Tuesday 30 November 2010
Audience Profile Questionnaire 30.11.10
1. Gender?
Male ___ Female ___
2. Age? ___
3. What kind of dance movies do you like?
a) Street ___ b) Mixture ___ c) Partner work ___
4. Are you interested in seeing romance in dance movies?
a) Yes ___ b) A little bit ___ c) No ___
5. Are you in a relationship?
a) Yes ___ b) No ___
6. What is your favourite dance based film?
_______________________________________________
7. Do you prefer dance films to involve competition between characters?
a) Yes ___ b) Not really ___ c) No ___
8. How often do you attend the cinema?
a) Never ___ b) Once a month ___ c) More than twice a month ___
9. How much would you be willing to pay to view/buy a film?
a) £5-£7 ___ b) £8-£12 ___ c) £13+ ___
10. Would you go to see/buy a dance-based film?
a) Yes ___ b_ Sometimes ___ c) No ___
11. Do you, Have you ever, Do you want to dance?
a) Yes ___ b) A little ___ c) No ___
Male ___ Female ___
2. Age? ___
3. What kind of dance movies do you like?
a) Street ___ b) Mixture ___ c) Partner work ___
4. Are you interested in seeing romance in dance movies?
a) Yes ___ b) A little bit ___ c) No ___
5. Are you in a relationship?
a) Yes ___ b) No ___
6. What is your favourite dance based film?
_______________________________________________
7. Do you prefer dance films to involve competition between characters?
a) Yes ___ b) Not really ___ c) No ___
8. How often do you attend the cinema?
a) Never ___ b) Once a month ___ c) More than twice a month ___
9. How much would you be willing to pay to view/buy a film?
a) £5-£7 ___ b) £8-£12 ___ c) £13+ ___
10. Would you go to see/buy a dance-based film?
a) Yes ___ b_ Sometimes ___ c) No ___
11. Do you, Have you ever, Do you want to dance?
a) Yes ___ b) A little ___ c) No ___
Tuesday 16 November 2010
Monday 15 November 2010
Coursework Gangster Genre Idea
Idea
Men are gambling at a table, playing poker, in suits with cigars in the mouth when a man rushes in and whispers in one of their ears. Then men drop everything and rush outside the doors and jump into their car, just in time as they get shot at. They speed away and wind down their windows, pulling their own guns out and shooting behind them. There's a short car chase where there is fast music then a blackout and the name of the film comes up, as slow quiet music begins to play and the titles begin to appear in white font, against a black background.
Men are gambling at a table, playing poker, in suits with cigars in the mouth when a man rushes in and whispers in one of their ears. Then men drop everything and rush outside the doors and jump into their car, just in time as they get shot at. They speed away and wind down their windows, pulling their own guns out and shooting behind them. There's a short car chase where there is fast music then a blackout and the name of the film comes up, as slow quiet music begins to play and the titles begin to appear in white font, against a black background.
Feedback
David:
What was good? The props, costume and setting (the mis-en-scene) fits in with the gangster genre.
How can it be improved? Dramatic music to be played when gambling too.
What was good? The props, costume and setting (the mis-en-scene) fits in with the gangster genre.
How can it be improved? Dramatic music to be played when gambling too.
Vikki:
What was good? The car chase because it shows panic and crime.
How can it be improved? Music could play while this is happening.
What was good? The car chase because it shows panic and crime.
How can it be improved? Music could play while this is happening.
Andrew:
What was good? It was straight into the action, so grabs the audiences attention.
How can it be improved? It should be explained more.
How can it be improved? It should be explained more.
Thursday 11 November 2010
MEDIA HOMEWORK: How is gender represented in the Dalziel & Pascoe episode "A Clubbable Woman"?
In the Dalziel & Pascoe episode 'A Clubbable Woman' gender is represented in many ways, using the 4 key areas of analysis. To begin with, mise-en-scene is used throughout the episode to represent gender, with setting and costume being created well at the very beginning. The scene opens with a group of men huddled round on a pitch, in rugby kits, playing rugby. This creates a sense of active sportsmen and the image denoted connotes the masculine side of men, and that in general, men are into sport. There is another common setting, which a pub is denoted, where the men commonly go throughout the episode, to have a drink. This connotes that men drink a lot and that its common to see men regularly in a pub. These two factors have definitely been a stereotype towards men. The pub is regularly seen in the episode, so as an audience we get to know the setting and it becomes a local place. This makes the pub seem important and you that it must have strong significance to the episode. Another strong costume that was denoted is suits for the male investigators/police officers. This connotes that they are of high recognise status, but somehow additionally connotes that the stereotype that all police officers are men/male, and there clean cut suits are in contrast to the mean in dirty rugby kits. Another example where mise-en-scene was used effectively was when there was a funeral scene and all the characters were dressed in dark colours, and the colour black was denoted. This connoted sorrow and death and showed that both genders are affected by the death of someone.
Secondly, camera was used to represent gender in different ways using different shot types and angles. For example, a point of view shot is denoted, where the man is looking in on his wife, sitting on the sofa in the front room watching television. This connotes that women are more innocent than men, as she is just relaxing watching TV, but he is watching her as if he is up to something, which further connotes how men are mischievous. An example of a shot angle that was used quite often was the low angle shot. This shot was denoted when screening a man and connotes that men are powerful and are looked up to more than women, This is because when there was a woman being filmed, mid shots, long shots or flat angle shots were denoted. This connotes that women aren't as important as men and aren't wanted to be seen as powerful or in control, so normal shots are used to keep them looking a average status.
Editing is also used in 'A Clubbable Woman' to represent gender more effectively when the titles and names of the actors come up on screen at the beginning to introduce the show and at the end as credits, because most of the names are male names. This denotes that there are more male actors in the episode, which connotes that the show is mostly aimed at a male audience, and that its more masculine, so would be expected to use masculine humor within the episode.
Finally, sound is used to represent gender in the episode with music (ambience) and dialogue being used. The dialogue used denotes a northern accent in characters, however the men in particular denote a common dialect, especially the men on the rugby team who attend the pub, which connotes that men are more laid back and talk however they want. It also connotes a working class image among the male characters. In contrast, the women have a different dialect, as they talk nicer, which supports the stereotype that woman are more polite and feminine. Music is used as well, and an example of this is when there is a man walking down the street of a night, where its really dark and spooky violin music is denoted. This connotes that men have higher power to look more intimidating and scary as the walk the street of a night time.
Secondly, camera was used to represent gender in different ways using different shot types and angles. For example, a point of view shot is denoted, where the man is looking in on his wife, sitting on the sofa in the front room watching television. This connotes that women are more innocent than men, as she is just relaxing watching TV, but he is watching her as if he is up to something, which further connotes how men are mischievous. An example of a shot angle that was used quite often was the low angle shot. This shot was denoted when screening a man and connotes that men are powerful and are looked up to more than women, This is because when there was a woman being filmed, mid shots, long shots or flat angle shots were denoted. This connotes that women aren't as important as men and aren't wanted to be seen as powerful or in control, so normal shots are used to keep them looking a average status.
Editing is also used in 'A Clubbable Woman' to represent gender more effectively when the titles and names of the actors come up on screen at the beginning to introduce the show and at the end as credits, because most of the names are male names. This denotes that there are more male actors in the episode, which connotes that the show is mostly aimed at a male audience, and that its more masculine, so would be expected to use masculine humor within the episode.
Finally, sound is used to represent gender in the episode with music (ambience) and dialogue being used. The dialogue used denotes a northern accent in characters, however the men in particular denote a common dialect, especially the men on the rugby team who attend the pub, which connotes that men are more laid back and talk however they want. It also connotes a working class image among the male characters. In contrast, the women have a different dialect, as they talk nicer, which supports the stereotype that woman are more polite and feminine. Music is used as well, and an example of this is when there is a man walking down the street of a night, where its really dark and spooky violin music is denoted. This connotes that men have higher power to look more intimidating and scary as the walk the street of a night time.
Monday 8 November 2010
Prelim Editing
a) In the editing process within our group we each took part in editing at one time, and if one of us had a good idea to put forward we would put it in. Editing techniques I completed where cropping clips, and adding transitions and music.
b) We met the brief of the prelim because we constructed the match on action when we had a shot of the door handle turning, then the doctor was in the room, and we stuck by the 180 degree rule so all the filming looks correct and there aren't any faults to do with which side the characters are on.
c) I think that our group worked really well together when doing all planning, filming and editing because there was never any harsh disagreements, but if we was to disagree on something it wouldn't be a problem at all. When planning we worked together by each doing something different to get the task done in time. For example I wrote up the script, Vikki typed it on her blog, and then me Andrew and David produced the story board. When filming, Vikki and Andrew played the roles of the 2 characters, David filmed it and I looked at it from an audience point of view and directed it to make it the best it could be, and we all put in our ideas in filming as well.
b) We met the brief of the prelim because we constructed the match on action when we had a shot of the door handle turning, then the doctor was in the room, and we stuck by the 180 degree rule so all the filming looks correct and there aren't any faults to do with which side the characters are on.
c) I think that our group worked really well together when doing all planning, filming and editing because there was never any harsh disagreements, but if we was to disagree on something it wouldn't be a problem at all. When planning we worked together by each doing something different to get the task done in time. For example I wrote up the script, Vikki typed it on her blog, and then me Andrew and David produced the story board. When filming, Vikki and Andrew played the roles of the 2 characters, David filmed it and I looked at it from an audience point of view and directed it to make it the best it could be, and we all put in our ideas in filming as well.
Tuesday 2 November 2010
Prelim Filming
a) We chose our filming location to suit what our scene was about.
b) We filmed the 180 degree rule by filming on the same side of the room for every part of the scene and we filmed the match-on-action rule by showing the door handle turn and then cut to the woman looking up then cut back to the doctor closing the door behind him. This meant that we applied this rule correctly because we cut out the action of the doctor actually coming through the door, but the audience automatically know that he's come through the door, without even thinking or questioning it.
c) We adapted our initial ideas by adding last minute things to make the scene more effective. This was things like prop; we used a lab coat for the doctor. This emphasises his role and makes his character more believable and recognisable to the audience. We also adjusted how the room was set out, to make it look more like a waiting room. We did this by putting all the chairs in a row and moving around some of the furniture. While filming we also adapted some of our initial ideas that were on our storyboard as we tried new things out and found better ways and ideas of filming whilst doing it, rather than we had originally thought.
b) We filmed the 180 degree rule by filming on the same side of the room for every part of the scene and we filmed the match-on-action rule by showing the door handle turn and then cut to the woman looking up then cut back to the doctor closing the door behind him. This meant that we applied this rule correctly because we cut out the action of the doctor actually coming through the door, but the audience automatically know that he's come through the door, without even thinking or questioning it.
c) We adapted our initial ideas by adding last minute things to make the scene more effective. This was things like prop; we used a lab coat for the doctor. This emphasises his role and makes his character more believable and recognisable to the audience. We also adjusted how the room was set out, to make it look more like a waiting room. We did this by putting all the chairs in a row and moving around some of the furniture. While filming we also adapted some of our initial ideas that were on our storyboard as we tried new things out and found better ways and ideas of filming whilst doing it, rather than we had originally thought.
Monday 1 November 2010
Prelim Script
(Direct address shot of woman sitting in a waiting room of hospital – waiting for news on husbands operation)
(Woman’s fidgeting badly, she paces up and down the room, then sits down and she is tapping her feet on the floor and fidgeting with her hands) (nurse enters and woman jumps up out of her seat)
(close p on her feet- then close up on the door handle- woman jumps up- log shot back at the nurse standing there)
Woman: (shot-reverse-shot) what is it? What has happened? Is he going to be okay?
Nurse: would you like to take a seat..?
Woman: can you just tell me if he’s okay?
Nurse: (zoom out to long shot when they sit down) he pulled through the operation-
Woman: (buts in) (close up on womans face) ah thank god! I’ve been so worried, i-
Nurse: (buts in) but… although we’ve got rid of the tumour, he’s lungs aren’t strong enough to keep him alive, the life support machine is what is keeping him alive.
Woman: (mid shot looking at both characters)( stutters) just tell me how long he’s got left?
Nurse: (moves in closer and holds her hand) I cant guarantee it, but from past experiences, 2weeks, tops… but if you give us your permission we would turn the life support off to put him out of the pain he is in, it’s up to you…
(close up on womans face as she quivers, then as she cries her head drops)
(Woman’s fidgeting badly, she paces up and down the room, then sits down and she is tapping her feet on the floor and fidgeting with her hands) (nurse enters and woman jumps up out of her seat)
(close p on her feet- then close up on the door handle- woman jumps up- log shot back at the nurse standing there)
Woman: (shot-reverse-shot) what is it? What has happened? Is he going to be okay?
Nurse: would you like to take a seat..?
Woman: can you just tell me if he’s okay?
Nurse: (zoom out to long shot when they sit down) he pulled through the operation-
Woman: (buts in) (close up on womans face) ah thank god! I’ve been so worried, i-
Nurse: (buts in) but… although we’ve got rid of the tumour, he’s lungs aren’t strong enough to keep him alive, the life support machine is what is keeping him alive.
Woman: (mid shot looking at both characters)( stutters) just tell me how long he’s got left?
Nurse: (moves in closer and holds her hand) I cant guarantee it, but from past experiences, 2weeks, tops… but if you give us your permission we would turn the life support off to put him out of the pain he is in, it’s up to you…
(close up on womans face as she quivers, then as she cries her head drops)
Prelim Task
a) The prelim will entail a 30 second scene involving a conversation between 2 characters. One of these characters needs to walk through a door and through the scene the 180 degree rule, the match-on-action rule and shot reverse shot should be used.
b) The 180 degree rule means that the camera can move anywhere within the half circle. This prevents characters from appearing that they are facing the same way.
The match-on-action rule means continuity editing. It embeds cuts in the the middle of action. It helps 'hide' the cut in the scene.
c) Summary of our initial idea:
- woman waiting to hear news about her sick husband
- nurse walks in
- they have a conversation discussing what happened and how he is
- ends with the woman being left to make a huge decision about the life of her husband
b) The 180 degree rule means that the camera can move anywhere within the half circle. This prevents characters from appearing that they are facing the same way.
The match-on-action rule means continuity editing. It embeds cuts in the the middle of action. It helps 'hide' the cut in the scene.
c) Summary of our initial idea:
- woman waiting to hear news about her sick husband
- nurse walks in
- they have a conversation discussing what happened and how he is
- ends with the woman being left to make a huge decision about the life of her husband
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