In factual film making Accuracy is important because the point of a documentary is that it tells facts and if the fact are incorrect then the audience may misinterpret the events in another way that the documentary's creator did not intend. The job of a documentary is that it tells both sides of events in a balanced manner this ties into accuracy, bias and opinion and representation.
When making a documentary the interviewer and narrator must remain impartial and tell the documentary's story as an outsider and not let their opinion and bias towards the subject cloud what they are saying because that could make the documentary inaccurate.
when it come to documentary's, the producer must remain on topic and not veer off on a tangent. when making a documentary you must stay on the one subject that your documentary while you may add other pieces of information it must be relevant to the story of the documentary.
As stated above Opinion can either have a positive effect for the documentary or it could have a detrimental effect on the documentary. The point of a factual film such as documentary is to inform and persuade people of events. For example during the second World War England and it's allies were the ones who won and the Nazis lost the war so we vilify them (which I don't blame them for there was the slaughter of 16 million Jewish innocents) but imagine I the Allies lost the war and the Nazis won if they made the documentaries instead of us we would be the ones vilified not us.
Bias is like opinion it depends on your perspective on how events played out and what you think of the people involved or how you portray the events to the audience, for example when taking over Germany Adolf Hitler portrayed the Jewish people as villainous and twisted and Hitler blamed the Jews for the why the Germans lost the 1st world war as well as the economic crisis Germany faced in the 1920's. He manipulated the facts to suit his plans.
Representation is extremely important because it ties into both opinion and bias because your opinion and bias could lead to some one being mis-represented in the re-enactment footage of the documentary. for example say that the documentary was re-enacting investigation of a crashed airliner you or a war documentary you could portray some one as either an idiot or as some one completely vile and despicable. Portrayal is representation.
When interviewing people, one has to be careful not be too intrusive because the subject may be to sensitive for the contributor to speak about. it is important that you know where and when to push people or ask them the questions you want answering but the contributor is unwilling to give those answers.
when making a documentary the producer has a contract with the audience to tell the facts truthfully without mis-representing people, without bias influencing the production of the documentary and with partiality
Monday, 17 October 2016
Tuesday, 27 September 2016
13/09/16 - The Lift
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.
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.
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
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