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Idea 1: Narrative: Unidentified character lurks in the church, protagonist shows curiosity traits suggesting he wants to investigate further (equilibrium), when the drive to find out the mysteries of the local church over comes him then he gains the courage to investigate the church, must be at daylight as this is when the creature prowlsContinue reading “Short film ideas”

 

Genre: In Avengers Infinity War, the directors, Joe Russo and Anthony Russo, make their film in the action genre, this is because it has a vast, ever-growing fan base which allows repetitive increased viewings each year. As the genre theory tells us, genres are dominated by repetition but marked by differences from one another filmsContinue reading “Assignment 1”

Genre: The categorisation of films , books, programmes etc. Genre theory: Genres are dominated by repitition but marked by difference and change, ideas are borrowed from other genres and sub-genres. Narrative: Refers to the way the story is told and organised to contruct a meaningful story. Todorov’s theory: The 5 stages of a film. 1.EquilibriumContinue reading “Genres, structures and theories”

How to speak movie: Shot length: How far the camera is from the scene (eg:wideshot see the whole scene) Angle: High, low and eye-level (High makes the person feel small and inferiror) Depth of field: Distance from the nearest thing in the shot and furthest. What is in focus. Rack focus: Changing focus midshot. Movement:Continue reading “Glossary”