Prince of Persia (2010)

Genre: Action/Adventure

N: About a young fugitive prince alongside a princess who must stop a villain who unknowingly threatens to destroy the world with a special dagger that enables the magic sand inside to reverse time.

C:It starts of by showing the main character which is a prince who then becomes a fugitive, then follows up with the villain and a princess whom go on a quest to retrieve a stolen item. This helps to show the genre of adventure and action.

I: There are many chases, uses of weapons, assassins and kings, massive sand domes which get destroyed: all showing the genre of action. The adventure genre is also shown as they main characters are seen riding camels and embarking on journeys etc. A sense of romance is also added as the main character has a almost sidekick which is the princess. There are many scenes showing them kissing showing the deep relationship between them two.

S:It is set in Persia, inside a luxurious kingdom but then later goes onto showing many deserts and other tribal areas adding the theme of exploring

Split (2016)

G: Thriller/Horror

N: The story is about a group of teenagers who get abducted in the car by a man who 23 personalities. This then goes onto the girls trying to escape from where they've been secluded too aswell as them learning more and more about Kevin, the man with the unstable mind. This explores the phsycoclogy inside the human brain.

C: The characters in the movie are three teenagers who were with their father, however another man comes alone and kidnaps them which straight puts the movie genre to be either horror/thriller. Other characters are introduced for example a therapist for the man with the unstable mind.

I: The characters are tied up with rope, drawings of supernatural creatures which is a image of Kevin's (the lunatic) mind. There are chases with the victims trying to run away, physical action with the girls punching the man as well as the use of guns and violent scenes which icludes the police.

S: It is set inside a house but the main focal area is where the teenagers are abducted in and that's a sort of 'cellar' under the house. It then changes to the surface with many buildings

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WWW: This is a phenomenal start to Media – your blog is absolutely superb! Your fruit bowls are stunning and the depth of analysis to LIAR your film poster work is brilliant – this is your first piece of analytical work in Media and you’re already working at such a high level! I’m also really pleased that you’re engaging with interesting, international media like anime.

EBI: I have a genuine complaint: there is no way we should be talking about A or B grades as a target – you’re already displaying the hallmarks of an A* Media student! It’s the quality of your analysis that will largely determine this top grade so we’ll need to hone this over the next year. Key concepts to focus on would be institution and representation – these will be covered in assignment 2 later this year. The key aspect of representation is looking at stereotypes – for the Avengers poster you’ve chosen it’s tricky as there aren’t many people on it but you could potentially discuss the stereotype of machines being dangerous or suspect and therefore reinforcing the moral superiority of human beings that we often see in Hollywood films. 

LR: Reflect on your first month of Media. What do you feel is your strongest piece of work so far? What is your weakest? What specific skills or knowledge do you need to develop over the rest of the course?

Learner Response: Representation: The use of the common stereotype of machines being dangerous shown in the focal image of a robot could help the audience understand the story line. In addition it could add a sense of tension as the robotic figure reinforces the moral superiority of human beings that are often seen in Hollywood Films.

I need to work on analysing the photo story board as I need to infer more about how this can make the audience feel shown by the use of camera angles etc. I feel like the strongest piece of work I've done was the LIAR analysis of the film poster as I found it really intriguing to see what aspects are usually used in film posters.

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Camera work: Minority Report Shot-by-Shot Analysis

This is a a medium close up, showing the wasit up to the head. In this particular scene you can see around 6 policemen huddled together looking straight ahead of them, maybe hinting how they're after someone hence why there's only policemen in this current shot.. This could suggest how as they're all near the one policemen on the 

left connoting that he's perharps the leader/chief. In addition it could somewhat portray that start of an action scene as it also allows the audience have a little glance at their facial expressions, indicating the start of something; stern/angry faces.

This shot is an establishing/wide shot, which is currently showing the location, in this case showing a sort of alley way with a car placed in the middle. This allows the auidence to infer many things such as the one character on the bottom right who seems to be in a hurry to 'run' into this alley which they can then identify as the fugitive. In this wide shot the colour scheme seems different as it uses black, white, blue and grey to set the atmosphere inside this eerie alleyway- common streotype in sci-fi movies to create suspense.

Lastly, this is another medium close-up. Likewise to the first shot, there's only one character in this one which is the fugitive. This shot allows the auidence to have a moment with the main character as they get to have a look into the facial expression allowing them to understand how they're feeling in this current moment. This could make the auidence feel sympathy for him but at the same time hint that he's cornered by the policeforce furthermore adding to the plot overall.

Camera Shots/Angles Story Board

 

Wide/Establishing Shot

- This shot is used to show the audience where this is taking place, in this scene it is a school (the students in the background as well as the school blocks). Setting the scene

Long Shot

-This shows the audience the main characters ( victim and bully) in one scene. We can see the bully (girl) throwing a ball of paper at the victim (boy). This adds onto the story line of the student being 'bullied'.

Medium Shot

-This shot is at a low angle to emphasise the characters in this current shot, the bullies. This creates the feeling of the bullies being superior as the camera is facing up at them making the look more intimidating

 Over-the-shoulder

-In this we can see the victim's point of view, this allows the audience to have a moment with the victim and to perhaps feel sympathy for him as you can read his expression on the mirror.

Close up

-We have used a close up of the victims eyes, which are in a somewhat tearful expression, to make the audience connect with the character more as they are seen to be worried or frighted.

Medium Shot/Unusual Shot

-Here we can see bars adding on to the effect of the teacher telling off the bully yet at a medium shot. This can also hint how the audience is hiding behind the bars watching what's happening

Long shot/High Angle

-The victim is seen to be sitting on the staircase with his head burrowed in his hands. The use of the high angle comes in handy to make the victim seem small and powerless, vulnerable to this current situation. This also creates a time for the audience to bond with the character even more

Medium Shot/High Angle

-In this we can see the bully punching the teacher this adds to the plot twist. In addition the use of the high angle could show the sense of danger as well as someone watching down at what's happening

Characters:
Victim: Hassan
Bully: Lakshana
Teacher: Sufyan
Other Student: Dalia
Cameraman: Dalia