motifs in film

Motifs in film

The podcast begins with explaining what a motif is: which is a repeated idea or pattern, the message is to help reveal the point text or theme in a film.

 

The three literary devices are :

identifying the pattern recognizing when the film has a repeated pattern throughout the film
the next step is analysing the repeated parts of the pattern
then recognizing the meaning of the repeated pattern, in terms of phasing and visually.  ways films re interpreted by a audience for example.

 

visual motifs in a film include :

the colours in a film , what is the colour scheme mainly used this usually conveys the genre . Is there a pattern in the colour scheme throughout the movie is it repeated.

phasing in a film, is there a phrase which is used several times throughout the film, what is the meaning of the phrase.

A visual motif in a film making something seem like something is there using another items The podcast makes the audience have a clear understanding of this motif by using the film jaws as an example.

A motif is a reoccurring pattern in a film .

Warner Jordan Production. (18/01/12). motifs in film . Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RRnHgYpSBk&list=PL_tdNe4QkPjEWIyJzGBwtnZcwP9FACT5h&index=19. Last accessed 23/08/15.

A introduction to film genre

A introduction to film genres

 The podcast firstly introduces to the audience what is a film genre it is a film category or type of film . Some genes have the same storyline patterns, this is a quicker way of making films which are successful and popular . Genre started to become popular in the 1970s . Many genres include : romance , action, horror and comedy.

The terms of genre include:

the use of characters - some featured actors tend to play similar characters according to genre.
the themes in genre usually focus on things which affect the world negatively and positively.
iconography particularly western movies use these patterns in their genre.
the mood and the emotional setting in the genre .
The cinematic style is how the film is shot through the camera the podcast explains western films would usually be shot in a dessert during the daytime with cactuses and tumble weeds shot, sci-fi is another example which is usually shot in the night time involvement of heavy use of technology .Detective genres are usually a dark movie with awkward camera angles.

development of a film genre:

The primitive stage start of a genre  , then the patterns continue to a classical stage of genre movie become popular and develops , the revisionist stage of the genre patterns are similar and continue with the iconography . parody stage of the genre is were the genre is similar but the film producers start to create a parody from it . The extension stage is the final stage of film development taking ideas from films and changing the genre slightly making movies more futuristic for example Star wars .

more recent films tend to include a genre mixed different genre patterns have become more popular due to more audiences becoming individual.
 
Warner Jordan Production. (20/11/11). introducton to film genre . Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS7EHDwIzPc. Last accessed 23/08/15.

How to read a movie podcasts

Film into three levels

part 1...

The podcast firstly introduces to the audience why is it important to break up a movie into sections this to make it easier to understand analyse and compare.

The three aspects are known as the literary aspects , the dramatic aspects and the cinematic aspects.

The literary aspects are elements films and books have in common, the events that apply, the characters , the setting, time place and emotion of the story, themes , the point of view ( first person third person, narrative) films are seen through a certain point of view like novels.

a film has a plot, the beginning middle and end, films usually also have a climax.

The characters are important to focus on, the protagonist and the anatognist

The setting a film needs to be set in a time place and emotion

the themes what is being said ? the lesson or morale  of the text

point of view is either set in first person being told through a persons eyes  , third person camera watching the events not focusing on one person .

warner jordan education. (01/02/12). film in three levels 2.0. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suUZe3ogaV0&list=PL_tdNe4QkPjEWIyJzGBwtnZcwP9FACT5h&index=12. Last accessed 23/08/15.

part 2

The second podcasts speaks about the dramatic aspects elements which film share with live drama , such as theatre.

things which film share with live drama:

to kill a mockingbird is a novel is a good example of the dramatic aspects which go from novel to being visual.

 Things to take into consideration when making a novel visual is : the actor choice , costume design (periodically and comparison to the novel )

Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet and two well known Shakespearean place which have been created many times in many different interpretations, these are the compared to preferbility , which is better modern or original, does the actor choice affect the audiences point of view on the film.

The cinematic aspects of film ,what is making film , film  this  is the finished product different to live drama and theatre. What separates film from live theatre and novels .film is shot through a camera the lightening and live action can be edited, whereas a play can have mistakes someone could forget  their lines. Once a film has been recorded it can be watched over and over again and nothing will change.

warner jordan education. (01/02/12). film in three levels 2.0. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gofx2gHcekI&index=13&list=PL_tdNe4QkPjEWIyJzGBwtnZcwP9FACT5. Last accessed 23/08/15.