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Notorious ..

There is a mixture of lighting used in this extract for the trailer of Notorious.

Firstly there is low key lighting used specifically around the character when he is in the club, this connotes suspense enabling the audience to think that there is an absorbing story behind the charatcer therfore allowing the audience to watch the film in order for them to know what his story is.

Also when the main character is standing on the stage, there is low key lighting on him whereas there is high key lighting upon the audience. This connotes that the audience makes him who he is , they are his light and they make him a better person.

When the main character is with a woman in the trailer, which could be his lover, there is a use of top lighting. As most of the trailer is in low key lighting and some specific bits of high key lighting, the top lighting used in this specific scene shows that she is a main attraction to him and connotes their love as it shows the features of how in love they are when talking to one another and the features of their smiles towards one another.

Also when he is a child there is a use of high key lighting. This is used when he is outside walking and rapping to himself. This therfore makes the scene more realistic and depicts the scene of a sunny day. Also this is where his talent is discovered therfore maing it more of a happier and dramatic type of scene.

Still image from Wrong Turn

In this still image there is lwo key lighting and high key lighting, however to a much more dramtic extent there is low key lighting.

The low key lighting is used upon the characters portrayed as the evil type. This therfore shows how the vitim has been victimised and how evil they really are.

However, even though the charatcers are portrayed with low key lighting there is also filler light thtat brings out the props used by them. For example the knifes and blades or saws used in their hands. The reason for this is so that the audience can see what type of weapons they are using, and how they are using them upon human beings. Also backlighting is used behind the character on the elft, in order to bring out the weapon he is using.

Top lighitng is used in this still image, upon the woman lying on the table. The reason for this is to connote how normal and beautiful she was, this therfore makes the audience want to know and see how she came about to end up dead.

!... Film Noir .. !

Film Noir ..

Film noir refers to a *black film*.

Meaning that most of the film is focused upon low key lighting and certain elements of black and white.

Genres...

Gangster

Horror

Western

Film Noir focuses on the darker side of modernity. The film usually focuses on criminal acts film that involve some type of crime.

Some Noir Directors ..

> Abraham Polonsky

> Jules Dassin

> Fritz Lang

> Billy Wilder

Film Noir types of films usually focus upon a male distinctive male character who is often a victim or female-fatale.

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Analysis of Mise en scene for Three Different Genres

> Horror/Action

> Dance

> Commedy


Van Helsing ...




You Got Served..




Soul Plane ..



Costume .. The costumes used in all 3 movie posters are completely different . Firstly in Van Helsing the main character wheres some kind of cape type coat which portrays that he is some kind of hero to mankind as cape jackets connote supheroes. Secondly in You Got Served poster the characters are wearing casual type clothing. As the poster shows a group of young adults showing off their talents, the clothing connotes relaxation and everyday types of scenes. Lastly the costumes used in Soul Plane are affective to the characters they play. For example one of the characters is dressed in a pilots outifit whereas the other character is dressed in a purple casual tracksuit. This therfore shows the audience that the film is consistent with different types of characters.

Lighitng .. The lighting used in both You Got Served and Van Helsing are both low key lighting. The low key lighting in Van Helsing is paticuallaly around the setting and charatcers. This conntoes mystery and suspense about the adventure the characters are set out to undertake. The low key lighting used in You Got Served is mainly focused in the backlight setting. The reason for this is to portray that when the talent is being performed it is usually at night, the ligthing can also connote that behind the talent is a dark side.
However the lighting in the Soul Plane poster is very light and bright. The film genre is also comedy, the light therfore connotes smiles and happiness.

Actors .. The actors played in Van Helsing come acrross as some kind of superheroes. The reason for this is ebcause of the clothign worn and the position poses they are standing, the posture shows that they are standing in a way to fight any evil. Also the actor that plays the main character in Van Helsing is also one of the main characters in Xmen, therfore gaingin more of a reason for people to watch the movie. In the film XMen the same actor palyed a shuperhero based character. The actors in You Got Served are shown that they are part of a team and friendship. The audience therfore gain the idea that the film is abotu teamwork and some scenes will be based upon friendship. The actors in Soul Plane make the audience think much more. The reason for this is because each character is portayed in a much more different way which connotes to the audience that the film is going to be based upon different types of people communicating with people that don't usually communicate with each other.

Make-Up .. In all 3 posters it is extremely difficult to tell whether or not the characters are wearing make up . The Van Helsing Poster is most difficult because the shot used is a mise en scene shot as it focusses on the whole setting rather than the actual characters. The You Got Served poster is however fully focussed upon male characters, sterotypically males are not sensed to wear make up, however this particular shot is very hard to notice whether or not they are wearing make up as it is not a close up shot. Lastly The Soul Plane poster dosen't show whether or not the characters are wearing make up, however there is one specific lady character who can be connoted as the sexual attraction in the movie, due to the short skirt she is wearing. Therfore the aduience may straight away assume that she wears make up in order to live up to her sexual attraction type of character.

Props .. There are no props used in the You Got Served Poster. There are however props used in both Van Helsing and Soul Plane posters. Firstly in Van Helsing the props used are weapons. This therfore straight away connotes that they will be fighting evil demons or saving man kind. The props used in Soul Plane is that certain characters are holding champagne glasses, this connotes humour as the plane will be supplying alchol and the humourous side of a plane journey being fun rather than scary.

Setting .. The setting used in all 3 posters are completley different. Firstly Van Helsing is set in some kind of dark gloomy castle. This straight away connotes the fictional purpose from the purpose that evil is usually inside a gloomy based castle. The setting used in You Got Served id in some kind of causal based hall or arena where people can show off their talents. Again this connotes the evryday life that the young youth go through today. Lastly the setting used in Soul Plane is not really shown to the extent to where the film is based. The image of the plane in the background connotes that the film is based in a plane, also the name conludes that the film is based in a plane, However the poster dosent definatly show the setting of the plane.


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Costumes .. The main character being shown on the poster is wearing a suit or a tuxedo. This therfore connotes the rich and wealthy side of the charatcer and shows the audience that the film may be connected along the terms of being wealthy or linked to the theme of money and pride.
Also the genre of the film is an auto biography film based upon gangster and action. Therfore the idea of the main charatcer beign in a suit again connotes somewhat of a buissness man.

Lighting.. There is one main type of lighting in this poster. This is low key lighting. This is shown specifically around the character, this connotes suspense enabling the audience to think that there is an absorbing story behind the charatcer therfore allowing the audience to watch the film in order for them to know what his story is.

Actors.. The main character in this film is playing the role of Notorious B.i.G. The posture of his position connotes that he sees himself higher than other people or has some kind of gangster talent. Also the pose that the charatcer is doing connotes that he is showing his respect to a specific someone by saluting them with his hat.

Make - up .. In this particual poster it is hard to tell wheather or not the charatcer is wearin make up, sot he audience in relation to looking at the character are more likely to take focus into what he is wearing rather than his make up. For example his shades and hat.

Props .. The props used in this poster is the hat and shades. The hat conntoes some kind of royalty and wealth as it is worn in order to show the richness and welathy outcome of his life. Also the sunglasses connote his identity being hidden to a certain extent, the audience can therfore become aware that he has some kind of rivals or uncertainty about his life and living conditions.

Setting .. The setting is not really shown in this poster, however the tightness of the shot can
be reffered tot he audience that the film focuses mainly on this charatcer being in tight situations and making life threatning situations.


Target Audience .. The audience that this film is mainly focused at would be those who have some kind of interest in the life of The Notorious B.I.G formally known as Christopher Wallace. Also the film may be educated at those who have an ambition in the music carrer or those who enjoy ganster action type movies. The age range that this film would be related at would be 18-30 mainly due to the sex and crime type of topics.

Genre .. The film genre for this film is mainly ganster, however to a certain extent the genre of action can be linked to it. The reason for this is because the image of the main charatcer staright away connotes some type of gangster genre however the roles played in the film and the storyline behind it shows that there will be different types of action scenes throughout the movie.

Type of Shot/ Image .. The type of shot used in this poster is an extreme close up shot. The reason for this is so that the audience can see the characters extreme facial expressions.


Typography .. The typography used around this poster is used in gold. The gold therfore connotes rich wealth and the ambition to gain wealth throughout his lifetime. The tagline used in this poster is * No Dream is too Big * . This tagline therfore connotes to the audience that the film is about suceeding and believing in your dreams.


What the film may be about ? .. The film is based on the life of Christopher Walace aka The Notorious B.I.G. Therfore the film will be about his narratives about violent life on the streets and how he became the man he was.



The Offiicil Trailer for * Notorious *

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Case Study

F a ll o u t ! ...

The Owners .. Organisations .. :) .. Fallout, is a feature-length as part of Channel 4's Disarming Britain series.

Fallout Set in London, stars Lennie James as Joe, a policeman returning to the estate he grew up on to investigate the murder of a black teenager.

Channel 4 !...

Channel 4 was first launched on 2nd November 1982. The organistaion that it is owned by is Channel 4 Television Corporation. The channel was originally founded in Wales.

Channel 4 is different to BBC And ITV as it focuses more on the mainstream side of programming rather than the society based culture. Channel 4 tends to show many American types of shows. The channel premiered shows such as Friends and ER.

Channel 4 follows the rules of the 2003 Communications Act

The Rules were as followed :

> demonstrates innovation, experiment and creativity in the form and content of programmes;

> appeals to the tastes and interests of a culturally diverse society

> makes a significant contribution to meeting the need for the licensed public service channels to include programmes of an educational nature and other programmes of educative value.

> exhibits a distinctive character

Channel 4 introduced their own personal channel called * Film4*

Film 4 Successfull Movies : ..

The Madness of King George

.. The Crying Game

.. Four Weddings And A Funeral

Developments ..

There have been many ways that channel 4 has kept up to date with the technology changes in the new media.

Firstly > Film4 has Film4 + 1. The reason for this is so that if people miss the beggining or the whole film, they can watch the film on film4+1 an hour later. This therfore gathers more audience as it allows them to have a choice to when they can watch something.

Also Channel 4 as a whole company has a organisation called * Channel 4 on Demand* .

Channel 4 on Demand, is the internet version of the company. The reason for this is that viewers can watch anything they have missed on television but instead online. This again gains more viwers as they able to explore the variety of media given to them, not only by television.

Channel 4 Finance ..
From the 31st December 2005, Channel 4's Total Revenue was £894.3 million .. £735.2 million of that money was focused on the channel itself, whereas the remainder of that money was upon * Film4* and *New Media* Such as Channel 4 On Demand.

F a ll o u t .

The film Fallout was part of Channel 4's Disarming Britain Campaign.

The Campaign Showed Channel 4 take an unflinching look at the increasing use of violence and weapons by young people on our nation's streets.

Facing up to some uncomfortable truths about gun and knife crime, the season explores the effect of this disturbing trend on offenders, victims and society at large.

The Disarming Britain season features a number of TV programmes, Films and special online features.

Fallout is a passionate and powerful reflection on race and law and order in the wake of the murders of Stephen Lawrence and Damilola Taylor.

Channel 4 also teamed up with a popular sharing web2.0 site called BEBO. The reason for this was so that young people could interact with the dangers in our society through the internet they have a popular link to.

Disarming Britain Trailer ....

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Simran's Paragraph ...


http://sim92x.blogspot.com/
" The sounding that they have used in this trailer is mostly Non Diegetic, i think that they have done this to create more of an effect which grabs the audiences attention makinging them want to finish watching the trailer to watch the whole movie. They have music playing in the background through out most of the trailer with sounds of beats making it more tense as if someones heart is racing, they have also used rock/metal music which makes it seem more dramatic. Not only that but they have the odd parts were someone is speaking such as when one of the actors quote "Hello, Hello" making it seem a suspence trying to figure out who is there. "


" The Sounding used in this trailer is mostly Non Digetic and realistic to the genre of the film which is horror. The sounding being non digetic therfore creates more of an effect on the audience as it grabs their attention staright away and this allows them to want to watch the trailer until the end as well as the actual film. The rock/metal music creates a deeper impact as it has a fast pace which connotes a type of 'busy' movie, in the horror genre this connotes alot of deaths and gruesome activites throughout the film. Also the fact that rock/metal music is being played shows that the film will rleate to a horro type of music as most horror films are backed up by some kind of rock music soundtrack.

WWW > Good use of media termonology was used.

EBI > Spelling and elaborate on points with a clearer prespective.

Yasmin's Paragraph ...

http://yassiemedia.blogspot.com/

"The setting of the trailer was set in the deprived areas of west London. A reason for setting the trailer in this area is because west London is generally where most crime happens and by setting the trailer in west London it is again represented to their target audience. Also there were sum shots in the trailer where it was set in the back of alley ways; this is where most young people hang around."

" The Setting of the trailer is set in West London. The specific area of West Lodnon that the traielr focuses on is the more deprived urban areas. The reason for this is because West London is genreally where the mos crimes in Britain are taken place today, and also where there are alot of young boys aspiring to face their dreams in rapping. The trailer therfore will aspire a specific target audience such as youuth boys with a hope for a music career. Also in the trailer there were specific shots set in alley ways, this connotes the urban side and the deprived areas that the film was set in. This alos inloves the youth audience as alley ways are stereotypical place that youngsters are seen to be around."

WWW> Went into more depth about the actual settings with meaning.#

EBI> More detail and media termonology.

Jehrique's Paragrpah ..

http://jehrique-mcqueen.blogspot.com/

"Lighting used is very dim; infact I didn't notice too many special effects in the trailer at all, however the content of the trailer makes up for this. Perhaps the lack of lighting was deliberate, in order to contrast the tnterviewee's feelings about the drug.. Or the drug itself."

" The lighting used throughout the trailer is very dim and dull. This connotes the fear and dullness that drugs has upon a person. The dull lighting connotes how scary and gloomy taking drugs is and in reality shows the negative otucomes of the taking parts in drugs. This therefore enables the viewers to learn the negative outcomes of drugs."

WWW> Good linking of points.
EBI > To much of basic points, elaborate more on points and need more media termonolgy.

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There Are Many Reasons Why *Concrete Angel* Attracts Me Personally, Furthermore There Are Many Features That Make *Concrete Angel* A Great Shrort Film. The Main Attraction In This Short Film Is The Abusive Behaviour Potrayed Against The Main Character By His Step Brother. The Topic And Crime Stories Behind Abusive And Domestic Violence In Households Nowadays Are Not Shown Or Reported, This Short Film Therfore Shows The Dangers That Invlove Poeple Suffering From Abusive Behaviour, And Also Shows How Scary And Popular Abusive Behaviour Is In Modern Society Today.

The Camera Movements In This Short Film Include A Wide Variety Of Shots. There Are Alot Of Close Ups Within The Short Film, Mainly On The Main Characters Face ( Curtis ), This Is Done In Order For The Audeince To Feel His Emotions, As The Close Ups Focus On Curtis's Facial Expresions. Also The Narrative Type Of View Is Shown From Long Distance Walks Or Slow Zooms Towards Curtis, This Shows They Story Is Based On Curtis's Life. Overall With The Subject Of Camera Shots, I Personally Thought The Close Up Shots Of Curtis's Face Inspired Me The Most As The Shots Empathised How He Felt And How His Emotions Were Portrayed Across To The Audience.

The Sound Within This Short Film Is Very Dramatic And Reliable To The Main Purpose Of The Short Film. The Beggining Of The Film Focuses On Curtis Lying In His Coffin, There Is Then Curtis's Voice Over Explaining Whether He Deserved To Die And What Kind Of Life He Had. The Voice Over Is A Symbolic And Important Key Concept In The Film As It Is A Personal Expreince And Can Also b Seen As A Real Life Story, Therefore Gaining More Viewers As Certain People May Be Or Have Experinced What Curtis Went Through. Also In Part 2 The Type Of Music Played Is Slow and Gloomy Or Dull. This Therfore Conottes The Fear Curtis Is Suffering And How Unhappy He Really Is.

The Mise En Scene Also Plays A Substantial Part In This Short Film. This Is Because It Enables The Audience To See The Type Of Setting The Film Is Set In And What Is Going On Around The Places Curtis Is In, Rather Than Focusing On What He Is Going Through, This Also Shows People That Are Going Through What Curtis Is Going Through, Whether Or Not They Are In The Exact Same Position As Him.

The Costume That Curtis And Manish(Stepbrother) Wear Are Very Formal. Throughout Most Of The Short Film Curtis Wears His School Uniform, Which shows That He Takes Part In Full Time Education. Also There Is A Sense Of Hope Because His Mum And Dad Tragically Passed Away And Curtis Going To School Shows That He Has Not Given Up On His Education And Is Determined To Fulfil His Needs In School. Manish Also Dresses In A Very Formal Way. Throughout The Film He Also Wears Some Kind Of Smart Suit, This Therefore Shows That Despite His Anger And Abusive Behaviour Towards Curtis, Manish Still Has Some Kind Of Job Or Occupation Involving A Suit Type Of Clothing.

The Lighting In The Film Connotes Each Character With A Certain Meaning. Firstly When The Camera Focuses On Manish The Lighting Is Usually Dark And Dim. This Therefore Connotes A Scary Type Of Hatred From Him Towards Curtis. The Lighting Also From Curtis’s Perspective Manish Is Seen As Fearful And A Much More Higher Gain Of Respect And Adolescence. Also The Violent Effect Of The Abusive Behaviour Taken Out By Curtis From Manish Is Shot In A Dark Setting. This Also Connotes How Serious The Matter Is And How Dark The Violent Conduct Is.

The Body Language Portrayed From Both Characters Was Amazing. I Personally Believe The Best Concept Within These Characters Was Tat Manish Was Extremely Much Taller Than Curtis Which Therefore Gained A Higher Role And Easier Target To Abuse Curtis.

The Main Make up Used in This Film Was Done in Order to Gain Bruises on Curtis’s Face from the Bruising That Manish Had Left Him.

The Setting Used In This Film Consisted Of A Home, A Funeral Home, And A School.The School Is A Crucial Setting In The Film As It Shows How Curtis Went To School In Order To Be Free From His Step Brother And The Violence, The Home Therefore Is Seen As Where He Gets Abused And The Funeral Home Shows Just How Serious Abusive Behaviour Cane Be And Just How Far Certain People Will Go. Also The Beginning Of The Film Starts With The Present Tense As It Shows Curtis In His Coffin, Therefore Enabling The Audience To Carry On Watching The Film And How Curtis Ended Up Dead. Furthermore The Film Cane Be Taken Away As a Real Life Situation And All The Settings Used Are Hide Away Places Where People Are Seriously Abused In Everyday Life.

The Title *Concrete Angel* Connotes A Wide Range of Different Meanings. Firstly The Word *Angel* Connotes Someone Of Good Will And Innocence. However Linking To The Film The Word Angel Connotes How Realistically Innocent Curtis Is And The Unfair Treatment He Is Sadly Suffering. The Word *Concrete* Connotes Something Hard And Strong And Reliable. However Linking To The Film The Word Connotes The Hard Punches Curtis Received And How Strong He Still Was To Go To School And Carry On Living His Life In Fear.

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Film ... " K i d u l t h oo d "



Tv Show... " F a ll o u t "




Radio Drama .. "UK Black 1 XTRA"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/tx/documentaries/young_armed_terrified.shtml

The Three Texts I Have Chosen To Reaserch Are: Kidulthood, Fallout and UK BLack 1Xtra.
The Main Thing That All These 3 Types Of Texts Have In Common Is That They All Focus On The Young Balck Youth Of Today And The Things They Go Through In Commonly Everyday Life.

Kidulthood...

Before Adulthood comes Kidulthood..

Kidulthood Focuses On A Young Boy From West London Called * Trife * . Trife Lives On A Day To Day Struggle. He Finds Himself Trapped And Confused Between The Worlds Of His School Friends, The Girl He Loves and The Draw Of His Powerful and Dangerous Uncle.

The Film Potrays Todays Youth Culture, Involving Drugs, Guns, Kinfes, Violence and Sex. The Fiom Focuses On What Life Really Is Like For 21st Century Teenagers.

The Film Was Directed By Menhaj Huda, Produced By George Issac And The Main Actor And Also ScreenWritter Is Noel Clarke.

The Film Was Relased On march 3 2006 And Distributed By Revolver Entertainment.

Fallout...

Fallout Was Part Of Disarming Britain Project On Channel 4 In Order For Viewers To See The Increasing Use Of Violence And Weapons That Young People In Britain Today.

The Documentary/Short Film Was A One Off Spin Off And Represents Youth Culture & Gang crimes in Deprived Areas Today.

It Was Set In London And Stars Lennie James As Joe Who Plays A Policeman Returning To The Estate He Grew Up On To Investigate The Murder Of A Black Teenager.

Distributed By Channel 4.

UK Black 1Xtra..

BBC Radio 1Xtra Is A Digital UL Radio From The BBC Specialising In New Black Music.

The Radio Also Has Documentaries That Focus On The Black Community And Intervews From A Wide Range Of Black Stars Doing Well For Themselves.

How They Are All Promoted :

> http://www.channel4.com/news/microsites/D/disarming_britain/fallout.html

> http://www.kidulthood.co.uk/

> http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/tx/documentaries/young_armed_terrified.shtml

> http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdoKD4gTQ2c

> On DAB Digital Radio, SKY 0137, Freeview 701, Virgin 907

The Things That All 3 Texts Have In Common Is Quite Obvious, That They All Focus On The Black Community. The Simlarity Between All 3 Texts Is That They Inlvolve Violence, Crime And Street Weapons Such As Guns Or Knifes. Kidulthood Therfore Became A Popular Film As It Focused On 21st Century Teenagers And What They Have To Go Through In Everyday Life. Also Fallout Was Very Similar To Kidulthood Which Also Made It Successful. Another Way In Which These Texts Were Similar Was That They All Had There Own Personal Wesbites In Order To Gain Viewers Too See What There Film,Documentary Or Radio Was About.

However There Are Ways That The Texts Differ From One Another. One Main Example Would Be That Fallout And Kidulthood Focus On Certain Areas Whereas The Radio Documentary Called * Young, Armed And Terrified * Focuses On Different Areas Across The UK And Different Living Conditions Throughout The UK.

" A Rapper's Ambition "

Sound ... The sound is an up beat tempo track and is played throughout the whole trailer. The beat is also linked to todays type of "rapping" as it portays "grime" which is a youthful type of music in todays society.

Timing.. The timing for this trailer is 2.06, throughout the trailer the shots and scences shown are fast and snappy, so this therfore enables the viewer to watch the whole trailer, and because it is 2.06 it dosent drag on, but instead leaves a dramatic effect upon the audience.

Language.. The langugae used in this trailer are seen as "ghetto" and "roudy" . The reason for this is because the trailer focuses on two young men who are determined to acheive there goals in rapping and in order to do so they talk and act in a certain way, and in this case "ghetto". The setting is alos shot in a deprived urban area in West Lodnon which has a bigger impact of the type of way they speak.

Camera Shots.. In this particular trailer the main shots used are close ups. This is in order to gain certain facial expressions from the characters in order for the audience to relate to them. The second main type of shot used in this trailer is "Mise En Scene". The reason for this is so that the audience can be shown what type of area the film is shot in and what type of things are around the characters.

Lighting .. The lighting in this trailer is mainly dark and dim. The reason for this is because it shows how dark the characters lives are at the moment and it automatically gives the audience the idea that the setting is an urban deprived area.

Overall the message that the trailer gives to the audiecne is that the film focuses on young people trying their best to acheive their goals and beliefs in certain talents. The music scene is also an important and popular value in todays society according to the youth. This therfore realates to the audience and gains attention to watching the film.