November 02, 2009
Today during my Integrated Learning Project in media, I began to re-construct my rough cut and officially changed it. I was given some hindsight into what TV shows I should be looking at and this set me off on my tangent. My target market is ranged between 11-20. Thus I intend on focusing on the mature teen dramas that are potentially for people aged 16-20 and they are:
LOST-
The camera work mainly uses Long Shots and Close ups of the characters and the landscape, in which they have incorporated pans in order to give the audience a full view of the locations, thus allowing them to settle into the show and become familiar with the context. There are a few action shots in which explosions and other events are taking place, this further allows the audience to come into full recognition of what the narrative will be like. The editing predominantly uses crossfades in order to provide some coherency to the opening and suggests everything is connected. In addition the pace is very slow and is in synch with the soundtrack upon which invokes tension and dramatisation within the title sequence. The mise-en-scene shows island scenery, rugged clothes, distraught people, thus reinforcing the title of the programme 'Lost'.
Heroes-
The initial zoom out of the world connotes that the show takes place globally. The main shot selection is that of a Close up in order to keep the audience engaged with the main character of the show. There is a track outwards and around the character to show his surroundings, being a city building rooftop. In order to reinforces this, the director has chosen a birds eye shot and a worms eye shot in order to show the height of the building in comparison to the one man in the area. The editing is again slow paced in order to stay in synch with the eerie soundtrack and the voice over.
Charmed-
A birds eye of three girls around a book begins to depict a sort of ritual occurrence thus informing the audience of the shows content. The camera has chosen to do location shots of San Francisco in order to allow the audience to understand that this is where the show is established. Throughout the title sequence the audience is given close ups of the main characters in order to familiarise themselves. Furthermore, there are plenty of action shots which in turn are aided by rapid succession in the editing. There are flashes and cross fades which help to give the title sequence an ethereal feeling. This is reinforced by the mise-en-scene with various cultural signifiers such as candles, the trinity sign, wiccan symbols and ritualistic apparel all help establish that the main characters have some relativity to magic.
True Blood-
The cinematography in this opening is very amateurish as it is hand-held to give the effect of it being someone's journey. The predominant shot choice was that of close ups and long shots of various locations. There are pans and tracks of various scenery to help the audience settle into the atmosphere. Places such as the church, swamps and bars help the audience to identify what the narrative will entail. The editing is once again synchronised with the soundtrack, with it being slow paced western folk music with an eerie twist. The editing also includes rapid successions at points in order to distort the viewer. This leads on to the mise-en-scene which is all relative to the western folk lifestyle, there are images of sex, alcohol, bar fights, black community. Furthermore, there is a binary opposition with the religous depictions and the sexual orientation which further helps to establish the narrative and the realism of the text.
LOST-
The camera work mainly uses Long Shots and Close ups of the characters and the landscape, in which they have incorporated pans in order to give the audience a full view of the locations, thus allowing them to settle into the show and become familiar with the context. There are a few action shots in which explosions and other events are taking place, this further allows the audience to come into full recognition of what the narrative will be like. The editing predominantly uses crossfades in order to provide some coherency to the opening and suggests everything is connected. In addition the pace is very slow and is in synch with the soundtrack upon which invokes tension and dramatisation within the title sequence. The mise-en-scene shows island scenery, rugged clothes, distraught people, thus reinforcing the title of the programme 'Lost'.
Heroes-
The initial zoom out of the world connotes that the show takes place globally. The main shot selection is that of a Close up in order to keep the audience engaged with the main character of the show. There is a track outwards and around the character to show his surroundings, being a city building rooftop. In order to reinforces this, the director has chosen a birds eye shot and a worms eye shot in order to show the height of the building in comparison to the one man in the area. The editing is again slow paced in order to stay in synch with the eerie soundtrack and the voice over.
Charmed-
A birds eye of three girls around a book begins to depict a sort of ritual occurrence thus informing the audience of the shows content. The camera has chosen to do location shots of San Francisco in order to allow the audience to understand that this is where the show is established. Throughout the title sequence the audience is given close ups of the main characters in order to familiarise themselves. Furthermore, there are plenty of action shots which in turn are aided by rapid succession in the editing. There are flashes and cross fades which help to give the title sequence an ethereal feeling. This is reinforced by the mise-en-scene with various cultural signifiers such as candles, the trinity sign, wiccan symbols and ritualistic apparel all help establish that the main characters have some relativity to magic.
True Blood-
The cinematography in this opening is very amateurish as it is hand-held to give the effect of it being someone's journey. The predominant shot choice was that of close ups and long shots of various locations. There are pans and tracks of various scenery to help the audience settle into the atmosphere. Places such as the church, swamps and bars help the audience to identify what the narrative will entail. The editing is once again synchronised with the soundtrack, with it being slow paced western folk music with an eerie twist. The editing also includes rapid successions at points in order to distort the viewer. This leads on to the mise-en-scene which is all relative to the western folk lifestyle, there are images of sex, alcohol, bar fights, black community. Furthermore, there is a binary opposition with the religous depictions and the sexual orientation which further helps to establish the narrative and the realism of the text.
