ACTUAL COURSEWORK TASK:

How do the opening 5 minutes of your chosen film engage and sustain the audience’s interest?

ACTUAL COURSEWORK TASK: Create a visually interesting PowerPoint with a minimum of 500 words of close technical analysis, using media terminology (see below), explaining the effects of the techniques you describe and saying why the first 5 minutes are successful.

 

You must include at least one good point about all of these (unless not applicable):

 

 

•Title

•Genre

•Production company

•Distributor

•Target audience – how do you know?

•Director

•Main lead actors/actresses

CINEMATOGRAPHY:

•Camera shot types

•Camera angles

•Camera movements

•Transitions (edits)

SOUND

•Diegetic sound

•Non-diegetic sound

MISE-EN-SCENE

•Set

•Lighting

•Costumes

•Make up

•Props

•Acting / dialogue

 

 

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Chester P - Fire In The Streets

My favourite MC

My favourite MC is a chap called Chester P.

This is one of his tracks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z31ZWDGiRr0

One of my favourite year ten CD covers!

This is by Robert Tredgold:

Narrative in Music Videos - lesson slides year 10

Homework!

TASKS TO COMPLETE: 7th October 2015

a-ha - Take On Me (Official Video)

Music Video analysis

Here is an example:

‘Take on Me’ - AHA

1.Who are the artists, producer, director and production company behind it?

Director: Steve Barron 

Production Company: Limelight Productions, London

Producer: Simon Fields

Cinematographer: Oliver Stapleton

Editor: Richard Simpson @ Rushes Film Editing, London

Animation: Michael Patterson & Candace Reckinger

2.What is the record label?

Warner Brothers

3.Who are the target audience?

teenagers & young adults - women - comic book enthusiasts - because it is centred around the heart throb coming to life

4.Is there a narrative? If so, what’s the story?

A comic book hero comes to life and pulls a woman into the comic - they have adventures but in the real world, the lady in the café screws up the comic book and bad guys come to get the couple - she escapes - but he seems dead - yet later comes back to life!

5.Describe some of the cinematography; including camera work, editing, filters & special effects.

lots of close ups - to show the lead singer - extreme close ups to show the emotions - very notable for its animation and the way it crosses over with real life footage

6.Describe the mise-en-scene  – costume, lighting, make up, props, ‘acting’ etc. - high key lighting in the café to make it look naturalistic and boring - exciting and fast paced in the comic book world - even though it's black and white

7.What make it successful?

- the animation