Extract Blog

Our extract was a 3-minute clip of the movie 24. In it the author uses a pretty shady interrogation to portray his theme. His theme was that violence is not the answer and its best to solve things in order. Using violence makes you just as bad as them. This is better represented by the editing, camera usage, sound, and Mis en scene of the movie. These techniques help make the theme clearer and helps develop theme. I will explain these techniques and the way they are used as they are presented chronologically in the movie due to there being one scene.

                All of these happen near the beginning or right as it starts continuing throughout the rest of the extract. Firstly, this theme is supported by their dialogue which is the first we hear. The way they speak to each other is strange as he walks in with a very hostile tone. Even so she keeps calm and doesn’t crack under pressure though he’s yelling and screaming at her. This shows that no matter how violent you are it is not the way to solve things he got nothing from screaming and got nowhere. Next thing you see is the use of no tripod the camera is shaking. What this does is reflect his anger and the tension through the camera’s movements. This develops the fact that he truly is violent and angry showing that things get really heated and as he gets angry the camera starts shaking. But even though nothing was gained. At the same time this is happening you here the score. The score gives off the feeling of tension between the two. It helps you see the disconnect between this two showing his anger through the use of eerie tone while also being quiet and calm like her. This disconnect helps show how the tension builds and how throughout all his attempts nothing worked. With the ending of the score sounding very low in bass showing that his actions were wrong. At the same time, you also see the actors. The way that he shows his emotions using speech and facial expressions shows his anger and violent intent. But even with all the pressure put onto her nothing happened. All of these happen near the beginning and show that through the use of emotion what he did was wrong and wasn’t the way to approach the situation.

                Throughout the actual footage that we were shown a lot of things happened. All of these are events that occur presented in chronological order. First thing that happens is the flipping of the table. The use of this prop shows his anger. The way he flips it over and the way it bangs on the ground shows how mad he was. Now this approach to interrogating is a very violent approach in which nothing was gained. This develops the idea that no matter how violent you are not everything can be solved that way. Next that happens is a crosscut showing the people outside and how surprised they are and uneasy about what just happened. The woman looks panicked while the man looks concerned. This builds off the fact that this isn’t the usual approach and isn’t what they wanted. By the way they acted it can be said that what he’s doing is morally wrong. This builds off the fact that you are just as bad as them if you solve manners through violence. Next, he pushes her against a wall which gives us a high angle of what’s happening. This angle is like a metaphor saying that this is the peak and the extent that he goes will go to for justice. This develops the idea that he doesn’t hold morals to heart and will do anything to get what he wants even violence. Especially when compared to the scene where he’s choking her. His violence did nothing no matter what lengths he took. And lastly it shows the reaction of those watching outside with a split away shot. This shot shows their panic and them running to her assistance. This shows that what he did was wrong with people rushing to stop the situation. Which develops the idea that this shouldn’t be the way to solve problems a nonviolent approach is best. All of these points use the events and actions taken as ways to help the theme. Showing that being incredibly violent gets you no where but in trouble as in the end he was taken away and ended the interrogation all it did was set them back.

                All the use of camera angles which are high angles, and the use of no tripod. The use of editing is cross cuts and split away. The use of sound is dialogue and score. And the use of mis-en-scene is props and actors. The use of all these techniques help develop one theme that violence is not then answer and its best to settle things through peace. They each show that no matter how violent and angry he was nothing was accomplished. Instead all his violent approach did was set them back now they have less time and he’s going to be int trouble with higher ups for laying hands on the suspect. It got them nowhere. All of this shows that the theme is definitely this or is closely related to this.

               

CCR Blog

This my CCR for my Aice Media Studies final project. It will be submitted to canvas and will provide a significant amount of points to my final project. With this being my final project and all I was kind of concerned with the corona virus thing but luckily everything played out pretty well. We got to edit and re-shoot our video while also returning home safely to our families. I was kind of anxious about doing my CCR since its the first time we had to record it. I am a bit camera shy and I also wasn't prepared for such a drastic change. Our CCR's are normally typed and I thought it was weird that our last one has to be a recorded and edited video. I understand my video may not be the greatest in looks but I answer the question to the best of my ability. I also showed off part of my film. And showed off all of my storyboard these were time crunches but were also because I needed to show rather then just tell. And even though the process was kind of weird I think it helped me as a planner and as an editor since this is the one time I have edited things on my own. Usually we have Kyle do most of the editing while we either sit and watch or relax. Sometimes we do help edit a bit but we don't contribute to editing as much as Kyle. I think my CCR did what it needed to do but also could have been alot fancier if I put more time into it but with Corona and everything happening right now this was the least of my worried. I had to help a lot around the house while also being tasked with shopping. But after everything that has happened i'm happy that I got to enjoy Aice Media studies with all these wonderful people.

Final Project Blog

This is our final project that we completed last quarter. This is a 2 minute opening to an original film.Our opening follows a crazy boy who is obsessed with superheroes. This obsession leads to him going off the edge and killing his mother. After our opening cuts off the story goes even crazier, as a full police chase breaks out. I was in charge of planning I made a 12 page storyboard going into full detail of what was happening. Before we actually started recording we did some research on thrillers. We found out about common tropes and setting changes. Carter came up with the idea, and we all liked it. I helped out the most with the storyboard. Jake would be the main character and we'd be back at his house. Kyle did most of the editing. He did a great job creating an eerie feeling. Without his experience our video wouldn't be twice as good. This project really showed off all the skills we learned through out the year and i'm proud to work with such nice people.

Music Video Blog

This our original music video that we were tasked with creating in the second quarter of our school year. I didn't get to participate with recording but I was tasked with planning. The lead character was Jake who loses his dog after neglecting him. We decided on Gary Come home since we needed a sad song that related to our topic. The song we chose is about how Sponge bob loses his snail Gary after neglected him. Playing games instead of paying attention we wanted that approach but more realistic and heartbreaking. I did the storyboard and planning. I had to make sure all the shots were possible and we needed a dog so I decided that we'd shoot at Jake's house. It was perfect since we were all acquaintances with Jake's dog. This would make it so getting the dog to cooperate with us would be a lot easier. The video starts with everything being nice and him bonding with his dog until he slowly forgets about the dog leaving it to be alone. With no signs of recognition the dog leaves to go live a better life. The owner then notices his dog is gone and is in search. Eager to see him again he goes outside and posts pictures. Luckily a kind women finds his dog and they reunite for a happy ending. I enjoyed everything about even though I didn't participate with recording this was the best one we made that year.

Commercial Blog

This is our own original commercial that we were tasked with make near the beginning of the year. At this time my group and I weren't the best but weren't the worse when it came to making video. Kyle and I had already done TV production where we made and edited films and we took a step up with Media Studies. We were given a set amount of topics it could be on and we chose Gatorade. Our commercial was a Gatorade advertisement for their new drink. We decided that it had to be sports related since Gatorade is usually associated with sports. Our school had a track field so we decided our commercial would be a race. I did the planning where I thought of props we had to use, the setting and, the clothing we would wear. I also created a detailed storyboard that helped guide us through our production process. When we got to recording we noticed that there was something wrong with our Tripod it was missing the piece that allowed us to tighten and since we couldn't get another given our time limit we were forced to record with no tripod. And on top of that before we started recording my camera died. Luckily I had helped out another team with their recording due to my presence not being needed by teammates I helped them .Since they were done recording I asked if they could lend us their battery and they did. My friend Jake was main director and camera man with the rest of us being actors with Sean being the lead actor. Me and Kyle were his opponents with him winning first place and being congratulated by his coach Jake. Near the end Kyle did most of the editing even though the computers were really faulty. In all I had a great time on this project and it was really fun.