What we have covered so far in Media Studies

1.Storyboarding: Planning Shots, Location/setting and where characters need to stand,etc

2.Weblogs:What people use them for, images links.

3.Camera shots/angles: High angle shot, extreme close-up, over the shoulder,etc.

4.Micro and Macro analysis: How to analysis effectively.

5. Representation: Reception,Production, Reference.

6.Film genres: Thrillers, Action/adventure, Sci-fi, etc.

7.Iconography: e.g, a knife, what it signifies.

8.Semiotics: Signs and symbols.

9. Mise en scene: Costume,location/setting, make-up, etc.

10. Narrative: Voiceovers, Theorists and their ideas, e.g Aristotle.

Media Representation Process

Our group's task is to make a film using the match on action rule/technique. Match on action is when the editor cuts from one shot to another view that matches the first shot's action, e.g If you filmed someone throwing a tennis ball you would use a mid shot to show the persons upper body and the arm about to throw the ball. The next shot, from a different angle, would continue to show the ball, but leaving the persons hand. Match on action is used to give the viewer the illusion of one single movement across two separate shots.