- colours
- clothing
- camera angles
- facial expression
- scenery
- make up
- audio
- lighting
- body language
Darth Vader is presented as the antagonist through the setting and props:
- appears out of smoke
- dead bodies on the floor
- stormtroopers all carrying guns but Darth Vader has no weapons. Power- leader shows importance.
- white setting is futuristic which reflects of the science fiction genre.
facial expression and body language
- walks in, puts his hands on his hips, looks down at the corpse
- higher than everyone else
lighting and colour
- walks through the smoke/ distraction
- different colours costume
The characteristics of the scene all contribute in order to create a story and genre which is something that I should consider when trying to make my 2 minute opening. When making my opening I need to analyse every feature because it is in such a small section of time it is important to convey the appropriate message to the audience through the setting, props, facial expression, body language, lighting and colours.
We looked at a scene in 'Kiddulthood' which used camera angles in order to represent emotions of the characters-
A high angled shot-
looking down on the character, can make the character appear vulnerable or weak
a low angled shot
where the character is shown from below. This can make the character appear more powerful or threatening
a two shot
shows two people together, this can be used to show a relationship between two people or a conversation
a long shot
shows that someone is isolated and alone or can be used to show a building and set the scene. when a long shot shows a scene it is called an establishing shot.
a close up shot
could show the emotions of a character or their thoughts
an extreme close up
could be used in a situation to show the hightening of tension.
a mid shot
shows most of the character and can be used for conversations or close action scenes.
point of view shot
camera is as if that character is holding it.
Representation is the way people, groups and cultures are shown by the media. Media shows us the truth but an interpretation of the truth.
Semiotics. This is the study of sign systems which allows us to understand how meaning is being created...
a signifier is what the object is itself for example 'rose'. Yet an actual image of a rose and the fact that it symbolises love and passion is the signified.
Semiotics is the study of sign systems which allows us to deconstruct media texts to understand how meaning is being created. A sign is the smallest element of meaning. Signs will be group together to create large units of meaning. These are called codes, which can be decoded or interpreted.
Denotation
The sign denotes- the literal meaning of a sign
Connotation
The sign connotes- the interpreted meaning of a sign or signs.
For example: a rose denotes natures flowers but in the context could connotes the growth, love or passion.
This is useful for our opening as it shows that by putting certain objects into the scene it can imply a certain message about what the audience are to take from it, for example we could include stereotypical romantic props like a rose if we were to make a romance.
We looked at a scene in 'Kiddulthood' which used camera angles in order to represent emotions of the characters-
A high angled shot-
looking down on the character, can make the character appear vulnerable or weak
a low angled shot
where the character is shown from below. This can make the character appear more powerful or threatening
a two shot
shows two people together, this can be used to show a relationship between two people or a conversation
a long shot
shows that someone is isolated and alone or can be used to show a building and set the scene. when a long shot shows a scene it is called an establishing shot.
a close up shot
could show the emotions of a character or their thoughts
an extreme close up
could be used in a situation to show the hightening of tension.
a mid shot
shows most of the character and can be used for conversations or close action scenes.
point of view shot
camera is as if that character is holding it.
Representation is the way people, groups and cultures are shown by the media. Media shows us the truth but an interpretation of the truth.
Semiotics. This is the study of sign systems which allows us to understand how meaning is being created...
a signifier is what the object is itself for example 'rose'. Yet an actual image of a rose and the fact that it symbolises love and passion is the signified.
Semiotics is the study of sign systems which allows us to deconstruct media texts to understand how meaning is being created. A sign is the smallest element of meaning. Signs will be group together to create large units of meaning. These are called codes, which can be decoded or interpreted.
Denotation
The sign denotes- the literal meaning of a sign
Connotation
The sign connotes- the interpreted meaning of a sign or signs.
For example: a rose denotes natures flowers but in the context could connotes the growth, love or passion.
This is useful for our opening as it shows that by putting certain objects into the scene it can imply a certain message about what the audience are to take from it, for example we could include stereotypical romantic props like a rose if we were to make a romance.
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