Imran A-level Media

  this blog showed me a behind the scene of how a film is made , the director doesn't just go to set and film It showed me the planning needed to create a film and how when im making my final film I could use this risk assessment to be able to plan and make my set a safe environment  

  At first when I had the idea to shoot my film based of a dream I immediately knew I was gonna need a bed to shoot so me and Mr Armstrong went to look around the school and he gave me his opinion of the place and how I could create effect and suspense in the film  I choose this room in  Boarding House at Ellesmere College  as it had only 2 windows which was gonna be useful for me as I dint want much light  I then wanted to play around with my camera angles at the sink which I was able to pull off by some miracle but I did get a shot of the character looking at the mirror and the camera captured it but I didn't use it in my film as I thought it had no meaning behind it and would be pointless  I then came to the thought of the antagonist who needed a weapon and handily the golf club was just standing there to be picked so we looked at the corridor and saw where we could place the camera and how we could be able to get enough lighting for the audience to be a...

this shows how I was able to plan how I'm going to shoot my film while also working on my storyboarding skills (I'm not the best drawer)  

  Call Sheet   Production name THE NIGHTMARE  Shoot Date 30 th  November/ 1 st  December  Call time: 9:10 – 10:10 Call location: Boarding House at Ellesmere College   Location1:    St.lukes( Boarding House at Ellesmere College)  BE6  Location2:   St. Lukes( Boarding House at Ellesmere College)  BE block corridor top floor  Location3:   St.lukes( Boarding House at Ellesmere College)   Location4:     Location5:     Crew and actors   name contact   Orson oroke  Orson.ororke@gmail.com   Daniel woolamm  Dan.woolam@yahoo.co.uk   Rufus Taylor  Rufus.tyalor@icloud.com   Imran Ismail  Im.ismail@gmail.com       Equipment List equipment Camera tri-pod Camera no 8  Michrophone     contact Props and Costumes Golf club    Golf bag    Suit              Shooting Schedule Time ...

what is an antagonist ? a person who actively  opposes  or is  hostile  to someone or something; an adversary. These are the antagonists from many films, games, TV shows, songs, and books of the horror genre. Monsters, ghosts, ghouls, vampires, zombies, demons, werewolves, cannibals, psychopaths, killers, mutants and aliens Examples from horror film include : Dracula.  Hannibal Lecter Frankenstein's Monster Norman Bates Michael Myers.  Candyma Ghostface Freddy Krueger   REFLECTION :  this blog gave me a look at the opposite of a protagonist which is an antagonist and what different kinds of antagonist in horror films . it has also showed me the key elements to be able to select the right atop and costume for my antagonist in my final film 

Binary opposition theory  (A picture of Levi Strauss) A notion of "binary opposites" was put forth by French anthropologist Levi Strauss in the 1900s. According to this idea, most media narratives, including those in novels and movies, feature key characters who are in opposition to one another. These polar opposites serve to introduce contrast, advance the story, and thicken the storyline. Binary opposites can be main characters , or colours , or anything that are complete opposite to each other  Good/bad  Light/dark  Day/night  For example  Batman the dark night  From this picture I can depict 2 binary opposites , Good vs Evil and Dark vs light  with batman being the dark with his all black costume while still being the good guy  while joker is the light in the picture but is the Evil 

As I am new to media studies , one of the ares I needed to get right was the mastering and understanding of the key words and the denotations . As I am studying film opening I decided to to start with film posters . this will really help me to get the hang of the key words and get a better understanding of the codes and conventions of horror using my research into this task . firstly I gave the denotations of a film poster using the key terms to be able to give labels to every aspect of the poster and the codes in a poster . I learned that each element has a specific term that is different to our every day vocabulary . I have gotten a hang of them but need to continue to practise to fully master all of them  I then had a look at the connotations of the denotations of the film poster explaining what I personally interpreted from the images in the poster and how the director is trying to give clues , hint and ideas . This showed me how intentional every part of the poster is  Th...

 storyboard  REFLECTION :  this was my first attempt at storyboarding it showed me how to be able to plan my films by drawing and explaining the shot with sound , I will definitely be storyboarding for my final task 

 As i had just wrapped up editing and filming my short film I had the idea to create  a little film poster using the denotations learned from my previous class and put them into my own piece of work 

  lighting in horror  low-key lighting  Horror movies frequently employ low-key lighting because of the effects it produces. The dark tone and shadows created by this lighting are appropriate for a horror movie; they increase anxiety because of the film's eerie, enigmatic mood and limit how much of the setting and people are revealed. Through the use of shadows and muted colours, it establishes the tenor, the mood, and a perilous relationship with mystery. (an example of low key lighting used in a film) high-key lighting  apart from low-key lighting horror producers can also use high key lighting , this helps to :  - The lights utilised produce a light hue and are particularly bright.  - To illuminate the entire scene, the lights are frequently placed high above.  - Because the lights are placed high above, they don't need to be changed, making it simple to film continuously.  - Makes use of several hot light sources (fluorescent soft lights)....

  REFLECTION :  this task was an eye opener on how the directors of 28 days later where able to start their film with a dis-equilibrium and use a dark ocular palette in the first opening scenes . this was useful to learn as it helps me have a clear picture on how I would start my film if I decided to start with a dis-equilibrium . this blog also helped me be able to write down the denotations and connotations of the motion picture which would further improve my media grammar 

REFLECTION :  This blog I can say might have been the most useful it showed the basics and the essentials need in a film nit just horror films but all film genres . this blog showed me that I need to get a eye catching film title for my final film

  James wan  James Wan who was born 26 February 1977 , is an Australian director, producer, screenwriter and comic book writer. He has primarily worked in the horror genre as the co-creator of the Saw and Insidious franchises and the creator of The Conjuring Universe .Made his first film in 2004 with the saw franchise  He attended RMIT University ; he graduated from RMIT with a Bachelor of Arts in Media in 1998. Outside of horror, Wan directed Furious 7 , the seventh installment of the Fast & Furious franchise, and the DC Extended Universe superhero films Aquaman and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom . Movies include :   The saw   Budget : 1.2 million USD Total gross profit : $103.9 million  The conjuring universe  Budget : 20 million USD Total gross profit : $2 billion (The highest grossing franchise ) Fast and furious 7  Budget : $250 million Total gross profit : $1.5 billion Wan is also the founder of film and television productio...