Psycho Stills

Evaluation of the preliminary task.

Evaluating the Preliminary task

We were asked to make a short film that showed the three continuity techniques. They are Match on action, 180 degree rule and shot reverse shot. We prepared for the task by establishing the three shots and testing using the camera the different types of angles etc. We then made a story board of how the short film would go and which angles we would film from.

We used the three techniques through our short film. We used Match on action when we had character 1 (Roman) opening the door from the outside and then coming through it on the other side.  >

We used the shot reverse shot when Bart and Roman were having their conversation and we used the camera to go from one face to another showing their reactions in a medium close up. >

 We used the 180 degree rule when Character 1&2 (Bart and Roman) were having a conversation on the balcony. We had to make sure that they were in the same positions and that we stayed on one side of the action. >

 My role in the production was camera man along with Charlotte and in charge of editing the piece. We kept our frames very simple and most things seen were relevant. We had the actors on the screen in the centre point of the shot in most scenes.But when the conversation was taking place on the balcony we used some over the shoulder shots to show the characters view point.

I was in charge of all the editing and was very happy with the final product as I made sure that all the transitions were smooth and sound effects were in time with the film. The camera work was fluid and it flowed well, we had straight shots and the camera was not wobbly at any point. All of our scenes flowed with the transitions in-between them and matched up. I think we worked well as a group as we all have different skills that will work well in building up to our final opening sequence. I think as a group we are very good and have got use to working with the camera and editing on imovie and are very comfortable with our knowledge.

Blogging

Blogging –
Lots of people write blogs. Blogs are used to display an interest and can show emotion through things being uploaded. People create blogs to express thoughts and opinions and to share experiences with other people. Blogs provide a space to speak and be heard when you have something to say.
Blogs can also be used to promote things, it is a great way to help market yourself, your business, product or service. They can help people going through similar situations who are looking for advice on certain subjects that the blogger has experienced. There are lots of parenting and health related blogs that are written for this purpose.
Blogs reach out to people and connect with their audiences when they have the same hobbies and interests. Starting a blog can help you find people who share the same interests as you. Blogs can make a difference, many of them are issue- based, meaning that the blogger is trying to put information across to sway people’s thoughts in one direction on a topic. There are loads of political blogs and social issue blogs that are written by bloggers who want to try and influence the readers and make a difference in their own way.
Lots of people follow the same blogs week on week and stay knowledgeable and up to date with current affairs in the world. Successful blogging is usually dependant on frequent posts and regular updates to the page. Fresh information is the best way to help a blogger to keep ahead and on top of events in a specific field or topic.
Another reason that people use blogs around the world is the fact the internet is so accessible now that blogs provide a simple way for people to stay connected even when they coming from different parts of the world sharing photos, videos and stories!
However most bloggers do not make a lot of money out of blogging, they have some subscribers but not a lot of income on the long run. But the aim of a blog is to express yourself rather than to make money. But on the other hand with patience and practice and quality time with your blog you can make a lot of money through advertising and other income-generating activities on your blog.
Blogs show a very fun and creative side to the internet, most blogs are started for fun. Usually the blogger is a fan of a particular actor, sport and wants to share their passion through a blog. Some of the most interesting blogs started out written just for fun and turned to bigger campaigns.
People use blogs in the modern day to argue their points across in many cases but also to arrange things. Blogs show us things that we may have never even considered as a hobby or interest before and expand our interests to other areas. There are blogs about nearly
everything which give us insights into the topic and can wind us in. Blogs are a Great way of connecting the world and everyone having their fair share of expressing opinions

American Werewolf And 28 weeks later-

American Werewolf And 28 weeks later-

The different ways in which the films portray themselves as horror.

Both of the films are of horror genre but start in different ways. In some cases they have similarities. The main characters are involved in something at the beginning and the rest of the film usually takes place in the starting scene. In American Werewolf the two main characters are dropped off in the middle of nowhere in the mountains. This is the same setting where the rest of the film is based. The same theme of isolationism is shown in the start of 28 weeks later where you see a usually busy city isolated and trashed with the protagonist stood in the centre.

American werewolf starts in quite a calm area and nothing seems to be wrong in the opening sequence. Whereas in 28 weeks later you are shown inside the laboratory full of crazy apes and the city has already been trashed so as an audience you know that something is going to and already has partly gone wrong. The music in both sequences is very different. American Werewolf the music starts off very calm in a foggy bleak mountain area with a long empty road this gives the impression that the protagonists may be isolated but in fact are not alone. However in 28 weeks later the music is very tense, it is a very well known piece of music and is known to be very scary and build a lot of tension.

Blogging Questions

• Who is writing it?
• Why?
• How often do they make posts?
• What are the posts about?
• How long has it been running?
• What visual images and other types of media are used?
• What kinds of links are there?
• How could a blog influence people?
• Could the blog have any political implications, and if so what are they?

1.            Go to www.guardian.co.uk and explain how this site uses blogs.

                                                                             

2.            Give 5 reasons why someone might create a blog.

Fast Forward BMX.

1.)  Mike King

2.)  To show BMX videos, products and photos to inspire people to take up BMX’ing.

3.)  He posts on his blog at least once a day.

4.)  The posts are usually photos of BMX’ing. But they also vary with different types of photography.

5.)  The blog has been running since March 2010.

6.)  The blog uses a variety of videos, images and quotes. Most of them are related to BMX things.

7.)  Web links to external websites that are related to the blog.    

8.)  A blog could influence people because it shows other people what they are interested in and gives them ideas to write their own blog.

9.)  No. the blog doesn’t have anything to do with politics.

10.)                     This site uses blogs to put across information rather than hobbies. It gives news on celebrities and political things going on in the world.