key conventions

1. the genre of the film  is a thriller

2. the poster has shown different scene settings, which is giving out a little information about what the plot of the film is about. they've put in a tag line that says "what if a pill could make you rich and powerful" this tag line explains a miniscule amount of what the film is about. they have put the 3 main actors on the poser in order of importance.

3. the trailer has a voice over, which is explaining the film concept. As well as a fast upeat sound track, it also has dialogue fading in out while the trailer is on, so it oits explaining what is going on in the trailer.

4.  the target audience is 18-40 because of the theories in the movie as well as the plot goes on, it wouldn't be so understandabele for under 18's.

5. the film is a promotional sucess because of the advertising that was used to attract an audience also the ratings and reviews given by so many companys and magazines.

limitless analysis

limitless is a thriller; with a little bit of drama, I think this because the film is very mind stimulating, making you think about whats going on. I also think its a drama because of the the segments of the film where he has a girlfriend and has to save her. the setting is really interesting because it is  set in new york and new york is quite a busy place also the characters are business like men who are ridiculously rich to match the setting.   

cosmopolitan annotation

preparation tasks

The key conventions that come up in these magazines are:

-Bold font
-column text on the side 
-A sneak preview of a quote from a celebrity featured in the magazine
-Advertisements to download songs or albums
-Celebrities name in bold on the front cover
-All have a bar code on the front of the magazine

preparation tasks

The new musical express (NME) is a music publication in Britain and is published weekly since 1952. The NME magazine focus on all music genres. 
artist that have been featured:

-Rihanna             -jamiroquai
-Tinchy Stryder       - Eminem
-Radiohead          - Mel C              
-The Beatles            - Avril lavigne
-The Rolling Stones  
-Nirvana
-Paul Weller
-Madonna
-Michael Jackson

the target audience would be teens and young adults because of how the magazines dynamics are set out also because the magazine itself is filled with young, hip music.

The vibe is a music and entertainment magazine founded by quincy Jones. the vibe focuses on R&B and hip-hop artists, actors and other entertainers.

artists that have been featured:

Janet Jackson   the target audience is also teens and           
Akon               because of the title and dynamics used.
beyonce
Nicki minaj
Lil Wayne
amber rose
                           Barack Obama
                           drake
                           TI
                           50 cent
                           Rihanna





Mojo is a popular music magazine published initially by Emap, and since January 2008 by Bauer, monthly in the United Kingdom. Mojo concentrates on mostly classical rock music.

Artist that have been featured:

-bob marley
-bob dylan
-jeff buckley
-radio head
-oasis
-johnny cash
-led zeppelin

The target audience would be young adults because, the magazine looks and is quite mature as well as the genre of music.

Q is a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom. The founders are Mark Ellen and David Hepworth. the magazine focuses on a variety of music genres.

artist that have been featured:

-Lana del rey

-lady gaga

-alicia keys

-cheryl cole

-foo fighters

-adele

-lily allen

I think this magazines target audience would be teens and young adults aged from 14-26 because of the variety of music and the artist that have been featured.

Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on 6 June 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper. Named after the onomatopoeic word that derives from the sound made when playing a power chord on an electric guitar, Kerrang! was initially devoted to the New Wave of British Heavy Metal and the rise of hard rock acts. In the early 2000s it became the best-selling British music newspaper. 

artists that have been featured:

• paramore
• lacuna coil
• slipknot
• muse
• marilyn manson
• biffy clyro
• bonjovi
• corey taylor  I think this magazine would be for young adults aged from 18-26 because the music genre is rock and this generation is more of pop, r&b and hip-hop.

The wire is a british avant garde music magazine founded in 1982 by jazz promoter anthony woods and a journalist chrissie murray. the magazine focuses on contemporary jazz and improvised music but branched out in the early 1990s to various types of experimental music. Since then it has covered hip hop, modern classical, free improvisation, post-rock, and various forms of electronic music.

artists that have been featured: 

• dummy
• shleep
• burial
• robert wyatt
• london zoo

i think this magazine is for adults aged from 30-40 because of the music genre and the artists.

My version of HSBC

fruit bowl

My N.C.I.S

My N.C.I.S is on Waterloo road.

Narrative:

1. the story lines that the programme Waterloo road might have would be drug related plots, also sexual content to do with teenagers.

2. in my opinion what draws the audiences attention is the lust and drama that goes on in the school as well as its relation to things that might happen in some peoples everyday life.

3. some narratives that might be typical of other genres could be soaps e.g. eastenders, reality TV shows.

Characters:

1.the types of characters that you meet in teen dramas are usually; yobs, chavs, gangsters, junkies, mental teens and the strange absent minded.

2. I expect to meet a thoughtful teenage character because if there is not one in the plot of the story some story lines won't click, as in just will not go together. 

3.the central characters are introduced straight away, into the story line by creating a problem in the characters life.

4. there are stereotypes such as the chavy girl teenager, straight away getting pregnant and not having the father to take care of the baby with her because of either a misunderstanding or a problem between her boyfriend.

Iconography:

1. I can see this is a teen drama because the setting is in a high school where their are teens that have certain issues in there life's that need dealing with, with the help of the teachers in the school.

2.the sound codes in Waterloo road are bad use of language (swearing), music in the background and loud voices.

3. the type of audience that the codes used is trying to appeal to is mostly teens and young adults.

4.other genres with iconography would be a medical drama e.g. house.

setting

camera research

Different camera shots

Aerial perspective Aerial shot American shot Angle of view Bird's eye shot Bird's-eye view Boom shot B-roll Camera coverage Camera Dolly Camera operator Camera tracking Cinematic techniques Close-up Crane shot Dolly zoom Dutch angle Establishing shot Film frame Film making

Follow shot Forced perspective Freeze frame shot Full frame Full shot Hanging miniature Head shot High-angle shot Long shot Long take Low-angle shot Master shot Medium shot Mid shot Money shot Multiple-camera set up One shot (music video) Over the shoulder shot Panning (camera) Perspective (graphical) Point of view shot

Rack focus Reaction shot Shaky camera Shot (film making) Shot reverse shot Single-camera set up Tilt (camera) Top-down perspective Tracking shot Trunk shot Two shot Video production Walk and talk Whip pan Worm's-eye view

-where the camera is place, this is how you get different types of shots, angles or transitions.

-A viewpoint  is the apparent distance and angle from which the camera views and records the subject.

-The camera angle marks the specific location at which a Movie camera or Video camera is placed to take a shot. A scene can be shot from several different camera angles.This will give different experience and sometimes emotion. the different camera angles will have different effects on the viewer and how they perceive the scene that is shot.

its all about me part 2 :) (media homework)

my favourite film trailer would be inception because they show the parts that'll intrigue you the most and draw you in to watch the film. one critique would be that because inception is quite confusing the trailer is not always understandable.

Its all about me :) (media homework)

My favourite music video is skrillex- bangarang because its funny and interesting to watch also the drum and bass used is very engrossing. One critique about  this music video is that it doesn't make sense to what exactly they are doing.

my least favourite music video would be Cheryl- call my name; because she hasn't expanded her vocal range also she's only repetitive with one lines of the song rather then having verses. one positive would be that  her dancing is great, also the mixed beats in the song has a contagious feel for dancing.  

Lucy rose

I LOVE THIS SONG. Honestly Lucy rose has a simple beautiful voice, i just hope when she becomes mainstream she wont go spoil it by collaborating with a rapper. #StaRreal Lucy.

21st century music

what is music in this century? honestly I think it has no meaning behind it, music nowadays just engross' you and makes you brain dead (not literally) because it does not teach you anything. the genres of music which do that to you are rap, R&B, pop, rock and so on; me myself yes I do listen to these genres of music but then I do not get so absorbed that it becomes life. Then you have the celebs that write or produce those albums or songs they become people's idols, which I think effects teenage girls more because it makes them conscious about how they look or questions like; "am I fat?" i'm not blaming the celebrities....just blaming the image they give to fans and teens as well as children. i love music but some times when i hear music that is pointless and unnecessary it enrages me because all the music industry is doing is rotting young adults minds and children. this generation wants to be perfect due to what the music industries image is set at....when its impossible. #StayReal