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From this clip we can hear noises from the plane flying and gunshots from the person in the plane shooting at king kong. This is diegetic sound as it is coming from the world of the film we are watching. Diegetic sound is also used when the characters in the film are discussing what it was that caused king kong to fall. The volume of the music gets louder when a part of the scene gets more intense. Non- diegetic sound is used when the background music was added to the scene to cause tension and suspense. The use of parallel sound is added in this film clip as we are hearing fast paced suspenseful music which matches the scene. This is because in the scene there is a sense of suspense as we are waiting to find out whether king kong will fall from the tower or stay up. However, contrapuntal sound is also used when we see king kong pick up the woman from the tower. In this part we would expect daunting suspenseful music as it is a scene with tension but there is calm music put in t

  1) This picture uses filler light. 2) This picture has top lighting as we can only see the woman’s face from the top left. The rest of the picture is dark meaning the light is only coming from above. 3) The effect of these lightings is to put our focus onto the woman’s facial features and make us feel wonder what is down below. 1) This picture uses key light as we are able to see everything clearly as there is bright lighting. 2) The picture uses top lighting as the light comes from above  and the features of the character is accentuated. There is no shadowing or distorted effect so it cannot be under-lighting or backlighting. 3) The effect of these lightings is to makes us see the character clearly so we only focus on him. 1) This picture uses back light as behind the character isn't as dark as below the character which means that the lighting is coming from behind. 2) This picture uses top lighting as the bottom of the picture appears to be darker than the rest which means the

Teacher Feedback  1) WWW: We used appropriate setting. Our body language was correct and the seating and movements of the actors were on point. The editing was good and so was the camerawork. The recreation was similar to the original scene we used. Some of the costume was correct and so was the use of props. EBI: I need to type up my script and my shot list. The camera angles could improve a little. Also the actor teacher could wear similar clothing to the scene to make it as accurate as possible. 2) Student Feedback:   WWW: The recreation of the scene was as true as it could be to the original. The setting was correct and the dialogue was accurate. The actors were placed similarly to the scene. The camera had similar angles and the lighting was similar too. EBI:  The sounding of the video needs to be worked on as you can hear background noise . Correct clothing needs to be worn and more props could be used. We could use more male actors as it was all females. We could also do more

C - The clothes seem to be old as if he hasn't worn anything else for a couple of days. It may have been the only clothes he has had access to. L - The lighting is dark which could've been done to draw our attention onto the man in the picture. It could represent a serious matter or that there is a darker side to the story. A - The actors facial expressions highlight that he may be stressed about something from the way he creases his eyebrows. His hunched shoulders also show that heisnt in a good mood and that something is weighing him down. M - On the corner of his forehead there is a bruise or there may be a cut. This could indicate that he could've been in an accident or an altercation that caused him to look so down. P - There aren't any props in the picture. S - The setting is unkown as it isn't clear from the picture. We could say that he is in a dark room. THE CONJURING C - We can tell from their clothes that this film was set for around the 1980s. We can als