It's me again :)
Today i want to analyse the conventions of the genre Horror. Therefore i'll use The Strangers as an example of a Horror/Thriller Movie written and directed by Bryan Bertino.
The plot:
After returning from a wedding reception, a couple staying in an isolated vacation house receive a knock on the door in the mid-hours of the night. What ensues is a violent invasion by three strangers, their faces hidden behind masks. The couple find themselves in a violent struggle, in which they go beyond what either of them thought capable in order to survive.
The whole movie is inspired by true events. According to the FBI, there are an estimated 1.4 million violent crimes in America each year.
The fact that the movie is based on a true story makes it unbelievable realistic and it becomes more seriously as if you know its absolutely invented. This is one point why the movie is so good as it is.
Furthermore the characters making always the right decision they don't do anything stupid. For example the woman becomes scared and calls immediantely her husband. So the audience thinks the whole time they would do the same. That mediated a viewless situation.
Also the three strangers are wearing the whole time masks. You don't know who they am and you wanted to know the background of them and why they are playing this horrible game with them.
In the end it would be clear they only do this to them, because they were on the wrong place at the wrong time:
Victim: Why are you doing this to us? Stranger: Because you were home.
You automatically think it can hit everybody.
Tuesday 27 October 2009
Saturday 17 October 2009
WE LOVE TO ENTERTAIN YOU.
It's me agian...& I've got some good news.
Teams were built and from now on Nick's, Tom's and my humble self's challenge is to entertain you and we love it!
Our task is to produce an opening scene. We've only two minutes to show you all our talent and in this short time we want to offer you a horrific scene...yes our favourite genre is horror.
In this genre we are seeing a lot of potential to be creative and to show all our knowledge about the way of making a good scene. Furthermore it's a good challenge to produce a high class scene. We don't want to have a ridiculous result in the end.
At the moment we are involved with the whole planning and research process and we have started to think about the whole story line. Full details can't yet be told but something i can tell you is, you will see all 3 of us take part in the scene.
Just wait and see!
Love Ani
Teams were built and from now on Nick's, Tom's and my humble self's challenge is to entertain you and we love it!
Our task is to produce an opening scene. We've only two minutes to show you all our talent and in this short time we want to offer you a horrific scene...yes our favourite genre is horror.
In this genre we are seeing a lot of potential to be creative and to show all our knowledge about the way of making a good scene. Furthermore it's a good challenge to produce a high class scene. We don't want to have a ridiculous result in the end.
At the moment we are involved with the whole planning and research process and we have started to think about the whole story line. Full details can't yet be told but something i can tell you is, you will see all 3 of us take part in the scene.
Just wait and see!
Love Ani
Thursday 8 October 2009
Media Studies Homework: Warner Bros website
1. Briefly explain the information provided on their homepage.
The Dark Knight Homepage on the Warner Bros website includes snaps of the film itself, the sound of the clip is reminiscent of a gun shot, making you want to see more of the trailer. Also you could find a lot of pictures. It has other links titles by year, titles by cast and titles by genre, these contain other films etc, but the titles by cast contains only the cast of The Dark Knight. It also features a summary of the film to inform the user about the background story, if you haven’t seen it before.
2. Note down five facts about this studio.
- Offering over 30 rental and service departments
- 110 acre facility home to 29 sound stages, plus 20 acre back lot.
- The Studio was originally built on a plot of farmland in 1926 by First National Pictures, which Warner Bros. acquired in 1928 following the financial success of "The Jazz Singer,,", and others
-By the late 1930s, business was booming, and Warner Bros. Studios had constructed nine new soundstages, all of which are still in use today
-In 1972, Warner Communications and Columbia Pictures joined forces to create a single production facility called The Burbank Studios
3. Find two other companies.
-Warner Brothers Construction-SedonaAZ and MeadWA
- Warner Brothers Electric-Grant CityMO
4. Note down five facts about this company. (Time Warner)
- A global leader in media and entertainment with businesses in television networks, filmed entertainment, publishing and interactive services
-AOL, Time Inc., Home Box Office, Turner Broadcasting System and Warner Bros. (Categories of their work)
-Innovators in technology, products and services.
-61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, September 2009: Time Warner companies received a total of 34 Emmys. HBO received a total of 21 awards, 7 for Warner Bros. and 6 for Cartoon Network.
-Total Number of Employees - Total Worldwide: Approximately 38,000 as of March 2009
(with the aid of Lucy Smith)
The Dark Knight Homepage on the Warner Bros website includes snaps of the film itself, the sound of the clip is reminiscent of a gun shot, making you want to see more of the trailer. Also you could find a lot of pictures. It has other links titles by year, titles by cast and titles by genre, these contain other films etc, but the titles by cast contains only the cast of The Dark Knight. It also features a summary of the film to inform the user about the background story, if you haven’t seen it before.
2. Note down five facts about this studio.
- Offering over 30 rental and service departments
- 110 acre facility home to 29 sound stages, plus 20 acre back lot.
- The Studio was originally built on a plot of farmland in 1926 by First National Pictures, which Warner Bros. acquired in 1928 following the financial success of "The Jazz Singer,,", and others
-By the late 1930s, business was booming, and Warner Bros. Studios had constructed nine new soundstages, all of which are still in use today
-In 1972, Warner Communications and Columbia Pictures joined forces to create a single production facility called The Burbank Studios
3. Find two other companies.
-Warner Brothers Construction-SedonaAZ and MeadWA
- Warner Brothers Electric-Grant CityMO
4. Note down five facts about this company. (Time Warner)
- A global leader in media and entertainment with businesses in television networks, filmed entertainment, publishing and interactive services
-AOL, Time Inc., Home Box Office, Turner Broadcasting System and Warner Bros. (Categories of their work)
-Innovators in technology, products and services.
-61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, September 2009: Time Warner companies received a total of 34 Emmys. HBO received a total of 21 awards, 7 for Warner Bros. and 6 for Cartoon Network.
-Total Number of Employees - Total Worldwide: Approximately 38,000 as of March 2009
(with the aid of Lucy Smith)
Friday 2 October 2009
Monday 14 September 2009
Monday 14th September - Media Studie lesson
Hello, Hallo...
I'm Anika from Germany. I going to stay 5 months in this crazy country, where cars are driving on the wrong side!!
In school I chose a really great subject called Media Studies. In Germany we would never have the possibility to choose such a subject but i love it.
We will learn all about the different camera movements and we will learn to analyse movies and today I create my own weblog.
Let see what we will do the next time.
Love Anika
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
