Film Production:Our own movies

8 years after retiring from the army, four ex-soldiers are reunited by a former sergeant and use their army knowledge to rob a city full of banks. The symbiotic synergy get ready for anything they’re going to face. This movie is a hybrid between ‘Ghost Busters 2’ and ‘The Heist’. This movie will appeal to ages 16-30. The movie is based around four former soldiers who ‘coincidently’ meet. They were tracked down by a former army sergeant and now he wants to use their skills to rob several banks in one city. Consequently, they didn't prepare themselves for the people who were going to try to stop them. They’re going to need an impressive tactic.

Django Unchained Trailer Analysis

The movie trailer that I've chosen is 'Django Unchained'. The central image is of the main character of the film, Jamie Foxx. The storyline of this film is that a slave and his wife are separated. After being baught by Christoph Waltz, they both set out to find his wife. The movie was screened by Columbia Pictures and the country behind this film was the Weinstein Company. The genre of this film is western. I can tell that it's this genre because on the picture to the right, Django is wearing a cowboy hat and he is also holding a revolver. The director of this film is Quentin Tarantino, also known for for Pulp Fiction. The film was released in the UK in the year 2013 and the first trailer was released in the year 2012. The original budget for the film was $100,000,000 and in the opening week the movie earned $30,122,888. The total amount of money made was $162,804,648. Jamie Foxx, also known as Django is known for being in the movie collateral.

Movie Trailer Analysis

The first trailer that I've chosen is 'Remember the Titans'. The story is that the races black and white hate eachother. After a black American football coach arrives in the town, he forces the two races to work together in an American football team. The genres of this film would be drama and sport because the movie is jam packed with scenes that want to cry and scenes that show you how they bond during their games.         

                   

The second trailer I've picked is 'The Amazing Spiderman'. The story is that a teenage scientist gets to visit a famous lab and discoves a room full of spiders. One of the spiders bites him, and he later gain strange powers. He decides to use them for good. The genre of this movie would be a fast paced action because most of the film os fighting and there are scenes that make you jump in amazement.

The third trailer I've picked is 'Interstellar'. The story is that a man is told the human race is in danger and the only way to save it is go to space. This means that he would have to leave his teenage daughter with the people sending him off. The genre of this film would be sci-fi drama because some viewers would cry when he has to leave his daughter and most of the movie is in space.

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Minority Report Shot Analysis

Shot 1:

From this picture, I can infer that  the officers are getting ready to attack. The image doesn't show what the officers are targeting. Their faces have serious looks which show that they won't hesitate to shoot. The shot type is a medium close-up shot used to show emotion as you can see. The officers are standing firm in their position.

Shot 2:

From this picture, I can infer that Tom Cruise (the man on the right) is going to attempt a jump over the car ahead of him. This shot type is an establishing shot to show the environment he is in. He is in a hurry to escape from the officers. The picture shows that he is running at a fast pace to get away.

Shot 3:

From this picture, I can infer that Tom Cruise in the photo is looking at something he doesn't like the sight of. He has stopped because he may have been caught by the officers and could be surrounded. This is a close-up to show the emotion of Tom Cruise in this scene. He is standing firm and is being aware of his surroundings. 

Adidas F50 Trainers Advertisement

Language:

The genre of the Adidas ad is sport and on the left of the player, in blue, there are the words ‘every team needs a spark.’ connoting that the player who has the boots is the one who will be playing the best on the pitch. Therefore the people who want to impress their team mates will buy the shoes.

Institution:

The company behind this pair of F50s is Adidas; a well-known sport company that is endorsed by many footballers and music artists. This multinational institution made 14 million as their highest amount earned last year in 2013.

Audience:

The audience for this advert can be anyone, however, I think that the percentage of men who would watch this advert would about 80% and the female percentage would be 20% because football is described to be more of a masculine sport. The age range for this ad would probably be around 18-25 because 18 yr old people would have enough money to buy a few things for themselves and would probably have enough to buy the shoes in the ad.

Representation:

The way Adidas have chosen to represent the new shoes is to get a common but extremely good player to wear the trainers. This would specifically be pointed out to older people (mainly footballers), although they would make sizes for children and teens so that the company gets more money and the product becomes common. 

Media Debate

Video games and heavy metal music
make young people more likely to 
commit violent crimes:

The reason that I agree with this statement is because whenever there is a new game that is 18+, people buy these game so that they can show it to their friends even though they are too young for the game itself. These games are classified as 18+ because they contain things like blood, sexual content and mostly violence however, the creators of the game know that people under-aged are going to buy the game. When young people play these sorts of games, it makes them think that it's as easy as driving an automatic car as it is trying to get away from the police.

Heavy metal music has extremely terrible lyrics that corrupts people's minds and makes them want to do terrible things for example making people feel bad about themselves or hurting them and destroying things out of anger. This genre of music can cause depression and suicide to the people who listen to it. Another thing that heavy metal music does is tear families apart. Teenagers are most likely to listen to this music and they would stay in their rooms for the whole day. The violence in the lyrics would make them more aggressive towards their friends & family.

TV News Research

The British TV news programme that I've chosen to research is 'Sky News' because it's a very popular news programme. There are some different channels to view Sky News such as the channel Sky News itself or the Sky Sports channels 1-5. The show is usually streamed 24 hours a day and is globally viewed. The programme has many presenters such as Jeremy Thompson, Martin Stanford, Samantha Simmonds and Hannah Tallet. They've won several awards such as the N.I.R.N award (National and International Radio News award), a mobile apps reward and the multi-media award. The channel was launched in 1989 and is run by the British Sky Broadcasting group PLC. The channel's target audience ranges from teenagers to adults any age depending on what content they're showing. Here are some stories that have appeared on the news lately:                                     

*A passenger plane was escorted to Manchester airport 

*An Israeli siren sounds during Sky broadcast

*A digger topples a bus over during a terrorist attack    *A gigantic fire was started on Eastbourne pier

I think that they put the stories in this because of importance.

HSBC Advertisement

The activity that we were doing in media was to create our own version of the HSBC airport advertisement. This is a picture of my finished advertisement. At first, I picked a template of the ad on Google Images and cropped the pictures out. Then, I decided on two words that linked with two different pictures. When that was done, I copy & pasted the pictures and gave them their meanings. The picture shows that money is needed in life but the evil owns money. In the next two, It shows that money can be evil to people and the evil is the money which meant that the evil is life. If I were to improve this, I would have added pictures that had more of a meaning to the words chosen.

News Reporting

1) What were the five stories your group chose to broadcast?
Greenford news story: Taranpreet has won third prize in a Japanese speech contest.
National news story: Rita Ora broke up with Calvin Harris.
London news story: Madeleine McCann's search has begun again
Sports news story: Argentina has won against Switzerland in the World Cup.
Funny news story: Suarez has bitten a third player; Italian this time.

2) For each story above, explain WHY you chose that particular story and not something else. Why would it interest a Greenford audience? 
Greenford news story: We chose this story because it shows that anyone can achieve.
National news story: We chose this story because the music industry is quite popular.
London news story: We chose this story to let people know what going on around the World.
Sports news story: We chose this story because the world cup is quite a big event.
Funny news story: We chose this story because Suarez might kill someone.......

3) What order did you broadcast the stories in? Why did you place the stories in that order?A) We kept it in the order that was given to us to show that we could stay on task.

Now think about your writing, editing, broadcasting and group work.

4) How did you make sure the script was the right length?
A) We kept reading it alongside a timer of 60 seconds.

5) How did you make sure each story was clear and easy to understand?
A) We eventually decided to slow down the words.

6) How did you make sure the broadcast was professional?
A) I acted as the camera was asking me the questions.

7) What was your specific role in the group?
A) The presenter.

8) Rate your group’s ability to work collaboratively out of 5 (1=poor, 5=excellent)
A) About 3.
9) How could your group have worked more effectively as a team?
A) Thought of more ways to rehearse and memorise the script better. 
10) Finally, what would you have done differently if you were given the opportunity to do this again?

Advertisement Analysis

 

I've chosen this specific advertisement because it grabs the attention of people in the same age group as me (11-14). This video is representing the Nintendo game, Pokemon X and Y. This ad would be intriguing to my age group because it makes the game seem as if the Pokemon are always alongside you. Most kids would want pets and these are exactly like them. It pulls the target audience in because the video show how you can grow and name them. This would be mainly be watched on children's TV channels and and adverts for any YouTube video. It could also be viewed on the Pokemon website.

My Thoughts About Media

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1.   I chose media studies because I liked the idea of making my own music videos.

2.    I'm mostly looking forward to making and editing my own music video.

3.   I hope to learn how to use programmes apart from Photoshop.

4.   I'm hoping to achieve a B grade or higher in media and if not, I’d be letting myself down.

5.   The last TV programme that I watched was ‘The Tomorrow People’.

6.   That TV programme appealed to people because it teaches you that when you have a gift, treat it properly.

7.   The Last piece of technology that I've used to access the media was probably my phone.

8.   I mostly use my tablet to access the media because it has a bigger screen than my phone.

9.   A man named Andy Coulson was found guilty of hacking peoples’ phones.

10.                     A Ukrainian helicopter was shot down from the sky.