Shivanie Rambaran's Media Studies Blog

 Film Openings: Film Openings are made to engage the audience.  But more importantly, they credit the class and the crew, as well as give the film's title and might hint at what the genre may be. The purpose of film openings are to create an emotional connection and reaction towards the audience. They also build up some anticipation and might reveal some of the characters characteristics.  During an opening scene it also hints at some of the scenes and some of the challenges the characters might face during the film. The primary function of opening films are used to set the tone of the movie your about to see. Some of the key characteristics of an opening scene is: Typography Color Palate  Texture Lightning Camera/movement style  Editing Imagery  Styles/techniques  These key characteristics are used to make a statement about the look and feel of a film, and how it would affect the audience's emotional reaction. Types of opening scenes: Prologue:  ...

  My top three favorite films are: Flipped: (2010) The genre of this film is a romantic comedy. It is about a girl named Juliana and a boy named Bryce, they are in eight grade.  They met in second grade and Juli instantly falls in love with her neighbor, Bryce. But Bryce didn't feel the spark like she did. He would avoid her at every chance he could get. But after six years, Juli starts giving up on him and focuses on other things. When Bryce's grandfather helps Juli out with her garden after Bryce made fun of it. He then realizes that he actually likes Juli the more he got to know her. I really liked that this movie showed both point of views on Juli and Bryce.  The opening scene is 3 minutes long.  The opening scene starts off when Bryce moves in across the street from Juli. She immediately draws a connection to him, but he doesn't, which tends to go on until middle school. It connects to the overall plot of the film by trying to convince Bryce after six years, of ...

 In Media Studies, On September 20,2021 we had been assigned to work on a project. Researching a film genre. I chose to work by myself and chose comedy. I really liked working by myself, I was able to work at my own pace and at my own convenience outside of school. Although, I was absent when, my classmates were presenting. I was able to do my own research and learn about the other different film genres. I learned that the genre "Sci-fi", incorporated science based themes into films. I also learned that "Romantic comedies tell a love story but just in a humorous way. For the project, I had to research what comedy was, the conventions, the social function, as well as the history and analysis of comedy and finally, I had to watch a movie that best represents the genre. I learned a lot from this project. The history of comedy is what fascinated me the most.  During this project, I kept changing around the movie I was going to watch and analyze. I also feel like I misunderst...

 MISE-EN-SCENE  Although I was absent, when the majority of lesson was taught on Mise-en-Scene. I knew the meaning. Mise-en-scene means everything you see on screen and everything that is on the screen was there for a purpose. I understood that everything that was put on screen was there to make the viewer feel a certain way, it created a mood for the viewer. Mise-en-Scene also includes the props, lighting, costumes, design, and even make up, that play a huge role in a movies meaning as well as the audiences mood and reaction towards the film.  The project on "Photography Mini Project", really helped me understand the elements of Mise-en-Scene a little bit more.  This is the photo that I took, Using the elements of Mise-en-Scene: This project was very fun to do. I really enjoyed it. I was able to play around with the lighting of the photo, adjusting the temperature, and exposure. I was also able, to kind of capture like an illusion, that my subject was jumping into t...

 Cinematography is very important to a film because not only does it control what we see but it also controls how we feel about a shot. Cinematography includes various shots, angles, and even movements. For example, overshot, which look over an action. Another one, is an medium shot, which focuses on the character and the background. As well as a medium close up, which focuses on what the character is doing. A full shot shows action, while a long shot both emphasizes and shows location. An extreme long shot shows the location. A close up, draws attention to the characters expression. An extreme close up, shows emotion. There are also shots that makes the audience feel apart of the scene, called "eye level". POV shots are used to show the characters perspective. And finally a "undershot", which shows underneath the subject. Not to mention, angles show meaning. For example, a low angle would represent power, while a high angle might represent weakness.  The Identify S...