Media Studies 24-25

        This white button shirt and black pants will be worn by Kristian. This was chosen as it is not fully professional or casual, as he will play the piano (prop). This act will be done backstage, therefore his hair will be casual as he is in a carefree environment, not preforming in front of anyone.          This grey business suit with a briefcase (prop) will be worn by John. This is meant to represent a professional man. This is backed up by a gelled hair. This is meant to depict an average worker. The briefcase also implies that he is not currently at work, either leaving or entering his job. This gives a sense of seriousness and professionality, with the colors being bland.          I will be wearing the blanch trench coat and fedora hat. This was meant to hide the persons personality, making him a mystery to the audience. The color black on the costume is meant to represent darkness and the unknown....

         We have decided that Kristian will be the editor, camera man, and the actor of the man who plays the piano. Elizabeth will be the voice over. John will be the actor of the business man. I will be the actor who plays the role of the mysterious man. The piano man's role takes place at the back of the school stage wearing wearing a white button down with black pants  with the piano as a prop. A problem we have though is that we can't find a good time to record there without disturbances. The business man and mysterious man take place in a parking lot of an office. One problem is that we do not know where and when we will record that part, just that it will happen when its dark out. The costume for John (business man) is a business suit with a briefcase as a prop. I (the mysterious man) will have a trench coat and fedora hat as my costume. The script is finished, but we are having disagreements over the lines for the voiceover. For recording, we w...

The first part with the piano is meant to seem odd and out of place. Playing a piano in the backlines of the stage gives a sense of isolation and peace. This is a big contrast to the other part in which the dark area, mysterious man, and bullet holes in the car (which is red) set a dramatic and mysterious mood. The scene is meant to illustrate drama having audience questioning who this mysterious, menacing character is. I have chosen this mood to give the audience tension between what is occurring, creating suspense and hooks the audience onto watching the scene.  

  Dare to Thrill         The video is run by handheld camera movements, usually when it shows the group. This can make the audience feel involved in the scene. There is a ton of close ups with quick straight cuts to show the action and thrill of the car ride. The low lighting properly matched the late night mood. The words' style and font seemed out of place and random. The sound and music perfectly fit the mood of what was happening. Mumbled dialogue occurred when the group was walking together. There was action music when they were driving the car. During the car drive, they used dolly shots to follow the car, as well as pans, handhelds, and static shots. They properly ended the scene with an insert cut of the trunk, leaving the audience in suspense and wanting to "continue" watching. Overall, the scene was well made. Always Watching           The video shows the main character's urge to stalk his best friend. The scene uses ...

             We (mainly me and Kristian) were first trying to decide what kind of genre we would be doing. At first we wanted to do a comedy skit, like Saturday Night Live. We then settled for a drama. Kristian immediately got to work, making a skit like a machine. He sent his result to John and I. We were a bit judgmental at first, but we accepted it. One problem John had was the lines for the voiceover, as he said it did not make much sense. So far though, there are no changes to the lines. We were all good with our roles, except I did not think that John could be a good voiceover. The original script had a prop gun, but we heard that it wasn't allowed so we had the change it to a drone shot of the car. Thankfully, I realized that my dad has a drone that I'm sure he will let me borrow. Elizabeth joined the group late, so we took that opportunity to take John's role of voiceover and give it to her. Then we settled with the final result, so far.

After much hassle, I managed to get Kristian (who is in another class) to join and John joined. Elizabeth joined later. Kristian quickly started throwing ideas from comedy to tragedy. We settled on a p hilosophical fiction/drama. Kristian easily became the scriptwriter and director. With his past experience, he was also in charge of sound and editing.    He is also an actor. John and I also wanted to act. Elizabeth joined late so to find her a role, we gave her the voiceover role that was going to be for John. We will all be cameraman.  We will be using our phones to record (except for Kristian's because it is too old). I also have a drone that we will use.  Because of its piano, we will film at the stage in the school's auditorium and outside of an office building. Kristian and John said that they have the necessary props and costumes, including a briefcase, suit, and coat.

 Question 1         The extract from Agent Carter gives the ideology of women power and mistreatment/ inequality. several elements of the film further emphasizes this.          In the opening of the extract, close ups of Carter reveals her tearful frowning face. This implements the loss of Steve, who we can understand to be someone special to her and most likely treated her equally. This makes the audience feel pity and sorrow. the general color of blue, seen in the lights and picture frame of Steve, further sets the mood of sorrow and loss, not just for Steve's death but also for the mistreatment Carter receives at her job.          The fade-out transition is given, setting the scene of Steve's death to black. the shift to black signifies death and leaves the viewers to their thoughts. The black also symbolizes negativity, foreshadowing negative atmosphere our protagonist is in. This transition is also used...