Media Coursework

https://youtu.be/I-zi1gLtgzo A quick video on lighting Sources https://nofilmschool.com/2015/08/history-importance-color-cinema-storytelling-film-lewis-bond https://nofilmschool.com/2015/10/harnessing-power-color-service-your-story https://nofilmschool.com/2016/06/watch-psychology-color-film https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/news/amp52438/10-best-ways-movies-use-color/ http://ideas.dissolve.com/tips/how-to-use-color-in-film-50-examples-of-movie-color-palettes https://digitalsynopsis.com/design/film-movies-color-psychology/ https://ideas.ted.com/how-color-helps-a-movie-tell-its-story/amp/ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tILIeNjbH1E

https://youtu.be/ZuYvIavQmB8 A brief introduction for different coursework ideas Edited and filmed very quickly

To focus my research I decided to concentrate on documentaries: According to Bill Nichols there are 6 types of documentaries 1. Poetic documentaries  Instead of using traditional linear continuity to create story structure, the  poetic documentary  filmmaker arrives at its point by arranging footage in an order to evoke an audience association through tone, rhythm, or spatial juxtaposition  Beauty of art and moving image Example Nanook  of the north 2. Expository documentaries Presenter - Voice of God Narration important convention Example Wild China 3. Observational documentaries Fly on the wall, type of documentaries, Life, actors not knowing being filmed, Successful  as audience taken into lives of others Example Armadillo 4. Participatory documentaries Presenter trying to help others Appeals as audience learn more about presenter Example Country house rescue 5. Reflexive documentaries Acknowledge  documentary style ...

I decided to evaluate past media coursework projects in order to recognize areas of both strengths and weaknesses. The briefs for these coursework are different than my brief however the micro elements (shot types etc) still apply even if the macro elements are different. As the documentary coursework was extremely limited, I decided to watch a few different genres of coursework. http://online.clickview.co.uk/libraries/categories/cef16778-d896-6a9d-6eb3-a9979d3b32a9/videos/a35a7454-7a9a-0e14-b195-4625a6bb0269/soham-station-documentary Soham Station Documentary Pros Makes use of Broll Archive  footage Cons Horrific audio (sounds like it was recorded with a colander) Balance of music and voice over is wrong - you can't hear voice over Links are boring and energetic  Lack of variety of shots http://online.clickview.co.uk/libraries/categories/f6b652a2-0389-0ead-4cf4-07fa4c61bd14/2011?sort=productionyear Wake up call Pros Good misc-en-scene Con...