Analysis of film trailer

In this trailer the use of drums, traditional instruments and Hawaiian language in the music helps make clear that this film is very much a Hawaiian tradition based film. We only see 2 people all trailer, making it clear that they are our protagonists throughout the film, these are also the only named characters in the trailer. The ocean is also shown to play a key role in the story with most shots either having the sea visible or some kind of ocean motif ie a boat or paddle. This as well as the various action shots of characters sailing across the vast ocean as well as the ocean being shown to act like an actual character in the way it interacts with Moana makes it clear to us that the sea is one of the most important parts of the film. The trailer generally focuses on showing the landscapes and jokes of the film throughout the trailer making it clear to viewers that these are the main genres of the film.

Reflections on Practical: TV Drama Still

We were tasked with creating a variety of stills to reflect a certain TV drama subgenre. We thought about subgenres we would be able to simply recreate in our school grounds with the props we had; therefore discounting sub genres such as sci-fi. We then got to work on storyboarding our various shots; deciding on shot types, actors, locations and props.

My shot was a mid long shot of a criminal character half in and half out of a window, looking out whilst holding a pistol. I feel like i connoted the crime subgenre through use of the weapon, the urban setting and the casual, modern clothes worn by the character in shot.

I wanted to allow the audience to try and have to decode the still, by having her only half in the window I wanted to present the idea that she may be breaking into somewhere or running away from something. We also don't get a straight on angle which means we cannot see into the room, creating enigma, we wonder what is in the room and what kind of place she's going into with a gun. This would interest the audience and make us curious as to the character and the motives for the person in the shot, as well as also building on cultural assumption that someone with a gun in without a police uniform is typically a criminal.

Big Issue Coster Evaluation

I feel this poster went quite well, the use of the text and the cutout look both help create a more interesting fun design on the cover. I made sure to use the official logo and strap line in this poster to make sure the cover looked more real as well as the "inside" section containing relevant news headlines from the time.

I would have liked to maybe find another font for the main headline as although I like the light-hearted feel of the text I think I may have been able to find a more quality font if I had more time. The inside box also looks a little hard on the eyes, I maybe could have found a better way of adding the box whereby it blends in better with the rest of the cover. 

TV Drama Still Analysis

A still from the Breaking Bad episode "To'hajiilee"

In this still we see 3 foreground characters, one holding a gun. One with handcuffs and one man on his knees with his hands behind his head. The 2 men who are stood are wearing black coats whereas the man kneeled down in wearing white. This creates the idea of a power dynamic between these characters, with the man on his knees and being at gunpoint with his hands behind his head we see him as having the least power in the scene. We get the idea that the other 2 men in shot are working together and have control in this scene as they are both stood up wearing black and looking at the kneeling man