Task 3 - Blockbuster

Task 1 : Top Films of 2016

Top Films 2016:

1) Finding Dory

Disney
October 25th 2016


2)Rogue One : A Star wars story
Disney
December 16th 2016


3) Captain America: Civil War
Disney
May 6th 2016


4) The Secret Life of Pets
Universal
July 8th 2016


5) The Jungle book
Disney
April 15th 2016

Doc Martin - Regionalism

Notes:
Camera:
- camera shot looks up to Doc and down to the others. - showing the higher class and more intelligence of the region Doc is from and looking down showing the lack of knowledge and the way Doc looks down on them


Answer:
The use of the camera shows regionalism throughout this clip of Doc Martin. Firstly, throughout the clip when narrative is shown the camera shot looks up to Doc Martin and down on the other people, who are all from this region. This shows how the regionalism of Doc Martin is of a higher class and more intelligence then the region he has gone to as the camera looks down on them showing a lack of intelligence of the people from that specific region.


The use of sound shows regionalism throughout the clip of Doc Martin. One way this is shown is firstly the narrative shows this as the older man from this region uses basic words and doesn't over complicate what he is saying which also shows the region is of lower intelligence and lower class as higher education was minimal and they went straight into work. However, this is subverted as the mans son who also work with him uses intellectual, intelligent works when quoted 'literary reference' for then his father to question what he is saying. This goes against the stereotype of this region as it can be seen for him to be highly intelligent compared to the other characters in this clip from the same region.


The use of mise en scene shows regionalism throughout this clip. One reason it shows this is the costume of the characters. Doc Martin is dressed in a smart suit whereas the other people are dressed in dirty, worn work clothes. This shows regionalism as Doc Martin has a high class, important job so therefore has to look smart which shows what most people from the region he is from dress and that they mostly have important roles/jobs. This goes against the others as they can be seen to have working class jobs where not alot of knowledge and intelligence is needed showing the lower/working class of the region it is set and where they are from. 
Another way this can be 

Babylon - Ethnicity

Mise en Scene:
The policemen are wearing uniform and this shows their authority straight away, they are all white which could show that white people are potentially seen as more important. The black and Asian people are all wearing ordinary cleaner clothes to show that they are represented as being poor and not intelligent so they have poorly paid jobs.
The lighting is bright at first and then it goes dark when being filmed in the small room, this could show that they aren't equal, the room is a store room which again shows that they aren't worth nearly as much as the other people in the building. 
The white lady and the Chinese lady are quite high up, this shows they are in charge of the immigrants.
Only the high up people are wearing makeup, this again shows that the immigrants are not equal to the rest of the people. 
The props used are: the hoover and the kitchen these show that they only do low down jobs.
The room where the immigrants hide is like a small and cramped cupboard this shows that they aren't cared about by their bosses and don't have a specific room where they can hide.

Merlin - Class & Status

Merlin:

Sound: 

there is Non diegetic music in this clip. This shows Merlin is somewhere he shouldn't be and can't be there and cannot be seen in such a place. This is showing class as in the class system the higher class look down on the others and classes are divided and people from a certain class can only be at a certain place which Merlin is not.

Diegetic rusting of paper as it shows he is rushing to get out the place and looking for something quickly as he shouldnt be in that place. 

Merlin in the clip refers to the upper class as lord. Even though this is said in a sarcastic way, it shows the power that the lower class does not have. The word lord is referring to him as better than himself, and as if he is special.

Animals sounds in the market show working class poeple working with animals and dirt outside showing upper class poeple would not be put in that situation and stay away from any dirt or animals.

Torchwood - Sexuality

Sexuality

Camera - pan across when he is walking towards the other guy showing they are attracted to each other showing homosexual can be in love with the same sex exactly the same as straight people attracted to the opposite gender.

Close up of the kiss shows that the two men are attracted to each other and shouldn't be seen as something odd or different.

 The close up shot of the two men kissing shows the attention that this act is receiving  and how people may see their sexuality as not normal. The audience is forced to watch the two men kiss this means that the audience can't look away and they can't just ignore it. If the people kissing were a heterosexual couple then we would see the whole scene and the close up, but the two men as this time seen kissing would not be normal but doing this close up is showing the audience the message that is trying to be put across is that it can't be ignored and that people should just face it and accept that love is love no matter who it is with and just because you may not see it as right or normal it doesn't mean it doesn't happen. No matter what view you have love cant be stopped so showing it to the audience shows the realness.

Coming down the mountain - Disability

Coming down the mountain

Camera
- birds eye view, first shot, to show the rooms structure and their split personalities
- low angles shot when he's about to leave him, to show he's more immature and unworthy
- 180 pan, a tracking shot, the second shot of him on his bed, shows his brain thinking and moving from point to point
- zoom on the boy in bed, to show his purity and how innocent his intentions are
- close up on the bus, changes stress him out and the close shot shows how stressed he is and how he is struggling with the journey home.

Mise en Scene
- dull lighting, shows sad life not happy.
-teenagers, not reliable leaves the boy on his own and potentially puts him in danger and goes off with his friend to a party.
-no makeup represents innocence.
- half and half sides of the bedroom, disabled boys side is very bright and colourful which shows that he is happy and content with his life where as his brothers side is quite dull and dark which shows he is not happy because he has t look after his brother all the time.
- at the bus stop the disabled boy is playing with his slinky toy which shows he has a child's mind we know this because his brother who isn't disabled is not playing with any toys.
-facial expressions- people looking at the disabled boy funny.
- disabled boy isn't really too bothered about what he is wearing.

Editing
- There are the two main characters who get the most screen time because its about their lives.
- The more able boy has the most screen time to show his point of view.
- The disabled boy doesn't get to show how he sees things. Typically he doesn't get a say in what happens.
- Fade from one shot to the other, it is smooth and flows. Shows how the day gradually goes on.
- The more able character is very opinionated and doesn't need attention and caring like the other character. 

- Pace is slow with the disabled boy in the scene as people with learning difficulties are slow and cannot think for themselves and have to have 24/7.

Sound
-In the kitchen scene the disabled boy doesn't think before he speaks. He says 'I need a poo'. this tells us that he is vulnerable an hasn't matured as a teenager.
- Also in the kitchen scene their parents talk calmly and soft towards the boy with down syndrome. --- Whereas their parents talk harshly and snap at the other brother. This shows how disabled and abled people are treated differently.
- The voiceover and the music are contrapuntal. The dialogue in the voiceover explains how
annoyed the able body boy is with his disabled brother but the music is calm and soft.
- During the conversations in the kitchen the abled boy talks a lot more than the disabled boy this tells us that in the real world disabled people don't really have a say in what goes on in society.
- The diegetic sound of the cutlery clanging against each other and the chairs scraping along the floor brings us back to the reality of them being a normal family. 

through editing the representation of disabled people can be seen, firstly, through the pace of the clip. This is as while the 

Disability is represented throughout this clip of coming down the mountain. It is represented through camera, Mise en scene, Editing and Sound. Firstly, through camera the first shot is a birdseye view of the two brothers bedroom. this is too show the rooms structure and their split personalities as the two sides of the shared bedroom are high in contrast so this particular shot can reveal the whole bedroom and show the structure of the bedroom clearly. This is shown to represent disability as the disabled brother's half of the bedroom is bright and bold to show his immaturity and the way he has not grown up and shows his true age which is a representation of people suffering from learning difficulties such as down syndrome. where as in contrast to the able brother his room is basic to show his true age and maturity as a teenager growing into a young adult. 

Another camera shot is the zoom on the disabled boys face when he's in bed. This represents disability as it shows his purity and how innocent his intentions are as learning difficulties show the slow development of people so it shows how inside he is still innocent and clueless like a young child meaning he needs care all the time. 

Waterloo Road - Age

Questions

The representation of age is shown throughout this clip and through mise en scene, camera, editing and sound.

With the first scene it shows the representation of a middle aged man and two young teenage boys. The man is representation stereo typically as he acts like he is wiser than the two teenagers and patronises them through how he speaks down to the two boys. He is also very sarcastic towards them to show he has authority over them and can talk and act almost as he was without no reaction. Whereas on the other hand, the two teenage boys are represented as foolish through breaking the camera and trying to hide the fact they broke the camera. They also show to lack intelligence as they try to get out of punishment by making excuses however you can easily see that the teacher knows they are lying which shows the two teenagers naivety and lack of intelligence. Also the fact the two teenage boys are lying shows that they will try anything to get out of trouble and get away with the foolish acts they do.

The second teacher who comes in who is younger represents how inexperienced she is and the lack of authority she has compared to the older teacher as she does not sanction the two boys and the two teenagers try harder to miss punishment with her than the much older more experienced teacher.

The students are represented in two ways during this clip. Firstly they are seen as foolish, cocky and not caring about anything which shows the lack of discipline show to them which could be the result of troubled from their parents which they can get away with anything.

The other way students and the teenagers are perceived as is ‘nerdy’ with the teenagers are clever, dress smartly and are presentable. They also are seen conservative and laid back and they don’t want to be the centre of attention and laid back but are clever and take school seriously.

TV drama genres

Today we were told to look up and explain the different genres of TV dramas. 

1. Teen Dramas
Some examples of a teen dramas are: Pretty Little Liars, Gossip Girl and 90210. Most of these teen dramas are on Netflix which shows that they are aiming for an all ages audience as Netflix is available on many different devices such as TV, iPad, iPhone, iPod and many more. Teen dramas don't usually involve many rude scenes which makes it available for younger children. 

2. Period/Costume Drama 
Some examples of period or costume drama are: Downtown Abbey, Call the Midwife and Upstairs Downstairs. These types of programmes are all aimed towards a specific audience.

3. Police/Crime Drama
Some examples of police or crime dramas are: The Bill, Making a Murderer and Orange is the new black. These types of dramas are all quite different even though they are of the same genre. 
For example, The Bill is very different to Orange is the new black, however they are both from the same genre. 

4. Medical/Hospital Drama
Some examples of medical or hospital dramas are Casualty, Holby City and Grey's Anatomy. These TV dramas are all quite fast paced and always have something big happening. These types of dramas are aimed at a wide range of audiences, this is because some people may enjoy the reality side of the dramas and some people may then enjoy the medical sides of them. 

Representation Example: Pretty Little Liars

Sexuality- In this programme, there is some lesbian activity this shows to the audience that everything is acceptable in the world and nobody should be discriminated for any reason. 
Age- There is a wide variety of ages in this show, this could be to attract a wide variety of ages in the target audience. 
Gender- There is an equal amount of men and women in this programme and this could be to show that no gender is more dominant than the other. 
Disability- There is one blind girl in this programme and she is shown at the same as the other characters, if not stronger and this could again be to show that no one should be discriminated for any reason.

what a TV drama is?

 A TV drama is a series of real life situations which are exaggerated yet relatable, through the use of; themes, settings ,issues and narrative.

Tv drama examples:
The walking dead
Prison break
Game of thrones
Orange is the new black
Breaking bad

What TV dramas do you watch and why?

I like to watch Grey's Anatomy, this is because I am interested in medical surgeries. This programme is very fast paced and there is always something going on, this is another reason at why I like it as there is never a boring episode.