1) Still image analysis Look at the still images on slides 33-37 of the Film Language Powerpoint linked above. Copy the images into your blog and answer the following questions for each image: Identify examples of high and low-key lighting. Say which depict top , back or under lighting . What effects are created by the lighting in each image? Note: if the images don't display correctly in your blog then simply use the number of each image and answer the three questions for each. Picture One: Lowkey lighting Back and side lighing. Effect: Half of her face is shrouded in darkness due to this use of lighting, creates the effect of femme fatale Picture two: Lowkey lighting Top lighting Effect: Eccentuates her features and creates a sense of horror and distress Picture three: Highkey lighting Under lighting Effect: terror and allows for shadows ...
The song I used is Morning Mood by Grieg, which fits well as it is sublime and peaceful. The video is meant to be a showcase of different types of shots, and the narrative is the main character walking to school.
The Specials - Ghost Town: Blog tasks Background and historical contexts Read this excellent analysis from The Conversation website of the impact Ghost Town had both musically and visually . Answer the following questions 1) Why does the writer link the song to cinematic soundtracks and music hall tradition? Because the song uses dramatic sounds and moods like in films and old British stage music. It creates emotion and tells a story through music. 2) What subcultures did 2 Tone emerge from in the late 1970s? Mod and Punk subcultures. 3) What social contexts are discussed regarding the UK in 1981? Recession, unemployment, riots, and tension between police and young people in cities. 4) Cultural critic Mark Fisher describes the video as ‘eerie’. What do you think is 'eerie' about the Ghost Town video? The streets are empty when they should be full. Only the band is there. It feels strange and quiet, like something is wrong. 5) Look at the final section (‘Not a dance tra...
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