Blog 2 Mr Bush

1) State the genre you have chosen - horror or coming of age drama. Horror 2) Choose at least five films in your selected genre and watch the trailer and one scene from each film. Make bullet-point notes on everything you watch, commenting on camerawork, editing, sound and mise-en-scene. Normal family life in a house until someone gets ill - extended scene Strange movements inside the house - horse moving   Running away  from something inside the house Experts coming in to save the day - something in the house - possession of another person Editing - sound picks up when chased, silence in some parts of the trailer Narrative is to explore a place - something personal Editing: screen keeps cutting out like an old TV  Talk of curses and stories of supernatural beings  Getting lost and running  - being chased  Going through mud and other hard to get through places - trapped The House sce...

1) State the  genre  you have chosen - horror or coming of age drama. Coming of age drama 2) Choose at least  five  films in your selected genre and watch the trailer and one scene from each film. Make  bullet-point notes  on everything you watch, commenting on camerawork, editing, sound and mise-en-scene. The edge of seventeen  The kissing booth Bend it like beckham Perks of being a walflower Clueless  3) Write a 250 word  statement of intent  for your film scene. This should follow AQA's guidance (look in your coursework booklet) and clearly lay out how you will use media language to meet your brief. You should also discuss what representations you plan to create (either reinforcing or challenging stereotypes) and how your scene would appeal to an audience.  I plan to do a 2 min scene for my production; the genre I have chosen is coming of age drama. I was inspired the movie the edge of seventeen, as it’s an “achingly...

Media Magazine reading: Billie Jean, birth of an icon Go to our  Media Magazine archive  and read the case study on Billie Jean - birth of an icon (MM62 - page 20). Answer the following questions: 1) What was the budget for Billie Jean? How did this compare with later Michael Jackson videos? The budget was $50,000, which was 6 times less than 'Beat It', which went into production 5 weeks later with a budget of $300,000. Thriller was much bigger with $2mn. 2) Why was the video rejected by MTV? It didn't suit their 'middle America' audience, meaning because Michael Jackson was black. The president of the record label then threatened to take all their music videos off MTV, which afterwards MTV backed off and allowed the video to be played. 3) Applying Goodwin's theory of music video, how does Billie Jean reflect the genre characteristics of pop music video? The music video seems to have more of a film genre connection, as music videos were not common. It has a ...

1) What other projects has Common been involved in over recent years? He debuted a longer version of the song at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival.    2) What is the 13th Amendment of the American Constitution? The amendment stated that slavery was abolishes as well as involuntary servitude, but this was negated if a person was punished for a crime. Passed by the house in 1865 3) What were the Black Codes? They were laws passed in the Southern states in 1865 and 1866 restricting African Americans' freedom and compelling them to work in a labor based economy on low wages or debt. It was a part of a bigger problem of Southern Whites who tried to supress the freedom of African-Americans. 4) Why do people suggest that the legacy of slavery is still a crucial aspect to American culture 150 years after it was abolished by the 13th Amendment? After the abolition of slavery and segregation, mass incarceration was introduces to take the place of both const...