USES AND GRATIFICATIONS OF THE LEGO MOVIE

One of the uses and gratifications of the Lego movie game is personal identity. In the Lego movie game there is a character called emit who is shown throughout the movie being very average and slightly boring. The director is trying to make emit relate with the audience by making him seem very average and ‘not special’. Emit is a big role model because he is just an ordinary person like you or me but he is seen saving the world, this also makes emit a role model for kids.

Another use and gratification of the Lego movie is the idea of escapism. The Lego movie is a great example of how media is used in movies and games to draw a variety of audiences, For example many people see Lego as a place where everything can be fixed, and you can do whatever you want. This appeals to kids and teens because everything they could think to build they can. The Lego movie game is used as escapism to go to a place where rules are not a thing and they can do anything they want.

PG HORROR MOVIE

In Todays lesson we made a PG horror movie trailer. At the start of the lesson we divided up into groups of 4, my group was Mac, Seb, Nathan and I. We devised what props we wanted to use then setup our filming equipment. For our film we are making a satanic circle type thing which we called the circle game. So we used Mrs Mann's ivery letter opener as a sacrificial knife as it is very decorative and detailed. We setup our camera and tripod in the tunnel then filmed a series of cinematic shots with people hidden around it. Our task was very fun and i wish to continue it in our next lesson as it was very enjoyable and we did not get to finish it.

NEWS/EXAM Q8

The Observer home page shows lots of different uses of media language and techniques. On the main page there is a bar which bring lots of different types of news into a section of the most relevant/newest. In the Observer their are articles that are humorous such as cartoons and funny headlines. they also include puzzles, crosswords and some small games. They also have some reviews talking about how good their articles are and how good their newspapers are.

On the front page the main headlines and the pictures have very vibrant colors in them so they stand out. These images have a wide range of different and bright colors which are very eye catching and make people want to read it. We also get to know what the article is about as it shows a sneak peak of what is going to happen in it.

All of these are examples of different types of media language and techniques on the Observer home page.

DOE 2

I used polar co-ordinates to create my Production Company logo. I picked an image of the sydney skyline, made a completely square canvas as a basis for the work then flipped the image 180 degrees and used polar co-ordinates to create the image you see below.

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SYDNEY MOVIES

WHY A FILM COMPANY WOULD MAKE A GAME

There are many reasons why a film company would make a game. The first reason is money. International video game revenue is estimated to be $91.5B, this is over double the amount of the film industry which intern means more revenue for them. The game also can help with advertising for the film because kids/teens will see the adverts on Tv, You Tube or social media. The game can also attract older children (to the film aswell) because most people that play video games are teenagers.

LEGO MOVIE GENRE CODES

 The movie title is the largest bit on the poster because it is the most important thing as it is the name of the movie. It tells you what the movie is about and also is made of lego to fit in. On the Lego movie poster the title 'the lego movie' is made to be big and bold to draw attention and shows everyone what it is about. The title is made from lego which helps to show what its about. The statement on the poster says 'the story of a nobody who saves everybody', this is a very luring sentence because the audience members might relate to the beginning of it and want to see how a nobody (such as themselves) saves everybody. 

The main image is very colourful and explosive, which really draws peoples attention. Emmett (the main character) is in the center and surrounded by very familiar characters such as batman and superman who we know from other movies and can relate to. However, when someone see's a random person in a builders outfit in conjuntion with superheros sprinting away from the city and explosions this would definetly draw peoples attention. Therefore this makes the genre codes attract family audiences.

The lego movie has many different posters for all the different main characters. The one for lord business is very striking and bold. It is close up of his face with his mechanical headgear on, in the picture his facial expression is shown to be very angry and determined. We know this as he is seen to be shouting and has frown lines over his face in the poster. His headgear has spikes that go over his forehead which are very striking and show to the audience that he is some sort of bad guy. Also his outfit has a lot of red which is a very intimidating colour.