Wednesday, 23 September 2015

A review of Wayne's world




Wayne's world is a comedy film directed by Penelope Spheeris, the film is about two guys who produce live program called Wayne's world, Wayne and his friend Garth are the presenters of the show they are a sensation and one day are offered five thousand dollars each to promote a arcade company. Wayne is asked to sign the contract but has he read it closely.Below is the trailer 



In this film there are two main characters, Mike Myers who stars as Wayne Campbell and Dana Carvey who stars as Garth Algar, these two characters are important because the are the ones who add humor to the film throughout. The both actors costume matched the personality and also add a lot of humor because they dressed very unusual.




In this film it contains a lot of comedy scenes for example when Garth was in the garage he was playing with the machine and accidentally he scratched the car, This made the audience laugh as after he says "we should go now" this shows us that the director uses these lines to add humor in the film. 




The film is a fast paced film as it straight goes onto the main story which is about the show, however the director does some time try to build suspense because he makes the audience ask question as at the end the director has several ending to add suspense. It was very different film compared to the films i watch as i like more action, however Wayne's World kept me entertained as you didn't  know whats going to happen and i also liked how the characters were very different and had an unusual personality, to be honest the two main characters kept me entertained because they just added humor and made me laugh throughout the film as they done many stupid things. 

The director dresses the character in a unusual way to make the audience laugh because if the character dress in a weird way the audience will laugh at them and also will connote that they aren't that clever or smart as we see in the film Wayne and Garth sign a contract without reading it, which leads them having no show. This will tell the audience that the characters won't that smart. The dialog between the characters are very simple which again tells us that they aren't that smart. 

In my opinion I believe that this film has some weaknesses like the quality this may be because of time when it was recorded as technology want as advance and there are many scenes which are not clear enough. In the film there aren't many different sets as most of it is shot in the basement and car, the director could have set it in different places to make it more interesting and it would make the audience more entertained as audience like adventures. 

overall I believe that this film has strengths and weaknesses, the director has made  film which entertains the audience and I think that he has added humor throughout the story line as there are various scenes where the is slapstick humor and that also makes the audience laugh, I guess the director overall done a good job however he could have improved the order of the film as it was a bit confusing. I would recommend this film to people who are looking for a film which has comedy in it, and people who want to be entertained throughout rather than watching half the movie and getting bored.  






Sunday, 20 September 2015

Mise en Scene



Mise en scene

In this task we had to take a still image and show specific genres of films for example gangster, thriller, family and action below are pictures from these genre's. We worked in groups of 2-3 and we had one lesson to do this task which meant the schedule was tight.

Gangster genre


Action genre


Thriller genre




Family genre


Analyse's on the best and worst image.

Best image


This image is the best because i think that it denotes the theme of the film which is gangster and this denotes the gangster theme by the costume the two people are wearing as you can see they look like there there selling drugs and the location is also connotes that there in a a place were gangsters stay and the scenery looks rough so makes the image better. 



Worst image 



i think this image is the worst as you can see one of the actor is smiling this makes the image look bad and we can see that its in the same location as the gangster theme one, however we did not have enough time to go to other places and the natural lighting makes the image more realistic, however if re done this image i would firstly make sure that the actor is not smiling and also i would try my best next time to shoot in a different place to make the picture better.


Overall this task was very sucessful and i loved working in a team and i also learned from my mistake and i also gained more experience and also keep track of time. 






Friday, 18 September 2015

editing techniques

  
               Faris - Shot Reveres Shot




  
Franki - Match On Action



Ismail - Jump Cut



Saturday, 5 September 2015

MY MEDIA SUMMER

                  THIS BLOG IS ALL ABOUT                                                 MY MEDIA    

FILMS

In the summer i have enjoyed doing many activities and also socializing with my friends and family. In the summer i have watched range of films in various locations and i was very fascinated by one of the films that i had watched called 'Get hard'  below is the trailer.

  


Get hard is a comedy film, Will Ferrel and Kevin Hart star in the film, the film is about a rich person who needs help to get stronger physically because he has been sentenced to prison for something he has been framed for, he hires Kevin Hart who is a car wash owner and who is in need of money.There is also a lot of humor in the film as kevin Hart is a comedian and it makes me smile and forget everything i'm worried about for example i was really worried about my GCSE result. 

Another film i watched was 'Avengers age of ultron' below is the trailer.



 



'Avengers age of ultron' is one of the best sci-Fi film by far i usually don't enjoy these films but this film was different because it was very realistic and the adventure was fun as you never know where the story was going. This film uses many camera features and i like how they camera man lowers the camera to denote the baddies, by lowering the camera it would make the person look bigger shows hierarchy.


                            SONGS


i love listening to music because it helps me be less stress and forget what i'm worried about, i like range of  music genres because it keeps me entertained. There are many music artists i like, one of my favorite artists is Marshall Bruce Mathers, better known by his stage name Eminem. n
Below is one of his music video called 'mockingbird'.


This is one of my favorite songs because i like how the song writer expresses his feelings and the video also connotes what the rapper is saying. They use various camera techniques and i like how they have used real footage. Whenever i hear this song i feel very calm i believe that's because of what the song writer says. My other favorite song artist is Tupac Amaru Shakur, also known by his stage names 2pac, below is one of his music video called 'changes'.





This is another favorite song of mine, i love this song because it motivates me to change and do the best i can, it also motivate me to do more in my life. Some people may not like this but to be honest i like old school music because they always wrote something that they had experienced and theirs always a meaning behind the song.

                      TV PROGRAMMES 



              



Family guy is one of my favorite TV programme because there is a lot of humor in the animated cartoon and i love how every episode brings a different adventure, i like programmes that explore different aspects and i like it when they leave it on a cliff hanger because it makes me more excited. i have always wanted to make my own animated cartoon hopefully by picking media this year i'll be able to learn many new skills to be able to make my own animated cartoon.






Another programme i like to watch is EastEnders, The popular soap opera focuses on family relationships and a sense of belonging in the community. This show is very interesting because it has different story lines and i like how they leave all the episode on a cliff hanger, this makes it really exciting. They use range of camera techniques through out the soap for example two shot, establishing shot, mid shot, close up and they also use many camera movements like pan and tilt, and most of the camera angles are straight on.


WEBSITES







Through out the summer i was on these websites to stay in contact with my friends and family, Instagram is basically where you upload photos and follow people and you can see there photos as well, on Facebook you can do variety of things like post what you are doing, send pictures, send videos and you can also find latest affairs. I love these websites because they keep me entertained and also keeps me informed in a way and the best thing i like is that these websites are world wide, so if anyone you know leaves aboard you can contact them through these websites. These two websites appeal to me because i use them nearly everyday to socialize with my friends and family.









In the summer Youtube has been a big part of my life as all music i listen to is from this website, Youtube has more than million music videos, Youtube has all kind of music and there are many people that have become internet sensation on Youtube by making videos.


NEWS STORIES




In the summer there where many news companies broadcasting about the GCSE exam results day which was on 20th August. 
Over million people were entered for the GCSE exams around the country and many of them students got the result in august. I was lucky to be one of the students. Below i have linked two article about the GCSE results day


SKY NEWS: http://news.sky.com/story/1131819/gcse-results-record-fall-in-top-grades


These articles from the above institution indicate that students are passing but the number of A* have gone down and they also talk about how exam board have made the grade boundaries high. Many news institution have wrote about the same issue. This appeals to me because i done my GCSE exams this year and i think the exam boards are not being fair and i know many students that didn't achieve the target grades due to grade boundaries.