Watch This For Inspiration Before Week 7

As you know, you will be thinking deeply about how to make meaning and atmosphere with music for your Foundation Portfolio film - even if it is only two minutes long.
 Since we analysed the opening shots of "Brick" last week, I have posted (below) an interview with Nathan Johnson, who composed the score for the movie. Remember what we discussed about Independent Cinema? Well, Nathan Johnson tells us just exactly how low-budget he went by creating a "junkyard orchestra." Watch it and be inspired!

http://vimeo.com/4703447

Lesson analysing opening sequence of Luther

Lesson on camera angles, shots and movement

L03 camera work from englishteacheruk

Top Boy Series 1, Episode 1

Lesson on Media language and the Filmmaking rules

Introduction to AS Media Studies lesson

Link to the examples of student work we looked at today

http://misslowdon.wix.com/as-foundation-portfolio-video#!examples-of-final-products

Follow the links on the page above to explore the exemplar videos made by AS Media students.

Homework task:
Choose the opening of one of the thriller films we mentioned.
Write three paragraphs about the clip in a very basic way to show your prior learning before we embark on the media course.
 What makes this film obviously a "thriller" in the opening two mins?
 Can you comment on the use of Sound and Image in the clip you have chosen (think back to our class discussion/evaluation of our sample clips)?

 Does the clip spark any ideas for when you create your own "construction" (the video production)?