Media blog 2

Parallel and contrapuntal sound video 1) Choose a  60 second piece of music  - ideally from YouTube and not something that is likely to be blocked on copyright grounds. 2) Using editing software (Windows Movie maker is fine but Adobe Premiere is available on Media PCs) produce a  one-minute montage of images and video.  Half the images need to be  parallel  to the music and half need to be  contrapuntal . Think carefully about how you can best select images and video to have a significant impact on the audience. 3) Upload the finished video to YouTube and embed it in your own blog with a brief description of what you've created.  Note:  due to videos being blocked on copyright grounds, please also save the exported video file (e.g. MP4) into your student folder on the M: Media Shared drive. 4) Present your video to the class next lesson, explaining the thinking behind your work. This video includes examples of parallel and contrapuntal sound. For the first c

1) Still image analysis Look at the still images on slides 33-37 of the Film Language Powerpoint linked above. Copy the images into your blog and answer the following questions for each image: Identify examples of high and low-key lighting. Say which depict top, back or under lighting. What effects are created by the lighting in each image?      In this image there is key-lighting and filler lighting used. I can tell there is key lighting because we can see the characters face clearly and as the key light is the brightest and most influential this emphasises the flames of smoke around the character and the filler lights on the sides emphasise the smoke from the sides and you can see that the characters arm and shoulder is bright and visible. The key light also emphasises the characters facial features such as the smokey eyes and bright red lip creating mystery and makes the character seem dangerous suggesting she is the femme- fatale.         In this image there is top ligh

1) Find a distinctive  still image  and write an analysis of the mise-en-scene. Use each of the aspects you've learned in the lesson In this image i can infer that the genre is action  by the overall mise-en-scene of the image.Firstly, all the characters in this image are wearing smart,formal suits and the main characters posture is quite firm as he is standing straight looking at something with a serious facial expression . The other characters seem to be beaten up which suggests the film is an action with violence. The setting looks like an expensive/posh hotel room which suggests that the characters may be fighting over money. In the image there is key lighting used as there is not much of a colour contrast between dark and light. The room is lit up with the main light and the lamps. 2) Find  TWO  film or TV extracts on YouTube from different genres (e.g. horror, sci-fi, costume drama). Embed them in your blog post and write a comparison of the mise-en-scene i