Camera Angles

Big Close Up 

A Big close up shot is typically used in movies to show a characters facial expression, it also increases the itemise in a particular scene between the character and an audience member. 

Here is an example of a Big Close-Up shot.

Close Up

A close up shot is also used to show a characters facial expression in a particular scene, this shot is typically used in a romance scene. 

Here is an example of a Close - Up shot.

Medium Close - Up 

A medium close - shot is used to show the audience where a particular character is. This shot is also used to establish a character.

Here is and example of a Medium close - up shot.

Mid - Shot 

A mid - shot is shot from the stomach, up. This is usually used to show a prop that may be beside or being held by a character which is significant to a scene. 

Here is an example of a Mid - Shot.

Medium Long - Shot

A medium long - shot shows an audience member more of the characters surroundings, it also shows us any props that the character is using.

Here is an example of a Medium long shot

Long Shot/Wide Shot

A Long shot or a wide shot as it is also referred to is usually used at the beginning of a sequence. It is a shot that gives the audience a clear view of what is going on around the character.

Here is an example of a Long Shot/Wide Shot

Two Shot 

A Two shot is usually used a relationship or a conversation between two characters that is going on.

Here is an example of Two Shot.

Three Shot 

A Three shot is a shot that is used when there is multiple people in a shot at one time this can be used at anywhere.

 Here is an example of Three Shot.

High Angle - Shot

A High Angle - Shot is used to look down on a character this gives the impression from an audience members perspective that they are spying on a character, it is also an Ariel view which makes the character look vulnerable.

Here is an example of a High Angle - Shot

Low Angle - Shot

A Low Angle - Shot is usually used to make a character seem evil or menacing and is usually used when in a shot with a criminal or a evil character to increase intensity.

Here is an example of Low Angle - Shot.

Over - the - shoulder

A Over - the - shoulder is used during a conversation and is sometimes referred to as the shot reverse shot. It can be used in any environment is used so that an audience member can establish where the conversation is taking place.

Here is an example of Over - the - shoulder.

Form doing this i am now able to use some of these shots in my final piece of work.

My 5 Favourite Music Videos

                                1.  Middle - DJ Snake ft. Bipolar Sunshine

Middle was released 16th March 2016 and is featured on DJ snakes latest album Encore. I really like this music video because it is a unique story line for a music video. It has an underling message which is that cultural differences are still sometimes not accepted in society.



                                                2. Sia - The Greatest                                              

The Greatest music video was released 5th September 2016, it is Sia's tribute to the lost victims of the Orlando. I really like this video because it has a deep underling meaning and because the video is made of dark dull colours it is contrasted by the rainbow which is the flag for LGBT+ which is symbolic because the shooting was in a gay bar in Orlando.



3. Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth - See You Again

See you again music video was released 6th April 2015, it is featured on the soundtrack for Fast and Furious 7. I really like this video because of the idea behind this music video, It was made to honour Paul Walker who passed away in November 2013. Also the use of scenes from the film where used which fitted along with the song which i thought looked pretty cool.


4. R5 - Heart Made Up on You

Heart made up on you was released 5th August 2014 and features on their album Sometime Last Night. I really like the concept behind this video because it helps to tell the story behind the lyrics in this song. I also use of special effects in this video because it adds effect.



5. Nathan Sykes - Over and Over Again

Over and Over again was released 28th October 2015 and features on Nathan's new album Unfinished business which is set to be released 4th November 2016. I really like this vide because of way that the shots switch between when she is an elder and when they were younger. I also like the way that the theme of love is portrayed through out this music video.

From looking at different music videos in depth i have learnt what different music producers do so that it makes the music video what it is. I also learnt that certain shots are used to make a music video more interesting.

     

Camera Shots: 180 Degree rule

180 Degree rule

This is another camera shot that is typically used between 2 characters who are having a conversation, the rule states that you imagine a 180 degree line in the characters eye line and you cannot cross that line. This shot can be established in any environment and is typically used in films and TV shows.

An example of this is is in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. In this scene the 180 degree rule is used to capture the emotion coming from Haymitch and Katniss.

Here is my own example of a 180 degree rule.

Now that i have learnt about rule of thirds i would re look at the framing of this shot because i think that you can see too much of the background, i would also next time use a tripod so that the shot was not shaky because if it is it ruins the shot.

Poster Analysis

This is my poster analysis for Kingsman Secret Service.

From analysing this poster i have learned what makes a film poster interesting and what draws people in to make them want to view it such as the colours used or the positioning of certain things within the poster. I also learnt about why certain text is put on the movie poster for example a main actor or actress, the film title and the release date for the movie.

My Preliminary Task

For my preliminary task i have to make a short scene between 2 people where one person enters and sits down opposite another and they have a conversation and i have to also come up with an ending.

Camera Shots: Shot reverse shot

Shot reverse shot

This is a camera angle that is typically used when two characters are in a conversation. This shot can be set up anywhere such as a cafe or beside a river of at a pub or in a house. The clip below is an example of a shot reverse shot in Kingsman: Secret Service.

I have now created my own shot reverse shot sequence we choose two people who stood opposite each other and had a conversation which we recorded with our phones. We first of all recorded a shot from the side of person A and B, we then changed the angle of the camera so it was on Person A over Person Bs shoulder the shot then changes so it is on Person B over Person As shoulder.

Film Reviews

Kingsman

Kingsman is a spy action comedy film, that was released in January 2015; starring Colin Firth this action packed film is based on an Elite Secret service, when a young man called Gary Unwin also know as Eggsy (Taron Egerton) is asked by a member of the Kingsmans secret service, Harry Hart (Colin Firth) to join them. I enjoyed this fill because every scene there was something going on, also the film didn't just follow one story line it followed two different story lines until they met at the end of the film. I also found that in this film that it ended where the film started with the scene at the pub however Eggsy had taken Harrys place repeating the line 'Manners make a man' which is an iconic line in this film.





Inception

Inception is a science fiction heist thriller film that was released 8th July 2010 and was directed by Christopher Nolan. Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a thief who is able to enter steal peoples secrets from there subconscious and can enter peoples dreams. They devise a plan to create a dream with in a dream which will have 3 levels that is called Inception Ariadne (Ellen Page) who is an architect student is asked to design all 3 levels of the labyrinth. I really enjoyed this film because even though it was a complicating story line it had a deep underling meaning to it which i thought was really cool, also the way that some characters where portrayed in the film was interesting especially the way that the character of Dom Cobb was portrayed as not only a good character but also it showed that he had a bad side which is something that is true in everyone which i thought was a cool concept. 
   

The Matrix 

The Matrix is a American-Australian science fiction film that was released 11th June 1999 and was directed by The Wachowski Brothers. Thomas Anderson leads a double life as a computer programmer and as a hacker who works under the alis of Neo. After being given a choose of the red pill or the blue pill, the red one would give hime the availability to learn the truth about the matrix or the blue pill which will send him back to reality, he chooses the red pill. I liked this film because it had a complicated story line and alot of the scenes in this film had another meaning that was not shown or supposed to be expressed in the film.

Scott Pilgram

Scott Pilgram is a action comedy film that was released 25th August 2010 and was directed by Edgar Wright. It based around a boy called Scott Pilgam (Michael Cera) who falls in love with a girl called Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) but however to date her he first has to date her 7 evil ex's. Whilst he is fighting all of her ex's he loses friends after his band The Sex Bob-Omb gets a record deal however in a protest he leaves the band. I really liked this film because it had alot of action scenes in it. 

My top 5 Favourite movies

Me Before You


Me Before You is a romance drama film that was released in cinemas on the 3rd June 2016  and is about a girl called Louisa Clark (Emilia Clarke)who needs to get a new job after being fired from a cafe, she gets a new job as a caregiver for Will Traynor (Sam Claflin) after he was paralysed in a motorbike accident 2 years before. I like this film because the story line was intriguing and it kept me on edge the whole time. Also the story line was easy to follow because the story line was also simple however the acting was incredible which meant that the film made me: as an audience member. Emotional as i was watching the film.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2



The Hunger Games; Mockingjay Part 2 is a dystopian science fiction war film that was released 19th November 2015. This film is the last in The Hunger Games franchise and was directed by Francis Lawrence. The film sets of after Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) wakes up after being strangled by Peeta (Josh Hutcherson), after Peeta was rescued from the capital by District 13, the film ends in and epic battle between the rebels and the capital with Katniss as there Mockingjay. I enjoyed this film because of the action that was there from the beginning, there were also plot twists through out the whole film. Also the CGI in the films was amazing, especially the mutts that attacked the rebels.

Suffragettes

Suffragette is a British historical period drama film that was released 12th October 2015 and was directed be Sarah Gavron. It follows the story of one women Maud Watts (Carey Mulligan) who helped the suffragettes gain the right to vote for women and how after meeting Emmeline Pankhurst she decides to join them. I really enjoyed this movie because the suffragettes movement is getting recognised through the power of the modern day media. It also has a good message behind it; that no matter what it is if you believe in it then you should fight for it, just like the suffragettes.

The Maze Runner

The Maze Runner is an American dystopian science fiction thriller film and was released 10th October 2014 and was directed by Wes Ball. It starts with a teenage boy waking up in an elevator with no idea who he is or where he is. He enters a grassy area where he greats a boy called Alby (Aml Ameen) who is the leader of the gladers when in a fight with a boy named Gally (Will Poulter)  the boy remembers that his name is Thomas (Dyaln O'Brian) the gladers know that there only escapes is to get through the maze after finally exiting the maze they are told that this is an experiment and they have now entered stage 2. I love this film because of the storyline which is constantly filled with action there is also a massive plot twist at the end which leaves us on a cliff hanger.


How to Be Single

How to be Single is a American romance comedy film which was released 19th February 2016 and was directed by Christian Ditter. It follows the life of Alice (Dakota Johnson) when she moves to New York City and meets Robin (Rebel Wilson) who is all about the life of the party it follows her journey as she try's to figure out who she is, whilst parting, running in to her ex boyfriend and working at her new job at the same time her sister, Meg (Leslie Mann) who is a OB/GYN and decides to get IVF and a women called Lucy (Alison Brie) is trying to find her dream man. I really enjoyed this film because it had more that one storyline that was going on at one time so there was never a boring scene in this film as something was always happening. Also this film was very humorous which made it such a good film.

From doing this i have learnt about alot of different shots and how they change a scene within a movie.

Introduction

Hi my name is Jasmine Marshall and welcome to my A- level Media studies blog, I enjoy watching movies, listing to music and taking pictures in my spare time. I don't like sports.

Media can be explained through many examples such as social media or a news paper/magazine article, TV show or a Film when any of these things are created they usually portray a situation or a person in either a positive or negative may which is some times the opposite to reality which is what interested me.

In the future I hope to run my own business in photography, which is why I have chosen to take Media studies. 

Jaz