Audience and Institutions Practice Essay

To what extent is digital distribution vital to the media area you have studied?

In films, digital distribution is very important to the success and longevity of products released within the industry. Digital releases ensure that the film continues to make studios some type of revenue even after the film is released. The use of digital streaming services also help keep the film in the public consciousness, and allow the studio to retain some type of relevance.

            Film studios like disney, especially in today’s time, are more than aware of how pivotal digital distribution is to their films. With movies like beauty and the beast, the movies are released a couple of months after release to bring in even more money with an additional release. They then released the movie on Netflix, and moved it later on to their own streaming service, which shows the importance of digital distribution to them. This allows them to keep the public wanting to see more from them, and allows them to continuously bring in revenue long after the movie is pulled from theaters. Several other studios do the same thing, like Universal with the fast and the furious, and several other franchises.

            In today’s time, having quick and fast access to products is what ultimately defines whether something is successful or not. With what seems like endless streaming sites, digital distribution is more important that it has ever been. I know from my own experience, I often find myself watching more films at home through Netflix, Hulu, etc. than I do at movie theatres. Perhaps the film industry will have to adjust to this change and focus more on the digital, and streaming side of the business, and focus less on theatrical releases. However, I believe that would lead to the loss of what makes movies great in the first place. The experience, going to a theatre has been a custom in our culture for a century, and it seems we are very close to losing it.

            Digital distribution is extremely important, and holds great prospects of revenue. It allows businesses to stay relevant. However, it may one day become more important than theatrical releases, killing off a great aspect of the industry. 

Game of Thrones Extract Essay

Emilio De Hoyos

Period 5

The theme in this extract is about power, and standing within society, and how it affects us. Specifically the power of banks, and how they ultimately have the last say in our lives. Here, we see Stannis, (the first man we see on the boat) have his fate decided by the bank, even though he himself holds power. The theme serves to show how little control one truly has over one's life.

In the first scene, we see an aerial shot of a boat on the water, and then a man on said boat, this serves to demonstrate that the man, Stannis, holds power and is approaching something of importance. High-key lighting helps to reinforce the grandeur of the ship, and further highlight Stannis. The shot we get inside of the ship is of two men, the aforementioned Stannis, and his ally, Davos. We see a two-shot of the both of them, with Stannis in front, the camera slowly zooming in on him, this again serves to prove that he is the one in charge here, and the others (Davos) follow him. We cut away to aerial shot, this time, transitioning to an establishing shot of a coastal city. This is the first scene, and it helps to establish that Stannis is a man of power heading to a coastal city, perhaps in search of something.

We then cut to the second scene, it begins in a low-key lit bank. The bank is large, with stained glass windows and a desk with three chairs in the middle, clearly meant for someone of importance. Again we see the characters in a two shot, Stannis again being the center of focus. A cut occurs, and we now see the width and size of the bank with a wide shot, and within it, see how small Davos and Stannis look, taking away the power we thought Stannis to have. Three people enter the bank, and the camera tracks them all the way until they sit. Their presence already tells us they have power. This thought is confirmed as they begin to have a dialogue. Davos attempts to introduce Stannis as the king but is shot down by the bankers, further diminishing Stannis’ power within the scene, and they continually find reasons to refuse his requests.  Within the dialogue we see a lot of shot-reverse-shots, as well as fast paced editing, this serves mainly to demonstrate that the people from the bank already have an answer, and they only hold the conversation as long as they have to. The scene ends as we see yet another two-shot of Davos and Stannis, he is, once again in the forefront, but this time, he seems defeated, showing that he no longer holds power, and even bankers hold more sway over decisions than he does.

Through the extract we see Stannis, a man of power, however, we quickly learn that he is not as powerful as we think. Through the dialogue, and angles, we see he is a man near defeat, and is desperate for aid. The bank holds clear power over him, and refuses his request, demonstrating that they are of more importance over him. Dooming any hope of triumph, Stannis is left a powerless man.

Final Task

unfortunately, this is all i have of my final film. Due to the coronavirus, and the orders given by the government I was unable to continue to shoot, as the shots I had planned took place outside, and changing that meant changing the whole movie from scratch so I was really disappointed. Additionally, the only way I could edit was from the school computer, and I no longer had access to that so it meant that this cut that I have here was going to have to be the final one. I am really disappointed because I really wanted to see it come to fruition, but things don't always go the way we hoped. I learned a lot in this class, and it was enjoyable while it lasted.

CCR Final Task

In this CCR i speak about the final task, as well as how I have grown throughout the class. I speak about conventions, production, and tech.

Music Video

This was the music video I did after the commercial. This was done in a group with three other people. I learned a lot while making this and it was a very fun experience. I learned how to better coordinate and shoot  a film, and it was great.

Commercial

This was the first task of the year. I have blogged about it before in the past but this is the finished product. It was both easy and a challenge. It was my first time doing anything of the sort, and I was doing it by myself. I learned a lot from this, maybe not while making it, but definitely after. It taught me about the actual process of filming and editing, and I believe I further improved during the rest of the year.

Filming Some More

I had a small shoot this time. I only shot like one or two scenes. I did not have much time this week to shoot more. I had very important things to do so my schedule did not align to shoot. I am mostly done, but still have to shoot some scenes. I headed out today and started shooting. It was fun and quick. I got doen fast and headed back home. It was good that I finished when I did, because the camera died right afterward. I took the footage, and downloaded it onto my computer.
This has been a very interesting experience. I am not done yet but it has been quite fulfilling already. With all that I have learned I feel I have improved quite a lot.I was very worried at the beginning but now I do not feel that way. I was nervous about working alone and it has been hard but I am proud of my work. i have just two more scenes left to shoot, and very little work left. It is comin along, and I cant wait to be done. Once I finish the main shoots and do more reshoots, it will look great.
I still have to edit the new shots and make sure it works. I am ready to be done with this.