In my group there was Jack Reid, Laura Danson and me. We were given the director Spike Jonze to look at and create a powerpoint to present to the rest of the class.
Spike Jonze, born as Adam Speiger, was born on October the 22nd 1969. He is an American director of music videos and commercials and a director and producer in film and television. He is probably best known for his film 'Being John Makovich'. He also is the co-creator of the hit MTV show 'Jackass' and owns his own skate park.
Spike Jonze has a very respected reputation in the music industry which is shown through the various videos he has produced which are shown below;
- Fully Flared for Lakai
- Sonic Youth-100%
- Beastie Boys-Sure Shot
- Fatboy Slim-Praise You
- Tenacious D-Wonder Boy
- Wax-California
- Pavement-Shadylane
- Bjork-It's oh so quiet
- Beastie Boys-sabotage
- Weezer-Buddy Holly
On the iconic cinematography slide we commented on Spike's individual style portrayed in the various camera angles he does. In the trailor, he picks out key emotional events from the film that give the audience a clear conception of what the film will be about. This was an unusual project for him to direct as he usually works on music videos and films that relate to his own personal interests rather than fiction stories. Also in this film he relies greatly on setting the scene by incorporating a scenic background for atmosphere which he doesn't usually depend on.
In our last iconic cinematography slide, we have a clip of a video named 'Unkle', this shows Spike's urban style of work portraying his own interests very clearly (Skateboarding and dangerous activities). In the first half he using sharp editing to cut the scene just before something happens which creates tension. The second half remains in slow motion but concludes the clips shown in the first half. Lots of smaller explosions are shown with eventually a huge explosion at the end.
I enjoyed working in a group to create this powerpoint presentation and enjoyed looking at the slightly different aspects of Spike Jonze's directing skills. I think I need to be more clear on what I need to say when presenting to the class next time to prevent reading off the screen.
Well done Leonie. This is a good piece of reflective writing.
ReplyDeleteWhat you will now need to do is visit the AS Media blog Mr Ford has created and follow the guidelines on how to review your preliminary work.