Phoebe GCSE Media blog

 Trailers and genres  Wednesday 13th January 2022 LO: to explore the different features of imovie and experiment with different genre features. change a trailer from one genre to another  charlie and the chocolate factory  original genre - fantasy  my chosen genre - horror     Thursday 27th Jan  WWW: good graphics, good scene choice, good music.  EBI: tone down the bright colour, don't use clips where people are talking but you cant hear what they're saying 

\  zombie workshop                                      Thursday 9th December 2021                                          LO: to refine and develop skills using photoshop 

 

 skills development: Photoshop              Thursday 11th November     LO: To explore and develop creative techniques in photoshop.  colour popping - turning an image black/white but keeping one part coloured       graduated fade - blending two images together   clipping masks - turning an image into text layer mask- liquifying -  filters and blend mode - using images as text -  

  Thursday 21st October 2021                careers behind the camera  LO: to explore possible film industry roles and career paths.     discussing mood and atmosphere - thrilling - suspenseful  - tense i thought the part with the most tension was when the cars crashed                                prediction of cuts in 30 seconds - 25       actual amount of cuts - 25  increasing a number of cuts is a way to build tension and excitement    we took mirror photos of the other person without showing a camera/phone in the mirror, to do this we had to think about where we were positioned so that we didn't catch the camera in the mirror. this includes using different camera angles that work with the mirror so it looks like there isn't a camera there.                ...

 Media Language Analysis                     Thursday 7th October 2021 LO ; to analyse a media text using using media language when taking this image it was taken head on as a medium long shot so that the audience can see what he's wearing and can see the gun around his leg, his outfit makes him look very casual until you see his gloves and gun which gives him the look of an assassin. his watch could mean many things such as, he's a very punctual person or needs it for specific timing, he could be wearing it to signify wealth as watches like this one tend to be rather luxurious and expensive. his facial expression seems bleak and emotionless, maybe because he has seen far too many people die to care about who he kills, or maybe because he's devoted to whatever mission he's on. the background is gold,a s a precious metal, gold is the  colour of wealth and luxury  (especially in combination with black). However, it also...

                  Thursday 30th September 2021  Theoretical Framework  Media language is - all the different elements used to construct any   media product.      camerawork - shot type, angle and movement sound track mise-en-scene editing - transitions, pace and special effects      establishing shot shows us where the scene is taking        place    wide shot places people in a scene    full shot/long shot shows a full body- from feet to head    medium full shot/long shot shows a person from about        their    thigh upwards   medium/mid shot shows a person from about the waist up    medium close up shows a person from their chest upwards    a close up shows just the face, used to normally show      emotions    extreme close up either focuses on one part of ...