Media Studies

                     The movie I watched for this blogpost was "The Hate U Give", which is a crime and drama movie, it is about a fatal shooting of a boy at the hands of a police officer who confused a hairbrush with a gun and shot him. The movie contains several elements of setting, lighting, costume, and actors all contributing to the film's overall message. Mise en scene is used to provide narrative information to increase the emotional part of the film. The movie uses different settings to show the difference between the main character Starr's life in her black neighborhood and her involvement at the white private school she attends. These shows the conflicts she faces throughout the film. Lighting is also a big part in putting the film together, is used to show the mood and tone of different scenes, for example the scene in her neighborhood uses more natural, warmer lighting creating a sense of community, while the scene i...

Movie Night   Police Station Flower Garden Fair Day My four mood boards are a movie night, police station, flower garden, and a fair day. My first choice of a movie night was because I enjoy going out at night with my family whenever it is possible since I believe family is everything and we should enjoy a day of happiness together since most of the time everyone is working and busy. My second mood board is what usually goes on at a police station, now this is seen in all cities and it’s important to keep us and our family save, the job they do is extremely important. My third mood board is a family at a flower garden enjoying each other as we should always take the small things for granted because not everyone is lucky to have one. My last mood board is a fair day, I choose it to show people that having fun and living life is healthy and important for our mental and physical health. When people see my mood boards, I went them to feel happiness with what their eyes are seeing and b...