AS Students: Opening titles resources
LINK TO SAUL BASS 'NORTH BY NORTHWEST' TITLES
Tuesday, 27 November 2012
Homework Saul Bass
Year 12 Media Studies - Homework Saul Bass Titles
It appears that lots of you have not completed the Saul Bass research which is quite disappointing. Scroll to the bottom of the page to find useful links to help you and click on previous posts to view 3 different opening sequences. You should be spending 4 hours a week on media work outside of lesson time and this is not evident from the lack of work being handed in. Also none of you have sent me your email addresses/ URL's for your own blog pages. Without these you will be unable to progress with your planning for production which is 50% of your exam. Please get these to me as soon as possible! My email address is: caroeastwood@yahoo.co.uk
Sunday, 18 November 2012
Junkhearts - Official Movie Trailer [HD] (2011) - A2 Media Advanced Production
Hello A2 students! I have uploaded 3 different social realist trailers for
your homework this week. Choose one of these trailers and complete a textual
analysis paying attention to issues of Representation and Ideology in 1500 words.
Look forward to reading your work! Miss Eastwood
Sunday, 11 November 2012
A2 Film Studies FM4: La Haine
Paris Riots in Perspective: 'La Haine' in context
The riots in the Paris suburbs highlights the many problems plaguing France's capital city, as well as the rapidly changing face of the nation.
Population of
France: 61 million. Population in
Paris and neighboring suburbs: There are more than 1.6 million immigrants living
in the Paris region.Thirty-seven percent of all immigrants in France live in the Paris region, according to 1999 census data. Twenty-eight percent come from a European Union member country, 29 percent come from Northern Africa (Morocco), 15 percent come from another African country, 17 percent come from Asia and 7 percent come from a non-EU country.
Changing Face:
After WWII, France was in dire need of workers to catch up with other
industrialized nations. At first, immigrants primarily came from Italy and
Spain. Then they came from Northern African countries, Western African countries
and Portugal. In the middle of the 1960s, an economic crisis hit the country,
creating a glut of workers looking for jobs.In 1974, the government started limiting immigration, and the influx of immigrants dropped to 74,000 per year in 1997 from a high of 220,000 per year in the early 1980s.
Many of the men who had come to France to work brought over their wives and kids to live with them in their adopted country. Immigrants -- especially those from Africa -- had many more children than native French citizens, and often more than one wife (a 1993 law cracked down on polygamous marriages).
At the end of 1994, there were about 5 million people of Muslim descent living in France.
Crux of the
Problem: It is currently estimated that 40 percent of the French population
descends from these different waves of migrations, making France the most
ethnically diverse country in Europe. Nevertheless, the immigrants from other
European countries have had an easier time blending in (race and religion being
key), while the "non-European" groups have tended to assimilate at a slower
pace. Difficult
Integration: Because of the difficulty integrating into French society, many
young males of African and Arab descent work for the lowest wages and often live
in ghettos where crime is rampant."Western Europe society has not managed to integrate second- or third-generation immigrants," said Scott Atran, Director of Research at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and professor of psychology at the University of Michigan.
France has a chronic problem of not knowing how to shrug off the "ossified economic and political structure" that rules the country, he added.
Religion:
Roman Catholic - 83 to 88 percent; Protestant - 2 percent; Jewish - 1 percent ;
Muslim - 5 to 10 percent. Unemployment
rate: 10.1 percent. Unemployment
in the Paris "immigrant ghettos": 20 to 40 percent, according to varying
sources.
Most tourists never travel to these suburbs, but the commuter train
from the Charles-de-Gaulle airport to the center of Paris does stop at most of
these places.
Policing: A
lot of these "ghetto" suburbs lack security and policing. Gangs, running the
suburbs, have slowly pushed out police presence. In Seine-Saint-Denis, security
personnel have fallen from 468 in 2000 to 205 now, according to Le
Monde.
Housing
Shortage: As in many cities around the world, Paris rents have gone through the
roof. As a result, many people have been forced to move out or shack up in
dilapitated buildings. In 2004 more than 100,000 people competed for 12,000
available subsidized housing units in Paris, according to official figures.
Among the hardest-hit without housing are immigrants (legal and illegal.)
Policing: A
lot of these "ghetto" suburbs lack security and policing. Gangs, running the
suburbs, have slowly pushed out police presence. In Seine-Saint-Denis, security
personnel have fallen from 468 in 2000 to 205 now, according to Le
Monde. Housing
Shortage: As in many cities around the world, Paris rents have gone through the
roof. As a result, many people have been forced to move out or shack up in
dilapitated buildings. In 2004 more than 100,000 people competed for 12,000
available subsidized housing units in Paris, according to official figures.
Among the hardest-hit without housing are immigrants (legal and illegal.)
Edited from: abcnews
Saul Bass Opening Credits
Take a look at this great Saul Bass tribute site outlining the codes and conventions behind the opening titles to Scorcese's 'Casino'. Click on the link and the pictures on the page to view each shot of the sequence.
http://notcoming.com/saulbass/caps_casino.php
http://notcoming.com/saulbass/caps_casino.php
Art of the Title - great resource on opening title sequences
This is a fantastic site dedicated to showcasing the art of title sequences.
Each image captures the essence on the sequence and when clicked provides
access to the streamed sequence. Each title is accompanied by a short
analytical commentary.
Art of the Titlehttp://www.artofthetitle.com/about/
Art of the Titlehttp://www.artofthetitle.com/about/
AS Media: Film Thriller codes and conventions
This video features clips from the a range of film thriller sequences outlining key codes and conventions which you will need to pay attention to in the creation of your own opening sequence.
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