Shreyam's Media Coursework Blog 2 - Mr Halsey

1)  Film poster analysis 2)  Mise-en-scene analysis blog tasks 3)  Mise-en-scene video recreation and learner response 4)  Lighting analysis blog tasks 5)  Sound analysis blog tasks 6)  Sound: parallel and contrapuntal video feedback and learner response 7)  Cinematography blog tasks 8)  Cinematography video task and learner response 9)   Editing video task and learner response 10)  Editing blog task - 750 word analysis

1) Type up your feedback/comments from your teacher. WWW: Very entertaining - another video for the meme generation! EBI: However, this does not meet the brief. Initially there is an excellent cut to show match on action but after that you lose continuity editing and in fact have no cutting on action or shot-reverse-shot. This task really needed the dialogue element in order to demonstrate the skills but I do accept I was entertained and the soundtrack genuinely made me laugh 2) Type up your feedback from fellow students. WWW: Great use of sountrack EBI: No conversation 3) Now reflect on your video. Did you meet the brief and successfully include the three key editing aspects we have learned? No, I forgot that I needed to add conversation. I didn't add any sort shot-reverse shot. The video also was under 1 minute. 4) What were the strengths and weaknesses of your final film? Write a detailed analysis picking out specific shots, edits and any other aspect of film language you think

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Your final analytical blog task is to find a film or television clip on YouTube that you feel has been edited in a distinctive way and write a 750 word analysis of the clip. Use as much media language as you can - and remember to   highlight it . Try and use the key words we've learned for editing and  any other aspects of film language   you can apply. There is  a wonderful example online of an editing analysis of The Godfather baptism scene  (a clip which also appears as task 6 of the editing section in the Film and TV Language unit). This gives you an idea of how to write in-depth media analyses focusing on aspects of film language.  If you're not sure what clip to pick, you will find plenty of lists online if you search for 'great film editing sequences' or similar. One example that comes up when you do this is the shootout scene from Michael Mann's Heat (3mins - 6mins particularly, but it's all brilliant) 00:00 - 02:40 The gunshot sound effects and glass sh