Legal and Ethical Research

Legal- The law can't be changed and he had to do what he was doing and fight even if he was affaired and scared to do this. 

Ethical- You can see in this picture the fear in his face of what he is having to do when fighting! This effects the audience in what they feel it's wrong to be having to do but they have to do it.

Trash or Treasure Analysis

Trash or Treasure?

The lead in the start of an article that engage the reader. This is located in the article. They have used a lead in this article to make it unique and different yet sill relating to the topic. 

By lines is at the start or end of the article and is the author’s name. This is located in the article. They have used by lines in this article, as the writer of this article deserves credit for his work.

Drop capitals is a big capital letter at the beginning of a section of text. This is located in the article. They have used drop capitals in this article, as this shows where the article begins.

Pull quote is an enlarged quote from the story that appears in the text. This is not located in the article. They haven’t used pull quotes in this article, but this is a preview of what the text is going to be about.

Gutters is a blank space between two pages in the margin. This is located in the article. They have used gutters in this article, as this is because then the text and images are spaced out rather than the whole text being unreadable.

Body copy/text is writing that makes up the main body body of an article instead of headlines. This is located in the article. They have used body copy/text in this article, as this is everything you read from the article.

Main headline is a phrase that summarises the whole article in one point in large print. This is located in the article. They have used main headline in this article, as this is what draws the audience’s attention and make them want to read the whole story.

Folio is located at the top of the page and can relate to the area being covered. This is located in the article. They have used folio in this article, as this makes them aware of what they are reading.

Subheading / strapline is a subheading in the article. This is located in the article. They have used subheading / strapline in this article, as this is what would sell the product.

Kicker is the first sentence of a story’s lead. This is located in the article. They have used kicker is this article, as this is the first line of the whole article.

Indent – start is a block of text further from the margin than the main part. This is located in the article. They have used indent – start in this article, as this wasn’t important in this article.

Caption is a brief description of a photograph or a graphic. This is located in the article. They have used caption in this article, as explains what the photograph and what it stands for.

Trash Or Treasure Image

Old Documentary Analysis

Documentary Analysis

Student name: Rebecca Challis                       

Documentary title, director, year: 7 Up (1964)

                                                                         

Mise-en-Scene:

Continuity;  diegesis; location, set, studio/set design; costume; properties; ambient lighting; artificial lighting; production design period/era; colour design.

• About 14 different kids who all come from different environments and have different upbringing come and the camera’s follow them around and show you what they do day-to-day.
• Set in the UK.
• Artificial lighting is used.
• The boys were in smart shirts and ties and the girls is skirts and dresses (well dressed)
• Set in school
• Imagination is important they imagine things were now we don’t have to imagine we can go and buy them

Camera Angle, Shot, Movement and Position:

Establishing shot; master shot; close-up (and variations); long shot; wide shot; two-shot; high angle; low angle; aerial shot; point of view; pan; crane; tilt; track; dolly; zoom/reverse zoom; framing; composition; hand-held; steadicam.

• Hand-held you can see when the boy is running you get the effect as you feel like your running with him or as him.
• Medium angle (you can see the emotion on their faces)
• Pan (on the playground)
• Zoom/reverse zoom

Editing:

Sound and vision editing – continunity-discontinuity-montage editing; transitions (cut; fade; wipe; dissolve); long/short takes; superimpose; slow/fast motion; synchronous/asynchronous, soundtrack; theme; tune; incidental music; sound effects; ambient sound; narration; dialogue; voiceover; mode of address/direct address; diegetic/non-diegetic; contrapuntual.

·       Ambient sound (Voiceover)

·       Soundtrack

·       Diegetic sound

·       Transitions (cut)

·       Continuity editing

Special Effects:

Graphics; captions; computer generated images (CGI); animation; pyrotechnics; stunts; models; back projection.

• Very basic no special effects are used

Characterisation and narrative:

Protagonist/antagonist; role; linear/non-linear; equilibrium/disequilibrium; single-strand/multi-strand; point of view; narration.

• Linear
• Multi-strand (14 children)

Representation:

Positive/negative; accurate/inaccurate; balanced/imbalanced; stereotypes; true/untrue  

·       Positive – it shows how different it was to be 7 years old in the early 1960’s compared to the early 2000’s where kids are growing up surrounded by technology and rather then taking to someone they text them and lose the social aspect of it.

·       True

·       Stereotypes – The kids that go to public schools all talk about fighting and that’s their exercises, where the boarding schools are doing ballet for their excises and its more formal.

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Gregory Crewdson - Photograph

Gregory Crewdson - Photography Analysis

Photography Analysis

Student name: Rebecca Challis   

Name of Photograph, Photographer and year: Gregory Crewdson

Content

Subject: what is subject matter of the photograph and what is trying to say, Representation – How is the subject matter represented does it show realism? Abstraction: Is the photo about ideas, concepts and emotion rather than reality? Distortion – Has the photo been manipulated digitally or in camera? Is the subject matter incidental / less important or it is a social commentary on religious, moral, political and social concerns? Observation: Was the photograph observed directly and a true representation or was it a re-enactment of truth or simply imagined? Denotatton – Is the photograph’s meaning surface deep, does the photograph represent reality? Connotation: Is there something deeper? Are there hidden meanings and is there an emotional and imaginative meaning?

• A women in her underwear dealing with consequences
• This image is about concepts and emotions rather than reality
• 1950’s/1980’s America

Process

How has the photo been taken? Location: Inside / outside? Time: Day/night? What time of year? Lighting: artificial lighting or natural lighting? What materials and tools? Has the image been manipulated digitally or physically? Has the image been scratched and what type of film stock does the photographer use? Three point lighting: Back light, key light, fill light.

• Located outside
• Night shot
• Believed to be the summer as there is no leaves on the ground and they people in the photo don’t seem to be wearing warm close so its therefore not cold
• Artifical lighting (light is coming from behind the camera) 

Form (Composition / Mis-en-scene)

Angles – the various positions of the camera with respect to the subject (high, eye-level, or low); Canted frame – creates an image that is not level; Composite - an image that combines two or more original images; Contrast - the difference in brightness between the lightest and darkest parts of an image, the contrast can be high or low; Eye-line - the direction of the subject’s sight; Foreground / mid-ground / background – the front, middle, or back fields of an image; Framing - there are five basic frame types: extreme long shot, long shot, medium shot, close up, extreme close up; Lighting ratio - the ratio between the key (main), fill (the light that takes out shadows) and back light (that separates the subject and background); Shallow / deep focus – refers to the number of fields in focus, the focus can be selective if it concentrates on one part of an image; Soft / hard focus – refers to the sharpness of an image. Colour – What does the colour represent and why have they used these colours?

• High angle (Slightly above a middle shot)
• Low contrast
• Objective
• Medium framing
• Shadows 

Mood:  

How does the photographer use mood to communicate feeling in the photograph? Atmosphere – Does it contain a happy/sad quiet/noisy, soothing/disturbing, happy/sad, relaxed/jarring type of atmosphere. Subjective: Does it reflect a subjective viewpoint, does it affect you personally? Objective: Does it reflect an overall mood which would affect the moment or on a larger scale IE If if is relevant to current topics and what you would see on the news. Does it capture a mood, a feeling or emotion?

• Atmosphere (quiet/ jarring/ disturbing)
• Captures the mood of embarrassment
• Blue lighting

Representation:

Positive/negative; stereotypes; realistic/fantastic  

·      Negative