Action Plan

Un Detailed Film Plot

Character one walks into the house and calls out for his roommate (character two)  and when she does not respond he continues into the kitchen. Discovers the body of his roommate (character two). Flash back ends and Character one is talking to a detective (character three) about the murder of his roommate (character two). The murder weapon (Knife) was left behind and can be seen in an evidence bag on the table. 

Genre Research

Initial Thoughts

Action Plan

Main Task Brief

Main Task: The titles and opening of a new fiction film, to last a maximum of two minutes.

All video and audio material must be original, produced by the candidate(s), with the exception of music or audio effects from a copyright-free source. Both preliminary and main tasks may be done individually or as a group.

Skills we learnt

Skills from caitlincmedia

Preliminary Task Evaluation

Media evaluation from caitlincmedia

Preliminary Task Video

Preliminary Task Story Board

The benefits and disadvantages of the media in our society

The benefits and disadvantages of the media in our society
Media can be used in a variety of different ways which have both advantages and disadvantages on our society. The media is a powerful place and it can be used to promote and advertise products and services to the extent that we are always hearing about them, which increases businesses chances of gaining customers. A lot of the media is seen through entertainment on the TV for example, as people can easily sit and watch the TV and relax however there are some educational programmes like documentaries that people watch as well as looking at the news every day. Although the watching the news is raising people’s awareness, they can sometimes over publicise issues making people feel more worried than what they should be because they are repeatedly hearing the same issues all the time, whether that be on the TV, the radio or in newspapers.

For the majority of people, the media is a way for them to communicate to other people. A lot of this is done through social media like Facebook and Twitter and although it seems harmless there can be some dangers that come with it such as people of all ages have access and will communicate with people they don’t know. However, social media can be good because people are able to speak to people they haven’t spoken to in a while. For some people they will put up personal information to social media thinking that no one can access it, however many people are able to access that personal information and leak it meaning that the information is being shared with people they don’t know.

Students will use the media regularly to gather information they need for their subjects, this is commonly done through the internet. By using the internet, students can get as much information as they need as there are usually lots of different articles and websites that have got those details. Information can spread really fast which is why we are able to find out about something that’s happened on the other side of the world in a matter of a few minutes after the event. We are able to read it on the internet or watch it on the TV and the news on the event can be spread all over the world, allowing people to hear about it.

The media is responsible for a lot of globalisation as many businesses depend on the media to help them grow larger. They will do this through the media making their products or services more popular in order for them to grow. The media will play a huge role in businesses as it is widely used to bring in customers, therefore benefiting the business financially.

When people use social media it can open up the possibility of hacking and fraud, meaning the person is no longer in control of their accounts, instead someone else is pretending they are them and using their personal information. However, the use of social media allows people to stay in contact with those they don't see regularly, therefore becoming really useful for them.

Preliminary Task Research

Preliminary Task Research

180 degree rule

Camera position and eye line when filming a scene using separate shots, it’s important that people understand where everything in the scene is. Need to make sure that when the shots are edited together, the characters are still looking in the same direction. To make sure this works, you need to imagine a line between the two characters. This is called the axis of action. The camera cannot move more than 180 degrees around the character.

Match on Action

Refers to film editing and video editing techniques where the editor cuts from one shot to another view that matches the first shots action. Cutting on action/matching on action gives the impression of continuous time when watching the edited film. The entrance in the second shot must match the screen direction and motive rhythm of the exit in the first shot.

Shot-Reverse-Shot

A film technique where one character is shown looking at another character (often off screen), and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character. Since the characters are shown facing in opposite directions, the viewer assumes that they are looking at each other. It is a feature of the ‘classical’ Hollywood styles of continuity editing, which deemphasizes transitions between shots. It is an example of an eye line match.

AS Media Preliminary Task

AS Media Preliminary Notes/Brief from caitlincmedia