Analyse how the music, camera angles, special effects and presentation of characters create a dramatic fight scene in the Baz Luhrmann version of Romeo and Juliet
Analyse how the music, camera angles, special effects and presentation of characters create a dramatic fight scene in the Baz Luhrmann version of Romeo and Juliet Baz Luhrmann's version of Romeo and Juliet uses various aspects of Act 3 Scene 1 to create a dramatic fight scene. This film, from 1996, displays the Shakespearian play in a modernised world, with the film set in Los Angeles, and various modern props are used, such as guns and cars. This film, like the play, presents the rebellious feud between two rival families: the Montagues' and the Capulets. This leads to conflict created by the younger members of the families and, with the introduction of modern weaponry, creates a more violent action scene. Luhrmann tries to emphasise the significance of this pivotal scene through his choice of soundtracks, camera angles, special effects and presentation of characters. Firstly, Baz Luhrmann creates a dramatic fight scene through the ways the characters are depicted along with their costumes. The first character shown in this scene is Mercutio who, at this point, is shooting bullets into the sea, which could convey that he is the troublemaker who starts the brawl between the Montagues and the Capulets to create a dramatic fight scene. Although his actions convey acts of trouble, his shirt emphasises his innocence. Mercutio wears a plain white unbuttoned shirt, displaying his
Analyse the opening five minutes of The Godfather II. How does the film attract the interest of its audience?
Analyse the opening five minutes of The Godfather II. How does the film attract the interest of its audience. Title Sequence. * The title sequence of the GF II, is "The Godfather". The lettering is white on a black background. The title Godfather, and the background music shows us that this is going to be a dark and mysterious film. * Shots/Camera Movement, Action and Effect/Connotation. Shots 3 - 6 are the opening shots of the film. We see a close up of Michael's face is low lighting Throughout these shots his face is kept in shadow. This suggests mystery and that something is supposed to be kept in secret. We then see a close up two shot of a man kissing Michael's hand. That shows the audience that Michael is a man to be looked up to and he holds the power. Michael and the man leave the shot together, and there is a mid shot of a chair in shadow. The chair looks formal and impressive, which shows power and wealth. This implies that the chair is an important part of the film, as if it is a symbol. * Shots 7 to 13 is a flashback of Vito's early life from 1900 and begins by showing a funeral taking place in Sicily. The extreme long shot shows us this is taken place on a extremely rough/dry setting. This scenery suggests what life is like Sicily; it is rough and uncomfortable and this implies poverty. The camera zooms into a long shot, of a band, choir boys, a
GCSE Media- Adele Vogue Cover Analysis
JAMES YOUNG WORD COUNT: 1161 MEDIA COURSEWORK Adele Magazine Cover & Music Video Analysis Vogue- Magazine Cover Adele Atkins graced the cover of Vogue’s October 2011 edition in light of the release of her newest album, 21. The young, successful singer uses the worldwide publicity of featuring in a magazine- particularly the front cover- as a factor in her promotional campaign. Her appearance on the magazine’s front cover will have increased sales for both her newest LP and Vogue magazine itself; this is due to the singer and magazine having similar demographics. This target audience (or demographic) is a young to middle-aged woman, most commonly between socio-economic class B-D. Vogue is an extremely popular lifestyle and high-end fashion magazine which focuses on the latest trends and often features articles of up-and-coming artists (and fashion icons), like Adele. The stylish nature of Vogue- literally meaning popular fashion- is showed in its masthead where a serif typeface has been used to depict class. The serif font used for the subtext in the puffs also evidences the ‘chic’ way Vogue presents itself. A medium to close-up shot of Adele has been used, which is both artistic and easily recognisable as the singer; she is also looking directly into the camera lens. This direct mode of address is used to establish a personal connection between
"The mass media today is part of everyday life" Using relevant theories and studies evaluate the role of the media influence on us as consumers. Almost all of us are affected by the media in one form or another, whether it is television
"The mass media today is part of everyday life" Using relevant theories and studies evaluate the role of the media influence on us as consumers. Almost all of us are affected by the media in one form or another, whether it is television, radio, films, music, magazines or even the internet. People try to convince themselves that they are not influenced by the media. Good models of mass media such as television, music and newspapers can be evaluated to see if the media can have an effect on us as consumers without us even realising it. Media has a connection all over the world, it is a mass communication technique that entertains, informs and influences people. In this essay I will be exploring some sociological theories that are in place on how the media affects our day to day life. There is probably no greater influence on consumers than the television. Some may say: the greatest invention of the past century? Britons watch television in the morning when they wake up, whilst eating meals and before they go to bed. It is a leisure activity for many people; possibly even escapism; some use the TV to fill in time or as background noise if you are home alone! It is easy to see then why TV is the prime model of mass media. Television has modelled viewer's moral issues and ideals of life, it has the ability to make our subconscious soak up what advertisers want us to believe of
Analyse an advertisement and discuss the imagery it contains. Evaluate the success of the advertiser's approach and give reason for your opinions. How would you adapt the advertisement to make it suitable for a different target audience? Explain your appr
Analyse an advertisement and discuss the imagery it contains. Evaluate the success of the advertiser's approach and give reason for your opinions. How would you adapt the advertisement to make it suitable for a different target audience? Explain your approach using Semiotics. Any advertisement is trying to make people buy a product. The most successful adverts 'manipulate' the audience to believe that the product will make them better in some way. In particular this Givenchy advert is trying to sell its new advert 'Very Irrésistible Givenchy'. An analysis of the advertisement shows the significance of the Givenchy brand and how the advertisers seek to sell it, and who the target audience are. In adapting the advert for a different audience the use of semiotics is important. At the top, the word Givenchy is present. The way it has been shown clearly states that it is the name of the producers. This also shows that it is a well known brand name. The way that this happens is the theory of Saussure where he states, "Only a social group can generate signs."(Saussure, 1974) Only the social groups could have made the brand a well known name. Therefore this makes the audience think it is a good product due to the name. The colour of the heading is black and white. This effectively connotes with style and sophistication. This is most likely the first thing the audience see in the
Assess the pluralist view of the mass media Pluralism is the belief that power is spread widely throughout the world
Hannah West 6ERW Using Material from Item 3b and elsewhere, assess the pluralist view of the mass media Pluralism is the belief that power is spread widely throughout the world. It is a belief that companies or powerful groups are competing, but within boundaries of consensus and compromise. The idea of pluralism descends from functionalism. Functionalism is the view that society is structured; every institution in society fulfils certain roles and functions. If there was a disruption in one of these institutions then it could affect the stability of society as a whole. Functionalists believe that if something didn't serve a purpose then it would not exist. The pluralist view of the mass media is based on this simple belief. Pluralists believe that the reason some newspapers or other forms of media seem biased is because they "simply respond to demand." The public has the buying power and the media are simply trying to appeal to this. If they begin to put forward their own opinions or beliefs about certain issues, then they are only appealing to the people who share these ideas. If these ideas are extremely controversial then a very limited amount of people would buy the newspaper. Therefore, if the newspapers want to sell very well and make a profit, then they need to portray views, ideas and beliefs appealing to the majority of the public otherwise they would "risk going
Comparison between the front pages of Bella magazine and Trout Fisherman
A Comparison between the front pages of "Bella" magazine and "Trout Fisherman" "Bella" is an attention-grabbing, story-filled magazine aimed towards a wide range of middle-aged women. Comparatively, "Trout Fisherman is aimed at a more refined group of primarily males who enjoy fishing as a sport. On "Bella" the main picture is located on the right hand side of the cover. It shows a glamorous, smiling woman staring outwards, directly towards the reader. This instantly creates a connection as the cover is viewed. The woman is perhaps also an idealized version of the target reader. This encourages the viewer to buy the magazine as they are led to believe guides and tips inside may help them to become a more superior-looking version of themselves. Many other pictures are placed on the sides of the cover. These pictures are relevant to the stories and are usually extremely emotive. Women are regularly perceived as the more emotional gender and these emotive images affect the target audience. By comparison, only one image is located on "Trout Fisherman's" entire cover, consisting of a background of nature with a figure fore grounded. This image shows a skilled, smiling man actively catching a trout. This attracts the target audience as men are more interested in adventure and nature. The smiling expression gives a sense of fulfilment and encourages the fisherman to buy the
Truman Show essay . Analyse how visual techniques are used to develop deeper ideas in a visual text you have studied.
Analyse how visual techniques are used to develop deeper ideas in a visual text you have studied. The film "Truman Show" directed by Peter Weir is about a character named Truman Burbank and his remarkable journey in escaping a world full of deceit and lies and finding personal freedom. His journey helps present the idea that a true life with the risks of emotional pain is better than one safe imprisonment. This is a deeper idea because the search for personal freedom and truth is a universal idea. It is human nature to seek the truth. Weir used various film techniques to engage the audience by use of camera shots and angles, dialogue, music and costume. The Truman Show is about a man named Truman Burbank, "the first baby to be adopted by a corporation." who lives in the fictional town of Seahaven, which is actually a TV set created by Christof the producer of "the Truman show" in the film. Weir brings out subtle humour in the movie by creating ironic names for his characters Like the main character's name "True-man" , Truman himself is the only very real person who naively believes in everything the producer and the actors wants him to believe in this fake made-up town. The main character alone has no idea that he lives in a giant TV studio, where thousands of cameras capture his every movement, which is teleported into the living rooms of a worldwide audience. Another
