Close up: This shot is used on Jamal when he is about to answer the final question on the game show "Who wants to be a millionaire" This shot shows viewer the pressure that Jamal is under. We are able to see that he is worried and doesn't know if he right or wrong.
Pan shot: This shot is used towards the end of the movie when it is building up the climax and tension for the movie. This shot is able to show all the people gathering to watch the t.v to see Jamal answer the final question. This shot just emphasizes how many people are waiting for Jamal to answer, this shows that they want him to win therefore puts a lot more strain on Jamal.
Long shot: This shot is used when Jamal and Salim fall off the train and look at the taj ma hal. This shot emphasizes how big the taj ma hal and almost makes it look even more sacred than it already is. This also gives the viewer the impression that this is the next place that this is the place where the boys are gonna stay and cause mishap.
High Angle: This shot is used when Salim is in the bathroom and the mob and mob boss is trying to get in. This shows how narrow the hallway to the bathroom and how many people are in that hallway. This emphasizes how many people are about to come inside the bathroom to finish him off.
Low Angle shot: This shot is used when Salim is drunk and just comes back to the hotel. Jamal is looking up to Salim who looks a lot more mightier and stronger when seen from a low angle shot. This emphasizes that Salim is in control and that he is taking power over everything.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Slumdog Millionaire Technique Review
Slumdog Millionaire is a bollywood movie. It is a very exciting movie that is about a serious matter that happens around the world. This movie opened up people's eye to the real world. I liked the way they did the shooting. I liked the way they shot the movie because when the movie first started you didn't know what was going on. One of the first scenes in the movie is a shot of the present which is Salim (Main Character) answering the question for the game show "Who wants to be a millionaire" then when he is about to answer it goes to a scene of a flashback. The flashbacks at first seem random but then I soon realised that the flashbacks show how Salim got the answers. Also towards the end of the movie there is several pan shots of different parts of India that are watching the show. This is a great shot because it shows all the different environments in India and how many people watch the show. This also builds up the climax even more showing that these people are rooting for Salim to win the show. This shot is able to build up all this climax which I think is very clever. I think that this was an effective way to shoot the movie because the director was able to build up climax and tension but in such a simple way.
My expectations for Media Studies in 2010
What I want to achieve this year is to be able to know more about how a movie is made and go in depth into film making. That way I will be able to film my own movies and be able to figure independent words better. Also I want to be able to write better essays for English and media studies is something that cant help me with English because it is relatively close to English.
Review on Slumdog Millionaire
I think the movie was really unique and exciting to watch. It kept me on the edge of my seat because it was a movie that was shot very well. The story itself wasn’t a very strong story but the way the shots were shot was very good. I think the film was really good because it wasn’t a big blockbuster movie instead it was an independent film. It was a movie that shook the world. It shook the world because it was a movie that wasn’t out for money, a movie which had a clever story and a movie that was just cleverly made. The way the movie was shot was what also got a lot of the audience. It attracted a large audience because it started with the present scene in the film then it went to flashbacks. I liked this movie a lot because it was an independent film which is the movies that I like more than blockbusters. I like independent films because it isn’t about making money therefore it shows more in-depth information and the stories are a lot more authentic. Also when the movies are independent it is way more artistic which makes the movie so unique. In independent films there are usually no famous actors and it is very cheap to make but a lot of movies are able to reel in lots of money. For example Hot Rod was an independent film but it was huge and reeled in lots of money and gave the actors in that movie a start to Hollywood. Many people did not think that it was funny but that’s because they have different views and humour. I found Hot Rod to be one of the best movies created even though it was really cheap to make and the humour is unclassy.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Media Definitions
Give a full definition of each technique
1) Extreme Close-up: Emphasises a portion of the face, a small detail.
2) Pace: To increase the pace, you decrease the length of the shot. To decrease the pace, you increace the length of the shot.
3) Low angle shot: Camera positioned low, looking up. Emphasises the size of the object in frame.
4) High angle shot: Camera positioned high, looking down. Emphasises the vulnerability of the object or person in focus.
5) Music: This usually ties in with the action. It can be used to let the audience know what is about to happen or to affect their emotions. The music heard at the start of a film sets the tone for the whole film and is sometimes repeated at important times throughout. There are many different types of music used in films:
6) Sound Effects: Sound effects - noises other than the spoken voice.
7) Pan: Camera swivels slowly, giving a sweeping view of a wide area.
8) Zoom: A smooth change in focal length to make the objects in the frame appear to come closer or recede. The camera does not move.
9) Tracking shot: Camera moves along a track on a dolly, keeping pace with a moving object which is being filmed.
10) Performance (of actor/s): How an actor performs the part of the film that is needed. Includes how well they act, remember and fit into the character.
11) Special effects (usually digital): Illusions created for films, usually done by computer graphics. Eg, spaceship flying through space in warp speed.
12) Backlighting: A light high up behind the scene. A stronger, lower backlight gives a silhouette effect ad the subject creates a halo effect and gives depth to the
13) Dialogue/script: A conversation between two or more people.
14) Mise en scene: The composition, the placement of objects within the frame, the setting, the lighting, what is happening.
15) Cross-cutting: Cutting back and forth between two scenes to create the impression that they are happening at the same time. Again, this is often used to point to a contrast
Film: A bunch of still photographs been played 24 photo per time creating an illusion of the photos moving.
The Film was so badly damaged that it became stuck in the projector
Cinema: Discussing and analysing all aspects of film and film making
Cinemas is no longer about just watching the movie, it is also about buying the soundtrack, reading the book etc.
Shot: It is a continuous piece of film without getting interuppted from the time the cameras on till it’s off
When filming a conversation you film speaker a then speaker b then speaker and back and forth over and over again.
Edit: A edit is when one shot ends and the next starts.
When a scene finished it is edited to the next scene
Scene: It is a collection of shots arranged through editing into specific order.
There was a scene where a man was talking to the lady at the cafe.
Frame: a single image on the camera.
In horror movies you can see the reactions of the people within the frame but you are never able to see the monster outside the frame.
Diegesis: Where the things in that world occurred. Some narrative parts that are not shown on the screen but happened in that world
In Star Wars Luke Skywalker was getting trained while the death star was been fully completed.
What is a Narrative? List three films in which Narrative is extremely important.
- Rock N Rolla
- American Beauty
- Fight Club
What is Genre? List six different styles of Genre and list two films for each different style of Genre.
Horror: Frankenstein and Night of the living dead
Comedy: Jay and Silent Bob Strikes back, Pineapple Express
Science Fiction: Star Wars, Star Trek
Action: Die Hard, Lethal Weapon
Drama: The Green Mile, Forrest Gump
Musicals: Sweeny Todd, Grease
What is Intertextuality? How would you best explain this to someone who had never heard of it? Give three examples.
It is when someone inside the movie talks about another film or text to pass out messages.
Example: Jay And Silent Bob talk about a chasing Amy which is a movie which they are in.
Example: Someone will have a flashback showing what has happened.
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