Wednesday 28 March 2012
Production meeting 28/3/12
Today we are continuing to edit our ots, and we are putting in another clip so it flows better, as watching it back we felt it jumped a bit when I was walking down the alleyway, as we filmed it from different angles, so we were thinking carefully about continuity and how the audience can understand it
Production Meeting - 19/03/12
We had filmed the daytime scenes on saturday so me an Kathrine were putting them in basic order ready for editing and converting scenes to black and white, while Kirsty uploaded photographs taken at the filming site (props, production and actors)
Actors and Costume
Kirsty played our dead body, she wore this simple coat which doesn't attract attention from what is happening in the scene.
Photos during filming
This is where he (Jack the anti hero) is being thrown to the ground, we filmed it from different angles so it would flow better with the rest of the ots.
We created the blood for our ots by using chocolate sauce, we used chocolate sauce because of it's thick texture. Since our OTS is in black and white it then makes the chocolate sauce more believable.
In this photo I am applying the chocolate sauce to my hands, we chose me to do this because I was the only one wearing red nail polish. In film noirs femme fatales traditionally have red nails, Kathrine then filmed my hands as I layed them close to the floor and scrunched my fingers. We tryed to get the look of the femme fatales hands after she's killed Kirsty.
I stood against the wall and held my hands up above my face, this is how we filmed the blood running down her hands. However after look back and the footage we found the you could see my face clearly, and since my hands were meant to be Lizzies you weren't allowed my face shown, you couldn't cut down the clip because my face was clearly shown at the back the whole time and so overall we couldn't use the footage.
We wanted to create natural lighting and not make it too obvious that we were using lights to create different lighting effects. By using small tourches from far away we created lighting for this part of the ots.
Going back to our chocolate sauce idea.
Tools we used for creating light in our ots
What we could have used for the murder weapon
Setup for filming outside, because we needed darker lighting
Sunday 18 March 2012
Sound attempt
In one of our lessons we had to take a video camera and go around the school trying to find ways of foleying sounds for our OTS. We filmed a dripping tap for blood, scrapped a chair across the floor at different speeds for the femme fatale nudging a chair when running away from the scene and we also filmed Kathrine playing a piano piece that we would plan to use instead of dialogue through our OTS. However we didn't have heels to record, and we'd yet to record a swiping noise for a coat being pulled off a chair, breathing and a rustling noise for when the femme fatale hugs the anti hero. It became apparent to us through filming sounds that without the film complete there was no way of us matching up the sounds we created with the OTS. We have decided to leave sounds until the film is finished and edited so we know the appropriate times when we need certain sounds.
Mini essay on copyright Infringement
Copyright infringement is a violation of the rights secured by a copyright, there are suggested procedures to follow in the event that your work is infringed. A copyright is a legal device that gives the creator of a literary, artistic, musical, or other creative work the right to publish and sell that work. Copyright owners have the right to control their work, including the right to receive payment for that reproduction. An author may grant or sell those rights to others, including publishers or recording companies. Violation of a copyright is called infringement.
For example for our final piece Katherine wanted to play a song that she knew on the piano for the soundtrack, however after telling the teacher our idea shen then told us we couldn't due to it being copyright.
For example for our final piece Katherine wanted to play a song that she knew on the piano for the soundtrack, however after telling the teacher our idea shen then told us we couldn't due to it being copyright.
Essay on Ambience
In media and filmmaking, ambiance is the atmosphere created through sound, consisting of the sounds of a chosen location. Every location will have subtle sounds created by its environment, these sounds include wildlife, rain, running water, thunder, leaves rustling, footsteps, cars going by, machinery noise, music, speech, etc. If ambient sound doesn't fit with the film, the audience will feel confused, so it generally doesn't contradict with what is being shown, and would be seen as asynchronous or contrapuntal sound.
I looked on youtube and found an example of spooky ambience, the youtube user created this piece by
taking audio from 4 separate ambient songs by 'Mannheim Steamroller' and edited them together into one along with some of their own original audio. It creates a creepy atmosphere, what I like the most about this piece is that all the noises aren't recognisable but that sense of not knowing what a sound is when you can't see it is unsettling. My favourite part is the groaning, hearing a person in discomfort that you can't see is also unsettling.
I looked on youtube and found an example of spooky ambience, the youtube user created this piece by
taking audio from 4 separate ambient songs by 'Mannheim Steamroller' and edited them together into one along with some of their own original audio. It creates a creepy atmosphere, what I like the most about this piece is that all the noises aren't recognisable but that sense of not knowing what a sound is when you can't see it is unsettling. My favourite part is the groaning, hearing a person in discomfort that you can't see is also unsettling.
Foleying
Foleying is a sounds effect technique for synchronous or live effects. They are laid manually, and not cut in to film. It amplifies sounds that would not be easily heard otherwise in original filming. Sounds are added in post-production. For example, metal tubes are filled with metal trays, empty soda cans, knives, forks, broken staple guns etc, to create sounds from comedy crashes to adding presence to something as serious as a car crash. The purpose of this is to make the quality of sound better. This video gives more examples;
SoundWorks Collection: Gary Hecker - Veteran Foley Artist from Michael Coleman on Vimeo.
SoundWorks Collection: Gary Hecker - Veteran Foley Artist from Michael Coleman on Vimeo.
Locations
Basic Synopsis Of Our Opening Title Sequence
A happy couple runs into trouble when the woman commits a murder. After calling the police out of guilt, she flees the scene, passing her boyfriend at the door who is oblivious to the situation. He freezes when he sees the body but is brought to reality when he is slammed to the ground and handcuffed by the police. He decides then to get revenge for being wrongly accused.
After his release some years later, he manipulates a girl to kill his girlfriend and then decided to erase the evidence by killing the girl.
After his release some years later, he manipulates a girl to kill his girlfriend and then decided to erase the evidence by killing the girl.
Saturday 17 March 2012
Filming - 17/3/12
Today me and Kirsty went round Kathrines house to film our OTS, we had our two actors (Lizzie and jack) who would play the main roles of the femme fatale and anti hero. We managed to get all the scenes with Jack done before he had to leave, however we didn't get all of Lizzie's finished.We didn't have the right props like hand cuffs and a gun that would be provided for us later, with this added to the fact that it would need to be dark to shoot anymore of our film noir OTS we decided to leave the rest of the filming for next week. Next tuesday we all plan to meet at Kathrines house again and film the rest of the scenes that couldn't have been done today, but meet later so we could film when it's dark outside.
Thursday 15 March 2012
Continuity task
Continuity task from Rachel Savage on Vimeo.
Our task was to create a small 2 minute video of a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with whom she/he then exchange a couple of lines of dialouge. We had to make sure we included;
The 180-degree rule:
Match on action:
This is when the camera follows the steps, movements and action that the character makes and then cuts it from one action to the next but making it a different angle or camera keeping sure that it is giving continuation to the scene.
Shot reverse shot:
a shot that views the action from the opposite side of the previous shot, as during a conversation between two actors, giving the effect of looking from one actor to the other.
Wednesday 14 March 2012
OTS prezi.
Here is a presentation talking about the plan for our opening title sequence. This includes title, narrative, characters, target audience, mise en scene, camera and composition, sound and editing.
Tuesday 13 March 2012
Our storyboard
Kathrine drew the story board for our OTS because she was the strongest drawer, while she did this I wrote the storyboard out in words so we know the scene clearer and what we'd need to make the scene.
Monday 12 March 2012
Marking Criteria for Research and Planning
Research and Planning must be presented in digital format. Where candidates have worked as a group, the research may be presented collectively, but each candidate should give a clear indication of their role in any group research and planning and teachers are asked to differentiate the contributions of individuals within the group in arriving at a mark, justifying individual marks on the assessment sheet. As part of the moderation sample, the moderator will expect to see full evidence of the research and planning informing the construction process in order to support assessment.
Level 1 0–7 marks
-Planning and research evidence will be incomplete.
-There is minimal research into similar products and a potential target audience.
-There is minimal work on shotlists, layouts, drafting, scripting or storyboarding.
-There is minimal organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props.
-Time management may be very poor.
-There is minimal skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the presentation.
-There are minimal communication skills.
-There is minimal care in the presentation of the research and planning.
Level 2 8–11 marks
-Planning and research evidence may be incomplete.
-There is basic research into similar products and a potential target audience.
-There is basic work on shotlists, layouts, drafting, scripting or storyboarding.
-There is basic organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props.
-Time management may not be good.
-There is basic skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the presentation.
-There are basic communication skills.
-There is a basic level of care in the presentation of the research and planning
Level 1 0–7 marks
-Planning and research evidence will be incomplete.
-There is minimal research into similar products and a potential target audience.
-There is minimal work on shotlists, layouts, drafting, scripting or storyboarding.
-There is minimal organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props.
-Time management may be very poor.
-There is minimal skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the presentation.
-There are minimal communication skills.
-There is minimal care in the presentation of the research and planning.
Level 2 8–11 marks
-Planning and research evidence may be incomplete.
-There is basic research into similar products and a potential target audience.
-There is basic work on shotlists, layouts, drafting, scripting or storyboarding.
-There is basic organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props.
-Time management may not be good.
-There is basic skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the presentation.
-There are basic communication skills.
-There is a basic level of care in the presentation of the research and planning
Exam Criteria
Level 1- 0-23 marks: Work for the main task is possibly incomplete.There is minimal evidence in work of the creative use of any relevant technical skills such as:
-producing material appropriate for the target audience and task
-using titles appropriately according to institutional conventions
-using sound with images and editing appropriately for the task set
-shooting material appropriate to the task set, including controlled use of the camera, attention to framing, variety of shot distance and close attention to mise-en-scene
-using editing do that meaning is apparent to the viewer and making selective and appropriate use of shot transitions and other effects
Level 2- 24-35 marks: There is evidence of a basic level of ability in the creative use of some of the following technical skills:
-producing material appropriate for the target audience and task
-using titles appropriately according to institutional conventions
-using sound with images and editing appropriately for the task set
-shooting material appropriate to the task set, including controlled use of the camera, attention to framing, variety of shot distance and close attention to mise-en-scene
-using editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer and making selective and appropriate use of shot transitions and other effects
Level 3- 36-47 marks: There is evidence of proficiency in the creative use of many of the following technical skills:
-producing material appropriate for the target audience and task
-using titles appropriately according to institutional conventions
using sound with images and editing appropriately for the task set
-shooting material appropriate to the task set, including controlled use of the camera, attention to framing, variety of shot distance and close attention to mise-en-scene
-using editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer and making selective and appropriate use of shot transitions and other effects
Level 4 16–20 marks
Planning and research evidence will be complete and detailed;
There is excellent research into similar products and a potential target audience;
There is excellent organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props;
There is excellent work on shotlists, layouts, drafting, scripting or storyboarding;
There is an excellent level of care in the presentation of the research and planning;
Time management is excellent.
Marking Criteria for the Evaluation
Candidates will evaluate their work digitally. Where candidates have worked in a group, the evaluation may be presented individually or collectively but the teacher must allocate a mark according to the contribution/level of understanding demonstrated by the individual candidate. Each candidate should give a clear indication of their role in any group evaluation.
The questions that must be addressed in the evaluation are:
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
How does your media product represent particular social groups?
What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
Who would be the audience for your media product?
How did you attract/address your audience?
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
-producing material appropriate for the target audience and task
-using titles appropriately according to institutional conventions
-using sound with images and editing appropriately for the task set
-shooting material appropriate to the task set, including controlled use of the camera, attention to framing, variety of shot distance and close attention to mise-en-scene
-using editing do that meaning is apparent to the viewer and making selective and appropriate use of shot transitions and other effects
Level 2- 24-35 marks: There is evidence of a basic level of ability in the creative use of some of the following technical skills:
-producing material appropriate for the target audience and task
-using titles appropriately according to institutional conventions
-using sound with images and editing appropriately for the task set
-shooting material appropriate to the task set, including controlled use of the camera, attention to framing, variety of shot distance and close attention to mise-en-scene
-using editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer and making selective and appropriate use of shot transitions and other effects
Level 3- 36-47 marks: There is evidence of proficiency in the creative use of many of the following technical skills:
-producing material appropriate for the target audience and task
-using titles appropriately according to institutional conventions
using sound with images and editing appropriately for the task set
-shooting material appropriate to the task set, including controlled use of the camera, attention to framing, variety of shot distance and close attention to mise-en-scene
-using editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer and making selective and appropriate use of shot transitions and other effects
Level 4 16–20 marks
Planning and research evidence will be complete and detailed;
There is excellent research into similar products and a potential target audience;
There is excellent organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props;
There is excellent work on shotlists, layouts, drafting, scripting or storyboarding;
There is an excellent level of care in the presentation of the research and planning;
Time management is excellent.
Marking Criteria for the Evaluation
Candidates will evaluate their work digitally. Where candidates have worked in a group, the evaluation may be presented individually or collectively but the teacher must allocate a mark according to the contribution/level of understanding demonstrated by the individual candidate. Each candidate should give a clear indication of their role in any group evaluation.
The questions that must be addressed in the evaluation are:
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
How does your media product represent particular social groups?
What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
Who would be the audience for your media product?
How did you attract/address your audience?
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
Film noir lighting - our own attempt
In this shot i'm looking straight forward to the camera, the light is at a low angle beside me but also looking straight at the camera. The light is so bright that it then takes centre of attetion, I myself am made into a shadow. If the camera was closer to the camera, then I could have been made into a silhouette.
In this shot, the camera is higher due to it being lifted higher towards my face. This unlike the first picture actually creates a shadow behind me you can see the outline of my hat and head on the wall. This in my opinion was the most successful attempt at lighting for a film noir. If this picture was edited to make it black and white and changed my clothes it would be much more believable. But the main point is that in out OTS this kind of lighting is the most effective.
In this picture the light was also lifted higher from the floor, however it was further away from me.Because the light was at a higher level and higher angle a shadow is created. This shot is good if you need a scene with mid shot.
This picture has a much darker background to the rest and so as a result no shadow was created. This shot is still effecteive if you have a scene which is possibly more sinful.
Film noir is a style of film making characterised by elements such as femme fatales and heroes, lighting effects, frequent use of flashbacks and plots. This phenomenon occurs when the lighting for the shot is directed at the camera from behind the subject, causing the figure, in the foreground to appear in semi-darkness or as silhouettes, or highlighted; with back lighting, the subject is separated from the background.
We decided to attempt creating our own film noir inspired lighting pictures, using myself as the subject. We found a small dark room in the school with lights that we could use at different angles to create different effects. They went well because each light placement created a new look, however they were all in similar places and so the effects weren't changed dramatically. We decided to bring a prop, the hat is intially the kind of hat that you would familiary see in a film noir.
Sunday 11 March 2012
Shot types.
2 Shot -
Two-shots are composed when two people are in the scene and interacting. A two-shot is a good way to show a conversation. From the introduction you might cut to an over the shoulder shot of one person talking or a close-up of the other person reacting to what is being said.
Over Shoulder - The over the shoulder shot reveals one subject as seen from over the shoulder of another subject. It simulates a view of the subject as seen from the second person's eyes. This shot is often used in conversations between two people where the dirtector wants to focus on the person speaking. Usually these shots are head shots.
CU - Close Up
The close up shot is used to reveal detail. If you are shooting just the head and shoulders of a subject this is a close up.
ECU - Extreme Closeup-
The extreme close up is used to reveal very small details in the scene. It might be used to reveal horror in a subject (extreme close up of the subject's mouth as she/he screams). It might also be used in a mystery to show some detail that the detective picks up on or to show some small clue.
MS - Mid Shot The medium shot is from just below the waist to above the head. There is more headroom than in the bust shot. This show is used if the person is animated with their hand movements, etc.
MCU - Medium close up
Remember in this shot to not cut ther person off at the knees. With this shot, you can still see expression on the persons face, while getting more information from what is going on around the person.
LS - Long Shot
This shot is useful for someone that is walking or moving.
ELS - Extra Long Shot
Also known as the Establish shot, this gives the viewer some perspective as to where the subject is. This is very important if the subject is moving to new locations or times. It lets the viewer know where the video is taking place.
Weather Shot
The subject is the weather. Can be used for other purposes, e.g. background for graphics.
In this type of shot the subject is the weather. The sky takes up at least 2/3 of the frame. This type of shot is common in television programs where the weather is of particular interest, e.g. sports shows.
Although the usual purpose of this shot is to show the weather, it is also useful as an establishing shot, for setting the general mood or for overlaying graphics.
A weather shot doesn't have to show the sky. Other shots often used to illustrate weather include:
A shot of something other than the subject.
A cutaway is a shot that's usually of something other than the current action. It could be a different subject (eg. this cat when the main subject is its owner), a close up of a different part of the subject (eg. the subject's hands), or just about anything else.
The cutaway is used as a "buffer" between shots (to help the editing process), or to add interest/information.
CI (cut-in shot)
Like a cutaway, but specifically refers to showing some part of the subject in detail.
Can be used purely as an edit point, or to emphasise emotion etc. For example, hand movements can show enthusiasm, agitation, nervousness, etc.
WS wide shot
In the wide shot, the subject takes up the full frame. In this case, the boy's feet are almost at the bottom of frame and his head is almost at the top. Obviously the subject doesn't take up the whole width and height of the frame, since this is as close as we can get without losing any part of him. The small amount of room above and below the subject can be thought of as safety room — you don't want to be cutting the top of the head off. It would also look uncomfortable if his feet and head were exactly at the top and bottom of frame.
Extreme wide shot
the extreme wide shot, the view is so far from the subject that s/he isn't even visible. The point of this shot is to show the subject's surroundings.
The EWS is often used as an "establishing shot" - the first shot of a new scene, designed to show the audience where the action is taking place.
It is also useful in scenes where the action is very spread out. For example, in a war movie an extreme wide shot can show the scale of the action.
Two-shots are composed when two people are in the scene and interacting. A two-shot is a good way to show a conversation. From the introduction you might cut to an over the shoulder shot of one person talking or a close-up of the other person reacting to what is being said.
Over Shoulder - The over the shoulder shot reveals one subject as seen from over the shoulder of another subject. It simulates a view of the subject as seen from the second person's eyes. This shot is often used in conversations between two people where the dirtector wants to focus on the person speaking. Usually these shots are head shots.
CU - Close Up
The close up shot is used to reveal detail. If you are shooting just the head and shoulders of a subject this is a close up.
ECU - Extreme Closeup-
The extreme close up is used to reveal very small details in the scene. It might be used to reveal horror in a subject (extreme close up of the subject's mouth as she/he screams). It might also be used in a mystery to show some detail that the detective picks up on or to show some small clue.
MS - Mid Shot The medium shot is from just below the waist to above the head. There is more headroom than in the bust shot. This show is used if the person is animated with their hand movements, etc.
MCU - Medium close up
Remember in this shot to not cut ther person off at the knees. With this shot, you can still see expression on the persons face, while getting more information from what is going on around the person.
LS - Long Shot
This shot is useful for someone that is walking or moving.
ELS - Extra Long Shot
Also known as the Establish shot, this gives the viewer some perspective as to where the subject is. This is very important if the subject is moving to new locations or times. It lets the viewer know where the video is taking place.
Weather Shot
The subject is the weather. Can be used for other purposes, e.g. background for graphics.
In this type of shot the subject is the weather. The sky takes up at least 2/3 of the frame. This type of shot is common in television programs where the weather is of particular interest, e.g. sports shows.
Although the usual purpose of this shot is to show the weather, it is also useful as an establishing shot, for setting the general mood or for overlaying graphics.
A weather shot doesn't have to show the sky. Other shots often used to illustrate weather include:
- Puddles, drain spouts or any example of rainwater flow.
- Trees or anything else blowing in the wind.
- People sunbathing.
- Snowmen, snowball fights, snow sledding, etc.
A shot of something other than the subject.
A cutaway is a shot that's usually of something other than the current action. It could be a different subject (eg. this cat when the main subject is its owner), a close up of a different part of the subject (eg. the subject's hands), or just about anything else.
The cutaway is used as a "buffer" between shots (to help the editing process), or to add interest/information.
CI (cut-in shot)
Like a cutaway, but specifically refers to showing some part of the subject in detail.
Can be used purely as an edit point, or to emphasise emotion etc. For example, hand movements can show enthusiasm, agitation, nervousness, etc.
WS wide shot
In the wide shot, the subject takes up the full frame. In this case, the boy's feet are almost at the bottom of frame and his head is almost at the top. Obviously the subject doesn't take up the whole width and height of the frame, since this is as close as we can get without losing any part of him. The small amount of room above and below the subject can be thought of as safety room — you don't want to be cutting the top of the head off. It would also look uncomfortable if his feet and head were exactly at the top and bottom of frame.
Extreme wide shot
the extreme wide shot, the view is so far from the subject that s/he isn't even visible. The point of this shot is to show the subject's surroundings.
The EWS is often used as an "establishing shot" - the first shot of a new scene, designed to show the audience where the action is taking place.
It is also useful in scenes where the action is very spread out. For example, in a war movie an extreme wide shot can show the scale of the action.
Tuesday 6 March 2012
http://wesclark.com/ubn/the_set_up.html
When looking for pictures for my iconography collage (next post) I found this step by step with pictures of another film noir it's the 1949 Robert Wise film noir masterpiece, "The Set-Up". This gives such a good example of a typical structure of a film noir.
When looking for pictures for my iconography collage (next post) I found this step by step with pictures of another film noir it's the 1949 Robert Wise film noir masterpiece, "The Set-Up". This gives such a good example of a typical structure of a film noir.
Poll everywhere analysis
What is Poll everywhere?Poll everywhere is the fastest way to create real-time experiences for events using a mobile,
it lets you use standard web technology. It's the easiest way to gather live responses in any venue: conferences, presentations, classrooms, radio, TV, print — anywhere. Because it works with texting, web, or Twitter, its simplicity and flexibility it makes it that much easier to use.
How do you use it?
People have come up with many creative ways to use Poll Everywhere, examples of these are
How do you use it?
People have come up with many creative ways to use Poll Everywhere, examples of these are
| Audience choice awards | Texting questions to expert panels |
| Replace expensive clickers | Green surveys at conferences |
| Moderated TXT-to-screen graffiti | Text feedback to a presenter |
| Interactive signage | Automated attendance tracking |
| Anonymous polls for sensitive topics | Brainstorming with 2000 people |
| Market research | Silent SMS auctions |
| Training comprehension checks | Outdoor SMS voting |
| Grading in-class quizzes | Political elections |
The teacher placed on the board a question of her own that we had to answer, this question was about the film SE7EN, and we had to then text in to answer it. Overall I think poll everywhere is a good way to get a world wide opinion on something you need to know, I can't think of a way to get a question out better. What I think makes it better is the fact it can be linked to social networking sites like Twitter is an incredibly popular worldwide networking site. So giving you an even bigger range of people to answer the question that you want.
National readership survey-
This post is about the different types of audience and the certain types of film they would be interested in;
Classifications are based on the occupation of the head of the household.
GRADE SOCAIL CLASS CHIEF INCOME EARNER'S OCCUPATION
A - Upper middle class - Higher managerial, administrative or professional
B - Middle class - Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional
C1 - Lower middle class - Supervisory or clerical and junior managerial, administrative.
C2 - Skilled working class - Skilled manual workers
D - Working class - Semi and unskilled manual workers
E - Those at the lowest - Lowest grade workers, people who depend on welfare or the elderly.
level of subsistense
This is a chart of all classes in family, and what icome is needed to be classed as each. Class can effect what kind of movies people like due to their life style and what kind of things the family would be used to seeing and no be offended by.
Effects models.
The hypodermic needle model
The intended message is directly recieved and wholly accepted by the receiver.
Two-step flow
The people with most access to media, and highest media literacy explain diffuse the content to others. This is a modern version of the hypodermic needle.
Uses and gratifications
People are not helpless victims of mass media, but use the media to get specific gratification, (Diversion, personal relationships, personal identity, surveillence)
Reception theory
The meaning of a 'text' is not inheret within the text itself, but the audience mst elicit meaning based on their individual cultural background and life experiences.
Obstinate audience theory
This theory assumes there is a transactual communication between the audience and the media. The audience actively selects what messages to pay attention to. (Zimmerman-Bauer study-found that the audience also participates in the communication by influencing the message.)
Audience decoding
The audience member assumes the dominant hegemonic position, when they recognise and agree with the full-preferred meaning offered by the media text. The oppositional hegemonic position is established when the audience member understands the preferred meaning, but disagrees with it due to their own set of attitudes and beliefs. The negotiated hegemonic position is established when the audience member opposes or has to adapt the preferred meaning. The forth type of audience response is referred to as aberrant decoding. This is where the audience member reads the text in an unpredicted way, producing a deviant meaning.
Audience theory Typical Film Noir and Neo Noir Audience for your Film Noir
Demegraphics - National D-B (male) Female young adult (18-25 D-B)Readership Survey
Mode of address Be aware of the woman You can't trust anyone
(How does the media product
talk to you?)
Audience positioning I think there is more of a male From a females perspective
(perspective, who should gaze
you support?)
Effects models Hypodermic syringe (simple) or Reception theory-figuring out
uses and gratification.
Audience decoding Followed what most people Oppositional - woman don't kill normally
-Dominant hegemonic think
-Oppositional hegemonic
-Negotiated hegemonic
Aberrant decoding
Here is a pyramid of socail class.
Classifications are based on the occupation of the head of the household.
GRADE SOCAIL CLASS CHIEF INCOME EARNER'S OCCUPATION
A - Upper middle class - Higher managerial, administrative or professional
B - Middle class - Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional
C1 - Lower middle class - Supervisory or clerical and junior managerial, administrative.
C2 - Skilled working class - Skilled manual workers
D - Working class - Semi and unskilled manual workers
E - Those at the lowest - Lowest grade workers, people who depend on welfare or the elderly.
level of subsistense
This is a chart of all classes in family, and what icome is needed to be classed as each. Class can effect what kind of movies people like due to their life style and what kind of things the family would be used to seeing and no be offended by.
Effects models.
The hypodermic needle model
The intended message is directly recieved and wholly accepted by the receiver.
Two-step flow
The people with most access to media, and highest media literacy explain diffuse the content to others. This is a modern version of the hypodermic needle.
Uses and gratifications
People are not helpless victims of mass media, but use the media to get specific gratification, (Diversion, personal relationships, personal identity, surveillence)
Reception theory
The meaning of a 'text' is not inheret within the text itself, but the audience mst elicit meaning based on their individual cultural background and life experiences.
Obstinate audience theory
This theory assumes there is a transactual communication between the audience and the media. The audience actively selects what messages to pay attention to. (Zimmerman-Bauer study-found that the audience also participates in the communication by influencing the message.)
Audience decoding
The audience member assumes the dominant hegemonic position, when they recognise and agree with the full-preferred meaning offered by the media text. The oppositional hegemonic position is established when the audience member understands the preferred meaning, but disagrees with it due to their own set of attitudes and beliefs. The negotiated hegemonic position is established when the audience member opposes or has to adapt the preferred meaning. The forth type of audience response is referred to as aberrant decoding. This is where the audience member reads the text in an unpredicted way, producing a deviant meaning.
Audience theory Typical Film Noir and Neo Noir Audience for your Film Noir
Demegraphics - National D-B (male) Female young adult (18-25 D-B)Readership Survey
Mode of address Be aware of the woman You can't trust anyone
(How does the media product
talk to you?)
Audience positioning I think there is more of a male From a females perspective
(perspective, who should gaze
you support?)
Effects models Hypodermic syringe (simple) or Reception theory-figuring out
uses and gratification.
Audience decoding Followed what most people Oppositional - woman don't kill normally
-Dominant hegemonic think
-Oppositional hegemonic
-Negotiated hegemonic
Aberrant decoding
Double Idemnity & The Killers analysis
An insurance rep lets himself be talked into a murder/insurance fraudscheme that arouses an insurance investigator's suspicions.
Character: Double Idemnity has both the traditional femme fatale and anti hero.
The Killers plot;
Hit men kill an unresisting victim, and investigator Reardon uncovers his past involvement with beautiful, deadly Kitty Collins.
Character: The Killers plot has both the femme fatale and the anti hero.
Character: The Killers plot has both the femme fatale and the anti hero.
Mulholland drive, Red Riding & Blade hunter analysis
Mulholland Drive is a 2001 American neo-noir psychological thriller written and directed by David Lynch starring Justin Theroux, Naomi Watts, and Laura harring.
This film has typical characteristics that make it like a film noir, for example;
Typical
-Dark lighting.
-Music (but not as dramatic as a film noir)
-The women's make up is glamorous.
-Smoke is used in a lot of scenes.
-Transition through out the film is as fast.
However there are characteristics of this film that make it unlike a typical neo noir.
Un-typical
-Dark lighting but not black and white.
-The main character is female (femme fatale) no anti-hero.
Typical
-The Story is narrated by the main character. (more likely to be male)
-Midshots/closeups.
-Well dressed main characters.
-The characters smoke and drink a lot.
-Sepia filter. (1970's browns/yellows used)
-Mention of crime - (anit hero is a crime reporter)
-Anti hero living up to his dad who died.
Un-typical
-Sepia and not black and white.
-Acoustic guitar music.
-Rural surroundings and not urban.
-Blood is shown in scenes.
Typical
-Light shining through window
-Characters smoke.
-Set in the city
Un-Typical
-Set in space.
Each one of these movies have some typical film noir styles, but does that make them a Neo noir? In my opinion Blade runner may have characterictics of a neo noir, but it does actually make it one. I would still class it as sci-fi due to it being set in space.Whereas Muholland drive as an example, because this was actually made to be a neo noir I would class it as one due to the it being more typical film noir then un-typical.
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