning there happy and solid on their feet. The colour contrast is neat because on Dave Grohl has the same colours as the font. But the cover is very busy as the text sizes are larger than others and different shades of colours as well. Dave Grohl is repented as aggressive and in your face this is because he is crouched down and ready to pounce. The lighting is bright and very well lit in the RNR magazine Christy Moore is the big picture/ the main splash of the magazine cover. He has a small little smile on his face representing a calm vibe. His eyes are softly placed as they are, making him come across as a pleasant and self-controlled. The photo used of Christy is taken in casual lighting, with a background colour of a neutral brown. His face isn't right in the middle but is slightly positioned on the right side of the magazine, avoiding the writing. The cover itself is quite calm, there's not too much over lapping and there's a lot of space left on the cover that could be filled. Its restrained and there isnt writing in unusual places, its all written around the big picture of the cover. All the writing is distanced from the margin making it look well arranged, although the "free CD" promotional offer overlaps off the edge as well as the text box "over 300 reviews". It gives off a serious vibe as the colours are toned down and contains no vibrancy. The main colours are white, as we see on the text of the writing, which is in the font san serif, and brown colours on the CD and background. Whereas In the MOJO cover we see the main splash as a member from the band "FOO FIGHTERS" name Dave Grohl. He is presented as a hyped up male, he looks like he's got a lot of energy and he's struggling to hold it in. His mouth is open and his teeth a gritting together which shows us the power he holds in the rock and roll genre. His eyebrow is raised and his eyes are wide open, showing us the liveliness he gives off. The colour of the background, which is blue, contrasts with his shirt and the writing "FOO FIGHTERS" which is red and white. The cover itself isn't practically too busy with the layout, although its much more detailed than RNR. A couple things that overlap the cover, they conclude of the promotion and the puff. 

CUFFS: REAL LIFE

 How far does the extract try to create a sense that it is portraying 'real life'.

The extract attempts to show the sense of real life, by showing the audience that the police officers have a social life. This is seen when Donna, Jake, Lino and Brian are eating their lunch in a canteen. This is seen as a everyday in real life, showing that police are normal people in the real world, when they take a break from their job. 

Cuffs also has a lot of digestion sounds for example, talking, sounds of the public, digger, moving cars, the police radio. Digestion sounds shows the audience that Cuffs is seen as a "real life" and it shown to be more true and real. Digestion sound is when sound happens in day to day life and not edited in after the scenes have been filmed.

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CUFFS- MEDIA LAGUAGE, REPRESENTATION OF CHARATERS, SOCIAL ISSUES AND CONTEXTS

We watch Cuffs using ClickView and work from the OCR GCSE text book starting page 5.

• non - diegetic (edited sound into it)
• arch pan (seeing where the eyes are looking) 
• sexual and harassment ( Jake didn't cuff her, was on video)
• Jake was spat on by the public.
• public was treated with respect (jakes dad said the police were respected by the public , when in reality its not)
• salvtlacne (wants to find out with who, what when. want to know everything)
• two shot ( two people in frame)
• soft focus ( in the back ground but very clear, blurry but still visible)
• focus pool ( different people come in focus of the camera)
• hard cut ( goes straight to another scene, doesn't give a transition)
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POPCORN PREP

Q - What is cross - cutting and when is it used?

  In media, cross cutting is used when the film is switching between scenes, people or places. It can be      used when things have been unfolding and want the audience to be aware of what's happening. Its used a    as a powerful point of view narrative. 

OBSERVER TWITTER

 PREP Look through The Observer's Twitter feed. Aim to understand its perspective and its audience, based on what how we analysed the three Observer Tweets in the exam paper today

MOJO - MEDIA LANGUAGE

Main splash / image: who is it and does it celebrate the person? How is it lit? Is the singer made to look important? How many other images are there? 

The cover of mojo magazine is Neil Young. The cover is very bright and lively it has lots of colours and make Neil look popular and fun. Neil is right in the middle and is its focused on his face and and upper body showing he is respect and proud. Its also adverting Cd music and Neil is showing to have has Cd at bottom showing more people about his music and why he is so respected.

How 'busy' is the cover as a whole?

Are there cover lines (additional articles)? How organised are they? Do most music magazines have a similar number of cover lines (additional articles)?

The cover is quite busy and may be overwhelming, this is because there lots of writing on the sides. The writing is talking about all the articles inside the magazine. The cover lines are  organised and easy to see and read, most magazines normally have a similar number of cover lines.

What are the main colours and is there an accent colour?

The main background colour is blue and a calming orange.  The font is in white as its contracting the blue nicely.

Is there a cover mount and is this typical of MOJO?

This is a typical MOJO front cover as it has a big picture in the middle and other articles/adverts on the side.

LEGO INDUSTRY TERMS

 

• franchise - a collection of films and products produced by one start. for example Marvel and Star Wars page 33
• synergy - when the combined effect or impact of a number of media activities is greater than the sum of their individual effects on consume page 47
• stent-pole production - In broadcast programming and motion pictures, a tent-pole or tentpole is a program or film that supports the financial performance of a film studio or television network. page 46
• ensemble cast - an ensemble cast is one which is composed of multiple principal actors and performers who are typically assigned roughly equal amounts of screen time.
• conglomerate -  a company that owns numerous companies involved in mass media enterprises, is something that not many people even know of, but it is crucial in understanding where your news is coming from page 45
• vertical integration -  Vertical Integration is when a Media Company owns different businesses in the same chain of production and distribution. For example, a 20th Century Fox owns the studios in Hollywood, they also own the cinemas, the TV channels and the DVD rental shops.  page 49

LEGO MOVIE

 Task 1: how does Emmet come across? How effective would this trailer be in promoting the film?

Emmet is not seen as a heroic person. He doesn't uplift the stereotypical charastrics as a hero for example : strong, brave, deceive. At the start of the trailer you can see Emmet doing jumping jacks, he got out of breathe after 3 and couldn't do anymore. this shows he is not very strong and a heroic type. Emmet shows that he is undeceive and needs help to come the best of him. When he feel down and Wyldstyle said "come with me if you don't want to die" Emmet follows her, which shows he thinks he cant survive on himself. he doesn't have enough self confidence. 

The trailer is very effective to promoting the film because in the trailer many memorable things occur, from mystery to comedy. One main thing that everyone will remember is "Everything is awesome" this is very popular and everyone knows it comes from the Lego movie. Emmet is not the stereotypical hero which makes the watchers want to know how and what he can achieve. Little kids would love to watch this as they know Emmet is just a regular guy in a city and then saves everything and becomes a hero, which makes kids think they can achieve things like Emment does.

Task 3: Go to the BBFC site and research age ratings. Why was The Lego Movie (2014) given a U rating? You need to click on the Ratings info

Age Restrictions are there to protect kids in what they watch. Ratings provides short description what the film, video, or DVD. U film rating is suitable for all, all ages and everyone. The Lego movie is potentially dangerous but no realistic or accessible weapons, there is also no discrimination language is U rating.  There is no drugs usually no nudity, sex and bad language that will offend younger childern. Lego movie falls under those categories which makes it a U rating 

FILM MAKING

In the film making we are doing at the moment in media, we have made stop motion films and a overall film. Last week we made the stop motion film. My group was Hannah W and Jasmine M. My group in the movie was Honor M, Flo M, Hannah W and Jasmine M. We filmed that around 4 weeks ago.

The stop motion was so fun and enjoyable. Jasmine, Hannah and I called it " tiger tales production" we decided to called this  as we had a jigsaw puzzle of a tiger, and pulled it apart. We used the school iMacs and a portable camera that an be bended to look over at a birds eye view. We had a white A3 piece of paper than wrote out 'tiger tales production" in the middle at the bottom of the paper. We used the tiger to cover the words and we look picture every time we spread out the jigsaw. We made sure we moved it very little amounts to make sure it looked smooth and not stop and start.

We used the app 'Hue' to edit, we took around 30 pictures of the jigsaw moving and then transferred it to iMovie. From there we added a roar sound and added our movie onto the back. Overall it was so much fun and I loved working on it and watching it all together was so enjoyable. 

CHRISTMAS ADVERTS

 CHRISTMAS ADVERTS - HW

In this picture you can see Mickey and Minnie mouse being animated to advise Disney. The lights are attracted to Mickey and Minnie mouse showing the are the main focus here. You can see the shadow behind the boy to see that the lights are dimmed but because all the light is focused it bright up to see there faces and show there reaction. 

In the picture there are loads of snow which suggest its Christmas time. They are all doing a family activity, this shows that the step dad is fitting in. The Christmas lighters in the background are very pretty and all the snow gives off a very relaxed scene. The dog is playing and the are all helping with the snow man which is very affectionate.

In this picture it shows the step dad and daughter having some bonding time, the light is very bright and high-key to show the peaceful and happy time. The Christmas decorations in the background set a happy and merry emotion. 

FILMING A OPENING SEQUENCE

 Today in Media we filmed a opening sequence, my group was Hannah W, Honor M, Jasmine M, Flo M and I. Our themes was a Japanese themed. We had a mother(me) who gave her baby and left her with some pearls. We filmed a live action and a birds eye view. This is was super fun. We explored lots about the Japanese and found what they wore, which was very interesting. We first did a rhumbas view. We had the tables filled with Japanese things and zoomed into a few pieces, for example the pearls and a picture. After doing this we did a live action, it was me putting the baby down with the pearls. We filmed this outside on the mansion steps. When we came back in we went onto the IMacs and air dropped them so we have them for next lesson! 

02 MUSIC VIDEO

I have watched Teenage Dirtbag by Wheatus and made a comic using ComicLife in class. It is about a high school boy, he plays the guitar and is a musician. He likes this girl who is called Noelle. Noelle is way out of his league because she flirts around with all the big high school football jocks, who think they rule the school. 

The boy writes songs to express his feelings about the love he has about Noelle, through the music video we get clips of him doing music with all different angles to show us how he plays music and shows different reasons, for example close up to show the reaction and expression.  

Throughout the music video we get a sense to show how he feels about Noelle, after time Noelle drops the football jerks and become a 'teenage dirtbag' just like he is. He doesn't do to much to himself, he wears messy and ugly clothes and doesn't dress himself how people would find him attractive

At the end they dance at prom together, but the disco balls drops and it was all a dream...

From the start of the video to the the positioning is the same, he is lying on the brown stairs asleep.

CULTURAL SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT

The Cold War 

From reading The Observer, I learnt that people were very worried about the Cold War.

The Cold War is a on going of a political rivalry that has been going on for since World War 2, the country's that are associated in the rivalry include; America and The soviet Union. The dates of the Cold War were 1941 - 1947 according to most historians. It is called the Cold War because United States of America or The Soviet Union declared war against each other. 

This affected lots of people and their lives. Not only did it split family apart but it spilt the world into two, making them rivalry's. This made the world crazy, the world was full on conflict all over the world, this led to nuclear weapons mostly been used in Russia and US.