LO1 notes

a) Purpose - both forms of media are made to promote, entertain
attract an audience to watch the film

b) Form - The form of this video is a film trailer for the film ...
mention the name of he film/ director
non linear

c/d) Content and Meaning
content
mise en scene - location, costumes (protagonist, antagonist), gestures, lighting(natural, low key) props 3-4 examples
character types
camera work - shot types (close ups, wide shots), movement (pan, tracking shot, tilt, angles (high angles) 1 shot type, 1 movement, 1 angle
sound  - diegetic sound - natural to the diegesis (dialogue, sound effects) non diegetic - not natural to the diegesis incidental music
editing - action match (movement over multiple shots), shot reverse shot structure (conversation) cross cutting, eyeline match, jump cutting, transitions - scenes location (ellipsis - passage of time) cut, fade, dissolve, fade to black

meaning
denotation (what it is) and connotation (what it infers)
link connotations to the genre
effect on the audience - spectacle, verisimilitude
carl rogers - ideal partner, ideal self
stereotypes, must mention



e) Genre
what type of trailer are we watching - thriller, action, horror
f) Audience