This exercise will help you develop the techniques we are now aware of. Watch the trailer for the film Dark Water or the student film Lumen Angeli 3 times. The first time just watch. After the second viewing, record as many codes as you can. After the third viewing, spend 10 minutes turning your findings into detailed notes. Then answer the following question:
Describe the codes (technical, visual, audio) which have been used to position
the audience in the trailer for Dark Water or the student film Lumen Angeli.
(500 words minimum)
Visual codes include things like colours, elelments of mise en scene and so on. Stuff
to do with semiotics.
Technical codes have to do wwith cinematography, so things like camera angles,
distances etc. Also, things like editing choices (transitions, tempo etc)
Audio codes have to do with the use of sound, inc. dialogue, music and sound effects.
Basically, this includes all the things we have been studying.
Task 2: Genre and Narrative
In this exercise, we are thinking about narrative structure and genre. Just two questions to answer:
- What genre or genres do you think the 2 films above could be part of? How do you know? In other words, what are the typical codes and conventions used?
- What do you think are the narrative structures of the 2 films? Are they the same do you think? Are they non-linear, or three-part, classical style?
No word limit
hi Rui.. do you know how to upload a video like that??
ReplyDeleteHey Vivi, yeah it's easy. Go to YouTube and on the right hand side you see where it says 'embed'. Just copy this code and then go back to blogger.
ReplyDeleteThen in Blogger, when you are writing a post, click the 'edit html' tab and paste the YouTube code in the post. That's it. Email if you have any probs!
haha.. now i know how to do that..thank you Rui. ^^
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