RESEARCH: AUDIENCE

RESEARCH: EMAZE

I have used Emaze in the fact that it allows me to present my information on a presentational tool that looks better than a plain powerpoint.

UPDATE: TRELLO

As you can see from the screenshot, I have updated my Trello list and have improved on some of the items under the 'Done' list. I have completed a majority of the tasks, with most of them being completed - and me having made posts on my blog.

RESEARCH: PETE'S MEDIA BLOG

Pete's Media Blog

Upon visiting Pete's Media Blog, I realised that it is a useful source that I could use to help myself throughout this media course if I become unstuck. This is because he is a Media magazine blogger - so he knows about media and constantly updates his blogger with useful information and links that would be helpful to a student like me. I like the fact that Pete has a media blog, and he also uses a twitter account to reach out to even more people. I like the post about making 'Brilliant Production Work'. He mentions how you can make good quality production work by following simple steps that he has made onto a slide share.

I have read part of the media magazine and found it a very helpful resource. I have read, for example, an article by David Buckingham. This is the link to Pete's useful twitter feed. 

RESEARCH: TWITTER

I decided to make a twitter account to refresh the world with my progress of my media course. This allows me to show what I have produced and to show millions of people. I can receive criticism from people all over the world which will allow me to progress through whilst improving all the time. As Alan Rusbridger says:
1) It's an amazing form of distribution
2) It's where things happen first
3) As a search engine, it rivals Google
4) It's a formidable aggregation tool
5) It's a great reporting tool
6) It's a fantastic form of marketing
7) It's a series of common conversations. 

EXAMINER'S REPORT

After reading the examiner's report, I have realised that I need to keep up with my posts on my blog, and that I need to make my posts look like a journey throughout this course. From the report, I can see which people did best and why. For example:

'The best centres encouraged an equal measure of research and planning and advised candidates to see this as an ongoing process, representing all continuous stages of the project. In some cases, there was an imbalance, with lots of research and little planning, or vice versa.'

This shows that I need to balance my research and my planning to ensure that it all makes sense.

As for the practical, the videos are too focused on the actual plot, rather than how it is made and the different angles used in the camera work.

'There was still an over-reliance solely on actors’ names and film title to constitute film titles, showing a lack of understanding of the range of titles expected of a film opening and of their construction, appearance and timings. Candidates need to be encouraged to create their own soundscape, combining diegetic and non-diegetic sound to suit their original footage, rather than sourcing an existing well-known track, which is not permitted for this specification.'

RESEARCH: ART OF THE TITLE - HACKERS

From watching the opening moments of the title sequence of 'Hackers', we can immediately tell that it is a drama/crime. We are greeted with a solicitor speaking about the crimes that have been committed. We immediately think that it would be a mid-life man, but instead is a young boy. The production company United Artists Pictures in white bold writing on a black background. The main actors are then presented, Angelina Jolie and Fisher Stevens. The overall look of the Titles show a futuristic theme - showing what the film is about.


The codes and conventions of this particular opening sequence has been created in a very clever, alternate way. What I mean by this is that the different camera angles create tension, making the audience think that a massive crime has been commited. This 'false' tension is then broken when we realise that the "Hacker" is a young boy. We know this as the first scene is the secret service kicking down a door in order to arrest a young boy with the charges of hacking.

RESEARCH: ART OF THE TITLE - THE INTERVIEW

RESEARCH: THE ART OF THE TITLE - LES BLEUS DE RAMVILLE

Les Bleus De Ramville

From watching the title sequence of “Les Bleus de Ramville” I can tell that is is either French or Canadian. I also know that it is about Ice hockey because that is the sport that opens with. The people mentioned in the credits are people with high power, such as Stephan Paquette. Something that I find very surprising was that their was no sign of a production company in the introduction to this Tv Series. When watching the opening for the title sequence, we can tell that it is the build up to a game. This is shown in the mise-en-scene when the shots switch from the changing rooms, to the ice rink, to the crowd.

REASEARCH: ART OF THE TITLE - IRON MAN 3

Iron Man 3

From the first couple of titles, I can tell that IM3 is about a robotic superhero. I can tell this because the first title is of a man in an iron cast outfit. The text that shows the names of the produces and editors is in a clear yellow, contrasting the red tint of the background. The text that displays “IM3” is in a futuristic style, almost portraying the futursitic theme of the film. I like how the ‘DIRECTED BY’ text is in a smaller font to ‘SHANE BLACK.’ This shows how Shane Black is the power icon throughout the making of the film. The editing in this sequence is very clever. The reason for this is because when the music becomes very climatical, the editing speeds up. This adds to the tension and the suspense. However I like at the end when they have used slow editing to present cinematic black and white close up shots of a radio

RESEARCH: ART OF THE TITLE - NARCOS

Narcos

From the title sequence at the beginning of Narcos, I could immediately tell that the film genre was about war/crime. This is because there is a lot of combat to do with the first few frames, such as a scene of a car blowing up and various war soldiers running with guns. We notice that the film is directed by Jose Pahdina. This is shown in letters to the left of the screen. This shows that the director is obviously important to the making of the film. We also know that the executive producer was Eric Newman. They presented his name on top of a mid shot. This shows that he doesn't deserve personal space like the producer because he isn't as important. Narcos is a part of 'Netflix Original Series.' When looking at the Mise-En-Scene it is clearly set in Mexico/South America. I can also tell this because we see a thumbnail of Pablo Escobar. This shows a possible relation to drugs in the film, so we can get a slight grasp as to what the film would possibly be about. The editing changes throughout the sequence of different titles, because there is a very fast paced edit when there is action – whereas there is a slower, more effective edit when there is a possible humor.

RESEARCH: ART OF THE TITLE - SHERLOCK HOLMES

SHERLOCK HOMES

In this slide, we can see a two men fighting that would be suited to the late 1800’s. This shows the genre in a way as it shows that it is quite an old film, but still portrays a crime/detective film about this slide. This is because the two men are fighting bare knuckled. Titles tend to come up in a particular order, in this sequence the director, Guy Ritchie, comes first. This is followed by the screenplay writers, screen story, production team, accredited to the author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the executive producers and co-producers. Then comes the director of photography, production designer, editor, the principal actor (Robert Downey Jr) who plays Sherlock Holmes, this is then followed by other principal actors, Jude Law, Rachael McAdams, Mark Strong, and other important actors. The next credit is casting, music, costumes and visual effects.  A Warners Bros. Pictures Presentation","Village Roadshows Pictures", "A silvers Pictures Production"," A Wigram Production" and " A Guy Ritchie Film". The sound in the sequence in non diegetic as it is music. This particular opening is effective as it really portrays the film in a different way. As this was set in the late 1800's, the opening refers to the ink-wash that would've been used, also with the way that people would dress and general attributes. I think that what makes this an effective opening title sequence is the fact that it is different to others in the fact that it is attempted in ink wash and paper, making the audience automatically become attracted because it is different and not mainstream compared to normal opening sequences.