Author Archives: tylerchappell

Now that you have finalized the setting of your final product, how will it support your narrative genre? Why do you think this setting is the best for your narrative? The setting of the final product is a dark office. It will have very poor lighting, and be very well organised. The setting will complimentContinue reading “Blog #10”

Now that you’ve filmed a character building product, what props will you use to reveal you characters’ personality traits? For example, some of you put that your main character is “creepy”. How could you use props in this person’s life to let the audience know that this guy or girl is a weirdo? Research thisContinue reading “Blog #9”

Many of your characters have specific personality traits. Some may even have personality disorders or be physically handicapped. Research the behaviors people with these traits/disorders exhibit and blog about your findings. Be sure to include the URL addresses that you used in your research. Characters often have different personality quirks that make them unique andContinue reading “Blog #8”

Colors can be very important to the tone of a movie or show. They can easily portray emotion. Dark colors can be used for more serious scenes, or lighter colors for more lighthearted scenes. Many different directors utilize this technique. Not only because of this, but because it’s so effective. The color in our filmContinue reading “Blog #7”

Now that you have chosen a genre, research the micro elements that are typical of that genre. Record your findings in your blog. How will you apply those elements to your own product? If you are going to challenge the genre’s expectations, How will you do this so that the audience can still follow theContinue reading “Blog #6”

Blog #5: Now that you received your approved plot outline back, what changes/adjustments have to be made to meet the instructor’s suggestions/requirements? Our (Me and Mauricio’s) project is very simple in story. We also have a good idea of what direction we want to take out story in. Our original outline made an effort toContinue reading “Blog #5”

Now that you are outlining your final product’s plot outline, what obstacles are you anticipating and how will you overcome those obstacles? There will mostly be more obstacles on this project in comparison to previous projects. Most of the obstacles will be self-inflicted as I want to try to implement more advanced filming techniques andContinue reading “Blog #4”

You are now in your permanent group for the final product. What did you take into consideration when choosing your group members? What are your expectations for this project? When picking my group members, I definitely wanted to work with people I knew I could trust with their respective work load. I wanted to workContinue reading “Blog #3”

Blog #2: What did you learn about hegemonic theory from the film you researched? My pick for hegemonic theory was the pilot for 2015’s Mr. Robot. The plot of the show follows Elliot, a young programmer who works as a cyber-security specialist by day and as a hacker vigilante by night. Elliot is approached byContinue reading “Blog #2”

Blog #1: What did I learn about Marxist theory from the film I researched? Marxist film theory highlights the struggle that the lower and higher classes have against each other. Marxist film theory very heavily related to the film I specifically picked, mostly because the entire film as a whole highlighted the theory. The filmContinue reading “Tyler’s Film Studies Blog: Week 1”