In todays lesson we were learnig about the representation of gender.
what does it mean to be defined as a certain gender. i came up with some sex traitsw(sex charcteristics)


 for example woman are steretypically seen as:

• caring
• selfless
• talkers
• emotional
• passive
• nurtering
• organised

And men are seen to be:

• powerfull
• masculine
• strong
• lazy
• dominant
• competettive
• agressive
• stubborn
• selfish

whne leanrning about these sex traits whe identified them in characters within a variety of film clips and how men and woman are made to be portrayed in certain story lines.

media theory

In todays lesson we were looking at the representation of sexuality in 'fingersmith' we discucssed the ways in which the extract from fingersmith representations of sexuality , using the following:

• camera anglesa and movements
• mise -en -scene
• sound
• editing

we then looked at these 4 factors and wrote down the dennotation and the connotation in each.
for example within the mise-en-secne the woman wore gowns,gloves ,big hats, blowses represents a sense of sophisticaton and how they are traditionally dressed for the age in which the film is set in.

For an exstension task we then had to create our own essay on the representation of sexuality in fingersmith. i learnt allot about representation of sexuality in this.

Today i have completed my story board with total of 11 shots. it took  me a while to finish as i wasnt sure how i wanted to portray my shots.  And to get the plot accross. My plot is two men and a mysterious briefcase with low key lighting i plan to start filming this week.

Media theory 3 American Beauty

In today's media theory we have learn different types of camera angles and movement we have been establishing he differences between long shots, medium shots and close ups. We have Within the camera movement we have been identifying low angle shots and high angle shots also learning the types of movement within tracking panning titling and zooming.

We watched the opening of the film American beauty made in (1999) we had to identify the denotation of the camera angles we identified many different angles of different characters for example high angle shot of the street.we then went on to take the denotation and create the connotation where we identify what it makes us think of and how makes us feel for example there is an over the shoulder shot in American beauty where there is an over the shoulder shot looking over at Caroline this shows the distance between them also representing that he is trapped behind the window and that they have no verbal communication. we then plan to move onto the camera movement mise-en-scene and sound whether being diegetic or non diegetic. 

We were then given bullets points of a film and had to create in our mind how we would film them certain things that took place before we were allowed to watch the begining of the film and see  how it was actually done.The film was called good fellas and old gangsta film made in 1990. we created it in a storyboard of each camera movement and shoty type and then drew and example of it to help us remember and relate to which shot is which.

Media practical 2

Today we learnt subjective camera work where we as the audience become the charactor. we watched jaws and the begging is underwater and we can tell exactly when the shark is coming as the music helps us to suggest this ,as it creates tension. At the beggining we never actually see jaws but always know because of the effective music.

We then watched the begging of touch of evil which is presented as one continuous shot throuhgout the whole film.At the beginning we witness a close up of a bomb timer being set and shadows created on the walls. There is then a crane shot up and over.The producer was albert zugsmith which was written by orson wells. the music is also over lapped and diegetic throghout as its played on a radio.

Media theory 1

AS Media theory blog;

In our theory lessons we have been looking at the mise -en -scene annalysing everything in the frame. also making decisions at what type of audience the films are aimed at whether being mainstream , niche, demographics and pysco demographics. we have watched a series of clips and also the begginging of moulon rouge looking at the denotation and connotation of the set and location , lighting ,props, costumes and the diegetic sound and non deigetic sound. also learning to identify the genre.

i will be blogging frequently i hope you enjoy them.

Media practical 1

This is my first As media practical blog;

During our AS media lessons we have been vieweing the openings of lost of different types of films commenting on them with the approproiate media langauge we have also been learning further language to develop our media projects. we have looked at many films such as Hot Fuzz , Citizen Kane  and Back to the future looking at the camera angles , and diegetic sound and non diegetic sound.Also how the opening of the film makes us feel about the charactors and the choices the directors have made.

This will help us to think about are opening scences as soon we will be creating our own opening scences. i will be blogging frequently i hope you enjoy them.