In question 1(a) you need to write about your work for the Foundation Portfolio and Advanced Portfolio units and you may refer to other media production work you have undertaken.
1 (a) Describe how you developed research and planning skills for media production and evaluate how these skills contributed to creative decision making. Refer to a range of examples in your answer to show how these skills developed over time. [25]
Intro- question
As cw- research genre (chick flick) - film openings (Bridget Jones) on youtube - generic features (mise-en-scene)
-storyboard (we did description-get them done quickly and easily, lots of angles) changed our storyline alot developing it to be better.
-voiceover research - Bridget adn Angus
-THEORIES
A2 cw- prior knowledge helpful
-research and planning more precise - studying trailers/websites/posters - shot analysis/detail
Today we learnt about creativity. This type of creativity is random because I used random sources to produce it. I have created something new from something old.
4. How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?
blogger.com We used blogger to keep a record of all our research, ideas, planning, construction and evaluation.
jamendo.comThis is where we found our two soundtracks for the trailer. They were really easy to search for, just typing in a key word and then listening to them. Downloading them was pretty quick as well so we could get them into the trailer fast.
weebly.comThis is where we hosted our films website. It was free which is why we used it. Setting the page up was quite simple and editing the pages was easy once you got to used to where everything was. I think the overall outcome of the website looks the best it could, considering what the hosting site offered.
youtube.comWe used youtube for our research and distribution/advertising. Uploading the trailer took a while but already being a user of the site meant there were no problems. Using it for research, we embedded clips into our blog and powerpoints. We also used tubechop with them.
interactimage.com This is where we made the title for our film. I found it by searching 'font generator' in google. We tested out a few different fonts and colour combinations and then decided which looked best. The font we used was called 'a night for crocodiles' and has the connation of dripping blood.
Photoshop We used photoshop when creating the poster, pictures for the film and website, wallpapers for the website, and the titles.
The postmodern sensibility that anything can be considered cool in an ironic ‘I know it’s bad, but it’s so bad it’s good’ way.
I first heard this song on radio 1 and heard it played nearly everyday on radio 1 for a few weeks and I didn't really like it, thoght it was a bit repetitive, but when I went into to town and heard it played in Liquid I liked it and I think you just have to hear it in the right environment to like/appreciate it.
Work that is created based (entirely or in part) on older material. This incorporates sampling and will take you from the realms of hip hop culture transporting you finally in today’s modern fragmented musical landscape. You will have to listen to some of the artists to fully appreciate them and their work.
This is my favourite MIA song and when I saw 'Slumdog Millionaire' I thought it fit the film great especially the scene it was used in.
Its backing track is a sample from the 1982 song "Straight to Hell" by The Clash, while the chorus is based on that of the 1992 Wreckx-n-Effect song "Rump Shaker".
Another example...
Interpolation of Alphaville’s Forever Young sang by Mr. Hudson.
Audiences that are both niche and mainstream. E.g.: Radio 1, 1xtra, BBC6, XFM
The ways in which people engage and listen to music e.g.: iPod, DAB, mobile phones etc.
The legal issues surrounding sampling. (Led Zeppelin ‘borrowed’ heavily from old bluesmen and it took years for the songwriters to be credited and paid royalties. The same group took a hard-line stance initially to be sampled by hip hop groups.)
'Early sampling artists simply used portions of other artists' recordings, without permission; once rap and other music incorporating samples began to make significant money, the original artists began to take legal action, claiming copyright infringement.'
'One of the first major legal cases regarding sampling was with UK dance act M|A|R|R|S "Pump Up the Volume". As the record reached the UK top ten, producers Stock Aitken Waterman obtained an injunction against the record due to the unauthorized use of a sample from their hit single "Roadblock".'
'Vanilla Ice sampled the bassline of the 1981 song "Under Pressure" by Queen and David Bowie for his 1990 single "Ice Ice Baby". Freddie Mercury and David Bowie did not receive credit or royalties for the sample.'
Examples: the use of the drum introduction from Led Zeppelin's "When the Levee Breaks" in songs by the Beastie Boys, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Mike Oldfield, Rob Dougan, Coldcut, Depeche Mode and Erasure, and the guitar riffs from Foreigner's "Hot Blooded" in Tone-Loc's "Funky Cold Medina". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampling_(music)
The state of the music industry incorporating any recent developments that change how we access/ interact with music e.g.: Spotify, X Factor, iTunes, illegal downloading, free cds with newspapers etc.
Before starting Media last year I already had some experience of using Photoshop, iTunes and Blogspot.
I had used Photoshop to edit personal photos like from holidays to improve the quality, and also family photos. I used iTunes for my music and films because I've got an iPod, but I had never used a Mac before. I was also familiar with Blogspot as I had a couple of personal blogs and I also followed other blogs produced by my family.
When I started Media we had to do some preliminary tasks to learn how to use the equipment in school like the cameras, Macs, i-movie and Photoshop. By doing a 1 minute film for the preliminary task I learnt how to use the Macs and i-movie, editing the shots me and my group had filmed into a watchable sequence. Learning how to use Photoshop to produce a magazine was quite easy to learn but time consuming to make the actual product but I think the outcome of my work showed the previous skills I had using the program.
When I was my coursework in my first year of media I had to use i-movie more and also was introduced to Garageband. I got used to how to use i-movie quite easily and found editing easier as time went on. Using Garageband at first was difficult, finding the right sound, putting the sounds in the right pace and order and getting the volume right but I improved ..............
