Monday, 17 September 2012

Camera shots.

This is an example of a two shot which involves in two people having a conversation. The effect of this shot type would be to show who's in the shot and who's talking. 

This is an example of a high angle shot, the effect is 



Sunday, 16 September 2012

Media Consumption.

Media consumption is the sum of information and entertainment taken in by an individual or group. It includes many activities such as interacting with new media, reading books or magazine; watching television or films; listening to the radio and so on.

We all use many different kinds of media every day, it would include little things that you would do as a daily routine, such as using your mobile phone, listening to the radio, watching tv and even surfing the internet. 

One of the many things that I do which involves Media would be watching films, either on television or the internet. I would usually prefer to watch horror films, or sometimes comedy, depending on the mood. One of my favorite horror films to watch would be 'Nightmare on Elm Street'. This film is a hybrid as it has three different genres, which includes Horror, Mystery and Thriller. 

A Nightmare on Elm Street Poster This is the film poster of 'Nightmare on Elm Street 2010'. This poster tells a viewer how to feel as it's dark and mysterious. The dark red text reads the title of the film which seems creepy and gives off that it's a horror film, as well as the image of the two main characters. 

Another one of the many things I enjoy doing whilst using media would be listening to music, either on my phone, YouTube or iTunes. YouTube is a video-sharing website which allow users to upload, listen and share videos. I listen to many type of music genres, some would be mainstream however some would be subcultures, such as the music genre 'Dubstep'. 

 This is an album cover of an artist who belongs in the 'Dubstep' genre, this album is suitable for the genre because it presents what the album may sound. It looks sharp and straightforward, although somewhat violent but yet calm. The red text reads 'Skrillex' which is the name of the artist and 'Bangarang' which is the album's name. This artist would be very familiar to those who listen to 'Dubstep', but would be completely unknown to the mainstream world. 

The third example of what I do which includes Media would be reading magazines. I occasionally read gossip magazines for entertainment. This would include in reading magazines such as Heat, Ok!, Hello, etc.. The purpose of gossip magazines are to promote yet expose at the same time, a celebrity. 

OK! Magazine Cover This is a cover of an Ok! magazine which the 'Kardashian Sisters' are on the front page of. The big and bold yellow texts which says "My Dream Wedding" (emphasis on wedding as it's in capitals) captures the audience's attention and makes them more interested in knowing more of 'Khloe Kardashian's' wedding.  

The last example of another thing I use/do which includes Media is generally using my iPhone. The iPhone contains a lot of different medias as it allows you to download all kinds of different apps. The app store contains about 500,000 apps, which has different categories either to do with social networking, watching tv, reading magazines, etc. 

Three of the many common apps downloaded on the iPhone would be Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram. The big social networking sites where you can chat, upload pictures, comment and like them. Although each of them has different target audiences, the apps aren't all that different from each other, as long as you like to socialize, they are made for everybody.