Kenian Media Coursework Blog

 In the beginning of the scene it begins with a man in a room holding a duffel bag and then sliding it to the outside the room. This transition is a straight cut because it happens so fast and we are just focusing on the bag and not the smooth transition of the camera switching the angles and locations. As the man is jogging with the duffel bag, the camera follows him without making any cuts so that we as the audience focus on the man and the bag. Then when he is passing the bag to the other guy there is a wipe transition. This is because we go from seeing the man and one part of the room where we barley saw people to then the camera moving across the wall to the other side of the room where people are crouching and hiding under the desks frightened because of the bank robbery that is going on. Then there is also another straight cut to where we go from being in the bank to seeing the outside of a car in the street. The pace of which the scenes are being cut into is quite fast. Th

  1) Type up your feedback/comments from your teacher. - WWW: good performance, use of shot reverse shot, stable camerawork, match on action attempted out of time. - EBI: editing glitches, kenian appearing, include soundtrack, non diegetic sound. 2) Type up your feedback from fellow students. - camera angles, good camera work, match on action. shot reverse, performance, funny, good acting, good editing, acting, 180 rule, dialogue. EBI- match on action, reverse, no music , rough entry, quality and match on action, variety of camera angles and shots, aoundtrack, characters keep re-appearing, less abrupt cuts, better video quality. 3) Now reflect on your video. Did you meet the brief and successfully include the three key editing aspects we have learned? - I think i met the brief to a certain extent. I’ve included three of the key editing aspects we have learned such as match on match action and reverse shot reverse and 180 degree rule.  4) What were the strengths and weaknesses of your f

1) Type up your feedback from your teacher. - WWW:  - Starts with contrapuntal                 - monochrome for parallel images                - start bright and colourful                - distinguishes between sets of images                - well timed editing  - EBI:       - description               - avoid watermark images               - parallel first 2) Type up your feedback from fellow students - you can summarise key points if several students give you similar feedback. - WWW: - good use of contrapuntal sound.             - colour constrast really good             - non-diegetic sound             - contrapuntal sound             - good sound to contrast the pictures  - EBI: - pace of pictures is off         - make sure images fit the frame         - cropped images         - contrapuntal sounds would be better if it was in the second half. 3) Now reflect on your work and write your own evaluation of your video. Write a 'What went well' (WWW) paragraph and a paragraph fo

SCRIPT (character 1 walks in and sits down at table)  CHARACTER 2 :   Why don't I know you? CHARACTER 1 :   I'm new I just came here from Africa. CHARACTER 2 :   What? CHARACTER 1 : I used to be home schooled  CHARACTER 2 : Wait what? CHARACTER 1 : My mum taught me at home. CHARACTER 2 : No No I know what home school is I'm not retarded. So you've actually never been to a real school before? (character 1 shrugs her shoulders) CHARACTER 2 : Shut up, shut up! CHARACTER 1 : I didn't say anything CHARACTER 2 : Home school, that's really interesting. CHARACTER 1 : Thanks. CHARACTER 2 : But your like really pretty. CHARACTER 1 : Thank You. CHARACTER 2 : So you agree? CHARACTER 1 : What? CHARACTER 2 : You think your really pretty. CHARACTER 1 : Oh I don't know CHARACTER 2 : OMG I love your bracelet where did you get it? CHARACTER 1: Oh my mom made it for me.  CHARACTER 2 : It's adorable. CHARACTER 3 : So fetch. CHARACTER 2 : What is fetch? CHARA