Preliminary Task

watch this video for my preliminary task in media studies which should include a:
1. shot reverse shot
2. over the shoulder shot
3. close up

Similar Movies

Deadpool:

It was made by Tim Miller and was written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick with Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller

The target audeince was for 16 year olds to late 20’s because the gruesome scenes and very explicit language

 

Suicide squad

The director and writer was David Ayer with Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie

The target audience was from 15 years old to late 20’s because of the lack bloody scenes and bad language

The purge: Election year:

The director and the writer was James DeMonaco with Frank Grillo, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mykelti Williamson

This movie was targeting young adults due to the horrific scenes and explicit content

Jack Reacher:

The Director Christopher McQuarrie and the writers Lee Child (based on the book "One Shot" by),  Christopher McQuarrie (written for the screen by)  also the actors and actresses are Tom Cruise,  Rosamund Pike,  Richard Jenkins

The movie targets people aged 12 and over due to the killings and the rating of the film

Results & Conclusion of Questionnaire

From my results from my questionnaire I know that there were 7 males and 3 females that took part, also 90% of the participants were 16 years old except from one anomaly who was 18 years old. Peoples favourite genre was horror and comedy except from another anomaly who preferred action, and speaking of action majority of people like action movies because of the excitement, or they’re captivating or they’re just fun to watch etc. but there was one who didn’t like action movies because they are all the same; there was a variety of actors/ actresses that people liked such as Will Smith, Kevin Hart, Denzel Washington ,David Tennent, and Johnny Depp but one person didn’t one. There was also a mixture of favourite movies but they were either comedies, horrors or action movies except for another person who didn’t have a favourite film. Also from the survey I know that 4/10 prefer funny action films instead of serious actin films, which aids me with my project to make a good intro to a movie that a lot of people would watch. Just about half think that action movies are getting better but the others think that action films are getting worse because they are all the same or the plot for the story is terrible. So from the results of my questionnaire I know that my target audience is 16 years old to 19 years old. I know that majority of people male or female like funny actin films rather than serious action films and most of the people who took the questionnaire like actin films so a lot of people would like my opening sequence to films since an action film. A lot of people watch action films just because they enjoy it.

City Of God

Analyse the effect the camera angles, editing techniques and sound effects have on the audience.

In the opening sequences of the film ‘City of God’, the audience feels a sense of excitement and action because of the fast paced montage of flash cuts of a favela community preparing food. The close up of the chicken with the pleonastic sounds of a knife being sharpened connotes that this is a community who enjoy cooking and eating together.

A group of people killing and preparing chickens to eat. The use of pleonastic sounds of the knives being sharpened connotes violence. Also the diegetic sound of the people laughing shows their lack of care towards the animals that they’re killing. The close up shows the chicken escaping from the gang, from this the audience feels relieved as this symbolises breaking free from the gang life. The pleonastic sounds coupled with the killing of animals’ shows a sense of a gang who laugh at death.

When the chicken escapes the audience find it amusing and find joy in the chicken chase. In the high angle camera shot, the audience find it funny that so many people are chasing the chicken. They also use a tracking shot which is done by following the chicken’s movements and this connotes that the community don’t let anything waste since a group of more than 10 people were chasing one chicken.

 When Rocket sees the gang the pace of the film changes significantly from loud and chaotic to quiet and nerve racking. This shows that the upcoming scene is important and creates suspense for the audience. Also when little Ze came around the corner to see Rocket, there was a shot reverse shot to show that the two characters have made eye contact. The audience are full of suspense due to the silence coupled with the shot reverse shot connotes that Rocket could be in danger since they have guns.

When Rocket is at a stand-off with little Ze and his gang; they use graphic action  which show Rocket standing and does a 360 degree shot and simultaneously reverses the passage of time ton when Rocket was a child playing football with the other kids in the neighbourhood. When little Ze comes, the audience and appalled by the explicit language he uses at such a young age. This connotes that the youths of the community have no respect for each other or the community because their actions don’t show it.

The Notion Of Codes

THE NOTION OF CODES

Semiotics- the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretations

Signified- the meaning or idea expressed by a sign, as distinct from the physical form in which it is expressed

Signifier- a sign's physical form as distinct from it's meaning

Sign- a notice on public display that gives information or instructions in a written or symbolic form.

The producer is the encoder and the audience is the decoder.


Codes and Conventions in an Opening:
1. Titles
2. Establishing genres/themes
3. Introduction of characters
4. Narrative
5. Action/events
6. Sounds
7. Enigmas