LEGO MOVIE TRAILER

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

Emmet is presented as an ordinary person who just happened to be given the 'Piece of Resistance' by chance, but is forced into situations that will eventually turn into a hero. He is a pushover who is willing to pay £27 for a coffee. He shows that even the most ordinary can become heroes, as he is a regular man who just happens to get into these situations. He is not a traditional hero, as heroes tend to be much stronger, mentally and physically, and they also tend to have a higher IQ. He is not a traditional leader, and is often being told what to do, even though he is the supposed 'Chosen One Of Prophecy', and is supposed to be a leader. Even when put into a leadership position, everyone he is supposed to lead, leaves, and doesn't believe he can do it.

This trailer would be extremely useful in promoting the film, as it shows the comedic side of entertainment, and makes the audience wonder what happens, and it makes the audience laugh, causing them to want to see the movie. It also makes Children get excited as it involves many different famous characters, like Batman or Wonder Woman.

TV

 PREP Write out these terms under the class post and define them:

SCHEDULING

The order and time in which a show will take place on TV

LIVE TELEVISION

When a show is live, and has never been seen anywhere else

'SECOND SCREENING' 

When a  show that was live is shown at a later date, for a second time

AUDIENCE INTERACTIVITY

When the audience interacts with the show

THE WATERSHED 

Currently 9pm for UK. This is when shows can show violence, swearing, and non-family friendly content

PEAK VIEWING TIME

Between 6-10:30. When most people are watching TV

HIGH PRODUCTION VALUES 

When a show has a high budget, and is given lots of money for a show to be made

Film Making

 

PREP Write about the film making that you have done over the last two weeks. Add photos to support and illustrate your post.

Paragraph 1: Your production company logo

Write about how you made it, explaining the process and referring to the equipment - the Hue camera, the Mac,  the name of your Production Company, the sound effects.

We used a HUE camera to make a short stop motion video, using a paper boat and a map. We then imported that into iMovie, and added the name of our company on the map. We added a boat horn, over the top of the shot of the boat parking, as to make it seem like the boat was making the noise

Paragraph 2: Your table top filming

Write about the filming. Explain some of the items that you had on the table and how you handled the camera. Explain what you wanted the audience to focus on (if you paused to make them look at anything in particular).

When we filmed for the table top, we made it seem as though it was a detective scene, and that they had left in a rush. We ended the shot on a candle being blown out, with text saying, "The Ace of Spades", appearing, as though its coming from the smoke. This is to make it seem as though it is mysterious, and like a thriller-type movie. We wanted the audience to focus on the candle, and to focus on all of the photos the camera panned over.

Paragraph 3: Your 'live action' filming

Explain what you filmed here and how you wanted the film opening to develop in this bit.

We filmed behind the mansion, and had a chase scene, between one of the detectives, and a robber. We wanted to make it seem as though the robber had robbed a bank, and that the detective was on a different case, and had accidently ended up being there.

Paragraph 4: Editing

• What sound effects did you add to the Production Company logo?
• What track did you put down under the rest of the film?
• What was your FILM TITLE?
• What credits did you add (like actor names)?

We added a boat horn to the logo, as it was based on a boat travelling around a map, so we thought this made the most sense. We added eerie music over the table top filming, as this linked to the thriller genre we were aiming for. We called our film, "The Ace Of Spades", as this seems like a 1960's type of name, and could relate to out movie, as the main antagonist, could have a certain calling card. We added the name of our director, Jacob, we added Charlies name, and also mine.

Paragraph 5: Your views

How did you think that your production went? Were there any challenges, disasters or triumphs?

We could have done the live-action better, however i think the rest of it went quite well, as the music and SFX matched very well

TABLETOP FILM OPENING

 PREP Write up an account of what you did in the lesson. Start your post by copying the information from the PREP post (about the research that you did). Then describe your filming. Add a photo if you wish.

In the lesson, we placed a black tablecloth over a 4-row of tables, and strategically laid out props over it, so that it would seem like detectives were working a case, but had to quickly run out, and left in a mess, presumably to catch the criminal. We also blew out the fire, to give it an eerie vibe. This could make the movie seem like a thriller, police-procedural, possibly set in the mid 1900s, around 1960, as there were bolars, and lots of old money lying around.

During our second lesson my group decided to add some music to our short opening credits. We also went outside and filmed a short, live action scene that we can add to our video. We had Jacob coming out of a bank, and being chased by detectives

FILM OPENING CONVENTIONS

 

PREP To prepare for tomorrow's practical work of filming an opening sequence, please watch the following two title sequences which are filmed in in a similar 'table top' style. 

• Delicatessen (dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 1991)
• To Kill A Mockingbird ( dir. Robert Mulligan,1962)
• Extension work: there are many other opening sequences on the website Art of the Title

For each title sequence, write three sentences about how the conventions of film openings are used. 

The title of your prep blog post is FILM OPENING CONVENTIONS

Copy /paste the lines above and add the two images below : 

• what titles and credits appear on screen?
• how is the film's genre conveyed? 
• what use is made of sound?
• what hooks the audience and makes us want to carry on watching?

 

 Delicastessen:

At the very beginning, it has a man, holding a clever, about to chop someone, or something, in a bucket. This conveys that the genre is most likely a thriller or horror movie. The credits are shown in a strange way, as instead of having the usual cut away, to very CGI credits, in this it is almost like the credits are part of the scene, as the camera moves up from a hand, onto a peice of paper, with the Production Company one it. All of the credits are part of the scene, as though a character could just walk up to them and touch them. All of the credits also have something to do with the object they are on. FOr example, the directing photographer is written on a camer, and the main composer is on an old record.

All of the music is quite quiet, and like old carnival music, which makes us quite uneasy, as lots of horror movies use old abandoned carnivals as their main sets. The music is also suprisingly upbeat, and the lighting is very warm, even though the camera is panning over ol, abandoned items, which makes the audience feel uneasy, as we dont know what the tone for the movie will be. This hooks the audience in as we want to find out what all the abandoned items are for

To Kill A Mockingbird

The music at the start is sang by a very young child, no older than 10 years old. It also has him opening a toy box, and getting out a crayon. The fact that it is silent, except from the child singing, makes the audience very uneasy, as music makes people relaxed, and therefore the lack of it does the opposite.

The child then uses the crayon to scribble over writing, leaving only the title remaining. The credits is just the camera going over lots of different objects, which we can assume are going to be important, because of Chekhov's gun. Slowly music starts fading in, however the boy is still singing over. This hooks the audience as they want to find out what the boy is doing

CUFFS

 

• Who do we start to empathise with?

During the episode we begin to empathise with many characters. Firstly, during the scene where Ryan has to shout at his son for not being in school, we feel bad for both him, and his son. We feel bad for Ryan as clearly he doesn't want to be shouting at his son and clearly he is quite embarrassed, however, that feeling is mutual between both of them, as Ryan's son is not only surrounded by strangers, but also by his friends.

We also feel bad for Jake when he is trying to make his first arrest, however he is being felt--up, and is trying to be framed for sexual assault. We feel bad as he is trying his best, but is being filmed and doesn't know what to do. It is also shot from Jakes perspective, only further emphasising our embarrassment for him. This makes the reader empathise, as he is clearly confused, and has to be saved by Ryan.

The Avengers: Sound

PREP Watch the first 10 minutes (after the title sequence is over) of The Avengers on Clickview. Analyse how sound is used in the extract to create meaning. You can use any part of the opening scenes - both the opening scene at the seaside at Little Bazeley or the scene in Emma Peel's flat

• first identify an example - use terminology such as diegetic sound, non-diegetic sound, dialogue.
• then give the example - " Little Bazeley is constructed as a seaside village through realistic sound codes such as..."
• "One example of how sound is used is when Steed makes conversation with Emma Peel..."
• then explain what meaning is created - "In the exchange of dialogue between the fisherman and the undercover agent who arrives from the sea they talk about...... which creates suspicion and comedy because....."
• "Steed's dialogue reveals his accent and shows that he is..." "What Steed says to Emma Peel suggests that he feels in charge because...." /  "Emma's comment about the coffee and cream show that..." / "Emma's throwaway comment about having just finished a scientific article shows that..."

The Scene where Mr Steed and Miss Peel are introduced:

The episode begins with very cheerful music, which is ambient sound, or non-diegetic sound, and the sound of an umbrella pressing a doorbell, which is known as diegetic sound, as it is happening in the world this TV show is trying to portray. It is also very quiet for a while, as in not having any dialogue for around 5-10 seconds, before panning up to one of our main characters, and then we get our first lines. This is most likely because it is the start of a new series for this show, and most programmes like to introduce the characters as late as possible, to build suspense.

The reason such cheery music is played at the beginning, is because it tells the reader that there is nothing to fear, and that these are trustworthy people and places. If the music was less cheery, and more dark, it would be like saying that these characters are dark.

The first 2 lines of dialogue in this episode is "Good morning Miss Peel," and "Good morning Mr Steed", therefore it introduces the characters right from the start. These two people clearly know each other well enough for Steed to show up at her door, but it makes the audience question how they know each other, and creates a hook for them to keep watching. These two lines also show that these two are very formal, and are in a place of importance, as they address each other as Miss and Mr. They also both have formal accents, telling the audience that they are quite proper, and are from London. All of this tells the audience so much about Miss Peel, before even showing the character on-screen.