We have learnt about the following camera angles:

- Extreme close up

- Close up

- Medium shot

- Long shot

- Extreme long shot

Here is a video i watched to help build my knowledge on camera angles:

I have been doing media for 6 weeks now. We have been learning more about opening sequences. A opening sequence that I was really inspired me was 'American pyscho.'

In the beginning of it we see something that looks like droplets of blood. We think its droplets of blood because its filmed very quickly, we then realise its droplets of food. That was a smart idea because the film is a thriller and a convention of a thriller is blood but right after the opening sequence is a restaurant scene which is why there is food in the opening sequence.

For example in this picture it looks like droplets of blood but then it turns into jam.

We had to do do another presentation on research and planning about our film. I talked about films that inspire me, for example the notebook. I was inspired by this film because of the characters. I like how the female character is upper class and the male character is lower class.

This is the scene:

In this scene it is really ironic how the female character is upper class and the male character is lower class. As the girl is shown to be higher in this scene.


We thought about fonts we should use, conventions, plot, special effects and angles. We decided what we want we our characters to be like, I want my characters to be like the main characters in the notebook. The female character being upper class and the male character being lower class. I decided what BBFC age guideline I will be doing which will be PG. My film will be PG because anyone can watch my film but sometimes a parent may have to watch the film with there child as some parts may upset them. I decided what my film is going to be about, it is about a normal teenage boy who isn't popular and who doesn't really socialise. Then a pretty girl moves next door and changes his life. I had to watch a few films about romance/drama films to try and think about what my plot would be. I watched the film 'the notebook' because that is a typical romance/drama film. The plot is about a man who is lower class falls in love with a woman who is upper class. This was were my first idea came from but then decided to change it. I then watched the film 'The girl next door' this is where i got my idea about a girl moving next door to a boy who is not popular.

My INDIVIDUAL presentation



My strenghs of my presentation was the fact that i used a lot of visuals. I also thought that storyboard had a good use of angles. I felt that the movies that i had researched where all good films to research which all related to eachother.

The weaknesses of my presentation was that i didn't use any moving images. I also needed to talk more about the characters i have chosen, conventions and special fx. I also needed to consider how conventions will challenge and re-inforce in my film.