Joker first response.  

After watching the movie “joker” I would give it a 7/10. I loved the idea of the actor slowly throughout the movie going more and more mad and slowly losing it. I liked the concept of him knowing he had nothing to lose in his life and he was going to do anything he can before it all got destroyed.  

Cinematography – the art of photography and camerawork in film-making.

Cinematographer – the one who directs said cinematography, deciding on which camera to use, the lighting and staging of each shot, and how the resulting footage will look.

A cinematographer’s job is much more focused than the director’s. The director will manage everything about the film and how those taking part in it’s creation will do so, whislt the cinematographer solely controls the visuals.

Editing in film can be defined as preparing motion-picture film, video, or magnetic tape by deleting, arranging, and splicing, by synchronizing the sound record with the film, etc. 

2. An example of diegetic sound in Shaun Of The Dead is the dialogue between characters. An example of non-diegetic sound is the score that is used to create rising tension.

3. A needle drop in film is when a character puts on music in the narrative of the film, and the same song is then used in that scene.

4. A Foley artist would create sounds including footsteps, punches and rain. These are sounds that may not be heard in the original recording of the scene.

5. Jaws (1975), directed by Steven Spielberg and composed by John Williams, uses a leitmotif in order to convey when the shark is present and ready to attack.

6. Nicolas Winding Refn’s film Bronson (2008) uses voice-over narration to give the audience the protagonist’s perspective of the narrative events, as well as to quickly cover his life before prison at the beginning of the film. Because the narrator is ‘untrustworthy’, the narration is also used for comedic effect.

Coco Mawson Film Studies Summer Task  

Best Picture – The Parent Trap 1998 

Best Director – Kenny Ortega  

Best Actor – Ryan Gosling 

Best Actress – Emma Watson 

Q. Did you find this hard to complete and why? 

I did not struggle to complete this because I know who my favorites are, and I do not doubt my answers.  

Q. What makes a film ‘good’? 

A film is good when there are a lot of plot twists because then it keeps you interested in the movie because you want to know what is going to happen next. It also makes you really think about the movie and question the scenes prior to the plot twist. The characters in a movie are important because you can get an opinion on them, like which ones you like and dislike. You can also relate to them and connect with them, making you like the actor more, then watching more things the actor is featured in. The actors are important in the film because if the character does not fit the actor or actress then they will appear out of place in the movie. The actors create emotion in the film and creates a relationship with their character, so they really fit the role. If the audience have enough emotion to hate or love the character then they have really filled the purpose of their role. In a film, the director have an immense role in the making of a good film. The directing of this film is really impressive as the twins in this are both the same actor and they had to direct it to seem like they are both in the room at the same time. What I like about the parent trap is that it is clear on how much time they spent editing and the really high tech directing they did to make this movie as realistic as they can. During this film I really noticed that they used a lot of cinematography.  

my favourite film soundtrack is from Sofia Coppolas ‘Marie Antoinette’. the soundtrack of the film juxtaposes the light and pastel aesthetic of the film creating a rebellious streak throughout.

Sound mixing is the process where the raw materials assembled in the sound editing process are combined and balanced into a coherent soundscape

I would give Moonlight a 7/10.

The film had incredible cinematography and use of visuals. A scene that specifically stands out to me is when Chiron’s mother is yelling at him, and the scene has no sound and is slow. The camera cuts between the two of them, showing both of their perspectives. It is from the same height, which is used to exemplify how small Chiron is compared to his mother. This, paired with the shot’s silence, exemplifies that it doesn’t matter what she’s saying, because the part Chiron will remember will always be the way she yelled and the way it made him feel. Throughout Chiron’s childhood, we see many moments from his perspective and size. This scene feels like the culmination of all of these shots.