Monday 26 November 2012

The first ancillary product I have been working on is the CD design. As far as preparation goes I have looked at other CD designs that group into the same genre of music as my chosen song. I have completed a rough draft (pencil sketch) of the front cover for the CD in my book. I have also looked online for photos that are available for my use that fit in with the product I am looking to create. I plan to complete a photo shoot and research deeper into similar products. I also hope to collect honest public opinions about the product I am creating, in hope that their judgements will encourage me to create something that appeals to a range of people, and not just myself.

Monday 5 November 2012

As for footage I only have the chorus shots left shoot. As for the shots during the verses of my piece I am close to completion. To ensure I finish all I have remaining, I am going to film a couple of hours each evening after school. This might mean I have a lot of extra footage, but i'd rather be safe than sorry. I still have the ancillary products to complete. During free periods I will use the macs in school to continue editing my music video.

Friday 23 March 2012

Basic Plot: Jealous colleagues conspire to get a top London cop transferred to a small town and paired with a witless new partner. On the beat, the pair stumble upon a series of suspicious accidents and events.

Released in 2007, the creators of Hot Fuzz  would benefit mostly by using NMT to promote their film.
They released their trailer on youtube via the popular youtube channel 'movieclips' (http://www.youtube.com/user/movieclips) which is renowned for releasing the newest and most popular movie trailers. This ensured their trailer not go ignored by the public. It is a good tactic as viewing movie trailers online is one of the more easier and enjoyable ways to be informed about a film.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayTnvVpj9t4

They also created a Facebook fanpage. This was a great way to promote their film to the young target audience their film was aimed at as Facebook is mostly used by the younger generations.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hot-Fuzz/105507782815910

Friday 16 March 2012

How I use New Media Technology

Pre-Production:
Internet, Research, Digital camera's, Trailers, Casting Calls
Production:
Digital video recording Cameras, photo-shoots
Post-Production:
Editing on Imovie (sound, image & digital effects)

Friday 2 March 2012

Examples of the working title formula

Nottinghill Wimbledon
Bridget Jones' Diary
genre
year released
director
maincast

Researching Contraband (2012)

  • What is the genre of Contraband?
  • action crime drama thriller
  • Who stars in Contraband?
  • mark wahlberg, kate beckinsale, giovanni ribisi and jackson beals
  • Who directed Contraband?
  • baltasar kormakur
  • What is the estimated budget for the film?
  • $25,000,000
  • In it's opening weekend, which chart position did it reach in the US Box Office?
  • bagged no.1 spot, estimated 3-day tally $24.5
  • What is the estimated Box Office Takings for the opening weekend?
  • $24,349,815
  • How many screens was it shown on in the US?
  • 2,863 Screens
  • Which other production companies did Working Title work with to produce the film? (You should also know and say what this type of production is called

Tuesday 28 February 2012

News Corp Companies that can be used to market a film released by 20th Century Fox in the UK:

The Sun Newspaper
The Sun is a popular newspaper that targets a large British audience whom are more likely to apply to the Hypodermic Needle Theory. This newspaper is more so aimed at men. Adverts and reviews can be published in this newspaper.
Inside Out Magazine
A magazine more targeted at ........
British Sky Broadcasting
This targets a massive audience in the UK. As well as being very popular it is also applies to

Friday 24 February 2012

Mass Audience

Texts I consume consist mainly from technological devices like tumblr and youtube. I occasionally read the Metro newspaper. The Uses and Gratifications I gain from these texts are both entertainment and education. I buy various magazines depending on the context within them that particular issue, for example, if I read something on tumblr giving me a breakdown of a certain issue I feel passionate about that continues on to say the rest can be found in the monthly issue of vogue, I'll most likely purchase that magazine.

Tuesday 21 February 2012

Audience Theories

The Hypodermic Needle Model
Suggests that audiences believe everything they see in the media.
Uses and Gratifications
What audiences get out of media and how they use it for an outlet.
Reception Theory
How audiences receive informations depending on their cultural backgrounds.
Preferred Reading
What media producers hope audiences will interpret from their texts.
Oppositional Reading
When audiences apply there own beliefs to what they are shown in the media, rejecting the preferred reading.
Negotiated Reading
An audience that understands the preferred reading, but creates an unbiased opinion of the media producers text and forms an original belief.
Web 2.0
Makes it possible for audiences to use the Web as their own outlet. It is a place where the audience has as much power as media producers. They have their own opinions and are opposite to the traditional models of an audience.