Introduction. In this blog post I will be researching Netflix, the company chosen as the “client” for our A1 Fantasy brief. The brief is to create a 15 second long intro sequence for a made up fantasy TV show to pitch to Netflix. Overview of Netflix. Netflix is a streaming service that was originally created […]
A1 Theory & Research
Representation
What is Representation? What is a Stereotype? The Male Gaze. The Male Gaze is a theory that dissects how audiences look at visual representations in film, advertising and art. Its the idea that women are depicted as sexual objects and only seen from the perspective of a heterosexual man. The Bechdel Test. The […]
Fantasy Research: Technical Analysis of a Fantasy Title Sequence – What We Do in the Shadows.
Introduction. For our fantasy brief, we were tasked with analysing the intro or opening scene of a fantasy tv show. The show that i chose was What We Do in the Shadows. I chose this show because i have been watching it recently and really enjoying it, and i know a lot more about this […]
AC1: Title Sequence Research.
Introduction As part of the research for the A1 fantasy assignment, we researched title sequences as a class in our Theory and Industry lesson. The tv show intro sequence that we analysed as a class in this lesson was the intro to Shadow and Bone. Shadow and Bone 1st watch Camera Work: eastablishing shot of […]
narrative – theory and industry.
Introduction. in this lesson, we learned about the narrative of movies and tv. this will give us a basic knowledge foundation to help structure and build up our own narratives and stories from. Narratvie, plot and story. narrative is the art of storytelling – how a story is told. a plot is what is visibly/audibly […]
the morning show analysis.
How does this opening scene build up tension? (think lighting and sound) Through the panning camera shots that look as if they’re leading your eye to something of importance. They build up the ambient train sounds, and use low bass notes to emphasize tension. The lighting is low key and dark, and they use side […]
sound and editing – theory and industry.
opening tv show theme task. fantasy sounding theme. (the witcher) drums: sound like war drums horns: booming and dramatic strings to add suspence other fantasy theme. (game of thrones) low chellos providing the main melody. it’s driven by a sense of drama and excitement. sounds of swords swishing – indicates a fight and struggle. booming […]
cinematography notes
shot types extreme wide/long shot used as an establishing shot to show the setting of a film/tv show. emphasis on location. wide/long shot used to show a character’s whole body. emphasis on location and subject. mid shot used to show a character from the waist up emphasis on subject. close-up used to reveal character’s facial […]
online lesson. current state of the vfx industry.
blacklisting: a blacklist is a list of people or companies who are banned from working at a specific company or in an industry. it is used as a punishment for someone that has done something bad enough to not be trusted to work in the industry again. e.g someone who leaked a movie is no […]
more genre theory.
Neale’s theory is that films in a genre should include conventions that are typical of the genre (like the horror genre) so that the audience know that its a film of that genre, but also should include features that are different, to keep the audicence interested. i agree with this theory, based on the work […]