2. meaning (aa)
- 2. Snake • Denotation Limbless scaly reptile • Connotation Evil, untrustworthy, slimy,
- 3. Flag • Denotation A piece of cloth with a design on it. • Connotation A simple of freedom and unity between country's
- 4. Gun • Denotation A metal object that is able to harm people/ things • Connotation Protection, evil, violance,
- 5. The background colour is black. Black suggests darkness and the unknown. In the film, the joker is unpredictable and his facial expression says it all. He's smiling but his eyes seem to follow you around the room. The fact he's coming from within the darkness suggests that he is the unknown and he is unpredictable. He is holding up a card that covers up half of his face, representing his split personality. Sometimes he can be in a violet mood, a happy mood, a angry mood and even a good mood. But he tends to go to one extreme to the other every quickly. The fact that batman is on the card suggests that maybe he’s the reason the joker acts this way. Also the fact that batman is “on top” of the joker suggests that he is over powering him. The joker and batman are enemy's, so for the joker to hold a picture of him over his face in the way he is, shows that he knows he needs to stop batman. His pale white face stands out over the pitch black background, you cant see much of what he's warring, but you can see his black gloves. Witch suggests he is a criminal trying not to get his finger prints on anything.
- 6. The colours stand out and are eye catching. The massive explosion in the back foreshadows what you can expect to see in the film. They are all warring their own clothes or things stupid costumes, suggesting they don’t take themselves too seriously. They are all in a shopping trolley just off the middle of the page, showing that there moving and that nothing is too professional.
- 7. There are a variety of different colours used in this poster. There are purples, yellows, greens, blues, reds and oranges. All these colours complement each other and make the whole thing stand out and catch the costumers eye. There are pictures of guns, cars, motorbikes, jet skis and a dog. It shows off all the things you are able to do in the game in a cool artistic way. The characters are warring outfits you can find within the game. The locations in the background of some of the images is the city you can pay in, in the game. You can see key locations and landmarks.
- 8. Soundtrack • Clip 1 • • Clip 2
- 9. Shining • The trailer has been edited to make the characters seem happy. • The music is more uplifting • They’ve shown the child a lot to give the trailer a sense of instance • They’ve used jump cuts and other techniques to make it seem funny • They’ve used a lot of family scenes like them around the dinner table, to make it seem ore relatable and friendly • Instead of a “psycho” the main character comes across as funny, due to short clips of him doing random things, and some dialog used
- 10. Scary Mary • Right away we a greeted with a graveyard scene with a ominous sounding wind effect in the background. • A lot of the more “dark” scenes are used because if there was bright colours used it would seem less scary. • The children are shown looking shocked and scared to give the audience something to sympathise with • Mary Poppins is shown flying in with the dark clouds in the background and it cuts to text saying “… she appliers”. Everything about that sequence is creepy. One second she's quite far away, then it cuts and she's closer. This has been done to show she's some kind of “supernatural” being. • It cuts to the clip of when she walks away and her reflection follows her. The music alone suggests that something bad is about to happen. Then once again it cuts to the children jumping up out of bed screaming to give the audience a sense of danger. • The scene is used where the kids are pinned up against the wall to frightened to move, its made to look like they have no ware to run, once again the music is creepy and tense to add to the already scary looking situation. • A short clip is used where a wheelchair scoops up a lady. Once again to give a “supernatural” feel to the trailer. This is scary because audiences often fear the unknown.
- 11. Stereotypes Men • Hairy • Strong • Protective • Tough • Independent Women • Feminine • Clean • Pure • Week • Dumb • Mothers
- 12. Stereotypes Upper Class • Posh • Big House • Expensive Cars • Holidays to exotic locations • Live in the country side • Never at work • “rich” Working Class • Dirty • Small House • Iive in the inner city • At work 24/7 • “poor”
- 13. Stereotypes Old People • Old fashioned • Stuck in the past • Don’t like young people • Thinks the past is better • Safe Young People • “Trendy” • Optimistic to the future • Not a care in the world
- 14. Iconography- Western • Shooting • Cowboys • Horses • Bar fights • Stand offs • Lasso • Cigarette Smoking • Lots of alcohol drinking • A bank robbery • Bandits • The town sheriff • An empty dusty town the moment before a stand off • A fight scene on a train • Prostitutes • A blacksmith • A church scene • Piano playing • Hunting • “Old Time” use of slang
- 15. Iconography- Sci-Fi • A massive space ship • Futuristic weapons and technology • Visiting an unusual looking planet • Being attacked by a rival planet/ space ship • Space exploration • Unusual looking aliens • A futuristic look at Earth • Traveling at the speed of light • Blowing up a rival planet/ ship • A made up language
- 16. Iconography- Fantasy • Some kind of “magic” or special power • Light Vs Dark (good vs evil) • A reimagination of the world we already live in • An object to fight over • An unusual looking species/ animals • A completely different world made up by the director. • A made up language
- 17. Narrative • Narrative Definition - A spoke/ written account of events in a story • Linear Narrative Definition -A narrative made with a “branching” structure. • Linear Narrative Film Example -Superbad • Non-Linear Narrative Definition -Where the story is portrayed out of chronical order. • Non-Linear Narrative Film Example -Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
- 18. Clip Analysis • Women are portrayed as more hormonal and moody • Men are portrayed as more stable and manly • The music right away makes the atmosphere more tense • They are dressed in comfortable yet smart looking clothes, suggesting they are of some importance but there job requires themto get dirty • The woman in the digger was able distract the attacking tiger, saving the man. • The camera angle as the tiger was attacking the man showed a first person perspective putting the audience in his shoes, so they are able to empathise more with him • The man then distracted the tiger from the woman, so they’ve both saved each other from the same threat, so its equal. • As the man is going down the zip line there are many camera angles used in a short amount of time to give the effect of danger, speed and to give you a sense of adrenalin. This and the music used makes this sequence very tense. • The dialog after the tiger has been killed gives you an idea that something bigger is going on. They mention about that bodyhas been hidden, and you want to keep watching to see what exactly is going on • It then cuts to a man and a woman talking, it immediately becomes obvious that the woman is “bad” just by the way she talks.She speaks almost in a sarcastic tone and her facial expressions gives you the impression that she thinks she's better than everyone. • The clothes would suggest that she's probably very wealthy adding to the fact that she thinks she's the best. • The man she's speaking to looks poorly dressed, suggesting he isn’t as wealthy. Witch gives a “Rich Vs Poor” dynamic and mostpeople are able to relate to that. • The woman they blackmails the man. We find out he also has been fighting dogs, witch is illegal. We have sympathy for him though because the woman is portrayed as the more dominant personality so the audience is able to sympathise with the man more. • Shortly after however the roles are quickly reversed when the man pulls a shotgun out on the girl stating “I'm sick of you people”. • The audience immediately empathises with the woman once the man shoots the gun and throws her to the floor. • The music in this sequence gets tens and loud • The music suddenly stops as she is saved by the group from before.
Editor's Notes
- #6: Include a poster of a film/video game and analyse the meaning created from the use of colours, props, costume, location, lighting, framing, actor/model
- #7: Include a poster of a film/video game and analyse the meaning created from the use of colours, props, costume, location, lighting, framing, actor/model
- #8: Include a poster of a film/video game and analyse the meaning created from the use of colours, props, costume, location, lighting, framing, actor/model
- #9: Discuss what genre the music gives the image. Reference the sort of music and how it makes you feel about the image? What does it suggest about the characters or what is about to happen?
- #10: What techniques have been used to make the trailer appear as if it is a romantic comedy. Discuss sound and editing.
- #11: What techniques have been used to make the trailer appear as if it is a horror film. Discuss sound and editing.
- #12: List the positive and negative stereotypes linked with these social groups
- #13: List the positive and negative stereotypes linked with these social groups
- #14: List the positive and negative stereotypes linked with these social groups
- #15: List iconography you would associate with the genre. Add images where/if relevant
- #16: List iconography you would associate with the genre. Add images where/if relevant
- #17: List iconography you would associate with the genre. Add images where/if relevant
- #19: Discuss the clip and reference how meaning has been created through the use of Costume/Dialogue/Props/Lighting/Camerawork/Editing/Music/Colour Reference clear examples from the clip