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Welcome to my A Level Media Blog. My name is Joshua Brooks [0110] and for this project I am working in Group 5 with Vivian Oparah [0621], Sebastian Hodge [0330] and Louis Caldwell [0131]. Under the heading 'Labels' of the left hand side of the page, you are able to filter post from the project's various stages of production. At the bottom of the page is a link to older posts also. Click the link listed below for Group 5's Facebook page, which contains evidence of production work from throughout the project. Thanks for taking the time to read this and I hope you enjoy the rest of my blog!

NTLS Final Music Video


NTLS Final Music Video

NTLS Final Digipak

NTLS Final Digipak
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NTLS Final Website

NTLS Final Website
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26 Sept 2013

Use of continuity techniques - Batman Begins


I thought the opening scene for batman begins used a number of different continuity techniques. Firstly a close up shot was used right at the beginning when Bruce falls down the well in his garden as he hiding from Rachel, and is used to show the emotion of Bruce's face and to shock the viewer. Then when Bruce has fallen down the well, the camera slowly zooms onto the hole on the wall at the bottom of the well, forcing the viewer to concentrate on it, and creating suspense with the speed at which the camera is moving. At the 1:36 mark, the master shot of the prison helps to give the viewer a sense of awareness and so when the following mid shots of the guards and other inmates are shown, the viewer is not confused as to where the characters are in relation to their surroundings. The next few shots are of the dialogue between Bruce and another inmate. These shots are over the shoulder shots, which are used to allow the viewer to see something from the character's perspective and empathise with them. Also during these shots, the match on action has made the movements of the characters flow smoothly from one shot to the next, and the use of the 180° rule in the shot-reverse-shot when filming the character's dialogue means that the narrative flow is also smooth. Next is the fight scene, which also features matchi on action in order to make the narrative flow smooth. The movement of the shots always follow Bruce's movements as well, which really involves the viewer in the action, and the fast paced montage style editing makes the scene more dramatic.  

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