Lara Parsons AS Foundation Portfolio 9825

  Discuss the ways in which the extract constructs meaning through the following: • camera shots, angles, movement and composition • editing • sound • mise-en-scène Clip = Suits- episode 1 time 19-23 Before the scene begins, the audience is presented with a series of bridging shots presenting a busy city landscape, connoting fast-paced and active life with broken framing due to the buildings creating vertical disruption. A specific shot of a building, featuring reflections, has many vertical and horizontal lines and creates a distorted reflection which provides a sense of unease. This tension is further emphasized by the use of non-diegetic sound, minor key music that features an intense and repetitive beat which represents footprints of a person walking with a sense of urgency. This then cuts to a mid shot of Michael Ross , who is wearing a suit, representing him as professional although the actors use of facial expression presents him as more nervous which breaks the stereotypes...

  Assess the importance of marketing in the media area you have studied (25) Marketing holds great importance within the distribution stage of the film industry as this develops the reputation of a film before it’s initial release along with attracts their target audience, intriguing them so that they are assured to watch the film and contribute to its Box Office. The most popular method of spreading the word of an upcoming film involves traditional marketing, particularly, the trailer of the film as it is an immediate indicator to the audience whether they will enjoy the movie or not. Movies from both conglomerates such as Disney, specifically from the production company Walt Disney Pictures , including Aladdin which had a budget of 183 million USD and The Lion King which had a budget of 260 million USD, and Independent firms, including Sing Street whose production companies include Cosmo Films, Distressed Films, FilmNation Entertainment, FilmWave, Likely Story and PalmStar Media ...