Huwebes, Pebrero 9, 2017
Stop animal abuse
My answers for ponder questions on pages 98-99
I chose this PSA because this should really be stopped, the animal abuse/cruelty. Everyday innocent animals cry out for help because they are being abused, beaten, and neglected. I don't understand why people do such a thing that's so heartbreaking and unruly. Animals should be treated like the way we are treated. Animals are not exempted to the golden rule that "do unto others what you want others do unto you". The Bible says in Proverbs 12:10 that "The righteous care for the needs of their animals, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel" This proverb proves that we should take care of the animals and not do harm unto them.
1. Identify the main message of the PSA?
a. The main message of this PSA is obviously to stop the animal abuse that is being practiced around the world. In the picture, you can see a dalmatian dog that looks like a soccer ball with a soccer goal net behind it. This clearly illustrates that the dog is going to be kicked which is a sign of animal cruelty and this PSA shows the public that it should be stopped.
2. Analyze the creative strategies to convey the message of the PSA.
a. The people that needs to see this PSA is the one who is doing the abuse to the animals, in order for them to realized that it is really bad and unruly, and of course for the people who has pets or animals in their house.
b. The strategies that appeal to the audience is perhaps the dog that looks like a soccer ball, he looks cute but at the same time he will be kicked into the goal because knowing that animal abuse is taking place now.
c. Yes, because animals even though they're called animals they still has a heart and care for one another like in this picture (right) the king cobra didn't harm the puppies that were unfortunately trapped in a well with the snake. The authorities took the puppy unharmed and they released the cobra in the jungle. This is a proof that some people are worst than animals because they doesn't care about them and all they do is abuse the animal and treat them like the way they should not. Watch the short movie below and you will be moved that dogs/animals are really the man's best friend and nothing in this world can take them apart, even though if you're already dead.
1. Identify the main message of the PSA?
a. The main message of this PSA is obviously to stop the animal abuse that is being practiced around the world. In the picture, you can see a dalmatian dog that looks like a soccer ball with a soccer goal net behind it. This clearly illustrates that the dog is going to be kicked which is a sign of animal cruelty and this PSA shows the public that it should be stopped.
2. Analyze the creative strategies to convey the message of the PSA.
a. The concept of this PSA is simply to put an end to animal cruelty. Thinking in the picture that some people will kick the dalmatian to the goal net or the "18 yard box" is a heart breaking scenario which means some wicked people without a heart treats animal poorly. This PSA quickly captured my attention because I love animals and I have a great compassion for them. There's this time when I was in grade school back then, I saw a cute puppy in the street lying down alone when I was playing some filipino games. I stopped playing and when I've gone near the puppy I saw that he's full of mud and shivering, I immediately brought the puppy in our house and to make the long story short, I kept him and he became my pet. That's why this is the PSA that I chose because I'm very compassionate when it comes to animals.
b. The design of this PSA is very clever because when you just look at the picture, you will understand it right away that it is about animal cruelty. In fact, this PSA picture didn't include any caption because they know that the people can get the message of it right away. It is very brilliant and moving.
c. You can understand the concept of it even without even having a caption or something written in the picture because both the concept and the design blends with each other.
3. Find out the technical requirements necessary to construct the PSAs.
a. The equipments that were used perhaps a camera and they just photoshopped it. The lighting is obviously a natural light because it was shot outdoor.
b. The setting, perhaps is the factor that make the production design which is in a football field. When you're going to look closely it is beside a shore with a kinda cloudy skies and I think this makes the viewer sad because of the cloudy, kinda dark effect.
c. It is only a picture, meaning the special effects that were used was only photoshop or some photo editor.
4. Evaluate how the creativity of the PSA relates to the social dimension of the public message.
a. The image or the PSA really brought a strong feelings upon it's viewers that the animal cruelty should stop. It is entertaining because of the soccer field and the dog which looks like a real soccer ball because of it's white skin and dark spots.
b. For me, it really adds to the seriousness of the message because when you look at the dalmatian and the soccer field concept is a serious matter that we should be aware of which is the animal cruelty.
c. It doesn't discriminate other class of people because it is just focused on the animal cruelty.
d. The positive effect is that PSA is exactly building up hope for the animals because every single day different animals were being abused not just dogs but every animal like pig, cows, sheep and crocodiles which people use their material to make an expensive product. It also makes as more compassionate to animals because of what most of them are experiencing like in the video below.
e. The negative sides builds up a fear of the continuation of the animal abuse. Emotionally, I feel very angry to the people who treats animal so badly.
f. The effective aspects are that people will be more aware of how they treat animals and will have more care for them although it ineffectively doesn't stop the animal abuse around the world because wicked people still treat animals very poorly, as if they were the "animal".
5. Determine the target audience of the PSA.
c. It doesn't discriminate other class of people because it is just focused on the animal cruelty.
d. The positive effect is that PSA is exactly building up hope for the animals because every single day different animals were being abused not just dogs but every animal like pig, cows, sheep and crocodiles which people use their material to make an expensive product. It also makes as more compassionate to animals because of what most of them are experiencing like in the video below.
e. The negative sides builds up a fear of the continuation of the animal abuse. Emotionally, I feel very angry to the people who treats animal so badly.
f. The effective aspects are that people will be more aware of how they treat animals and will have more care for them although it ineffectively doesn't stop the animal abuse around the world because wicked people still treat animals very poorly, as if they were the "animal".
5. Determine the target audience of the PSA.
a. The people that needs to see this PSA is the one who is doing the abuse to the animals, in order for them to realized that it is really bad and unruly, and of course for the people who has pets or animals in their house.
b. The strategies that appeal to the audience is perhaps the dog that looks like a soccer ball, he looks cute but at the same time he will be kicked into the goal because knowing that animal abuse is taking place now.
c. Yes, because animals even though they're called animals they still has a heart and care for one another like in this picture (right) the king cobra didn't harm the puppies that were unfortunately trapped in a well with the snake. The authorities took the puppy unharmed and they released the cobra in the jungle. This is a proof that some people are worst than animals because they doesn't care about them and all they do is abuse the animal and treat them like the way they should not. Watch the short movie below and you will be moved that dogs/animals are really the man's best friend and nothing in this world can take them apart, even though if you're already dead.Huwebes, Pebrero 2, 2017
Unfriended
Ponder question's answer on page 92
1. I'm not that familiar with the film genres of found footage, slasher, and teen movies because I don't usually watch that kind of genre. I watch horror films but not the found footage genres because personally I don't like them because they are not true and I'm just wasting my time because I know I'll just scare myself.
2. For me, horror movie suits injustice story films because it's the best way to show the people that injustice is a serious matter and if something happened to you like that, you will be haunted or killed down. Thus, will make the audience of this movie not to do it by respecting someone's privacy online because they're going to think that the haunted thing might happen to them.
3. Indeed, cyber-bullying can lead a person to commit suicide and it is a serious phenomenon that is still happening right now. The visual approach of Unfriended suits this kind of situation and it portrayed how cyber-bullying might end up.
4. Media form and content can helps us to understand different culture presented in the diegesis, like in this movie (right) called unfriended they show us that in the US there are many young people in the states that is active in cyber-bullying or doing cyber-bullying because in America bullying has been a phenomenon ever since and it evolved into cyber-bullying. In the US, unlike any other countries their young people are very stubborn and wild according to what I've observed in this kind of movie and other american movies.
5. Media can be distributed around the world and can be viewed by the people who has a different culture and sets of beliefs. They might understand it differently or just somehow relate in the movie. This movie shows how american youths are normally being wild by partying and getting drunk, while other countries might say that partying and being drunk is not normal. Personally, I wondered why young people in america has this kind of practice, the partying and allowing people to come into your house with loud music on and get wild all night when your parents is on their vacation or in a training camp. For us, filipinos, it's weird to do all this partying stuffs because we're from a different culture and background.
2. For me, horror movie suits injustice story films because it's the best way to show the people that injustice is a serious matter and if something happened to you like that, you will be haunted or killed down. Thus, will make the audience of this movie not to do it by respecting someone's privacy online because they're going to think that the haunted thing might happen to them.
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| Unfriended clip picture |
5. Media can be distributed around the world and can be viewed by the people who has a different culture and sets of beliefs. They might understand it differently or just somehow relate in the movie. This movie shows how american youths are normally being wild by partying and getting drunk, while other countries might say that partying and being drunk is not normal. Personally, I wondered why young people in america has this kind of practice, the partying and allowing people to come into your house with loud music on and get wild all night when your parents is on their vacation or in a training camp. For us, filipinos, it's weird to do all this partying stuffs because we're from a different culture and background.
Miyerkules, Pebrero 1, 2017
Which movies genres are you drawn to?
These are my answer to ponder questions in page 88.
1. Draw up a list movie genres you are drawn to.
Action, Comedy, Drama (Korean drama, except Lizquen movies), and lastly, Horror. I can be drawn to almost all type of movie genres except the indie movies.
2. Identify the key elements of these genres (typical plot, main characters, emotional impact, themes, imagery, film techniques).
Each genre has a different key elements and each key element plays a role on how each genre are different from each other.
Action movies are more of stunts and gun fights, usually the plot is about revenge and it is the most common plot of an action movie. The villain has left the hero with his relatives killed. Filled with anger and fury, the hero prepare himself and embarks on a bloody revenge. There are many more typical plot like an assassination of a notorious killer or an impossible escape from the most secure prison ever built.
The cinematography are more shaky because of the stunts and actions that why my grandparents don't watch action movies because they said the camera is so shaky and they got dizzy.
Comedy movies are typically designed to make an audience laugh. The most important key element of a comedy genre is the timing because without great timing jokes fall flat and it becomes corny. In fact, the directors really hire professional comedians, even if they don't have an acting experience. Knowing exactly when to deliver a joke is the basis for a good comedy. Another factor is the exaggerated actions to get a laugh from the audience, including slipping, falling and funny faces. In a nutshell, comedy films exaggerate certain elements, such as language or situations that the character find themselves in, they are often lighthearted and for a family watch.
Drama, for me, the hardest genre of all, though some say that comedy is hard but drama has something to do much more than making people laugh. Personally, I experienced that there is something powerful about a good drama movie that just wraps around you and sucks you in. There's something powerful about a good story that can make your father cry. There's something timeless about a good dramatic movie that can make you think, reflect, feel, and react emotionally. One of the key elements of a good drama is being a true story knowing that it really happened in real life can make you relate more to the movie like the Titanic (left), which is very sad because many people died. Another key element is the great characters. It was the character and the portrayal of that character through brilliant acting that brings out the true power of the story that makes it connect to an audience. And lastly, the conflict of the story because if there's no conflict, and no tension, then the movie would be so boring.
Horror movies has many key elements like fear. Fear is the most important factor of a great horror story and a good horror movie scares people with fears they may not have. Along with establishing fears and connecting them with audiences, it's important to keep an element of surprise.
Each genre has a different key elements and each key element plays a role on how each genre are different from each other.
Action movies are more of stunts and gun fights, usually the plot is about revenge and it is the most common plot of an action movie. The villain has left the hero with his relatives killed. Filled with anger and fury, the hero prepare himself and embarks on a bloody revenge. There are many more typical plot like an assassination of a notorious killer or an impossible escape from the most secure prison ever built.The cinematography are more shaky because of the stunts and actions that why my grandparents don't watch action movies because they said the camera is so shaky and they got dizzy.
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| Hihihihi |
Drama, for me, the hardest genre of all, though some say that comedy is hard but drama has something to do much more than making people laugh. Personally, I experienced that there is something powerful about a good drama movie that just wraps around you and sucks you in. There's something powerful about a good story that can make your father cry. There's something timeless about a good dramatic movie that can make you think, reflect, feel, and react emotionally. One of the key elements of a good drama is being a true story knowing that it really happened in real life can make you relate more to the movie like the Titanic (left), which is very sad because many people died. Another key element is the great characters. It was the character and the portrayal of that character through brilliant acting that brings out the true power of the story that makes it connect to an audience. And lastly, the conflict of the story because if there's no conflict, and no tension, then the movie would be so boring.Horror movies has many key elements like fear. Fear is the most important factor of a great horror story and a good horror movie scares people with fears they may not have. Along with establishing fears and connecting them with audiences, it's important to keep an element of surprise.
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| Surprised baby |
Getting someone to fear what you've created isn't the hardest part; making the fear surprising is. When I watch horror films alone, I usually turn of the sound when it the music effects become creepy so that I won't be surprised. Another key element is suspense, a good horror movie in my observation has many suspense parts and some surprises come at the end of a long suspense.
Horror movies also has many mystery, it has many unsolved problems and clueless mystery that can add to the fear factor when you're watching. Mystery is another key element of a horror movie which makes you think throughout the film until the mystery is solved. I remembered watching with my cousin, we're guessing what is the mysterious mystery and find it out in the end if who won. Lastly, the most important factor of all, Spooky Music or the music itself. Try to remove the sound when you watch a horror movie and the whole movie won't be a horror anymore because you won't be scared anymore because it has not music which gives suspense to the movie. Music can create moods and emotions which is a great factor of a good horror movie, it intensifies feelings of suspense and shock.
Horror movies also has many mystery, it has many unsolved problems and clueless mystery that can add to the fear factor when you're watching. Mystery is another key element of a horror movie which makes you think throughout the film until the mystery is solved. I remembered watching with my cousin, we're guessing what is the mysterious mystery and find it out in the end if who won. Lastly, the most important factor of all, Spooky Music or the music itself. Try to remove the sound when you watch a horror movie and the whole movie won't be a horror anymore because you won't be scared anymore because it has not music which gives suspense to the movie. Music can create moods and emotions which is a great factor of a good horror movie, it intensifies feelings of suspense and shock.
3. Find samples of posters of movies that you really like. See if the elements in the movies are already presented in the posters alone.
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| Fast and Furious 6 |
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| Forevermore (Teleserye) |
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| INSIDIOUS |
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| STARWARS |
4. Specify which elements of the movie genres you like draw you to watch.
Action movies are more of stunts and gun fights, this is particularly what draw me to watch action films because I like gun fights and breathtaking stunts.
In comedy, what draw me to watch this genre is their magic to make people laugh and their timing as what I've mentioned earlier because in my own experience it's really hard to make timing when you do a joke.
Drama films with no doubt my favorite genre because of their element of making the viewers relate to their story and what also make me watch this kind of genre is their actors and characters. Drama films has many lessons and values of life that they're relating to their movie so this is the main reason why I watch drama.
Lastly, Horror movies are the most interesting of all because of their element of surprise, suspense, and fear that can make you want to watch more horror fims.
5. Determine the patterns of meanings that the movies you like to reinforce every time you watch (e.g., love conquers all; family is the most important thing in the face of disaster; a hero never loses; escape to other worlds is the best entertainment).
Fast and Furious 6 reinforce me that a family that sticks together can conquer all problems that they'll face could move mountains if they're united. In Forevermore, your first love lasts forever even if you're hindered with big problems and trials in the end you and your first love will still be in love with each other. Every movie has a lesson that will reinforce you a certain values or meanings every time you watch it. Let's just be extra careful of what we watch because it can affect our emotions, our feelings, and our behavior. I experienced this when I watch Drama/Love stories more often, as a result, my emotions and feelings became love oriented that's why we should be extra careful on what movie genre we watch because we can't really just watch movie and not be affected to it. When we watch a movie we digest words, we relate to their lives and most importantly we remember the lessons that it has given to us that's why it really affects us. So, let's all be careful and at the same time let's enjoy watching!
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