Nikki's Music video

The music video we have chosen is - Rizzle kicks - Mama do the hump .

Yo coming in with a sound fresher than cut grass (fun starts)
second that we enter if you must ask (rush past)
like you've forgotten your mind
or the drivers all up your face like can i see your bus pass!?
huh naaa
we just wanna lickle rhyme bruv
call me what you want but you should not call it a night love
and i might just join the mile high club
only problem being that i couldnt give a flying f**k!

yeah lemme touch back down
slap her on the bum until it
comes back round
half a rooms like OI whats this all about, with the other half jiving,
i love that sound

a yeah yeah, I love that sound,
a yeah yeah I love that sound.
so flick your fag butts at once on a mad one like
yeah your mama can hump

(chorus)
mama do the hump mama do the hump hump, mama
won't you please let me do the hump hump
mama do the hump mama do the hump hump, mama
won't you please let me do the hump hump
mama do the hump mama do the hump hump, mama
won't you please let me do the hump hump
mama do the hump mama do the hump hump, mama
won't you please let me do the hump hump

Yo its been a long week
how i've got this much energy is beyond me
i just want all of these girls to be on me
and maybe even one of them could be beyonce
we aint gonna pack that rap noise in
all of that cheesy stuff, clap clap sing
and we're gonna burn some calories
right here, right now
aint over till a fat boy slims mama

(chorus)
mama do the hump mama do the hump hump, mama
won't you please let me do the hump hump
mama do the hump mama do the hump hump, mama
won't you please let me do the hump hump
mama do the hump mama do the hump hump, mama
won't you please let me do the hump hump
mama do the hump mama do the hump hump, mama
won't you please let me do the hump hump

yeah knock a rum back down

bust a little jiggy as the
drum track pounds
half the room are just making their own crowd with
the other half jiving
i love that sound, a yeah yeah
i love that sound, a yeah yeah
i love that sound
so flick you fag butts at once in a mad one like
yeah yeah your mama can hump

(chorus)
mama do the hump mama do the hump hump, mama
won't you please let me do the hump hump
mama do the hump mama do the hump hump, mama
won't you please let me do the hump hump
mama do the hump mama do the hump hump, mama
won't you please let me do the hump hump
mama do the hump mama do the hump hump, mama
won't you please let me do the hump hump

when we step in to the room everybody makes a pathway
cause you know RK make the dance change
and we rule that crowd
and we dont change pace at the half way
we we, we keep it moving
we we, we hold it down
cant stop
break sweat
no loosing
yes
nobody gonna take my crown,
hold back
na na na na never gonna happen
go back
na na na na never gonna happen
especially when its all packed out,
crowd shouting out
yeah, i love that sound

a yeah yeah i love that sound
a yeah yeah i love that sound
so flick your fag butts at once on a mad one like
yeah your mama can hump

(chorus)
mama do the hump mama do the hump hump, mama
won't you please let me do the hump hump
mama do the hump mama do the hump hump, mama
won't you please let me do the hump hump
mama do the hump mama do the hump hump, mama
won't you please let me do the hump hump
mama do the hump mama do the hump hump, mama
won't you please let me do the hump hump

DO THE HUMP!

Flashbacks in film

A flashback is a scene (Technique) in a film which takes the viewer back or forward in time to show a scenario or event that happened in the characters life.

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This is a flashback scene  from the 2010 film Inception , the scene is when cobb's(leonardo di caprio) wife commits suicide by jumping off a building thinking that she is in a dream reality . He remembers this during a conversation with another character.

Parralel editing and example

Parallel editing  is the technique of alternating two or more scenes that often happen at the same time or  simultaneously but in different locations. If the scenes are simultaneous, they occasionally culminate in a single place, where the relevant parties confront and meet each other.

An example of parralel editing i have found is in Schindlers list (1993) which shows shindler the main character of the film celebrating his birthday and a couple gettin married in Plaszów labor camp in poland .In this scene stephen spielberg showed the hardships and the differences between a wealthy polish buissnessman like shindler and polish prisoners in nazi concentration camps.

This is the trailer to the film : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwfIf1WMhgc

Jumpcut examples,camera angle examples and explanantions

Jumpcut example

Trainspotting:

In the scene in which renton the main character of trainspotting is ‘tripping’ on drugs there are various jumpcuts . This makes the film feel unreal and dreamlike .

A jump cut is a cut in film editing in which two sequential shots of the same subject are taken from camera positions that vary only slightly. This type of edit causes the subject of the shots to appear to "jump" position in a discontinuous way. For this reason, jump cuts are considered a violation of classical continuity editing, which aims to give the appearance of continuous time and space in the story-world by de-emphasizing editing. Jump cuts, in contrast, draw attention to the constructed nature of the film.

I honestly had trouble finding an exact program which broke the 5 minute rule mainly because I don’t watch much tv .

30 degree shot

The 30 degree rule is rule used in filmmaking with the purpose of creating continuity between different shots within a larger sequence of shots.

180 degree rule and examples of it broken

Never cross the 180 degree line In filmmaking, the 180° rule is a basic guideline that states that two characters (or other elements) in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other. If the camera passes over the imaginary axis connecting the two subjects, it is called crossing the line. The new shot, from the opposite side, is known as a reverse angle.

Look at this scene in "The Shining" -- Kubrick shoots wide shots from both directions, a 180 degree flip, crossing the line -- but he picks  a screen direction to match close-ups on:

History of horror

History of horror

Le Manoir du Diable: This 1896 film is classed as the first horror film ever produced and was directed by georges melies.Originally intended to amuse , people were generally frightened by this film .

Nosferatu,; is a classic 1922 German Expressionist horror film, directed by F. W. Murnau, starring Max Schreck as the vampire Count Orlok. The film, shot in 1921 and released in 1922, was an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula.This is also classed as being the first ‘’mainstream’’ horror film and the first to feauture a character based on Dracula.

Film adaptations of novels such as Dracula and Frankenstein started popping up around the 1920’s and 1930’s but horror didn’t  advance until the technological boom of the 1950’s onwards.

Psycho (1960)

This film is  by Alfred Hitchcock  and is classed under many sub genres such as mystery , thriller , suspense and drama but mainly most see it as Horror . The film depicts the encounter between a secretary, Marion Crane hiding at a secluded motel after embezzling money from her employer, and the motel's disturbed owner and manager, Norman Bates and the aftermath of their encounter.This film set a benchmark for other psychological horrors/thrillers and is still seen as a pioneering film today

HALLOWEEN(1978)

Halloween is a 1978 American independent horror film directed, produced, and scored by John Carpenter .

On Halloween, six year old Michael Myers murders his older sister by stabbing her with a kitchen knife. Fifteen years later, he escapes from a psychiatric hospital, returns home, and stalks teenager Laurie Strode and her friends. Michael's psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis suspects Michael's intentions, and follows him to Haddonfield to try to prevent him from killing.

This is my favourite horror film of all time mostly because of the atmospheree it creates and it generally can be frightening to someone watching for the first time .

A nightmare on elm street

Nightmare on Elm Street is a 1984 American slasher film directed and written by Wes Craven, and the first film of the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. The film is Set in the fictional Midwestern town of Springwood, Ohio, the plot revolves around several teenagers who, if they fall asleep, will be killed by Fred Krueger in their dreams, thus causing their deaths in reality. The teenagers are unaware of the cause of this strange phenomenon, but their parents hold a dark secret from long ago.

Critics and film historians argue that the film's premise is the question of the distinction between dreams and reality, which is manifested in the film through the teenagers' dreams and their realities.Critics today praise the film's ability to transgress "the boundaries between the imaginary and real" toying with audience perceptions

Modern day Horror films :

A new genre was spawned in the late 90’s and early 2000’s and that was the ‘home video’ genre which cleverly used amateur style documentary footage and portrayed it to be real life vents e.g The blair witch project and paranormal activity.

Many more directors and producers are heading down this path with films like R.E.C and paranormal activity 3 being released in late October the demand for these type of films is high.

A plus side to these films is that it doesent really rely on heavy special effects and cgi as the viewer is more interested in the characters and the video that they are recording .The littlest things such as shadows and voices can scare an audience.

Many modern horror films made today are generally copying the classics from many years ago such as :

My bloody valentine – Friday the 13^th , Halloween , psycho etc……

R.E.C – Blair witch project

Etc……..

Camera angles in horror

Many camera angles are used to make the viewer feel scared such as …..

A crane shot is often used by composers of films to signify the end of a film or scene. The effect is achieved by the camera being put on a crane that can move upwards.This can show a character being chased by monsters for example but from a birds eye view and in someway to leave a film in mystery as the credits roll.

An extreme close-up contains one part of a character's face or other object. This technique is quite common in horror films, particularly the example above. This type of shot creates an intense mood and provides interaction between the audience and the viewer.

An example of when an extreme close up shot is used is in the blair witch project when the main character’’heather’’ is being chased by an unknown prescence and is terrified.The extreme close up shows her terrified face but in the back ground you can still hear the witch.This builds tension and 

Music video effectiveness

Effectiveness of music videos

Music videos can be used as advertising tools for various company’s and brands.A very recent and popular example of this is the increased advertisement for the new headphone brand ©DRE BEATS by Monster and designed by rap and hip hop artist Dr dre.

This is a printsreen from Lady gaga’s music video for poker face as you can see she is clearly showing the headphones brand forward towards the camera and promoting the brand ©DREBEATS.

This is also done sublimanily and I believe other products are streamed through videos and after time subconsciously we buy these products through the influence of seeing it on music videos and advertisements.

Contempary music video example

I have picked another video for the contempary section as I believe it is very artistic and a brilliant piece of filmaking.                                               

The video I have printscreened is ‘’All of the lights’’ by kanye west .The video flashes brightly coloured neon lights and various signs  at the viewer and really catched the mood and vibe of the song.

Influencial video’s

Thriller by Michael Jackson is the most influencual music  video of all time due to the fact that most artist have tried to replicate this video but failed.For its time it was pioneering as it told a story to the viewer almost as a small film.At 13 minutes long it is very long for a music video which normally last 3-4 minutes .

Music  videos and important political and humanitarian issues

This is the music video to lowkeys ‘Long live palestine’ a song which highlights an important message about the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Palestine.

Music videos are an important tool for charities and organisations but such issues are rarely raised in mainstream media and ‘pop’ songs but underground artists like Lowkey and immortal technique are raising awareness and influencing people to do there own videos.

Montage

Montage’s

Examples of montages

This is a montage of the highly popular film rocky 4.This film has many inspiring moments which is captured brilliantly in this montage along with an original soundtrack from the film.

Moontage  is a technique in film editing in which a series of short shots are edited into a sequence to condense space, time, and information. It is usually used to suggest the passage of time, rather than to create symbolic meaning as it does in Soviet montage theory.

Eisensteins battle potempkin

This was the first montage ever made and was directed by sergei Eisenstein in 1925.This was a soviet propaganda silent film.

My montage

I have made my own montage documenting certain parts of my day and have filmed it on my  mobile phone.These include my daily trip to college and various clips of me round my area .