Photograph evaluation

Me and two others were given the task of taking 8 still images with a camera. The still images had to be off someone walking towards a door and then through. The challenge was to make the still images as interesting and exciting as possible. At first the task seemed impossible , until we started to look at the different techniques we could use and also the many different camera angles we could use. When making decisions on what we were going to we all wrote down ideas on our working pads and then we all came together and shared our ideas. We listened and discussed each possibility until we finally came to a conclusion. We decided to go for a dramatic theme to try and make the photos more exciting. We quickly drew up a story board which included what each shot looked look and what the shot was called. Once we had done that we started on the project. We started with a shot of the legs. We then built up to the torso and then the face. The reason for this was to make a dramatic atmosphere , like someone being unveiled. the shots were all close ups which added to that. We then done a behind the shoulder shot and a close up of the door being opened. We need to make sure that the frames run smoothly , so we kept this in mind while taking pictures. After we had to the pictures we placed them on the computer and made sure they all ran smoothly , which they did. Overall we all worked well as a team and we turned a boring plot into an exciting and dramatic story.

Juno

Over the summer I watched a film by Jason Reitman called Juno. Juno is an academy award winning film about a young girl who falls pregnant but decides to give the child away. The intelligent comedy covers a range of different topics, some of which are very sensetive , e.g teengae pregnancy. I believe this is why this film was such a success in box office. It uses a mixture of comedy and seriousness to pass the messgae across to the audience. The naarartive is also very unique int he way it build up differnt story lines as the film goes on. The charcters are also a reflection to a modern day teenager which will appeal to a younger audience. You can see that not much money was spent on this film but it shows that you dont need money to make quality. The film is well structured and the setting for the film suits perfectly.Young adults will be able to realte to the actors and as the film goes on you will see the characters turn into adults which may inspire other young adults.

British Tv Dramas

British Tv dramas varey from a wide range of different genre. These include your typical Sci-fi dramas, such as Dr.Who, to your more heart pounding crime dramas such as the Bill. Each genre follows their own set of codes and conventions. If you take Eastendrs for example you will notice that most relationships dont last more then a few month. This is for the simple fact that if everyone played happy familys there would be nothink interesting to watch. If you compare a teen soap like Skins and compare it to a programme like Heartbeat which is a family drama you will notice the difference in language. Were Skins is a teen soap the language used needs to relate to modernday teenages. This also goes for costumes and characters. Were heartbeat is more of a family drama so the laguage used will be more appropriate for a family audience. You will also notice that in dramtic dramas such as Holby the camera angles used build tension and create atmosphere. You will notice more close up's,long shots and many other camera angles.