Inspiration for binge drinking advert

This is a little video made by the NHS to show the idea of binge drinking and how there is a certain demographic following this 'tag' of being an uncontrollable drinker. It has given me inspiration and a few ideas for my own advert.

MALac

Completed edit of MALac!

The script was ultimately about a young lady tormenting a man. In order to do this, she has a MALac, an object in which the audience do not know purely to create suspense. The groups interpretation was to create a hallucination type dream sequence in which the audience are to suspect that the man is going crazy.

It was fun filming again; getting us back into thinking about shot types and everything that is involved into creating a film gave the mind a real good work out!

In terms of the feedback given,

1) A student mentioned that it reminded them of a scene out of Dr. Who or Torchwood.
2) Shot selection was misunderstood at times(was quite complex when it didn't need to be).
3) Needed a clearer backstory.
4) Location was good as it was different(not inside).
5) Editing was clever and effective.
6)Could have shot it earlier in the day, as it got fairly dark.
7) Big production feel at the start.

Say something political

Say something political

Coursework 1

'Discussing your place in multimedia in terms of your network and companies that you identify, that can be connected to that network and that you are interested in working with'.

I am pretty excited about this piece of coursework. It's all about identifying our networks in the media world; who our network is, where is it, how is it. This involves diagramming our network too!

At this current moment in time I'm building up a list of potential companies that I can get in contact with. Some include BBC nottingham, Blue cat productions, Videofeet and Giltbrook studios.

I intend to find around 25 companies ranging from small to large. In doing this, i will be then be able to reject the ones i am least interested in to create a tighter and more personal network.

Year two!!

The second year of uni is about to start and i am extremely excited to start working again.

Hope everyone has had a lovely summer!

Rationale for gaze

My main ideas and intentions in this project created were producing a film that was fairly originally and had not been thought of before. I wanted to create a film that was a challenge therefore changed the original script to make it more interesting. It was important to create visually pleasing camera shots and to make the audience laugh.

The methods were developed through creating an in depth storyboard which involved where the scenes would take place and what camera shots would be used. Videos were a source of visual research. The well-known ‘Misery bear’ videos on Youtube inspired us as a group greatly which made us want to change the girl from the script to a bear.

As I am a fairly quiet person, I wanted to be heard in the group and wanted a big role so I decided to be the cameraman as well as help to direct and produce what was going on during each scene. I believe that this helped me grow as an individual which was a positive as moving image has been my favourite module.

We were limited to shooting outside because the weather at the time was not great. Additionally when we did end up filming it was fairly windy at times.

It was hard to film the teddy as at times we had to re-shoot some scenes because the person holding the teddy got in the frame.

To solve the weather situation we looked in advance for the weathers situation and planned in depth on the days that we would film.

To solve the wind issue so we had to cover the microphone up with a jumper in order for the sound to be clear.

Ultimately I have learnt that working in a group where people don’t pull their weight can be a massive drawback to the final outcome. However the positives about working in a group are that everyone can express their ideas. Furthermore, it is interesting to work with people who know their roles well. For example, the producer knew what she was doing and told us what was happening next etc.

If I were to repeat this project, I would want to try another role. I would want to be the editor so that my skills will improve. Also, I would like to have more interest and involvement in sound as it is very important to get it right and sounding perfect.

I believe that the editing could be improved as at times seems a bit harsh cutting from one shot to another.

As the year is almost over, I really want to make short films in the summer. I have recently purchased a new DSLR which can record full HD videos so the majority of my spare time I will be out shooting and editing footage.

 I thoroughly enjoyed this module and hope to continue moving image next year.