Ehsans Media Blog2 (Course work)

1) State the  genre  you have chosen - horror or coming of age drama. Horror  2) Choose at least  five  films in your selected genre and watch the trailer and one scene from each film. Make  bullet-point notes  on everything you watch, commenting on camerawork, editing, sound and mise-en-scene. 28 weeks later: Intense Music track jump scares fast editing  Hereditary: Plenty of enigma codes match on action  also fast paced uncomfortable imagery and iconography Modern Mise-un-scene Blairwitch: POV shots fast-paced editing serious sense of enigma normal mise-en-scene  Forrest setting  3) Write a 250 word  statement of intent  for your film scene. This should follow AQA's guidance (look in your coursework booklet) and clearly lay out how you will use media language to meet your brief. You should also discuss what representations you plan to create (either reinforcing or challenging stereotypes) and how your scene would appeal to an audience.  A lev

Common: Letter To The Free analysis Music Video: An introduction Music Video: Michael Jackson - Billie Jean Music Video: theory

1) What other projects has Common been involved in over recent years? Common has written the soundtrack for glory with John legend  2)  What is the 13th Amendment of the American Constitution? The 13th amendment is apart of the constitution of America, it is a loophole that allows slavery if the person is imprisoned  3) What were the Black Codes? The black codes were laws that enabled the police to prosecute black Americans on petty charges, this was a method to keep white America in power  4) Why do people suggest that the legacy of slavery is still a crucial aspect to American culture 150 years after it was abolished by the 13th Amendment? Slavery represents the oppression of black people for many years, they use the legacy of slavery as a means to compare their current "new slavery" through mass incarceration 5) Why was Ava DuVernay inspired to make the Netflix documentary  13th ? She was interested in the idea that private prisons were making money through th

Music Video introduction blog task Go to our Media Factsheet archive on the Media Shared drive and open Factsheet #69: Music Video. Our Media Factsheet archive is on the Media Shared drive: M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets - you'll need to save the factsheet to USB or email it to yourself in order to complete this at home. Read the factsheet and answer the following questions: 1) What is the purpose of a music video? The main purpose of a music video is to sell a product, while the product being sold is normally the album the music video is from, but there are other products that can be advertised with music videos e.g. the film the song is apart of, an upcoming tour etc. 2) How has the digital age changed the production and distribution of music videos? Having a music video to advertise a song was previously not problematic, this is mainly due to the fact that the music video or song was only available in certain places, but now with the rise of the digital age, the mus