Thursday 17 November 2011
Tuesday 15 November 2011
TV Drama: My Boy Jack: Social Class Notes
My Boy Jack
Point of representation: Social Class
+Shows the importance of social class in 1914
+Costumes, dialogue and props all show the class of characters.
+Camera angles show social statuses and situations
+Dialogue and facial expressions show that being a writer is not seen as an upper class man's job
+Doesn't curse, respectable
+fade up on epensive, gold-encrusted watch - time is against someone, someone's late. We see later the watch belongs to the king - doesnt expect or like to be kept waiting
+Close up of wheel, sound bridge, shows speed, someone in a hurry
+Opportunities go to the wealthy
+Close up of watch - anxious
+Polished figure on car - wealth
+Fields - the wealthy have the freedom/space
+Facial expressions, close up, similarties to other characters
+Low angle of car, determination
+Parallel editing - two events at once
+Birds eye shot - costumes show no difference in class, suits and hair are similar, equal
+Hand held camera shot - encourages empathy to that character
+Unsteady camera - uncertainly
+Title 'My Boy Jack' in sky, the father has high hopes for his son
+Low angle - shows importance
Point of representation: Social Class
+Shows the importance of social class in 1914
+Costumes, dialogue and props all show the class of characters.
+Camera angles show social statuses and situations
+Dialogue and facial expressions show that being a writer is not seen as an upper class man's job
+Doesn't curse, respectable
+fade up on epensive, gold-encrusted watch - time is against someone, someone's late. We see later the watch belongs to the king - doesnt expect or like to be kept waiting
+Close up of wheel, sound bridge, shows speed, someone in a hurry
+Opportunities go to the wealthy
+Close up of watch - anxious
+Polished figure on car - wealth
+Fields - the wealthy have the freedom/space
+Facial expressions, close up, similarties to other characters
+Low angle of car, determination
+Parallel editing - two events at once
+Birds eye shot - costumes show no difference in class, suits and hair are similar, equal
+Hand held camera shot - encourages empathy to that character
+Unsteady camera - uncertainly
+Title 'My Boy Jack' in sky, the father has high hopes for his son
+Low angle - shows importance
TV Drama: My Boy Jack: Notes
Notes from the opening of 'My Boy Jack'
Camera:
+Establishing shot of fields/countryside and car - setting - wide shot
+Close ups of car - importance - money - social status
+Longs shots of car approaching - determination
+Close ups of characters faces - emotions
+Track shots - determination
+Over ther shoulder/ shot reverse shot/ mid shot - converstation
+Low angle of man -shows his importance
+View of the driver - mid shot - hand held - from characters point of view
+Birds eye shot of boys waiting and high angle shots- lower status - no authority in situation - under pressure
+Close up of characters face when reading letters - worry - shows audience this is a problem thats an important part of the story.
+Fades in +Eyelevel shots of conversation and subjective points of view add realism
Characters Performance:
+Daniel Radcliffe and other actors are familiar
+Characters are well educate, rich and posh, respected but snobby towards each other
+White British
+Jack is seen as less important due to his fathers job
+Based on a true story - adds realism
Dialogue:
+Short, formal conversation
+Rehearsed
+Formal, SE, matches characters social class
+Use of last names and titles such as 'sir' show lack of close or strong relationships and a formal setting/situation
+Realistic
Audience:
+Primary audience - older - wartime themes - people can relate
+Big stars broaden audience to younger generations - higher production values, worth watching
+Represents change of values since 1914 - had to be born in a higher class to live a better life
+Discrimination - glasses/poor eyesight
Sound:
+Clock ticking at start (digetic)
+Sunny weather and happy music - matches
+Non-digetic sound - strings - reflects nerves
TV Drama:
+Genre - historical
+Clothing/costume and props
+Stereotypical - about war - male audience - daniel radcliffe would appeal to younger audience
Narrative Sequence:
+Clock ticking by - narrative time - you see time as they both experience it
+Clock appears twice to show realtime shots used aren't linked to each other
Backstory:
+Set in WW1 england 1914 - relationships, cars, told on transition screen, costumes
+High and low classes
+Rich familys, social class
Mise-En-Scene:
+Countryside and Manor houses
+Realistic
+Props - watches are traditional to time period/era - upper class bright sunny day - representation mans mood (freedom)
+Boy is inside - smaller space - under pressure - nerves
+Boys is in a darker place - more serious
+Uniforms and suits show class and jobs
Editing:
+Close-ups of clock - times
+Car
+Credits
+Parallel editing, two things happening at the same time
+Black screen with white text - date and setting
Wednesday 9 November 2011
Evaluating Working Title Website
The Working Title Website
http://www.workingtitlefilms.com/
The working title website is easy to use and clear, information is broken down into sections which are listed in menus to make navagation through the masses of information quick and simple. The amount of variation in the information helps it to appeal to a wide amount of audiences.
Overall, i think the website is good, it includes a vast amount of information about many areas of their work. It also has a range of different features such as photos, videos, reviews etc, about their films. As well as all this the layout is simple and effective at making it easy to navigate your way around the site and all its contents.
http://www.workingtitlefilms.com/
The working title website is easy to use and clear, information is broken down into sections which are listed in menus to make navagation through the masses of information quick and simple. The amount of variation in the information helps it to appeal to a wide amount of audiences.
Overall, i think the website is good, it includes a vast amount of information about many areas of their work. It also has a range of different features such as photos, videos, reviews etc, about their films. As well as all this the layout is simple and effective at making it easy to navigate your way around the site and all its contents.
Thursday 3 November 2011
The Role Of A Website For A Film Company
The Role Of A Website For A Film Company
*Source of information for public
*Advertising of their films
*Promote Company
*Celebrate comapny acheivements and awards
*Have contactwith the public
*Fan interaction - build a relationship
*Provide info such as how to contact them, history of company etc
*Press, contact details, joblist
*Latest developements
*Aditional info on films - fan-size
*Exclusive clips, photos, blog diaries etc
*General awareness, marketing and publicity
*Archive, catalogue of previous films/products
*Source of information for public
*Advertising of their films
*Promote Company
*Celebrate comapny acheivements and awards
*Have contactwith the public
*Fan interaction - build a relationship
*Provide info such as how to contact them, history of company etc
*Press, contact details, joblist
*Latest developements
*Aditional info on films - fan-size
*Exclusive clips, photos, blog diaries etc
*General awareness, marketing and publicity
*Archive, catalogue of previous films/products
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