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Reception Theory: Blog Task

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  Reception Theory: Blog Task 1) What is the preferred reading of a media text? A preferred reading is the interpretation of a text that the producers or creators originally intended. 2) What is the oppositional reading of a media text? Oppositional reading is the interpretation from a negative viewpoint that the original producers or creators did not intend to have. 3) How does the Adolescence clip position the audience to respond to the teenage character in the scene? The Adolescence clip positions the Teenage Boy in a way for the audience to interpret him Oppositional. 4) Why might young people reject this reading and construct an oppositional reading of the trailer? Young people may reject this reading and construct a oppositional reading of the trailer, making excuses for the Character such as "He's stressed" "He misses his parents" "He's too young" This most likely came from a   Negotiated reading where the audience likely made their own opin...

LR for Half Term 1

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LR FOR HALF TERM 1 Mise-en-scene 1. Lighting The scene uses high contrast lighting. There are many cold blues within the scene but also bright intense reds from Darth Vader’s lightsaber. This creates a dark intimidating image for the audience as Darth Vader’s figure appears with the harsh red light behind him causing him to look like a god. The colour scheme gives a sense of claustrophobia and intimidation to the audience. 2. Costume Hero (Luke Skywalker): Luke is wearing a practical khaki/tan coloured jacket and trousers. His outfit has a pale colour to give connotations of being youthful, human and friendly. Villain (Darth Vader): Vader is wearing all black clothing including a long cape. This covers all of his face and gives a feeling of being completely emotionless and very cold with a sense of fear as he looks like a machine. Camera Shots & Angles 1. Camera Shots Shot 1 (Medium Close-Up): This focuses on Luke’s face and shows his nervousness and fear when he turns on his light...

Camerawork blog tasks

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  Camerawork blog tasks: Camera angles: This shot clearly shows a close-up angle, where the women who seems to be in her early twenties, has a serious expression, holding up a device which could be the solution to all her issues. Her serious expression alongside this close personal angle formally known as a Close-Up Shot.   The camera is positioned directly parallel to the character's immediate line of sight . This neutral perspective avoids making the subject look dominant or submissive, not making her appear anything but neutral drawing immediate focus to her intense expression and the prop. Three camera shots: This shot clearly shows the characters are in a deep predicament, the shot used is called a 3 shot, it captures all 3 of the characters in one singular shot. The power dynamic of this scene is the man on the left, seen looking very powerful, confident and bold. The man in the middle has a unmistakable aura to him. Definitely not weak at all. The lady on the left is b...

Media Language: Mise-en-scene (Complete)

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  Stranger Things First 8 Minutes: Costume: In the Stranger Things First 8 minutes, the children are seen wearing standard 80's teenager clothing. This consists of a baseball cap, a t shirt, and trousers paired with trainers. Character name will is wearing a bright red puffer vest over a flannel shirt, white long sleeved thermal top, another Mike is seen wearing a polo top under a casual tan, character called Dustin is seen wearing a striped t-shirt a cap and a green corduroy jacket, character named Lucas wears a maroon and grey shirt under a denim jacket. Him with iconic outfit Lighting: In the Basement, the lighting is lit with warm, golden and amber tones. The basement lamps resemble a inviting tone over the table which they are playing games at, creating a spot of comfortability and safety. This also symbolises the boys tight knit friendship. The woods, resembles a dark environment, the area becomes very desaturated. Primary light sources consist of the bike's headlights an...

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Parrot Photoshop Task

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  This Photoshop task was very exquisite, as it took much effort. Firstly, I had to locate a picture with many different colours which I thought looked nice, after that, I pasted that picture into a Canvas and proceeded to find 6 of the most vibrant colours and made a colour palette. After that, I opened the parrot sheet, and I proceeded to fill all parts of the parrot in with the many colours from the Palette.

Connotations of an advert

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CocaCola Taste The Feeling Advert: Visual breakdown:  Setting - The advertisement is set on a sunny, sandy beach with a soft focus, ocean background suggesting this is on a warm day. Image Elements - The central focus of the image is a large, red tilted Coca Cola can resting in the sand. Hand drawn sketchy black doodles are overlaid on the scene: a camera flash on the left and arms wrapped around the cans, making it seem as if the can was posing for a photograph. Posture - The can is tilted, giving it a dynamic and playful stance rather then a rigid stance presentation. Costume - The product features its iconic classic red and white style brand labelling on the can with one of it’s primary slogans ‘Original Taste’ clearly on the side. Colours - The main colour is a vibrant red contrasted with the golden sand, light blue sky and ocean and black sketch lines. The Message and Mood: The message - The core message aligns with the tagline Taste the Feeling. It promotes Coca Cola not just...