Dulhania’ (2014) and ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’ (2013). Some of the upcoming films which Karan Johar is producing currently are ‘Drive’ and ‘Raazi’ starring Alia Bhatt. Conclusion: Overall, I believe that Karan Johar is an inspirational individual to many people including myself. I love the films which he has created as the stories are all interesting, modern and tackle current issues as well as showing his viewers more about the cultural side of India. One of my favourite films which he directed was ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ as the story is so imaginative, original and the songs are so meaningful. Ever since watching his first film, ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ I have been hooked. I would recommend this film to anyone who is new to the Bollywood film industry. Unit 4 – Critical and Contextual Awareness & Unit 2 – Research Week 2: Semiology My chosen television show is ‘Orphan Black’. I have used the opening scene which shows the characters first appearance on the screen. This is an American TV show which raked in 0.684 million views on its first showing and is increasing in popularity especially with it being on Netflix. (Youtube, Youtube, 2013) In the opening scene, an establishing shot is used at 0:05-0:07 to reveal the location of the character. It shows a big train station in a large cityscape. As the scene develops, a new character is
Sci-fi Technology Aliens Space Futuristic Saving the universe Defending home (Unknown, Rotten Tomatoes, 2009) – photo opposite Here is an example, this is the film Avatar. This film is a Sci-fi because at the end the avatar transforms into a human. Adventure Jungle Desert Unknown (but still unfamiliar) Quest for something Hero’s journey Discovery/search (Unknown, imdb, 2014) – picture opposite Guardians of the galaxy is a good example of adventure as the main character, Peter is a space adventurer who goes searching for the ‘Orb’. Comedy Suburbs Heightened colour Familiarity Familiar situation Unusual – going wrong Unexpected (Wikipedia, Wikipedia, 1997) - picture Ace Ventura is a funny film which has a lot of comedy elements which can people can understand easily. Horror Gore Blood The other – normality with a twist Dark (dim light) Atmospheric Fear of unknown Monster Gory figure covered in blood (Janucar, 2014) - picture In Insidious there are some scenes containing blood and thrill which is what makes it a horror movie. Thriller Normal Recognizable Shadow/pools of light Physiological Fear of known Mystery to it (Wikipedia, Wikipedia, 2010) - picture This film makes the audience feel a little bit tense and thrilling to watch.
Action Violence Intense Stunts Car chases Explosions Location – city Will they get away with it? Gangs and fighting (Wikipedia, Wikipedia, 2016) - picture This movie is an Indian one called Sultan which is about an Olympic wrestler. There are a lot of wrestling scenes and fighting scenes. Fantasy Magic Expect anything Can be in the past Supernatural Anything can happen but usually some form of quest Character has to learn something new (unknown, 2001) - picture Harry potter is very famous for the amount of magic used and discovering something in every movie. Romance Couple Live in normality Tragic love story Safe Couple Event to reunite Boy vs girl (two people) (Ebert, 1997) - picture Here is an example of a romantic film. This film is a true story about the Titanic boat. Two people, Jack and Rose fall in love whilst the boat occurrence happens. Reflective Log This week was all about the use of lighting. Lighting is very key when it comes to filming and was very intriguing to find out more about it in the session. The session allowed me to learn some new things and experiment when doing the practical task. However, when writing up the task for the lighting report I found
CHAPTER 5 – WEEK 5 – CAMERA Unit 1 – Processes and Skills & Unit 2 - Research Unit 3 – Professional Practice & Unit 2 – Research Unit 4 – Critical and Contextual Awareness & Unit 2 – Research Reflective Log CHAPTER 6 – WEEK 6 – SOUND AND CAMERA Unit 1 – Processes and Skills & Unit 2 - Research Unit 3 – Professional Practice & Unit 2 – Research Unit 4 – Critical and Contextual Awareness & Unit 2 – Research Reflective Log CHAPTER 7 – WEEK 7 – PROJECT REVIEW Personal and Peer Evaluation of Process to date CHAPTER 8 – WEEK 8 – EDITING Unit 1 – Processes and Skills & Unit 2 - Research Unit 3 – Professional Practice & Unit 2 – Research
Unit 4 – Critical and Contextual Awareness & Unit 2 – Research Reflective Log CHAPTER 9 – WEEK 9 – EDITING Unit 1 – Processes and Skills & Unit 2 - Research Unit 3 – Professional Practice & Unit 2 – Research Unit 4 – Critical and Contextual Awareness & Unit 2 – Research Reflective Log CHAPTER 10 – WEEK 10 – HELLO PROJECT – RESEARCH Unit 1 – Processes and Skills Unit 2 – Research Unit 3 – Professional Practice Unit 4 – Critical and Contextual Awareness Reflective Log CHAPTER 11 – WEEK 11 & 12 – HELLO PROJECT – PRODUCTION Unit 1 – Processes and Skills
Unit 2 – Research Unit 3 – Professional Practice Unit 4 – Critical and Contextual Awareness Reflective Log CHAPTER 12 – WEEK 13 – HELLO PROJECT – EVALUATION Unit 1 – Processes and Skills Unit 2 – Research Unit 3 – Professional Practice Unit 4 – Critical and Contextual Awareness Reflective Log APPENDICES Appendix 1 How to Harvard Reference in Word and Creating a Bibliography Go to the REFERENCES tab – open it Change the style to Harvard For inserting in a reference in a text – correctly called a citation - at the point where you want the citation to go…… Go to INSERT CITATION and then click on ADD NEW SOURCE
Unit 1 Skills Unit 2 Research Unit 3 Jobs Unit 4 Theories w/c 4.9 Induction Week Week 2 w/c 11.9 Framing Who am I? Research Project Inspirational Media Personality Semiology Week 3 w/c 18.9 Lighting Careers in …. Lighting Genre Week 4 w/c 25.9 Sound Careers in …. Sound Mise-En-Scene Week 5 w/c 2.10 Camera Careers in … Cinematography Narrative Week 6 w/c 9.10 Sound and Camera Structure of the Media Industries Representation Week 7 w/c 16.10 PROJECT REVIEW WEEK SELF-DIRECTED STUDY WEEK Week 8 w/c 30.10 Editing Working Practices in the Creative Media Industry Target Audiences Week 9 w/c 6.11 Editing Skills Career Timeline Week 10 w/c 13.11 Research and Planning of Hello Project w/c 20.11 Community Week Week 11/12 w/c 27/11 & w/c 4/12 Hallo Project Week 13 w/c 11.12 Finalise and complete blog DEADLINE FOR PROJECT 1