Mia's AICE Media Blog

  The first editing technique was contrast. The first shot is of me and Loren fighting in the hallway, then it cuts to a shot of me and Loren talking and being friends again. The next editing technique is parallelism. The first shot zooms in to the water in a cooler and then fades to the water of the pool. These two scenes are connected by their focus on water. The next editing technique is symbolism. For this technique, we cut from me drawing the math symbol pi to an actual pie from the grocery store. Even though these two things do not mean the same thing, they are pronounced the same way and are sometimes joked as connecting to each other. The next editing technique is simultaneity. For this one, it cuts back and forth between me studying hard and Loren asleep with her books open. It shows that both me and Loren were supposed to be studying at the same time, but I was working hard while she was asleep. The last editing technique is Leit Motiff. For this shot, I filmed from the p...

 I chose the movie Cruella because it is a newly released Disney movie. This movie is new and action-packed and has lots of different and unique camera angles.  The first scene is a close-up of Cruella right after she was born. This close-up shows the details of her as a baby and focuses on her hair which is black on one side and white on the other. Only a close-up shot could emphasize Cruella’s hair like this scene does. This is very important to the movie because the hair is Cruella’s defining feature. The hair symbolizes Cruella’s split personality between Estella who has dyed red hair and Cruella who has her natural split black and white hair. This close-up shot also shows how Cruella is unique even as a newborn baby and this will affect her throughout the whole movie.  The second shot is a follow shot of Cruella when she is in primary school. She is walking through the halls of the school and the follow shot puts emphasis on her and shows her confidence despite it be...

 Kevin's Blog: In the long shot I liked how the subjects were far away, but you can still see what they are doing. When I watched this scene I felt more of a sense of importance on the setting rather than the characters. In the super close shot I liked how there was an emphasis on the eye of the subject. When I watched it I felt the importance of the character's eye and I got the feeling that it was a symbol for something else. In the over the shoulder shot I like how the camera gave a different perspective for the conversation. When I watched it I felt like Brett was the emphasis in the scene, but the camera was still showing that Tyler was a part of the conversation. Sydney's Blog: In the POV shot I really enjoyed how the camera was not steady like in most camera shots. When I watched that clip I felt a sense of urgency as the camera moved closer to the subject. In the tilt shot I liked how at first you cannot see the point of the scene but as it continues you see what th...

For the extreme close up shot, I showed Syndey's eyes.  For the close up shot, I showed Sydney opening up a locker.  For the extreme long shot, I showed a view of the courtyard from on top of the balcony. For the high angle shot, I filmed Sydney from on top of the balcony. For this follow shot, I followed Sydney with the camera while she was walking in the hallway.  For this full shot, I showed Sydney's whole body while she was on her phone.  For the low angle shot, I filmed Sydney walking while the camera was on the ground.  For this medium shot, I showed Sydney from her knees up while she was on her phone. For this point-of-view shot, I ran at Sydney and showed my arm so it is clear that it is of the point of view of me running. For this tilt shot, I showed the tables underneath and then panned up to the balcony with Sydney on it up above. 

 I am really excited to learn about media studies because I have never taken a class like this before. I watch TV and movies, but I have never actually studied them. Over the course of this year I hope to learn about how media is created and be able to analyze it.