Based on these shots we had to reproduce a scene form any film we want and to present it in front of the class at the end. However my group's scene, the editting is not finish yet. Our scene is from Legally Blond 2. We chose this scene because we thought it is funny and it suits us as actors. The characters were:

• Adina- Elle Woods
• Charlotte + Emily - recording and directing
• Ellie- Reena Giuliani
• Priscilla- Grace Rossiter
• Ozel- Thimothy McGui
• Emili- Victoria Rudd

Elle comes to Washington to be a layer and Grace, Timothy and Reena start to argue. To stop them Elle starts singing and gets a snap cup out so they can write an anonymous good things about each other but ends up that they all think that Elle is stupid.

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We also talk about the different shots used within the media industry. We first af all went through the all shot distances which are the shots which show the apparent distance of the camera from the subject.

• Wide shot- a shot using a wide-angle lens that distorts what we see including objects froma wider area of vision than a normal shot.
• Extreme long shot- used for landscapes or cityscapers; the human figure is barely significant.
• Long shot- the human form is prominant but the landscape still dominates. the whole of the human body can be seen in this shot.
• Mediun long shot- the human figure can be seen from the knees up.
• Mediun shot- the human form can be seen from the waist up.
• Mediun close up- the human form can be seen from the chest up.
• Close up- shows a human face or draws attention to a specific object.
• Extreme close up- shows detail or a specific part of the human face e.g. the mouth

Shots by functions or content:

• Establishing shot- this is a shot of the location where the next unit of drama takes place. it is often the exterior shot, showing the building which the action will take place. an establishing shot can also be an interior e.g. a balcony shot
• Master shot- this is a shot that shows that everyone is ina location e.g. a room. Following a master shot, edits to close up and shot-reverse-shot sequences will not confuse us because the master shot has shown us where everyone is in relation to each other. A master shot shows the people, an establishing shot shows the place.
• Two shot- any shot containing two people.
• Point of view shot POV- a shot showing what a character is looking at, following the eye line match edit.
• Over the shoulder point of view shot- a POV in which we can see part of the person whose viewpoint we are seeing usualy the shoulder.
• Ariel shot- where the camera is looking directly down from above the subject froma great height.
• Worm's eye view shot- looking directly up at the subject.

Camera angle- when tha camera is looking at the subject froma starndard level.

• High angle- the camera is higher than the subject and is looking down on them. the connotation of this is that the subject is lacking in power os status.
• Low angle- the camera is place lower than the subject and we are looking up at him. the connotation is that the subject is powerfull.
• Dutch angle- the camera is tillted over, making the diegetic world appear as if it is on a slope, this is used to make the viewer feel uneasy or disorientated.

My first lesson of media in the 6th form was about genre and codes and conventions.

What is genre?

The term entered into the film study in the late 1960's as a way of theeorising about film. Genre is the term for any category of literature or other forms of art or culture, e.g. music, and in general, any type of discourse, whether written or spoken, audial or visual, based on some set of stylistic criteria. Genres are formed by conventions that change over time as new genres are invented and the use of old ones are discontinued. Often, works fit into multiple genres by way of borrowing and recombining these conventions. The motion of repetion, convention and expectation are central in understanding genre theory. The genre production works to repeat and contain these elements.

Genre is identifyed by these elements:

• Repertoire of elements
• Iconography
• Ideological approach
• Narrative structure

Media industries are able to identify popular formates:

• Light
• Setting- tells what genre it is!

Codes and Conventions

The codes and conventions in media can be separated into 3 distinct groups:

• Technical- camera techniques, shots, camera techniques, framing, depth of field, lighting, exposure and juxtaposition.
• Symbolic - clothing, colours, objects, setting, body language, clothing and colour.
• Written and audio- music, headline, speech bubbles, language style.

These give the text meaning and determine the response of the viewer. They can be used as a basis for simple text analysis.

• Codes- theses are the systems of signs , put together ( usualy in a sequence) to create meaning
• Conventions- habits or long accepted ways of doing things through repeated experience. Each medium has its own forms and convantions.

Newspapers, radio, television,magazines and the internet have a different look, a different method of communicating, a different purpose, and different codes and conventions. Within a specific medium, you may also find distinct codes and conventions. Television is a perfect example. Television shows may by categorized according to genre. Some common television genres are: soap operas, talk shows, medical dramas and police dramas.