Exam Possibilities

I have learned that my exam question will be asking me to analyse the ways that the four different technical areas that are sound,Mise-en-Scene,editing and camera shots and angles can be used to depict difference in representational areas in a small section from a soap. The representational ares we may be asked to look at are:

-Gender

-Class

-Race

Sound:

I should think about how diabetic and non-diabetic sound is used in the clip and how effects like sound bridge, voiceovers, sound motif or soundtracks are used to show difference. For example; a soundtrack may be used when showing one character and a different soundtrack whilst showing another. The tone of the soundtracks may be in binary opposition to depict difference in the two groups.

Camera:

Things such as camera angles can be used to show difference in power between representational groups. For example; a low camera angle can be used to emphasis the dominance of the representational group, whereas as high angle can be used to depict the weakness of a representational group.  

Mise-en-Scene:

Props in the Mise-en-Scene cane be used to depict differences in representational groups. Items such as clothing in the Mise-en-Scene to show difference in class by bright and wealthy clothes being in binary opposition to dark and dull clothes. Similarly, props such as jewellery and accessories can also be used in binary opposition to portray messages and differences between representational groups.

Editing:

The cutting between shots of different characters may be used in binary opposition to further imply differences between representational groups. 

Task

Our preliminary task is to film someone walking through a door. It sounds basic but our group wanted to add some tension as well as complexity into our footage. The group settled on the idea of making our movie gangster/crime themed. The inspiration from the movie "The Godfather" inspired the idea of having a mafia boss behind the door in which another criminal will open. This will create a lot of suspense and creates room for a number of interesting shots to be carried out. It also triggered the idea of using dark lighting to hide the identity of the mafia boss to create even more suspense and tension for the audience. Tension is a large role in our footage and will be something we will play on in the production of our footage. We have decided on the location of filming which will be inside our producer Sophie's house. This is because we can shut a lot of light out of the rooms in her house to give that dark mystique look we are going for. We have also located our actors. I am the mafia boss in our footage alongside Arthur in our class who will be acting as the opposing criminal.

Preliminary Task Roles

My group has been assigned roles to which go towards filming and producing our footage. I have been assigned the role of editing out footage. This means that I  will have to study techniques and shot types to help conjoin shots together and to portray the right message across to the audience. Chloe is the director of photography. Ben is the group's director alongside Sophie who is our producer. We are all evenly contributing to our preliminary task with fresh ideas and tasks to complete to help make our footage realistic, planned and aesthetically pleasing.

Rule Of Thirds

 The rule of thirds is a rule abided by to enhance the quality and focus of a photograph/shot causing a more aesthetically pleasing image to the eye. By breaking the frame of a photo/image down into thirds divides the image into sections and provides guidelines. These guidelines can aid in the enhancement of photos by placing objects or aspect of photos that meet in line with them.

The image above portrays the rule of thirds as the image is divides up into you guessed it thirds. The guidelines of these grids line up with the main focus of the image which is in this case the frog. The guidelines if followed result in a more balance and pristine image. This is because naturally the eyes focus to more the intersection points rather than the centre of the image. Using the rule of thirds works with the natural way of viewing rather than working against it to make a more aesthetically pleasing image. The rule of thirds will be an important role to remember for the director of photography in the making of our short film.

I have taken my own photos in which I have attempted to abide by the rule of thirds to make them more aesthetically pleasing and naturally focused.