DOE 3

In class today we got into groups of 4 (Nathan, Mac, Seb and I) and we started filming for our pg horror movie trailers. We got some clips in class but at lunch we got back into our group and finished the filming and editing for our trailer. Our movie is called the circle game after this thing played at school called 'the circle game'. It is where if someone makes the shape with their fingers below their waist and someone looks at it, then they get to punch them. It is basically a horror itteration of a school game.

EXAM Q8

The Home page of the observer has many different media language and techniques. Firstly, on the main page, there is a bar to bring together all of the different types of main news into what’s the most important and newest news. In this section they put some famous people’s names in them because they know that these people have large social media followings and are very popular which means their fans that see the celebrities name, will be enticed to click on it.

They make the controversial topics the largest and use varies different bright colours and in most cases out of context language to draw viewers’ attention in and to make it more eye catching. There is a quote on the home page saying "Can I forgive the man that raped me". This draws attention to readers and makes them want to read it. Also the observer has used the home page to create meaning by categorizing the most important news and putting it on the front page. This means the news appeals to the reader more.

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.

DOE 1