Colour ... Photography

Black and white/Colour.

I am unsure of the photographer ... however i wanted to look at images that use one colour amongst a black and white photo.

The use of using bright colours or even any colour within a black and white photo makes the object the dominant feature ... it stands out! 

I like this image simply because if there is something needed to be highlighted or noticed within its environment e.g if it is small and rarely noticed at a first glance. 

Colour ... Wizard Of Oz

I looked at how the Wizard of Oz begins in black and white then changes into colour when she opens the door of her house in Oz. I think the use of using Black and white footage at the beginning of the film connotes that her life is dull, boring and possibly repetitive (she never moves away or leaves the farm she lives on). When she is taken to Oz the colour is very saturated and almost unreal ... this is to connote fantasy and adventure! She has gone beyond her boring life to somewhere new, fresh and exciting. 

Metaphor, Metonym and Analogy

'Metonym is a figure of speech used in rhetoric in which a thing or concept is not called by its own name, but by the name of something intimately associated with that thing or concept. For instance, "London," as the capital of the United Kingdom, could be used as a metonym for its government.'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metonymy

A few more examples...

Yellow Cab - New York
Red Phone Box - London

Metaphor, Metonym and Analogy

Metaphors, Metonym and analogy are used through out Stories, Advertising, Moving image ect...

Metaphors ... A metaphor are an analogy between two objects or ideas, conveyed by the use of a word instead of another.

Examples used in advertising/Graphics...

I think these to Aids awareness posters are very successful in portraying their meaning!
They have used two different creators that are normally associated with fear this instantly connotes the feelings we feel towards catching the disease or even carrying it. The adverts also fairly deserve making them instantly memorable and very, very affective of stressing their importance.

Story Telling

'Storytelling is the conveying of events in words, images, and sounds often by improvisation or embellishment. Stories or narratives have been shared in every culture as a means of entertainment, education, cultural preservation, and in order to instil moral values. Crucial elements of stories and storytelling include plot, characters, and narrative point of view.'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storytelling

Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare)
Baz Luhrmann adaptation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll2Ik2EPvLA
This film is a modern take on Shakespear’s Romeo and Juliet; however it still retains the original Shakespearean dialogue. Even though this makes it more difficult for us to understand the story has been told to us through generations in such a successful way we understand the concept and contents of the story.
To be a great story teller I think you need to...
Captivate your audience by making the story interesting and full of action
The way in which you deliver your story...make sure everyone understands the basic elements
Be descriptive to make sure your audience can visualise the story as you want them to see it.

So in order to make my treatment successful i need to carefully consider all of these elements...

Story Telling...Treatments...

This was the first time I have tried to write a treatment, I thought it went fairly well however when we shared to the group it seemed more like a Character description. It was very hard for me to get into the style of writing I needed to use.
I have had a look at how I need to write a successful detailed treatment that contains everything a director and script writer would need to know about the film or animation.

http://www.writingtreatments.com/HALLOWEEN.pdf

This treatment is fairly long and the one i was attempting to write didn't need this kind of length however I thought it was good to get a proper insight on how a proper treatment is written.

The different between this one and mine is...
Mine didn't include the action...I spent to long on my descriptions
Although the Halloween H20 treatment does contain details and descriptions it explains what’s going on and what happens throughout the film
A treatment also needs to continually flow ... action after action without slowing down at all!

Protagonist and Antagonist...

I have been looking into what best connotes a protagonist and antagonist...i have recently found that the story follows the protagonist which is most likely to be the hero or stereotypically a character the audience are on the same side which makes the antagonist the 'bad guy' or someone who gets in the way creating problems for the protagonist to resolve.

Examples are....Batman (protagonist) and the Joker (antagonist)

Harry Potter (protagonist) and Lord Voldemort (antagonist)