Thursday 29 September 2016

Luther: Representation of gender



Camera

When Luther gets stabbed and falls on the floor and Ian is kicking him Alice comes in which immediately looks counter-stereotypical because it's not usual to for a women to come in and save in the man its stereotypical for the opposite to occur. The camera angle used is a tracking shot because camera has a smooth track which focuses on her when she is walking towards Ian and Luther. The same type of shot is also used when Mark walks in behind her. It provides a point of focus for the audience. Shallow focus is when one part of the image is in focus while the rest is out of focus or blurred. An example of this is when Alice is holding the gun over her shoulder. This is blurs out everything else and puts her in focus. This draws the audiences attention to a particular action/character. A hand-held camera is also used as soon as the clip starts this creates a shaky effect created when the cinematographer just holds the camera by hand. This has effect on the audience where it makes feel as if they are in the action/included with what's going on. A tracking shot was also used when Alice walked in, the camera followed her along while she was walking across towards Luther and Ian. This tracking shot made her seem like she was dominant and in control of what's going on. This is because she has a gun with there which all together is counter-stereotypical as you wouldn't expect a women to act this way.

Editing

Continuity editing is used in this scene because the action and the same story is used throughout the scene. This means that there is a continuous action which keeps the audiences attention on the story and what is currently going on. Shot-reverse-shot is used when they are all looking at each other, when one of them talks the camera shows their facial expressions. Fast-paced-editing is when all the scenes are edited together using lots of shots. This occurred when Luther was on the floe after being stabbed and they were all trying to decide whether they should kill him or not. Luther is shouting no and everyone else disagrees so it's jumping between them all trying to come up with a conclusion on what they should do. During this part of the scene Alice is also shown as being the one in charge and the one who will make the final decision because she has the gun with her. This is counter-stereotypical because it's not usual for a women to be make those decisions but more of a male type of stereotypical fashion to be doing. During the editing process most of the time the camera is showing both Alice and Luther. This shows that they are the main characters in the show. Especially Alice because of how much power she has all over them which again is counter-stereotypical.

Sound

Diegetic sound is also used throughout most of the scene because most of the sources were on screen. This would be things like shouting and talking in the background. Non-Diegeitc sound is also used in the scene because background music is playing throughout the whole video just to add that more tension towards the audience. Synchronous sound is also used because all the sounds that you hear in the scene are what is expected to be heard for example the echo when they shout and the stabbing of Luther by Ian. The sound of the gun is also part of this because it's what the audience is expected to hear when they see that she shot him.

Mise-en-scene

We can see that all of the characters have relationships with each other previously. This is because they all know each others names and have spoken to them before. All of them are wearing modern clothing which also makes the audience feel like they are with them and included in what is going on.

Wednesday 28 September 2016

Star Wars: The Force Awakens



Who owns Lucas film?
Walt Disney Studios.

Who formed Lucas film?
George Lucas.

What year was Lucas film formed?
1971 (45 years ago).

Who is the president of Lucas film?
Kathleen Kennedy.

What other major films have they worked on?
War Horse, Jurassic Park, E.T.

How much was Lucas film sold for?
$4.05 billion.

Who wrote Star Wars: The Force Awakens?
Lawrence Kashan, J. J. Abrams, Michael Arndt.

Who directed Star Wars: The Force Awakens?
J. J. Abrams.

What other major films is the director responsible for?
Lost, Super 8, Mission Impossible 3.

How many Star Wars films have there been so far (list them)?

Episode IV – A New Hope

Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back

Episode VI – Return of the Jedi

Episode I – The Phantom Menace

Episode II – Attack of the Clones

Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

Episode VII – The Force Awakens

How much money have they all made at the global box office?

Episode IV – A New Hope - $775.4 Million Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back - $534.4 Million

Episode VI – Return of the Jedi - $572 Million

Episode I – The Phantom Menace - $1 Billion

Episode II – Attack of the Clones - $656 Million

Episode III – Revenge of the Sith - $848 Million

Episode VII – The Force Awakens - $2.5 Billion

When was the first Star Wars film released?
May 25, 1977.

What does ILM stand for?
Industrial Light & Magic.

What do ILM do?
Visual effects, Computer Graphics, Feature animation, Television animation.

Who created ILM?
George Lucas.

Why did they create ILM?
Needed to specialise in computer graphics so Lucas funded the company and sent scenes to the studio to add CG.

What do casting directors do?
Organize and facilitate the casting of actors for all the roles in a film. This involves working closely with the director and producer to understand their requirements, and suggesting ideal artists for each role, as well as arranging and conducting interviews and auditions.

Where were the first scenes for Star Wars: The Force Awakens filmed?
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

What format was Star Wars: The Force Awakens shot on?
It was shot on Film.

What types of camera were used to film Star Wars: The Force Awakens?
Kodak Film & IMAX.

What studio was used to film a large proportion of the film?
Pinewood Studio.

Where is the studio?
Iver, Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.

What major franchise is famously filmed at that studio?
James Bond.

How does said franchise link to Star Wars the Force Awakens?
Daniel Craig is in both James Bond and Star Wars.

Who is the inspiration for Maz Kanata?
J.J. Abrams former high school teacher.

What technology was used to create Maz Kanata?
CGI and a motion capture-suite with white dots.

Who played Maz Kanata and what other role is she famous for?
Lupita Nyong'o - Patsy in 12 Years of Slave.

Who played General Snoke?
Andy Serkis.

What is he renowned for in the film business?
Motion capture acting, animation and voice work.

Where was the final scene filmed?
Skellig Michael, County Kerry, Ireland.

Who composed the final score? How many have they composed for?
John Williams - all of them.

What other famous films has he created the music for?
Jaws, Indiana Jones, E.T, Jurassic Park.

How many times did John Boyega audition for the film (according to J.J. Abrams)?
9 times.

Over what time did these auditions occur?
7 months.

How many people operated B-B8?
1 person when moving but 3 when remotely controlled.

What type of technology was the main version of B-B8?
Physical prop.

What colour suit does the operator of B-B8 wear?
Green - operates like a green screen.

Why did he have to wear a suit?
So he can be edited out of the background as he is wearing green.




Wednesday 21 September 2016

The Male Gaze - Video Task




Immediately when the video starts within the first 10 seconds we are presented with fifth harmony and on the beach wearing little clothing. All of their hair is messy which matches with the clothing they are wearing. We continue to scenes of them being spread-out on the beach looking straight towards the lens which are the audience watching.





At around 28 seconds we are presented with close ups of each one of the girls which show them individually, even though they are alone each one of them continues to look straight at the audience which is us the audience. This is an example of the scene being intimate and they want us to see that. Most of the actions they make include them moving their whole body across the sand to attract the audience. The camera zooms in to their faces with the light in the background and the sea in the background and little clothing they show sighs of an intimate scene. They are each wearing different types of clothing with a variety of different colours to engage the audience as soon as the video stars. The majority of the time we see them tilt their head backwards and then forwards to add attention to the scene at the same time running their body across the sand. This associates with sexiness which again initiates this scene in relation to sex. At around the 10 seconds after one minute we see the first sight of a male in the music video however,  the scene is only around around 3 seconds or less.