Analysis of Media Production

Analysis of TWO Media Production

1.Best Year 12 Film Editing/Overall Production 2012

The beginning of the trailer is very typical, just like all the other trailers i have watched. The target audience for this trailer would probably be young teenagers to adult’s age between 15 to 26. The genre is based on a horror film.  In this Production they have included the mise-en-scène. this  is important for conveying meaning. An example where this is used is when the shot of the playground is shown at 0.08 with the exorcism song playing at the back. This affected me as it builds up more tension as the camera shot changed. This person uses diagetic sound. it also has includes different sharp camera shots which really creates the mood and atmosphere; also builds more suspense for the audience in making them more appealed in watching more of the trailer   -  By using the Mise-en-scene, it's creating a ‘realistic’ and constructed representation of the characters. this is done by using lighting. High key lighting mainly is used in this trailer to make it look more realistic, however at the beginning of this extract, low key lighting is used to highlight a shadow of the characters together. Different camera angle is used, mostly close up shots on both of the character faces, to convey their emotions as they look unhappy; it also changes the atmosphere as from the previous shot they are shown as being happy in each other company and now they are sad. 1:01 is a establishment/long shot, to show a change of scene. Also, at 1:06 medium close up is of both of the characters together conveying an intimate moment as they both look content and suspicious, with one another. the setting is shown in the first scene which gives the audience a little clue to what might be happening. These effects all combine to make the representation of the characters as effective, and sometimes as ‘real’ as possible for an audience.

2.Best Y12 Production Design 2012

The genre for this trailer would probably romance and horror based film. The target audience maybe between young adults and over. by the cinematography the person used to produce this trailer, we know the girl is the main character, the customs and props used in the extract tells us as the audience that she is in love and quite emotional. Even though the trailer only focused on three characters all through this trailer , it made me feel connected to them because it made me feel as if I could feel their pain and happiness during the trailer in some of their shots, when they were upset or happy due to the close up/medium shots the female and male characters faces; which really captures their emotions. They have used diegetic and non- diegetic sounds. however, the most effect sound used was diegetic as the phrase the main character was saying related to the genre of the film ( horror and romance). They have used high key lighting and low key lighting. however, Having the high- key lighting first is really effective because it straight away identifies who's in the film and what they want, it doesn't confuse the audience. The scene jumping from high-key lighting to low-key lighting is really effective as it shows the contrast between not only the scenes but the characters in the scenes and whether they're the hero's or the villains. They have the main title by itself in the same font as the rest of the writing which shows that just as the title the rest of the writing is just as important. The editing is used very wisely in the extract, the shots fades most of the time to one shot to the next. This gives enough time for the viewers to digest what’s been shown to them in this short amount of time.