A Level Media 1 M Bush

1) State the  genre  you have chosen - horror or coming of age drama. Coming of age drama 2) Choose at least  five  films in your selected genre and watch the trailer and one scene from each film. Make  bullet-point notes  on everything you watch, commenting on camerawork, editing, sound and mise-en-scene. Moonlight  camerawork close-ups P.O.V over the shoulder (180 degree rule) tracking shots editing montage editing Scenes reflect the diegetic sound e.g. actors voice  sound non-diegetic sound track is sued to heighten the tension - slow to fast pace diegetic sound is used to create a narrative e.g. actors voices  mise-en-scene (CLAMPS) casual clothing uses natural lighting  protagonist dealing with his inner feelings set within the suburbs of America  Kidulthood camerawork close-ups low angle shots pan tilts medium long shots  editing montage editing  sound fast paced diegetic...

Media Magazine reading:  Billie Jean , birth of an icon Go to our  Media Magazine archive  and read the case study on  Billie Jean  - birth of an icon (MM62 - page 20). Answer the following questions: 1) What was the budget for  Billie Jean ? How did this compare with later Michael Jackson videos? The budget was $50,000, which was 6 times less than 'Beat It', which went into production 5 weeks later with a budget of $300,000. Thriller was much bigger with $2mill to spend.  2) Why was the video rejected by MTV? It didn't suit their 'middle America' audience, meaning because Michael Jackson was black. The president of the record label then threatened to take all their music videos off MTV, which afterwards MTV backed off and allowed the video to be played. 3) Applying Goodwin's theory of music video, how does  Billie Jean  reflect the genre characteristics of pop music video? The music video seems to have more of a film genre connecti...