Media Coursework

How and why will I use medial language in my cross-media production? I will use the micro elements of sound, editing, mise en scene and camera to convey the meaning of my text, for example using close ups to create an intimate feeling between the audience and text and therefore draw the audience into the topic of my documentary. How and why will I construct representations of individuals, group and issues/events Semiotics describes how much meaning is constructed through language and codes; Ferdinand de Saussure (1857-1913) and Roland Barthes described the “signifier” which is what we see in front of us ie the form the sign takes   and the “signified” which is the concept we associate with the signifier.   Stewart Hall’s Reception Theory describes encoding by myself as the producer and decoding by the audience.   I will use macro elements such as audience positioning, and how representation is constructed to link to genre and narrative. Other elements su...

Tr eatment  First Draft What Should Be in the Treatment?    ·         1.  Title   ·          2.  A short logline.  This short poetic documentary delves into memories, photographs, time, and what reality means. It follows Alex a young man whose reality has been affected by representation on social media & his struggle with what reality is. ·          3.  Introduction to key characters  ( Who, what, when, why and where)    ·          5.  Act 1 in one to three paragraphs. Set the scene, dramatize the main conflicts.    ·          6.  Act 2 in two to six paragraphs. Should dramatize how the conflicts introduced in Act 1 lead to a crisis.    Act 3 in one to three paragraphs. Dramatize the final conflict an...

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...