First Assessment LR

WWW: Clear, focused analysis, using media terminology.
EBI: You need to develop you're points/ answers,especially in Q2. More discussion of the effect of techniques + linking this to different theories.

Learner Response:

Question 2 - Camerawork
  Camera work or what its commonly known by cinematography is the art of camera movement and types of shots. Kicking off the scene with an extreme close-up of the match sticks provides enigma codes in the audiences mind as defined by Barthes's theory. Then to follow that, the next cut of the person holding the match sticks. The camera view and angle which is a low angle represents the protagonist as weak and hopeless, in addition to the the way he looks. Later when he throws the cigar at the flammable liquid you could see a tracking shot that follows the fire. What interrupted the tracking shot is when another character "pee's" on the fire to put it out. The next cut was of the antagonist which is shown in a very low angle, this presents him as being masculine and threatening. The audience at this point in the scene feel intimidated and get enigma codes again from Barthes's theory. This is because they do not know who he truly is or know his identity. As the antagonist marches down the steps the camera kept his head cropped out of the shot caused the viewer to be uncomfortable because they want to know who he is. In addition as the camera was tracking or following the antagonist going down the stairs this gave the audience a sense of identification bacause it gave us a first person view from the protagonists eyes. As the antagonist arrives in-front of the protagonists,this is the  another clip of personal identification is because the gun from the antagonist pointed at the camera.