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detonation and connotation

  1) Write an analysis of the WaterAid advert above using point, evidence, terminology, analysis . What can you see? What are the deeper meanings in the advert? What does the advert communicate to the audience? How might an audience react after seeing the advert? 2) Now choose your own choice of advert from Google images. Save it to your documents, insert it into your blogpost and write an analysis using denotation and connotation ( point, evidence, terminology, analysis) , explaining what the advert is communicating to the audience. in the advert you can see a poor kid with text saying dig toilets not graves. this tells us that lots of people die from things like not eating,drinking or lack of intelligence so they want help from donators to help them and resolve their issue because they dont have the moey to do it theselves

camera movement and editing

  1) Pick three aspects of camera movement in the Minority Report clip. Identify the type of camera movement and write about why the director chose to use that camera movement in the scene and what effect it has on the audience. 2) Pick two aspects of editing in the Minority Report clip and write about what effect it has on the audience. 3) Finally, revise last week's work on camerawork by picking out two shots or camera angles in the clip that communicate meaning to the audience. 10 sec in you can see a low angle which shows that the character is dominant. 1 min 10 sec in you can see a worms eye view which makes us look small and the characters big. 1 min 40 sec in you can see over the shoulder which shows the other charaters emotions. 3 min 10 sec in you can see the camera pan to stay on the charater as if we are following them

camerawork blog task

 5 seconds into the clip it shows a medium close up and there is 2 people which can introduce more characters in 1 take 40 seconds into the clip it shows a dolly so we can see details and causes suspension 2 min 15 seconds in the clip we can see an over the shoulder shot

mis en scene

  1) Choose THREE aspects of mise-en-scene (e.g. costume, lighting and setting) and write a short paragraph for each about the denotation and connotation and what is communicated to the audience. the first scence shows a dark hallway with lights flickering which can cause tension . After a scary start to the movie it immediantly goes to a calm fun enviroment  The kids were bright clothes which can have a positive effect

film poster analysis

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  Language: how do we know it is a film poster? What key conventions (typical features) of a film poster can you spot and what do they communicate to the audience? I can tell that its a movie poster because it has the movie name and the date its going to come out Industries: who are the companies behind the film? Who directs or stars in the film? Who is making money from this media product? You may need to research this on the internet if it isn't clear on the poster. Universal studios is a massive company that is involved in the making of the odyssey and famous actors like mat damon,zendaya,tom holland and anne hathaway have roles in the movie.  Audience: who is the target audience for this film? How can we tell? For people who are interested in war stories,fantasy and horror. Representation: what representation of people or groups can we find in this poster? What does it tell the audience?                   You can see th...
  1) Which part of Media are you looking forward to the most? learning abt social media 2) What knowledge and skills do you hope to learn in Media? problem solving 3) What grade are you realistically hoping to achieve in Media? 7 or higher 4) What device do you use most to access the media? (The media = news, TV, music, film, social media etc.)  phone 5) What is your average 'screen time' (or equivalent) on your phone each day. Is this about right, too little or too much? Why?  3+ hrs a day 6) What was the last TV programme or film you watched? spiderman bnd 7) What device or subscription do you use to listen to music? spotify 8) Do you play videogames? If so, what do you play games on and what is your favourite game? fc26 9) Are you on social media? If so, what social media do you have and why do you like it?  i like it because its entertaining 10) Finally, do you think the media is a positive or negative thing for young people? Why? it can be both because it depend...