Sophie Paul AS Media: November 2011

Friday, 18 November 2011

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Marketing

Exhibition

Fallen out of love with 3D???

Sound

Stereotypes

North

South

Shows the importance of social class in 1914
Costumes, dialogue and props all show the class of characters.
Camera angles show social statuses and situations
Dialogue and facial expressions show that being a writer is not seen as an upper class man's job
Doesn't curse-respectable
fade up on expensive, gold-encrusted watch -suggests lateness/ time is against them. We see later the watch belongs to the king - doesn't expect or like to be kept waiting as he his of a higher class
Close up of wheel, sound bridge, shows speed,and that the driver is in a hurry.
Opportunities go to the wealthy
Close up of watch - anxious
Polished figure on car - wealth
Fields - the wealthy have the freedom/space
Facial expressions, close up, similarities to other characters
Low angle of car, determination
Parallel editing - two events at once
Birds eye shot - costumes show no difference in class, suits and hair are similar, equal
Hand held camera shot - encourages empathy to that character
Unsteady camera - uncertainly
Title 'My Boy Jack' in sky, the father has high hopes for his son
Low angle - shows importance
looks down on him because of his fathers job

Notes for the opening of My Boy Jack

Camera

Fades In
Establishing Shot of country side and car-setting- wide shot
Close up of car and drivers watch/ hand- important-wealthy
Establishing shot of fields/countryside and car - setting - wide shot
Close ups of car - importance - money - social status
Longs shots of car approaching - determination
Close ups of characters faces - emotions
Track shots - determination
Over ther shoulder/ shot reverse shot/ mid shot - converstation
Low angle of man -shows his importance
View of the driver - mid shot - hand held - from characters point of view
Birds eye shot of boys waiting and high angle shots- lower status - no authority in situation - under pressure
Close up of characters face when reading letters - worry - shows audience this is a problem thats an important part of the story.
Fades in
Eyelevel shots of conversation and subjective points of view add realism

Editing

Action match-shots of car from all perspective
Continuity Editing-Real time- clock
Cross Cutting/ Parallel Editing- Two Narratives- Father & Son
Cut- Cut from clock to car/king- Racing against time?
Cutaway-From car to clock- Shows lateness
Dissolve- when he takes off his glasses- shows how bad his eyesight is.
Ellipsis-car driving/boys waiting/man arriving
Eye line Match-conversation / when he's reading the letters/eye test
Fade- Fade in on clock- time has passed
Jump shots- car
Long Take- when Jack is waiting to go in
Short take-car- dad rushing
shot/reverse shot- conversation between the boys
Superimpose-writing over boys face/writing over the scene in the beginning of the clip

Mise en scene

Setting- driving car-Office/medical room-Mansion
Costume-Formal suit-Navy and military uniform- glasses- watch
Body Language- man is in a rush links to clocks
Lighting-Outside Bright- inside dark and gloomy- adds atmosphere- spotlight on 2 people from window
Colour- outside- bright, greens, yellows. Inside- dark colours- grays- blacks- navy

Sound

Narrative Sequence

Background

Tv Drama

Historical drama-music,props,costumes,dialogue make it clear that it is a historical drama
could be aimed at teenagers or adults-due to characters and genre
primary audience is adults as they can relate to the war
shows that if you are not born into a correct family or of perfect health, then its harder to get a good job
using a big star-Daniel Radcliffe- draws in a wider audience-high production values

Characters and performance

Dialogue