Thursday, 11 June 2015
Monday, 1 June 2015
Unit 8 extension
The executive board is responsible for the operational management of the BBC. Directors from across the bbc contribute to the leadership of the organization as part of an executive team. and last but in no way least is the Media regulators, government responsibility for broadcasting and creative industries in the whole of the uk lies with the department for culture media and sport (DCMS), theres also OFCOM is the independent regulator and competition is authority for the UK communications industries with responsibilities across Television,radio, telecommunications and wireless communications services. Now is the BBC successful? well they haven't been around for 90+ years for nothing they are probably the biggest company in the entire UK, from the year 2013-2014 they made a total of £5.006 billion pounds in that one year alone this is doubly impressive as they are publicly owned , recently the bbc have been under fire from the press regarding Jeremey clarkson and His show 'Top Gear' its all come about because Jeremy clarkson was already under a lot of scrutiny from the bbc as he already caused a commotion the previous year, so when all this came about the bbc was under fire heavily from the press about what they were going to do about as they were already getting complaints, but the problem is The show Top Gear is definitely one of the Channels biggest money makers and losing jeremy Clarkson would result in the number of viewers the show gets to drop rapidly.
Some argue that the licence fee is outdated and should be scrapped; others that it should stay but be distributed beyond the BBC. It's right that these issues are debated and that we engage with the counter-views. I think there are four basic tests for the BBC's funding mechanism: universality and social value, great programmes at an affordable price, creative sector investment, and independence. The BBC licence fee should be replaced by a broadcasting levy on all households with additional “subscription” payments a possibility, an influential committee of MPs has found. Personally BBCs competition are channels that 1-4 because these are the channels that are the original competitors and also are the main channels from the same region. It wouldn't make sense to match BBC and say FOX together because they have different audiences and shows. BBC provide us with Eastenders whereas BBC rivals ITV provide us with coronation street. Both channels have their own news program, own chat shows and more. ITV Are commonly known for being favoured however BBC are a much wider spread.The BBC have found new technology called the stage box... Stagebox is a revolutionary new internet-based technology designed to reduce the number of wired connections and therefore the cost of high definition multi-camera productions.
Wednesday, 22 April 2015
Unit 27 Assignment 2
Exorcist - The Cursed Set.
The Exorcist is one of the most notoriously 'cursed' films made. The set for the McNeil home burned down during a studio fire. The only room that remained untouched was Regan's bedroom. Director William Friedkin went to some extraordinary lengths to abuse the cast. He fired off guns behind the actors to get the required startled effect. He was said to have slapped one actor across the face before rolling the camera. He even went as far as to put Linda Blair and Ellen Burstyn in harnesses and have crew members yank them violently. My documentary would be based on the unfortunate events that occurred throughout the filming and to investigate the so called 'Cursed' Cast and set of the film.
Tuesday, 24 March 2015
Unit 27
1) What do we mean by factual programmes?
A program that takes real life facts and stats and presents them truthfully.
2) Give some examples of the different types of factual programmes on TV.
Top Gear, Real House wifes of Orange county.
3) What is a Documentary?
A Documentary attempts to represent the world in a realistic style - using the creators opinion and point of view.
4) What are the different types of documentaries? Give examples to demonstrate your points.
- Observational documentaries: to simply and spontaneously observe lived life with no intervention.
- Participatory documentaries: Where you get involved
Watch the youtube link (https://youtu.be/FgcwEfYBZIs) identify and write down what you think are the conventions of a documentary.
- 'Real Footage' of events: all events shown are to be seen as real.
- Informative voiceover, expressing the 'right opinions'
- Natural sound and lighting.
- Interviews with experts that authenticate the message of the film.
- Archive footage that makes the documentary look more realistic.
- Non-diegetic sound to emphasise a scene.
Watch the youtube video (https://youtu.be/6JL9j9xv9Ms) identify and write down what you think are the conventions of a news bulletin.
- Studio new readers: the main reporters/presenters.
- Visual codes: the presenter is always dressed professionally, clean shaven, presentable haircut.
- Vox pops: interviews by members of the public.
- Graphics: usually showing quantitive data.
Accuracy, Bias, Representation:
Accuracy:
- Truth (How something is)
- Cant lie (It would be non factual)
- How can it be accurate if planning is required?
Bias:
- Leaning towards own opinion
- One sided
- Unbiased so that you get fact
Representation:
- How IT is shown (It = topic, person, issue)
Positive value of factual programmes
It DOES give information and widens knowledge of general topics. Gives more insight to a different life. Some factual programmes are entertaining. To Create empathy which urges the audience help. Encourage social and political change: bring the issue to the public notice.
Accuracy, Bias, Representation (Benefit street):
Accuracy:
- Fly on the wall style (Participants are on benefits)
- Some participants were duped into thinking the program was about community spirit
Bias:
- Selection of clips are always infront of camera, we dont see behind the scenes
- Some participants were duped into thinking the program was about community spirit
Representation:
- Scrounger labeling
- From their POV so gives accurate representation
- Some participants were duped into thinking the program was about community spirit
ITV Program: Exposure - Fake ITV Game clip:
The footage used is from a game clip, this puts ITV in a bad light and makes them look fraudulent and fake. Which is true? The Viewers are also effected because the older viewers that probably dont recognise the game are seeing what they think to be this awful shooting. The respect for the people that actually died in the 1988 shooting is lost. Its horrible to think ITV put what they thought was good footage over the life of soldiers. Also people will question the accuracy and liability of future programmes. The event is completely misrepresented.
Frozen planet Polar bear gate
(CLICK FOR LINK)
Accuracy:
- People will question the accuracy and liability of future programmes.
Bias:
Representation:
- Misrepresenting Natural habitat
https://docs.google.com/document/d/13zE5tcDrelLXsFsh9-2XgEUGAtAuhM0c-SwRIJH42jM/edit?usp=sharing
Assignment 1: 20th of April
Accuracy Definition (p)
Bias Example (m)
Representation Impact (d)
Documentary - modes (p)
examples (m)
why used (d)
News - Explain Conventions (p)
News - Explain Conventions (p)
Examples (m)
why used (d)Thursday, 12 March 2015
MARC
script - 20th century fox, everyone's heard of them and if you haven't then well where have you been? they have made hundreds of hugely successful films over the years these include X-men, alien, avatar, die hard and so on and many of these films have been successful enough to spawn multiple sequels so they must know how to make a movie right ?
a lot of their competition comes from other studios such as warner bros or disney as both these also make superhero films and 20th century fox currently hold the rights to one of the biggest superhero franchises 'X-men' this is where a lot of their revenue come from so the other companies who also make big superhero blockbusters threaten to take this audience away from them,obviously 20th century fox are owned by someone, obviously and this is where it gets abit confusing they are owned by a company called 20th century fox.. oh no wait sorry 21st century fox, see told you its confusing. 21st century fox also on a ton of other sometimes a bit random companies, i mean they own National geographic channel they even own a tv channel in portugal the philippines and Benelux i mean if thats not random i don't know what is. thats not everything they own but thats just a little sample as if i had to read the full list this could turn out being a full length motion picture and no one wants that. on a more serious note 20th century fox are a horizontal and vertical conglomerate this means they can make a film distribute it and show it, it also means that they have a wide range of different companies that they've bought for example they own sky italia and then they own fox college sports and something called shine tv all these companies are very random and show that they are both vertically and horizontally integrated. Money, in the end thats what it all comes down to everything today really is based on how much money you have or don't have, 21st century fox are worth a total of $54.793 billion dollars, well i think i know which company i want to work for when i'm older, this also shows that they are massively successful as last year they were only worth about $50 billion dollars so they have increased their worth by $4billion dollars in just one year, i wish they told me how to make that much yearly, now there are some people who are getting a bit worried about the sizes and worth these companies as they are some of the most powerful and influential companies on the planet lets just hope none of them try a world takeover, people are concerned because there are these big companies that own a wider variety of different things and they think they are too powerful but i think that its actually better that all these companies have a big host company as if they didn't there would be loads of different companies most of which wouldn't of survived without the help of these bigger companies so in a way the big conglomerates are actually saving many of the smaller studios and companies that would go out of business without the financial support
BBC script/research
The BBC everyone knows who the BBC are or you will of definitely heard of a show that was made by them doctor who? or strictly come dancing they make dozens of tv shows every year, they are a bit different to other channels such as itv or channel 4. they are a publicly funded tv channel unlike these other channels, this means that they get all their funding for their shows and show on from people paying a tv licence if you own a tv and use it to watch normal tv you have to pay this it costs £145.50 for a colour tv license and £49 for a non-colour one this cost is for the full year. The BBC is a business and is structured in this way- first of all is the royal charter it explicitly recognizes the bbc's editorial independence and sets out its public services then its the bbc trust which sets the strategic direction of the bbc and has a clear duty to represent the interests of license fee payers, so pretty much everyone then, the trust sets purpose remits, issues service licenses and holds the executive board to account to account for its performance in delivering BBC services, the trust works closely with national audience councils to understand the needs and concerns of audiences. then its the executive.
HARRY
The executive board is responsible for the operational management of the BBC. Directors from across the bbc contribute to the leadership of the organization as part of an executive team. and last but in no way least is the Media regulators, government responsibility for broadcasting and creative industries in the whole of the uk lies with the department for culture media and sport (DCMS), theres also OFCOM is the independent regulator and competition is authority for the UK communications industries with responsibilities across Television,radio, telecommunications and wireless communications services. Now is the BBC successful? well they haven't been around for 90+ years for nothing they are probably the biggest company in the entire UK, from the year 2013-2014 they made a total of £5.006 billion pounds in that one year alone this is doubly impressive as they are publicly owned , recently the bbc have been under fire from the press regarding Jeremey clarkson and His show 'Top Gear' its all come about because Jeremy clarkson was already under a lot of scrutiny from the bbc as he already caused a commotion the previous year, so when all this came about the bbc was under fire heavily from the press about what they were going to do about as they were already getting complaints, but the problem is The show Top Gear is definitely one of the Channels biggest money makers and losing jeremy Clarkson would result in the number of viewers the show gets to drop rapidly.
Some argue that the licence fee is outdated and should be scrapped; others that it should stay but be distributed beyond the BBC. It's right that these issues are debated and that we engage with the counter-views. I think there are four basic tests for the BBC's funding mechanism: universality and social value, great programmes at an affordable price, creative sector investment, and independence. The BBC licence fee should be replaced by a broadcasting levy on all households with additional “subscription” payments a possibility, an influential committee of MPs has found. Personally BBCs competition are channels that 1-4 because these are the channels that are the original competitors and also are the main channels from the same region. It wouldn't make sense to match BBC and say FOX together because they have different audiences and shows. BBC provide us with Eastenders where as BBC rivals ITV provide us with coronation street. Both channels have their own news program, own chat shows and more. ITV Are commonly known for being favoured however BBC are a much wider spread.The BBC have found new technology called the stage box... Stagebox is a revolutionary new internet-based technology designed to reduce the number of wired connections and therefore the cost of high definition multi-camera productions.
Thursday, 5 March 2015
Unit 8 Assignent 3
What is the structure of the film industry?
A film goes through a variety of processes; development, production, distribution and exhibition.
During the Development Process, the project producer selects a story and identifies its theme and underlying message. They then break down the story in a step outline, concentrating on the dramatic structure. A treatment is made, describing the story, its mood and characters. The next step is to write a screenplay and then assess its potential with the film market. Picking actors and directors that will target a specific audience. A pitch is made to show potential financiers actors and directors. If the film gets a green-light, it will then progress into pre-production. Pre-production is the step by step plan of how to make the film, the production company is created and the production office established. The producer then hires a crew, which varies in numbers depending on the films budget. Once all these targets are met, the film goes into production. In Production, the film is created and shot. More crew is hired and they arrive on set/location ready to film. The set construction, dressing and lighting are usually set up in advance. This process is repeated again and again until the filming is finished. Throughout Post-production the film is assembled by the film editor. The sound and dialogue is edited, along with the music and sound effects. Any visual-graphics are added and the film is combined into a complete picture. Distribution is the final stage where the film is released to cinemas and film festivals, broadcast online or sold on demand to platforms like Netflix.
What is the structure of TV?
Is made up of publicly funded, commercial and on demand channels.
- Publicly funded: BBC - paid by viewers, license fee.
- Commercial channels: ITV - Sponsorship/advertisements.
- Paid subscription: on demand channels - Netflix, Amazon Prime, Sky, Virgin.
- Publicly funded on demand channels - BBC iPlayer.
- Commercial on demand channels - ITV Player.
The Future of the Television Industry:
Media Conglomerates:
Is when one company owns media services and products from different types of media.
Walt Disney Company.
Publicly funded:
Funded through tax money. I.e. the public pay through their taxes.
BBC.
Globalisation:
The process of international integration of world news, products, ideas and other aspects of culture.
The rise of the internet.
Commercial Channels:
Funded by the revenue from broadcast advertisements.
ITV.
World Service:
The international broadcaster, is currently funded by grant-in-aid through Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the British Government.
BBC World Service.
Cross Media:
Is the combination of two or more companies of different types usually involving a parent company.
Sky.
On demand channels:
A service provided by the channel so viewers can watch programmes from the channel online.
4oD.
Local:
Usually refers to the local area.
BBC Radio Manchester.
Franchise:
Ownership of the characters and setting of a film, video game, book, etc.
National:
Owned, controlled or financially supported by the state.
Channel 4.
Public Service broadcasting:
Network is obliged to broadcast programming of public importance, including news, current affairs, children's religious programming as well as party election broadcasting on behalf of the major political parties and political events.
BBC 1.
Which company makes it?
Created by Seth Mcfarlane it airs on Fox TV Owned by News cooperation
What is Commercial TV?
Walt Disney:
Sony Pictures
Who owns them?
A company called 21st century fox has owned the company since
How much are they and there conglomerate worth?21st century fox is worth $54.793 billion
A film goes through a variety of processes; development, production, distribution and exhibition.
During the Development Process, the project producer selects a story and identifies its theme and underlying message. They then break down the story in a step outline, concentrating on the dramatic structure. A treatment is made, describing the story, its mood and characters. The next step is to write a screenplay and then assess its potential with the film market. Picking actors and directors that will target a specific audience. A pitch is made to show potential financiers actors and directors. If the film gets a green-light, it will then progress into pre-production. Pre-production is the step by step plan of how to make the film, the production company is created and the production office established. The producer then hires a crew, which varies in numbers depending on the films budget. Once all these targets are met, the film goes into production. In Production, the film is created and shot. More crew is hired and they arrive on set/location ready to film. The set construction, dressing and lighting are usually set up in advance. This process is repeated again and again until the filming is finished. Throughout Post-production the film is assembled by the film editor. The sound and dialogue is edited, along with the music and sound effects. Any visual-graphics are added and the film is combined into a complete picture. Distribution is the final stage where the film is released to cinemas and film festivals, broadcast online or sold on demand to platforms like Netflix.
What is the structure of TV?
Is made up of publicly funded, commercial and on demand channels.
- Publicly funded: BBC - paid by viewers, license fee.
- Commercial channels: ITV - Sponsorship/advertisements.
- Paid subscription: on demand channels - Netflix, Amazon Prime, Sky, Virgin.
- Publicly funded on demand channels - BBC iPlayer.
- Commercial on demand channels - ITV Player.
The Future of the Television Industry:
- The British TV industry is at risk from US tech and media giants, says channel 4 chief.
- TV has become a combat vehicle for tech and mobile companies and platforms to compete with each other.
- Creativity will be sacrificed for profit.
- Channel 4 and the BBC are the only bulwark against the US media moguls.
- ITV and channel 4 channel this notion because they are already a commercial channel and will lose money.
- More of an impact on commercial channels rather than public funding.
In my opinion, I feel like this change will massively impact the British TV industry, mainly because we know our target audience better than anyone else. If the US take over, we may lose that connection and our creativity will be subsided for generic, cash grabbing garbage.
Media Conglomerates:
Is when one company owns media services and products from different types of media.
Walt Disney Company.
Publicly funded:
Funded through tax money. I.e. the public pay through their taxes.
BBC.
Globalisation:
The process of international integration of world news, products, ideas and other aspects of culture.
The rise of the internet.
Commercial Channels:
ITV.
World Service:
The international broadcaster, is currently funded by grant-in-aid through Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the British Government.
BBC World Service.
Cross Media:
Is the combination of two or more companies of different types usually involving a parent company.
Sky.
On demand channels:
A service provided by the channel so viewers can watch programmes from the channel online.
4oD.
Local:
Usually refers to the local area.
BBC Radio Manchester.
Franchise:
Ownership of the characters and setting of a film, video game, book, etc.
National:
Owned, controlled or financially supported by the state.
Channel 4.
Public Service broadcasting:
Network is obliged to broadcast programming of public importance, including news, current affairs, children's religious programming as well as party election broadcasting on behalf of the major political parties and political events.
BBC 1.
New Technology:
Ultra 4K, 3D television, Portable hard drive, Tablets/Smart phones, Advanced PC/laptop, Netflix,
Google glass, Sky go - record anywhere, Voice commands, Illegal Streaming, The Internet, 4D, IMAX, High FPS, Digital.
TV:
What is your favourite TV program?
Family Guy
Which company makes it?
What is Commercial TV?
Commercial TV is the broadcasting of television programs by privately owned corporate media.
What is publicly funded TV?
Publicly funded TV is funded from license fees, individual contributions, public and commercial financing.
What is TV on demand?
On demand is TV made available by UK broadcasters. It allows viewers to catch up on their shows online for free.
How many people are employed in television in the UK?
Around 75,000
Give an example of an independently funded TV company:
Channel 5
Who regulates TV in the UK?
Ofcom
Film:
What's the last film you have seen?
Lion King
Which company made it?
Disney
Who owns the company?
Walt Disney
Who are the big 6 film companies in the United States?
- Time Warner
- The Walt Disney Company
- Comcast
- Sony
- 21st Century Fox
- Viacom
Conglomerate Research:
Big time companies are owned by Bigger conglomerates, Such as Disney Owning Pixar. Sony Owning Sony pictures. There are two ways you can define the structure of your conglomerate. A vertical structure we call vertical integration. When the two or three stages of production are owned. SO if the conglomerate owns a company that can make a film, distribute a film, market it and exhibit a film. To be classes as vertically integrated a conglomerate has to own a film studio, if we argue our conglomerate is vertically integrated we have to prove they own a production company.They either have to own two or three of thee stages, either a distribution company or an exhibition company. Distribution is getting the film out there, marketing, selling on dvd etc. For example Buena Vista is a distribution company disney owns.
A Conglomerate can also be structured Horizontally integrated. Horizontal means the conglomerate own a range of companies, it will own different media outputs not just films, for example, newspaper, book publishing company, television, website, music labels and TV channels. This means they go the other way. Vertical is a straight line, make it and market it. Horizontal sees things and thinks we'll take that, that and that. This proves they are horizontally integrated
Vertical:
Horizontal:
Both:
Disney
21st Century Fox
Sony0
Script Notes for Film Section of Blog
- Introduce film company and what are they are famous for.
- What are some of their most successful box office films
- Who are their competition
- How are they structured
- How much money is the conglomerate worth?
- What debates are there about the power of a few media companies? What is your opinion?
- What new technologies have they developed
- What technology development do you think is next for film?
My Job in blog is to prove if they are horizontally integrated
My Job in the blog is to prove if they are vertically integrated.
Walt Disney:
What are there famous films and successful box office results?
- The Avengers: $623,289,552
- Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest: $423,563,812
- Finding Nemo: $380,569,376
- The Sixth Sense: $283,906,304
Are they a conglomerate, what other companies do they own?
Walt Disney is the third largest media conglomerate in the world. They own various companies such as:
- Marvel
- Lucas arts
- ABC Television Network
- Touchstone
- Miramax
Sony Pictures
What are there famous films and successful box office results?
- Amazing Spiderman: $757,806,390
- Amazing Spiderman 2: $709,070,671
- The Smurfs: $563,749,323
- Ghostbusters: $295,234,630
- 21 Jump street: $201,642,000
Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. (SPE) is the American entertainment subsidiary of Japanese multinational technology and media conglomerate Sony.
Sony is the conglomerate behind Sony Pictures
Entertainment. Its major studio subsidiary is Columbia Pictures. The company is also friendly to independent producers with its own arthouse division that is called Sony Pictures Classics. The company, through its distribution subsidiary called Screen Gems, also backs genre and B movie producers. With a 17 percent share of the entire US and Canadian markets, Sony is considered as the biggest studio these days. It also owns companies and prominent film brands like Tri Star Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Destination Films, Triumph Films, Stage 6 Films and Affirm Films.
Entertainment. Its major studio subsidiary is Columbia Pictures. The company is also friendly to independent producers with its own arthouse division that is called Sony Pictures Classics. The company, through its distribution subsidiary called Screen Gems, also backs genre and B movie producers. With a 17 percent share of the entire US and Canadian markets, Sony is considered as the biggest studio these days. It also owns companies and prominent film brands like Tri Star Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Destination Films, Triumph Films, Stage 6 Films and Affirm Films.
Sony pictures revenue is a average 8 billion.
20th Century Fox
What are there famous films and successful box office results?
- X-Men days of future past: $748,482,983
- Avatar: $2,787,965,087
- Alien: $557,182,615
- Die Hard: $140,494,293
- Fight club: $100,694,430
A company called 21st century fox has owned the company since
2013This conglomerate owns multiple different things here’s a link to a full - LINK
How much are they and there conglomerate worth?21st century fox is worth $54.793 billion
Thursday, 26 February 2015
Development of Editing
Jump Cut
A jump cut is a cut in film editing in which two sequential shots of the same subject are taken from camera positions that vary only slightly. This type of edit gives the effect of jumping forwards in time. It is a manipulation of temporal space using the duration of a single shot, and fracturing the duration to move the audience ahead.
Cutting on Action
Cutting on action or matching on action refers to film editing and video editing techniques where the editor cuts from one shot to another view that matches the first shot's action.
J&L Cuts
An J&L cut, also known as a split edit, is an edit transition from one shot to another in film or video, where the picture and sound are synchronized but the transitions in each are not coincident.
Montage
A montage is a collection of clips thrown together to usually show a time scale or to speed up a process. For example, people waking up, showering, eating breakfast and getting dressed are something that are commonly presented in the form of a montage
1903 - Great Train Robbery
Praised for displaying effective use of editing and photography technique. the film was shot with very few cuts, framed like a theatre play and the camera was staged to it looked like it was filming a theatre production.
The 180 Degree Rule
A Rule in the flow of editing that involves the position of the camera should never change the right to left positioning of characters in a scene. This is because of
Wednesday, 25 February 2015
Unit 8 Assignment 2
Why are there certain things young people shouldn't watch?
The debate we had where we put things in order of should and shouldn't be seen on TV showed some odd but interesting results. People swung towards not showing abortions on TV, however, they're legal? So why shouldn't it be shown? Things like that seem to be hidden to stop encouraging people to do things like that, BUT its legal? so why? The same goes for execution. People will moan forever and a day for people to be executed and will say "he deserves to be executed" and stuff like that...But wont want it on TV? BUT WHY? If its a legal thing and people want it to happen, people should be prepared for it to be made publicly viewable. Racism and homophobic opinions are on the fence. People want it to be recognised and be made aware and show the negatives but not glamourised which is totally correct. people should know whats said and happens however it shouldn't be shown as positive.
- A child's viewpoint could be warped.
- They will copy what they see.
- They may believe certain factors to be true.
- They wont be able to understand it.
- Some films steal children's innocence.
Ethics:
Ethics are what we view as right and wrong and how we perceive things, Ethical is when something is correct and recognised as positive and Unethical is when something is commonly seen as a negative action.
E.g. Killing is wrong but it is ok to kill guilty people. Killing animals for food, vs. testing products on animals.
Our beliefs and ethics are affected by our upbringing, personal experiences and media.
What good morals in TV:
From Dexter to Teletubbies, a wide variety of shows use different narratives to teach us right from wrong. Dexter is more complex, delving into religious beliefs; an eye for an eye.
What programs teach us good Bad morals?
- Ex on the beach
- Geordie shore
- 16 and pregnant
- Breaking Bad
- House of Cards
- Skins
- The Inbetweeners
Big Brother:
What behaviour raises some questions and morals about ethics
This argument is showing bullying, we see its bullying as the camera cuts to all of Jade goodies friends chuckling away and Shilpa Shetty looking victimised and being singled out. Which there's no denying when the viewer is watching it, it makes for good TV. It might seem just like a house argument when its being viewed, HOWEVER, after you watch it and people will talk about it then hits quite hard hitting and abit of a realisation that it wasn't funny and shouldn't of been seen as entertainment, it was plain bullying and knowing what we know now about jade and the situation it was based on race? IF the argument was to happen with a white house member the racial under tone wouldn't be there and the argument wouldn't of been half as bad? We'll never know, but i definitely think that is the case, who knows.
Why would Channel 4 show this
Channel 4 showed this clip because they see it as an argument, therefor its a viewing point, people being people they want to see drama and as bad as it sounds people want to see upset and domestics. However, i think people thought this to be over the top (which it was) but channel 4 didn't see it as that bad when they were airing it? They probably thought this is a nice little argument that will spark some controversy and be all over papers and bring attention and viewers to the show, which in all fairness it did. It backfired however because channel 4 got in heaps of trouble and allot of respect was lost for the actual Big Brother show.
What is the reaction for this clip
As bad as it sounds, when i was watching it i obviously thought it was a one sided argument and was wrong however, its enticing? it makes you want to watch. However after it was turned off and we debated and spoke about the clip it makes you think, well....that was actually really awful and over the top. But at the time your just so shocked by whats being said and how heated the argument is over something so small you have to watch it?
Should TV and Film be more ethical + Can TV and Film be blamed for the slipping ethics of society?
Me personally i think TV is fine how it is, we've gone this long with no real issues, obviously there HAS been issues related to TV but 90% of people with common sense wont take after a program they've watched or go out and kill someone because they've seen it on TV. That has happened for example the Jamie Bulger Incident which was 'inspired' from Childs Play 3. But as i said, its such a minority the ratio isn't even close. If you sat 100 people in a room and showed them a show or film that was seen as a negative influence, not one person would go out and repeat something serious like a murder out of it. Its a major minority. But thats just the darker things. There's much simpler things such as Geordie shore trying to represent going out and ruining your liver and sleeping around is this golden life style. So i suppose TV Could be a little more ethical because more people would maybe be a little less encouraged to be morons. However, at the same time. I think people are in control of their own mind and make the choice to be indoctrinated by what they see or hear on TV. However, you can just scrap multi million dollar shows and films just because 5 people out of the millions that watch it go out and do something daft. As far as the slipping of Society goes i think it goes way past whats on TV. You cant blame TV and Film when there's careless parents, drugs, drink and everything else that shapes people into bad/negative beings. If you took a murder and asked him what makes his mind work that way the chances of him saying TV are slim? The chances of him saying his upbringing is allot more realistic and plausible.
BBFC
The BBFCs rating are slightly shocking...but are they? Its fine saying you can only get away with saying "Twat" and "F***" in a 12 rated film and thats like, oh wow. 12 years old and thats suitable. But then there's 12 year olds that sit in parks drinking cider and being hooligans around their local area... So, is it really to young to have a few swear words? not really in my opinion. I think people see 'kids' as innocent and young and dont know what a swear word is, but in this day and age they're all just as bad as eachother and would surprise allot of people if people actually knew what kids were saying and doing
Clockwork Orange
"Disturbed though we were by the first half of the film, which is basically a statement of some of the problems of violence, we were, nonetheless, satisfied by the end of the film that it could not be accused of exploitation: quite the contrary, it is a valuable contribution to the whole debate about violence".
The whole clockwork orange debate was it was too violent and people thought it was promoting violence and would be copied, also
Freaks
Juno
Fightclub
Clockwork Orange
"Disturbed though we were by the first half of the film, which is basically a statement of some of the problems of violence, we were, nonetheless, satisfied by the end of the film that it could not be accused of exploitation: quite the contrary, it is a valuable contribution to the whole debate about violence".
The whole clockwork orange debate was it was too violent and people thought it was promoting violence and would be copied, also
Freaks
Juno
Fightclub
Thursday, 5 February 2015
Unit 8 Assignment 4
The video below is my Show Reel
Video Editor
The role of a video editor strikes me the most as its something i personally enjoy doing, The pay seems slightly above average, however its not a bad pay at all for something so enjoyable. It would also help you with new skills as in college or at home youre limited to what you can use...where as if this was your job you'd have funding etc and the ability to buy much more expensive things and open your horizon a little bit with your creativity. Also it says its in London which of course is the capital of England and known as one of the more successful places in Europe. Quite allot of big names have come out of London, maybe you'd be working with some of these bigger names? A Job like this could really have allot of twists and turns that could get you more recognised etc and just be an amazing opportunity.
The role of a video editor strikes me the most as its something i personally enjoy doing, The pay seems slightly above average, however its not a bad pay at all for something so enjoyable. It would also help you with new skills as in college or at home youre limited to what you can use...where as if this was your job you'd have funding etc and the ability to buy much more expensive things and open your horizon a little bit with your creativity. Also it says its in London which of course is the capital of England and known as one of the more successful places in Europe. Quite allot of big names have come out of London, maybe you'd be working with some of these bigger names? A Job like this could really have allot of twists and turns that could get you more recognised etc and just be an amazing opportunity.
Social Media Producer
A social media producer is responsible for promoting the social media accounts for a network, for example if you work for ITVs social media team you are in charge of interacting with the public, wether it be responding to peoples tweets or releasing posters online etc. Usually the social media producer is in charge of the suite for a company. SO For example ITV might have 6 different channels and then 6 different social media accounts, one per channel. So you'd be the 'chief' and have a media team under your wing to help you out. This job would definitely be interesting. Being in charge of a media account must sound abit boring to some people but to me i think being in charge of whats being sent out socially is a big deal? Its something id happily do, i dont know if thats because im young and my 'generation' revolves around social media, and then we i get older i might find it annoying and boring, but at my current state/age its something id be more than happy to do as a living?
Graphic Designer
A graphic designer is responsible for designing the illustrations used by a company, for example maybe the companies logo? the companies promotional posters? and so on. The job iv found is in manchester, which for me would be convenient. Its £10 an hour which is just under double the average wage which is usually £5-6.50 so £10 an hour is a good pay for such an enjoyable job. The actual job advert states they produce bespoke commerical and social productios that innovate inspire and create suistainable change. This is quite a reassuring thing to read for someone that wants to apply for this job as it tells them what you'd be upto and what the companies about as a whole. Overall an amazing job to have if its your scene and could open up a MASSIVE pathway for you.
SHORT COURSES
The hyperlink above is a link to a Adobe after effects short course introduction, this would be an option for me as im not going to University so a course like this would keep my skills at a modern standard. This course covers basic skills such as adjustment layers and filters and other basic skills like key-framing, these are skills im already pretty comfertable with but im sure theres new things i could learn on a short course like that.
This course touches the basics of editing, it touches on, Fundamental elements of graphic design, Design vocabulary, Fundamentals of Adobe Photoshop, Abstraction of ideas, Coherent representations. This is basically all the standard things you'd require to go down the graphics path, The photoshop part is probably the most important part of the course as its the most noticed software in the graphic industry. This course WOULD appeal to me however i prefer editing over graphic design so id probably stay in my own lane and carry on down the editing path
This course is all about typography which iv fiddled around with myself a few times, I used typography in our Healthy Eating Documentary to stress that fast food is everywhere and who are the main consumers. It played out really well and looked fairly professional for a college student. This course itself is mainly about designing Logos in a typographic way. This course WOULD help me as my knowledge is very bland and basic on the typographic front. i know the bare minimum so a course like this would help me grasp a better knowledge of typographic things and how to produce better things.
Social media marketing is a short course that rotates around
how to create a social media strategy to build your business and online marketing campaign. You will learn the tools you need to build a network and run social media campaigns on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other platforms...
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