Media Studies Blog

The second film opening my group and I analyzed was Clueless. It is a teen drama. In the first 2 minutes of the film it introduces to plot and it tells about her life. It is the main character describing her basic teen life and how she lives it. This sets up the rest of the movie. The first part of the film they used a cartoon sequenced to introduce the movie. In this they used a smooth transition from the production company to the title. All in the same youthful bright colors. Some film making techniques that were used were with sound. They had incidental music playing in the background to show the mood of happiness. It was music that suits the time and the character. The very first clip was a aerial shot showing the main character driving her jeep. A hand held camera is used as it follows her around. Mise-en-scene in the film is the location shown, which is California at a high school and in her home. Also she is dressed as a rich teenager. There are many conventions used here show...

I analyzed the film opening of Mean Girls. It was a teen drama. Within the first two minutes of the story is introduces that she is a new girl and it is her first day of high school. It also introduces that she was previously home schooled. There were various film making techniques used, examples are is that the very first scene is a low angle shot symbolizing that the her parents are quite older than her and could be considered superior. Also to compare that they still see her as a child.  We then see the camera turn as they hand her her lunch for school. The camera is now tilted upwards to symbolize the she is in essence below them and younger, however they are not speaking to a child, and their daughter is much older than they acted. This angle also could be shown due to the fact that she is weaker than the other characters because she is the 'new girl'. In the first two minutes it also shows flashback scenes to show her previous life, comparing it to where she is now. ...

After weighing all my pros and cons of each option; film or magazine. I have chosen the film project. Skills I possess that would make this choice best fit for me is I know how to edit on Song Vegas Pro to make the finished product the film, and add all the cuts, transitions and sound needed. Also I am interested in filming and recording the film. I am a lot more interested in the editing aspect of a film rather than using Photoshop for a magazine or some other picture editing program. Another thing that makes this a good choice for me is that I have a canon rebel camera that i think would work good to film with. The genre I would like to make the film would be a drama, thriller, or a mystery. I will be working in a group with one or more people, yet to be determined. There will be one or more person that works with the filming and recording of the scenes. I will be editing the finished product. Also my group and I will be finding actors and being actors in our film, I think I have s...

There are many aspects that draw me more towards this option, the film option. Based off what we have learned in class about film, I think many things make this a good choice for me. Aspects of film that interest me are the acting for the film and the filming. I think it would be very interesting to go out and find locations to film at, I really enjoy finding new things so it would be interesting to find good locations that would find my story line. Also for the editing of films I have experience with editing so I think it will be a good fit. I have been using the program Sony Vegas Pro 13 and 14 for 2 years so I am accustomed to the system, therefore I can edit the film easily. I also know how to use Adobe After Effects and iMovie. I like to edit clips based on the mood you want, like for a horror you can edit suspenseful angles in and music to make the audience scared. Furthermore I enjoy creating and coloring my own filters for the theme on SVP 13, also creating new transition...

There are multiple reasons why I personally believe the magazine would be a good choice for me yet also a bad choice. Based on what we have learned in class, some aspects of print journalism that I think would interest me are taking the photos for the magazine. I think I would like to take the photos for the articles and for the cover page because you can be creative, you can come up with whatever you would like for ideas for the photo shoots. I saw many examples of how others did their photos through the previous blog samples. I would want to do a fashion editorial type photo if I was to choose this option. I also really enjoy writing however only have experience with story writing not journalism, so that may be a downfall. Based off learning about All the Presidents Men and the Newsroom it seems like writing a magazine would be stressful and a lot of work.  I think for the articles I would like to do a fashion magazine because I have most experience with reading those. It would...