Halle White's Final Project Blog

  Ph oto prompt: You committed a serious offense on the school grounds and have been called into the principal’s office for questioning. You are terrified about getting in trouble.   We will photograph an over the shoulder shot of the principal, with the kid who is getting interrogated clearly seen in front of him looking terr ified. They will both be sitting at a desk, and there will be a lamp which will create darker shadows on the kid getting in trouble. We are attempting to create an overall mood and feel of intensity and suspense in this picture.     Design   Lighting : darker lighting, with a singular lamp used to create light and shadows in the room. Blue tint on the photo.   Setting : In a smaller, confined office of a school   Costumes, hairstyles, makeup : school attire, casual makeup, casual hair-do   Props and decor : lamp, computer, pencil, and paper   Composition   Depth of composition (flat or deep) : in the midd...

I signed up for Aice Media Studies with little to no knowledge about movies or the real depth that goes into making them. I just knew I loved to watch movies in my free time and thought it might be a fun Aice class to throw in my schedule. H owever , throughout the first couple weeks of taking this course, my knowledge, awareness, and understanding of media has increased significantly. I feel that I have experienced great personal progress in this course thus far, and much more is to come.   Specifically, my relationship with media has started to change in many ways d uring the beginning of this course. For example, I now understand how many factors such as lighting, cutting on action, and even framing are intricately adjusted to help further convey the filmmaker’s meaning. P rior to taking this course, I was not aware of the extent to which these factors, and many more, m ake a difference i n a film. This course has helped me open my eyes more to the blueprint of what i...

       After viewing the trailer of "She's All That," various topics on gender representations can be brought to attention. A potential issue with gender representation presented in the trailer could include the undermining of women's worth. For example, the beginning of this trailer could convey the idea that a woman's main value comes from their appearance such as Laney getting a 'makeover,' rather than from their true personality. This is also shown when the popular kid, Zack, dumps his girlfriend and then makes a bet with his friend that he can turn an 'ordinary' and unpopular girl into their schools next prom queen. I do not think that there is a proper representation of groups in this film, as it can convey the high school boys as female hungry, and convey high school girls as potential cheaters and objects as shown when Zack's girlfriend cheated on him during spring break. I think that towards the end of the trailer, this problem does ge...