Camerawork Analysis.💕

Prison Break;https://youtu.be/tQp1n28DoK8

 Camera shots:
- The opening establishing shot at 0.01 clearly shows the prison which is the location that the characters are staying at. This both sets the scene for the following action and also confirms the characters are quite dangerous.

- The extreme close-up of the prison guards shoes/walking at 1.24 successfully communicates the intensity of the scene as it shows that theyre constantly watched. This has the effect of causing the audience to sympathise with the prisoners and wonder what will happen throughout the episode.

- The over-the-shoulder shot at 0.16 shows one of the prisoners shirtless and on the other-side the main character Michael Scofield entering the prison. Like many over-the-shoulder shots, it is also a medium shot which allows the audience to see the expression on the main character's face as he enters the prison. 

Camera angles:
- The power of the main character is present. The low angle shot at 1.36 looking up at Scofield shows that he has alot of power regardless of the fact that he is behind bars in a cell. He looks undefeated as the close-up shot emphasises his facial expressions which connotes to him knowing what he's doing.

- In contrast, another character (random prisoner) is shown in a high angle shot immediately afterwards (2.00) to show how he's selfless and has no protection in this prison. The camera is looking down at him from the perspective of the main character in his cell. This introduces a clear power relationship between the two characters - Scofield is more inferior and due to this he will be untouched in prison.

Camera movement:
The camera movement at the beginning of the scene is quick and fits the rowdy atmosphere as we get to see the prison. The zoom shot as the camera shows the inside of the prison(0.00 - 0.13) makes the audience feel as if they are inside the prison as the camera begins really far out and rapidly zooms into the prison.

This all changes in the scene where the main character has entered the prison and is in his cell. The camera movement is suddenly handheld, signalling the tension and danger to the audience. This adds realism and contrasts strongly with the hectic camera movement of the opening to the scene. The camera continues to move (handheld) throughout this scene as it's used as a way to make the audience feel like they're watching from the main characters perspective.

October 2019 - Blog feedback and Learner Response💕

Shaan GCSE Media blog feedback – October 2019

Work expected:

·         Introductory questions

·         Key Concepts film poster analysis

·         Fruit bowl task (Photoshop)

·         Denotation and connotation

Post this in a new blogpost on your Media blog called ‘October 2019 - Blog feedback and Learner Response’ then complete the LR tasks/questions below.

WWW:

·         A lovely start to this two-year course, even attempting extension questions. You are showing engagement to the subject, please keep this up!

·         All work published and posted to a solid standard

·         Beginning to include Media terminology to your analyses

EBI:

·         Check titles for each blog and ensure you are putting the correct title for each blog post

·         Check grammar (SPaG). Make sure you are writing in full sentences for all work

LR:

Complete and improve the following work urgently. See below of what is missing:

1. Rename last blog post to ‘Denotation and Connotation’

2. Check overall (SPaG) for the Key Concepts film poster analysis

Mise-En-Scene;Stranger Things Analysis.💕

LIGHTING; in the clip we can see a variety of different lighting settings that are used to approach a specific feel/genre throughout it. We can infer that this was used in order to create a mysterious atmosphere especially when the lights flickered just as the boys left Mikes house. As an audience this makes us eager to watch the rest of the episode because we’d want to know the meaning about it. Another thing that was seen was the light bulbs and lights flickering in the house of Will. We can infer that this was done so that we are aware of an evil presence following or possibly about to attack this character. As an audience the use of really bright light and then suddenly really dark light may scare the watchers which will make them eager to watch on. 

PROPS;In the clip we can see props that are usually associated with the 80s for example the telephones, board games made from wood, the bicycles with lights and baskets etc.. We can infer that these were used in order to help enhance the setting of “the 80s” as you won’t really find any of the main props that were mentioned in our current century which overall develops the setting of the episode. As an audience this will excite them as seeing props from the 80s might trigger memories from that specific time which will want the audience to continue to watch the clip.

SETTING;at the beginning the clip is set in a long hallway with nothing on the walls. Later in the clip, the setting changes to what looks like a basement. the basement was dark as there was only one lamp used as a source of light. the basement was very crammed with a lot of stuff therefore making it hard for the children to find the dice that they have dropped.