Graces media studies

Sound effects in a movie really help to create a reality- the audience expect to hear sounds we would hear in every day life. When making a film there are many different audio aspects, so they are grouped into three types: Dialogue- all verbal sounds created by actors Music- added to sequence to add effect Effects- other sounds like, footsteps, creaking doors, gun fire Diegetic sound  This refers to the sound existing within the film- what the characters can hear. This can be actors dialogue or sounds of objects within the movie Non-diegetic sound This refers to sound outside of the film- no character can hear this This usually consists of music, telling the audience how to feel in certain scenes Hunger During our lesson we watched an extract from a film called hunger, which was very much based around silence. Every diegetic noise, like the opening and closing of a heavy door or the sound of bath water, highly contrasted with the overlaying sile...

Everything we see in the camera has been deliberately put there by the film maker for a particular purpose which helps us to understand the story better- the actors, time and location. The five main aspects of Mise en scene help to create a world in which the movie is set. Settings and Props Setting is where the film takes place and helps us understand where and when the film was set.  To give the impression a film is set in a specific period in history, particular locations have to be chosen in order to create the right effect.  Setting and props are very useful in telling the type of genre.  Audience expect to see certain props in different genres of movies, for example of western films we would expect to see guns, boots, horses and native american costumes.  Costume, hair and makeup  This is very important in film making and can show very well the time period in which a movie is set and also the status and position in society of the chara...

Over the weekend I watched a film called focus, released in 2015. It came under the genre of romantic crime. I later looked up other types of romantic crime movies and found Mr and Mrs Smith and the tourist came under this genre, which of both I really enjoyed. Due to this I decided to change the genre of the film opening I'm going to create to this. Whilst watching 'focus' I realised the film makers used a lot of close up shots to show the characters emotions but also many long shots when showing an action in a particular scene. Below I have attached a number of photos from movies within the romantic crime section.

During the early stages of film making only a single camera was used to film an event and the camera was left in one position only. However now film making has developed so we now have a aesthetic style of filming, showing exactly what we see on camera.  Film makers now use a number of different shots to film a scene, for instance a close up shot which draws attention to one particular person or object or a l ong shot to show where the action is located. Having different types of shots creates a different effect on the viewer. e.g. close up shots draw the viewers focus to a persons face where we can see certain reactions and emotions.  Framing Extreme close up - allows a small object to be shown as being large. close up - given fully view of usually a human face Medium shot - Shows upper half of a persons body American shot - Shows a three quitter view of a persons body Full shot - Full view of a person Long shot - typically landscap...

Match on action  This is a movie editing technique where the editor cuts one shot and immediately begins with another which matches the first shots action. Common examples of this technique is someone opening a door and opening the knob from one side, the shot then cuts to another shot of the door being opened from the other side. Although the shot may have been taken hours apart, the viewer is given the impression its a continuous flowing shot. Another example of this is a scene from friends below. Shot reverse shot This is another movie technique often used in films. It is where one character is shown to look at another character, often off screen, then the second character is shown looking back at the first character. This then gives the viewer the impression both characters are looking at each other. An example of this is a scene from the Hunger Games shown below. The 180 degree rule  This rule is a general guideline, in film making in regard to the spatial...

Below I have picked a few different photos from sections of movies and TV programmes most of which are romantic comedies. I choose to look at this genre mostly because the majority of movies I watch are of this genre meaning I would therefore find it easier to create a movie like it but also find most enjoyable to watch. In addition another reason to why I am more interested in doing a romantic comedy is due to the funny yet simplicity of the genre, the storyline can be simple however always interesting but also easy to watch, which I think is sometimes necessary.          the