The Types of shots

These are the types of shots abbreviated :

• CU - Close- Up 
• MCU - Medium close up 
• ECU- Extreme close up 
• WS- Wide shot
• MS- medium shot 
• 2S - Two shot 
• LS- Long shot 
• OTS- Over the Shoulder 
• POV- point of veiw 

Possible Designs Tasks [exam]

For my exam I must have researched 4 types of design tasks. These include Poster, DVD Cover Website homepage and a storyboard. 

The Star Wars Poster. 

Poster 

When I am designing the poster, I am going to include:

• A Title [ name of the film ] 
• A main image 
• Date of release 
• Main stars for the cast 
• The main conventions for Sci-FI 

The Star Wars DVD cover 

DVD Cover [ front and back ]

When designing my DVD cover i will need to include these:

• A main title [ name of film ]
• Main images of the film
• Cast 
• A brief summery of the film, like a synopsis [ on the back ] 
• An age rating 
• A bar code 
• Legal Requirements 

Website 

A Website for Star wars fans 

When I design the website I am going to try to include all of these:

• Main title [ name of the film ] 
• A welcome to the website
• Images 
• A background suitable for a Sci-Film 
• A brief summery of the film 
• no plot spoilers 
• links to merchandise
• Other links to other parts of the website 
• the correct infomation 

Story board 

A Blank Storyboard 

When I design the story board I will have to include these: 

• How long the shot will last 
• A shot number 
• A flowing sequence 
• Good transitions 
• suitable SFX for the film 
• The main images and cast of the film 
• The name of the film [ in a suitable text font ]
• The right terminology [ what are the types of shots? ] 

The Matrix Poster Analysis

The Matrix Poster Analysis

Setting

This poster is very futuristic so the setting can be different things. To me, the audience, it looks like it would be set in a city because of the concrete looking walls behind the star vehicles. It also looks like the setting changes within the film to a digital universe because of the coding in the background. \

Props

The props in the poster are weapons. All of the characters have a gun in their hands. The main star in the poster, Keanu Reeves, has a bigger gun so it would connote that he is more important and needs the bigger gun because of a huge antagonist. This could show that it is a action genre and there will be fighting.

Costumes

The costumes in the poster are very shiny and tight. This gives the audience a feeling that the film is futuristic. All the characters on the poster are wearing sunglasses, which could connote that they do not want their eyes seen or that in the film the future is bright.

Shot types and camera angles

The shot type is a long shot [or a full body shot] of four of the characters. This could connote that the costumes are very important. The camera angles are all eye level with the characters.

Lighting

The lighting in the poster is dark at the bottom and lighter around the main character, Keanu Reeves, which also connotes that he is the main character and is important within the storyline if the film.

Colour

The colour pallet of the film is black, grey, blue and white. The black in the poster could connote that something bad will happen because the black is the colour of death. Grey connotes that the future is industrial because the colour grey reminds us of smoke.

The placement of the characters

In the poster we have a female character in the back with her shoulder forward. In front of her on the other side of the poster there is a male character with a moustache facing the other way as if toward the female character but head turned toward the camera. Next to him there is another man facing off behind the camera. Finally there is a male that I assume is the protagonist because he is the most forward. He is also taking up the most room on the poster.

Also there is also a clear division of the male and female characters, with the males on the left and the one female character on the right. This could connote that she is important and is the only female character. this could also connote that she has a huge role to play in the film. 

Masthead

The masthead in the poster is on the bottom half of the poster just underneath the main character’s knees. This could mean that he has something to do with the objective of the Matrix [whatever the matrix means].

Target audience.

From analysing the poster, I can now confidently say that the matrix would be for males in the age range 18-25. This is not only because of the male protagonist and the guns but also because of the female character in the tight clothing.

Film Pitch

Shadows – The connotations of shadows could be the dark mysterious side of them but it could also mean something to do with the sun and how we would not have shadows outside without the sun.

Cast –

. Simon Pegg – Jasper

. Nick Frost – Ben

. Jen – Amy Adams

. Larry – Jeremy Irons

Sci-Fi pitch

 This film is a hybrid of a comedy and a Sci-Fi film.

 A man [in his mid 20’s white Caucasian called Jasper] from New York has no job, no money or no place to live, until a friend (Ben) gives him a room in his house. Ben is a friend from the past who went to high school with Jasper and they instantly re-acquainted and friends again.

 After a couple months of living in New York, Jasper is settled in to the city life. One day, during a heat wave, Japer is walking down the street and his shadow stops moving with him and it starts doing other things. This catches Jaspers attention and he goes on to learn about an alternate universe where shadows walk around as people.

 After a series of small events Jasper and Ben find themselves in the alternate universe; Ben is fascinated by a shadow called Jen. Jen cannot talk or hear anything so she has to mime to get things across. Which is a comedy element with in the film. Another way is the double act of Simon Pegg and Nick frost who play the main characters, Jasper and Ben.

 In the alternate universe shadows live side-by-side with aliens and other species within the universe. As the film goes on we learn that ‘our’ universe is actually one of many copies in a series of experiments done by the shadows. The film is about trying to find and stop the experiments and save the universe. The Antagonist of the film would be the head scientist of the experiments on the universe. His name is Larry.

 Although there is a little action in the film, it is a spoof, funny kind of action. E.g. hitting the shadows in a fight with balloon hammers or balloon chair. This film is a film that the whole family can watch because it has loveable characters and a storyline where everything ends up okay in the end. [A happy ending]