Tuesday, 24 November 2009
Tuesday, 9 June 2009
unit 1: research techniques
Unit tasks:
1.1 Know about technologies ownership and funding in the television and film industries!
Market research is when a specific target audience is asked questions, to find out information on what they like, or if a new programme would appeal to them. Audience data- is the number of people taking part in the market research, for example a big quantity or a small quantity.
Audience awareness-To make people aware of your show you will need to advertise it. You will produce posters, adverts and even go on television shows to talk about it.
Product reach- is how many people will receive the programme/show, if it is regional only a small audience will see it compared to the show being shown all over England, where a huge audience will view it. BARB (Broadcasters’ Audience Research Board) is the organization responsible for providing the official measurement of UK television audiences used throughout the television industry. BARB has a weekly and monthly summary report which shows how many people watched certain channels. This is an example of a weekly report posted on the BARB website (see above).
Audience profiling-Another key part to market research is an audience profile. If your aiming a show at teens you will find out what they like and dislike and put it in a profile, this will help you sort out what to put in your show.
Consumer behaviour/attitudes- these are vital when creating a new show so you can relate it to your primary target audience; by making your characters say and do things like the target audience.
Competitor analysis-this is very important, so your company can stay one step ahead of other companies and their shows, if the BBC recently created a drama at sea you will make something different so the audience gets variety. Advertising placement is when a company researches the best way in which to advertise their show.
Production research includes a lot of information needed in order to create your show. When a company starts to think of a show they need to be aware of the content to put in it, such as what the character’s say and do or what the show is about.
Resources such as:
Personnel- Are the people working for you, for the best quality show you want the best people working for you, such as skilled editors and a good well-known director.
Talent- Talent are the actors in the show people will tune in to the show if an actor they like is in it, or if they are well known with acting awards.
Finance/cost- Before the company start hiring actors and personnel, they need to work out a budget from finance and costs, there is no point in making half of it and t hen running out of costs and funding.
Suppliers- To make a show, a company will need equipment such as cameras, tripods, objects for the show, they will need to find a reliable supplier, who is close to the location and fast at giving the correct equipment.
Facilities/Locations- If the show needs some shots in a forest, the crew will need to find a suitable area and get permission to film their this will make the show more realistic then shooting it all in a studio.
Logistical support- this is how the equipment used will be transported, between sets or locations, in television there is a list of people’s different responsibilities and what they have to move. If I have a tripod I might need three people to carry it.
Placement is also used in production research.
Broadcast- this is where and when a show will be broadcast and on what channel. If your show is aimed at children it wouldn’t be suitable to have it on after the watershed but in the morning and during the day would be suitable as young children wont be at school and will watch it.
Web cast- a web cast will be used so if people missed a show they can watch it online. Though it cannot be downloaded to an I-pod
Pod cast- a pod cast can be downloaded to an I-pod so the viewer can watch it where ever and whenever they want
Audience- this can vary on the intended target audience for example teens could be the primary target audience and early teens the secondary target audience.
applying a rang of research methods:
Resource procedures- i have used search engines, such as google to gain information such as in the single camera unit, to find lists of dramas and find out if they were single or multi camera format.
Types of research-
for my advertising unit i had to do a survey/questionnaire to find out what my target audience like in advertisements, this piece of quantitative research enabled me to apply to my advert. This is also a primary source of research as i carried it out myself.
I have also taken part in a focus group to discus what adverts are currently liked and why we like them, this helped me to look at my advert to make it better and likeable.
Secondary sources: I have looked at published statistics such as on the BARB website to used in my work, such as numbers of people who watched a certain program.
Consumer categorization- See my table in unit 21 task 6 for my audience classification.
interpreting results: This is where you evaluate your work i often evaluate my work such as my evaluation for single camera drama in unit 21.
presenting research:
Technigues: i have mostly written or word processed my work, though i have done a few presentations and brainstorms as an alternate method. I have also done a group presentation on rockstars for ...
Quotation and reference- i have had to referece the internet sites i have gained information from at the end of each unit, i decided this would be my bibliography.
here is a link to this work that i did for my radio blog.
unit 7: understanding the tv and film industries
1. Know about technologies, ownership and funding in the television and film industries.
Task 1: Using the questions below to help you structure your essay, answer the following questions
How have advances in technology effected the TV industry and how have audiences changed as a result? (P1, M1, D1)
Some channels still broadcast on analogue and are available to every person who has a television set. The terrestrial channels which consist of channels: BBC1, BBC2, ITV1, channel4 and channel 5.
The BBC is a public service broadcaster. It was set up in 1922 to entertain, inform and educate so all programs have to fit in to those criteria to be shown on T.V. The T.V license funds the BBC and some other terrestrial channels like ITV and channel 4.
The BBC digitally expanded with the launch of BBC, Cbeebies, CBBC and BBC three and interactive television began with coverage of Wimbledon in 200. The BBC launched free-view so license payers could move to digital without having to pay a subscription.
ITV, channel 4 and five are commercial broadcasters and get the majority of their funding from commercials and sponsors of drama’s or shows.
The ITV was formed in 1955 after the television act of 1954 that made the launch of commercial television channel possible
Subscription broadcasting is services such as sky, virgin media and cable, where you have to pay to get channels and packages. The five terrestrial channels can always be seen on your T.V but you have to pay for a T.V license. Sky is owned by Rupert Murdoch who is a Australian who owns broadsheet and tabloid newspapers the sun and the times. Richard Brandson owns virgin and bought out NTL and renamed it virgin media.
There is many new ways to see a program you have missed or want to see. You can use your subscription broadcaster’s T.V on demand or use the Internet. Websites such as you tube can be used to see films, dramas and other programs without paying for it.
The T.V industry in 2008
Technologies
There are three means of getting programmes on T.V satellite, cable and analogue. Satellite is where you have a satellite dish attached to your house and receive a digital box 1. The satellite dish receives signals from geostationary satellites. Cable works by connecting underground cables to a receiver (cable satellite). Analogue is sent though the T.V aerial.
Many T.V viewers use interactive; to get the programme they want or catch up. Many channels have on demand on their websites as well as on interactive T.V so it is always accessible. New media is the term used to describe the new technologies of media such as the streaming of videos and audio, websites and more.
AOL is the worlds leading interactive provider. Search engines such as Google and Yahoo are popular, as it is easy to find anything on them, you can get answers, downloads, websites and information on practically anything. Google owns:
Adsense,
Youtube,
and many google spin offs such as
google scholar,
froogle
gmail and
blogger.
This brings up the question of does Google own the world. I feel that Google does have a huge impact on the internet and T.V as lots of people use Google or watch videos on youtube. People watch their programmes on the internet rather than
T.V as it is easy to get and most people have access to the internet. Socially people do not sit with their family’s everyday to watch T.V as different generations have different preferences. We watch it with friends and discuss the programme rather than sit with our families and argue over what to watch. You can get sky on each T.V in your house so if you do not want to watch what is on in one room you can go elsewhere and watch what you want, or use the internet.
Interaction of programmes on T.V is quite popular and there are many shows, such as the X-factor, in which the viewer is involved by ringing up and voting for who they like. Similarly, there is big brother where we can vote for who we like or dislike on the reality show.
Task 2: Choose a TV broadcasting organisation, such as, Sky, BBC, ITV, Channel 4, and create a short case study on how your chosen organisation uses technology at the moment and how it is looking to use technology in the future. (P1, M1, D1)
Case study of channel four!
Channel 4, E4, more 4, film 4 and 4 music are all parts of channel four’s company. It was created under the broadcasting act of 1981 "the public service remit for Channel 4 is the provision of a broad range of high quality and diverse programming” . The primary target audience of channel four is young people but it aims to offer something for everyone some of the time. You don’t have to watch channel fours programs on T.V you can also view them via the internet through services such as 4od and channel four on demand. sometimes people download videos on to youtube but channel four can get them removed and the user can be banned. Channel four just started out as a one channel service but now offers a range of channels with different shows you can watch each containing a different genre of programe/show. Channel four provide a range of services so you can catch up with missed programs on 4OD, this has become very popular with todays society who is busy and may also the usage of the internet (where you can access 4OD) is very prominent today.
Task 3: How is the TV industry funded and how does this effect programming?
Funding
Public service broadcasting is funded by the public and uses the T.V licence. The BBC is a public service broadcaster and its aims are to entertain, inform and educate. Commercial T.V is funded by playing adverts or getting sponsors channels 3,4 a
nd 5 are commercial broadcasters but get some money from the BBC if they need it. Pay per view T.V is usually on demand programmes or movies where you have to pay to view them on your T.V. It came around ion the 26th November 1985. Product placement is when brands or logos are used in programmes to try to endorse a product buy paying a show to put it on. Private capital is when a person puts money in to a programme. TIVO is a DVR that records, T.V films and can take out adverts so when you watch it you do not have to be interrupted. This will affect commercial broadcasters, as people will not see the adverts so will not purchase as much, this will stop companies from spending money on adverts and stop commercial broadcasters getting funding. I think eventually product placement will become legal as it’s a way to make more money and sales, but I do think it will be a very controversial topic that will be talked about for a long time before it is.
Task 4: Produce a short documentary or presentation, which covers the following points……
Ownership and control.
People own different media such as Richard Branson owns virgin and virgin media and Rupert Murdoch owns sky and some popular newspapers.
The five terrestrial channels are broadcasted on analogue television; anyone can get them if they pay for a T.V licence. These channels are available on any package you get such as sky or virgin media so you can always receive them. Most service providers give out free view which is a service where you pay for your equipment(box) and then don’t have to pay again.
Programme type
Channels
Top 5
BBC1, BBC2, ITV1, Channel 4, Channel 5
Entertainment
Sky Travel, ITV2, Ftn, UKTV, BBC 3
Music
TMF, The Hits
Documentary
BBC4, UK History
News
News 24, Sky News, ITN News, Sky Sports News
Kids
Radio
BBC Asian Network, BBC World Service, Kerrang, Five Live BBC 6 Music, oneword, Smash! Hits, Five Live Sports Extra, Kiss, jazzfm, BBC7
Interactive service
BBCi, Teletext
Other music, documentary, news, radio and interactive services are also available free
Satellite is where you have a satellite dish attached to your house and receive a digital box . The satellite dish receives signals from geostationary satellites. Cable works by connecting underground cables to a receiver (cable satellite). Digital television is in 85 per cent of households across the UK
Between 2008 and 2012 the UK is switching to Digital and the old Analogue signal will be switched off.
People can now record programmes if they are busy or want to watch something else sky+ is a box provided by sky that you can record and save programmes to watch later and then delete to leave room for something else. You can only record two things at once but it is useful if you have to go to work. On demand is also popular channel four and virgin offering an on demand section where you can catch up with missed shows or re-watch episodes. Channels four on demand is internet based whereas virgin is accessible
if you press a button on your remote. To get four on demand you have to download 4OD which is free and you can watch programmes from up to 30 days ago.
Interaction of programmes on T.V is quite popular and there are many shows, such as the X-factor, in which the viewer’s are involved by ringing up and voting for who they like. Similarly, there is big brother where we can vote for who we like or dislike on the reality show. You can also use your red button and get games news. Channels like gemtv bidding shows and others allow you to buy products off T.V rather than the internet or going shopping.
You tube is owned by Google. You can upload and watch videos of almost anything. Some content is taken off if it is rude or copyright. The BBC will ask for any shows of theirs taken off such as the mighty boosh, and the person will be suspended from using their account for a certain amount of time. However, this does not stop shows getting through you can get almost anything as people are always uploading shows and editing things to get on. Most Television stations have an internet page where you can views shows or clips on them. You tube’s videos do not always have good sound or video quality, but you can get links to help this.
You can buy internet T.V But it is not free or high quality. I think the uses and gratifications theory is more relevant today. People are generally a lot more stressed than they used to be, with the credit crunch and losing jobs diversion on T.V could give them a break from reality or if you watch a documentary (surveillance) about stress it could help you overcome it. Families don’t tend to watch T.V together anymore, they will use the computer or different rooms to view what they want.
Task 5: Use the resources below to create an organisational chart/essay/powerpoint/speech package/short film that highlights the different jobs available in the TV and Film Industries. (P2 M2 D2)
Task 6: You are a special guest on a radio programme and you are on the show as an industry specialist. Choose a specific job role, preferably a role that you are interested in pursuing in the future and research the role. You will be asked the questions that are listed below and you are expected to give comprehensive answers.
Task 7: Explain some of the differnt types of jobs and contracts that are being advertised currently at the BBC.
Legal and ethical issues
there are many different types of contracts to work with in media and the job role can effect the contract you have.
Attachment- This means you are attached to a certain department or project for a certain amount of time. So if you work on a program for a certain length of time then you finish work on that.
Fixed term- This means you must have a contract with the business you work for and that must end after a certain event, completion of a task or on a particular date. 1
Casual- This means the placement isn’t permanent and it is often temporary work .
Flexi- This means you have flexible work hours so if you have children you can work at times appropriate for you.
Freelance- This means you are your own boss with the freedom to choose your own hours.
Secondment- This means that you have a contract with a certain job but go out to do a certsin role, which after you have finished, you have to return to your original place of work.
Voluntary- This means you work for an experience such as school children sometimes do work experience for a few weeks.
sometimes workers will have to sign a confidentiality contract that means you cannot give certain information away to the public such as a story line or how much the stars of the show are earning.
Exclusivity is where a person is tied to one place and can only work their such as Davina Mcall works for channel 4 or Jonathan Ross is exclusive to the BBC.
Health and safety:
equal opportunities;
Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006;
employer’s liability;
employee rights; This is the rights that you have as an employee.
belonging to a trade union; a trade union is something you can go to if you are unhappy with work, you can go tell you work trade union and they will help solve your issue.
Intellectual Property: this is when people cannot copy your work as it is your own property.
copyright; this is how you protect your work from infringement.
trademarks; such as logo, catchphrase or image the helps anchor a brand, person, program or station.
Task 9: Provide definitions of and examples relating to the following terms of Media Legislation…….equal opportunities; Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006;employer’s liability; employee rights; belonging to a trade union; Intellectual Property:copyright; trademarks; (P3 M3 D3
Most companies have a statement that gives everyone the chance to get the job. This means that people are not singled out due to race, sexuality,gender and age discriminantion (appliying to old and young) etc. Misconcepions of age is that old people have more time off for health and that younger genereations have less knoledge this however isnt true. There is different ways of age discrimination:
Equal opportunities- This is to ensure that people have a equal chance of getting a job. At the BBC this is dont to create diversity to try and engage more with the audience by having people from all walks of life and demographics. The company want to reflect the diversity in real life in the company so have a equal oppotunities statement, declaring people will get a chance no matter what religion, coulor or gender making it fair to those wanting work.
Employers liability- Most employers are required by law to lnsure themselfs againt any liability for injury or illness in their employees that come out of employment. If a employee is hurt or becomes ill from work, the employer is insured through this act for a certain amount of money.
Belonging to a trade union- In work there is a union that workers can be a member of and go to with any work related problems such as if they are being discriminated against by thier boss and this union will help you fight for your cause. An example of a trade union in the media is equity that represents professional performers and creative workers.
Interlectual property- This is someones personal creation and it can come in many forms such as and invention a trade mark, a book or a trade secret. In austrailia their is a IP law that protects these ideas and gives the creaters the power and control and profit from their ideas. One way of protecting your interlectual property is to get it trademarked or copyrighted so the idea is protected and shows it was their idea.
copyright- This is used on art, music, film, broadcasts and more. It means that the owner has the right to sell their ideas to others and that the owners ideas are protected though not the ideas themselves. Copyright is granted to the author/producer and gives them the right to distrubute, copy or adapt their work. It lasts for a certain amount of time after the idea or product enters the "pyblic domain".
Task 8: Fill in a PGS Media Risk Assessment or create a hyperlink to a form that you have filled out for another unit.
See unit 21 unit 11
unit 21: single camera techniques
M1 Single camera productions explained with reference to well chosen examples expressing ideas with clarity and with generally appropriate use of subject terminology.
Targets:
Task 3: You have explained the terms but you have not applied them to many examples. You must explain when these narrative forms are apparent and why they have been used + extend your analysis.
Choose some films/programmes that have obvious elements of the narrative theories and talk about them a little!
This will help you solidify your merit grade.
Task 1 Use the links below to help you write a few paragraphs that answer the following questions: (P1,M1,D1)
The single camera format is when one camera is used to film the product which is usually film or one off dramas such as doctor who or scrubs. Single camera formats allow the director to get extreme long shots such as the one used in kill bill. The single camera format also gives the director more control over each shot filmed but is much more time consuming to edit as if you are filming a convosation you have to film one person first then the other person and then put it together but with a multiple cameraformat you can film them both talking to each other at the same time. Also when using the single camera format their will be a lot of panning between characters or objects compared to multi camera, where you could film it all and cut to the next person.The single camera format may be used to produce long shots and intricate shots which are easier with a single camera.
A multi-camera format is when more than one
camera simultaneously films from many different camera angles, then when edited the production is put together. This is used In most programs as it is generally easier to get many different angles, less time consuming and easier to put together. This format is usually used for live shows such as the new X-factor auditions which were in front of a audience. This gives more choice of shots for the production crew to use. It also makes getting audience and presenters reactions easier, as the camera crew can have camera's on all aspects of the show and wont miss anything or have to pause, like they would with a single camera.
The popular sitcom friends started out being shot in a single camera format but then changed to
multi camera due to the mass audience support. Many sit-coms today are still shot in the single camera format rather than multi camera.
Task 2 Write a short paragraph explaining the differences between series, serials and single dramas. Write about four TV programmes from different genres and ex
plain which category they fall into and why. (P1,
M1,D1)
T.v shows can be put in to different categories: Serial or serials.
A series is an ongoing string of a drama that may last for several weeks or contain a certain
number of episodes such as merlin or the sit com the peep show.
Merlin is a single camera series aired on the BBC it falls in the genre of fantasy as it is fictional. It is currently on the second series which includes fourteen episodes. It has a linear narrative with all the typical conventions of a fictional single camera drama; Vladamir propps theory of hero (Merlin/Arthur) villain (mythical creature/ warlock) and damsel in distress (Arthur/Merlin/Morganna/Gwen) all this anchors the genre of fantasy as a non real narrative along with mythical creatures are used.
examples of other series :
* Doctor who which falls in to the genre of sci-fi. It is anti real.
* The peep show is a sit com and has a genre of comedy.
* primeval which is in the genre of sci-fi fantasy due to the "monsters" connoting sci-fi and the anomalies which a fictional anchoring the fantasy aspect to the drama.
* The most popular single camera on going series are soaps such as Hollyoaks, Eastenders and Corronation street.
A serial is a two part or an three part drama that may last a week or be shown over three weeks such as lost in austin or wuthering heights which were shown on itv.
Lost in austin was aired in september 2008 and consisted of four episodes making it two short to be classed as a series. It was a single camera drama adaptation of a book, which was made modern so we could say it was fantasy as no one would actually
get warped in to a book.
examples:
* lost in austin which was non real as it wasn't based on truth and hasn't actually happened.
* wuthering heights on itv.
*The children on ITV.
Task 3 Based on a discussion of the three clips below and your own knowledge of film and television, use specific examples to explain where different narrative structures occur and why they are used. (P1, M1, D1)
The three clips i have included below each use a variety of techniques and each have differnt narratives. I will explan how the narratives help create tension or what the effect of the narrative is.
The first clip (Dallas) shows a vareity of cliff-hangers which are usually used at the end of an drama, to create suspence and create an enigma to keep the viewers interested, as the audience will have to tune in next week to find out the resolution to the situation. There are about eight different cliffhangers used in the below video. The ciffhangers all contain peril; is a character dead? This i feel is used so the audience will watch the next show to find out if their favourite chacter is alive. The cliffhangers make the endings open and create an enigma. This technique will hopefully ensure the audience will watch the next show to find out what has happened. The diajetic music is added to create suspence and tension so that when the scene is cut off at the most crucial part, the viewer is left worked up and full of wonder. These are done in a linear format as they are endings. The clips are realist as this could happen in reality and the program contains no fantasy or elements that could make it anti real such as mythical creatures.
Here is the dallas video!
The next video is constructed with a non linear approach. The main charactor is sat on his own then the shot changes to him walking down the street in to a door, which then jumps back to him sat down. This is non seqential as if it was linear it would show him walking in to the shop then sitting down. He could be having a flashback as to how he ended up sat down alone, or the director could have simply put this in the show the audience how he ended up in his current location The constraints of haveing a linear narrative are that you cant have flashbacks or go back and explain things to the auidience.
The next clip is constructed with a linear approach. The film St Trinian's has a linear/sequential narrative as the plot is constructed in a chronological order and with a beginning middle and an end. The particular clip below is of the St Trinian girls sabotaging the other team, by putting magic mushrooms in their tea. The scene doesn't include any flash backs or flash forwards, and has a equilibrium, disruption resolution as suggested by Vladamir Propps theory. This helps create a beginning middle end effect and so created a sequential clip. As this is only a clip from the film it has an open ending as the main problem in the film has yet to be resolved. The film itself has an unrestricted range of information, the audience sees and hears everything that is going on but not all the characters do. The plot is goal orientated as the goal is to steal the painting and save the school.
click here to view the clip!
examples:
skins reflects reality so it is of a realist narrative, Whereas shows such as primeval and merlin are not real so are anti real and have never actually happened (fictional). Donnie Darko is an anti real film and has a non linear narrative as it bends reality, as the main character has doomsday style visions.
Non linear/ non sequential Is the opposite of linear and could mean that events are shown from different points of view. This means that the events occurring could be out of chronological order unlike in linear where events are in chronological order. An example of a non linear film is Donnie Darko as the main character is having a vision about how him escaping death will effect the lives of many others. The trailer below shows how the plot is non sequential, though the main character talking about time travel
Linear/ sequential structures are when the viewers are given the events as they happen which makes this type of narrative simple to understand. The events that happen in the film or program will happen in a beginning, middle and end style with typical narrative elements such as hero, villain and damsel as suggested by vladamir propp's theory. The film or program may contain a few flashbacks if they are needed. This is demonstrated in the clip below where Harry has a series of flashbacks whist Voldemort is in his head.
Flashbacks are when a character may remember something from the past. This can be used to
give the audience an insight to events occurring from the characters perspective,this can brake up narratives.
examples:
Hollyoaks contains flashbacks to past events so the audience can remember what has previously occurred or gain an insight to what is going on with the character.
Other programs that use flashbacks are skins when Freddie, cook and Effy are remembering what has happened and lead to this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGiJqPujlAc
Endings can be closed with a resolution or remain open with no resolution or a new disruption, for example Emmerdale contains both as one characters problem will be resolved when another character develops one. This is to remain open but also closed as the stories run in to other episodes to maintain the audiences interest. Soaps usually have open endings that run on to the next episode, through enigma as the viewers will wonder how the problem will be resolved. Films mostly have a closed endings such as st trinnians where everything is sorted out and the school can stay open. Some examples of films with both open and closed endings are trilogies like lord of the rings or harry potter. Both have closed endings at the end of each film but an open ending to continue the story in to the next film.
Realist/anti realist plots are when something is real or reflecting reality (realist) or made up and non-fiction. An example of a realist program is hollyoaks as it is supposed to reflect reality through real life situations. An example of a non realist program is E4's misfits which is about super heros and therefore not real.
The patterns of narrative:
goal orientated plot- this is where the plot is constructed around a goal so the characters could be searching for treasure or trying to protect something.
search or investigation-is basically when the characters are looking or searching for something like in the film new moon when Bella is searching for Edward.
journey- is when the characters go on a journey such as in the lord of the rings when Frodo goes on a epic journey to destroy the ring and ends up coming across all sorts of problems.
climax- all comes to a end.
Task 4: Using the information below write or record a commentary on the following clip. Explain how the following are used to good effect...(P1 M1 D1)
- http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Documents/short/gramtv.html
- Camera Techniques
- Sound
- Lighting
- Editing
TASK 5 Watch the clip. What are some of the differences in technology available to modern audiences? With the advent
of new media, why has it become more difficult to reach a broad target audience? (P1 M1 D1)
The modern age has ensured thecreation of high quality technology. This technology has meant that the consumer has many different methods of getting programs. The number of programs also has meant that audiences have been fragmented. In the past their was few programs so they would gain a bigger audience but now the vast variety of T.V shows means shows get less viewers. Now a good drama or socially led content may attract viewers due to the fact they can appeal to all social class factors, due to the broad target audiences who watch T.V. Today television can no longer rely on a mass audience except shows such as x-factor which had a audience of 13.5 million on the 17th of october which is big for today. Todays Primary target audience is those of a younger age who decide what they want to watch rather than the big cooperate companies deciding for the audience.
TASK 6: Create a media consumption profile for a person fitting the A criteria in the NRS Social Grades classification. Comment on the type of programming they would consume from TV and Radio in addition to commenting on newspaper's magazines and the internet.Complete a similar profile for someone of your own age but the opposite gender. (P1 M1 D1)
Audience classification:
Profile for someone aged 17 and male:
They would fall under the category of D/E and would most probably read magazines or tabloid newspaper such as the star or daily mail. The internet would be highly used due to the technology being prominent in todays society and used by highly by young people.
Task 7 (P1,M1,D1)
In our radio drama we will use a range of equipment such as one camera and a tri-pod to make the filming smooth and steady in certain scenes such as the flashbacks. We will use a narrator to help the scene which will be recorded with a voice recorder. When we edit the drama we will use software such as i-movie to put the film together and organize the clips. We will also put effects and transitions in on this software. We will sort of sound clips on garage band to make the sound levels correct and put on effects needed we will also edit the diajetic and non-diajetic music on garage band. The people involved in the production will be a director, a camera operator and three actors. The location of the drama is in various rooms in one of the actors houses but mainly in the playroom as that is what the film is about. The costume worn will be new as the film is set now to make it easier and appeal more to our primary target audience by creating a personal identity with the audience. The main props we will use include fake blood, a fake Ouija board, a mirror, a candle, invisible string, a fan- to create a breeze & flickering light switches to connote/signify a spirit is there and make it more appropriate to the genre.
Task 8 (P1,M1,D1)
Objective: This information is a proposal for my teams single camera drama, that has a genre of horror. The drama will be set in a house that is haunted by a spirit. The drama is a modern take on a classic genre with many antagonists.
Setting: The drama itself will be set in a normal house to create an oxymoron of the the events going on inside and create an enigma to the story, as it is not a typical haunted house. We will use darkened lights to create generic verisimilitude and so the drama contains the correct conventions. The music bed will be non diajetic music chosen to suit the mood of the piece and create tension.
Time duration: 5 minutes (300 seconds approx)
Description: The drama is set in a modern house, with the characters wearing clothes appropriate to the target audience (being modern or in fashion). This will help the target audience of teenagers create a personal relationship with the people in the film.
The film will have an enigmatic start with a flash forward establishing shot, that will be blurred and short snappy shots to create tension and show what is happening in the film and the danger that the characters will be in. The equilibrium of the drama comes after the flash forward and is a panning shot of some teenagers walking to the house with bags and clothes to help anchor the fact they are sleeping over. We will use another establishing shot of the house to help set the scene. In the house the disruption occurs with a crane shot of the characters playing a ouija board in the playroom. The game turns chaotic with many events happening such as candles flickering, doors closing, shadows and lights going off, to connote they have summoned evil spirits that are now seeking revenge on the teens. The characters will tell the story of the playroom and how its supposedly haunted. One of the teens goes missing and the camera will follow them later in the story. The two other characters will notice the candles that have gone out and other events will happen to add to mystery and tension. The main events of the story is one of the people being drowned the other being pushed down the stairs and the owner of the house being a evil spirit. This will then go to a shot of them inviting new victims to the house and laughing evilly to signify the story isn't over.
Task 9 (P1,M1,D1)
Below is the storyboard we created was made to roughly match different sequences/shots and what location these will be filmed in in the house. This would help the camera operator film the correct shots.
Task 10 (P1,M1,D1)
We decided to create a production schedule to ensure the single camera drama would run smooth and without problems. The schedule shows all the dates that different processes would be completed on with the locations and time of day. We made sure that when we were filming all the actors could make it and learn what they needed to do before hand to improve their performance. It also helped show us what props we needed and what clothes we needed to wear so we wouldn't forget on the day.
Task 11 (P1, M1, D1)
When filming the single camera drama i had to do a risk assessment form to ensure we would be safe at the location (house). After that we filled in the three main hazards that could happen and how we would avoid these and stay safe. This is a screen shot of my teams risk assessment work:
Task 12: single camera production!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYTdKc_gPG0
Task 13: My evaluation!!
This is my evaluation for my single camera drama production.
The drama In my personal opinion i feel that we did achieve our purpose of creating a single camera drama aimed at teens and of a genre of horror. We did this by always considering what would be appropriate to the primary target audience. The main two purposes of our piece were to entertain and diversion.
I got some people to watch our single camera drama and this is what they said:
courtney: i liked the general story to the drama and i thought the actors acted the story out well. The music bed used fitted perfectly with the mood of the piece making it more eerie and mysterouos to watch. the transistions and effects were used well to create tension and i liked the photo flashing up. The only change would be the camre quality and the screen is full of snow, i dont know if this was due the effects or due to what it was recorded on.
Josh: I found the plot good but sometimes confusing thought i managed to understand it. I liked all the different camera angles that helped to make the drama less boring and more imaginative. I liked the effects on the video it made it look proffessional.
We tried to give out positive images of the characters except the antagonist, who did have a negative image as she was a spirit that was murdering people so this had to be done due to the narrative. Different ethnic groups were taken in to consideration as one of the characters was Indian this was so our drama can not be biased towards one group of society. The music bed that we used was intended to be non diajetic. The music in my view did help add to the mood of the drama as it created tension and added to the "horror" aspect by including heart beat sounds which is a typical convention of the genre horror. The location of our drama was in a house as the story was about a house having an evil spirit. A older house or a house that looked "haunted" would have improved the image and made the drama more realistic, but we couldn't find a house that would do that. The language that we used was appropriate to the target audience as we spoke informally which is the fashion for teens our primary target audience. We tried to make our video look appropriate for the genre of horror by giving it effects to create this feel.
Technical issues: The voice levels went quite in some places so we had to voice record some speech and dubbed over it to make it louder and less fuzzy. We made sure that the music bed never over powered the music by changing the levels of both the music and voices when needed. When we edited the piece we did cut someone's voice out but we fixed it by by re-importing the clip and editing it more carefully.
We used many things typical of the genre of horror with the scream and candkes going out. These are all used in proffessional dramas to create tension and a spooky atmosphere. When a proffessional creates a drama they will have more time, money, staff and equiptment than us wich i think would give them an edge, but i feel our drama was to a very high standard. The narrative did include an enigma with the charater dissapearing and the events in the playing that could be also seen as distruptions. The drama has a breif resolutuion when the viewers learn who the villian is, but then with a phone call inviting more victims over and open end is created. The drama is definatly multi-strand with different events occuring throughout.
I Think that i did well in our production, i wrote most of the script and acted as well as filming and editing. I learnt how to use many more effects and transistions i had never used before. I definatly feel that i filmed my section well without my hands shaking and incorporating a few camera shots in it. I think i was a good team member i did get involved and do my work and help others when they needed my help.
In the future i would use a better camera and tape so the quality of the film would be better and not snowy like it is.
FOOTNOTES!!:
http://ask.metafilter.com/34097/Why-use-singlecamera-mode-when-shooting-television
http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.moresaleswithvideo.com/images/multi_camera_shoot_003.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.moresaleswithvideo.com/Multi_Camera_Shoots.html&usg=__Q5ri8wGSOhriFubRtoWXeq_-dSk=&h=2048&w=2048&sz=281&hl=en&start=18&um=1&tbnid=h01IJkuXkqoXVM:&tbnh=150&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmultiple%2Bcamera%2Bset%2Bup%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DG%26um%3D1
http://www.thinkbox.tv/server/show/nav.914#Women3
http://singlecameratechniques.blogspot.com/
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