Photography Task

 

This is a long shot, it shows her whole body which helps get a better idea of her playful pose and face.

This is a medium shot, it shows her from about waist up. You can see her arms and facial expression pretty clearly.

This is a close up, it clearly shows her smile and also in her eyes you can see it is a real smile and not a forced emotion.

Fun with Fonts

 This font looks like something that would be used for the title of a children's story, and is quite a childish looking font.

This font looks like it would be used for the title of a love film. It is cursive and looks quite a mature font.

This font looks like it would be used for the title of a horror book/film. It looks quite creepy and also quite paranormal.

Cultural context in the media

 Cultural Context:

There is clear cultural context in this poster. It is advertising the Japanese Grand Prix, and you can see the Japanese flag, as well as Mount Fuji, a Cherry Blossom tree and 'Hoto Fudo' (which is the building in front of Mount Fuji), which are all Traditional symbols of Japan as a country. The colour of the writing is also a red which is typically related to Japan. 

   

Historical context in the Media

Historical context:

In this poster, Historical context is clearly used. There are old Ferrari Formula 1 drivers and some of the old cars used to advertise for the 2019 Monza Grand Prix (Ferrari's home race). The poster uses a sans serif font, which is more modern, however, the way it is quite a square blocky font still means it has the basic feel about it that old posters would have used if there wasn't a lot of money to print them. The poster is also done in pop art, which was big in the 1950's, that was also the same time F1 began and Ferrari started racing in it, so there is also the historical link there. There is also some cultural context, as this poster is in Red, Green and White, which are the colours of the Italian flag, and the poster is for the Italian Grand Prix. Ferrari is also an Italian team. Also the poster is majoritivley red, which is both the main ferrari colour and also the main colour in the F1 logo.

First elements 11 practical

 

In this practical, I learnt the basics of how to use Adobe elements 11, including how to crop and change the light levels of an image, and also how to add images to pages and add text and shapes etc..

How news differs online to print

 Mail Online:

The Daily Mail:

These are different as the Mail Online has a lot more stories in one place, whereas the print version only features 2 main stories. The online version seems more crammed and unprofessional however the Daily Mail looks less crowded and more easy to read.

The Guardian Online:

The Guardian:

This online version of the guardian is quite organised and set out in columns, you have to click into the stories to properly read there, unlike the daily mail, where the stories all have little splashes under the story title. The print version of the guardian is also neat and organised, the stories on here have splashes, however they're still set out neat and aren't too in your face. 

The differences between Broadsheet and Tabloid

A tabloid newspaper has informal, melodramatic and over exaggerated headlines which use Bold colours, fonts and sizes. They also use more slang and informal language throughout. They cover 'gossip' stories, for example; celebrity news, scandals and also talk lots about sports. In their articles, they use more pictures, larger fonts and more quotes as well as less factual details, more speculation and writers have an obvious bias. 

A broadsheet newspaper is more formal. They cover global and national stories on things like politics and finance. The headlines are factual and serious and the articles are highly researched and accurate, they're typically neutral and unbiased. They don't have many photos or quotes and have smaller font sizes.

 

Online News Consumption

 In the UK, usage of social media for finding out news has gone up from 44% to 49% in the last year; However, TV is still the most used platform for adults to find out news. TV is more likely to be used by the age group 65+, whereas internet news is the most used platform for 16-24 year olds. As of 2018, Women were .more likely to get their news from the internet

UK adults are beginning to consume more news actively on social media, for example, those who see trending news stories from friends or family on Facebook or Twitter, are more likely to comment on this news then they were in the previous year.

As of 2019, BBC One is still the most used news source in the UK, with ITV as the second and Facebook as the third. 75% of people get their news from TV, 66% online, 49% newspapers and 43% radio.

Music Videos: Titanium & Heaven

 Titanium:

The story in the video is about a young boy who is isolated from society. He starts the music video in an empty high school corridor which looks destroyed. The boy then walks down the corridor and we see a teacher who looks panicked and is on the phone to someone, upon seeing the boy she closes the door and looks even more scared.The boy then runs and leaves the school building, followed shortly by the teacher who runs out and meets some police officers and points towards the boy who is riding off on a bike. He then rides quickly back to his home and rushes to pack some things, it is in this scene when we find out that it was a supernatural event that happened at the school, and it becomes clear that the boy caused this. The police then arrive at his house and he rushes to get out through the back door, however it was locked. The boy then uses his powers to summon the keys which are on the table. He then makes it out and begins to trek through the woods. He is eventually hunted down by officers and forced down on the ground, and then he causes another explosion in the final scene of the video which throws back the police officers which were pointing guns at him.

This is a long shot of the boy at the beginning of the Video. It is effective as it shows him alone and isolated at the end of a corridor, and makes him seem small which could reflect how he is feeling. Scared, alone and small.

This is a tracking shot of the boy cycling away from the school. This point of view shows that the boy is being chased by someone or something. This could mean the police or it could symbolize how he has been running away from something inside of him.

This is a medium close up of the boy when we first see him use his powers. It's effective because it shows him confident in himself for the first time throughout the video.

This is a long shot of the boy when he is caught. This is effective as it is the same position he is in when the music video starts, which could show how he has ended up how he started because people wouldn't let him be himself, despite how he was free and happy walking through the woods.

Heaven:

In this music video, it shows various different people getting on with their lives.

This is a medium close up shot.

This is a long shot

This is a medium wide shot

This is a medium close up shot

This is a long shot

This is a wide shot.

This is a medium shot

This is an extreme close up shot.

 

Research on Stranger Things Series 1 Episode 1

 Stranger Things is a Netflix original drama which originally premiered worldwide on the website on the 15th July 2016. The show has 3 seasons and a 4th one is coming soon.

The show stars actors Winona Rider, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Natalia Dyer, Noah Schnapp, Charlie Heaton, Sadie Sink, Joe Keery, Gaten Matarazzo and Caleb Mclaughlin. 

The show was created by the Duffer brothers, who are also executive producers along with Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen. The genre of the show is a mix between Science fiction, Horror and a period drama. It is set in the 1980's.

Stranger things has won 6 Emmy awards, as well as being nominated for 39 and 3 people's choice awards. The show has also been nominated for 4 golden globes, a British academy television award and many more.

Netflix is an American streaming service which was founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph. As of April 2020, 193 million people pay for a Netflix subscription across the world. Netflix also has a series of it's own films and tv shows called Netflix originals which they began in 2013, with the first series being called House of Cards.

Season one, Episode of the Stranger Things is set in November 1983, when some researchers open a rift to a different dimension called the upside down. A monster escapes from the upside down and kidnaps 12 year old Will Byers on his way home from his friend Mikes house. As well as a monster escaping the lab, a young psychokinetic girl called Eleven escapes too. She goes originally to a cafe where the owner takes pity on her and feeds her before calling social services to come pick her up. The cafe is raided by people from the Lab pretending to be Social Services, they kill the owner and try to take Eleven back to the Lab however she uses her powers and manages to get away. She then meets Mike, Dustin and Lucas who hide her in Mikes basement for the night after they find her alone in the dark woods.

This is a medium close up shot of Eleven after she has escaped the laboratory

She is wearing a hospital gown, and the background is the beginning of a forest which she had previously been walking through. This shot is the first time we are introduced to Eleven, and it is the morning after she escaped the lab. 

  

This is also a medium close up shot of Will moments before he gets kidnapped.

In this scene, Will is holding a gun up at the closed door of his shed waiting for the monster which has been chasing him. This shot type is effective as it really captures the fear on his face. This is the last scene we see Will before he is kidnapped.

This a is a medium close up shot of Will's mother on the phone to his Father's girlfriend.

It is taken from inside their home, and his mother is wearing her works uniform still which shows how she is worried about her son as she doesn't bother getting changed, she just desperately contacts the police and then his father. This shot is effective as it shows the disgust on her face when Wills fathers girlfriend is incredibly rude to her and doesn't allow her to explain how Will is missing.

Photography task

 This is a low angle shot.

This is a high angle shot.

This is an extreme long shot

This is an extreme close up shot.

This is an extreme long shot.

This is also an extreme long shot.

This is a medium wide shot.

Research of shot types

 What is a camera shot?

A camera shot is composed of the series of frames that are shot uninterrupted from the moment the camera starts rolling until it stops. Camera shots are an essential aspect of film making and video productions, because by combining different types of shots, angles and camera movements, the filmmakers are able to emphasize specific emotions, ideas and movement for each scene.

The different types of shots:

1) An extreme long (or wide) shot - this shot will make the subject of your photo seem small against their location. This shot could be used to make the subject seem distant or unfamiliar, or it could also be used to make the subject feel overwhelmed by the location. 

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2) A long (or wide) shot - this is the same as an extreme long shot only a little close to the subject. The subjects whole body is in the frame but doesn't fill it. This shot allows us to see the background imagery and gives us a better idea of the scene setting and how characters fit into the scene.

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3) A full shot - the subject fills the frame of the photo, however there is still an emphasis kept on scenery. Full shots can be used to include multiple characters in one shot.

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4) A medium wide shot - this frames the subject from the around knees up, and can be shot from any angle. It splits the difference between a full shot and a wide shot.

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5) Cowboy shot - this frames the subject from around mid thigh and up. It gets its name as it is used commonly in western films to frame a gunslingers gun/holster on their hip.

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6) A medium shot - this is one of the most common types of camera shot and frames the subject from around waist up and through the torso so it emphasis is on the subject but the background is still visible. It is similar to the cowboy shot. 

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7) A medium close up shot - this shot is from around chest up but focuses mainly on the face. The background of the photo is visible still however the subject is the main emphasis of the shot.

For example;

8) A close up shot - The frame is filled with a part of the subject (if the subject is a person it is usually the face). This shot could be used for showing a subjects emotions and reactions. It is a perfect shot for catching important moments in a film.

For example;

9) An extreme close up shot - in this shot the subject completely fills the frame. It is used to emphasize important details, some of the most common things to be included in an extreme close up are eyes, mouths or gun triggers. 

For example;

Guide to different shot type sizes;

 

Research on The Guardian

 

The guardian is a tabloid style daily newspaper which was founded on the 5th May 1821 (199 years ago). It was originally called the Manchester Guardian however was renamed in 1959. The paper was founded by John Edward-Taylor, and it's current chief editor is Katharine Viner. The Guardian is in a compact format now, but has previously been berliner, and was originally broadsheet. 

The Guardian has two sister papers, The Observer - which is published on Sundays and was founded in 1791, however was taken over buy the guardian media group in 1952, it is the longest running Sunday paper - and The Guardian Weekly - the first edition was published in 1919, this paper takes different stories from the daily version and from the observer and puts them into one weekly paper. 

The political alignment of the Guardian (and it's two sister papers) is center-left.

Just like the Daily Mail, the Guardian has also been caught up in a number of different controversies including accusations of antisemitism, misleading stories (for example the Julian Assange statement) and the hacking of murdered teen Millie Dowlings phone in 2011.

The Guardian has a website however it is just a digital copy of the paper and doesn't have a different editor like The Mail Online does.