Today I have been editing videos on the upstairs computers and practiced adding titles and effects to the sample videos for a bit of experience for when it comes to editing my actual film.

This is my finished preliminary task video

Mass vs niche

 

Mass media is when they’re is a huge audience that will do something or watch something because it is big and everybody else is watching it

Niche media is when its usually a smaller audience but they are more passionate about something and will buy extras etc

Uses and gratifications

This theory suggests people use media texts for various reasons which are:

Diversion

To escape from everyday life

Personal identity

To create they’re own identities from characters in media texts

Personal relationships

Use media texts for emotion and other social values/interaction

Surveillance

To gain information or knowledge

Entertainment

As a means of relaxation, enjoyment and emotional release

Barthes narrative codes

Barthes said that codes were used in film to try and give the viewer a clue on what happened next in the scene
The first code is action code, this makes the viewer think what is logically the next step, it also can indicate that the scene is going to contain some sort of action in it, we used this in our film when brad opened the door, the viewer knew that he was going to enter the room


The second code is the mystery or enigma code, this is used to explain a narrative whilst still controlling how much information the audience is given, its used to grab the audiences attention by setting up a problem which is then later solved if you keep watching, we used this in our preliminary task when I said 'that's too bad' which gives off the sense that something nad was about to happen to the protagonist

The next code is the semic code, this is when the director uses a symbol to give off a feeling of what is going to happen for example if they use the anarchy symbol, it makes you think that a riot or something is going to happen

The 4th  is the cultural code, this is used to show the class or wealth of the characters and helps with the mise en scene, it makes a reference from the world that the viewer can relate to or will recognise for example Aston martins in james bond show that he is wealthy

The last code is the code of opposites, this is when the narrative relies on binary opposites such as black v white, we used this in our preliminary task when the antagonist was wearing dark clothes compared to the protagonist who wears a lighter outfit which shows who is a 'goody' and who is a 'baddy'

 This is my groups storyboard for the preliminary task

We are starting the preliminary task, which includes clips of someone walking down a corridor opening a door and walking in to then sit down and exchange some dialogue.

 3 different angles can be used to show different perspectives on something that is important.

 This is a long shot which is used to show a persons surroundings and can also be made to show how small a person is in proportion to the area that they are in

 This is a mid shot, it is used to show what a person is wearing so the viewer can see whether they are formal etc

 This is an extreme close up which is used to show detail on a certain object or person.

 This is an establishing shot, it is used to show the setting that the shot/film is in.

Welcome to my blog

my name is charley and I am in year 12, I am studying media at AS level I have never studied it before and it is something im looking forward to :)