We see someone's sex as an important predictor of their abilities and interests. We assume that men are more interested in physical activities and sport such as football, rugby, weightlifting, golf etc. The reason we make this assumption is because of the general physical appearance of a man. Men are generally bigger than women in height, physique and width, and we therefore assume that men are more dominant and more powerful than women. Where as women are generally smaller in height and are slimmer. Women are seen as the more weak gender and although they like to stay fit and go shopping, they are seen as the household cleaners. Therefore we assume that they are more into doing things like cleaning, jogging, socializing, shopping etc.

Gender stereotype is also presented in the media. For example, in the film 'Its a boygirl thing', the main female character, Nell, is polite, sensitive and well prepared to go to an academic university called Yale. Where as Woody, the main male character is rude and is going to join a mediocre university due to his football skills. This is a primary example of gender stereotype because yet again, females are being presented less powerful, sensitive and kind where as males are presented as rude, sporty and not as smart.

EDITING TECHNIQUES IN A TRAILER

The trailer I will be analysing for editing techniques is a film called 'Slumdog Millionaire. This film has various editing techniques which have been used to connect each clip together to make a complete movie trailer. The trailer begins with an editing technique called the fading transition and this is when the end of a little clip fades out and fades into another clip. This transition is usually used to show establishing shots or to create tension between characters in the film. The editor chose to use this effect at the beginning of the trailer to create a tension for us and the young man on the tv show as he is close to becoming a millionaire and the tension rises as he is on the last question and this effect helps to build up the tension. In this film. The next technique is the most common transition used in editing trailers for games, films, etc. and this trainsition is called the cutting transition. This is where one clip is replaced with another clip with no visible transition. This technique is used firstly because they dont want to reveal the whole film in just the trailer so the editors shorten the clips and use this technique to show short but important and exciting parts of the film.Cutting transitions can also be shortened and put together to show tension and excitement during a dramatic part of the trailer. The last transition i will be talking about from this trailer is the dissolving transition. This transition is used in the film to show the main character looking back on his past and remeniscing about important people in his life. This technique is used when a character is thinking about someone/something. It can also be used to show that time has past e.g. at 1.12, you see the girl when she was young and then you see the dissolving transition of the boy and you see the fear in his eyes and the pain from his past.

WITHOUT YOU - SWISH HQ.

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LOCK STOCK BLOG.

What is similar to the original?
What is different?
What went well?
What could you improve?




The camera shots we used were very alike the the camera shots used in the original lock-stock scene. We also imitated the actions the characters done in the scene and tried to make them as similar as possible. We attempted to hold the same facial expressions as the characters in lock-stock did and we were somewhat successful doing so. We tried to recreate the scene using the same types of camera shots and same props. There were only a few differences e.g. the lighting. As we were all in the same room recording it, we couldn't control the light and so therefore the lighting was different. The non diagetic sound we used was different. The music we used was more hyped whereas the music used in lock-stock sounded very jolly, cheeky and had a very east london sound to it. We tried to create a bit more tension by making the song enthusiastic and fast. Overall for our first time i would say that it went really well as the music we used suited the whole scene. The music was all very fast and it made the poker game seem very tense. The editing of the scenes and the effects we put on each scene also went very well. it almost seemed like every effect symbolised how each person felt in the shots we done. We could of improved our lockstock scene by maybe recording the scenes over and over again until we found the right one instead of rushing it. Our acting could also of been up to a higher standard and maybe we could of included a few more effects. We coudnt control the lighting as the whole class was in one room recording our scenes but next time we could maybe arrange to have seperate rooms to control the lighting and sound level.

Did you work well as part of a team?
What were the benefits and problems of team work?
What did you learn about camera work and editing through this process?
What skills would you like to develop or learn?

 I think we worked out who was going to do each role very well without any biccuring and the communication we had with eachother was very strong and opinionated. the benefits of our teamwork were that we managed to have someone on our team who was experienced with camera shots and actually using the camera so therefore everything went well. the editting and cropping of the shots that we done on the imac was also very successful as all of us as a team had a say it what effects we should put in, what music would suit the mood and what scenes would go where and this also gave us a chance to work on our communication and social skills. Through this process, I learnt that with camera work, your not always going to get the first shot right, you have to keep on re doing it over and over again until its perfect. I also learnt about many different camera shots and the appropriate times to use them. Editting aswell can also be tricky as its new to all of us but we learnt the basics and this could be beneficial to us for future projects.

When you have finished these two tasks, look at the other 3 groups' work and post feedback comments on their blogs:

Write at least 2 positive comments and one area for improvement

• Jubels profile.
• No other available profiles to leave feedback on.

Final task/homework:

Post the trailer of your favourite film to your blog

Textually analyse the trailer for cinematography:

What shot types and angles have they used? How do these create meaning for the audience?

Follow the PEE structure for example -

Point: A low angle has been used to create meaning for the audience.
Evidence: During the poker game I denote a low angle shot is used on the main character.
Explain: This connotes his power in the game as he is holding winning cards.

Denote = what you see
Connote = what it could mean/

The trailer that i am going to be textualizing is 'The Dark Knight' by 'Christopher Nolan'. In this trailer, Christopher uses many camera shots to draw the audience in such as close up shots, low angle shots, extreme close ups, establishing shots, etc. Close up shots allows the audience to look into the characters deepest emotions. We see the distress and fear in some of the characters faces when using the close up shot and this also makes the audience feel a sense of distress and fear for the same reasons. The purpose of close up shots are to denote their facial expressions and react in a similar way to them. Close up shots can also be used to createa mystery because we cant see exactly where the character is or what they are doing. Infact the trailer begins with an extreme close up of a thick wheel of a bike accelerating over limited speeds. extreme close ups are used to show a characters identity or to show a sign of authority and this shot is used mainly on protagonists. We (the audience) can assume from this shot and the futuristic looking 'dark' bike that the character riding the bike is 'Batman'. There are also quite a few low angle shots which are used to make the audience feel inferior to the characters e.g. the way Batman comes crashing down onto the car. The camera is slightly canted looking diagonal at him makes and us feel as if we are looking up to Batman ourselves and this connotes his superiority and makes us feel inferior. There are also establishing shots in the trailer and these shots set up the time, day, the year its set in and what the environment looks like. In the trailer, batman is standing ontop of a building and this is an establishing shot because it shows the protagonist along with the large city he must protect. From this scene, we denote everything around him and in a way it makes Batman look inferior as everything else is bigger than him but we also get a superior sense because he is standing ontop of a skyscraper like building and not showing no fear which is unusual for anyone to do.