Reception Theory

 1) What is the preferred reading of a media text?

The meaning the producers intend to communicate. This builds on the idea that producers can position the audience in a certain way and influence their reading so they accept the intended message by using recognised codes and conventions (such as stereotypes).

2) What is the oppositional reading of a media text?

The oppositional reading goes against the meaning the producers are trying to create. The audience reject the intended message and construct an opposite reading instead. This can be due to their own social, political or moral beliefs and values. 

Adolescence 

3) How does the Adolescence clip position the audience to respond to the teenage character in the scene?

 They use the clip position to make the audience fear Jamie as the way he was speaking and screaming. This would make the audience think that teenagers are dangerous and disrespectful. This would also make the audience think that teenagers do not know how to behave themselves.  

4) Why might young people reject this reading and construct an oppositional reading of the trailer?

Jamies aggressive shouting, refusal to sit down and his body language position the audience to view him as intimidating and unpredictable. other teenagers might think this is normal as Jamie was under pressure and also worried and tensed. Also because teenagers always do feel misunderstood,judged or talked down on by adults 

 

homework the empire strikes

 Mise-en-scene

1. How has lighting been used in this scene? Take a screenshot of a specific example of lighting and explain the effect that is has on you as the audience.

in this scene the lighting has been used to create tension, this scene highly contrasts between light and dark lighting. The intense glowing orange floor grid resembles. The floor lighting is unnatural,  it casts on the characters face making him look small and exposed and physically trapped in a dangerous environment.

1. Look at the costumes of the two lead actors in this scene. How have their costumes been designed to present one as the hero and one as the villain? Consider use of colour, masks.
2. The villain he is dressed in entirely black. His costume features a mix of reflective,hard armor and heavy flowing fabric his robe. his black clothes instantly aligns him with the darkness. and the helmet gives a finishing gloss look which reflects the orange floor lighting.

The hero he wears a tan/beige suit. This lighter tone symbolises the light side of the force which also symbolises innocence and a connection to working class people .

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Camera Shots & Angles

1. Find two examples of different camera shots from the scene. Take a screenshot of your specific example and explain who/what the shot focuses on and what effect this has on the readers perspective
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This is a medium close up shot places the camera directly in the thick of the action matching of the characters. The camera sharply focuses on Luke.By bringing the camera close up and level with the
 characters it pulls the audience directly into Lukes perspective. it creates a feeling intense feeling .






3. Find an example of either a high or low angle shot. Take a screenshot of your specific example and explain who/what the shot focuses on and how it presents the power dynamic within the scene.

This is  low angle shot this shot captures both of the characters in a low angle from the waist down and back lit against the glowing stairs and a smokey background. Low angle shots are traditionally to make the character look powerful. The low angle shot focuses on both the characters at the same time.The camera is faced up words so its making the scene look more intense. This scene tells the audience that luke has to face a uphill challenge. 

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Audio

1. How have sound effects been used in this scene? What are they added to? What effect does this add to the moments that they have been added to?
2. The sounds that have been used are heavy hums. The unique high pitched whistling noise when the centre platform raises up was actually created by touching a block of dry ice to flexible water pipe.
3. How has silence been used in the first half of the scene? How does it effect the tone and atmosphere of the scene?

it feels like a horror movie in the start as its silent but also intense the fight feels terrifying serious and terrible. The heavy silence cuts the character off from the rest of the world it makes the audience feel stuck 

camera movement and editing

 

0.38 

This is a static shot as the camera zoomed in and then stayed there for a few seconds. This zooms in on the characters expressions the character wears a serious and a focused expression. The camera angle is a medium close up shot again zooming in on his facial expressions.  

1:02 

This is a pan the camera is till but moves left following the character. This shot moves from establishing long shot to close up shot. you can also tell there was a close up showing the way the character is looking up at something . 

1:07 - 1:13

This is a high up angle shot. it starts with high up angle shot to low angle shot showing that the character was flying and when he landed it went to low angle shot showing the other characters landing this suggested that they have power .  

camerawork blog task

 

1) Close up shot 

This is a close up shot, this shot clearly shows what emotions this lady is feeling it zooms in on her face showing us her facial expressions. 

The close up shows us that shes on the phone as in the shot you can also see the tablet. 

2) The shot is a medium shot and the angle is a low angle 

The low angle shows us that the things are heating up, tension is building . The low angle shot shows us that  looking slightly up at the console and the large screen makes the equipment look imposing and  highly advanced. 

The medium angle shot goes over her shoulder it captures her posture and hand positioning near the controls. 

3) This is an establishing shot and this is an gods eye view 

The shot it functions as a wide landscape of space this is an establishing view instead of a individual characters 

Mise - en -scene 

The scene is set in a deep space. The scene shows the glowing,purple energy rings dynamically from the left side toward the central of the planet. It also makes the planet look a bit vulnerable.  and if you look at the clouds, the clouds and there's yellow clouds in between which could suggest lightening.. 

stranger things

 props 

The props that were used a spinning red warning beacon that flashes as a scientist flees down a hallway. as well as the elevator button panel, the mashes the elevator buttons. 

 Stranger Things 

setting : The setting at the start of the video is dark and shadowy which stays like that throughout the video. This suggests that there must be a danger incoming and it also builds up tension. 

Costume : The character at the start is wearing a white lab coat. This suggests to the audience that the character must be a scientists and was probably doing an experiment also because he was wearing a formal tie and a shirt.  

In the middle of the video the young characters were wearing normal children clothes. which suggests that the clothes were a random collection off 1980s wardrobe.  
 

Winter parrot

The type of colour palette i used is winter i chose this image because it really stood out to me as it was giving winter but at the same time it had several colours i could have used. i found this task easy and fun. i think if i would do something differently i would maybe next time use a brighter image with brighter colours.