Blog feedback and Learner Response'.

 WWW:

• Florence, a great first half-term of blog work – keep this level of detail and organisation up as we continue our GCSE course. As already noted, your ‘Mise-en-scene’ Stranger Things analysis blog post highlights your ability to analyse the iconography (mise-en-scene) of a product.
• You are also showcasing your technical ability as evidenced in your ‘Introduction to Photoshop’ blog task where you can use Adobe Photoshop CC 2026 to a good standard. This will be pivotal when we begin coursework in Year 11.

EBI:

• Just continue to complete all blog task extension work to ensure we are getting you the maximum grade possible.
• Ensure that you are regularly highlighting key vocabulary/terminology in each blog task.

 

LR:

1. Create a new blogpost on your Media blog called ‘Blog feedback and Learner Response’. Copy and paste this WWW/EBI feedback into your blogpost

 

2. Reflect on your first month of Media.

• What do you feel is your strongest piece of work so far?
• What is your weakest?
• What specific skills or knowledge do you need to develop over the rest of the course?

LR:

 Reflect on your first month of Media.

• What do you feel is your strongest piece of work so far?

I think that my strongest piece of work was the Photoshop parrot task as it allowed me to learn how to use Photoshop properly and it was a very creative task. 

• What is your weakest?

My weakest piece of work was probably the mis-en-scene because it took me the longest to do and at first i didn't really understand it. 

• What specific skills or knowledge do you need to develop over the rest of the course?

How to figure out what types of camera angles and camera movements videos have.

The empire strikes back

 Mise-en-scene

1. How has lighting been used in this scene? Take a screenshot of a specific example of lighting and explain the effect that is has on you as the audience.

0.34.  ( I can't upload a screenshot)

The lighting is dark symbolising that something bad is happening as the main villain is with a good guy possibly foreshadowing that the protagonist is going to get hurt or possibly going to die. Another thing is that both characters are dark possibly showing that both characters are bad/evil.

1. Look at the costumes of the two lead actors in this scene. How have their costumes been designed to present one as the hero and one as the villain? Consider use of colour, masks.

Darth vadar  ( who is the main villain) has a mask covering his face also he has a machine on him which helps him to breath showing that he is sounds kind of cybernetic making him appear more as the villain compared to the main protagonist which is Luke skywalker who is wearing light colours showing that he is pure and is not a bad person. The light and dark clothing contrasts eachother by showing one as a villain and one as a hero.

Camera Shots & Angles

1. Find two example of either a high or low angle shot.from the scene. Take a screenshot of your specific example and explain who/what the shot focuses on and what effect this has on the readers perspective.

1.36.  It shows the power dynamic between the 2 characters by darth radar towering over Luke skywalker after pushing him to the ground showing the audience who is more powerful right there. The shot focuses on Luke skywalker being on the floor showing that he is powerless and weak.

2.02. The camera is looking up at darth vadar after pushing Luke skywalker down a 'well' showing that at this point in the movie he has the power and he is controlling him. This shot focuses on darth vadar making him appear more powerful and strong.

1. Find two examples of different camera shots of your specific example and explain who/what the shot focuses on and how it presents the power dynamic within the scene.

1.50 . This is an over the shoulder shot showing that darth radar is watching Luke skywalker falling down the hole after pushing him down it. The shot makes us feel like darth vadar is emotionless as he doesn't care about anything happening to Luke skywalker

2.26. This is a two shot focusing on both the villain and the 'hero' showing us the colour of their  lightsabers showing the audience who is the bad guy and who is the good guy as the colour of their lightsaber reflects that.

Audio

1. How have sound effects been used in this scene? What are they added to? What effect does this add to the moments that they have been added to?

The soundeffect of darth vadars breathing shows us that something has happened to him which has changed him probably for worse but it can also show us that he is three villain because most bad things in movies happen to the villain who used to be good but the turned bad.

1. How has silence been used in the first half of the scene? How does it effect the tone and atmosphere of the scene?

The silence shows us that both characters don't have much to say to each other and that they only wnna fight and that Luke skywalkr only wants to beat darth vadar and darth vadar wants Luke skywalker to join him.