Audio; Attack the block & Anvuahood

Attack the block: IMBD

Sound: 

During the trailer, throughout the music is based on the film an alien invasion, so it is demonic which is very typical for a filmography like this. At the beginning, it is very subtle giving the characters to introduce themselves, as it gets to the middle and one says the work 'Alien' the music abruptly changes filled with explosions, a lot more bass and bangs with a techno feel to it. The FX enlightening the fact that there is an alien invasion.

Audio, Visuals &Sequences:

Consisting of flashing lights as it jumps throughout the violence at the beginning. Jump cuts and sharp shot changed are used to get straight to the point as if it drags the target audience 13-16 will become bored very quickly. With the audio and visuals, the young audience will be able to relate as it is stereotypical located on a council estate, along with the speak of the young adults (slang). The visuals also reveals what goes on on every estate; the crime, dress code ( which is slightly undermining). Like the groups of boys mugging the woman or the boys and girl meeting up which is routine for class E citizens; students. 

Anvuahood: IMBD

Audio&Visuals: 

In this trailer, the audio is based on 21th century slang. It is used throughout the whole trailer, it captures the target audience from the beginning as they are able relate and It will be more enjoyable for them as they can understand the characters are talking about. The visuals make it known the obvious that it is based on teenagers who want to become 'big in the streets'. A very typical storyline.

Narrative: The narrative is straight to the point, which is based on a comedy situation. It bounces from one problem to another, it was very predictable yet refreshing as you don't hear that everyday. 

Transformers4: Age of extinction Trailer

Sequence&Imagery;

Throughout the trailer, it would fade in and out to jump cuts giving the audience an insight on what will be happening during the filmography as it isn't out until July 2014. The jump cuts keep it sharp and simple keeping you engaged and focused on what's happening in the trailer. The fades give you an understanding of something is going to happen next. Also analysing the trailer, during the clips, it would slow down so your able to observe everything in detail in the 7 second clip; too further add, as it gets to the middle the jump cuts and fades gradually being to speed up as danger is coming close to the end of the trailer. 

As it is 3D filmography, if you pay close attention to the moving pictures you will see the 3D effect taking place. 

                  With all these little factors, it would make the audience: wonder what's going to happen next ? Being able to make to make up their own story, as the producer and director have made the trailer non-linear but clear enough to show that there is a beginning, middle and end. 

            The characters have changed also, everyone will begin ask why?. The comments on YouTube, many viewers aren't happy that Shia isn't the main character anymore as he is was and will always be the leader of transformers. 

Commentary: 

Would specifically draw attention to those who are fans of transformers in general. For example: when the sub titles come up with Optimus prime's voice ' THE RULES HAVE CHANGED' would expect the reaction of excitement, confusion and anxiety. Where as those who have watched it before will feel slight excitement and tell themselves to watch it from the beginning to understand the fu concept or transformers and how it has changed. It makes the audience feel like they are part of film, along with as though they are being spoken to and sit down and question as it is being indirected to them. 

Sound: 

The music is luring, dark and demonic. It remains the same almost throughout the whole trailer, but once the clips become action filled with danger and violence; the music comes louder, darker with a lot more bass and heavenly sound representing death is upon us. At the beginning, the music is light as peace is at mind with the family until things change for the worst. 

This can come across as oppositional pr preferred response. 

Oppositional: is when a person that isn't the target audience will think badly towards to the other responses. Taking a bad look upon product. 

The fact that the original characters; Shia LeBeouf, Josh Duhamel and Tyrese Gibson will put many off the film, as they highlighted all 3 transformer films 

    This will also offend the transformer fans because without even going into the filmography itself, they are highlighting new characters. Instead of thinking 'this is going to be better than the last one'. 

The oppositional responses will be '  I'm not going to watch this, why are they changing the characters now.' 

Preferred: is a response which the public will take from the product. 

A variety will enjoy the thrill of action, violence. As this film will be embed a unrealistic image in the viewers mind, having them imagine that every be chile they come across will transform into a robot.

Unit14: copy to prezi

Page1: what is freelancing? 

A person who is self-employed and is not committed to a particular employment long term. Sometimes they are represent under companies or agencies: music, screenwriting, editing and many more. 

Page2: what is a screenwriter? 

Is someone is a creative writing professional, who can create scripts for television or motion pictures. He/she is able to adapt from books, like Harry potter or a content of their own. It all begins from brain storming ideas, followed with depth research; interviews, library research, etc. As a screenwriter, you would be working alongside directors and producers, you will need an outstanding reputation and excellent negotiating&management skills. If working on a TV show like HollyOaks, you'll be required to work on numerous scripts everyday or every weeks. 

Page2: Working as a freelance screenwriter come with responsibilities, advantages and disadvantages.

Advantages:

- You get paid simply scheduling your own time. 

- choosing your own deadlines. 

- having a better understanding in what you love in your own time. 

- people will listen to you as you are Self employed.

- Able to work anywhere with access to a computer or laptop. 

- Able to write scripts for all genres 

- highest pay is £25,000

Disadvantages:

- there is no fixed contract, as you won't be working under any employment job will be scarce. 

- Traveling for meetings with clients will be required. 

- you will have to promote your own work alone as your work will go unnoticed. 

- will be anticipating a stiff competition. 

Page4: Personal Skills: 

IMAGINATION - is critical without it your scripts wouldn't not have it's own unique value. To keep a fresh and open mind, you will need to read, evaluate and analyze books, films, scripts and more. 

DISCIPLINE - treating the work coming your way as a job, staying passionate in what you do. Determination and persistence. 

PATIENT - when having a meeting, producers and directors will try and can have the concept of your script or take it into their own hands. Listen, take note and do what your told to an extent. 

NEGOTIATION - knowing how to negotiate, at some points clients may be hard to reach or deadlines are merely impossible to meet. With this skill, as a screenwriter you will be able to find a solution or two benefit both parties. 

Page5:Professionalism

As a screenwriter it is vital that you have the ability to; 

- take on criticism, as directors and producers will tell you to redo it, adjust or take things out. The main key is not feel disheartened and show it. 

- Being self motivated at all times, even after being turn down. 

- Having a strong portfolio which is filled with experience, an understanding of how a film is made and knowledge of film language. 

Task4: Twilight

Symbolic Codes: 

Throughout the film, the codes are clear as day. One of the simplest codes used are colours. Red&Black. As it is a vampire themed filmography, red is might suggest DANGER, PASSION, LOVE and ETERNITY. Where as black is representing; EVIL and DEATH. During the first 2-6 scenes, the director has purposely exposed all the actors facial expressions letting the audience see that they are all expressing different emotions; doubt, confusion, pain, fear and many more. Not along are their faces explaining so much but so are their voices. Especially Bella; who has just become a mother, her face remains emotionless as she doesn't want to show fear but her voice reflect desperation in hope that her daughter is kept safe. 

Technical codes: Starting with the camera angles, during the first 2 minutes; it was; establishment shot, mid reverse shot, extreme close up and again mid reverse shot. This camera sequence allows the audience to focus on the where the actors are, the facial expression and voices.

Onto the FX, which is continuously fading in and out only when the villains are talking or once danger is at it's peak. The sound in general is dark and looming, as danger unfolds the bass of a drum is announced or an applause of trumpets heighten. 

Sound, including the FX; the sound of movement is loud and clear, engaging the audience keeping them focused on every movement made. For example; when both men are running in the snow, the crisp sound as their feet touch the drop is clear and slightly over exaggerated as in reality it doesn't sound like that. 

Representation of people; For a vampire filmography, the director has taken a completely different approach on the character. During the 1980's-1990's, vampires were known for being 'ruthless blood-suckers', who has no mercy for the living. In twilight, the Collins and Bella are portrayed as the generations ideal male or female. Young. Attractive. Blemish-free. Youthful. This could be a unique selling point as this is nothing anyone expect, it wasn't stereotypical. Although is has the typical story line; the Average girl falls for the Amazing guy, this is the reason why it has successfully made a sequel 5 times. The old souls trapped in a high school wo/men's body have given this filmography a realistic exposure with human affections. Overall this deviates the old from the new, in way of how vampires have evolved over the years. 

Article of Installation

This article will be about Video Installation Art, controversial video art. The Artists that I will be focusing on in this article will be the following:

·          Pipilotti Rist 

·          Wolf Vostell

·          David wojnarowicz 

 I will be going through one of their pieces, their styles/techniques in how they present the piece and background narratives to the pieces; I will also be giving the audiences response to their art and how it was seen to be controversial.

Pipilotti Rist

This video artist is one of the most famous well known video installation artists in the media. Who works with video, film and moving images which is often displayed as projectors. Her work was first featured in the Venice Biennal, where she was awarded the Premio 2000 prize. 

After studying Arts and Video, she began making super 8 films. The type of works she creates only lasted a few minutes, containing alternations of colours, speed and sound. But it was mainly targeted at the gender, sexuality and the human body. The colours alone represented a sense of happiness and simplicity. This is her own style, her own way of getting her videos her way uniquely. 

An example; ' I'm not the girl who misses much' 1986. At the beginning, she herself dances in front of camera in a black dress with her breasts exposed. This is one of first installations rather simple but gets straight to the point. It lasted around 2-4 minutes, if not less. This video was her way showing the women use happiness to hide pain along which is hinted with the saying of ' I'm not the girl who misses much'. This is could come across as confusing for those at first. 

In my opinion, this video will come across as confusing. As her usual video aren't this dark, but it was trying to represent woman hide pain with happiness. It was some what relatable, it was unusual and I personally didn't the see the point her top half being exposed like they. 

Wolf Vostell

He has worked along the sides of some of the great video artists themselves such as Paik and Maciunas. He has done work with several mediums such as prints, videos, environment and installation art.

An example of Vostell’s video art: ‘Elektronischer: Happening Raum (Happening Room)’  done at 1968, this a videotape recording that had colour as well as sound, was recorded in a spaced out room with objects scattered around the room which most of them moved one way or another, the items used in the video were: Classic Televisions with weird tools attached to them which moved, old pile of clothing which looked rugged and dirty, a lot of meat on floor as well as on the pipes plus other places such as the floor, blood stained cloth, ski equipment, somewhat of a sharp weapon and other weird things that i can’t possibly name.

 This Video Installation art was set in this room which had things happening such as a television showing what seems to be key relevance about a past event, it has showed allot of weirdly created objects with meat attached to it; the video has been filmed by what seemed like someone holding a camera looking at the objects as this created the effect off a shaky camera. 

Audience responses to this video art can be simply put to “Why? What?” due to its random meat battering and the amount of blood that was contained in this art. I think that this may have been weird and disturbing but i thought ‘what was he trying to show us?’ so that made me feel uneasy when watching the video, i think overall it was interesting in a way cause this is how he expresses his views on maybe the political society.

David Wojnarowicz

Throughout David Wojnarowicz art career he was a photographer, painter, writer, filmmaker and a performance artist.

His most controversial piece was “Fire in my Belly” which was done at 1987 this has been known to be biggest uproar in terms of video art due to the fact that it seemed as if David Wojnarocwicz has put religion down by having an imagery of Jesus Christ with insects that are crawling all over the figure. The theme of the video as very dark and it also theme almost scary at times; its used dripping blood, a figurine model of Jesus Christ covered with insects, A rotting hand. 

The use of technology was varied as there many sudden transitions, also there was parts were he has played a bit with lighting as he made it flicker. There was use of narrative forms in this video installation piece as it has been said that he has made this video in memory of a friend that has died from AIDs, He is also suffering from the same disease when he created this video. This video was made to express his feelings; the world has abandoned him as the US did nothing about this problem for many years, he felt alone, he felt as if he was suffering the same amount of pain as Jesus Christ.

Is the DVD dead?

Is DVD Dead? 

DVD+R are recordable for one time only. The storage capability is 4.7GB.

DVD+RW are rewrite-able, in other words this means you can record it more than twice. 

Functions:

Video: The formats are usually used in Asia, Australia, North America and Europe. These can only be watched on a specific software, depending on the number of frames per second. 

Writing speed: The speed data is burned onto a; DVD, CD or Blue Ray. 

Menu: on a DVD, you'll be given options to either; 

Play

Select scenes 

Use of subtitles 

Language and special features. Sometimes once the film is over, it would go straight to the menu or it would replay as some don't have a menu at all. 

DTS (digital theatre system) which is known as surround sound. Dvd's like BlueRay consist of this, creating a cinematic sound with a person's home. Involving 6 speakers; Central, Sub Woofer and 4 surround speakers. 

Conventions: 

Copyright protection: A software which is installed to make it difficult to copy and illegal to distribute. 

           For example; 

Parental Control: To prevent viewers under the age of a specific filmography. In the US, they have created a DVD Software to prevent children from explicit scenes and inappropriate language. 

            For example; 

Do you think DVDs have a future? Yes, because there is no doubt that as the months and years go by, going to the cinema will be out of the question as price rates are going up. But speaking technically speaking, there are valid reasons;

Kids/children will need this as technology has become a well know factor of he long a child learn and none the less keeping them quiet and entertained. Along with a bit of research Ultraviolet embrace the fact that 'In the future, you're going to buy a digital copy and then doing to buy a disc as another way to view the content'.

What are the threats of DVD in the future?

- Possibly buying a fake DVD.

- The quality isn't pleasing. 

- The content on the disc maybe inappropriate. 

- The disc will be damaged; scratched or broken. 

- Not enjoying the experience at home as they would in the cinema.

What is unique about a DVD? 

- You can note the the year released, film title, but it has a unique number like the bar code. 

- Able to travel with the disc. 

- Some DVDs come a package. Combo with special features, such as behind the scenes.

- Buying under different companies; Blue Ray, Disney, etc.

- DVDs come in a DVD package with a specific cover for each type. 

Weaknesses: There are many weaknesses within a DVD itself. Such as; 

-They can become ruined by scratches. 

-Some DVD players may not be able read the disc.

- if poorly compressed, it can cause fuzziness or low audio. 

- do not work in CD drives.