Posters Of Thriller and Horror Films

Saw is a perfect example of the horror/thriller genre. This Saw poster is effective because the backgroup is white and therefore it is not very distracting focusing the audience’s attention on the teeth hanging down from what looks a saw. This is saw 3 and the teeth are very cleverly used because they scare the audience and intrigue them and also intigate the 3 for saw 3. The saw at the top is also cleaverly used as the film is called Saw.

Account Of Lesson "What Is A Thriller?"

Thriller: Thriller is a broad genre of literature, film, television, and gaming that includes numerous and often overlapping sub-genres.Thrillers are characterized by fast pacing, frequent action, and resourceful heroes who must thwart the plans of more-powerful and better-equipped villains. Literary devices such as suspense, red herrings and cliffhangers are used extensively. A thriller is villain driven plot, whereby he presents obstacles the hero must overcome. The genre is a fascinatingly flexible form that can undermine audience complacency through a dramatic rendering of psychological, social, familial and political tensions and encourages sheltered but sensation-hungry audiences, in Hitchcock's phrase, "to put their toe in the cold water of fear to see what it's like.
Horror: Horror films are movies that strive to elicit the emotions of fear, horror and terror from viewers. Their plots frequently involve themes of death, the supernatural or mental illness. Many horror movies also include a central villain. Early horror movies are largely based on classic literature of the gothic/horror genre, such as Dracula, Frankenstein, The Phantom of the Opera etc... More recent horror films, in contrast, often draw inspiration from the insecurities of life after World War II, giving rise to the three distinct, but related, sub-genres: the horror-of-personality Psycho film, the horror-of-armageddon Invasion of the Body Snatchers film, and the horror-of-the-demonic The Exorcist film. The last sub-genre may be seen as a modernized transition from the earliest horror films, expanding on their emphasis on supernatural agents that bring horror to the world. Horror films have been dismissed as violent, low budget B movies and exploitation films. Nonetheless, all the major studios and many respected directors, including Alfred Hitchcock, Roman Polanski, Stanley Kubrick, John Carpenter, William Friedkin, Richard Donner, and Francis Ford Coppola have made forays into the genre. Some horror films incorporate elements of other genres such as science fiction, fantasy, mockumentary, black comedy, and thrillers.

Introduction To Studio

we began our studio work in the first lesson, when we used the space to simulate an interview. Several people took on the roles of camera person, lighting and interviewer. The rest of us were being interviewed. We were given specific questions and we had some time to think about our answers. The studio space was dark and fairly small, making it more intimate so that the viewers would feel more involved. A three light set-up was used, with two lights shining on from behind the interviewer and person being interviewed and one bright light at the front, shining in their faces. The purpose of this lighting was so that the focus (the people) could be seen clearly. A BB170 camera was used and the film was taken in wide-shot, so that the viewer could see everything in the mise-en-scene. The chairs of the people were positioned slightly tilting towards each other. This excercise gave us a flavour of what it would be like to be a celebrity.

Introduction To Blogs

Something else which we learnt how to do in media was to set up our own hurtwood blogs.In order to do this we accessed the blog website www.blogger.com typed in username and the password and clicked on our name. The first thing we did was to choose a new template/background for our blog, in order to make it look more attractive to the reader. To do this, you click on Customize (top right hand corner), then New Template, where you can choose from a variety of backgrounds.
After doing this, we learnt how to post things onto our blog, simply by clicking on New Post. The first post that we did was a written introduction about ourselves. We were encouraged to try and make these entertaining and I experimented with different fonts and colours. You post a blog by pressing Save Now and then Publish Post. We learnt how to upload images onto our blogs by clicking on the small picture next to the ABC sign and choosing the image you want.
You can also access other people's blogs by clicking on their names which are displayed on the dash board. The idea of this blogging is to display our media work at Hurtwood.

Introduction To Photoshop

In our first Photoshop lesson it was rather hard as we learnt many different skills which we were then asked to use. The first lesson we learnt was how to copy and paste using the lassoo tool. In order to use the lasso tool we outlined the object we wanted to paste with the lassoo and then pressed Copy-Edit-Edit-Paste. Then using the move tool, we move it. Another tool which we learnt how to use was the Dodge, Burn and Sponge tool. With the Dodge tool, you can make your image darker; with the burn tool you can make the image lighter. This includes the use of highlights which can be used to give the image a glowing or burning effect. Another useful tool which we learned how to use was the Spot Healing Brush. This takes away any unpleasant spots, marks or any part of an image you do not want in the picture. You can use the history brush to undo any mistakes you have made. There are other tools such as the Smudge tool and the Liquifier which distort and elongate images.

Introduction To Stills Camera

Introduction to Camera and Tripod:

We were taught how to use a camera and tripod, which is one of the most important aspects of media. After putting our camera on the tripod and making sure that the camera would not fall off we then made sure that the small circle by the head of the tripod is within it's larger circle which is called “Bubbling the camera”. This is important because if the camera is not bubbled, the image on the camera will be slanted at an angle, instead of straight. Once we had switched on the camera we learnt about the Time Code. The Time Code is displayed in the top corner of the camera. This shows the duration of the shot. You can find the width of the camera in the middle left of the camera, which (for a PD170 camera) is 16:9 cm. The Shutterspeed controls the speed at which the images move. For example, the lower the shutterspeed is the slower and more blurry the imagery would be. The higher you make the shutterspeed, the faster and sharper the movements of the images become. The normal shutterspeed on a PD170 camera is 50. Then we learnt how to change the exposure of the camera. The ideal focus for this camera is F.56.Then we learnt about the gain on a camera. The gain is something which you don't need. Gain is unnecessary synthetic light. It is represented by the symbol dB. Another important aspect of the camera is the white balance. You can choose between artificial light and natural sunlight