Techological Convergence

Technological Convergence, Attack the Block
Production- The internet, and mobile technology both help creatives work together
Dirtribution- Marketing, which relies on mobiles, internet and sms
Exhibition- Digital distributuion, digital projection, priacy and,other ways of seeing the film
(blue ray, download, pay preview etc)

The life-cycle of a film

Ideas do not get you very far in the film industry. You have to have a story behind the idea. You can either write  a story or you can write the screenplay for the film.

Pre-production or In Production is the process of preparing all the elements involved in a film, play, or other performance.

Finding funding for a short, feature length or documentary film is notoriously difficult to find and is often the main barrier to films going into production. Funding opportunities generally come from organisations such as regional screen agencies or national film organisations, but can also come from private individuals or commercial companies.

 Production—The raw elements for the finished film are recorded.

Post-Production—The film is edited; production sound is concurrently edited, music tracks are composed, performed and recorded, if a film is sought to have a score; sound effects are designed and recorded; and any other computer-graphic 'visual' effects are digitally added, all sound elements are mixed into "stems" then the stems are mixed then married to picture and the film is

Film promotion is the practise of promotion specifically in the film industry. As with all business it is an important part of any release because of the inherent high financial risk; film studios will invest in expensive marketing campaigns to maximize revenue early in the release cycle. Marketing budgets tend to equal anywhere between half or three times the production budget. Publicity is generally handled by the distributor and exhibitors.

Sound

In the first sequence, there is only dialogue, but there is no non-diegetic sound. There is the end of a sound bridge crossing from the scene before.

The background sound has been enhanced, this is seen when the envelop is taken out. It emphasises that it is a business encounter and it is an awkward atmosphere.

The locking of the door is non-digetic and is part of ambience, but is made louder to emphasise how uncomfortable the boy is with her locking the door.

The dialogue between them is jilted because of the awkwardness. They are finding it hard to hold a proper conversation. It is punctuated by awkward silences. It’s indirectly helping to represent his disability. It shows it’s something new for the both of them.

The classical music in the car is diegetic. It shows his awkwardness, and the soundtrack is completely opposite to what he is feeling. It shows his anxiety. Sound effects are used when the man is winding the window up and down and sliding the chair.

A sound bridge is used from when the father is outside to back to the room. It is a non-diegetic sound. The sound track is very mellow and reflecting the dialogue between them, helping to create the mood. A harmonica is used to create the mood; they are often associated with the blues.

How does the editing help to construct the representation of disability?

Continuity editing is used throughout the clip. The majority of cuts used are hard cuts.

During the conversation a shot reverse shot is used. The editing is helping to build the awkward atmosphere between the boy, his father and the woman.

Transitioning from the call girl to looking down at the boy in the wheelchair to the father emphasize the awkwardness in the room.

When the boy looks up at the girl the low angle shot emphasises the representation of his disability.

There are two match on action shots when his father picks him up from the wheelchair and the second is when he puts him on the bed. This shows the continuous actions.

Another eye-line match is used to draw attention to his vulnerability, from the shot of him laying on the bed, to the girl locking the door and a close up showing the look of worry on his face.

A cross cut is used to show the father getting into the van. There is also an eye line match to the father looking up. Then a point of view shot is used to show the window. It is portraying the anxiety of the father.
The shot reverse shot used during the conversation shows the awkwardness between the boy and the woman.

There are then a series of jump cuts, the camera is in the same angle, it is used to show there has been quite alot of time passed.

There is then a cross cut used to go back to the room. It shows some time has passed because they are now at an intimate stage.

A representation of age by camera angels, shot sizes and composition.

In the monarch of the glen clip, many types of composition, camera movements and shot sizes are used. All of these help to build up the representation of age in the program.

In the first scene of the clip, a dolly shot is used so the audience can fully appreciate what the wok men are doing. The work seen is usually associated with an older generation.

An over the shoulder shot is used when the younger boy and girl are talking, the camera pans following her across the courtyard. It establishes the location and her costume. She is casually dressed, where as the men are dressed to work.

A close-up of the girl shows how confused she is with the driving of the car. A dolly shot is also used to put emphasis on her age.

A wide shot is used when the girl crashes the car. It shows the surroundings, and what has happened. 

There is a medium long shot when the headmaster is seen. The collision is foreground. This shows us whats happened, and the effects. The shot size is enough to see his clothes, expression and posture. It helps to represent his age.

A pan and a tilt is used when the camera moves from the boy to the man. This shows the age difference. It is the reversed from the man to the boy.

The camera pans from the man to a close-up at the girls eye level. You see her looking up at the man worried. Also a two shot is used to shoot the lady protecting her. The low angel of the camera is used to build up the representation of the man being older.

The camera is at the girls eye level. It shows how the girl is looking up to the man and is engaging the audience  in her getting in trouble.

An extreme long shot is used to show the scenery of the place and the work that is to follow. The rainbow could portray a happy scene to follow. 

A tilt to reveal is used to reveal a close-up of the not she left. A pan is used to show the teddy which portrays how young she is. A slow zoom is then used on the photograph. The emphasis on her emotions, is building a representation of age.

The camera work is manipulating the audience to feel how the girl is feeling. The feeling of being an outsider and having to run away.

A medium close-up is used to show the woman's feeling and shows the expression of worry on her face.

An eye level shot is used for the man. It shows that it is is turn to feel guilty. The last shot is a close-up of him to show the sense of guilt on his face.

An analysis of the Mise en Scence on a clip from the series Monarch of The Glen.

At the beginning of the clip, we see men sorting out of tools of hard labour. There are no children and the Adults are generally dressed to work. The next part of the clip shows a young girl and boy more casually dressed in jeans and t-shirts. When the older, more mature man asks her if she can drive she seems unsure, we can see from her expressions that she is younger than she makes out. When the girl crashes the car the victim is dressed smartly but also casually like a teacher for example. The girl automatically goes to the adult and is shaken by the incident, this shows more child like actions. The adults then retreat to a more old style room to discuss the girl. in this scene we don't see the girl as it is a more official setting. The man offers the headteacher Brandy and the drink is in a decanter which also shows status and class. When the young girl is told to go and pack her things she throws a tantrum and shouts 'i hate you'. The next scene shows men and tools who seem very focused on the work and the country music signify they are working on some sort of farm. The teenage girls room is full of pink accessories, magazines and teddy bears this shows that she is quite young minded. The older women portrays a motherly instinct when the girl goes missing and she seems worried like the girl is her granddaughter. 

Age Sterotype in Skins

In the clip below we see Liv and Matty from Skins attempt to portray the Sterotype of Teenagers in Britain. Between 25-30 seconds they are seen in a petrol station stealing Alcohol and Sweets and intimidating the members of staff before running away. They are then seen stumbling into a costume shop while drunk and high on drugs and leaving the shop in two bear costumes. This portrays the Streotype of teens because it is trying to show that teenagers get drunk and don't have any fears or worries or shame. Between 2-3minutes they are seen in a nightclub dancing and drinking and having fun. Following this they are seen going to a secluded roof top and making love. This clip shows the sterotype of teens to be unserious and just high on life from drugs and alcohol.