Four Film Stills

In this image, taken from Bad Boys 2, a medium shot is used even though we can see the characters fascial expression in great detail. The shot is very effective as we can see both what the character is wearing and holding, also his expression. As a result the audience has an insight as to what the character is feeling and how this relates to what he is wearing.

Lord Of War

The image extracted from Lord Of War, consists of a long shot as we can see the character and his whole surroundings. The main subject in this image is the character, as we can clearly see him and his expressions. Behind the character we can see burnt down cars and bullet shells, which signifies what the film will be about and what sort of action will included.
Some backlight was featured to create a shadow on one side of the characters face.

Toy story

This image taken from Toy Story, again is a long shot as we can see the two characters in their whole surrounding and environment. This is effective as the audience has an insight as to what the setting is going to be like. This type of shot is frequently used in comedies and PG films.

La Haine

The still image which shows a character using a hand gesture, to suggest he is holding a gun, is a medium shot. This is because we can see some of the characters surroundings and the top half of his body. From this we can see what the character is thinking and the nature of him, as a person holding a gun is seen to be quiet bad and cold hearted. No colour is used in this image, which gives an old, grimy and evil look. From this more effect is added as it coincides with the character.

Two extracts

Sunset Boulevard



Throughout the extract, various shots were used. However the primary shot featured was a medium shot, as we can see the character and some of their surroundings. When scenes were more emotional, close ups were included to show the characters fascial expressions. In these scenes, the music changed from being loud and harsh to soft and gentle, to coincide with the situation. The music used is parallel sound.

High and low shots were also used depending on who the character was. Some characters appeared more superior than others as a low shot was included, however at other times high shots were present to demonstrate powerless characters.

Camera movement is quiet scarce in this extract, although tilts and pans were featured. This was done to show movement and follow the character while they are in motion.

Blood In Blood Out



In the second extract, the primary shot used was a long shot to show the character in all of his or her environment. This was done to help set the scene and create a more suitable atmosphere. When the director wants the scene to be more emotional and meaningful, a close up is used to show exactly how the characters is feeling. The sound used was all diegetic and there was no presence of non diegetic sound.

A number of low angle shots were featured in this extract , this was again done to create a sense of superiorness. As a result, the audience knows who has more dominance in terms of power. Not alot of camera movement was included in this extract.

Key differences

The primary type of shot used were different as Sunset Boulevard included medium shots and Blood In Blood Out featured long shots.

Sunset Boulevard had non diegetic sound, whereas the other extract only included diegetic sound.

More high angle shots were used in Sunset Boulevard.

Camera movement was not present in Blood In Blood Out, however Sunset Boulevard consisted of both low and high angle shots.

Film Noir

Film noir is a cinematic term used to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that are quiet ambiguous and sexually motivated. Hollywood's classic film noir period is known to be established from the early 1940s to the late 1950s. Film noir is associated with a low-key black-and-white visual style that has roots in German Expressionist cinematography, while many of the stories have derive from the hardboiled school of crime fiction that emerged in the United States during the Depression.

The term film noir (French for "black film"), first applied to Hollywood movies by French critic Nino Frank in 1946, was unknown to most American film industry professionals of the era. 

The lighting featured in this image is a mixture of low and high key lighting, this could suggest that the character has two sides to them, maybe an evil and good. This is known as Binary opposition as it is the contrast between two similar but not so similar words. 

To show the characters fascial expressions a bright under and key light is used, as this brings out the actors expressions clearly.  Filler lights are absent here, as we can see that a shadow is created, although this is not the characters shadow, but a crow which could indicate the characters discreetness, as crows are seen to be discreet and fast. Also some bright light is focused on the prop (gun), so the director or producer wanted the audience to notice this, as it gives them an insight as to what the film is about. 

This scene taken from Saw 5, features low key lighting, which primarily uses filler and backlight, as the producer wanted to create a dark and gloomy atmosphere which coincides with the film as it is a thriller. At times the villain is shown to be in both dark and bright light, to show that the character has an evil side to him. Because of this, the audience knows who is the villain. 

Some high backlight is used, however this is done to make the scene look real and adds an authentic look. Because of the lighting, the audience feels more involved as this sort of lighting is used frequently used in thrillers and horror films. 

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=zL3c52mwWSo

Still image

The costume used in this still image, is a smart suit which signifies power and respect. This is often used in gangster movies, as it indicates the actual boss therefore the audience expects him to be dressed accordingly. The suit also outlines the wealth and financial advantage the "Don" has, which also links with great power and respect.    

The lighting used in the image is both low-key and high-key, however to show the characters fascial expressions high-key lighting is featured. From this we can see the character has a plain, blunt face which could suggest no remorse or the actors coldness.

Acting or the actor included in the image, is quiet effective as we can see his attention is elsewhere, and from his expression we can state he looks rather angry and unimpressed, which coincides with his role.

Make-up could have been used, maybe to bold or underline certain features of the character e.g. wrinkles. This shows that the Don is quiet old, suggesting he has been around for some time and is still in power. An airbrush could have been the primary applicant used in this situation.

In this still picture, no props are used because the suit and the expression is where the attention should be. This could have been done, to show that the film is quiet ambiguous about the type of violence used, or that the Don does not do the killing himself but gets people who are working for him to do so. Again, this is related to his superiorness, and the impact he has on others.    

The setting looks like a room, however due to the lighting we can not really make out where the character is based. This could indicate that the film will be shot in various different places. This is because the directors or producers do not want to give away to much information, which creating a form of enigma code. 

Peer Assessment

Harvinder - http://harvy92.blogspot.com/

Sound - A Classical/Techno Beat Has Been Used In This Trailer It Reflects The Struggling MC Find Wile They Are Getting Familiar Industry it Also Keeps The Audience Interested.

In the trailer, a rather unique beat/track is used, which merges the Hip-Hop and classical genre together. The tune is quiet up beat keeping the audience entertainment and focused. The music shows what audience the trailer is aimed at, as this music is the kind young and old teenagers would listen to.   

Suhu- http://x-suhu-x.blogspot.com/

The lighting of the trailer and the beginning institution that was used, Warner Bros pictures was dark lighting. The use of the dark clouds were all conventions used to create a frightening climax to the trailer in order to fulfill the titles credentials. The dark cloudsconnotes dark and intensifying trailer. 

Throughout Face of Fear the lighting used is low-key. This sets the scene for a thriller/horror movie, as lighting is a key convention is this type of genre. The use of dark, gloomy clouds creates a frightening and evil look, as a result the audience feels more involved, as this replicates reality. The lighting indicates the nature of a character (villain), as the darkness connotes death and evilness, because of this the audience knows who the key character is and what his or her role consists of.

Jehrique- http://jehrique-mcqueen.blogspot.com/

Actors used were important, and well executed as they featured a real life drug addict. I believe what separated this from so many other trailers was that the group had gone an extra mile by getting a real life drug addict, which could have been dangerous.

In the trailer crime, actors played a key role as they made the production effective and unique. The primary reason for this is that it featured real class A drug use. As a result, this adds authenticity to the trailer, and the audience witnesses a first hand experience of drug use. This is what separates "CRIME" from all the others trailers and productions.  The producers of "CRIME" actually went out and interacted with a drug addict, which was not done by any other producers, so we know that extra effort and time went into this production.

WWW- noticed what made the production different

          - mentioned why actors made the production good

          

EBI- Analysed the effect on the audience

     - used media terminology 

     - Analysed in detail

Pathé

Pathé was originally founded in Paris, France on September 28, 1896 by bothers Charles, Émile, Théophile and Jacques Pathé, during the first part of the 20th century. 

Pathé later became the largest film equipment and production company in the world as well as a key producer of phonograph records.

The driving force behind the film operation was Charles Pathé who had helped open a gramophone shop in 1894 and then established a phonograph factory at Chatou on the western outskirts of Paris. Successful, he saw the opportunities that new means of entertainment offered and in particular by the fledgling motion picture industry. Having decided to expand the record business to include film equipment, Charles Pathé oversaw a rapid expansion of the company.

Pathé has a major presence within the UK film industry, operating as a fully integrated studio. It is involved in all aspects of film- making, from production and development through to international sales and distribution.

One of the UK’s leading independent film distributors, Pathé Distribution releases around 20 titles each year, ranging from quality and specialised films to crowd- pleasing mainstream movies and genre titles.


Pathé have 11 films distributed in France and 9 in the UK in 2007. Nevertheless, they have 550 films in the film library.

Pathé have distributed the following:

- Adulthood, Crash, Deep Water, Wrong Turn and many more. 

Revolver Entertainment is a multi-award winning, marketing-lead, and all rights film distribution company based in the UK.

Revolver Entertainment is the 14^th largest film distribution company and the 20^th largest home entertainment publisher in the UK. The company are specialists in delivering maximum media coverage, with Revolver Books 357 records. Also, they won Oscars and they were nominated for a Bafta. From this we can see how successful and popular, Revolver is within its market. 

The titles Revolver have distributed:

Kidulthood, 3000 Miles, Macbeth, Dirty Love and many more

Revolver Entertainment also produce, broadcast also they benefit from journalism, marketing, which boosts their annual income and power.

My three broadcast fiction texts

The three broadcast fiction texts that i have chosen to do is Goodness Gracious Me, East is East and Silver street. I have chosen these three aspects of media, as they all share similarities through the representation of Asians. Goodness Gracious Me and Silver Street both are or where broadcasted by the BBC, on radio and TV. The humour that coincides with all the shows, rises from how Asians act or speak, which indicates that the Asian community are no longer insecure about their culture or views, and that they can have laugh and joke about them. 

East is East- It is set in a mixed-race household with a Pakistani father and a British mother in Salford, in 1971. George Khan (played by Om Puri), the father, expects his family to follow his strict Pakistani ways, but his children, who were born and raised in Britain, increasingly see themselves as British and reject their father's rules on dress, food, religion, and living in general. This is were the comedy arises from, as we see how the children try avoid being typical Asian children.  

Silver street- Silver Street is a radio soap opera, the first such to be aimed at the British South Asian community, and is broadcast on the BBC Asian Network. The storylines focus on the lives of a primarily British South Asian community in an English town of unspecified name and location, with themes generally related to issues that affect the daily lives of British South Asians and their neighbours.

Goodness Gracious Me- Goodness Gracious Me is probably one of Britain's best comedies and it's a shame it only aired for a couple of seasons. The show was comprised of sketches portraying a humorous take on Indian culture in the UK, poking fun at both Asians and British alike without causing offense. The four performers of the show- Meera Syal, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Kulvinder Ghir and Nina Wadia- all threw themselves into their various roles, bringing their outlandish characters to life and clearly had much fun doing so.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFL0w1ruiCM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-RGcNrA8eI