narrative theories

1) Todorov-argues that every narrative has an Equilibrium where everything is calm and normal then a Disequilibrium where everything is disrupted for the main character. At the end, he says it goes back to New Equilibrium where everything is normal again or order has been restored. 

Todorov- The types main parts in the movie is the beginning,middle, and the end.I can apply this to Moana because equilibrium everything is calm

trailer,dancing pacific island life,kids playing ,setting is a lovely beach +jungle disequilibrium-storm coming,lighting,volcano Moana goes on a mission to get help.all the dangers and adventures.new equilibrium-dont see ending but from poster and genre we can assume happy ending,mission successful,Moana save her people.   

2) Propp argues that every narrative has a number of stock characters who all act a certain way. I can apply this to Moana because: 

Protagonist- Moana because she is a girl but she is still the hero and she is very brave to save her village.

Antagonist- Tamatoa because he is trying to stop Moana and maui from saving moana village and he has stole maui stick that help him turn into anything else.

Heroine- The village (People who live there because she is doing it for them)

Father- Moana's Grandmother who is her role model and helps shape the way she lives her life. 

Helper- Maui (sidekick) as he is powerful but he helps her on her mission and is a friend to her. He takes orders from her at times which provides the audience with comedy.

Doner- The Sea as the sea reacts to Moana by helping cause waves when she needs it to and giving powers. 

3) Barthes argues that every film is made up of Engima codes (questions that you ask) and Action Codes (where the audience gets a hint of action that will happen in the film). In the trailer for Moana, Enigma codes are: will she save the village? Will she become successful in her mission to defeat the villain? How will she do it?
Action codes are: when the monster threatens the village this makes us realise she will have to fight it at the end.  

representation

Moana

·                     How are women represented in the film trailer? Use specific examples from the trailer to support your points. How is she subversive (unexpected)

·                     How are young people represented in the film trailer (eg tough, independent, feisty)

·                     How are men represented in the trailer? Is this a typical representation for Disney films?

·                     How are Pacific Islanders represented? Is the representation fair? Accurate? Does this reinforce or subvert stereotypical representations of race/ethnicity in Hollywood film?

In Moana, women are represented in a subversive way because Moana is the hero in an action driven plot. Conventionally, most action heroes are male, white, American who commit brave actions and save the female love interest. Moana is subversive to this because she is trying to save her family and friends. Moana is playing the role of the hero in this film.

In Moana, young people are represented tough people they are not scared to take on a mission and save their people and they are represented independent people who wanna do everything alone and doesnt want anyone to help them because they are brave enough to do it themselves.

 In Moana,men are represented 

1) Write the story line of Moana in no more than three sentences.
Moana goes on a journey to prove herself as a master way finder during the journey she meets a demi-god Maui and together they go on the mission and complete it. 
2) What film genre is Moana?
The film Moana genre is animation,adventure and comedy 

3) When was the film released in the UK?
The film was released in the UK on 2nd December 2016

4) Who were the stars who provided the voices in the film?
Auli'i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson

5) Who were the directors for Moana?
 Ron Clements,Don Hall,John Musker,Chris Williams

6) What other films have they directed?
Alladin,Big Hero 6,Treasure planet,Mulan

7) What was the production budget for Moana?
150,000,000 estimated 

8) How much money did the film make at the worldwide box office?
$637,822,144

9) What is the Walt Disney company?
It is made by Disney animation

10) What other companies and brands are owned by Walt Disney?
ESPN marvel entertainment 

11) What famous film franchises are owned by the Walt Disney company?
Lucasfilm marvel studios

12) List three other Disney animated family films.
Frozen,The Lion King and Aladdin 

13) What are the three most successful Disney films ever?
the three most successful movies made by Disney are Bambi, Finding Nemo and The lady and the tramp. These are the three most successful because of the amount of profit they made.

14) What do audiences expect from a Disney film?
 the audience expect great things from Disney because of how big a franchise is.
15) Why might a family be happy to watch a new Disney film?
families are going to watch Moana because Disney is a world wide franchise that make billions of dollars a year and they are very successful by making movies. 

16) Read the IMDB user reviews for Moana. Copy and paste three user reviews for the film into your blogpost – one good, one bad, one in the middle. 


17) Read this Guardian review of Moana. How many stars is the film given?

18) What does the Guardian reviewer think is the best thing about Moana?

19) Read this Empire review of Moana. Why does it say Moana is similar to Frozen?

20) What do you think Moana and Frozen have in common? Write down three things the two films have in common.

21) Having researched the film, why do you think Moana was so successful at the box office? 

22) Embed the trailer for Moana in this blogpost and write three things in the trailer that would make the audience want to go and see the whole film.

23) How many references to Disney can you find in the trailer?

24) Find a film poster for Moana using Google Images and paste it into the blogpost. Find three things on the poster that would make the audience want to go and see the movie.

25) Does the Moana film poster have the Disney logo on it? Where on the poster does it appear?

1) What are the typical features (conventions) of a film poster that you have used? eg an age rating, institutional information, reviews, a central image. there are a couple of typical features such as institutional information,age rating.reviews and a central image. i have used a age rating because it is a very violent film and is not for young children.The central image is a villein and a hero fighting in London  

2) What is the genre of your film? How would your target audience know this from choices you have made? eg colour scheme, mise-en-scene (props, costume, character, setting) The genre of this film is  

3) What institutional information have you used to try and sell the film and how does this appeal to the audience? eg 'From the Producers of...' / Star power / Directors / Reviews. 

4) Where are there examples of synergy between your storyboard and trailer? (How are the two clearly linked?)

5) Extension: What Representations have you used in your film? (gender / race / age / character type)? Are these reinforcing or challenging stereotypes?

Film Poster and Trailer Analysis

Film posters: key conventions

• Central image -the title of the movie is at the bottom so the audience  can focus on the central image  the central image is all the main 
• Title- The title frozen tells the audience what the film will be about and also the font is frozen and on top of the title it says Disney which is a very popular company for kids and has to of hits such as Tarzan,toy story 2,jungle book and much more hits.
• Tagline (like a slogan)-This poster doesn't have a tagline because Disney is such a famouse company and frozen say is all and it doesn't need a tagline.  
• Release date-The release date for this film is 6th of december. They released the movie before christmas so people can watch is with their families.
• Stars-
• Critic reviews
• Social media hashtags / website details
• Production blurb
• Iconography of the film’s genre

Genre
Animated family film

Narrative
The story line is showing two sisters Anna and Elsa living in Arendelle. Elsa have a superpower and she ca freeze anything and she froze Arendelle and she ran away so Anna her sister goes to look after her and tell her to bring back summer.

Characters
There are two sister helping each other and Anna find a guy she likes called Kristoff and the bad character is Hans and there is a good snowman called Olaf.

Iconography

1. Find the poster on Google Images and the trailer on YouTube for your chosen film
2. Embed them in your blog post* (you may need to save a small version of the poster to ensure it displays correctly)
3. List all the film poster key conventions you can find. How do these attract a potential audience?
4. List all the film trailer key conventions you can find. How do these attract a potential audience?
5. In your opinion, do the poster and trailer successfully promote the film you have chosen to investigate? Why?

LR2

This year what i found interesting about media this year is when we were learning about different camera shots and i really liked when we were doing the fruit bowl it was really fun.Something i have found difficult is the Photoshop because there are so many thing to choose from  

Blog feedback

WWW

1)            The storyboard shows a good range of camera shots and you have written what you have included in each one although you could add more about how this makes your audience feel eg establishing shots to show the setting and close ups to show the emotion of the person in the shot. You have simply stated what is in the shot you have chosen.

2)            Your audience profile sheet and fruit bowl task show that you have the potential to be good at Photoshop which is encouraging for your upcoming coursework.

EBI

1)            Please concentrate on making the work that goes on your blog your BEST possible work. That means not rushing it and taking your time and also finishing things off in Media after school or at home. You need to try and use more media language and you can only do this if you have your notebook open at all times when working on your blog so that you can remind yourself of what key words (such as demographic and connotation) mean.

2)            You are missing A GREAT DEAL of work from your blog – see above where I have highlighted what is missing or unfinished. This is simply not good enough and risks whether or not you should continue with GCSE Media Studies. I know that you had two blogs at one time so you might need to check they are all in the same place but there is a HIGE AMOUNT of missing work. Please publish anything that is in draft form so that I can see it. Anything that is not finished in class HAS to be finished for homework and posted up or you will be in Media detention every day until you are up to date. You will also be unable to participate in the Photo Shoot if you have not caught up.

Learner Response

1)            Copy and paste the above WWW and EBI into a new blog post entitled ‘Responding to Blog Feedback’

2)            Please finish all work that is not finished and publish it.

3)            Write a paragraph telling me what you have found interesting so far in Media and what has been your favourite task. What do you think you have done well in?

4)            Write a paragraph telling me what you have found difficult so far in Media and what has been your least favourite task. What skills do you think you need to practise?

5)            Write a new blog post entitled ‘My Photo Shoot shopping List’ where you write down all the props and costume that you need for next week’s photo shoot. What camera angles will you use and who is going to be your model? What pose will they be in?