Representations Of Men And Women And Jack

Representations of Men and Women on Prezi

The Usual Suspects

Mc Manna’s: mc manna’s is in a old rundown building sleeping on just a duvet, the camera shows he owns little items because all that’s around him is beer cans and other small and useless items. He has little clothing seen, as he is wearing nothing on his top half of his body. He is very messy and has tattoos up his arms that could show that he is rough and comes from a rough background and he also has no job because he wouldn’t be sleeping in that afternoon if he did.

The camera angle for Mc manna’s is a ‘mid-shot’ shot to show the top half of his body on the bed while he is sleeping and to also only show the guns of the armed men around him. They only give you a selected view of him because they’re inset much about him and he has little items. The lighting for this scene is low until the armed men burst in and there is a ray of light, lighting the area (diegetic), from where they have come in. At the end of the scene it uses a sound bridge and the sound of something clanging about and then something is being shaken.  And then to hockeny in the garage.

Hockney: Hockney is in a garage on the floor fixing an old car, you can see he wears casual clothes that are neat and aren’t to ripped up or dirty, he also thinks high of himself and likes to be sarcastic and joke around as if he doesn’t care about anyone, and he looks like a normal person.

When the men walk in he wipes his face with a cloth and makes it look like he is reaching for a gun which sows he doesn’t care and inset afraid to die if they shoot him and he seems to think about his appearance too.

The camera angle is a ‘mid-shot’ from in front of hockney to show him and the men standing in the door way behind him but its also a ‘close up’ on him and how he looks to the viewers. They blur the back part by the door where the men are so you still focus on Hockney until they move closer to him. The lighting in this scene is Light because he is in a garage working on cars and has to be able to see (non-diegetic). It then cuts to Fenster by Hockney throwing the cloth at the camea.

Fenster: Fenster looks like a smart man because he is dressed in a suit but he looks a bit messy and not as smart as the suit makes him look. The area he is in looks like it’s a poor or cheap area and Fenster looks like he shouldn’t be there, when he turns around the corner he try’s to hide his face and walks back around the corner as if he is trying to hide something and gives him a sense of secrecy.

When the car pulls up he doesn’t try to get away and just gives up and gets in the car.

The camera shot is a ‘mid-shot’ again so you can see the area he is in as well as what he is wearing and how he is acting and what he is doing. The lighting for this scene is light because they are outside in the open. It then cuts to Katon. Fast pace music/ mid-pace music.

Keaton: the camera shows Keaton is in a posh restaurant doing business with 2 men trying to sell them his ideas to them you can tell this because he is in a smart suit and they have posh and expensive things in the restaurant, he is also with a woman maybe his wife or girlfriend. He talks with in a very persuasive way to make people do what he wants he also doesn’t worry about going with the police to the station to be questioned and gets his wife or girlfriend to tell the men he will be back soon and he persuades them to say and wait for him to get back.

The camera shot for Keaton is an ‘over the shoulder’ shot from the two business men so you ant see there faces because they are not important to the film and it also gives you a shot of Keaton and how he is dressed, looks and acts in different situations. The camera shot stays in the same place for the whole scene when it is focusing on Keaton. The music is a piano playing in the restaurant. His clip is longer (editing)

Verbal: Verbal has to drag his left foot along the floor because he has a disability and his arm is also disabled too, but he is casually dressed with nice polished shoes he has a evil look on his face as if he is annoyed or angry.

The camera shot for Verbal is a ‘tracks’ shot and is following him down the hallway and is moving from a low to high shot showing you all of his features and the shot is also a ‘close up’ so you can see some detail.

Music Video ColdPlay The Gaze

The coldpaly Music Video 'Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall' starts of with a 'carefree' Look of him up against a post in a old establishment singing and carries on like this for 30 seconds and then you can see him let a little 'invitational' smirk out, after that it fades to the rest of the band playing their instruments with a 'catalogue' look to them as if they are serious about whats being said. The lead singer then goes and runs into a dark room where glowing paint is showing and the rest of the band still has 'catalogue' Faces but the lead singer has more of a 'carefree' and 'super-smiler' face while jumping around, after it quickly cuts to the lead singer going outside with a 'catalogue' face concentrating then when he is  on top of a hill the lead singers face turns into a 'super-smiler' and makes you fell happy, It cuts back to the dark room quickly then you see the lead singer with his 'super-smiler' face still and the rest of the band with 'comic' faces which makes you think they are all happy and this part of the song is happy too. The camera keeps cutting between the dark room and outside and showing them pulling 'super-smilers' and 'comic' faces and it ends with the drummer pulling a 'carefree' face. 

The Gaze Advert Review

On the Lynx Advert it shows a young boy who is revealing the top half of his body to us with a 'Practical' expression which then turns into a 'Chocolate box' expression as well as also turning into a chocolate man after spraying the Lynx that try to make us think that chocolate is a fun and good looking smell. As the advert continues it shows him walking confidently down the street and he is breaking pieces of his body off and giving them a piece of him witch shows that everyone loves chocolate so why wouldn't you want to smell like it at this point he still has a 'chocolate box' expression, While he's walking down the street girls pull 'Seductive' expression at him because they think he smells so good. It then moves onto him in a cinema with two girls eating the chocolate ears that he has with 'seductive' expressions on their faces and this could also indicate that if you smell good girls will want to be with you. After That he goes on to make people laugh because he's made out of chocolate and this could show that with the Lynx product people will think you are funny and they all pull 'Super-Smiler' expressions afterwards. And finally at the end he walks past a gym full of girls all pulling 'seductive' expressions whilst clawing at the window witch makes you think you will be 'irresistible' as the advert says.

Working Title

1. Who were the co-founders of Working Title?

Working Tile was co-founded by Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe in 1983. In 1992

PolyGram became the company's corporate backer. Radclyffe left Working Title, and

Erc Fellner, a fellow independent film producer, joined the company.

2.When was the company founded?

The company was founded in 1983 and in 1992 PloyGram became the company's 

corporate backer.

3.Where is Working Title based?

It is a british company based in London

4. Who are the co-chairpersons of WT now?

The co-chairpersons of Working Title are now Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner.

5. What awards have Working Title won?

They have one a various amount of awards but the main ones are 26 BAFTA's and 6 

OSCARS.

6.How many full time staff does WT employ?

they emply full time 42 people

7.What is working Title’s philosophy?

They aim to make European films feature to a worldwide audience.  

8. List 5 box-office hits that Working Title have made?

Shaun Of The Dead, Four Weddings And A Funeral, Hot Fuzz, Nanny McFee,Bridget 

Jones

9. List 5 flops that Working Title has made?

The Shape Of Things, The Guru, O Brother Where Art thou?, Fargo,

10. What is Richard Curtis’ relationship with Working Title?

He has made several films with Working Title.

11. List 2 famous directors that Working Title have worked with?

Edgar Wright and Stephen Daldry

12.What is Hugh Grant’s relationship  with Working Title?

They have worked on a few films, particually Bridget Jones

13.Find out about the Coen Brothers (films, genres, status) and what do theyhave to do with 

Working Title?

The Lady Killers, The Man Who Wasn’t there and No Country For Old Men, they

produce films that are of American/western films, and are famous for it. Theyhave done a 

question and answer session with Working Title Films.

14.Who owns 67% of Working Title films? When did this happen? Why didthis happen?

Universal Studios (Working Titles Parent Company) owns 67% of Working TitleFilms, 

Working Title did this so that they could become worldwide yet remain toa European 

audience as well.

15. List two of Working Title big blockbuster films and find out their budgets?

The first Bridget Jones Dairy film made $10,733,933

(US Dollars)

 on it’s openingweek, being shown on 1611 screens worldwide. They also made Jonny 

English

which took over $3,000,000 (Us Dollars) on it’s opening weekend. Showing to

1552 screens worldwide.

16.What genre of  films is Working Title most famous for?

 Many comedy films have been produced through Working Title and I would say this 

would probably their most famous genre.

17. What other genres do Working Title films like to make?

The have many genres of film ranging from Comedy and Romance up to big blockbuster 

Thrillers and Horrors.

18. Find out as much as you can about WT2 (when established, films made, budgets, 

awards)?

Working Title are an independant production company that we're founded in 1999, some 

of their most famous films would include Shaun Of The Dead and Billy Elliot. Their 

Headquarters are established in London, they also have two other locations including 

Ireland and Los Angeles U.S.A.

19. What information can you find out about Working Title through their web page?

You can find a varied amount of things, such as their up and coming movies, trailers and 

news.

20. Find out one other interesting fact about Working?

The company also released a modernised version of the children's novels, The 

Borrowers in latter stages of 2011.

The Gaze Definitions

Chocolate Box: half or full-smile, lips together or slightly parted, teeth barely visible, full or three-quarter face to camera. Projected mood: blandly pleasing, warm bath warmth, where uniformity of features in their smooth perfection is devoid of uniqueness or of individuality.

Invitational: emphasis on the eyes, mouth shut or with only a hint of a smile, head to one side or looking back to camera. Projected mood: suggestive of mischief or mystery, the hint of contact potential rather than sexual promise, the cover equivalent of advertising’s soft sell.

Super-smiler: full face, wide open toothy smile, head thrust forward or chin thrown back, hair often wind-blown. Projected mood: aggressive, ‘look-at-me’ demanding, the hard sell, ‘big come-on’ approach.

Romantic or Sexual: a fourth and more general classification devised to include male and female ‘two-somes’; or the dreamy, heavy-lidded, unsmiling big-heads, or the overtly sensual or sexual. Projected moods: possible ‘available’ and definitely ‘available’.

Seductive: similar to the cool/level look in many respects - the eyes are less wide, perhaps shaded, the expression is less reserved but still self-sufficient and confident; milder versions may include a slight smile.

Carefree: nymphlike, active, healthy, gay, vibrant, outdoor girl; long unrestrained outward-flowing hair, more outward-going than the above, often smiling or grinning.

Practical: concentrating, engaged on the business in hand, mouth closed, eyes object-directed, sometimes a slight frown; hair often short or tied back.

Comic: deliberately ridiculous, exaggerated, acting the fool, pulling faces for the benefit of a real or imaginary audience, sometimes close to a sort of archness.

Catalogue: a neutral look as of a dummy, artificial, waxlike; features may be in any position, but most likely to be with eyes open wide and a smile, but the look remains vacant and empty; personality has been removed. (Millum 1975, 97-8)

You can find the word definitions from: http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Documents/gaze/gaze11.html

Representation

In media we were given a task to look at pictures of men and women and told to write down what we thought about them. Eg- 1.Who they are 2. what they do 3.whats there story, then we were told who they were, what they do and there story and this showed us how different they are to how they present themselves or how we see them and overlook them.

Image 1

Image 1: My thoughts on this image were that the man was some sought of street actor who had no job and needed money. My other ideas were that he was just homeless on the streets or he had little money and cant afford "normal" clothes.

Reality: He works at Doug Bihlmaier and he designs and has input on what the shop looks like and what they sell in the shop.

The cloths he is wearing are not far from the cloths he wares normally, the shoes are worth $340 and the patches on his trousers are neatly sewn together and all the clothes look ironed and fit well showing that he is not homeless and just has a different style to others.

This image really shows how we don't know people just by looking at what they wear and are doing at the time and actually they just have a different lifestyle to you that suits them and they feel comfortable with. I think the expression - "Never judge a book by its cover" - is a good way of describing this.

Image 2

Image 2: My thoughts on Image 2 were that he was a respectable well dressed person who could be a lawyer, professor or an lecturer who is payed well because he is in smart clothes and he also looks like he is reading something in court or to someone. He also has a well shaved face and neat hair and looks like a well trusted and respectable man.

Reality: The mans name is Ted Bundy and he is in court representing himself for the crimes he committed, he used his looks and respectable looks to lure women into giving them a lift back to there homes but he actually took them away and killed them, he has killed over 30 women from ages 4-40. He decided he knew enough about serial killers that he would defend himself in court but he ended up going to prison for a while then he got the death sentence because he killed so many women and children.

This just goes to show that even if people look respectable and well dressed with a good lifestyle that you cant trust anyone and that you never know what they could do or be and they will treat you.

Image 3

Image 3: My thoughts on image 3 were that the woman in the picture is a actress or model for a cloths company and my other thought was that they might be a cross dresser. I thought this because of the way they dress. But they could just have a different style to everyone else, or they were "weird" and just mixed all there clothes together.

Reality: She is a wealth woman who worked for vogue for many years of her life and was a big inspiration in the fashion world as she had lots of input and knew famous fashion designers who she would help promote there clothes and watched there shows and had front row seats at all of them. Unfortunately a few years ago she passed away and is now know as one of the worlds most famous fashion designers and here different style of dressing is gone with here too. She also never wore the same outfit twice.

But once again this goes to show that she also has a different lifestyle and that just because she mixes lots of clothes together that she isn't "weird" she just has a different style and way of seeing thing than you or anyone else does and that she can be unique and live her life and dress the way she wants and also influence people doing so.