Editing

How do shots change?

•        Straight cut
•        Fade
•        Dissolve
•        Wipe
•        Iris

How is timed managed?

•        Is dead or redundant time cut out
•     Is  time slowed down e.g. slow motion

How is film space created?

•        Does the camera move uninterrupted through a room

        OR

•        Is there cutting to different shots of part of it?

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Editing is a main factor in TV dramas as it helps portray characters emotions and expressions on their faces. The type of scene it is (relaxed, tense, aggressive) depends on how the scene is edited.

In this scene a boy is portrayed as a character that has mental issues and comes across as someone who is dangerous. The clip is very tense; the immediate cuts to each characters face emphasises the stress the girls are feeling and helps the audience connect with them a sympathies with them as they are in a horrible position. When the girls try to take the gun away from the boy the editor produces really quick, choppy shots which helps portray mayhem. The many shots of them trying to get the gun also gives the audience time to question if they will be able to get the gun of the boy.

Most of the shots are CU shots which help symbolize the emotion on the characters face, and this really helps the audience see the tears on the peoples face. The ECU of the boy after he shoots Maxine highlights the boy’s confusion on what he has done; this shot also helps add to the thought of the boy being mentally ill.

Film Industry Factors

media, P/Pp/D/E on Prezi

Green Screening

Hotel Babylon clip

Race/Class

• Other races: audience empathises for the, as they are discriminated against
• White people are clearly the dominant race
• High angle: looks down upon immigrants shows authority/superior person
• Eye level: the audience sees eye to eye with the white people
• All of the immigrants are put into one very small room like they are insignificant

Sound

• Non-diegetic sound builds tension
• Music throughout the whole clio
• Diegetic: the shouting of the workers highlights their worry
• Knock on door then a long pause- creates tension for the audience
• Music is much slower at the end of the clip to portray emotion: sadness because a family member has been lost
• Music throughout reflects how you are supposed to be feeling

Mise-en-Scene

• Where the immigration workers lockers are situated looks very dirty/scruffy as if they arent looked after.
• Immigrants costumes contrast with those of a higher class
High class: suits, royal blues, very smart etc.
Immigrants: Ratty overalls
• Owner/manager of hotel is wearing a very smart/posh suit to emphasise her role
• Those working for the immigration patrol were wearing blazers to emphasise their higher role and higher class
• Police uniform: well known, authority, looked up too

Camera

• Panning shots
• Low angle when woman is on the floor for sympathy
• Pan up from hoover
• Tracking Shots
• Zoom into receptionist, we know the focus is on her

Editing

• Sharp, short cuts from each cut
•  Constant change of angle

Analysing Re-made clip

This is a video analysis of the re-made clip of waterloo road. I commented on the camera, editing, sound and mice en scene; it highlights some of the key factors of the clip and how it has enticed the audience to carry on watching.

Analysing Original Video

This is a video analysis of the original clip of waterloo road. I commented on the camera, editing, sound and mice en scene; it highlights some of the key factors of the clip and how it has enticed the audience to carry on watching.

Is the UK's Film Industry good or bad?

                     Is the UK's Film Industry good or bad?

Britain’s film industry has mixed opinions by certain people, some believe that Britain’s film industry is good at producing great movies and money; however some people believe it is not producing enough movies and the quality of the movies that are being produced are not to a high standard compared to the Hollywood movies for example.

                  Firstly, some people believe that Britain’s film industry is failing as there is strikingly low budgets, the production spend has gone down by 22% to £176m. In the film industry to produce great movies you have to spend a lot of money, compared to Hollywood movies that spent $258m on Spiderman 3. In the UK there were 46 films with budgets of more than £500,000 in production: 20 domestic features, nine inward investment films, and 17 co-productions – the lowest figure since the BFI began taking records in 2003. Another reason why people believe that the UK’s film industry is failing is simply on the amount of films that are being produced. The amount of films being produced in Britain has been the lowest since at least 2003; the number of films made was down from 87 in 2009 to 79 in 2010. Total films made in Britain, including Hollywood productions and co-productions, fell from 150 to 128 last year. The surprising thing about this is that the British watch more films across more platforms than ever before, with record receipts of £988m at the box office. So the fact that we are not making that many movies means that the supply for British movies is not meeting its demand.

                  On the other hand some people see the British film industry as a great boost to the economy and believe that when they want they can produce the best movies. The British film industry contributes £4billion to Britain’s GDP, which is a large sum of money. The British film industry not only helps the economy out with money, however supports over 35,000 jobs. Also in respond to the people who say Britain does not produce enough movies, last year independent British films took their largest market share in a decade, which illustrates that Britain does encourage people to produce/make movies. The box office it self also made over £1 billion for the first time, even though Britain doesn’t produce as many films as America, we still contribute to watching them and financially helping the market. Britain also has the highest amount of cinemas in comparison to Europe, this also proves that we have a lot of people in the country that enjoy and contribute to the film industry. The British film industry has also invested £160 million in movies and grossed £800 million, in other words every £1 we have invested we have got £5 in return. The films produced in Britain have won over 300 awards worldwide and have also won some of the most prestigious awards. This emphasises the fact that Britain have been clearly doing something correct if they have won all theses awards.

                  In conclusion I believe that the British film industry is at a better standard than the critics think. I believe it helps out the economy extremely, with the financial side and also the employment side. Overall I think that Britain’s film industry is good but far from perfect.

Final Copy of Waterloo Road Clip

  The camera angle at the beginning when the boy gets shot is a medium close up shot on his face, this shot helps illustrates the boy who got shot face expression and highlights his emotion of shock.
            The clip of the 360 camera shot of the teacher is a low angle shot which shows that the teacher has power and authority, the camera going round the teacher also has connotations of how the teacher is feeling, which is confusion. After the camera does a 360 around the teacher the camera inclines to the teachers level and does a close up shot, this is to signify the shock on the teachers face.
            The next shot is of the student running up to the teacher, this shot is an over the shoulder shot which makes the viewer feel a sense of involvement and part of the scene. This makes the reader enjoy the clip even more as if they feel in the actual scene they feel more involved.
            The next scene of a girl being held back by a teacher is a medium close up shot. The actual shot shows the emotion on the girl’s face which highlights that the girl is worried and scared for the boy who just came out of the school building.
            When the teacher runs into the building it is a long shot which shows the whole of her body. This signifies to the reader that she is running, the fact that she is running indicates to the audience that this is a serious matter as she is in a rush to get into the building.

Waterloo Road clip

 In the opening part of the clip the camera is at a medium shot to show the person has blood on his t-shirt; this implies that something serious is happening in this clip and the audience can see this by the camera showing the blood on his t-shirt. The camera is very shaky when viewing the boy with the gun, this makes it unclear to the viewer who shot the boy, also the camera shot only shows half of his face and it shows it quickly, this implies that the audience are not supposed to see who the boy with the gun is as they don’t show him for a long enough time.
        The next scene is of a crowd of the all the students of the school on the field, when they hear the gun shot they all start screaming. The camera helps make the atmosphere worrying and tense by doing sharp cuts on there faces, there are some close ups of teachers/students faces which emphasises their emotions, which is scared.
        The next shot is of a teacher who looks worried, the camera does a full 360 turn around her body and the shot is a medium close up. The 360 turn shows the teacher’s expression on her face, which is shock and also shows her view from were she is standing to where the students are. This makes the viewer feel part of the scene as they can see what the teacher can see. It also indicates that this woman is one of the main characters in the clip as the camera is focusing on her. The turn is also done in slow motion, which captures the atmosphere of the scene and helps the viewer feel part of the scene even more.
        The very long shot of the students running away from the school building highlights how serious this situation is as the audience see how many students are outside and that the whole school has to be evacuated from the school.
        When the boy comes outside of the school the camera is focused on the teacher and then blurs and then focus on the boy running out of the school. This allows the viewer to see the expression/emotion on the teachers face and then shows the viewer that the boy has now come out of the school all in one shot, this is a very affective camera shot.  
The camera shot of the teacher holding a student back is a big close-up, which really highlights the emotion on the girls face when she sees this boy come out of the school with blood on his white t-shirt. The camera shot helps emphasis that she is worried and sad about the boy who just came out, this signifies that the boy means something to her.
       When the camera goes back onto the teacher, Rachel, it is a low angle shot, which indicates to the viewer that this teacher has power and authority. This is shown straight after as she runs into the school when the boy with the gun is still in there.

Haydon Hills, School Drama

analysing camera shots in school drama

 In the opening part of the clip the camera is at a medium shot to show the person has blood on his t-shirt; this implies that something serious is happening in this clip and the audience can see this by the camera showing the blood on his t-shirt. The camera is very shaky when viewing the boy with the gun, this makes it unclear to the viewer who shot the boy, also the camera shot only shows half of his face and it shows it quickly, this implies that the audience are not supposed to see who the boy with the gun is as they don’t show him for a long enough time.
        The next scene is of a crowd of the all the students of the school on the field, when they hear the gun shot they all start screaming. The camera helps make the atmosphere worrying and tense by doing sharp cuts on there faces, there are some close ups of teachers/students faces which emphasises their emotions, which is scared.
        The next shot is of a teacher who looks worried, the camera does a full 360 turn around her body and the shot is a medium close up. The 360 turn shows the teacher’s expression on her face, which is shock and also shows her view from were she is standing to where the students are. This makes the viewer feel part of the scene as they can see what the teacher can see. It also indicates that this woman is one of the main characters in the clip as the camera is focusing on her. The turn is also done in slow motion, which captures the atmosphere of the scene and helps the viewer feel part of the scene even more.
        The very long shot of the students running away from the school building highlights how serious this situation is as the audience see how many students are outside and that the whole school has to be evacuated from the school.
        When the boy comes outside of the school the camera is focused on the teacher and then blurs and then focus on the boy running out of the school. This allows the viewer to see the expression/emotion on the teachers face and then shows the viewer that the boy has now come out of the school all in one shot, this is a very affective camera shot. 
The camera shot of the teacher holding a student back is a big close-up, which really highlights the emotion on the girls face when she sees this boy come out of the school with blood on his white t-shirt. The camera shot helps emphasis that she is worried and sad about the boy who just came out, this signifies that the boy means something to her.
       When the camera goes back onto the teacher, Rachel, it is a low angle shot, which indicates to the viewer that this teacher has power and authority. This is shown straight after as she runs into the school when the boy with the gun is still in there.

analysing waterloo road clip

 How the camera portrays certain characters
In the opening part of the clip the camera angle was looking down on the three people walking up the stairs, which indicates people looking down on them, and emphasizing people belittling them. When they get up the stairs they see a women and they ask where a certain teacher is, this teacher also looks down on them and makes them feel small. The camera shot was a ‘over the shoulder’ shot, which give the viewer a feeling of being part of the conversation. Then when the teacher chases the three people down the stairs there is shot of the teacher looking down on them again; this signifies that the three people are still being looked down on.
 The camera angle is a low shot in the scene of the teacher speaking to the students as he is on a little stage; this signifies authority and power, which teachers tend to have on students. When the three people come into the scene and start talking to another teacher the camera is a ‘over the shoulder’ shot, which makes the viewer feel right in the middle of the conversation.

Camera Shots

 extreme close-up (ECU)

 big close-up (BCU)

 close-up(CU)

 medium close-up (MCU)

 medium shot (MS)

 medium long shot (MLS)

 long shot (LS)

 very long shot (VLS)

 two shot (could be CU/MCU/MS)

 'over the shoulder shot'

 interviewers look into space in the frame

(and towards the interviewer)

 moving subject walks into space

 high angle shot (looking down)

 low angle shot (looking up)

tilted frame

meaning of photo

 What this picture represents:

The close up (CU) shot is to emphasis my emotions/feelings; in this case it highlights some of my expressions that suggest I am shocked and surprised. My eyes are wide open and my eyebrows are raised, this is a common trait that when someone is shocked, and therefore I look even more shocked when it is a CU. Also my hands are over my mouth indicates that I am surprised as this is another trait people often do when in astonishment.  

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