June 30, 2009
In today's lesson we tried to find the commonalities between the briefs provided. These commonalities were about the technical codes of the mediums:
MUSIC VIDEO-
"Franz Ferdinand- Ulysses"
The song name- Ulysses was a character from James Joyce's novel. Ulysees was a character whom suffered confusion and lost himself. The camera in Ferdinands echos that concept. This can be seen through the handheld camera. This reverts from the normal rigidity that is commonly shown. The dominant shot shown is that of feet, this reinforce the concept of travelling. Throughout the camera only adapts to a consistency of CU and MS in order to keep the attention on certain aspects such as the hands tapping at 0.37.
The cuts are based around the drumbeat of the song. They cuts a fraction after the actual beat. This allows the video to become smoother and flow easily and furthermore, match the musical score.
The mise-en-scene shows that the genre of film that this video may be classified as a Film Noir which a deviation of a crime film. The video entails a sense of mystery such as when the audience is unaware of whom the artist is on the phone to. Also, Film Noir is usually shaded in one colour and "Ulysses" is shaded in green. The wardrobe for the artists is post modern, further echoing the theme of Film Noir.
ADVERT
" What's your thing"
The camera in this advert is primarily handheld in order to put emphasis on the freedom of children. When the camera frames the various hobbies it undertakes a CU of them in order to make them the focal point and engage the audiences attention.
The fast paced cuts are vital in order to keep the audiences attention also it must match the soundtrack so that the advert flows a lot more easily. The soundtrack is primarily high, energetic and primarily that of rock and roll. This sort of music can stereotypically be associated with males, which are the dominant aspect of this advert. There is a combination of both diegetic and non diegetic sounds. The diegetic being the dialogue and the non diegetic being the soundtracks. There is a mixture of D + ND in terms of the sounds cutting on and off in order to divert the audiences attention to the certain talents.
For example, there is a frame of a child reading and the only ambient sound audible is that of a page turning. This reinforces that reading is an exercise done in silence. However, the football talent has a heavy, upbeat and energetic soundtrack in order to reinforce the high gained when playing sports. Therefore, the soundtracks variations serves as a reflection to the actions and alter the pace and feeling.
This mise-en scene predominantly introduces the audience to a variety of male talents. In contrast to Ferdinand's music video, the locations appear to be more natural therefore heightening the verisimilitude of the text. This will allow it to appeal more to the target audience.
TRAILER
"The Matrix"
The camera in this trailer mainly adapts to CU and MS in order to establish the main characters and show their emotions. Also, the use of tracking allows the audience to be guided along the action as well as the narrative.
The editing begins of slow which creates a mysterious tone which is aided by the transitions of fading in order to emphasise it. Furthermore, the trailer includes some slow motion action sequences at 1.40-1.43. This has been done to emphasise the action and further engage the audience into the content of the film. As the trailer progresses the cuts speed up in order to entice the audiences attention and finishes on a crescendo of the famous matrix move.
The sound in this trailer were both diegetic and non diegetic. There are the obvious lines from the movie and then there is the soundtracks. The soundtrack varies throughout. The music tends to be very abrupt and "in your face". This can be depicted through the bangs at 0.07 and 0.09. The style is somewhat metallic which further reinforces the genre of the movie being an action Sci-Fi. Also, the dialogue from the movie has been selected carefully in order to serve as a provocation for the audience to see the movie. At 2.21, the words " You have to see it for yourself" acts as an encouragement for the movies target audience to go and see the movie.
The mise-en-scene of the trailer is predominantly black to enforce a sense of darkness and mystery. There are an number of guns, which help to reinforce the action concept of the movie.
SHORT FILM
" Killing Time at Home"
The camera in this piece mainly adapts to CU of the man. This has been done to help intensify the concept of isolation and allow the audience to see his emotions. This is allows effective audience engagement to be established.The editing is slow. This is has been done to add emphasis on the loneliness of the characters. Also, the shots have been held for a lengthy amount of time. This allows a connection between the audience and the film.The soundtrack is very slow and depressing which further helps to reinforce the concpet of isolation within the film. The mise-en-scene depicts the character "growing" his friends. Therfore, making him seem antisocial and artificial as he appears to be very unkept and has bloodshot eyes which imposes the concept of him being anti-social and not knowing about the outside world.
MUSIC VIDEO-
"Franz Ferdinand- Ulysses"
The song name- Ulysses was a character from James Joyce's novel. Ulysees was a character whom suffered confusion and lost himself. The camera in Ferdinands echos that concept. This can be seen through the handheld camera. This reverts from the normal rigidity that is commonly shown. The dominant shot shown is that of feet, this reinforce the concept of travelling. Throughout the camera only adapts to a consistency of CU and MS in order to keep the attention on certain aspects such as the hands tapping at 0.37.
The cuts are based around the drumbeat of the song. They cuts a fraction after the actual beat. This allows the video to become smoother and flow easily and furthermore, match the musical score.
The mise-en-scene shows that the genre of film that this video may be classified as a Film Noir which a deviation of a crime film. The video entails a sense of mystery such as when the audience is unaware of whom the artist is on the phone to. Also, Film Noir is usually shaded in one colour and "Ulysses" is shaded in green. The wardrobe for the artists is post modern, further echoing the theme of Film Noir.
ADVERT
" What's your thing"
The camera in this advert is primarily handheld in order to put emphasis on the freedom of children. When the camera frames the various hobbies it undertakes a CU of them in order to make them the focal point and engage the audiences attention.
The fast paced cuts are vital in order to keep the audiences attention also it must match the soundtrack so that the advert flows a lot more easily. The soundtrack is primarily high, energetic and primarily that of rock and roll. This sort of music can stereotypically be associated with males, which are the dominant aspect of this advert. There is a combination of both diegetic and non diegetic sounds. The diegetic being the dialogue and the non diegetic being the soundtracks. There is a mixture of D + ND in terms of the sounds cutting on and off in order to divert the audiences attention to the certain talents.
For example, there is a frame of a child reading and the only ambient sound audible is that of a page turning. This reinforces that reading is an exercise done in silence. However, the football talent has a heavy, upbeat and energetic soundtrack in order to reinforce the high gained when playing sports. Therefore, the soundtracks variations serves as a reflection to the actions and alter the pace and feeling.
This mise-en scene predominantly introduces the audience to a variety of male talents. In contrast to Ferdinand's music video, the locations appear to be more natural therefore heightening the verisimilitude of the text. This will allow it to appeal more to the target audience.
TRAILER
"The Matrix"
The camera in this trailer mainly adapts to CU and MS in order to establish the main characters and show their emotions. Also, the use of tracking allows the audience to be guided along the action as well as the narrative.
The editing begins of slow which creates a mysterious tone which is aided by the transitions of fading in order to emphasise it. Furthermore, the trailer includes some slow motion action sequences at 1.40-1.43. This has been done to emphasise the action and further engage the audience into the content of the film. As the trailer progresses the cuts speed up in order to entice the audiences attention and finishes on a crescendo of the famous matrix move.
The sound in this trailer were both diegetic and non diegetic. There are the obvious lines from the movie and then there is the soundtracks. The soundtrack varies throughout. The music tends to be very abrupt and "in your face". This can be depicted through the bangs at 0.07 and 0.09. The style is somewhat metallic which further reinforces the genre of the movie being an action Sci-Fi. Also, the dialogue from the movie has been selected carefully in order to serve as a provocation for the audience to see the movie. At 2.21, the words " You have to see it for yourself" acts as an encouragement for the movies target audience to go and see the movie.
The mise-en-scene of the trailer is predominantly black to enforce a sense of darkness and mystery. There are an number of guns, which help to reinforce the action concept of the movie.
SHORT FILM
" Killing Time at Home"
The camera in this piece mainly adapts to CU of the man. This has been done to help intensify the concept of isolation and allow the audience to see his emotions. This is allows effective audience engagement to be established.The editing is slow. This is has been done to add emphasis on the loneliness of the characters. Also, the shots have been held for a lengthy amount of time. This allows a connection between the audience and the film.The soundtrack is very slow and depressing which further helps to reinforce the concpet of isolation within the film. The mise-en-scene depicts the character "growing" his friends. Therfore, making him seem antisocial and artificial as he appears to be very unkept and has bloodshot eyes which imposes the concept of him being anti-social and not knowing about the outside world.
