LO1 - Task 2 notes

X-men Days of Future Past
Purpose
inform/educate/entertain?
The purpose of my product (film) is to entertain the viewers, an example of how this is achieved is that there is a lot of action sequences and an interesting story
what is the reason why the film has been made
type of audience- mass? niche? national? international?
commercial gain- to make a profit?

Genre
Genre means type or category
Sci fi, comedy, romance , horror, action, documentary, rom com, thriller, animated, historical, family
A mixture of two genres is called a sub genre
Barry Keith Grant "all genres have sub-genres"
rom com, sci fi thriller, action adventure
what genres does my film have?

Form
what type of product are you analysing for his task?(feature/short) it is a feature film
what is the duration of the product you are analysing?
where would it have been distributed based on who the target audience of the film is?
streaming service, DVD, cinema, download

Style
Aesthetic quality - the way something looks
modern?
old-fashioned?
nostalgic?
futuristic?
creates 'verisimilitude' (appears to be realistic)

Content/Meaning
narrative(story)
how the story is put together
todorov(1977) 'narrative structures' 5 stages to telling a story, we will concentrate on 3 stages (beginning, middle, end) 1.equilibrium 'balance' 2.disequilibrium 'unbalanced' 3.resolution: new state of equilibrium
Levi Strauss "binary opposite"  gender Male (important) Female(subordinate) stereotypical or challenged
ideology(views, opinions that are recognised)
protagonist - lead, hero
antagonist - opposition, villain
Laura mulvey (1975) "the male gaze"
John beserc
Micro elements - sound, mise en scene, editing, camera work
sound- diegesis where your narrative takes place (is it verisimilitude/appear to be real)
diegetic/ natural to the diegesis/story world (ambient, dialogue)
non-digetic - voice over, incidental music (music that is used to show the mood of the scene, talk about the tempo, pitch etc.)
denotation(describe what we see and hear) and connotation(what does it mean, implies, infer, represent)
1. 'the image denotes a red heart' 'a red heart is denoted' 'the denotation of the image is a red heart'
2. 'it connotes love' 'love is connoted through the image of a denoted red heart' 'connotation of the red heart symbolises love'

mode of address
1.peer to peer- informal, slang
2.parent to child- informal, calm
3.teacher to child-formal, informative, giving advice

1. What does the film
connote/signify?

2. Macro
narrative/genre/representation

Production Process
1.pre-production?
2.production?
3.post-production?

5 things we would expect to see in:
1.a indie music video- instruments, singer, band performing, secluded place, outside

2.a horror film- low key lighting, blood, characters, haunted house

Mise en scene:
1.location : diegesis
                :verisimilitude what does it suggest
2.costume/make up
   costume is worn for a specific purpose while clothes are worn by our own choice. Comparing     costumes
3.props (property)
  a prop is always something handheld, significant objects, iconography or icon
4.colours/ lighting
   connote moods and emotions, low key and natural lighting
   low key is when there is shadows and low light ( can connote fear and fear of the unknown)
   high key is when the scene is bright or well lit ( can connote victory or happiness)
5.gestures (significant movements)
  character types- protagonist, antagonist

encoded- embedded on purpose
1.stereotypes
2.narrative
3.genre

Mise en scene - everything within the frame

locations and iconography- 2-3 examples
characters and acting gesture (protagonist, antagonist)
costume and make up (protagonist, antagonist)
props (2-3 significant props)
lighting and colour (high key or low key examples)