Monday, August 24, 2009

5 W'S and the H.... home and away style

WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY, and HOW

All Television shows, Movies,
film clips etc. contain the 5 W's and the H. As an extra lecture activity we were asked to watch a film of our choice and pick out the 5 W's and the H.... I picked
HOME AND AWAY
...Tuesday 4th August...


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...Who...Close up shots - Show characters in Detail ect.
This is a close up shot... Showing Belles character. Belle is dying and only has days to live. This close up shot shows Belle, you can notice the emotion on her face as she is trying to express to her Husband Aiden, how much she loves him.

...What... Mid Shot - Shows action

In this shot is Ruby and Xavier.
Since Belle finding out that she is dying. Ruby has realized that life is short.
So he has taken her boyfriend Xavier to the farm house where she planned to have a romantic first sexual encounter...
However... This what shot is showing all the action.
Ruby and Xavier have been caught in bed together by Rubys dad, step mother, and owner of the farm house.
The what shot shows all the action and the facial expressions on both the actors faces.


...When...Wide Shot, Close Up - Establishing Time


As we all know... Anything and everything happens in Summer Bay...
This shot shows Tony and Rachael having a BBQ in their back yard.
This shot was great at expressing the when...
It emphasized the time and place as Rachel and Tony's baby was kidnapped from them.

...Where...Long Shot - Shows detail of surrounding area, at the start of a scene, considered a establishing shot.

Alot of action happens in Summer Bay...
The where is always shown with a shot of the Summer Bay Life Saving Club
In this episode this is where the town was getting together in order to find Rachel and Tony's missing child.


...Why...Big Close Up - Demonstrates in greater detail a character and their actions.

Relating back to Belles illness and short life...
This Big Close up shot shows the pain both Belle and Adien feel as they spend their last days together. The shot shows great emotion and is able to trick the audience into feeling the same emotions as them.


...How...Medium Close Up, a series of Close Ups - Describes events ect.











The how is usually shown with a series of close up shots...
In the series above...
Ruby and Xavier are being caught red handed in bed together by Rubies dad, step mother and the house owner.
The first shot shows the Horror on the Adults face when they open the door to find two 15 year olds in bed together.
The second shot shows a close up of the fear Ruby and Xavier feel as they realize who has caught them.
The third shot shows Rubies dad venting his anger out on Xavier... Therefore representing the punishment...

This series of shots shows the how for the event of Rubie and Xavier being caught in bed together...

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