tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895619365745152922024-02-07T16:09:20.541-08:00Media blog Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03948495562314150218noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589561936574515292.post-68880129505723343842014-05-06T08:27:00.000-07:002014-05-08T02:55:07.665-07:00Radiohead and Nirvana<u>compare and contrast how Nirvana and Radiohead have used digital technology</u><br />
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Both Nirvana and Radiohead have used digital technology in different ways to Achieve success in the music industry.<br />
Nirvana real eased their album Nevermind in 1991 and today is one of the biggest selling albums of all time. It is estimated that 30 million copies have been sold worldwide. This is largely because of how the internet has changed and benefited the music industry. The internet has helped to prolong the life of Nevermind after the end of Nirvana. It has also introduced their music to younger generations through sources such as YouTube iTunes and Spotify. The way that Nirvana gained fame before digital technology such as the internet was by TV appearances, like Top Of The Pops and The Jonathan Ross show. On these shows nirvana would perform in outrageous ways or play their less mainstream material, creating a large amount of publicity through social integration.<br />
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Radiohead have used digital technology to help increase the amount of they're album sales. Using the internet<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03948495562314150218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589561936574515292.post-51004093089436867792014-04-03T02:58:00.001-07:002014-04-11T04:22:33.707-07:00Evaluation For my production pieces, I created three action film posters that explore the key conventions of the action genre. I created two that adhered to mainstream genre conventions for an action film and one that is intended to promote a more niche film which would possibly be shown in independent cinemas. I took inspiration from a variety of mainstream film posters from both the American and British film industry, Such as 'Casino Royale', 'Harry Brown', 'No Country For Old Men', 'Jumper' and 'Unknown'. What I noticed about these posters is that they are very male dominated and often contain signifiers relating to violence such as guns. Also in most of these posters the subject is shown in a full body shot. Furthermore an iconic backdrop is often used in these posters.<br />
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For my first ('Leverage') I decided to adhere to common poster conventions for a big budget action film and explore typical character roles from Propp's character theory. However I have also challenged the way that the classic hero role is represented by the figure in red being shown in low key lighting with extreme shadow, this helps to create the idea of an anti hero. I took influence from various action film posters such as 'Casino Royale', 'Unknown' 'Jumper' and 'Harry Brown'. I did this to appeal to a huge mainstream audience. My target demographic is predominantly male over the age of 15. My poster has no female subjects on it which conveys how the action genre is very male dominated so therefore the classic female character roles may not feature in this film. In the mise en scene of my poster I featured the signifier of a gun which helps immediately connote violence and establish genre. Furthermore the use of the first hand image of the Eiffel tower helps to provide an iconic setting for my action film to place in, an idea I got from 'Jumper'. The way that I have presented the subjects in this poster helps to shown Strauss' theory of binary opposition through the body language. The tagline I have chosen for my poster is an enigma code which will help to intrigue viewers and also show a sense of narrative.<br />
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My second production "Merge' is also a mainstream poster which was created to appeal to a wide cine literate audience. My main influence for this poster was 'No Country For Old Men'. Like 'Leverage' this post helps convey a conflict and binary opposition through the use of low key lighting and body language. Also there is no female presence which shows that the film is very masculine. Furthermore this poster has hot fiery image blended into it like in 'The Dark Knight' this is a signifier to a cine literate audience that there will be danger and that this a genre film. The fonts I have used for the credit block and the production company logos in my mainstream posters are very typical to big budget film posters.<br />
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For my third poster I have subverted from common mainstream conventions. The film poster that I have created is a niche independent film. There are several features on this poster that indicate how it is not a typical mainstream film. There are awards and quotes displayed on it, awards and quotes are a common devices employed by independent film companies to broaden the size of their demographic. The 'Waking' poster is not riddled with signifiers and obvious mise en scene, which means that the audience will know less about the narrative than for mainstream posters. This suggests that the film may be more a high brow text requiring a more active audience. The company logos used on this poster are companies that back lower budget films. The 'Waking' poster shows a subject who is in high contrast with a lot of shadowing this presents him as an anti hero which brakes the common conventions for a Propp's character roles.<br />
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In conclusion I feel that the three production pieces I have generated have been very successful at targeting their target market and appealing to a cine literate audience through various different strong images and signers through the use of mise en scene and fonts. Also I believe that my images relate to the conventions of the genre and instantly inform the preferred audience to the intended themes of my poster.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Baskerville;"><span style="color: green;"> </span><span style="color: white;">My three chosen texts follow many different conventions which help to attract their targets audiences however each of my chosen texts do this in separate ways which causes them to appeal to alternate demographics. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Baskerville;">My three chosen texts are the high-brow AMC Drama Madmen, set in in 60s America, the 2004-2010 Fantasy Drama series Lost and the 2013 BBC post world war 1 series Peaky Blinders. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Baskerville;">Throughout Lost there is a score written for the series which helps to appeal to a more mainstream passive audience. The Music was written for the show by Michael Giacchino. This use of a non-diegetic sound helps to ensure that the audience knows how to react to certain scenes and events easily identifing the preferred reading of the text, resulting in them being gratified. An example of where this is apparent is in Series 1 Episode 2 (Pilot Part 2) where the polar bear is running towards the group of survivors. This helps to enhance the mood and quicken the pace causing the the audience to be anticipating what will happen next. Furthermore the use of scored music also allows the audience to become more passive. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Baskerville;">Lost has an Ensemble cast which helps to appeal to a more diverse audience by representing different ideologies through individual characters. If there is a character on the show that certain audiences can relate to then there is more chance of them watching the show than if they feel disconnected from the cast. In Lost we have characters from various nationalities and both strong male and female roles, this helps to establish a links with a more diverse audience. It also enables the show to do full episodes on separate characters drawing the series out longer.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Baskerville;">Lost uses a series of enigma codes to keep the audience engaged throughout the series. one example of where an enigma code is used in Series 1 Episode 2 is where the handcuffs are discovered on the island. This occurs directly before an advert break so that the audience will still be engaged and not switch off in the break. Although this was effective throughout the Lost series often the questions surrounding the enigma codes would go unanswered for too long, causing much of Lost's audience to run out of patience and give up watching the show. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Baskerville;">Madmen is a niche text which is said to be host to a cult audience. This is due to the fact that the show does not necessarily appeal to a vast mainstream audience because it often challenges the audience to be active rather than passive and also tries to be more artistic than the majority of TV series. Madmen does not often contain much non diegetic sound which gives the show a slower pace than a more mainstream text such as Lost. For example in the closing scene of Series 2 Episode 1 The protagonist Don Draper is reading poetry from a book by Frank O Hara, the editing is at a slow pace and many of the shots are still or barely move. A passive audience would often not enjoy this cinematic style, however this does appeal to a more active niche audience and to the cult fans of the show especially as many of them purchased the book after this Episode was aired.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Baskerville;">Madmen also tries to offer a real sense of historical accuracy with the Mise en scene such as the clothes worn by the cast and the offices (drinks at work). Furthermore Madmen portrays 1960s character roles such as the way that women are treated very poorly in comparison to men we can see this in Series 5 episode 11 were the character Joan is asked to sleep with an executive of Jaguar so that the company could secure a deal with them. This negative representation is partly what has narrowed Madmen's audience. Furthermore the show likes to put art before profits. one example of this is where AMC payed a huge amount of money to gain the rights to use a Beatles track in an episode sacrificing thousands of dollars. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Baskerville;">The main character of Madmen is Don Draper who is not a typical protagonist in the way that he is often conflicted and unpredictable meaning that he does not adhere to the common expectations of a standard protagonist. This can make is difficult for a passive audience to connect with him or the show meaning that the target demographic for Madmen decreases. One example of where Don's character does not conform to being a typical protagonist is where he tries to control his wife by not allowing here to for fill her dream of being in a big theatre production. </span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Baskerville;">Peaky Blinders has wide appeal and attracts a vast audience which consists of both passive and active members, it does this by gratifying viewers is multiple ways. One way that Peaky Blinders gratifies both an active and passive audience is through the use of both a fast and slow pace in editing. We can see this in the scene where Tommy is calming the horse in Episode 2 the pace at which the shot changes is fast at first but then slows to a shot which last quite a while. </span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Baskerville;">One other way that Peaky Blinders is through the use of modern music in a period text. This helps to modernize the show and keep mainstream audiences gratified without losing the interest of a more active audience. One example of where this happens in the text is where the Peaky Blinders fight the Lea Brother at the beginning whilst Blue Veins by The Raconteurs plays.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Baskerville;">Peaky Blinders is very artistic in the way that it is shot and often looks like it was film with a much bigger budget than it had because of the outstanding cinematography, this is an aspect which is not often seen in mainstream text however it is a big contributing factor to the shows popularity along side the narrative and the Post world war one themes/mise en scene.</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03948495562314150218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589561936574515292.post-67865084139109453762014-02-06T03:01:00.001-08:002014-02-06T03:01:14.785-08:00Peaky Blinders Audience Targeting <div style="text-align: center;">
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One way that the show attracts an audience is by using hollywood stars. This helps widen the appeal because people are familiar with the actors previous filmography. For example Cillian Murphy as the lead role of Thomas Shelby. Cillian Murphy has been in chistopher nolans batman.</div>
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Furthermore the show strives to appeal to both an active and passive audience through the use of advanced cinematography. This high brow stylistic technique helps to define the show and entice a wider demographic. one scene which best displays the shows interesting cinematography is in the second episode of the series where the shelby brothers fight the lea family. The fight is shot in slow motion and </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03948495562314150218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589561936574515292.post-1121169068075441562014-01-23T02:38:00.000-08:002014-01-23T02:40:41.418-08:00Lost 2The 2004 Television series Lost directed by J J Abrams is a mainstream text that employs various different techniques to increase the shows demographic and appeals to both a passive and an active audience.<br />
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One technique that Abrams uses is that of an ensemble cast. This diverse range of characters of different ages, races and ideologies helps to appeal to a larger demographic and engages a more mainstream audience. Furthermore each character of the cast get a more equal amount of screen time which helps keep the show fresh. Also more people can relate to the program.</div>
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Furthermore Lost is riddled with Enigma codes which help to keep the audience guessing and interested. Also they are often placed before advert breaks to keep the audience engaged with the text. This will help to gain more revenue for the program.</div>
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I believe that the intended demographic for the Television series Lost is a wide mainstream audience, because of the use of an ensemble cast which helps to appeal to a larger more varied group. This is because different people can relate to certain characters in the series. Also the show conforms to certain stereo types which viewers are familiar with meaning that they can decode characters easier causing them to be gratified. </div>
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Lost appeals mainly to a passive audience with many common techniques to help gratify a large mainstream audience, such as enigma codes. These help to keep the audience interested in the text. Often the enigma codes are directly before advert breaks in order to ensure that the audience remain.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03948495562314150218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589561936574515292.post-36879102250304611852013-12-10T07:59:00.001-08:002013-12-10T07:59:44.580-08:00Fish Tank <div style="text-align: center;">
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In this scene Mia dances for Connor in her front room. the majority of this scene is filmed to show how he watches her dance through a scopophilic way through the unnerving slow paced editing. This use of slow editing makes the scene challenging to watch because the camera shot lingers on Mia as she dances for unsettlingly long amount of time to give a sense of intimacy. Furthermore the scene is shot in low key lighting and the only light source is the street lights out side, this use of lighting helps convey the seediness of the scenario and adheres to how social realist films often contain controversial themes, such as paedophilia. This is also later shown by how the camera remains fixed on the two characters rather than looking away like in more mainstream texts, this makes it even more uncon=mfortable to watch for the audience.<br />
In the mise en scene of the living room we can see that one of the walls in the room is decorated with a tropical beach wall paper which conveys that the family wish to escape the area they live in. this is a common convention of the social realist genre.<br />
As she dances Mia is shown as a silhouette, which connotes that she is an object of Connors desire. This is reinforced when the shot cuts to show his point of view. Furthermore women are often shown in social realist films to exist for the men rather than independent. Also it shows how naive Mia is which is also a social realist convention of women.<br />
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In the sequence we analysed there was an obvious theme of a dominating higher power that control the people of District 12. This use of establishment is a common theme within the Sci Fi genre. The purpose of showing the higher power in this way is to convey a statement of rebellion through the use of polysemic narrative that reflects modern day issues in a futuristic text.</div>
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One typical Sci Fi convention used in the hunger Games is the use if fast paced editing, we can see this used throughout the film but however it is prominent in the train scene where even though there is not much pace in the narrative the editing is constant and quick. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03948495562314150218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589561936574515292.post-25120643748390243132013-12-03T08:21:00.000-08:002013-12-03T08:22:54.431-08:00Neo Noir in Drive<div style="text-align: center;">
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Ryan Goslings character in Drive is working to help protect Irene and her son through acts of violence. this show him to be an anti Hero and shows how he has a fatal flaw. He has no desire for money or his own will being, his main focus is to protect irene and her son.</div>
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Driver - A flawed Anti Hero who acts on the behalf of a woman, this is typical of noir conventions.</div>
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Irene - A diluted Post Modern Femme Fatale who inactively get Ryan Goslings character to help her. She DOES NOT use her sexuality to manipulate him unlike in classic Noir.</div>
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Corrupt Characters - Gangsters this isn't typical of noir </div>
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Dark low key lighting half and half lighting on the face venetian blinds. All these are common techniques used in classic noir to show the duality of the protagonists by showing their faces in half light and half dark. We see this used when the driver commits a dark act for a good reason which high lights him as an anti hero.</div>
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Paranoia and mistrust run through out the film which reflects the mood of classic Noirs set in the cold war period. We see this in the scene with Blanche where The Driver Slaps her and Questions her.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03948495562314150218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589561936574515292.post-40726820813464091542013-10-14T12:50:00.000-07:002013-10-17T01:26:31.395-07:00Sin City<div style="text-align: center;">
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Sin City is a cross genre film which contains characteristics of both the Noir genre and the Comic Book Genre. One way that Sin city conforms to the Noir genre is the constant use of low key lighting and cold wet locations. This use of pathetic fallacy helps to enforce the cold bleak out look of the 50s when original Noir was made. We can see this used in the opening scene where the women is standing on the roof of the building. We can see the city skyline of night time American city in the pouring rain this helps set the mood of the film being a dark and harsh film this is all typical of the Noir genre. </div>
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Another way that Sin City is typical of the Noir genre is the way that the film uses a male narrator. This is common in Noir films as the protagonist in the story is always male and takes a dominant role. However in Noir films the men often fall for a women (Femme Fatal) who often uses them for personal gain. One example of Male narration in Sin City is were one of the male protagonists Marv talks about how he will avenge the dead prostitute Goldie. Also the character John Hartigan constantly puts him self down during his narration and uses this to motivate himself "an old man dies little girl lives" and Marv refers to himself as a "two time loser". </div>
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One way that this film conforms to the conventions of the comic book genre is the use of over the top violence. In Sin City all of the protagonists are at some points extremely violent which is trait not often found in Noir films one example of this is the scene where escapes from the police and punches a door which shatters like glass and then dives down an entire stairwell. This helps re-enforce the cross genres of the film and highlights it as being a hybrid film. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03948495562314150218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589561936574515292.post-39289583948981695382013-10-08T08:27:00.000-07:002013-10-14T09:24:31.682-07:00To what extent are your chosen texts typical of their genre?<div style="text-align: center;">
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My chosen text is fish tank. It is a social realism film and is very typical to its genre. One way it is a social realism film is by the way the film uses technical conventions to made the audience empathise with the characters in the movie, for example the film uses shallow focus, natural lighting and hand held camera. These all give the film a feeling of a realistic environment and help put the audience into the scene. An example of where technical codes are used is when Mia chases after Connor down the stairs of the apartment. The shot is one continuous tracking shot using a hand held camera through a low key corridor and then when Connor drives away the shot is in shallow focus which reflects how the human eye works. </div>
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The film itself portrays a realistic view of modern under class Britain and shows the social conditions of inner city life in the UK. the film is set it London, we can tell this because of the characters accents and the establishing shots of the city skyline. Towards the beginning of the film we see the protagonist, Mia, is shown in a non stereotypical way because she is represented as being confrontational and aggressive. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03948495562314150218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589561936574515292.post-19471120648253738732013-09-26T02:31:00.000-07:002013-09-26T02:31:02.667-07:00Todorov in Death Race<div style="text-align: center;">
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the majority of stories follow a specific narrative structure. In the 30s Todorov studied 100s of folk tales and found that they all followed a certain narrative structure which could be applied to many other stories. </div>
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This narrative theory still applies to modern texts, for example this is how it applies to the 2008 film Death Race.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03948495562314150218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589561936574515292.post-87825564044705998352013-09-24T07:31:00.000-07:002013-09-26T08:06:21.054-07:00western genre convention<div style="text-align: center;">
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'The good, the bad and the ugly" follows a series of various conventions and properties that define it as being in the western genre for example, key settings and aspects of mise en scene.</div>
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All of these features are very common amongst western films and help to determine how generic a western film is.<br />
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Often in the Western film genre there is the Strauss narrative theory of binary opposition for example good verses evil. Furthermore western films also contain hints of Todorovs narrative theory in the way that the film builds up to a crescendo, which ultimately restores the equilibrium. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03948495562314150218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589561936574515292.post-2727449971605450032013-09-19T02:45:00.001-07:002013-09-26T08:05:22.801-07:00james bond representation of women<div style="text-align: center;">
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The james bond franchise is a clear example of film objectifying females and forcing the audience to view males via the male gaze. the scene within, die another day "die another day" when james bond meets the character jinx demonstrates how women are often added into texts for the visual pleasure of men. </div>
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In this scene the female character is shown emerging from the water, wearing a bikini, in slow motion from the perspective of the male protagonist, this links to Laura Mulvey's male gaze theory because the female character jinx is placed in the scene for male viewing pleasure, to gratify the male audience in a scopophilic sense as she is seen through binoculars. Also the use of slow motion and the lingering camera shots objectifies her and causing the audience to admire her body. This gratifies the male audience and causes the female viewers to aspire to be like her because she is an object of desire. </div>
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Futhermore this scene creates an illusion of reality by the main female character's appearance. When she has walked off the beach not only has the camera tracked her movements as she walks to emphasise her figure but she is also wearing make up after she has left the ocean. In reality if she had been wearing make up he would have it all down her face after having gone swimming in the sea. Another feature which adds to this hyper reality is the non-diegetic music as she walks up the beach. This creates a dream like state hinting that bond is in a paradise. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03948495562314150218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589561936574515292.post-31871486043969897622013-09-18T13:17:00.001-07:002013-12-17T07:21:46.756-08:00My media question<div style="text-align: center;">
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<u><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Is it vital for a Hollywood blockbuster to conform to traditional narrative conventions in order for it to be successful financially, with particular attention to 'The Dark Knight' and 'Casino Royale'? </span></u><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In the modern Film Industry the majority of films that are produced often follow a set of certain narrative conventions. The most common narrative theory present in contemporary mainstream cinema is Todorovs narrative theory, Propps character theory and Strauss' theory of binary opposition. This is because it is important to follow familiar narrative theories so that an audience can understand, decode and appreciate the plot. If the film does not conform to the narrative conventions it may not gratify the intended, mainstream audiences expectations and receive negative reactions. Therefore its profits will suffer and the film may be financially unsuccessful. Stanley Kubrick once Said "A story is something with an interesting premise that builds to a logical and satisfying conclusion"[15]. For my investigation I will be focusing on both The Dark Knight and Casino Royale to question how high grossing hollywood films must follow various narrative techniques, such as Todorov's Narrative theory, Propp's character theory and Strauss' theory of binary opposition, to achieve mainstream appeal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The majority of modern mainstream films follow Todorov's narrative theory of 'equilibrium'. “Todorov in 1969 produced a theory which he believed to be able to be applied to any film. He believed that all films followed the same narrative pattern. They all went through stages called the equilibrium, disequilibrium, acknowledgement, solving and again equilibrium.”[3] This narrative theory applies to both my chosen texts to a certain extent, 'The Dark Knight' and 'Casino Royale'. Both films are extremely high grossing blockbuster movies. However I feel Todorov applies more to 'The Dark Knight' than 'Casino Royale' because 'The Dark Knight' sticks to this theory rigidly and 'Casino Royale' seems to occasionally move away from the generic/predictable Todorov structure. However both texts still follow a formulaic Narrative structure which is commonly found in modern films that follow a linear pattern, Todorov is also the structure that most audiences can relate to the most because it is chronological, making it the most gratifying.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Todorov’s narrative theory can be applied to the plot of ‘The Dark Knight’. The narrative begins in a state of Equilibrium, the the new District Attorney Harvey Dent is cleaning up the streets of gotham and Bruce wayne helps him by offering to hold a fund raising party for him. Then our antagonist The Joker (who has been plotting with with organized crime lords to kill Batman) announces that if the Batman man does not “take off his mask” he will kill innocent civilians. This is the Disruption. After this threat from The Joker, Bruce Wayne contemplates giving up and turning himself in as Batman, because of the chaos caused by The Joker. This is the moment that the Disruption is Identified. Then After the death of Rachel Dawes (which could be considered a secondary Disruption) Batman makes an attempt to restore the equilibrium by finding The Joker, with the help of Lucius Fox operating a surveillance device, and fighting him. After The Joker is defeated, the grief stricken, Harvey Dent goes on a hunt for revenge, killing those responsible for Rachel’s death. Batman then accidentally kills Dent in a struggle and gets Commissioner Gordon to announce that Batman murdered Dent so that Dents reputation remains untarnished. This is the New Equilibrium.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Films that belong to the James bond Franchise all follow the same formula when it comes to narrative structre. [5] At the beginning of Casino Royale we see James Bond make his first kill which helps establish Bond as the key protagonist, After the title sequence the Villain of the film is revealed as Le Chiffre we can tell that he is the antagonist by the context of him dealing with terrorists. Also we can tell by the mise en scene that he conforms to what many typical villains look like by the fact that he wears an all black suit and has a serious scar on his face by his eye. Furthermore we can tell through the use of low key lighting that Le Chiffre is evil. In the following scene we can see James Bond on a mission chasing a bomb maker this seems to be a typical line of work for an MI6 agent, this is the state of equilibrium from Todorovs theory. Later in the film Le Chiffre plans to bomb a plane for financial gain which is the disruption. After this event M sends bond to play Le Chiffre at poker to stop him winning millions of dollars for terrorism. This is the point where the Disruption has been identified and an attempt is made to stop Le Chiffre. Bond then wins the match and Le Chiffre is killed which creates a new equilibrium. However in this narrative the story continues and does not conclude at the formulaic point with a typical 'happy ending'. in fact the new equilibrium is disrupted by the death of Bonds lover Vesper. This leaves the audience curious because of the 'Cliff hanger' or enigma. Furthermore this helps to widen the audience for the sequel, this may have been one of the contributing factors to Quantum of Solace’s box office success, and also the reason that it grossed higher than Casino Royale. [17]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Also in the modern film industry many of the key character roles conform to Propp’s theory and are the same throughout the majority of the big blockbuster movies, this is apparent in both The Dark Knight and Casino Royale. The character roles conform to the eight character roles in Propp's character theory.[8]. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The 8 character roles that Propp identified in his theory are: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Hero </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In both my Chosen texts we see a similar character arrangement, in The Dark Knight there is a distinctive Hero and Villain. Batman is the Hero who is shown to stop crime for the good of the city and The Joker is the Villain who's plan is solely, to turn good people bad and turn Gotham City against itself. However the Hero is not typically conventional because he is not completely morally good.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mr. Fox is the donor because he helps Batman, to stop The Joker, by giving him tools and weapons to aid him. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It is unclear exactly who the dispatcher is in this text becuase the dispatcher sends the hero on his quest and there is no such character in the narrative.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Harvey Dent is the false hero in the text because he claims to be the Hero, Batman. This action is a typical characteristic of a False Hero. [7]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Rachel Dawes is The Princess/Damsel in distress, however she dies meaning that she is not a reward for our Hero at the end of the film.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In this story the Princess role has no father, or at least his role does not feature in the narrative, this is most likely due to that fact that his role is not relevant to the plot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">James Bond is the Hero we can tell this because the film follows his actions as he tries to stop Le Chiffre, who we know to be the Villain by the way that he is funding terrorism. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Donor is Mathis who helps Bond take down Le Chiffre by framing Le Chiffre’s associates and getting them arrested. However he turns out to be a traitor and is in fact working for Le Chiffre.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">M is the Dispatcher, and is very conventional as far as Propp’s theory is concerned, because her only task is to send the Hero on his mission/quest and she does.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">There is not False Hero in this particular storyline. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Princess/Damsel in distress is Vesper who is the Hero's reward for his success.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Furthermore there is no Father figure in this text, much like in ‘The Dark Knight’. Also in Both of my focus films the Princess role dies because the hero is unable to save them which is a twist on the predictable ‘happy ending’ to the narrative. This is to shock viewers, because cine literate audiences expect the narrative to conclude (adhering to Todorovs theory) with a new equilibrium. When the filmmaker challenges that, by killing off a key character who normally lives, the audience is gratified because they don't expect it. Also if the filmmaker does adhere to how the audience expects the film to end then the audience will still be gratified, because they will have successfully guessed the end. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In Casino Royale the protagonist James Bond is shown to conform to the audiences formulaic expectations of a Hero. However in The Dark Knight, Batman is shown to be the ever more popular character, the Anti-hero. An anti hero is a typical protagonist with a twist. 'Unlike the traditional hero who is morally upright and steadfast, the anti-hero usually has a flawed moral character. The moral compromises he or she makes can often be seen as the unpleasant means to an appropriately desired end—such as breaking a finger to get answers—whatever it takes for the protagonist to come to justice'[16]. The Anti-Hero has become more popular in mainstream films and TV dramas because as an audience we find imperfect heroes more gratifying to watch because audiences can relate to them better. Some examples of popular texts that include Anti-Heroes are; Breaking Bad, Dirty Harry, The Godfather and Star Wars.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This new type of character helps to create a new character for mainstream hollywood protagonists evolving what we are all so familiar with. It also opposes Strauss' theory of certain characters having to contrast in order to appear a certain way. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">However in The Dark Knight Strauss' Theory does still apply by the way that The Joker is Represented as a Madman driven by insanity and chaos. Compared to how Batman is represented to be a powerful vigilante driven by justice. We can see this in the scene where The Joker is hanging upside down from the building. This helps to Create a juxtaposition.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Both my focus films are high grossing Hollywood blockbusters that have been very financially successful. Casino Royale has made $167,445,960 and the dark knight has made $158,411,483. This financial success was due to many factors such as the Cast, the franchise and narrative. Although after my investigation it seems that for my two focus films the fact that they both belong to a franchise may be the major reason for their box office success. However i believe that without a formulaic narrative structure the profits for the films would suffer. So I believe it is important for films to adhere to typical narrative structures in order to be financially successful.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Film Opening weekend All Time Budget</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Dark Knight $158,411,483 $534,858,444 $185 million</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Casino Royale $40,833,156 $167,445,960 $150 million </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">mainstream </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">narrative structure</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">audience expectations</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">formulaic structure that conforms to the audiences expectations and gratifies them</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Special effects will get you the first weekend box office, a good narrative will get you a slower box office decline and better DVD sales.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/search/?q=the%20dark%20knight </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> 4. http://heathenmedia.co.uk/insanity/2012/02/08/narrative-todorovs-theory-2/</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> 5.http://dtugby10.wordpress.com/the-todorov-narrative-theory-within-bond/</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> 6. http://iggyfiore.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/todorovs-theory.html</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> 7. http://keca2media.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/narrative-todorov-propp-and-strauss.html</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> 8. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casino_Royale_(2006_film)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> 9. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Knight_(film)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> 10. http://heathenmedia.co.uk/sledgehammer/2011/11/01/narrative-–-vladimir-propp’s-theory-2/</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> 11. http://www.mediaknowall.com/as_alevel/alevkeyconcepts/alevelkeycon.php?pageID=propp</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> 12. http://www.medienabc.org/page5/page23/page41/page41.html</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> 13. http://www.sandhills.edu/academic-departments/english/film/narrativearc.html</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> 14. http://psychology.ucdavis.edu/Simonton/GreatFlicksToC.html</span><br />
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In this trailer there are many different representations. Some of which are stereotypes. in this trailer men are shown to be dominant over women and in control which is a representation often shown in films. however the men are also shown to be dirty/unhygienic and the main character Bruce (James Mcavoy) is shown to be a drug abuser. However the men are often shown in suits or smart clothing showing them as being authoritative when they are out working.</div>
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Women are represented as being attractive and sexual objects for the male characters to desire by them wearing lingerie. However the main female role played by Imogen Poots is shown to be caring by showing her concerns for bruce.</div>
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Scotland is represented in a negative way in the trailer for filth too by the people being unpleasant and unhappy.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03948495562314150218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589561936574515292.post-80747762858445099542013-09-12T01:59:00.001-07:002013-09-17T07:50:27.764-07:00niche and mainstreamAcross the media industry there are several forms of texts however the majority of the texts appeal to two types of audiences niche and mainstream audiences.<br />
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Niche - the definition of the word niche means little nest, and in the context of audience size it just means small. For example a text with a small audience would be the TV show songs of praise, this is because this show appeals to Christians who enjoy singing hymns at home. this is a very specific audience which narrows down how many views the show will get. one way we can tell that this show is niche is by when it is shown. songs of praise is aired during the day when most people who are working whereas shows that carry a bigger audience tend to be shown at peak times. Also we cane tell that the main demographic for this show do not work and are there for either unemployed or are retired which suggests the audience is elderly.<br />
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This show is aimed mainly at a male audience ranging from the ages of 16 to 30 however the show also attracts an older audience of men and women in their 40s and 50s because they may have children who are of a similar age to the characters in the show. Furthermore although the show revolves around 4 male teenagers the show also attracts an audience of women ranging from the the age of 16 to 30.<br />
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I watch the inbetweeners because it find the characters and the scenarios funny and relatable. Also it is a show that is often talked about so it can be a topic for social integration. The show contains a variety of inside jokes, words and phrases which you would be left out of if you didn't watch the show.<br />
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The Blackout - Never By Your Side </div>
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This music video conforms to many to many of the typical conventions of the rock/metal genre. The video is set in a dark outdoor location where the band plays the song surrounded by fire. the editing used is fast paced and in time with the music. This helps show the band members from a wide number of different angles. Within the video the main use of shots are close up shots to highlight each band member and their movement and stage presence. Also each band member is dressed in dark clothing which is a common factor of the rock genre. </div>
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This video is very similar to the first video in the way that the video is set in a dark outdoor location where there is fire in the background. Also in this video there is a theme of chaos and destruction in the way that the band through and smash up their instruments. one thing in this video that i would like to use is the effect of shallow focus which is commonly employed throughout this video.</div>
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Within this video the setting is a dark underground location. this use of low key lighting is common in music videos, within the rock genre. Also the band members are all dressed in dark, casual, everyday clothing. This helps the audience relate with them as they might dress in a similar way. There is no narrative in this music video there is just the band playing, which is becoming quite common throughout rock music videos. </div>
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Within this music video there is a sub-narrative. The sub-narrative in this video is a man, possibly a band member is chasing after a van with the rest of the band in side. As he chases the van he employes parkour techniques to catch up with van this is the french term for getting from one location to another as quickly as possible using a variety of acrobatic techniques. This helps to keep the attention of the audience as it is quite a visual spectacle also some of the viewers may be interested in parkour and might relate with the video. The </div>
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