Olivia's media blog

  Introduction We were tasked with analyzing the classic horror film "Scream" (1996). We were looking for symbolic codes within the opening scene, and typical conventions within Horror films. Our main observation was how the character was portrayed as innocent with connotations of purity, through her clothing and actions. We also picked up on the popcorn reflecting the rising tensions in the scene, as her fear levels rise so does the packet of popcorn. The scene ends with the girl dead, and the popcorn in flames. My annotations for the scene is below. This task familiarised us with some more film terminology, and was one of the first instances we were able to practise analysising a film opening.

  Introduction We were instructed to analyse a scene from Breaking Bad. I focused on deconstructing the shots and finding meaning encoded within. I then wrote about the meaning created by camera, mise-en-scene, editing and sound. Progressing emotions Analysis Practise essay How does the Breaking Bad clip create meaning through the use of camera, mise-en-scene, editing and sound? Throughout the clip the director uses camera, mise-en-scene, editing and sound to show how the teacher is undermined by Chad, the student. Towards the beginning of the clip, the power is held by Walter, the teacher. This is shown predominantly through camera angles. The teacher is mainly the focus of all the shots, or it shows him standing in front of a classroom of students. He is displayed with a slight low angle, which indicates he is more powerful. When the class is displayed there is a slight high angle which exaggerates his height over the sitting students and further indicates he holds the power over t

  Introduction We were given the task of creating a scene depicting a conversation, where the power dynamic is clear before a power shift occurs. With the help of my team, we decided to film an interrogation between a police officer and a delinquent. We tried to use a variety of techniques to show the power dynamic within the scene, including camera angles, lighting and negative space.  Pre-production Shot analysis Final product

Introduction We were given the task of recreating a scene from Jurassic park (1993), when two children are eating dinner before being interrupted by a dinosaur. This scene had multiple challenges to overcome, as we didn't have CGI, the right props or the right setting. This meant that in order to get our recreation as accurate as possible, we had to focus on camera movements and experimenting with what was around us, to try capture the same effect that the movie had. Pre-production Props  Setting   Post-production     Editing       Final product