Tuesday, 15 November 2011

Recce Report



The action of the film begins in the bathroom where one of the girls is sick. We do not know why.











The next scene happens in the bedroom, where the girl gets ready to go to college. Later on in the film when she comes back from the college this is where the main action takes place when the girl eats and then breaks down.









The kitchen is also being used as a location in this film. This is when the the character comes back from college and finds a note from her parents. She also brings out a cake from the fridge.










Another location of the film happens in this bedroom. This is where the other main character in the film wakes up and gets ready to college. Another important action also takes place here when she comes back from college, this is where the girl overdoses on drugs and passes out.








In this location we are introoduced to the girl's scars. We do not know where they came from but this shows us that something isn't right. This is another significant scene in the film.










This is the part of college in which the two main characters meet. It is clear that they go to the same college and know each other because they acklownedge each other.

Wednesday, 2 November 2011

Analysis Of Film Review Layouts

The first film review is for: Mission Impossible III


· The image printed on this review is used to show the main character of the film, the genre of the film by the way he is positioned and his costume via Mise – en – scene.

· The use of the very accessible critical claim on the page is to address the type of audiencethey are trying to reach which suggest a wider audience.

· The colour scheme is very simple and suttle which suggest it’s trying to cater to an older and more sophisticated audience.

· By them putting a graph stating the amount of gross income the movie is expected to make, it shows that they are trying reach a more refined and business-minded audience.

· The use of the ‘what the story?’ text in the content is used to help recap on what has previously happened in the previous mission impossible films, just in case the audience wasn’t up to speed.




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The image printed on this review is used to show
the main character of the film, the genre of the film by the way he is positioned
and his costume via Mise – en – scene.





·
The use of the very accessible critical claim on
the page is to address the type of audience they are trying to reach which
suggest a wider audience.





·
The colour scheme is very simple and suttle
which suggest it’s trying to cater to an older and more sophisticated audience.





·
By them putting a graph stating the amount of
gross income the movie is expected to make, it shows that they are trying reach
a more refined and business-minded audience.





·
The use of the ‘what the story?’ text in the
content is used to help recap on what has previously happened in the previous
mission impossible films, just in case the audience wasn’t up to speed.



The second review was for; Shrek forever afte




·
The
title of the film is the biggest text on the review as it attracts the reader’s
attention to notice what the content is going to be about.




·
A
text wrapped has been used in the text to show the reader the most informative
and interesting content in the review.




·
The
colour scheme of the review has been used to compliment the main image of the ogres.




·
The
reason why specific text on the page is highlighted is because that’s the most
important information the writer wants the reader to know.




·
The
writer uses an accessible of the critical claim to allow the reader to see the
summary of what the writer was trying to say in the basic form, this shows it
trying to cater to a wider audience.




·
The way the columns have been positioned on the
page allows it to be manageable and easy to read for the reader.





The third film review was for: All the little Animals













  • The title of the film is the biggest text on the review as it attracts the reader’s attention to notice what the content is going to be about.
  • A text wrapped has been used in the text to show the reader the most informative and interesting content in the review.
  • The colour scheme of the review has been used to compliment the main image of the ogres.
  • The reason why specific text on the page is highlighted is because that’s the most important information the writer wants the reader to know.
  • The writer uses an accessible of the critical claim to allow the reader to see the summary of what the writer was trying to say in the basic form, this shows it trying to cater to a wider audience.
  • The way the columns have been positioned on the page allows it to be manageable and easy to read for the reader.





  • This review has a more descriptive side about the film telling the readers about Screenplay, Director of photography, Editor, Draftsman, Costume designer and many more.
  • The colour scheme is very simple just black and white theme, with white background and black texts.
  • This review is more for people who are into technical side of films.




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And with the large quantity of text on the page
you can tell it’s more for a wiser and formal audience who would take the time
to read something like that.










Tuesday, 1 November 2011

Poster Analysis


· The title of the film ‘4.3.2.1’ has the connotations that the characters are counting down for something which creates an anticipation, which also relates to the ‘the countdown begins June 2’ which is telling the audience the release date using a pun and a catchy line.

  • The film is showcased on the film poster as you have ‘Noel Clarke’, the director of the film as well as few successful mainstream British films such as‘Kidulthood’ and ‘Adulthood’ which is also printed on the poster to familiarise the audience with the film and also capturing the fans of the last two movies to go and see this one. With ‘Noel Clarke’ characters being at the fore ground of the poster it entices the audience to go and see the movie especially if the enjoyed his body of work.

  • The use of the number as again being incorporated as part of the image emphasises the importance of the meaning around the numbers.

· ‘With the background being the city of London ‘s ‘Big Ben’ and the ‘London eye’ then divided withNew Yorks’ Brooklyn Bridge’ the audience can immediately see already that they are probably to two major locations of the movie.

· The sense of the mise-en-scene in the poster creates a sense of excitement as you see a female holdinga gun which suggests the genre is an action. It is also unconventional as you see the females in the fore-front of the poster with majority of the males in the background giving the females more of the power considering they are the ones holding the weapon. The use of body language in the image is giving the blonde female the power as she has her hands on her hips which raises connotations that she is the leader and also with her being placed next to the number ‘1’.

· The use of the fonts and written language in the poster clearly showcase what they are trying to put across as the most important details of the movie. For example ‘Noel Clarke’ and ‘Kidulthood’ and ‘Adulthood’. Are the main USP’s of the movie of the have been printed in bold white text to stand out over the background.

· The representation the audience will perceive from the poster is that it’s kind of stereotypical with the boys being dressed in tracksuits and dark colours as well, which is usually associated with gang boys and youths that are up to no good. But also an unconventional representation as the girls who are usually the victims look like the villains which are not addressing the usual conventions.But ultimately the representation is stereotypical as all the ladies are young, thin & attractive and this stereotypical as this is what we perceive a sex icon to be, especially with the black girl being plastered on the poster in the bikini.

· By viewing the poster I would suggest the target audience is approx.16-24 as the characters look around that age and the costumes they are dressed in are typical of what people that age would wear, plus films such as kidulthood &Adulthood dealt with teen issues that are likely to be explored in this film.