Kelsey's Blog

genre- action/adventure group members- sarah nemeth, saoirse bowe, kelsey cashin, carson chambers

1. How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film?  Only two titles are displayed before the movie starts "An ORION Pictures Release" and "Hemdale Presents a Pacific Western Production of A James Cameron Film".   After the brief introduction, the credits are listed, followed by the title of the movie.  2. What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?  The opening scene starts with showing a dark spooky place with few barren trees. There is also a place and time stamp reading "Los Angeles 2029 A.D.". A space ship of some kind then appears overhead, shining a beam on the ground below. The ship creates wind, which stirs the ground creating an uprise of dust. The space ships then shoot lazers everyone on the ground, bombs explode, machines run over skulls and bones, and soldiers run.    3. What connotations do the images carry?  The opening scene starts with showing a dark spooky place with few barren trees. There...

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As every other Marvel movie starts off, the graphics are run of different Marvel comics. During this, from 0:07-0:15, the first thing I noticed was a voice over. There is a woman talking to Captain Marvel, however, the viewer doesn't know who it is or where it's coming from, as the introduction is still being played. After showing Captain Marvel in a space pod of some sort, the scene shifts to show who we can assume to be Maggie, or Captain Marvel's girlfriend. This clip of Maggie is a close up, showing her face, in which we can see her crying. By showing this, a mood of sadness is conveyed. To also support this feeling, there is sad and dramatic music playing, which is an example of non-diegetic sound and post synchronous dubbing, as the audience can hear it but the characters cannot, meaning it was added after filming. In the following scene, the jet that Captain Marvel is on is shown, from a low-angle. This makes it feel as if the jet is very large and significant, beca...

Examples of Mise En Scene I chose to watch MTV's T.V. show "Scream" that I've been watching recently. As watching I found some examples of Mise en Scene that I thought represented the show well. Setting: One of the scenes takes place at the local high school. The psychology teacher, Ms. Lang, is currently there on a day off of school to "grade papers" (she's actually up to something that is a little more worrying). She is recording a voice over of herself, until she hears loud banging noises and decides to go into the hallway to check it out. The hallway is dimly lit and empty, creating a mysterious and creepy mood. Suddenly a black figure moves behind her, making even more tension fill the scene. Lighting: Because most of the horror-action in the show happens at night, whenever it becomes nighttime, the audience can expect something bad to happen. In the current scene, Emma and her friend are at an "abandoned house", which is really ju...

https://youtu.be/u8ygeu-EgeA 1. Music: I used music in my first clip of the first edit, contrast. I played the song Thunderstruck behind the video of me running a race in track. By adding the music it really helped the viewers to understand the intensity of the race and how much adrenaline I had while running. This is also an example of non-diegetic music because no one in the actual video could hear it, but those watching the edited clip can. 2. Synchronous sound: For my second clip in contrast I tried to convey that I was sleeping. I was laying in my bed with my blanket surrounding me and a pillow on my face. To show that I was sleeping I added the sound of a sleeping baby breathing. This correlated to the fact that I was also sleeping, as that's what the viewer saw and heard.  3. Direct sound: Direct sound is the sound from the video itself, with no music or extra sound added. This is also an example of diegetic sound because the people in the video hear what the view...

I chose to do my examples from the show that I am still watching. At this point, the storyline relates to Arthur of Camelot and Merlin the wizard. Most of these clips focus on Merlin, the magical wizard.  Parallelism: for this type of edit I chose to compare the sun and a mirage that the characters were seeing. When watching, I noticed how the scene started off with a view of the sun, and then went down to the characters. I continued watching and noticed the twinkling light of the mirage, which reminded me of the bright sun at the beginning of the episode. These two scenes were connected through a matching element, being the bright light. Contrast: the shots I chose to compare showed the difference between the barren, arid wasteland and the beautiful, lush countryside. When watching I noticed a big change in scenery, which I thought was a good representation of contrast. It starts off with the two men, running down the sandy hill to what they think is a mirage. Howev...

https://youtu.be/Yo0WViNE8BY Contrast: For my contrast shot I compared running a race at a track meet to sleeping. These are two very different extremes that I thought would be a good example of contrast. One example where my adrenaline is at its highest and one where I'm peaceful and relaxing. These two scenarios are very different and are a good representation of contrast. Parallelism: For this edit, I chose to show two scenes that had much in common, but that were overall different. The first clip is of the cheer team at practice, practicing a new dance for the next pep-rally. The second video is of us at a pep-rally performing a dance. This goes to show that there is more beyond what everyone sees. At practice we put in hard work and dedicate ourselves to learning new material to perform at such pep-rallies. Symbolism: For these two videos I chose to chose water as my symbol. Water is a vital part of everyone's lives and can be seen in many different places and forms....

Kelsey Cashin Period 1 Review of camera angles used in ABC's TV show Once Upon a Time I chose to do this project on a show I have recently been watching called Once Upon a Time. It follows the lives of fairy tale characters as if they were living in our modern world. While the show involves alternating flashbacks from the enchanted world and the modern world, there are many different camera angles that are used. The show often conveys much drama, suspense and mystery, which is done through dramatic or creepy music, and a variety of camera angles. Special effects are frequently used as well to show "magic" which also helps keep the viewer on their toes. As I started watching, the first thing I noticed was an arc shot. This involved the camera circling around the subjects, in this case the Evil Queen, Snow White, Prince Charming, Captain Hook, and Snow and Charming's daughter, Emma. The scene takes place in the modern world, however there is still magi...

Saoirse's Blog 1. Close up- makes the scene feel mysterious because of the way the subject is walking, and only showing from the waist up 2. Follow shot- this conveys a rowdy mood, making the scene feel positive  3. High angle shot- this makes the subject appear small and insignificant, the emotion of the movie isn't really involved yet 4. Extreme close up- this only shows one part of the subjects body creating a frantic and mysterious mood Sarah's Blog  1. Eye level shot- makes you feel close to the subject as if you're in front of them, it makes the scene feel personal, there usually isn't any drama involved 2. Point of view shot- also makes you feel closer, except to the camera person this time, it shows what they're seeing, as if you're there 3. Follow shot- this one was funny and the mood changes. it goes from being calm, just following 2 people walking until the subjects start being crazy 4. Low angle shot- this makes the viewer feel smaller tha...

1. Point of view shot- this was shot at my point of view, however it was difficult to film with both of my hands in front of me, so I had to have someone else hold the camera for me while I stuck out my hands. 2. High angle shot- this clip was easier to take, all I had to do was find a spot that could look down over other people and take a video looking down. 3. Dolly shot- this shot was somewhat difficult because it was hard to stabilise the camera while walking towards the people. 4. Extreme close up- this shot also would have been better if the camera was stabilised, but I was also surprised at how good the quality was. 5. Flash- I'm not sure how significant this would be in an actual movie, as it didn't show much, which I guess was the point. I don't know it was just weird 6. Low-angle shot- this one was very uncomfortable for everyone involved. It was just weird to film at this angle and I feel like it didn't do well at showing anything else b...

I am taking this class because I hope to learn more about the film industry and all the different jobs involved.