AS Media Studies coursework

February 21th 2021    Today I analyzed the aesthetic and style of film noir. I found this amazing infographic that contains most information about this topic. This information helped me a lot to understand all the style elements that make a film noir. Our objective is to make a film noir but also challenge its conventions. We want to set our movie in the modern day and we also want it to be in black and white.

 February 16th 2021  I did research on crime noir movies to have inspiration for our movie. There are several codes and conventions of film noir. I've found some of the most recurrent codes and conventions. The Anti-hero protagonist: Most of these movies have protagonist that dwell in the middle of the dark and light side. This main characters are not the typical heroes that do everything right and are always ethically correct. They're flawed and cynical men that are not completely good and have tragic pasts. The Femme Fatale: This characters are strong and independent women who exploit their feminine side for their own interests. They're often lethal and don't care about anyone except their selves and sometimes their children. Quick, witty and quotable dialogue: Film noir has a different type of dialogue than the majority of film generes, it consists of quick and cool lines that make the characters seem tough and memorable by the audience.  High-contrast mise-en-scène:...

 February 4th 2021 I've started recently watching "The Mandalorian". It is a Disney + show based on the Star Wars universe that follows the events after the fall of the empire. This show is really well done and like every Star Wars movie has an amazing sound production in general. I tried to analyze what makes the soundtrack great and also I analyzed every film making technique I could find in the show. It was really an inspiration for our project because even though the show is not a mystery and murder show, like our movie. It has lots of thriller elements. The show is basically a space western and it has all of its elements. Like the suspenseful close ups and the intrigue that's created in duels and fights in general.

  February 2nd 2021  I did research about sound production in movie soundtracks.  This YouTube videos helped me a lot to understand the basics about film scoring.