Boyz in the Hood analysis

Describe - the clip shows a rough neighbourhood and is mainly from the perspective of young kids and their day to day experience.
In detail - it starts with off screen noise of people shouting, police sirens, and gun shots. It then cuts to some friends, (children) walking to school and talking about the night, and if they heard the gun shots ect. The apparent leader of the group then takes them to the site of the shooting, and they have a look at that. They then walk to school, and it cuts to the classroom, where the leader, (Tre) is being rude to the teacher, so the teacher tells him to teach the class himself. He then goes up to the front of the class and points to Africa on a map and asks the class if they know where that is. He then tells the whole class that they all came from Africa, and another student protests that. A fight then breaks out between the students. There is then a cut to Tre walking home, and behind him a group of people are beating someone up, which could be foreshadowing Tre's future. The clip ends in his house, and his mother is on the phone to who we assume is Tre's teacher. His teacher is talking to her about his behaviour in school, and whether there are any problems at home. The mother is offended by what the teacher is saying, and says to her how she is doing her masters' degree and is employed.
Setting - the location is a lower class neighbourhood in the 1990s.
Themes - Violence, black oppression, problems with the police.
Icons - stop sign at the start, it is the first thing we see on screen after we hear the off screen noise of shooting and sirens. police do not cross tape at the scene of the shooting which the children just walk under to see the remains of the shooting. This could symbolise how the police aren't doing enough to stop the crime and violence.
Narrative - the story is from the perspective of Tre, and he is the main character as he is at the centre of every scene. So the story is told through him. It is about kids growing up in this area and surviving.
Characters - main character Tre, he has a bad attitude towards school, and despite having a safe house, it appears he will grow up to be a part of the violence, due to his interest in what happened the night before.
Textual analysis - at the start when Tre is walking to school, with his friends, he is positioned in front of them, talking to them as if he is the leader. This also happens later on in the clip, when he is at the front of the class talking to the whole class, again in a leader role. This shows that he is the main character and will be significant throughout the film.

Sound:

Music - not much music, however there are sound effects with some transitions like when the kids are walking down the alley going to the murder scene, there is mysterious sounding music. The audience doesn't know at this point where they are going so this music adds a good effect.
Contrapuntal/parallel - not much music.
Diegetic/non diegetic - some non diegetic sound, such as the transition sound as they are going down the alleyway.
Off screen - sound in the background - shooting, helicopter sirens ect.
Voiceover - no voiceover.
Emotion - the lifestyle of the kids living in a violent town makes the audience feel sympathy, and hope that the kids don't go down the violent path that appears so easy to do living in a town like that.
Dialogue - they seem angry and scared when they talk, Tre is more angry about all the violence, and the girls with him sound more scared about it.

Editing:

Screen time - Tre has the most screen time, showing that he will be the main character through the rest of the film.
Transitions - first scene - track in on stop sign with a loud bang in the background to show that they want the crime to stop but it probably never will. There is violence at the start, in the middle and the end of the clip, showing that no matter where you are, there is constant violence, even in the classroom. Dissolve from blood on the walls to children's drawings of a helicopter and a coffin, showing the constant crime in the area.
Order of narrative - the clip shows four times of the day. We hear audio from the crime from the night before, then the morning through to the afternoon, when the school day is finished.
Pace - not many cuts, 3 main sections of the clip, the morning, mid day at school, and then the afternoon.
Special effects - not many special effects.

Camera:

• Track in on stop sign at the beginning.
• Tre is at the centre of frame in most of the shots he is in. 
• Pan left from a one way sign to the alleyway where the crime scene is.

Editing

Screen time - how long someone is on screen
Transitions
Order of narrative
Pace - how many cuts.
Special effects

Sound

Music - genre

Contrapuntal/parallel - contrapuntal - happy music behind a murder, parallel - same genre song and film

Diegetic/non diegetic - diegetic - what the actors can hear. Non diegetic - sound edited over the scene.

Off screen - any sound you hear but can't see who/what is making it.

Voiceover

Emotion - how the music sounds/makes you feel.

Dialogue - how they express their voices e.g. evil.

Camera Shots

DISTINCT

Describe
In detail
Setting - location, historical time period
Themes - love guilt, revenge, good vs evil
Icons - significant props such as a weapon
Narrative - how a story is told, plot
Characters - boy/girl, background
Textual analysis - style of camera, editing, mise en scene and sound

CLAMPS

Costume, colour
Lighting
Actors
Makeup
Props
Settings

First Premiere Pro Video

Picture Task

We were assigned a task to take pictures based off a certain genre/genres. Our group had to use the genres of horror and crime/mystery. We found an area by some crates and a garage, as it was an isolated area which helps create an eerie scene.

Horror & Crime/mystery:
We decided to find a secluded area to make the scene look sinister, rather than an open area such as a field which would have less of a horror feel.
we found a piece of wood with a nail sticking out of the end to use as a prop for the weapon that was used in the murder.

Connotation

What we understand from an image. (what other meaning it has). For example when we see a cross we think of religion or Jesus.

Denotation

What we see when we look at an image. (what it is). For example a cross.

Semiotics

The study of signs. Also of anything which stands for something else, for example naming an object and then saying what the object stands for.

Summer tasks

Task 1: Film Poster

The quote ‘united we stand, divided we fall’ could be targeted at younger adults to show them what can happen if you don’t stick together during tough times. It also shows how when you work together, you are at your strongest, and when you are divided, you are at your weakest. Marvel use the Avengers as an example of this as it shows how no matter how much power someone has, they won’t always win.

The symmetrical positioning of the characters, also standing with the same posture, represents how they have opposite opinions about the matter, however they are still equal, as both of their opinions can be seen as better than the others’. Also, having two superhero teams fighting against each other would appeal to the younger audience well, as they could pick the team that they prefer and it would give them more of a purpose for watching the film.

The background colour is mostly grey, symbolising how this is a more serious superhero film, which would appeal more to the older audience, so they have been able to make the film appeal to all ages. Also, most superhero films end with the main hero coming out on top, so the muted background shows how this film is different, as it is the superhero’s fighting against each other, so it is a more emotional film.

Task 2: Deutschland 83 analysis:
In the Deutschland trailer there are a lot of cuts which makes it fast paced. the cuts also make it harder to make out what is happening, so it adds an element of the unknown to the trailer, which could make people more interested in watching it. The music starts off slow paced, and then around 20 seconds into the video, the pace increases, adding to the action scenes in the background, which makes the trailer more exciting and gives people more of an impression of what they could expect in the show.

Task 3: Newspaper cover of a major event:

 Large title ‘apocalypse’ implies a world ending event. A negative representation as it shows weakness and gives the terrorists who did it what they wanted to see; that they won.

The guardian shows a more unbiased view, and instead of saying the end of the world is already here, they are saying that the war has only just started, which is a more positive view, as it shows we will not give up.

Advertising Campaigns:

Weight loss campaign to show that you have to have a certain figure to be able to be ‘beach body ready’. It implies that you have to lose weight to be beach body ready. This advert could be very demoralising towards people with disabilities, or people who aren’t happy with how they look.

The ‘this girl can’ campaign, however, aims to motivate women to exercise and try new things, and be confident in themselves. It teaches women to not fear being judged by others, and as shown in this picture, any age and background of woman can do anything no matter how they look. 

Task 4: The big 6:

Warner bros

20^th century fox

Paramount pictures

Universal pictures

Sony

Disney

Could become the big 5 if Disney buy Fox.

Media products in the past year:

Warner bros – 2017 – Justice League:

Budget: $300 million.

Box office: $650 million.

Release date: 17^th November 2017.

Advertising: global marketing budget: $150 million.

20^th Century Fox – 2018 – Deadpool 2

Budget - $110 million

Box Office - $730 million

Release date – 16^th May 2018

Advertising - Billboards:

Cast – Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin

Universal - 2018 - Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom

Budget – $170 - $187 million

Box office – $1.3 billion

Release date – 6^th June 2018

Advertising - $4.6 million for TV advertising during the week of release.

Cast – Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jeff Goldblum 

Sony – 2017 – Spider-man: Homecoming

Budget – $175 million

Box office – $880 million

Release date – 5^th July 2017

Advertising – made over $140 million in the global promotion campaign. For example having Audi as a promo partner for adverts.

Cast – Robert Downey Jr, Tom Holland, Michael Keaton

Disney – 2018 – Avengers Infinity war

Budget – $300 - $400 million

Box office – £2 billion

Release date – 26^th April 2018

Advertising – April 23^rd – 29^th - $4.94 million media value across 39 networks.

Hybrid

Hybrid - a combination of two genres, for example RomCom.

Genre Theory

Genre Theory - Steve Neale

He stated that genres may be dominated by repetition, but are also marked by difference, variation and change.
The idea that these genes change, develop and vary as they borrow from and overlap with one another. 

Introduction

LIAR

L - Language - camera, music, editing.

I - Industry - Company

A - Audience - Age group

R - Representation - who - ethnicity, class, age, gender.

Media Forms:
Film, TV, radio, newspaper/magazines, social media/internet, adverts.







L - Fast paced music, shows family life.

I - IKEA

A - families

R - black family; baby, children, parents. Not the stereotypical 'black' family, they are like any other family.

My Favourite Media:

TV - Daredevil, Stranger Things, The Punisher.
I enjoy Daredevil and The Punisher because of the well choreographed fight scenes, and Stranger Things has excellent special effects and cinematography.