Friday, 7 September 2018

Intro to A level Media



L- (One shot camera movements) (Classic music from 1978/creepy) (Orange and dark colour grading) (Kids in background to make the killer seem out of place) (Halloween themed costumes) (Horror/gore makeup)

I- Film production/Hollywood. Halloween film franchise. Michael Myers mask.

A- Targeting older age groups (18 plus). 

R- No class or particular ethnicity involved. Battle between genders as the killer is male but the majority of victims in trailer are female. Majority of significant characters are adult. 
Trailer expresses intense mood (Thriller). Set in Haddonfield, Illinois (original 1978 location). Message= Killer is back. Protagonist aims to finish off the killer...

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Media Forms:           L- language                                Top 3 forms and Texts:             
- Television               I- industry                                       - Netflix (Mind hunter)           
- Games                    A- audience                                     -
- Newspaper             R- representation
- Magazine
- Film
- Internet

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Image result for film postersSummer task 1.

Blade Runner 2049 poster-

This poster clearly represents the two main characters and
their status role in the film (good/bad). The poster is split
into two different colours to symbolizing possible teams.      Each character is also holding a pistol, suggesting that there will be rivalry in the film. Placing the 4 characters in the center of the poster confirms that these are the 4 important characters of the film. The text font used is a futuristic style to represent the time period. 














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Summer task 2.

Deutschland 83 Trailer Analysis -

The camera movements incorporated in this trailer are quickly paced and change a lot. The majority of shots are either close ups, medium shots or long shots of the main character shown. Alongside this the music composed also has a fast tempo, contributing to the increase in action throughout the trailer.
Props such as handguns, briefcases and balaclavas suggest that the series involves possible spy action and conflict. German uniforms can also be seen worn by the main character and background characters to set the time period.
The majority of the trailer is narrated by Ronald Reagan's informing speech. At 34 seconds in, the shot cuts to a TV broadcasting of Reagan giving his speech. The director has done this to confirm the time period of the series.



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Summer task 3.
Image result for trump newspaper cover

Representation -

This is a negative representation towards Trump. It conveys him as a clown with face paint and a red nose, telling people the opposite message to what he wanted. The 'DAILY NEWS' has configured a story about Trumps actions in GOP ring into an iconic front cover. This cover is negative as it creates a false ego for trump around the world, and gives him jester like qualities. (It persuades to world to take Trump less seriously.)














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Summer task 4.

Who is the big six? -

The big six refers to the 6 main film producing companies based around the world (Universal, Warner Bros, 20th Century Fox, Paramount, Sony pictures/Columbia and Disney Studios).
However the 'Big Six' may soon become the 'Big Five' as Disney plans on buying 20th Century fox to form a partnership or one joint company.
The 'Big Six' currently hold 80-85% of the US and Canadian box office revenues.

                       Largest production for each company 2017/18

Warner Bros: Wonder Woman 2017
                      Cast- Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright.
                      Budget/Box office- $120 million / $821 million
                      Advertising-

Universal: Jurassic World 2 - 2018
                     Cast- Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jeff Goldblum.
                     Budget/Box office- $120 million / $710 million
                     Advertising-

Paramount: Mission Impossible Fallout 2018
                     Cast- Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Rebecca Ferguson.
                     Budget/Box office- $178 million / $726 million
                     Advertising-

20th Century Fox: Deadpool 2 - 2018
                     Cast- Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Zazie Beetz.
                     Budget/Box office- $110 million / $734.2 million
                     Advertising-

Sony/Columbia: Jumanji 2017
                     Cast- Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart.
                     Budget/Box office- $90 million / $404 million
                     Advertising-

Disney: Black Panther 2018
                     Cast- Chadwick Boseman, Michael B Jordan, Lupita Nyong'O.
                     Budget/Box office- $200 million / $1.34 billion
                     Advertising-
                                                 






















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