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  Movie Rating Blogpost- Mean Girls   Tells  a story  which  holds  the audience’s attention Mean Girls   is a very entertaining movie that keeps the audience’s attention from beginning to end. The story follows Cady Heron as she navigates the wild world of high school cliques, and it’s full of hilarious moments and drama. The plot is easy to understand and follow, and   there’s   never a dull moment.   All in   all ,   it’s   a fun , hilarious,   and relatable story about   trying to fit in at high school   and   trying to figure out who you are. Score: 20/20 points, expert.   Demonstrates camera work and editing which enhances the story The camera work and editing in Mean Girls are good, but nothing too special. Everything is filmed clearly, and the transitions between scenes are smooth. However, there   aren’t   any   highly   creative shots or editing tricks that   coul...

 Analyzing Technical Elements of Film- Mean Girls (2004) For Blog Post #6, I have chosen to analyze the camera shots, angles, movements, sound, and composition of the movie, Mean Girls (2004) . Scene 1: Cady’s First Day of School (00:03:00) In the very first scene of the movie, the protagonist, Cady Heron, enters her new high school, North Shore High School, after having been homeschooled in Africa for her entire life. In this scene where Cady walks into the high school for the first time, a wide shot is used to show the chaos of the crowded high school hallway. This shot shows Cady as small and lonely among the large crowd of students, which is meant to portray Cady's feelings of overwhelm, discomfort, and nervousness about being in a brand-new environment. The diegetic sound of lockers loudly being slammed and students talking to each other are also meant to show how Cady feels intimidated by her new high school. Then, the camera switches to a close-up shot of Cady's face, an...

Blog Post #5- Sound Art Project Scene 1: House Robbery 1. creaking door handle 2. banging on the door 3. glass breaking 4. screaming 5. police car sirens 6. crying 7. "You're under arrest!" 8. handcuffing Scene 2: Shark in the water at the beach 1. seagulls calling 2. wind blowing 3. stepping on the sand 4. waves crashing 5. lifeguard whistles 6. water splashing 7. running on sand Video Creation of Manually Creating Foley Sounds

  Composition- Blog Post #4 1. My first shot was a rule of thirds shot, with a classmate standing with his arms crossed next to some gorgeous paintings. It was taken in a deep depth of field to clearly show both my classmate and his surroundings of the artwork visible to the viewer. Him having his arms crossed, and not looking at the artwork he is standing next to, is meant to show the audience a very pessimistic and apathetic aspect of my classmate's personality and cause them to feel contempt towards him and shocked he isn't admiring the artwork. The audience is also meant to feel a sense of awe towards the paintings. 2. My second shot was a shallow focus shot of a classmate. By blurring the backdrop around him and focusing mostly on his face, the audience has no chance to be distracted by other factors and is essentially made to focus on him. The look on my classmate's face shows a sense of entitlement, and the audience is meant to feel contempt from looking at him, and ...

Blog Post 3- Classmates Blog Commentary Through looking through and analyzing the camera shots my classmates have worked so hard to take for Blog Post 2, I have gained significant knowledge and insight into how camera shots are able to evoke strong emotions in viewers. I have chosen specifically to make commentary on the camera shots of Angela Rodriguez and Michelle Nguyen, who have been gracious enough to provide me their consent to do so. Michelle Nguyen's Blog Post Commentary 1. The first camera shot of Michelle Nguyen that has caught my eye was her point of view shot. Her point of view shot captured the image of peering out of a dusty peephole. One significant feeling this type of shot has evoked in me was mystery, as I quickly became very curious about the vast world that exists outside of the peephole. Another significant feeling Michelle's point of view shot has evoked within me was suspense, as the lighting of this shot was very dark, creating an eerie feeling that the ...