Direct Line Advert

I saw this advert and thought the way it was structured was well done. So thought I would share it for you all to see.

The opening scene is quite clever as it pans down from the sky to a bold red phone which is followed by a tracking device of a row of people which is then followed by a shot reverse shot giving various angles of the people. It then reverted to people with spanners still using a tracking device to follow the people. The continuous use of a track creates a sense of realism to the audience showing the journey through to when the women gets her dog. This was a very clever advert, with a lot of shots used allowing us to see the journey in different perspectives.

Wishlist Gadget...

The sonic screwdriver may be fictional but this would be on the top of my christmas list. I would love to own this gadget.

Favourite Actress

Although Sophia Bush may not be as well known as Angelina Jolie, she doesn't lack in talent. Bush is my favourite actress as she has the power to turn the least important scene into a powerful scene and I believe she is a fantastic actress.

Favourite Film

Although you can only watch Elf in one season (winter), it has to be my favourite film of all time. As soon as christmas comes round it is the first thing in my DVD player. I believe Will Ferrell is a fantastic actor and this film never fails to make me laugh.

Another childhood film

Although I love thumbelina, one of my alltime favourite childhood movies is Aristocats. When me and my twin brother were younger we loved this film and would always sit and watch the video, we even had beany babies of the characters.

Best Childhood film

I have to say that Thumbelina was my most memorable childhood film. I can remember most sundays when I was a little girl my parents would put the video in and my siblings and I would watch it and never get bored of it.

Olympic Games advert

Here is an advert i saw before the olympic games. I really liked this advert and eventhough it is an animation; I believe there are several great camera movements in certain shots and felt I should share it with you to watch. As I have stated, even though it is animation there are some great shots used, opening with an establishing shot, setting the scene of London. Moreover it helps us establish what will be happening, panning down into the different events. With the use of non diagetic music to help inspire us for the event. Furthermore the editing techniques are brilliant with the transition from the diver to rower showcasing more technical ability.

Favourite movie line

Here is a clip from shrek with my favourite line in "not my gumdrop buttons".

Past opening of films

After viewing many of last years opening to a film, this has to be my favourite opening in terms of shots. I will start by complimenting the title, i loved the play on words in comparison to the movie, which becomes clear it is about drugs in the final scene. I also thought the various camera movements and angles were skilful, with various shots showing Elisha cycling. Moreover I like the simplicity of the opening how even though she is only cycling the various shots used along with the sound of the bikes breaks and song playing creating a jolly feel which is contradicted at the end when she drops the drugs. The originality of this opening is why I like it so much as they focus more on technical features then the story line.

John Lewis Advert

I am posting a link to view the John Lewis advert. We had a discution about this on Friday and all agreed that it is a clever advert in terms of media terminology. It uses split screen which is a great technique to be able use and pull off well showing contrast between the two eras. The music also creates a big impact on the advert as it is talking about how 'two worlds colided' which is a lot of what this advert is about. Moreover the use of editing is of high quality as when the split screen is first used the van driving has been edited so it drives through the two generations which is done perfectly and been shown excelently in this advert.  This can help a lot in the future.

Media Studies Course Booklet

ECS as and A2 Media Studies Course Booklet
Here is a useful link to help me throughout this media course.

Filmmaking techniques video

This is my first official post in my new blog for media studies. I will be posting various other media related things such as videos, pictures and ideas for film making along with vlogging about various activities media related. This video is very interesting and relevant to the course which has a lot of useful information providing us with help in the future.