Wednesday, 21 September 2016
Wednesday, 7 September 2016
Local Video Procurer Companies (Norwich)
Company: lambda films
About: they are a company based in Norwich who provide services across the world in a variety of ways such a animation and unorganized films for all ages. everyone there a open minded and have their each special talent which makes lambda films very good. they work alongside the client which most likely has the money for them to do what the want.
Company: Ember Films
URL: http://www.emberfilms.co.uk/
About: they are a media company based in Norwich and London which create video content suitable for broadcast, Cinema and Web. The information they provide is very vague but they do cover a huge range of topics which i would happily say its a very unlimited business!
Same Video: http://www.emberfilms.co.uk/work/the-hunt/
About: they are a media company based in Norwich and London which create video content suitable for broadcast, Cinema and Web. The information they provide is very vague but they do cover a huge range of topics which i would happily say its a very unlimited business!
Same Video: http://www.emberfilms.co.uk/work/the-hunt/
Friday, 1 July 2016
3MW Feedback
Some good work during this unit Adam, I think you could have been more imaginative with your documentary as it is an interesting topic. Some effective editing and production so overall, some good work.
You have described and explained issues relating to factual television programmes with reference to detailed illustrative examples and with generally correct use of subject terminology.
You have described codes and conventions of factual television programmes expressing ideas with some appropriate use of subject terminology.
You were able to plan and research a factual programme for television effectively showing some imagination and with only occasional assistance.
You have produced a factual programme for television working within appropriate conventions and with some assistance.
You have described and explained issues relating to factual television programmes with reference to detailed illustrative examples and with generally correct use of subject terminology.
You have described codes and conventions of factual television programmes expressing ideas with some appropriate use of subject terminology.
You were able to plan and research a factual programme for television effectively showing some imagination and with only occasional assistance.
You have produced a factual programme for television working within appropriate conventions and with some assistance.
Monday, 27 June 2016
Thursday, 23 June 2016
The News
News Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt_uvf9Xq3M (Real Broadcast)
The Order The News Articles Are Presented
How the news usually orders the news is by the most important/eventful first and the lest eventful last. so lets take the day of 911, it was all over the news and it was covered in the majority of the broadcasts. how they find the most important story is simply how much it is talked about and how shocking/dramatic it is.
in terms of this news broadcast, it starts off with about 5 schools were closed down because of Muslims trying take over. where they use the words "Fear and immigration" which the news is trying to show this article in a fearful way. last being about a sports injury which is really minor compared to school immigration from Muslims. also in most cases the most important story is part of the title because it is that important!
the order of the articles that are presented is knows as the term "Ordering" meaning putting the most important stories first and the least important last. some other stories wouldn't make it onto the news which still would be posted on the broadcasters official website.
How News Broadcasts Start Off Their Broadcasts
They mostly start off with their intro which is massively news themed. then the cover all the stories that they are going to talk about in the broadcast with the most important first to the least important last. This is what the video does!
About The News Readers
The new presenter information from the link below
News Presenter: Sophie Raworth
Age: 48
Gender: female
Hosts For: BBC
The role of a new presenter/reader is to present the news. this does require a really good skill of speaking, reading and a huge amount of confidence. also how you present it is really important but the most vital thing of being a news presenter/reader is to keep a neutral ground meaning you cant choose sides on air. most presenters/reader are around the ages from 25 to 65 with a decent background. both male and female.
Terms
The Term "Think And Act Quickly" is so important in the news industry as lets say an event happened, like London got bombed, to think and act fast would get the article out their faster meaning people would pay attention to their news article first. its like a race, who gets their first, in this case, the articles. this mostly leads onto competition between other broadcasts.
the term "Slow News Day" is basically saying the broadcasters are lacking of articles to present or the articles given doesn't have and in depth details, this would make it hard for everyone working on the broadcast to keep the broadcast flowing like normal in some cases can be awkward.
The final story usually functions as a emotion catching story which can be positive or negative. in the cases of the link i gave, it is reporting a death in a soft attitude so it was a negative way to wrap up the broadcast.
The term "News Values" is to determine how each story should be valued (in importance) also it is been seen a a guideline, i found this image below which has all the factors that input into news values. also this mixes in with the news ordering!
Galtung and Ruge Values
Galtung And Ruge created the following Values
Negativity: Bad News Articles catches peoples attention more than positive articles
Threshold: Basically it is the values on the importance of a news article
Frequency: How long the news article has been presented for
Composition: The Balance of good and bad news
News Being Bias?
The new in this day and age, the news is very bias meaning the news can be unfair/judgmental/selective.
Order bias is where there the broadcast chooses which story gets more attention than other which needs more attention. like in the link about leaving rick's death at the end, it needed more attention about schools closing down!
Selective bias is where the broadcast abandons articles which needs to be covered. an example of this is mostly a general thing. solders get no attention for their countless deaths gangsta terrorists and the broadcast chooses to provide minor subjects.
Being bias through the title is where they give a article a title which isn't true. a huge one is false/mistaken pedophile allegations towards certain celebrities. also this really blends in to the political side of news articles.
Bias through different camera angels is very uncommon but mostly seen when someone in the news is a guest and need the camer facing them because they are about to say something emotional/important/interesting and instead, face the camera towards someone else on the broadcast. people find this type of bias being really disrespectful and can cause a outrage!
Name bias is where they give a name to describe a person or a event. let say the would best footballers came onto a news show and the used the term "Known Footballer" and then you get someone who is popular but is not the best footballer, the news would use the quote "Legendary Footballer". how the presenter refers the two footballers as the best as "known" and not the best one as "legendary" is unfair. the presenter is being selective which when you present, you need to keep a neutral ground!
Emotive language bias is where something needs to be said in emotion and instead expresses it as like it is nothing or the complete opposite. so lets take rick's death, it would be presented in a sad way to provide the viewers emotion, if that was bias, the presenter would say it like it is nothing which would cause a ton of people to be angry!
The Order The News Articles Are Presented
How the news usually orders the news is by the most important/eventful first and the lest eventful last. so lets take the day of 911, it was all over the news and it was covered in the majority of the broadcasts. how they find the most important story is simply how much it is talked about and how shocking/dramatic it is.
in terms of this news broadcast, it starts off with about 5 schools were closed down because of Muslims trying take over. where they use the words "Fear and immigration" which the news is trying to show this article in a fearful way. last being about a sports injury which is really minor compared to school immigration from Muslims. also in most cases the most important story is part of the title because it is that important!
the order of the articles that are presented is knows as the term "Ordering" meaning putting the most important stories first and the least important last. some other stories wouldn't make it onto the news which still would be posted on the broadcasters official website.
How News Broadcasts Start Off Their Broadcasts
They mostly start off with their intro which is massively news themed. then the cover all the stories that they are going to talk about in the broadcast with the most important first to the least important last. This is what the video does!
About The News Readers
The new presenter information from the link below
News Presenter: Sophie Raworth
Age: 48
Gender: female
Hosts For: BBC
The role of a new presenter/reader is to present the news. this does require a really good skill of speaking, reading and a huge amount of confidence. also how you present it is really important but the most vital thing of being a news presenter/reader is to keep a neutral ground meaning you cant choose sides on air. most presenters/reader are around the ages from 25 to 65 with a decent background. both male and female.
Terms
The Term "Think And Act Quickly" is so important in the news industry as lets say an event happened, like London got bombed, to think and act fast would get the article out their faster meaning people would pay attention to their news article first. its like a race, who gets their first, in this case, the articles. this mostly leads onto competition between other broadcasts.
the term "Slow News Day" is basically saying the broadcasters are lacking of articles to present or the articles given doesn't have and in depth details, this would make it hard for everyone working on the broadcast to keep the broadcast flowing like normal in some cases can be awkward.
The final story usually functions as a emotion catching story which can be positive or negative. in the cases of the link i gave, it is reporting a death in a soft attitude so it was a negative way to wrap up the broadcast.
The term "News Values" is to determine how each story should be valued (in importance) also it is been seen a a guideline, i found this image below which has all the factors that input into news values. also this mixes in with the news ordering!
Galtung and Ruge Values
Galtung And Ruge created the following Values
Negativity: Bad News Articles catches peoples attention more than positive articles
Threshold: Basically it is the values on the importance of a news article
Frequency: How long the news article has been presented for
Composition: The Balance of good and bad news
News Being Bias?
The new in this day and age, the news is very bias meaning the news can be unfair/judgmental/selective.
Order bias is where there the broadcast chooses which story gets more attention than other which needs more attention. like in the link about leaving rick's death at the end, it needed more attention about schools closing down!
Selective bias is where the broadcast abandons articles which needs to be covered. an example of this is mostly a general thing. solders get no attention for their countless deaths gangsta terrorists and the broadcast chooses to provide minor subjects.
Being bias through the title is where they give a article a title which isn't true. a huge one is false/mistaken pedophile allegations towards certain celebrities. also this really blends in to the political side of news articles.
Bias through different camera angels is very uncommon but mostly seen when someone in the news is a guest and need the camer facing them because they are about to say something emotional/important/interesting and instead, face the camera towards someone else on the broadcast. people find this type of bias being really disrespectful and can cause a outrage!
Name bias is where they give a name to describe a person or a event. let say the would best footballers came onto a news show and the used the term "Known Footballer" and then you get someone who is popular but is not the best footballer, the news would use the quote "Legendary Footballer". how the presenter refers the two footballers as the best as "known" and not the best one as "legendary" is unfair. the presenter is being selective which when you present, you need to keep a neutral ground!
Emotive language bias is where something needs to be said in emotion and instead expresses it as like it is nothing or the complete opposite. so lets take rick's death, it would be presented in a sad way to provide the viewers emotion, if that was bias, the presenter would say it like it is nothing which would cause a ton of people to be angry!
Wednesday, 22 June 2016
documentary Formats
Poetic
a poetic documentary is a interview based format which provides information around peoples reflections/experiences on the subject. for example the topic is drug addiction, the person getting interviewed would express the experiences with drugs. this mostly uses different angles of camera shots, motions of the camera and dramatic music to provide more dramatic viewing emotion wise. so if it was a positive story, it would have positive music and if it was negative, it would have negative music etc.
Observational
It is where the recorder observes something (mostly animals) and record their reactions/actions to certain situations. this is very popular in the nature documentaries. also the observer isnt in the shot in the majority of these formats of this documentaries. these would be an interview kind of setup as its hands on camera and moving around so the camera can be shaky in most of them.
Reflective
A reflective format interacts with the audience at the time of the recording. this is mostly done because it shows the reality side of things instead of just saying the information. this type is mostly will be recorded in public areas so they can engage with other people. they don't use reconstructions in this format!
Expository
this format is used for non-fictional purposes and presented by the observer using a voice over. this format is really popular in crime/investigation documentaries and there are loads of reconstructions in this format as it trying to resemble past incidents like murder etc.
participatory
this format is where the incident is presented and created by the observe. this is also used in crime documentaries.
Preformative
an preformative format is used to dedicate the emotion side to things. this is used in documentaries that are trying to express the event. a great example of this is the holocaust documentaries which is sowing how bad it was back them providing a huge load of emotion the the audience.
a poetic documentary is a interview based format which provides information around peoples reflections/experiences on the subject. for example the topic is drug addiction, the person getting interviewed would express the experiences with drugs. this mostly uses different angles of camera shots, motions of the camera and dramatic music to provide more dramatic viewing emotion wise. so if it was a positive story, it would have positive music and if it was negative, it would have negative music etc.
Observational
It is where the recorder observes something (mostly animals) and record their reactions/actions to certain situations. this is very popular in the nature documentaries. also the observer isnt in the shot in the majority of these formats of this documentaries. these would be an interview kind of setup as its hands on camera and moving around so the camera can be shaky in most of them.
Reflective
A reflective format interacts with the audience at the time of the recording. this is mostly done because it shows the reality side of things instead of just saying the information. this type is mostly will be recorded in public areas so they can engage with other people. they don't use reconstructions in this format!
Expository
this format is used for non-fictional purposes and presented by the observer using a voice over. this format is really popular in crime/investigation documentaries and there are loads of reconstructions in this format as it trying to resemble past incidents like murder etc.
participatory
this format is where the incident is presented and created by the observe. this is also used in crime documentaries.
Preformative
an preformative format is used to dedicate the emotion side to things. this is used in documentaries that are trying to express the event. a great example of this is the holocaust documentaries which is sowing how bad it was back them providing a huge load of emotion the the audience.
Wednesday, 15 June 2016
Wednesday, 25 May 2016
TV Ad Analysis
Advert: Lynx
its just a guy who is staring at a woman while eating sushi. that is in short terms but this is extremely different to the other lynx adverts where the guy spray the deodorant onto himself and 50 half naked women charge towards him, also set in the present. this one is more slow paced and has a black and white tint showing this might be a flashback or set in the past. this is slow paced but saying that, it does speed up some segments of the clip. i really don't understand why they did this and mostly i don't get how this represents a can of deodorant. but i think it was a well put together advert but i feel like it has no message.
Tuesday, 24 May 2016
TV adverts - final feedback
Adam, some good work produced here and within your group, you have created an effective re-branding adverting concept and a well-produced TV advert.
In regards to unit 2: Communication Skills for Creative Media Production (pitch and presentation):
You were able to use appropriate techniques to extract information from written sources with some precision and presented a structured and detailed media production report which conveys information and explains conclusions with clarity.
Your pitch was interesting and I thought that you conveyed the information about your re-branding idea and employed forms of address in your pitch to communicate ideas effectively. The pitch was visually good and you deployed and managed technology to pitch a media production proposal effectively and with some imagination.
You made effective changes to your work with frequent beneficial effects.
In regards to unit 30: Advertisement Production for Television:
Currently you have not yet submitted your TV advert analysis to your blog and this needs to be addressed ASAP.
Working within your group, you were able originate and develop an idea for a TV advertisement showing some imagination and with only occasional assistance. The advert demonstrated a good understanding of conventions in TV adverts and it was clear that you were able to produce a TV advertisement to a good standard showing some imagination and with only occasional assistance.
Your evaluation was also detailed and you explained your own TV advertisement production work with reference to detailed illustrative examples and generally correct use of subject terminology.
In regards to unit 2: Communication Skills for Creative Media Production (pitch and presentation):
You were able to use appropriate techniques to extract information from written sources with some precision and presented a structured and detailed media production report which conveys information and explains conclusions with clarity.
Your pitch was interesting and I thought that you conveyed the information about your re-branding idea and employed forms of address in your pitch to communicate ideas effectively. The pitch was visually good and you deployed and managed technology to pitch a media production proposal effectively and with some imagination.
You made effective changes to your work with frequent beneficial effects.
In regards to unit 30: Advertisement Production for Television:
Currently you have not yet submitted your TV advert analysis to your blog and this needs to be addressed ASAP.
Working within your group, you were able originate and develop an idea for a TV advertisement showing some imagination and with only occasional assistance. The advert demonstrated a good understanding of conventions in TV adverts and it was clear that you were able to produce a TV advertisement to a good standard showing some imagination and with only occasional assistance.
Your evaluation was also detailed and you explained your own TV advertisement production work with reference to detailed illustrative examples and generally correct use of subject terminology.
Wednesday, 18 May 2016
3 minute Documentaries (Three Minute Wonder)
Sleeping Rough
pros of this documentary:
- Very Informative - contains numerous facts and figures
- actually experiences the situation - like some documentaries, they just talk through about it and don't experience it.
- the editing wasn't overkill - so now filters, no fancy text. it goes to show that he wants to provide the information instead of showing off his editing.
Cons Of This Documentary
- some parts i did struggle to hear properly - needs dialog
- huge transition gaps - one minute he is in the town center and the other minute he was at the beach
Free Running
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ch3L7N_SXc/
This documentary is about Free Running, where basically jumping and climbing over stuff. i really didn't extract much information out of this, it was really difficult to learn anything from this. what i did understand that he is in a group of Free Runners and he is teaching others how to Free Run. only a few facts were mentioned. i think he is trying to promote Free Running and just its pros. which as mean as it sounds, in a documentary, you have to look at both sides!
Pros of this documentary:
- No overkill editing - nothing too fancy
- visually shows what the documentary is about
Cons of this documentary:
- Lacks facts - has a huge limit of facts
- Was difficult to understand
- was all over the place, so one second he was talking, the other second he is climbing a wall and the other second he walking?
Life
This documentary is about life, at start i thought he was going to go on about how bad life is for our humans but over the basis of the minute and a half, he was actually talking about extinct animals and constantly throwing questions at the audience. with this one, it is all audio based, the video was literally him looking around a museum looking a artifacts. personally i found this documentary very boring and not catchy at all. great information and great questions but it has not kind of effort in my opinion.
Pros of this documentary:
- it was deep - some of the questions were deep and got me thinking
- it was on topic - he wasn't talking about life while providing us with information with cars.
Cons of this documentary:
- He didn't express well on what he was going to talk about
- the video wasn't interesting - it was just him talking over a video of him walking around a museum.
- He was stuttering too much - not judging but he was stuttering too much in this video. when i commentate over a video, i keep doing it until it is perfect, which i feel like there was a lack of effort in this documentary but i can feel like he is trying to tell us something.
Documentary Proposal + Research
Documentary Idea: Video Game Addiction
A addiction is where a person or something has a stuck mind set of a certain topic. so in this case video games. as it is easy to get stuck into gaming. its to the extent of the equivalent of being addicted to heroin.
first thing i did is google "video game addiction facts". the first thing that came up is 8.5 percent of Americans between the ages of 8-18 gets addicted to video games. so that is roughly 3 million people.
THE GOVERNMENT RECOMMENDED TIME INTERACTING WITH A ANY SCREEN IS A HOUR A DAY
Link: 1
the first thing it says is that if a game who is addicted to video games shows a irritable behavior so this includes, nagging and forms of aggression. this can be verbal aggression and physical aggression deepening on how bad the person is.
can cause eye strain. can really damage your eyesight.
poor personal hygiene. depending how bad the person is again, the person would prioritize pretty much over anything for gaming. so lets take a scenario. you wake up, your room is a mess and you need breakfast. the boy/girl has a console/pc waiting to be played.
a normal person would: get dressed and wash etc. and have a decent breakfast without cutting corners or rushing and sit down for a hour and play a video game. come off it without getting fixated.
A Addicted Gamer Would: just get up, depending oh how lazy the person is, get dressed (no properly) and mostly forget about breakfast. then mostly spend most of his day on his video games.
these long term effects can be, failing you GCSES (which happened to me), destroy your social life (happened to me) and don't have the skills to work etc.
not sounding mean or anything but i know some gamers who literally have no life can't even create a non gaming discussion and are life stuck into playing video games. also lack of drink can cause dehydration and dry mouth (where you can get your words out clearly).
The worst part of gaming addiction is that overtime, you can get extremely depressed and end up doing self harm, suicidal thoughts and you just feel like you don't have the will to live.
playing video gaemes can lower your temper span causing you to flip out very quickly
the clip below shows how angry some kids get over a video game. here we have a adult recording gameplay of a famous game known a minecraft. it is a server so multiple people can play on it and this kid gets so angry and end up smashing his mums laptop.
the second video is where a addictive adult who skipped college for months and his dad noes all of this guy's video games
(completely staged by the way but it does reflect well how some people would act in this scenario)
this last video is of a kid that refuses to come down as he is fixated to paying his xbox one. the parents had enough and grabs his xbox and literally takes a shotgun destroying the xbox one. this is a extreme punishment but this is maybe the best way to deal with a kid who is overly obsessed with their video games.
Survey
i did a quick survey to find out how much people play video games. i got 4 responses on the survey and i also asked how much money they spend on video games a month!
secondary research
i would class myself as addicted to video games. but i wouldn't say i'm bad to the extent of needing to mow over my video games. i usually spend around 3-6 hours a day on video games. i do other stuff like the genial thing but i mostly dedicate most of my free time to video games. but i have seen people in face who are life dedicated to their video games and they are sometimes hard to socialize with .
Wednesday, 27 April 2016
Friday, 22 April 2016
Wednesday, 20 April 2016
Monday, 18 April 2016
Friday, 15 April 2016
Sunday, 10 April 2016
Friday, 29 January 2016
DepicT! Assignment 1 - Final Feedback
Adam,
Good to see you made some improvements to your pre-production paperwork and process. However, you failed to make any changes to your pre-production report which means that unfortunately you haven't improved your grade.
Good to see you made some improvements to your pre-production paperwork and process. However, you failed to make any changes to your pre-production report which means that unfortunately you haven't improved your grade.
Wednesday, 20 January 2016
Friday, 8 January 2016
Wednesday, 6 January 2016
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