Ideology and Binary Theories

What examples of binary opposition can you suggest from watching this clip?

I can see that there is alot of different things going on. I can see that immigrants themselves are seen in a bad light by alot of people and that there will alkways be controversy over them. For example, some people out of the audience were saying that all they do is steal their jobs. Whereas some people see this as them as given a chance to have ajob because they werent good enough for the job. People get empolyed because they have the right skills and thats what happend here.Some people do disagree but that will always be there.the politician is there to be portryaed as a villian as they dont know whats good for us.Russel brand is seen as the good guy as he thinks that having immigrants in our country helps us.



What ideologies are on display in this clip?

I think the main ideology was alternative as immigrants are seen as bad sometimes but because we are used to it and used to hearing and seeing stories about them we dont mind.

Female gaze article

The female gaze article:

The female gaze article is about women getting offended about models using women who are sizes under 6. Western women are normally sizes 14 and above and the fact that they aren't telling the truth by using models who are really slimmer than a size 14 and this is bad as this is misconception to what women look like. Famous models like Naomi Campbell and vivienne Westwood have complained about this and something will be done about it.


In star gazing critic jackie stacey says that female looks work on different types of levels.The film that is used is " a perfect 14".


Mulveys theory differs from this one as they said that men see women in the way that they want to see them. So this could be skinny, tall, large etc. they want to show people how women actually look at different sizes and show different features. This is a good way to show people what can be shown on t.v and on magazines as women who are over size 6 arent casted as models.



My opinion is that i think that magazines should use women of different sizes as that's what women actually look like. I think that if magazines used different sizes then people would get used to the idea of how women look like and therefore see it and know that this is real.

E4 and BBC3

This is a small scene in a T.V drama called hollyoaks. This is when a young woman who mainly plays a villian is trying to kill her dad as he has been hurting her and being rude towards her.So she decided thta she didnt want to put up with it anymore and tries to kill him by running him over.We as a group have decided to include a car crash scene in the end of our clip.This would be the big ending to the story.

E4-

• Launched on 18th january 2001
• E- stands for entertainment
• Its normally aimed at 15-35 year olds
• Its mainly known for teen dramas, dramas, comedies.

I think the channels that have been successful are american t.v show 90210, Hollyoaks, The inbetweeners and The big bang theory. These are really popular shows and are comedies or dramas and everyone normally watch these types of programmes so they will be the best.






BBC3-

BBC 3 is a well known show that comes on after 6pm. This is because they show repeats and programmes that children shouldn't really be watching.

• BBC 3 was launched in February 2003
• The reception that they got was good as not many programmes show on this.
• Aimed at 14-36 year olds
• It normally shows real documentaries, dramas and animation comedies.

I think that this channel is quite successful. I think because Eastenders shows on BBC1 and its repeated on BBC3 at 10pm. This is good as people who miss the show can then watch it. There are many good and popular shows that show on here like Family Guy, American dad, Bad teachers, Eastenders and some girls. these are programmes that have been on for many years and some that are new to here.

Status update

As a group we have to:

We need to additionaly research looking of teen dramas-genre specifically

Think abpout different school locations go on a recce

Try and source the frech film inspitarion

Think about actors and casting

Characters-think about propps roles

My finalised group is Alison, sophia and sarika


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In the beginning there will be a montage of 3 main characters. Two girls and a boy. There will be shots  of different scenes that will be happening in the clip. The clip shows one of the girls getting run over and dies. Then its starts with the girl opening her eyes and getting ready for school. Then the scene carries on in school with the girl getting pushed over and shouting at her.

Video clips

Mise- en-scene

Camera- the camera on here is different as this is a trailer there are mainly quick shots of the scenes that they will be showing. But from what i can see, i could tell that there was over-the-shoulder, lon shots, medium shots, close-ups. The over-the-shoulder shots are there to create a effect and emotion on the audience.The shots have made the audience feel shocked and weary of the situations. The close-up of the girls eyes/face when shes in the car shows me that she must be an evil character who looks sweet but is devious. She ends up running someone over which is why she is evil. They wanted to do a clos-up of her face to show us how evil she can be and what emotions she could be feeling whilst acting like this.


Lighting- The lighting on this clip is difficult to see as the clip is shown quickly and the different scenes arent shown for too long.The lighting in this clip is done really well as you cans see all of the charters faces. This is called top-lighting this is meant to make the characters look more glamorous.The lighting is there as its shot in day time and as the weather isnt that great they had to have a little help form the lights as they cant use natural light.


Actors- there are many main charcters in this clip. Its hard to tell which is the main main one as its a T.V soap and whatever is in the scene at the time is the main charcters. But because my clip is a trailer it shows multiple people. This is good as people would sick of seeing the same characters day in and day out. By giving them different people it gives them a chance to choose who they like and who they dont. The characters in the clip wear normal day to day clothes.At one point a young lady who looks heavily pregnant is wearing a red dress, and red lipstick which shows that shes going out somewhere. She looks like the typical main pretty lady in the show.


Make-up- The make-up is done well. The actors dont have make-up one. But the actresses do as they have to act the part they have. The actresses have to wear make-up as they need to look good for their audience. Some of their make-up is done subtly and some you can tell that they are wearing it. This is a good thing as if the scene was for a bride to get married you would have to tell whose the bride by what shes waering and how her make-up is done.


Setting- The setting is done in many places. The setting is set outside in a make-believe place. Its done at a train station, houses/flats, pubs/clubs, outdoors etc. Its done in mnmay places as they have different characters who have different scenes to shoot at.


Editing- The editing is done quite well. As its in quick shots this shows that the ediiting was done for that effect. By having this effecxt makes the audience think that something bad is going to happen as its done in a fast pace and it create suspense.






Mise- en-scene

Camera-The camera is shot in different angles and in different ways. There is close-ups, long shots, medium shots, i think there is the 180 degree rule aswell. This is shown when they are sitting at the sofa and are talking about the girl joining the blonde girls group.They show the clip in different angles to make the audience feel involved and they try and make sure that they dont get bored.They have to make sure they are engaged with whats happening in the clip.


Lighting- The lighting is top-lighting. This is to make the charcters look more glamorous and for the audience to see them in a different light.This is so that the audience can relate to them and that they can feel part of the team and feel like they are with them.


Actors-The actors in this clip are girls. In the clip you can only mainly see girls in the video. The video shows two main girl characters then towards the end it shows a group of girls walking. The females are meant to be in school and so are wearing school uniform that typical teenagers wear it as. As they are trying to act like young teens they need to make sure that they act, speak and dress like them. This will make them look more realistic in their roles. This is so that their audience dont get confused with whats going on and if its teens that are watching the show they can relate to them.


Make-up-The make-up in this clip is done really well. As you one main character who isnt really wearing make-up and you have her "friend" sitting next to her who is wearing full faced make-up as they have differengt roles. The main charcter looks like a tom boy so she wouldnt really make-up and the girl next to her looks and acts like a girly girl and therefore feels the need to have to wear makeup. Shes bllonde too which shows that this is a typical girly girl that wears make up and gets her nails or hair done.


Setting- The setting here is done at a school. I can tell as the charcters are wearing uniform and the setting looks like formal school setting.The setting that is there is meant to be like a school setting as it would be difficlut for their audience t understand if the setting was somehwere else.








Mise-en-scene

Camera- The camera shots are really smooth. It goes with the pace of the clip which is really good.There are some short shots that are being shown.There is panning, below shot, close-ups, long shots, medium shots, over the shoulder shots and birds eye view. There is some good camera shots being shown which is good as they can get all of the right aspects in place. The birds eye view is being shown in the begining as when the characters are getting out of the car one by one. This is a good technique that is not often shown in programmes.There was a below shot when a charcter was throwing an egg at the main character towrds the end of the clip. This is a an another technique that would make the viewer want to watch more.


Lighting- The lighting in this clip has got more natural light to it so not much artificial light is being shown in the clip. As this is set at a school they had to show whats going on at normal school times and set it at the right times of day.


Actors- The actors in here are the main charcters. There is a group of 4 and they are all good friends. They are there as they have a lot in common with one another and have known eachother from times before. The charcters are all dressed in school uniform so younger people would be interested in watching this programme as its a comedy and they are teens. The main charcter who is infront and got the egg thrown at him is dressed more smartly than all of his friends or the extras. This tells me that hes quite a good boy and does what hes told and tries to achieve his best in life.

Make-up- As these are male charcters there isnt much to say about make-up as meales dont wear make-up. If they are wearing make-up then its very subtle and natural.

Setting- The setting here is set a high school/sixth form. This is meant to be set at a school as they are wearing school uniform and need to be shown at their school. They have to make sure that they show this as their audeience need to be able to relate to them and be able to see where they attend.

Representation

There are different dominant characters in this task.

The different people or groups represented are:
White males/females, white-american people, old-man, teenagers

Katnis is an alternative character as she is a woman as being portrayed as a hard core, tough role model rather than being a woman by showing feminine characteristics.
The male charcter peeta is more of the dominant character as he acts like a male but acts softer. so this supports the medhurst theory.The white american people are shown as dominant. The teenagers act as alternative as they are not seen as there normal teenage roles. They are seen in different ways that we wouldnt think. They are seen to being violent and careless and most of them die.The main charcter is seen as alternative too as the main character peeta does what hes told and tries not to get into much voilence. Girls are seen as alternative as they are seen as to be strong and less caring even though its in their nature to care and be kind.The families are seen as dominant in the clip too.

The stereotypes i can see from this clip is that there is one main man and thats the older man whose in the video in clip. Older men as seen as having more power because they are older than most people. Some are seen to be respected and some are seen to be powerful. This older man looks evil and looks like he has power over most people in the clip.As hes the main person thats wy we think this. There are lots pof white american females and males which shows that typical american hollywood.The families are seen to be supporting eachother which is what normal families do in tough situations.

Research and Planning

Mise-en-scene



Camera- In this scene the camera shots are used in various ways. For example, there is a longshot of the main charcters showing us what they are doing and what they are wearing. There is a medium shot which sort of zooms in to what they are saying and what there facial expressions are like.there is also a close up towards the end of the mops. they wanted to show us what was going to happen and what was going on. Then there was a clos-up of the two couple talking and messing around. We could see there facial expression and see what they were doing.



Lighting- The lighting in this clip was normal throughout. The clip showed the same lighting more-or-less through the whole scne. They wanted to show us the scene without having any different types of lighting or showing us some type of shadow. In the middle of the scene there was a different character (the boss) there was a bit of dim lighting through his room. This shows that he is a bad character as he was seen in a dark light.


Actors- The actors in this clip were a mixture of bothe men and wome. This shiws that there isnt just one gender role in theis programme but many. the actors were dressed in orange prison type clothes which tells me that they have done something wrong together as they seem to get along. They know eachother well as they were talking. But i dont think they gor prison maybe its like community service or even a job but they are dressed orange which makes a bit weary about them or what they have done.


Make-up- The makeup on the chacters are natural. You cant really tell if the women are wearng makeup or not. You can see thta as they are at work/community service the cant wear allot of makeup and by them not wearning a lot tells me that they might be hiding their actual identity.


Props- The props in this clip are the mops, clothes, setting they are in and the window. There isnt much to say about the props. There were props there for  a reason as they were mopping so they would obviously need a mop.

Setting- the setting seems to be done at a quiet, isolated, plain place.Its like a formal setting maybe at a community centre or hospital. The charcters are cleaning the room and have to wait until its done.




Luther



Mise-en-scene


Camera- In this clip there are many types of camera shots. You have many over-the shoulder shots, close-ups, medium shots, longshots and a pan. there was always a close-up of the woman talking to Luther. They wanted to show a close-up of to show the audience what he facial expressions are and what she is doing. There was a medium shot luther which showed us what he was wearing and doing. Towards the end there was a pan shot on luther, this showed us what he was like and what he was doing.


Lighting- The lighting in this clip was quite bright.This showed us everything. The lighting was nuetral so it wasnt bright in your face. This is good as you dont want to have bright lights in your face so you cant see anything. The light was quite sharp and showed us alot of detail withing the white room.



Actors- The charcters in here were the main chacter Luther and a woman. This showed that something must have been happing as it was only those two and they were being secret about what they were saying. Luther was wearing a smart outfit with a grey coat and he was wearing a jacket which shows that this was taken in cold weather. The lady was wearing a coat too. They are wearing browns and greys which show that there is nothing standing out in this clip



Make-up- The ladys makeup is done very natrually which shows that shes quite natrul faced and doesnt really need to wear makeup. Also shes talkig to a police/detective and doesnt need to wear bright colours or wear anything heavy. The setting itself is quite natural and doesnt isnt cluttered. Its plain white which shows they may be in a lab or an office.



Props-There arent many props in this video. You can see chairs, desks, computers etc. You can see day to day basic office work things. This tells me that they needed to be in a quite area where no one was around and be civil about what they were talking about. The work that was needed to be talked about.


Setting-the setting was quite formal and fresh.the setting was in a real life type office style. The setting is done in all white. The colour makes it quite formal and makes it more serious and creates suspense as we dont really know where they are.


Editing- The editing in this vdeo is done well. there isnt any fades or blackouts in the scene. Ther is only one when it goes to the normal programme for the advert.

Dominant and alternative

Dominant

 

 

Alternative

Preliminary Feeedback

In our group we were all in charge of different things but still helped each other out. I was in charge of the storyboard, Sarese was in charge of the shot list and Dhruvina and Ashmita were in charge of the script. We all decided and helped each other what to write and what shots to use in each of these things. This was a good thing to do as we all contributed as much as we could. The storyboard couldn’t get done unless the script and shot list were done. So I had to wait a bit in order to complete it. We tried to match the brief as much as possible. We incorporated the 180 degree rule, shot-reverse shot and match on action. I think that next time we would keep the clip a bit longer and add a bit more of suspense. This would be better as it would make a difference to the video. We would also not swear I the video as it wasn’t really necessary.

There were a few weaknesses like not having a lot of time to do the video and getting used to the camera. This is because when we using a camera for the first time in a while we didn’t really know how to use it properly and it made the video a bit difficult and at times blurry or shaky. We didn’t have enough time to do the video. We were all on  time to do the video but it was hard to get everyone together and keep it all on the ball. If we had a bit more time, I think our skills would have been shown more. We also wanted to keep the story of the clip a secret so it would build suspense. This was the first initial idea but we then decided to cut down the story so, it still kept the story a secret but we kind of just shortened it.

There were a few strengths of our video. For example, we kind of knew how to use the camera. If we never knew how to use or be around a camera we would be stuck. The people in the group I was in all had an idea on how to use a camera etc. We had a strong script. We had an idea of what we wanted to say, how to act, what the whole video idea would be. This was a good thing as we were all on the same page.  Another strength was that we all helped each other as much as we could so we worked as a team. Our whole production i think was filmed well. We got a few good shots. Like over-the shoulder, extreme-close-up of a shoe, the panning was quite steady. I think that the speech in the clip was good as the people in my group spoke clearly and the facial expressions were how they were meant to be. All the shots we used were there to create suspense and emotion.