AS - Media Thriller

The Dark Knight This was the second instalment of the Batman trilogy which was directed and produced by Christopher Nolan. The movie was based on the DC comic books which were written in the 1940's. In the movie, Batman played by Christian Bale forms an alliance with a police lieutenant in order to try and dismantle organised crime in Gotham City. However, they are faced with the Joker who's plan is to rival Batman and take Gotham City further into chaos. Critics rated it one of the greatest films of the decade and 77 critics named it the movie of the year for its screenplay, visual effects and performances. Heath Ledgers interpretation of the Joker role was creepy and psychotic but it was done so well. He won a BAFTA and a golden globe for 'best supporting role in a movie' for his enticing performance. Bale's performance was not as well received as Ledgers but he still won an Empire award as the best male actor. Personally, I really enj...

Alfred Hitchcock  Hitchcock was a movie director that worked throughout the 20th century and was known as the "master of suspense" for his work within the crime / thriller genre. In 1899 he was born into an English home in London. Throughout his childhood he wanted to be a designer so he enrolled at the University Of London and after graduating found a job designing title cards for an American film company. However this company shut down its British branch and Hitchcock was forced to work independently and find jobs for himself. He eventually worked up to the role of director in his first film "Peabody" however the project was discontinued due to a lack of funding. Eventually he co-directed his first film in 1923 called "Always tell your wife". Hitchcock continued to direct films working up to international releases in the mid 1930's.  In order to achieve success, Alfred decided to pursue the idea of 'Give them p...

Camerawork In film, there are many camera angles and movement which are used in combination in order to create scenes which are exciting and create meanings. From my research, I have learnt about and discovered why these certain shots are: Camera angles Establishing shot  (ES) - An extreme long shot which is used to establish a location. Long-shot  (LS) - Shot which shows full body and background of characters within the scene. Medium-shot (MS) - Half of body from waist upwards used mostly in dialogue scenes. Close up shot (CUS) - Head and facial features normally to show detail and emotion. Extreme close up (ECU) - 1 feature only like mouth or eyes showing detail and emotion. Point of view shot (POV) - Shot matches line of sight of character to show what they see. Birds eye shot - Shot from above to show location but can be expensive. Low shot - Camera is from below the character to show size and power. Worms eye - Camera is on the flo...

Here is my research into M-E-S 

There are 2 font styles: Serif's Serif's are the small finishing strokes on the end of typed letters. They are used in the majority of body texts as it makes them easy to read. Using serif said to be masculine as it makes the text seem bold.  The image below explains. Conventions Pulp fiction is a movie from 1994 which clearly uses serif's to make the titles stand out. This was conventional within the decade. However as seen in the Skyfall titles below, sans serif is used which makes the title look subtle. I still think the lettering looks classy even though it doesn't have serif's. 

Sound is essential in film as it is one of the micro elements which combine in order to produce media.  Sound establishes the diegesis to the audience.   Sound is used to:  Inform the audience. Create meaning.  Emphasis points. Diegetic sound "Sound in the world of narrative". Including dialogue and all sound affects and any sound which can be seen taking place within the scene. In order to know whether sound is diegetic, you can ask the question "can the characters hear this". Non-diegetic sound "Sound that exists outside of the narrative". The audience can hear these sounds however the characters can not. Normally this sound will be additional music played over a scene. Music is very important to create atmosphere and suspense in thrillers. These are the types of sound used but there are also specific meanings of when a sound is used compared to the meaning within the scene. Parallel sound ...