Representation within our music video.

1. What/who is being represented?
we represent the character, costume, setting and lighting all in a realistic way thats relate-able to the audience.

2. How is that representation being created? e.g micro elements.
This representation is being created through the micro elements..
Costume: We kept the costume of the band members as ordinary, high-street clothing. This makes the band seem the same as the audience who are watching, making them feel closer and more relatable.  

3. Why is this representation created in that way, what was your intention?
It is created in that way so that the audience can relate to people who don't like the cliche of a big star / fancy dress. Also the representation is created in this way because we wanted to portray the band as normal people who just want to have a good time.

4. What is the effects of the representation?
One of the effects of this representation is that the audience feels that they could relate to the band.

Application of Narrative theory to our childrens film.

Apply all three narrative theories to your work/how does your film conform or not conform to the theory.


Theory one: Vladimir Propp.
He said that all character roles were based on chose from traditional myths or fairytales. He said each narrative had 8 characters. Narrative are usually driven by males.



The story line from our childrens film is about a boy who's dog is taken away by aliens, they rest if the film would consist of the boy searching for his dog. The use of aliens links to Propp's idea of using myths, where as the idea of the main character going on a quest to save his dog is similar to the story line of a fairytale. Instead if a prince looking for his princess its a boy looking for his dog who is his best friend, this puts a modern twist to the idea of a fairytale.


Theory two: Levi Strauss.
 He said that viewers like to see characters that provide contrast and rival with each other, for example hero/villain, moral/unmoral.


The only contrast provided within the storyline of the childrens film is the aliens/humans which could link to the idea of hero/villain, the boy being the hero to save his dog and the aliens being the villains who took the dog in the first place. The use of aliens also creates the idea of natural vs supernatural.

Theory three: Tzvetan Todorov
He said that we always want to see the under dog succeed, and that the audience demand beginning, middle and end. Also we want a happy ending with all questions answered.

In our childrens film the under dog would be the young boy. We see him get bullied by other kids, suggesting hes a bit of a loner and an outcast. Although there is no middle or ending, the genre and childish theme of the film implies that the boy will succeed in finding his dog and that all questions raised by the dream like beginning will be answered.


1. Does my text have a clear story?
The childrens film does not have a clear storyline at the beginning. It opens with the young boy dreaming of the day his dog got taken away and then goes into live action when he wakes up, this may not be understood by all viewers. However at the end of the opening the viewer could understand that the boys dog has been taken by aliens and that the rest of the film will be his journey to get him back, like most childrens films.


2. Is the structure linear/nonlinear/montage?
It's a non linear structure because it begins with a dream and then goes from animation to live action to show the character is waking from the dream and is now in reality.

3. Are there key roles within the narrative? (propp/strauss)
The main character, who is young boy,  and the dog are key roles through out the plot. The aliens also play a key role within the plot as they act as the antoganist.

4. Is my text structured by cause and effect? 
 In our childrens film the events are structured my cause and effect, the dog gets kidnapped by aliens which causes the young boy to go looking for his "best friend".


5. what are the audiences expectations of narrative in this genre?
Happy ending / happy ever after
Fairytale
A morale
a problem and resolution

6.what is the function of narrative for audiences and institutions? 
This type of video would be expected to end happily, even though the hero may be but through trouble and harm in the way to over coming the bad guy.

Vladinir Plopp's theory

Toy Story 2

The Hero - Woody
The Villian - Chicken man
The Donor - The etch a scetch
The Dispatcher - Andy's mum (accidental)
The Helper - Buzz
The False Hero - Stinky Peet
The Princess - Jessy
Her Father - Emily (gender role changed)

Analysis of thriller.

Cinematography:

• Begins with a panning close up shot of detailed information board of reoccurring murders.
  Close up: this allows the viewer to look at the written details and pictures, setting the scene and establishing the genre. It also forces the viewer to obtain detail that can reveal the plot. 
  The use of a panning shot instead of using cuts makes the duration of the shot long, causing the pace to be slow, creating intensity. This could reflect how the murders in the plot are becoming a on going occurrence. 
  
• When it changes location an establishing shot is used. The shot pans across the the location, every a few seconds the shot fades to black for a short amount of time to make a blinking to effect to make the shot feel like its from a point of view.
  
• The close ups are used the show the emotion and feelings of the characters. It also focus on the face to show the blood and bruises making it more realistic. Mid shots are also used to show how the characters are reacting with each other and the location.
  
• As the shot changes and goes to a flash back the camera zooms into an extreme close up of the characters eyes as they shut making clearer that the character is thinking back.
  
• Whilst in the flash back a long shot is used the show the character walking towards the camera whilst a dark figure walks past the window in background. This adds to the suspense.
  
• Once the flash back ends and goes to the present, a high angled shot is used to make the character appear vulnerable suggesting danger is coming.

Editing:

• A dull coloured filter is used on the whole clip to make the atmosphere and locations feel dark and dingy making it fit the genre.
• A black and white filter is used to highlight that the shot is a flash back, reflecting how the characters memory is hazy.  
• A shuter affect was used when ellie is looking around the barn, this both gives a point of view shot aswell as making the viewer feel more into the film , as if he or she is sitting in ellies place, the shuter represents the blinking.
• Shot reverse shot was used when ellie sees emma. This shows the interaction between characters, one of which seems to have gone completely insane.
  

Sound:

• The use of digetic and non digetic sound helps to build tension and suspense.
• The echos of ellies voice help build up the idea of isolation.