Thursday 8 January 2015

Downtown abbey

Notes- MES
location downtown 
Costume white and black maid uniform- plain and simple, not expressing who she is through her costumes
Upper class- suits and dresses, frills 
Props
Grand Manor House- light traditional colours- gold burgundy, red, rich colours showing power 
Servants room, small dark, opposite it the house, shows the separation in the class and the difference in authority between the people 
Fight- working class 

Sound 
Dim slow intense music when made goes to prepare the bath
Accents -southern accents- meaning all are poor appart from upperclass
 region where the made and Lord ship is from- shows how class is divides  
Falls out the bath sound not shown on screen
Dialog- Lord ship corrects servants grammar! 
Birds- upper class- natural and normal class. 

Editing- 
Shot reverse shot 
Shot in different shot the sperate the class
Eye line matching is on the over servants and not the man, showing that the man has power 
The paces quickens between the servants to show that they are more physical and the working class

Camera 
Close up on the servant face
Standing above him but in the sense of respect and him still having power over him, even though the low shot is on her 
Establishing shot of the manor- showing it is big and powerful! It dominate the shot/ frame
Back facing the door into the manor, showing that he is challanhing the stereotype and the over servants are facing the door to the house. 

Beginning -
In the clip, class and status is a significant role and is shown in many ways to re-enforce and challenging the certain stereotypes. The different classes in society is dependant on the authority, power and wealth. Being born into a class determines who you are, in the clip there are times where class is clearly separate. At the beginning we see to upper class women, sitting down in posh dresses and gowns also the sound of birds are there, this non- diagetic sound could symbolise how their class is 

Wednesday 17 December 2014

Confronting Moriarty

power- Moriarty is a threat, being homosexual makes him more powerful, also the longer screen time and prominence shows he has shows how moriarty how more powerful which also portrays how he is a threat
re-enforcing challenge- the longer screen time and more power over sherlock challanges the stereotype as gay man are suppose to be less powerful than straight men and he has more power.
positive/ negative- both positive and negative

Thursday 11 December 2014

Thursday 27 November 2014

Thriller Mood Board


This is my thriller mood board, I got the images from the internet and made them into a mood board to show what I expect to be in a thriller. All the pictures are dark and mysterious, linking to a thriller and how they symbolise different aspects of a thriller film. 



Wednesday 15 October 2014

Mind map- What is a Thriller?

This is my mind map that I created using all the research I have found about thrillers which make them a Thriller.