Abdiillah coursework

  Cinematography video feedback/learner response 1) Type up your feedback/comments from your teacher. Good audio Good use of POV Good opening- Fade in Well frames shots Good labelling Use of location Good transitions EBI: Ends abruptly 2) Type up your feedback from fellow students. Good opening Good sound Good labelling Range of shots Good location Good transition Mix of diegetic+none diagetic sound EBI: Ends abruptly Better labelling 3) Now reflect on your work and write your own summary of the comments and feedback you have received. Write  three  WWWs and  three  EBIs. WWW: My choice of music was good My use of POV shots were good Good camera quality EBI: Longer shots Smoother ending Better editing 4) L earner response: think about what you  learned about cinematography  making the video and also watching others. What will you do differently when you start the coursework in the summer? What tips or tricks have you learned from others that you can us...

 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.

  Find the  opening sequence  to a film or TV drama of your choice on YouTube and e mbed the video in a blogpost called 'Cinematography blog tasks'.  1) Write an analysis of the cinematography in the opening sequence.  Highlight  your use of media language and try to cover camera shots, angles and movement using the terminology we have learned in lessons.  In the beginning there is an establishing long shot which shows the entirety of the house/setting, and tells the audience it is a location of importance. The dogs slowly come into frame in slow motion and then cuts to a closeup of mug. A series medium closeups  ensue as the camera is placed in different locations in the house, showing antique decorations and artefacts as the main attraction of each shot, many shown in a low angle. After this, the main character of the opening scene is looking for "Mr Thrombie" however he is not present, as shown when the camera pans to the left. Once the main ch...

  Video feedback/learner response Create a new blogpost called 'Sound video feedback and learner response'.  Make sure your video is on YouTube and embedded on your blog and then complete the following tasks: 1) Type up your feedback from your teacher. WWW: Good dissolve transitions between images Good pace used Effective images Unsettling contrapuntal section, shocking Good fade out ending. EBI: Some low resolution shots, better to use high quality Avoid watermarked images 2) Type up your feedback from fellow students - you can summarise key points if several students give you similar feedback. WWW: Good ending Good editing (Black fades and dissolve) Good choice of music (contrasting as well) EBI Better choice of images Higher quality images 3) Now  reflect  on your work and write your own evaluation of your video. Write a 'What went well' (WWW) paragraph and a paragraph for 'Even Better If' (EBI) underneath the rest of your feedback. WWW: What I did well was u...

  Mostly none diegetic sound is being used, which fosters suspense since as soon as the scene begins you can tell something is going to happen purely due to the none diegetic music. The none diegetic music that I have mentioned is contrapuntal to this scene since it is an almost elegant like classical orchestral piece of music which doesn't fit with the violent gory nature of the scene, which could have a comedic effect but also highlight the insanity of the character. A none diegetic dialogue voiceover is used while the music is playing, as the scene plays out. No sound bridges or parallel music is used with the scene

 For this practical I used 30 seconds of "happy" images with upbeat chilled music, then swapped to 30 seconds of warfare death and starvation with the same music 

  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 ...