Jordan Ilan A-Level Film Studies

The opening sequence of City Of God portrays to the audience the rapid pace of life in the favelas in Brazil and introduces us to some of the characters that will be important in the film. Important key film terminology to take note off in the opening scene: - Cinematography - Mise-en-scene - Editing - Sound (diegetic & non-diegetic) The sharpening of the knives at the start: - Frantic, a faster piece with each sharpening of the knife - Diegetic sound - The imagery of the knife foreshadows danger - Replaces the establishing shot Music/Sound in the opening scene: - Non-diegetic - allows the viewer to be introduced to the atmosphere of the favela & introduces the culture of Latin America by using traditional music from Brazil - High-tempo music is used which portrays the vibrancy of the City of God - The music builds louder and louder as the scene progresses to convey how tension increases as the scene continues - Lots of energy from both types of so

Film Studies Notes: 7/9/17 : Cinematography The task for this lesson was to start learning film terminology that was associated with cinematography and learning the techniques that directors use in their films; this ranged from camera angles (the location at which the camera is placed to take a shot) to camera movements. I learned the different types of angles and movements that are used in a film and I also learned how to differentiate the different types of shots used in films. This will help in the future as we learnt why the directors use these specific type of shots so this will make it easier to analyse certain scenes in films (for example in the opening scene of City Of God, high angle & low angle shots are used and due to this lesson I know this is because the director is showing the power balance between the characters by using these camera angles). This will also help in the future if I want to direct as I now know more about how to film a motion picture due to the t

I'm Jordan and I have chosen to study Film Studies as I have had a love for films from a very young age and when I am older, I would like to work in the film industry. My favourite genres of films are comedies, horrors and animation, though I enjoy watching any film from any genre! From this course, I would like to get a wider knowledge of films from different time periods and cultures as I usually watch mostly modern movies when I am choosing a film to watch and I'm hoping to learn more about techniques that are used in film as my knowledge is quite limited. I would also like to learn more about the roles in the film industry so that by the end of this course, I have a clearer picture of what I want to do when I'm older by finding out more about the different jobs involved in creating a film. I am excited to watch many films as I love watching new films and I haven't seen most of the films on the course! I am also excited to analyse the films as it'll be intere