Single camera techniques

Adele - Send my love to your new lover  'Send my love to your new lover' is a single released by english singer/songwriter Adele, on her third studio album '25' in 2015. The single is a pop song with an uptemp rhythmic sound; the singer described it as a "happy you're gone" song directed towards her ex-boyfriend. The accompanying  music video was  directed by  Patrick Daughters, and  premiered on 22nd of  May 2016 at the  2016 Billboard Music Awards .  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk4BbF7B29w  The video features Adele singing the song against a black backdrop with many shots of her overlapping one another, the video received a nomination for Best Visual Effects at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards.  As the music video progresses, multiple semi-transparent shots of the singer dancing at the same time appear layered on top of eachother, like a kaleidoscopic. The camera is focused on her f...

Santa Clarita Diet - Santa Clarita Diet is an american horror-comedy series, first released on February 3rd 2017 and created by Victor Fresco, starring Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant. The series follows Joel and Sheila Hammond who are estate agents. The couple are faced with a series of obstacles when sheila becomes a zombie and craves human flesh. Whilst Sheilas family are trying to help sheila through this difficult time, they have to deal with neighbors and cultural norms whilst simultaneously trying to get to the bottom of a mythological mystery. This scene begins using non-degetic fast paced audio, that micmicks the sound of footsteps. This has been used for the purposes of narrative development because it foreshadows the idea that the couple are about to do something out of the ordinary...again. The scene begins with an establishing shot of the mortuary, consisting of predominantly yellow colors which could suggest that the building has aged with time. Additional...

The Orville - The Orville is an american science fiction comedy drama created by and starring Seth Mcfarlane. the series has been inspired by a number of factors, although Mcfarlane has noted 'Star Trek' and 'Twighlight zone' as the main contributors. The Orville is    a mid level exploratory spaceship in the Planetary Union, carrying a  25th-century interstellar crew of Earth and aliens from other distant planets.  This clip from 'the orville' accuratley demonstartes the stylistic codes of the sci-fi genre, this clip shows a huge development of technology and alien life forms which are mostly found in sci-fi books, films and television.This scene also shows how using mis en scene can present the realtionship between characters; Ed is standing up in the center which makes him appear superior, whereas his companion is sat down which makes him infereior.  The clip begins with a close up of a pod, and then uses a dolly shot to show the orville. this is an eff...

Hollyoaks - Hollyoaks is a british soap opera, aimed towards adolescents and young adults. The show was first broadcasted on channel four on the 23rd of October 1995, beginning with seven major characters but now the show has a cast of roughly 65 main characters.  The programme is set in a fictional suburb of Chester known as hollyoaks, it is mostly filmed in Childwall, Liverpool however other outside locations are sometimes used. The show has dealt with a number of story lines that have been based on serious topical issues, critics have said that the soap is the perfect medium to present a variety of issues that are effecting young people. A telephone number is usually shown after episodes that feature a particular emphasis on stories that may have effected young people, allowing the show to form connections and bonds with their target audience.                                     ...

The Good Place - 'The good place'' is an American fantasy-comedy TV series created by Micheal Schur, first premiered on September 19th 2016 on NBC.  The series is focused around Elanor Shellstrop who has woken up in a heaven like oasis, after an embarrassing death on earth. She is welcomed by head architect micheal, where she is told she has earned her spot in the good place as a result of her righteous life. Elanore is introduced to her 'soulmate' Chidi, an indecisive ethics professor, self absorbed English socialite Tahani and her 'soulmate', Jason who is a Buddhist monk that has taken a vow of silence.  However, Elanore soon realizes that she has been sent to 'the good place' by mistake, on earth she would describe herself as a 'trashbag' so she tries to hide her morally imperfect behavior whilst becoming a better and more ethical person. Elanore and the other good place residents work together realizing their flaws and helping each o...