Representation of ability and disability Homework

How different camera shots helps to represent ability and disability:
The shot is a areal view (crane shot) of a bedroom shared by two brothers. The room has a distinct separation shown my the mise-en-scene, which shows a contrast of colours, size and the amount of toys. This first shot shows the differences in ways the two brothers parents treat them. Following this shot a close up, circular movement shot shows one of the brothers miserable face and then the next shot, close up, shows the other brother who has downs syndrome. These two close up shots shows the reader that the disabled brother had the colourful and bigger side of the room and the other brother has the smaller side. This represents the disabled brother to be treated differently compared to his able body brother. The facial expression, shown by the close up, of the the able body brother represents this to and shows that he isn't happy about it.

The close up of the disabled boy sleeping starts to zoom in and this correlated with the narration which is happening diegectically. This zoom in helps to represent the boy to be to centre of attention and that the other brother was thinking of killing him.

A medium shot shows the boy talking to his friends about going to a party and this shows his brother waiting for him behind. This shot shows that the brother is relying on him to take him home and that he trast him but the boy dosn't want the responsiblity. This represents people with a disability having to rely on people and some people feel this to be a burden.

How editing helps to represent ability and disability:
Following a close up of the disabled boy (zoom) the transition to the next shot is a fading to black but also a black and white image of an explosion.

The use of a shot reavers shot shows the boys brother and then him and then back to his brother. This is accompanied by his narration where he says his disabled brother "is a big potato with eye tentacles". This represents the brother to be not represented as being "normal" and represents him to not like his brother because of his disability, this also shows that he doesn't think is brother is equal to him, whereas his parents disagree to the point where he thinks they like his brother more.

When the two brothers are at the table eating breakfast the mum moves to leave and on her way out she kisses and hugs the disabled brother and the other brother looks disappointed or like he disapproves. This sequence is shown by a shoot reverse shot of the brother then the mum kissing the other brother then back to the boy. The use of close ups show his facial expression.  This represents the brother to be jealous of his brother and like he is being picked on because his brother is disabled.

How the sound helps to represent ability and disability:
Thought out the first section of the clip there is asynchronous sound used in the form of narration. The narration is from a teenage boy and his voice is very calm and this contrast with the words he says, "last summer I decided to kill my brother". These words are meant to be shocking but the way he says it makes it seem ok and the non-diegetic sound (music) is very relaxed and jolly also makes what he is saying seem normal. This represents the thought that the boy has is a normal thing to think about when you have a disabled brother, where actually it isn't.

As the boy continues with his narration it correlates with the ........ shot because it looks with he is thinking about it.

At the breakfast table the boy tries to scare his brother by telling him how they kill pigs. The tone in his voice shows that he is trying to scare him and this represents him as not caring about his brothers feelings.

More narration is used as the two brothers are walking to the bus stop and waiting for a bus and this helps to represents that the boy feels like his brother is a burden and that he is alway stuck looking after him. This represents disabled people in a bad way because represented as being a burden and this also represents the boy as not being very understanding of his brother.

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Information from: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1658820/?ref_=ttmd_md_nm

Plot Summery: When a young woman is cruelly and indiscriminately attacked by a notorious gang led by the violent Trey, her little 16 year old sister Kayla wants revenge and will stop at nothing to get it, even if it means joining a rival girl gang led by the volatile and damaged man-hating Danielle.      

Genre: Crime

Directed by: Nirpal Bhogal

Written by: Nirpal Bhogal

Production Companies:

• Gateway Films (co-production)
• Creativity Media (in association with)
• Gunslinger

Distributors:

21st Century Pictures (2012) (Australia) (DVD)

Koch Media (2013) (Netherlands) (DVD) (through)

One2See Movies (2013) (Netherlands) (DVD) (through Koch Media)

Revolver Entertainment (2010) (UK) (all media)

Revolver Entertainment (2012) (USA) (all media)

Sunfilm Entertainment (2012) (Germany) (DVD)

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Other Companies:

Aquarium Studios (sound post-production)

Creativity Media (post-production)

Filmscape Lighting (grip and lighting equipment)

Filmscape Media (camera equipment provided by)

Met Film Post (post-production facilities)

Music by: Chad Hobson

Cinematography by: Felix Wiedemann

Film Editing by: Richard Elson

Release Dates:

UK- 28 October 2011

Sweden- 8 May 2012

Netherlands- 8 January 2013

Budget: $1000000 (estimated)

Runtime: 83min

Camera Used: Arri Alexa

Homework

What significance does the continuing development of digital media technology have for media institutions and audiences? You should focus on FILM but you may make reference to other media such as Music, Newspapers, Radio, Magazines or Video games.

The continuing development of digital media technology has a large significance to the media institution and audiences. The distributors are always trying to find unique way to market their product and the development of digital technology is making this easier to do so. New ways, that only could have been possible because of the development of digital technology, such as social media, trailers on YouTube and may more.

The development of digital media technology has also increased the way in which the audience can consume films, magazines and other media products. The development of online streaming allows the audience to purchase films and stream or download the film directly to their computer at home and now on their smartphone examples of this is iTunes and Netflix. This new technology saves distributers millions because instead of sourcing materials for the packaging. 

Production also save money by not having to produce a reel of film which costs millions instead they just sending the film from computer to computer. This also helps out the distribution companies because they don't have to send a reel of film around the world. This does have a downfall because the first viewing of a reel of film has a better quality than a digital film but this is out weighed with the fact that the reel can get damaged when rewinding. Another downfall of not using a reel o film is that it is very easy to pirate them. There are many ways distributing companies are trying to prevent piracy is having a similar release date for different countries and this reduces the amount of films being brought other to a country where the film has not been released yet. 

The development of 3D and now 4D is changing the experience the audience has when consuming a film. Along side this, CGI is developing further to create nearly perfect replicates of humans. The film Avatar (2009 directed and written by James Cameron)  is a good example because it used both CGI and 3D to create it. The use of 3D brings more people into the cinemas because not many people have the ability to watch it at home so the only way is to go to the cinema or iMax. The production of these new films, that heavily rely on CGI, have a very high budget because the equipment is still considered new and cost a lot of money. Again Avatar had an estimated budget of $237000000 and this is way more money than a normal film would budget. Even thought the budget is more the profit is usually more too, for example Avatar who produced a gross of $760505846, which is a big profit.

Within the rolls of a distributing company is marketing and one of the most popular ways to promote a film is social media because many people use it and the information can be spread quickly. Another way is having short programs that are dedicated to tell the consumers what films are coming out and the must seem films shown an example of this is "The Top Ten Show" on sky. Overall I believe the development of digital media technology has benefited all areas: production, distribution and exhibition. 

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Representation of Gender Homework

How shot types helped to represent gender:

At 21 seconds into the clip there is a medium shot of the back of a woman looking up at a man with the camera angle being low. This shot highlights to the reader that the woman is looking up at the man which, in this case, represents the man having the most authority. Looking at the stereotype of a man, this part of the clip stays with the stereotype because he is being controlling and dominating.

There is a medium shot of the woman and when the man says "kneel" she does so and the camera follows her. The use of this downwards tilt/track highlights this action to the reader and this also represents the man having a higher authority than the woman. A master shot at 1.41 in to the clip shows the man pointing down at the woman who is kneeling, this shot also shows where the following action will take place.

There is a moment where the woman laughs and begins to speck out and the man sits down to listen, this action could represent the doubt that the woman has put into his head and this is where he begins to loss his authority. After this, in contrast to the tilt shot at the beginning of the clip another tilt/track shot is used but it shows the woman standing up and this represents her standing up to the man which reverses the authority roles. This act goes against the media's stereotype for women.

As the woman is explaining to the man, at the last moment begins to protest and this is shown as a tracking shot as he stands up, but the woman, shown by a close up, continuous to explain without acknowledgement which again represents the woman to be persistent. The protest from the man represents him to be stubborn by not backing down even-though he knows she is right.

Towards the end of the clip when everyone begins to say doctor, there is a medium close up shot of the woman in the red dress who hasn't said anything throughout but the reader knows she is on the man side because she is up on the balcony. She says "doctor" too which shows she is going against him to.  

In media stereotypes the man is always seen to rescue the woman but in this clip the roles are reversed because the woman saves everyone.

How the editing helps to represent gender:

The use of an eye-line match shows the man looking down at the woman and then the woman looking up at the man in the following shot. This helps to represents that the man in the beginning of the clip has control.

When a flashback is shown there is a fade to white before and after the flashback. These flashbacks explain to the reader how the woman managed to defeat the man and this represents the woman as being knowlegable. I little while later in the clip the use of slow-motion in the flashback of the woman breathing highlights to the reader the amount of effort and time she put into spreading the word. 

The use of CGI is used for many things in this clip but I think the most significant part is when The Doctor begins to turn back to his usual self because this shows that the woman was right and represents, in this clip, the villain is the man and the hero in to the woman and this stays with Proops theory.  

How sound helps to represent gender:

At the beginning of the clip the music is very upbeat but goes with the feel that she has been captured. As the man tells her to kneel the non-diegetic sound changes to a woman singing and it fits with the action that the villain is winning and the woman isn't. The music continuous as the man a-lines something and the music shows the readers that The Doctor is losing and that its a sad moment. The music helps to represent the man as being the villain because his actions are going against the woman and The Doctor.  

As the woman begins to stand up to the man and explaining how the man has lost, the non-diegectic music changes to an uplifting sound of the woman singing. As the man releases that he is losing and he hears about the satellites the music gets louder and builds the tension. 

When the man gives out orders he specks loudly and as the woman speaks out and the music increases she also specks louder and this shows the contrast of the beginning where the man was winning and the end when the woman is winning. 

As the woman in the red dress says "Doctor" this represents her going towards the good side which represents her being weak because she was with the man but as soon as she saw he was losing she changed sides or she could be seen as being strong because she went against what she knew and went against the man. 

How the mise-en-scene helps to represent gender:

From the first 30 seconds you see a woman walking in black clothing which looks like adventurer clothing. This costume represents her as being a boyish, strong and not to bothered about what she looks like. In contrast the blonde woman standing on the balcony is wearing a red, floor length dress which shows her femininity and that she cares what she looks like which stays with the stereotype of a woman more than the other woman.

The setting stays with the genre of Doctor Who because it is very science fiction like, the control panel and the vast amount of mental is the most obvious things.

Representation of Gender Homework

How shot types helped to represent gender:
At 21 seconds into the clip there is a medium shot of the back of a woman looking up at a man with the camera angle being low. This shot highlights to the reader that the woman is looking up at the man which in this case represents the man having the most authority.

There is a medium shot of the woman and when the man says "kneel" she does so and the camera follows her. The use of this downwards tilt highlights the action to the viewer and this also represents the man having a higher authority than the man. A master shot at 1.41 in to the clip shows the man pointing down at the woman who is kneeling, this shot also shows where the following action will take place.

There is a moment where the woman laughs and begins to speck out and the man sits down to listen, this action could represent the doubt that the woman has put into his head and this is where he begins to loss his authority. After this, in contrast to the tilt shot at the beginning of the clip another tilt shot is used but it shows the woman standing up and this represents her standing up to the man which reverses the authority roles.

As the woman is explaining he man at the last moment begins to protest and this is shown as a tracking shot as he stands up, but the woman, shown by a close up, continuous to explain without acknowledgement which again represents the woman to be persistent. The protest from the man represents him to be stubborn for not backing down even-though he knows she is right.  

Representation of Sexuality Homework

How shot types help to represent sexuality:

A medium shot show two women lying in bed with one asleep and the over awake and ...... up on one elbow. The woman awake slowing floats her hand over the sleeping woman body mimicking her curves. The way to camera tracks this movement suggest that the woman is in love with the sleeping woman which represents the woman to be a lesbian. As the stretches her arm out she quickly pulls it back which suggest that it is seem as being wrong in those times and that she is scared to admit her feelings. The composition of this shot helps to represent her sexuality because her hand always stays in the centre of the frame and also slowing begins to zoom in on it.

There is a close up of the woman's face looking at the woman and the use of a eye-line matches the reader sees that she is looking at the others woman's chest and than back to a close up of her face. After of a couple more shots the man releases that the woman is in love with the other woman and this is shown by several eye-line matches of the man looking at the woman looking at the other woman. The man is shown in a medium shot and his shocked expression represents that her liking the other woman as being wrong in those times and shocking. Before she releases that the man is watching her there are several shots of the paint dripping in slow motion and this represents the revaluation of the man knowing she has feelings for the other woman. A medium shot shows the man holding the woman against a tree and shows a conversation between the two of them.

A medium shot shows the man leaning forward to kiss the woman but at the last minute show turns her head. This shows that she doesn't like him because she like her and this represents her to be a lesbian. The man is attracted to the woman which represents his sexuality as being straight.

Finally there is a medium long shot showing the back of the other woman and then a close up of the woman's face which also suggest that she is a lesbian.

How the editing helps to represent sexuality:

Most of the shots dissolve into the next, this helps to show that she is thinking and that she is talking over the different shots. At the end of the scene where the woman is mimicking the other woman's figure the use of the fade out helps to represent that the woman was thinking about it while she was painting which represents her sexuality as being lesbian.

I spoke in the second paragraph about the use of the eye-line matches which should have been spoken about in this section but I thought it would make scene more there. Also the slow motion dripping of the paint is an editing technique.  

Nearly all the takes are long and this suits the action and pace of the clips. Also the non-diegetic sound created by the music and the narration also suits the long takes. This helps to represent the woman's sexuality because the pace could represent how long she has been keeping her secrete and also could stereotypically show her gender as being female because the cuts are graceful.

Towards the end of the clip there is a slow motion shot of the red paint dripping and this helps to represent her sexuality because it highlights to the readers that the man has found out her secrete. This shot also allows the readers to be aware that it is red paint and red is the colour of passion, love and danger and this helps to represent that she is in love but because of the time period it is dangerous to be in love with a woman if you are one yourself.

How sound is used to help represent sexuality:

From the beginning to about 1 minute in the woman is talking other the clips as the narrator (non-diegetic sound). The works she says correlate with the shots shown because she is saying how beautiful the woman is. There also is non-diegetic sound because of the use of the music which plays with and around the narration. The intensity of the music changes as she begins to look at the woman's chest and this helps to represent the sexuality of the woman and how in those times it was frown upon. Also to go with this point the music increase with intensity further when the paint drips and the man realises she is staring at the woman.
The use of the words "she'd laugh in you face if she new" suggest that being a lesbian is frown upon in this times.

The first sound you hear at the beginning of the clip is breathing in a sexual way which when shown with the clip shows that there is some sexual tension between the two women. However towards the end of the clip there is also some heavy breathing but in a scared way and this where the man is holding the woman against the tree.

How the mise-en-scene is used to help represent sexuality:

The use of lighting shows that the scenes when the woman is asleep that it is night because the only light is coming from the bedside table lamp. The clothing and the old fashioned furniture show that it was set in the 20th century. Towards the end of the clip the woman's body language suggests she doesn't like the man touching her and this helps the represent her and his sexuality.