A single film maker is sitting in a lift of a London tower block observing the inhabitants and speaking with them getting to know them, what they are like and their respective histories.
The film may seem as "It's just a man in lift recording people with a camera" but it's not as Marc Isaacs gets to know the people in the lift what they do in their daily lives, such as them going to or coming from the pub. there are several people who live in the building that he appears to develop a connection with. Very good film with an out of the box premise that you would assume to be dull but isn't.
I believe that 'The Lift' is an interactive documentary because it features the camera operator builds a rapport with people living in the tower block getting to know them as people and their habits.
Tuesday, 27 September 2016
27/09/2016 - documentary pitch result
Yesterday I gave my pitch for a documentary however it was quickly thrown out because it was more of an advertisement for the course. so my tutor instead made the entire pitch for me, Much to my embarrassment, A documentary about me which most of the group agreed with her throwing in additional ideas.
The pitches that came before and after my own involved a documentary about how some music groups don't reach stardom, about wrestling, about the social stigma about being a teenage mother, the difference of premier football leagues against the smaller leagues, about young people's journey into politics, the people who claim to be able to commune with spirits, foster families.
There were some very good ideas pitched but the way they were pitched was that was quite loosely presented as the people making the pitch were focussing on the wrong aspects and weren't giving the correct details.
The pitches that came before and after my own involved a documentary about how some music groups don't reach stardom, about wrestling, about the social stigma about being a teenage mother, the difference of premier football leagues against the smaller leagues, about young people's journey into politics, the people who claim to be able to commune with spirits, foster families.
There were some very good ideas pitched but the way they were pitched was that was quite loosely presented as the people making the pitch were focussing on the wrong aspects and weren't giving the correct details.
Wednesday, 21 September 2016
Unit 62- digital video production for interactive media
Task 1- Uses of Interactive media
Interactive media has many functions. it's primary method are videos. other forms include photos, sound bites, and gifs. there are many websites that use videos as an advertisement for various products such as movie trailers, and or sneak previews, or to show some kind of new health care/ hygiene product.
Interactive media has many functions. it's primary method are videos. other forms include photos, sound bites, and gifs. there are many websites that use videos as an advertisement for various products such as movie trailers, and or sneak previews, or to show some kind of new health care/ hygiene product.
Task 2
All websites that use Interactive media
All websites that use Interactive media
When uploading to YouTube the preferred video file format include MP4, MP3 and .MOV and the recommended video resolutions are 240p, 360p, 480p, 720p
Thursday, 16 June 2016
unit 8: Task 2- flowchart
Unit 8: BBC codes of practice
Above are photos of the poster I made explaining the BBC's Codes of Practice.
Wednesday, 15 June 2016
Unit 26 - assignment 2 task 2 - Producers and their Audiences
This task I am going to talk about my favourite film Star Wars The Force Awakens and about it's production and it's marketing strategy.
The producer (Kathleen Kennedy) identified the target audience by knowing who the audience of the previous films were. The audience was attracted by not only the name but the promise of a return to form for the Franchise after the Prequel trilogy failed plot wise. The Producers targeted a teenage audience by getting the film a 12 A rating it received this rating by submitting it to the BBFC for certification and guidance on how to make it a 12 A film
The general consensus from the target audience for the new film was that there needed to be more practical effects, and sets unlike the prequels which was mainly green screen and digital effects.
The film is set thirty years after Return of the Jedi, It features both the cast of the Original trilogy and new cast as well. the plot of the film is about making sure that a map to Luke Skywalker does not fall into the hands of the Evil Galactic Empire's fanatical successors The First Order. The main stars of the film are Daisy Ridley who portrays Rey a desert scavenger who takes her first steps into a larger world, Finn a former storm Trooper who defected from the First Order, Poe Dameron an ace resistance Pilot whose round astromech Droid BB8 carries the map to Luke Skywalker, Kylo Ren a former Jedi apprentice who idolises Darth Vader.
the Film was distributed by The Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures across the US with 4000+ screens making it the biggest domestic release in all time across the United states. the Film made Sixty million dollars in pre-release ticket sales alone. and in the UK the film was shown on 2500+ screens and 670 cinemas in Ireland.
The film was marketed and advertised through various Books that filled in the gap between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens, trailers, the official merchandise for the film was released on Friday 4th of September 2015. The film was distributed worldwide by Walt Disney studios. The film's soundtrack was released December 18 2015.
the publicity for the Film started on November 18 2014 with the first teaser trailer a whole year before the film was released. but before that the title of the film was released earlier in the month and even before that there was a cast photo with Director JJ Abrams the photo was released onto social media and into various film magazines. further teaser trailers were released in the following months there were Comic-con appearances. Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher also appeared on Graham Norton's BBC chat show's Christmas special along with the newer cast members John Boyega and Daisy Ridley. which helped to create publicity. The Film was reviewed in newspapers and Film Magazines such as Empire Magazine and featured numerous alternate covers. the film also had numerous product tie-ins such as fruit, make-up this also generates attention and income
The Film was a financial success not only because of the marketing and advertising but also the fan base that Star wars possesses millions of fans world wide would come to watch it simply because it is a Star wars Movie like the prequel trilogy. The film in total grossed $2 billion worldwide
The Force Awakens was nominated for five academy Awards and 4 British Academy Film Awards where it won the award for Best Special Effects, It won five Awards of Empire Magazine's 21 film awards.
To build up to the film A series of comic books and novels were released that told the story of what happened after the conclusion of the original trilogy.
To also build up to the film's release there was a charity campaign set by Lucasfilm and Disney and the ones who donated the most would get to feature in the film as an extra
The producer (Kathleen Kennedy) identified the target audience by knowing who the audience of the previous films were. The audience was attracted by not only the name but the promise of a return to form for the Franchise after the Prequel trilogy failed plot wise. The Producers targeted a teenage audience by getting the film a 12 A rating it received this rating by submitting it to the BBFC for certification and guidance on how to make it a 12 A film
The general consensus from the target audience for the new film was that there needed to be more practical effects, and sets unlike the prequels which was mainly green screen and digital effects.
The film is set thirty years after Return of the Jedi, It features both the cast of the Original trilogy and new cast as well. the plot of the film is about making sure that a map to Luke Skywalker does not fall into the hands of the Evil Galactic Empire's fanatical successors The First Order. The main stars of the film are Daisy Ridley who portrays Rey a desert scavenger who takes her first steps into a larger world, Finn a former storm Trooper who defected from the First Order, Poe Dameron an ace resistance Pilot whose round astromech Droid BB8 carries the map to Luke Skywalker, Kylo Ren a former Jedi apprentice who idolises Darth Vader.
the Film was distributed by The Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures across the US with 4000+ screens making it the biggest domestic release in all time across the United states. the Film made Sixty million dollars in pre-release ticket sales alone. and in the UK the film was shown on 2500+ screens and 670 cinemas in Ireland.
The film was marketed and advertised through various Books that filled in the gap between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens, trailers, the official merchandise for the film was released on Friday 4th of September 2015. The film was distributed worldwide by Walt Disney studios. The film's soundtrack was released December 18 2015.
the publicity for the Film started on November 18 2014 with the first teaser trailer a whole year before the film was released. but before that the title of the film was released earlier in the month and even before that there was a cast photo with Director JJ Abrams the photo was released onto social media and into various film magazines. further teaser trailers were released in the following months there were Comic-con appearances. Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher also appeared on Graham Norton's BBC chat show's Christmas special along with the newer cast members John Boyega and Daisy Ridley. which helped to create publicity. The Film was reviewed in newspapers and Film Magazines such as Empire Magazine and featured numerous alternate covers. the film also had numerous product tie-ins such as fruit, make-up this also generates attention and income
The Film was a financial success not only because of the marketing and advertising but also the fan base that Star wars possesses millions of fans world wide would come to watch it simply because it is a Star wars Movie like the prequel trilogy. The film in total grossed $2 billion worldwide
The Force Awakens was nominated for five academy Awards and 4 British Academy Film Awards where it won the award for Best Special Effects, It won five Awards of Empire Magazine's 21 film awards.
To build up to the film A series of comic books and novels were released that told the story of what happened after the conclusion of the original trilogy.
To also build up to the film's release there was a charity campaign set by Lucasfilm and Disney and the ones who donated the most would get to feature in the film as an extra
Thursday, 9 June 2016
Unit 8 - Changes in film making technology
Below is the time line of how the history of the technology of film making and how things have changed
1897 - The first rotating camera for panning shots created for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
1898 - Double exposure of films is discovered.
1899 - The first use of animation in films
1899 - Changing the film's speed of motion first appeared.
1900 - Shot continuity definitively established by George Albert Smith and James Williamson
First reverse Angle cut used in 'Attack on a China Mission Station'
First five minute film created by James Williamson
1903 - The chase method of film making was extended by several British films.
The Great Train Robbery, the first film with multiple shots and locations was produced
1906 - 'The Story of the Kelly Gang', the first feature length film was produced in Australia.
1909 - The first feature length adaption of Les Misérables
1927 - The first non Silent Film was released.
1941 - 'Citizen Kane' sets the standard for modern day (war) films
1967 - Multiscreen now known as Imax was founded
1968 - MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) established to rate films
1976 - Rocky was the first film to use a training montage
1977 - the first Star Wars film was released and is now considered one of the most important films in the history of the medium
1977 - ILM (Industrial Light & Magic) created to provide the special effects for Star Wars and is now used
1982 - George Lucas establishes THX.ltd as a division of LucasFilm.ltd
1988 - 'Who framed Rodger Rabbit' was the first film to combine live action actors with hand drawn cartoons
1993 - Jurassic park was the first film to seamlessly mix CGI (Computer Generated Imagery) with life size models
1995 - Disney Pixar's 'Toy Story was the first feature length film to be made with CGI
2002 - First successful use of motion capture in 'Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers' with the character Gollum
2003 - 'The Matrix Revolutions' was the first live action film to be shot with Imax 3D cameras.
2009 - James Cameron's 'Avatar' became the highest grossing film of all time so far after his previous film 'Titanic'
1897 - The first rotating camera for panning shots created for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
1898 - Double exposure of films is discovered.
1899 - The first use of animation in films
1899 - Changing the film's speed of motion first appeared.
1900 - Shot continuity definitively established by George Albert Smith and James Williamson
First reverse Angle cut used in 'Attack on a China Mission Station'
First five minute film created by James Williamson
1903 - The chase method of film making was extended by several British films.
The Great Train Robbery, the first film with multiple shots and locations was produced
1906 - 'The Story of the Kelly Gang', the first feature length film was produced in Australia.
1909 - The first feature length adaption of Les Misérables
1927 - The first non Silent Film was released.
1941 - 'Citizen Kane' sets the standard for modern day (war) films
1967 - Multiscreen now known as Imax was founded
1968 - MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) established to rate films
1976 - Rocky was the first film to use a training montage
1977 - the first Star Wars film was released and is now considered one of the most important films in the history of the medium
1977 - ILM (Industrial Light & Magic) created to provide the special effects for Star Wars and is now used
1982 - George Lucas establishes THX.ltd as a division of LucasFilm.ltd
1988 - 'Who framed Rodger Rabbit' was the first film to combine live action actors with hand drawn cartoons
1993 - Jurassic park was the first film to seamlessly mix CGI (Computer Generated Imagery) with life size models
1995 - Disney Pixar's 'Toy Story was the first feature length film to be made with CGI
2002 - First successful use of motion capture in 'Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers' with the character Gollum
2003 - 'The Matrix Revolutions' was the first live action film to be shot with Imax 3D cameras.
2009 - James Cameron's 'Avatar' became the highest grossing film of all time so far after his previous film 'Titanic'
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