Production logo 1

We were going to call it 'Playdoh Productions' yet due to the copyright on 'playdoh' we came up with 'FishFace' as it was light hearted and fitted the theme of 'happy-go-lucky' and indie like the film opening.

3rd draft of our film opening

Question from e-books

Digital distribution and its effect on cinema on Prezi

Starting to create our production logo

Thursday after school and Friday morning we started to create our production logo out of playdough and settled with the name 'fish face productions' due to the copyright on playdough. With a mixture of film and photos of the letters and a playdough fish moving, we created our first draft of our production logo.

Simplifying a Section B Question

The issues raised by media ownership in contemporary media practice on Prezi

Filming today!

Today me and Megan went filming and for the first time in a long while has the weather not been cold! We managed to film an 'ending' to our opening and got some duplicate shots of the tracking shots from behind and in front as I ride the bike down the path in the park. We also recorded the birds tweeting and the leaves rustling as a sound bridge, as we found that when the shot jump cuts to when I press the button to change to the next song at the start of the opening, the background noise didn't seem to match the clip before hand.

Adding another character to our opening

Me and Megan talking about adding another character to our opening, specifically how we are going to film it, position it and the sound.

Hustle - The last ever series

The finale of the Hustle was on friday and I felt a sense of sadness, as one of my favourite TV dramas of all time finished. To end on a high they changed the structure of the programme round, starting with the end causing some unhappiness as I heard myself shouting 'they can't just kill off all the characters' as the gang are clearly shot several times. Yet Hustle did what Hustle does best by creating that ultimate twist at the end as everything seems to make sense, and you breathe a sigh of relief. What they did do which I found quite interesting was allow the characters to talk to the audience as 'Micky' the main con man, talked into the camera creating eye contact with the audience (as seen in the clip below). Hustle have always been known for they're rule breaking by using split screens and interesting editing techniques, yet always somehow keeping the verisimilitude, which I find extraordinary as I fail to see any other programme try and repeat it.

Production logo ideas

Here are a quick sketch of a few production logo ideas.

What I have noticed...

Whilst watching many UK TV dramas, Whitechapel to Hustle, I have noticed that many programmes break the 180 degree rule by rotating 360 degrees around two people having a conversation. Even though this is seen as damaging to the verisimilitude, I still find that it creates a sense of realism as the flow of the camera movement helps to show all angles of the conversation, allowing the audience to feel a part of it.

Film distribution in Birmingham

Cinema listings in Birmingham on Prezi

Vlog about what has being happening so far...

Definitions

These are three definitions key to section B of the exam:

PRODUCTION: making films

DISTRIBUTION: promoting films and getting them into cinemas and out on to DVD as well as any spin offs/related media products.

CONSUMPTION: people paying at the cinema, renting or buying DVDs and downloading and purchasing related products.

How to flip a clip on imovie

Problem sorted!

Filming today and our editing problem

Today me and Megan ventured out into the freezing cold to film and whilst editing later on that day, we noticed a potential problem...

Prezi on Class and Status within British TV Dramas

In this Prezi we discuss and analyse the representation of class and status within British TV Dramas. We used the programmes Doctor Who, Sherlock and Call the Midwife as all use different classes and statuses, represented in many different ways and in many different eras, showing how class and status changes depending on where you are, who you are and what you are.

Class and Status on Prezi

Film draft 2

He is our film draft 2, it has taken a lot of editing to get to the stage it is now, a lot of sweat and tears, but I think its really progressing! Still some glitches that need to be worked on, and a sort of ending without finalising it.

filming in the snow

We filmed in the snow today and yes, it was a real struggle! Me riding a bike in deep snow that started to turn into icy slush just made filming a whole lot longer, tiring, complicated and hard, especially due to not being able to push the trolley through the snow which acts as a dolly giving us the vital tracking shots we need. We tried to redo all the shots already taken to obtain a choppy look to our opening. Megan climbed the tree as per usual to obtain the aerial shot and well done to her as it was especially tricky due to the snow. We also took the tracking shots as best we can and static shots too as I rode along the path.

Vlog

This was taken whilst we were filming today.