On the 'Inception' (2010) poster, the importance of characters is shown through their positioning. The main character, played by Leonardo DiCaprio is stood closest to the front, and also is standing in the middle, this means that he will likely the first person that people see on the poster, this will also draw in audiences as Leonardo DiCaprio was a 3 time Oscar nominee by the time that this film was released, this gives the audience an assurance of quality to the film. Alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, actors such as Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Michael Caine and Ken Watanabe are shown. These other actors are also well-known and well-liked, this is another assurance of quality for the audience, however, these actors are shown behind Leonardo DiCaprio, this shows that they are in the film, but not as predominantly as DiCaprio.

The characters in the poster are all looking forwards toward the camera and not at the backdrop where the road is being curved upwards, until it's out of the frame. This shows that they're unsurprised by this and makes the setting seem like it's almost normal to the characters. The backdrop of the poster also makes the characters look small and shows that they're not in control.

The poster has a tagline, which is near the top of the poster, it says 'YOUR MIND IS THE SCENE OF THE CRIME.' The tagline creates a sense of mystery around the film. Above the tagline, their is the cast list that has a lot of names in small lettering and above it is Leonardo DiCaprio's name is large spaced out lettering, this also reinforces him as the main character. The title of the film is also written in large red font. The colour red has connotations with danger, this shows that their is going to be action, violence and danger in the film. Above the title, their is writing saying 'A FILM BY CHRISTOPHER NOLAN' and also bellow the title it says 'FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE DARK KNIGHT' Christopher Nolan at the time of the release for 'Inception' (2010) was very well known for his Batman films 'Batman Begins' (2005) and 'The Dark Knight' (2008), this is a final seal of quality for the film.

The films release date is in the summer, this is when children are off school and would want to go to the cinema. The way that the film gets the people into the cinema is through the cast and director mostly as they are well trusted and are usually involved with good films. The mind-bending effects also entice the viewer as it shows it will be an enjoyable film.

Sicario

The film Sicario (2015) begins with an establishing shot of a serene town in a dusty, remote area. The setting is bright with high key lighting. However, the serenity is challenged by the fact that the camera is on the front of a heavily armoured vehicle which is seen just before, you see a P.O.V of the truck moving towards one of the buildings. The building which looks like a regular suburban bungalow is contrasted by the armoured truck which has low key lighting, this makes the people inside the truck look like the enemy. Later we learn that not to be true when Emily Blunts character runs into the building and shouts 'F.B.I'. A shootout occurs and bodies are discovered in the walls which is assumed to be an answer to a question shouted by one of the F.B.I. agents when they run into the house which is 'Where are the hostages?'. At the end of the scene, a crime scene investigator shows up and it is reported at least 35 other dead people found in the wall.

The camera shot at the beginning of the film is a close up of Kate Macer (Emily Blunt)'s face. This is to show her emotions, this helps the audience get a better idea of how the character is feeling. This shot is used in the scene to keep focus on Emily Blunt's face and not to get distracted by anything in the background, the director did this intentionally to show that the character was preparing herself mentally for what she is about to do.


When the shootout has finished, there is a high angle shot of the alleged 'crime-boss' after he was killed. The high angle shot has connotations with powerlessness. The use of the high angle shot in this scene was used because the director wanted to show the dominance of the F.B.I. and the weakness of the kidnappers. The low angle shot of the F.B.I. shows dominance in the scene as it makes them appear bigger.



The way that a majority of the opening scene is filmed is either P.O.V or hand-held, this makes the scene seem fast paced and also more immersive, as it is the way that our eyes would see in that situation.

Captain America: Civil War
In the opening scene, Captain America, Falcon and Scarlett Witch are fighting enemies. It features a lot of high - key lighting outside when the heroes arrive, probably to show that their fight for a bright future. Inside the building, there is a green poisonous gas. Captain America fights people inside the building.

The film is started by a low angle shot of Captain America (Chris Evans) after he falls from the sky, this could have religious connotations as he falls from the sky and could show that the enemies are dealing with God's wrath, the colour of the sky is white, and the colour white has got religious connotations as it is viewed as divine, this shot sets up our expectations of Captain America's character thought the film.

The camera movement is usually steady, however, it has a high frame rate which makes the scene feel fast paced, and there is moments of hand-held filming which makes the film feel more immersive and fast-paced.

The 180 degree rule is very important from a cinematography point of view as if the camera crosses the 180 degree line the scene will flip around and in turn it will confuse the audience. The reason that it would confuse the audience is that if you are filming a scene with two people talking and there is a person in a blue shirt on the right and a person in an orange shirt on the left, the change of perspective will cause it to seem like the person in the blue shirt is on the left and the person in the orange shirt is on the right. This rule, however, doesn't only apply to scenes with two people talking, it can also apply to movement of one character. If a scene is being filmed where someone walks from the left side of the screen to the right side of the screen, if the camera moves to the other side of the 180 degree line even if the actor walks in the same direction, it will appear as if they are walking from the right side of the screen to the left side of the screen.

In the first in a course of camera workshops we were shown the Blackmagic URSA mini 4K EF.The camera has 4.6K capabilities which means it captures ultra high resolution video. The camera, even though it is able to film in 4K also has a frame rate of 60fps. The camera is also boasted by the Blackmagic as the most compact digital cinema camera in the world. The other piece of equipment that we were shown was a tripod. The tripod was a Vinten 150mm bowl Pozi-Loc tripod, it is described as heavy duty and easy to use. The tripod has 3 points of expansion, and can extend to just over 5 foot tall, and also at its smallest is 1.7 foot tall. The other thing we were shown that is important in the tripod is a spirit level. The spirit level shows if the camera is shooting 90 degrees to the ground.


The "yours & mine" rule is for passing the camera to one another, it is so that the person passing the camera to the person taking it, knows that they have got it securely so that they do not drop it. The rule is used because equipment is expensive and if dropped will cost a lot of money to replace, so this system is in place to minimise the risk of having to pay out a lot of money for a new camera.


On the lens of the camera, there are two ribbed rings, the furthest one out which is also the widest is the zoom, and the closest one to the body of the camera is the focus. The way to focus on a camera is to zoom in as much as possible on the place which you are going to be filming, and then get focused, this is just to ensure that the focus is as sharp as it could be.


ISO is the sensitivity to light. If the ISO is high, the footage will appear very bright, however, if the ISO is low, the footage will be dark. There is a drawback to using ISO to increase brightness, and that drawback is that the higher the ISO, the more noise appears in your footage, this is why people mainly use a low aperture to adjust light. The perfect ISO to use is 400, however, if you are filming at night, you may have to adjust it otherwise the footage will be too dark.


Shutter angle is what adjusts the frame-rate of the filming. The ideal shutter angle to use is 180 degrees as that is the setting in which the sensor gets exposed to light most frequently, this causes the camera to have a higher frame-rate as it is the amount of times the sensor is exposed to light.


White balancing is removing unrealistic colour from footage, this means that if something appears white in real life, in the footage, it won't appear white as the camera hasn't adjusted to the different temperature of light, if something has a low light temperature the colour of the footage will have an orange tint, whereas if it has a high light temperature it will have a blue tint, the blue means a high light temperature and the orange means a low light temperature.


You should always film with no effects and add them in in after effects because if you change your mind on the effect that you want to do, then all the prior footage that you have got is useless as you cannot remove an effect after it has been filmed, that is why effects are always added in post-production.

The story of Allegiance is that four criminals go on a job to do something illegal which isn't specified throughout the whole video. The job that they go to do begins to go downhill fast and one of the criminals gets shot. An argument quickly breaks out between two of them and a lot of blame storming about who's fault it was that the plan went wrong.

The film 'Birdman' (2014) is written and directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu who is also the mastermind behind 'The Revenant' (2015), 'Babel' (2006), 'Biutiful' (2010), etc. The cast of the movie consisted of many big names notably Edward Norton, Michael Keaton and Emma Stone who were all nominated for acting Oscars for their roles. The film also won best picture at the Oscars as well as cinematography, directing and original screenplay Oscars.

The film was highly anticipated due to moments of hilarity from the cast that where seen in the trailers and 5 star reviews by almost every reviewer, however, when the film was released, it got mixed reviews from the public, many who loved it and many who despised it and strongly objected to it winning the best picture Oscar. However, no one can deny the mastery that Iñárritu posses as a director, he has a flare for the flamboyant and a savvy style that keeps the audience in awe of what he was able to achieve in the film.


One of the things which was really amazing about the film is that a vast majority of the film has no cuts, instead has a continuous structure where the camera follows characters and then transitions to other characters fluidly. The film is a mixture of diegetic and non-diegetic sound, this is seen throughout the film as the score is jazz drumming and sometimes the jazz drummer is seen, and sometimes it is only used as the score.

The film is made by Fox Searchlight and Regency Pictures with a reasonably small budget for a modern blockbuster of 18,000,000 dollars.

The film is a modern masterpiece which earns Iñárritu A place in the cinematic hall-of-fame and a worthy 5 stars for a near perfect film.