Monday 17 December 2012

Band Of Brothers

Last week we watched an extract of Band Of Brothers and had to write an essay on how technical codes represent authority. Different technical codes represented different authority. Camera angles played a major role in presenting authority as the low angles showed who had the most power. Other technical codes such as mise-en-scene played a large role in presenting authority by things such as the outfits they are wearing etc. Today we watched the same extract and talked about what we wrote and what we could improve on, this helped a lot as i need to improve on the amount i write about how editing presents certain things because i find that the hardest technical code to write about. We also looked and another pupils work and said what was good about it and what he can improve on. Looking at other peoples work helps me do better because i can see how to improve my own work and how to approach different technical codes.

Monday 10 December 2012

Slumdog Millionaire presentation

The website for Slumdog Millionaire uses interactive flash features on the opening page, this shows new technology. Technology is improving rapidly in the media industry. It also has the theme of 'Who Wants To Be A Miliionaire' to match the plot of the film as he is on the show. The website also has links to other pages, this is viral marketing to attract a wider audience. They have a twitter account which allow fans to get more information on the film. Viral marketing has a huge impact on the success of a film as it can be promoted massively by good comments on the internet or it could have negative effects as one persons opinion on a film could effect other peoples choices to see the film. There are also activties on the website, this allows the audience to become more involved in the film as they can play games involving the characters and the plot of the film etc. Interviews of the cast and crew are available on the website too which will also make the audience feel more involved as they can see how the film was produced. As this film is no longer showing at the cinema, the website has a promotion for the dvd and bluray. This will help the film do well after it has been shown at the cinema.


 This is is my powerpoint Slumdog Millionaire.


This is some work i done on Amber Films.

Wednesday 5 December 2012

Slumdog

Today we have looked at some information on Slumdog Millionaire, and how it appeals to different audiences and different cultures. I am now making a powerpoint on what i find out from my searches. Slumdog will appeal to different audiences as it varies in culture- it has the Indian music but it has the British TV show which is Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. This will attract different cultures as a well known show is a major part of the film but there is also Indian dancing etc which will appeal to the Indian culture.

Finishing Spiderman Powerpoint

On Monday i finished my Spiderman powerpoint presentation by adding information about the viral marketing, because i was finished i then began to find out information about Amber Films, i am yet to include this in my powerpoint. I didnt know that there was a film production company based in Newcastle. In the future i would like to be involved with film and production, so it was good to know that there is a one nearby. I researched Amber Films and found out about the films they have made and ones they are currently making. I also seen that there are ways on the website to help raise money to have a better production.

This is my powerpoint on Spiderman.