Haviyan's A-level Media Coursework Blog

  1) Film poster analysis 2) Mise-en-scene analysis blog tasks 3) Mise-en-scene video recreation 4)   Mise-en-scene video recreation   learner response   5)   Lighting analysis blog tasks 6) Sound practical task 7) Sound: parallel and contrapuntal video feedback and learner response 8 ) Sound analysis blog tasks  

 1) How does the sound help establish the setting and time period? In the extract, the sound used helps establish a time period of the 1970's. This is because the show is meant to replicate a police drama in the 70's. Meaning that some aspects of mise-en-scene such as costume, setting and, actors have to be as accurate as possible to that time period. 2) Note the use of diegetic and non-diegetic sound in the clip. Diegetic - . Shouting/screaming- the extract shows 2 cars driving on a football pitch while a game is playing. This means that the players would shout in panic trying to avoid the cars. . Tires screeching- At the beginning of the extract, a car is shown in the middle of the city chasing another car. This means that the other car will move in random places trying to lose the car chasing them creating the sound. . Dialogue- As the two cars are in a chase, the police characters in the scene talk to each other in a  stereotypical British tone. Non-diegetic - . Music- ...

1) Type up your feedback from your teacher. WWW: . Good description . Good pacing . Good images . Clear parallel . Clear contrapuntal EBI: . Highlight Keywords . Smooth ending . Own images/videos 2) Type up your feedback from fellow students - you can summarise key points if several students give you similar feedback. WWW: . Good description . Good images . Clear parallel . Clear contrapuntal EBI: . Smooth ending . Own images/videos 3) Now reflect on your work and write your own evaluation of your video. Write a 'What went well' (WWW) paragraph and a paragraph for 'Even Better If' (EBI) underneath the rest of your feedback. WWW: Good choice of images for the parallel and contrapuntal parts of the song. There was a good description of what the video was meant to show. EBI: Use videos mixed with the images and use some of my own images/videos. Also, the ending was a little abrupt so make it more smooth. 4) L earner response: compare your own video against your evaluation ...

  1) Find a film clip on YouTube that uses sound in an interesting way. Analyse the use of sound, making sure you use the key language we have learned about sound in film: Video:  https://youtu.be/4d-EYIZAqXc?is=YY-mA-dkZFHAiDqb Diegetic and non-diegetic sound- Diegetic sound is present in the clip. Sounds like pool water splashing, leafs rustling, waves, houses being broken, birds chirping, people screaming and pages being moved in a book are examples of Diegetic sound. However, there aren’t any non-diegetic sounds heard in the scene. Parallel and contrapuntal sound- There is only parallel sounds being played in the clip. Sound bridges- You can hear water as the screen is black which shows the disaster has just hit. Remember to discuss/analyse all the different types of sound present in the clip: Music- No music is played in the clip Dialogue- People screaming and the father calling out for his son. Voiceover- No voiceover in the clip Sound effects- Waves and trees/leaves rus...

Analysis: The song played in the video represents grief, paranoia and internal conflict. In the first half, we used images that would make the song look parallel to the images themselves. For the second, we found images that are the opposite of the overall meaning of the song in order to make the song look contrapuntal. 

  1) Type up your feedback from your teacher in full. WWW: . Script in correct font . Good planning . Good description . Appropriate costume . Effective framing . Perfect lighting . Very good performance EBI: . Audio- diegetic sound . Shoot in wider screen 2) Type up a summary of the feedback you have had from the rest of the class - bullet points is fine. WWW: .script .costume .camera shots  .acting .lighting .accurate .correct font EBI: .audio .shoot in widescreen 3) Use all the feedback you've been given to write your own self-assessment of your video using WWW (What Went Well) and EBI (Even Better If...) WWW: Most/all aspects of clamps were used and wrote my description/script properly EBI: included diegetic sound of a forest/woods and make sure to publish my work in a wider screen 4) Now reflect on your own work in more detail. How did your planning (script, shot list) help clarify and develop your ideas? Preparing for my work helped me understand what I had to do in more...

  You'll need to use the Film Language Powerpoint to work through the Lighting tasks.  1) Still image analysis Look at the still images on slides 33-37 of the Film Language PowerPoint linked above. Copy the images into your blog and answer the following questions for each image: Identify examples of high and low-key lighting. The image uses high key lighting while there is a distinct shadow on the back wall. Say which depict top , back or under lighting . The image shows top lighting with some back/side lighting What effects are created by the lighting in each image? The lighting is used to make features look more glamourous. Identify examples of high and low-key lighting. The image uses low-key lighting since the image is dominated by deep shadows.  Say which depict top , back or under lighting . The image uses back lighting to highlight the character on top of the stairs What effects are created by the lighting in each image? The lighting is used to create a scary sil...