What are you doing here? - media studies production

What Are You Doing Here? - Media Studies Production

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Sound

People ask a rhetorical question 3 times, making it intense as the audience doesn't know the answer. Not much non-diegetic sound is used, that could be improved on, making it more intense and film-like.

Camera Angles

A variety of camera angles were used such as low angle, high angle and over-the-shoulder shots. This makes the question more of a mystery. Something that could be improved on is more complex camera angles such as movement like panning and tracking round the character.

Software

The software used to edit it was Adobe Premiere Elements 10. This was used to put together all the scenes, including trimming to get the vital moments and a title screen was used to show the title, which had a black background with bold, circular font to add to the mystery. 

Camera Type

The camera used was a GE Digital HD Video Camera DV1, which records in high-definition and is very portable, which is perfect for all kinds of camera angles.

MI2 Opening Scene Analysis (Action)

Mission Impossible 2 Opening Scene Analysis

Sound
Sound is very important within a action genre so it can help set the tone,mood and atmosphere. Non-diegetic music is used to reflect the main character when he is rock climbing and it is the kind of music you will hear if you heard him listening to music with headphones. It reflects his mood showing that he is having fun, even though he has no safety ropes. It also increases the action when they start playing the famous mission impossible music, introducing the title screen The movie uses diegetic sound by using the wind, showing how high he actually is and the amount of danger he is in. He also receives a message via a small rocket where a man is talking to him through the glasses
Camera Angles
They use long shots to show the intensity and atmosphere he is in when rock climbing, showing that he is very high and could be in danger with one wrong move. The setting in the scene shows that the main character is an extremely adventurous and fit person, especially when there are close ups of him when he is hanging one handed.
Characters
The main character is introduced in this scene, his name is Ethan Hunt played by Tom Cruise, and most of the audience will be familiar with him due to them likely to have watched the first Mission Impossible movie. He is introduced in a way typical to what people might think the action hero might do in his free time, which is dangerous, high rock climbing. If someone wasn't familiar with him they would know he is the main character because he manages to hang off a cliff edge one handed and shows a lot of his muscles. Also, when he receives a message from someone for an upcoming mission, he seems to accept it without even thinking twice about it and as the glasses self-destruct he throws them straight at the camera, which gives the impression he is serious and very skilful at what he does. All of this is typical of an action genre, as they all represent the protagonist in all these different ways.

Enigma Codes
In the opening scene a message is received from a rocket, telling him his mission. This tells us what might happen in the rest of the movie but we don't quite know how he is going to do it and what the details are, and there could be a twist on the way or at the end.

Props/Costumes
The character is wearing climbing clothes without safety ropes. This represents the character as a thrill-seeking, fearful person. He also wears just a vest to show the audience his muscles when climbing, emphasing his masculinity and you can link that to other protagonists from other action genres. This shows they are fit enough for pretty much any job.
Cliches
Cliches in the opening scene is that he is an extremely fit male with lots of upper body strength, expressed when he is rock climbing and it looks like he has been doing it for a long time. It shows he is capable of executing any mission that gets thrown at him.

Romance Target Audience

Romance Target Audience

Tend to be directed at women aged 13-18 or sometimes older because of its light hearted nature produced in the films. Serious film fans tend to not watch these movies as romance genre tend to be more relaxed and feminine.

Romance Codes & Conventions

Romance Codes & Conventions

• Audience: Aimed at female audience
• 12-15 certificate to maximize the audience
• A typical romance genre would include sexuality, status, gender and relationships
• Narrative: falling in love, dating, kissing
• Often a voice over is used to introduce the love theme
• Main characters are introduced-attractive female and male
• Setting: they are normally set in an urban environment, a beach, a school etc, places where a chance encounter would happen
• When a romance film opens, it is likely that much of the setting will be shown to the audience from the use of establishing shots and wide shots showing characters and much of the setting and area behind them.

Action Target Audience

Action Genre Target Audience

Gender

The target audience for action films are generally male as men are stereotyped for being violent. 

Class/Race

It attracts people of all races because there is usually a lot of different races in action films. While middle class do watch action films, the working class are generally the majority of viewers that watch action films.

Age

The age range of action films tends to be at least 15 as action films age certificate generally start at 15 most of the time, though there are some that start at 12. People watch action films until about 40-50 when they prefer to watch slower movies.

Interests

Action films can be hybrids and mix with comedies and adventure most of the time. Action films include comedy, action, gunfights, catchy lines,escapes, adrenaline and chasing.

Action Genre Codes & Conventions

Action Genre Codes and Conventions

• 12/15 age certificate- maximizing youth audiences
• Often hybridized with Sci-fi /Adventure/Romance
• Major Hollywood studio produced and distributed
• High production values including CGI
• Fast paced editing
• Predictable chain of events - cause and effect
• Dramatic non-diegetic sound 
• Fights
• Weapons
• Big City
• Mission
• A motive
• goodies and baddies
• Hi- Tech
• Sinister
• Destruction
• Killings
• Chases
• Cars