FIlming: Jordan and Dissecting

Filming: Jordan and Dissecting
MWE
31/01/14
We have started filming for one of the important scenes in the trailer.

We were lucky to have Josh who is playing the main villain/enigmatic character to help us film. 

We were able to use various lights and experimented with them to how they affected the quality of the shots. Here are some pictures from the set: 

Here you can see the effect of the hard light on the wall. Since we had no bounce board to soften the light, we had to carfeully place the light source around the room and careful not to change their positions or it will alter the shadows in the clips. 

Here's the hardlight we used which was 800kw! It got really hot as we were filming. 

Here the softer and smaller light which gave a soft warm glow effect on the footages. 

And finally, here are the props we used. A piece of raw chicken, a whole lot of blood capsules and some cranberry sauce. 

Against the white sink, the misc-en-scene worked effectively and definitely made a queasy and visceral effect as the colours starkly contrasted one another. On the far left of the wooden table, you can see a sparkler light which was incredibly useful when we did close ups. 

We also managed to take many shots for our ancillary task which we will use for our poster and magazine. Overall, it was a successful day! 

Visiting OVADA

Visiting OVADA
MWE
30/01/14

This week, Lucy and I decided to proceed with our location scouting and went to see the OVADA Warehouse. They were incredibly helpful an accomodating and the place was just perfect! Here are some images of the location.

The place was absolutely massive! We cannot wait to film the Warehouse scene which is the main bulk of our trailer! 

Filming Progress Report: 01

Filming Progress Report: 01
29/01/14
MWE

Location

We have managed to come in contact with the Arts Director of OVADA. We are now pursuing for this location in hopes we'll be able to get our footage as the Warehouse scene is a crucial part of our trailer. 

Ancillary Text

In the process of preparing for our Ancillary task, we have started running some research and analyzing posters and magazine front page covers for our film. We've looked closely at the following poster and studied what features are present and why. 

• Laura Mauvey’s Male Gaze- The main protagonist posing suggestively, targeted for male audience
• Sensual colour schemes- To reinforce the sexual image
• Heavily sexualized
• Misc-en-scene suggests school environment but altered to emit uneasiness (Hand in trapped between table drawer and lid)
• Horror, the hand trapped in the school table
• Indicates the character’s personality
• Sporty font- sporty, cool kids stereotype

After looking at this imagery, we've concluded that our movie is not a like to "Jennifer's Body". For our main protagonist is a man and the aim of our film is to attract active audience. Thus, we would like our poster to give a way as little as possible not to comply to stereotypes. So, we found another film which we thought we shared more things in common with, the recent remake of "Carrie" 

 

We found that regardless of the supernatural aspect of the film.Our main character can be more associated with Carrie and so we used these posters as inspiration for our own ones.

This is our first try...

     

 

Laura Mulvey's Male Gaze

Laura Mulvey's Male Gaze

8/01/14
MWE

Introduction to the Male Gaze


In 1975 Laura Mulvey introduced the ideology of the Male Gaze:

• Society is dominated by men, this includes Media
• Media is dominated by men, texts are constructed my male director therefore representation of the female is also constructed by men. 
• The representation of women is argued to gratify men- women are objectified 
• Objectification of women causes:
•  scophilia (pleasure through sight)
• Preserves domination of men and overcomes the threat women has on men as they women are decreased to mere symbols
• Men fear to be effeminate and so they objectify women

The Male Gaze in relation to Freud's Psychoanalysis suggests that the effects of the text we have watched had affected our subconscious. In effect, it had influence our way of perception which shows in our actions. For instance: Women's inclination to always dress up. This is the product of the Male Gaze's influence on our ID. 

The Male Gaze is still present in texts today. Music Videos have been criticized for objectifying women. This is done through:

• Misc-en-scene: Provocative clothing
• Stereotypical representation of women as the shrewd or unchaste
• Camera angles: close ups focusing on womens physique 

For example: 

Music Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOAfz0H4f00

Objectification of women is evident in Jason Derulo's music video "Trumpets". The woman is overly sexualized, a source of hedonistic pleasure of the male spectator as well as the male protagonist. The misc-en-scene is suggestive and promiscuous, the lights are dimmed and warm and the woman is direct to carry herself provocatively. The music used is also equally suggestive due to its lyrics which celebrates sex. 

James Bond

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MySf7qfay0Q

The Jame's Bond Collection heavily uses objectification, part of the franchises appeal is the "Bond Girls". The Bond Girls are the attractive, sexy and alluring women which graces the screen, their presence is to attract and satisfy the male audience which is the dominant gender which views the film.