So today i found out i should of being blogging all the information that i have been looking at too help with my work with this flash project(sorry Ben) but for me this project has come together a bit for me as in terms of actually making something that could work and considering the stress i have had on this module i am relived it is coming to an end. Once i realised what would be required of me during this I was a bit worried due to not being used to working on flash before.
When I started on this project I had a look at a few examples of flash websites to get a better idea of how i wanted to set out my site. I took notice of how these sites used pre-loaders and that is when I made the decision to make one of my own. I then had a look at what kind of content was on these pages. Highlighting use in particular of having a good first page and how easy it is to connect to each page.
http://mono-1.com/monoface/main.html This was one of the most creative flash websites I looked at during my research. But I knew I didn't have the skills to make something as flashy as this so I went with keeping the flash stuff simple and the content better.
The next part of my plan to make sure there going to be some decent content to put on to my flash site. I made the choice i was going to be writing about video production and this is what I have gained experience in working with camera and sound as well as helping with editing of videos. So the aim of my site was to help someone who is looking to get in this line of work could sit down look at my flash site and get an idea of what would be required of them and the skill set that is needed for this particular work.
Once this was worked out it was just a case of making sure that everything looked good. The first thing I knew I was going to be doing was my Pre-Loader so I watched a few videos on YouTube to help me do this. Then with further discussions with Ben and a bit of help the homepage was made. Then it was making pages to go on the flash site. I thought the obvious choices would be what is video production? So i will write about the different parts of video production and what is involved with each section. Next i will write down a few key skill sets that will be required to help working in the video production. The last part was the interview with a practitioner which i have had some difficulty with so i will be looking at trying to get a practitioners tips online and putting some key points on to my page.
So this was the easy bit planning everything i was going to put on my page was done. But i still face the challenge of making the site. The key to this is working out the different action scripts on flash to help my work flow. I decided to make buttons that would skip back and forward on each page and the buttons are in the shape of buttons you would find on a camera.With some guidance from Ben i managed to get my pages together so then it is all down to me to add the content that will be needed
Friday, 6 December 2013
Monday, 25 November 2013
Last Two Weeks
So this is a quick update of how my work is coming along and what i expect to happen in the last two weeks of term. Since i last updated my blog I have had a lot of improvement in terms of my work at NCN after finally being able to get a successful code together this has now enabled me to improve on my work and since i have linked up the pages to my flash site and all i have to do now is get the work put on to the page and i will be happy with actually handing something in. This will be getting some images together, finding some relevant videos and making a few paragraphs about my line of production. Even though this isn't over complicated i am happy to get some work together to hand in as this is one module i have not enjoyed and as soon as this is done i will be happy to never use flash again.
In terms of my industry futures module i have now had a better explanation of what is required of us and now it will just be about taking the work done earlier in the term and making a lot of improvements to this. I have decided to change the product to the lynx product and discuss how the successful adverts that it has had have also caused a lot of problems for the company in terms of sexism. I will keep the practitioner as Edgar Wright and discuss his films but also in terms of hybrid film genres on the influence his work has had on films in the past decade. Then I will write about my personal skills and how the placements at university and also my problems and how i will go about improving them. This work will be done in terms of a 2000 word report as well as a presentation. Even though this might be a lot of rushed work i think it will be do able.
In terms of placements for next term i had an interview last week but this is for a project i have had to turn down as there in not enough time in terms of filming and editing. I have updated my CV so i am hoping by the end of term to have something ready for when i come back after Christmas.
In terms of my industry futures module i have now had a better explanation of what is required of us and now it will just be about taking the work done earlier in the term and making a lot of improvements to this. I have decided to change the product to the lynx product and discuss how the successful adverts that it has had have also caused a lot of problems for the company in terms of sexism. I will keep the practitioner as Edgar Wright and discuss his films but also in terms of hybrid film genres on the influence his work has had on films in the past decade. Then I will write about my personal skills and how the placements at university and also my problems and how i will go about improving them. This work will be done in terms of a 2000 word report as well as a presentation. Even though this might be a lot of rushed work i think it will be do able.
In terms of placements for next term i had an interview last week but this is for a project i have had to turn down as there in not enough time in terms of filming and editing. I have updated my CV so i am hoping by the end of term to have something ready for when i come back after Christmas.
Monday, 11 November 2013
Critical Thinking Update
So its been a few weeks since i last put any update on my flash project and its because there is not a lot to update. I still don't have much clue on flash and it is something i have had a lot of difficulty with and it is fair to say it is something i will try to avoid after this module is out the way. I am also having a lot of trouble getting any replies from practitioners I have emailed a lot of people but have had no reply which has also got me pretty down as well about this project.
But I'm struggling to get a start with the whole thing. I have been watching videos on flash I get some things but there is other things such as the writing of making the flash that is confusing me. I am hoping once i have managed to get a hang on things i will make something that is ok. But as things stand this is a little while off but i have managed to start to build up the image i want to use for this project and have played around with these on photoshop which has been helpful. The only thing i have managed to do is my pre-loader but i might not even use it depending on how big my work is.
Ben has gave me a lot of advice but for some reason nothing seems to be sticking in my head at the moment. I have got an idea of what i want to do. I am looking to make a blurry image which includes a shutter camera lense which will be then clicked and enter into the next scene which will have some interactive boxes which will included the footage of my interview and then hopefully scrolling images but i need to spend a good few hours sitting down and researching a lot more about the flash. I did chat to Ben last week about my problems and he tried to assure me but I still don't understand which is frustrating for me right now. He showed me something to do and i will have a try at doing this.
I am counting the days till this project is over and at this time i'm currently not trying to get stressed over it right now. But this is going to be a long month ahead for me.
But I'm struggling to get a start with the whole thing. I have been watching videos on flash I get some things but there is other things such as the writing of making the flash that is confusing me. I am hoping once i have managed to get a hang on things i will make something that is ok. But as things stand this is a little while off but i have managed to start to build up the image i want to use for this project and have played around with these on photoshop which has been helpful. The only thing i have managed to do is my pre-loader but i might not even use it depending on how big my work is.
Ben has gave me a lot of advice but for some reason nothing seems to be sticking in my head at the moment. I have got an idea of what i want to do. I am looking to make a blurry image which includes a shutter camera lense which will be then clicked and enter into the next scene which will have some interactive boxes which will included the footage of my interview and then hopefully scrolling images but i need to spend a good few hours sitting down and researching a lot more about the flash. I did chat to Ben last week about my problems and he tried to assure me but I still don't understand which is frustrating for me right now. He showed me something to do and i will have a try at doing this.
I am counting the days till this project is over and at this time i'm currently not trying to get stressed over it right now. But this is going to be a long month ahead for me.
Tuesday, 22 October 2013
Critical Thinking Update
So after todays lesson with Ben i now have a better understanding of what is needed to do and i feel with a bit of research and better knowledge of the flash itself i can make a good enough flash site that will be good enough. I spoke to Ben about my idea for what i want to do with my work and originally i was thinking about doing a stage with curtains opening but thinking over it i thought it would be a bit stereotypical and cliche. I then had an idea pop up that maybe get a background image something quite scenic or abstract then have like a camera lense on it being able to take it then it heading into the website i think it will be a nice touch or have like a play menu that goes into the site. I still want to keep the same idea of having a bit about the background of my interviewee then show the clips of the interview and maybe even show some of his work.
Once i knew i had to interview someone with a more creative background i have done a research about local cameramen and come on a website of Jon O'Neill. I found some of his work greatly interesting and i feel some of the stuff is i want to get in. So it would be great if i could get him for a chat. But obviously if i don't there is a few others i could try its just about me taking time out to do some research and emailing people about getting an interview. But i need to know as soon as possible to help me start my flashsite because i then can start sorting out what i need to put on in it terms off background of my interviewee. But until then i can just make a start on what i want to do.
Below is a bit of sample work of what Ben showed me and this is the kind of thing i will be looking to do
Once i knew i had to interview someone with a more creative background i have done a research about local cameramen and come on a website of Jon O'Neill. I found some of his work greatly interesting and i feel some of the stuff is i want to get in. So it would be great if i could get him for a chat. But obviously if i don't there is a few others i could try its just about me taking time out to do some research and emailing people about getting an interview. But i need to know as soon as possible to help me start my flashsite because i then can start sorting out what i need to put on in it terms off background of my interviewee. But until then i can just make a start on what i want to do.
Below is a bit of sample work of what Ben showed me and this is the kind of thing i will be looking to do
Tuesday, 15 October 2013
Critical Thinking(Who Will I interview)
So this week I now have to start thinking about who i will be interviewing for my flash project and what style I want to go for with it. The aim is to get advice from someone in the industry. The kind of work I am looking to get into is video production so doing things such as sound and filming and eventually getting into more theatre production doing lighting and sound productions. The flash we will be making is going to used to explain how people can get into the world of production and i have got to use a variety of video, pictures and sound clips.
Last Year I did a placement at The Hive which is based at NTU and in my time there I managed to build up a good relationship with my boss Sean. So my first choice would be him. Simply because he has got a great knowledge of how to help people achieve what they want to. Teaches sessions on a good CV and interview techniques and i think for what i want to achieve he would be perfect for an interview as i could get a lot of material from him to put towards.my site. He also does a lot of networking and knows people in the industry who i could interview and he basically helps with entrepreneurship. If i fail to manage to get him i would try Paul Hough because he has got experience in video production and is currently working free lance and has built up a big list of contacts and it would be interesting to see how he has managed to built this all up.
The kind of questions i would be asking is how they started, as a creative person what do i need to make sure i put myself ahead of everyone else in the crowd? How do i build up a decent portfolio and what should be included in it? when should i be doing this? how did they start out and what did they do build up there portfolio.
How I want the site to be laid out is pretty simple. I want my audience to be able to read though it and feel that everything is understandable. They should be able to look and it understand completely how to get whats going on. The background should be something simple like maybe a studio or something to link in with my industry of choice. Like maybe have some stage curtains opening to see the site.
First of all i want an introduction explaining who i will be interviewing and write a little about their experience and current job. This might mean putting a link into the site from something linkedin. Then i would put on the interview showing the key moments and picking out certain things that i would find important. This might be done on something like adobe premier and then put this on the site. My aim would maybe interview them for about twenty minutes and then each question separate them into different categories.
Last Year I did a placement at The Hive which is based at NTU and in my time there I managed to build up a good relationship with my boss Sean. So my first choice would be him. Simply because he has got a great knowledge of how to help people achieve what they want to. Teaches sessions on a good CV and interview techniques and i think for what i want to achieve he would be perfect for an interview as i could get a lot of material from him to put towards.my site. He also does a lot of networking and knows people in the industry who i could interview and he basically helps with entrepreneurship. If i fail to manage to get him i would try Paul Hough because he has got experience in video production and is currently working free lance and has built up a big list of contacts and it would be interesting to see how he has managed to built this all up.
The kind of questions i would be asking is how they started, as a creative person what do i need to make sure i put myself ahead of everyone else in the crowd? How do i build up a decent portfolio and what should be included in it? when should i be doing this? how did they start out and what did they do build up there portfolio.
How I want the site to be laid out is pretty simple. I want my audience to be able to read though it and feel that everything is understandable. They should be able to look and it understand completely how to get whats going on. The background should be something simple like maybe a studio or something to link in with my industry of choice. Like maybe have some stage curtains opening to see the site.
First of all i want an introduction explaining who i will be interviewing and write a little about their experience and current job. This might mean putting a link into the site from something linkedin. Then i would put on the interview showing the key moments and picking out certain things that i would find important. This might be done on something like adobe premier and then put this on the site. My aim would maybe interview them for about twenty minutes and then each question separate them into different categories.
Thursday, 10 October 2013
Adverts
So in last weeks lesson with Paul we started to get to grips with the course and learn what is going to be required of us. We had a discussion about different ways adverts are disturbed and an advert that we liked. The link for it is below.
The advert i decided to watch was an advert from about ten years ago for lynx. Its a simple idea and it is something that lynx uses in their adverts now. Lynx is basically saying once you spray yourself makes you irresistible to women. Is it true? Well i can say for a fact that its not true...not that I've tried it or anything. But its a great way of showing that the product is a step above the rest and once you use it you become a sex symbol to women who probably would not see you in that way.
The reason i like this advert is because its funny. If there is one thing i like when it comes to adverts its something that is funny and memorable something you will be talking about the next day at school or work. This is a great way of selling a product or making you more aware of the product. Lynx adverts have a brilliant blend of using comedy with sex appeal. The women used are usually have a certain look about them. and what is that look? Sexy plain and simple. Some might deem this as a little bit sexist but it sells and this has not stopped lynx making bigger and sexier adverts. The company has some big names in their adverts such as Kelly Brook, Jessica Jane Clement and Lisa Snowdon who are all very desirable women. But do this kind of put down lynx? is the only way they can sell a product is though sex? Well in my opinion i think its maybe a bit late to change their philosophy and why should they?
It has encountered problems with been accused of sexism in 2009 an advert for lynx bullet received numerous complaints for its advert. It was cleared of any mis doing but it is very similar to the problems faced by lads magazines at the moment that images are maybe effecting younger generation but it doesn't stop people from buying these kind of products.
http://www.marketingweek.co.uk/lynx-bullet-cleared-of-sexist-campaign/3003786.article
The adverts for lynx are getting better and personally i enjoy them as they are clever, sexy and funny. They even link some of their new products. Last Year they released an advert which predicting the end of the world which was a great idea. This year the lynx apollo has used a big sclae budget with outfits and yet the adverts still have the same idea to them. Use Lynx and you will attract women.
The advert i decided to watch was an advert from about ten years ago for lynx. Its a simple idea and it is something that lynx uses in their adverts now. Lynx is basically saying once you spray yourself makes you irresistible to women. Is it true? Well i can say for a fact that its not true...not that I've tried it or anything. But its a great way of showing that the product is a step above the rest and once you use it you become a sex symbol to women who probably would not see you in that way.
The reason i like this advert is because its funny. If there is one thing i like when it comes to adverts its something that is funny and memorable something you will be talking about the next day at school or work. This is a great way of selling a product or making you more aware of the product. Lynx adverts have a brilliant blend of using comedy with sex appeal. The women used are usually have a certain look about them. and what is that look? Sexy plain and simple. Some might deem this as a little bit sexist but it sells and this has not stopped lynx making bigger and sexier adverts. The company has some big names in their adverts such as Kelly Brook, Jessica Jane Clement and Lisa Snowdon who are all very desirable women. But do this kind of put down lynx? is the only way they can sell a product is though sex? Well in my opinion i think its maybe a bit late to change their philosophy and why should they?
http://www.marketingweek.co.uk/lynx-bullet-cleared-of-sexist-campaign/3003786.article
The adverts for lynx are getting better and personally i enjoy them as they are clever, sexy and funny. They even link some of their new products. Last Year they released an advert which predicting the end of the world which was a great idea. This year the lynx apollo has used a big sclae budget with outfits and yet the adverts still have the same idea to them. Use Lynx and you will attract women.
Monday, 30 September 2013
Year Two Begins
So after a summer of hard graft for myself its time to begin my second year at Trent. I need to unpack and get my head back down to studying hopefully it won't take long.
Hopefully year two will be as successful as my first year. bring it on
Hopefully year two will be as successful as my first year. bring it on
Monday, 3 June 2013
Aims For Second Year
Just a few things i want to improve on in second year.
- Public Speaking is something that has always been something that scares me. Having to stand there and see people watching me i hate talking because i get nervous and can't talk properly
-Editing i want to get to a lot more about different software and hopefully start producing more videos from this i also want to get to know photoshop a bit more
-Deadlines i want to start setting more deadlines for coursework because sometime i felt i have rushed it and i need to make sure i put more effort into work
-Getting involved I want to do more things next year make sure i really get the most out of my time do something i have not tried before. This way i will have more to add to my portfolio
-Explore Nottingham a lot more so i understand where i live a lot more
- Public Speaking is something that has always been something that scares me. Having to stand there and see people watching me i hate talking because i get nervous and can't talk properly
-Editing i want to get to a lot more about different software and hopefully start producing more videos from this i also want to get to know photoshop a bit more
-Deadlines i want to start setting more deadlines for coursework because sometime i felt i have rushed it and i need to make sure i put more effort into work
-Getting involved I want to do more things next year make sure i really get the most out of my time do something i have not tried before. This way i will have more to add to my portfolio
-Explore Nottingham a lot more so i understand where i live a lot more
Crossroads
Where Have I come from?
I come from Birmingham. I live in a town called Streetly where i have lived for about 17 odd years. Its not a bad place to live but it's not the best really. School was a difficult time for me and being creative was sometimes my only output. More music back then really i felt i could be myself when i had got my headphones in chilling to my music. But when i got to college i found myself a lot i enjoyed entertaining people talking to people and not being my usual shy self . This also when i got into media as well i started my journey that i am still on. Certain events in my life have put me off course but right now i feel i am in a good place and i hope it stays this way.
What is important to me?
Not much really my course is my main concern at the moment as i want to make sure i pass university and go on to a good career path. Also i hope to get involved in animal right stuff
What people are important to me?
All my family and friends back home are the main people i care about. Then there is people on my course and my flat mates who i have got to know over the past few months. Also my Guinea Pig Marvin i love that little man too much bless him.
What is hindering me?
Humm hard one. I can't really answer that at the moment but maybe some of my own personal skills are holding back my full potential. I can be a negative person when it comes to myself
What Am i Afraid of?
My biggest fear is failing and i sometimes panic that i won't be up to the standards that are set for myself.
I come from Birmingham. I live in a town called Streetly where i have lived for about 17 odd years. Its not a bad place to live but it's not the best really. School was a difficult time for me and being creative was sometimes my only output. More music back then really i felt i could be myself when i had got my headphones in chilling to my music. But when i got to college i found myself a lot i enjoyed entertaining people talking to people and not being my usual shy self . This also when i got into media as well i started my journey that i am still on. Certain events in my life have put me off course but right now i feel i am in a good place and i hope it stays this way.
What is important to me?
Not much really my course is my main concern at the moment as i want to make sure i pass university and go on to a good career path. Also i hope to get involved in animal right stuff
What people are important to me?
All my family and friends back home are the main people i care about. Then there is people on my course and my flat mates who i have got to know over the past few months. Also my Guinea Pig Marvin i love that little man too much bless him.
What is hindering me?
Humm hard one. I can't really answer that at the moment but maybe some of my own personal skills are holding back my full potential. I can be a negative person when it comes to myself
What Am i Afraid of?
My biggest fear is failing and i sometimes panic that i won't be up to the standards that are set for myself.
The Hive Project
So as part of my course we get the chance to gain some work experience in the form of a placement. I actually ended up doing two work placements and the first one i will be doing a review on is The Hive. This was a brilliant chance for me to get some experience i have taken a lot away from this project. The brief was to produce three videos for our boss Sean that can be shown to his students as well as at meetings.
The first client was Boo Boo Kitty Couture. The company is owned by Aislinn Ball and she hand makes vintage dresses for her clients. She was a real interesting character to look at as well she had a very vintage to look to her and had some massive tattoos. Filming her was great because it gave us the chance to get creative and Sean had gave us total control over the video just as long as we keep to the brief that was set by him. My role in the team was filming and recording i also took the role of sorting out meetings with Sean and keeping him updated with how we are getting on.
So the filming of Aislinn started when Sean offered us a job to film a big lecture he had put on called Fusion we spend the whole day filming and Aislinn gave a speech about her company and we found out a lot about her past and who she is as a person. Below is an image of me filming at the event. We was there for about eight hours in total and learnt a lot with setting up and filming for long periods of time. I took a few notes about what Aislinn had said and also managed to get a copy of the presentation she did at fusion.
Filming went great as well for me it was my first experience of going out and filming a client. We had prepared some questions for her to answer and she was more then happy with them and she had invited us to film at her studio. We took a risk of not going out before and doing a recce so the storyboard we prepared was not hundred percent accurate but we knew we could solve any problems that arose.
When we got to her office is was very obvious at first that she seemed a bit nervous and she said afterwards she found it more difficult talking to us then she would a big crowd but we remained professional and this helped her relax a lot more and the shots we got were great we used a Panasonic 151 for the still shots of her talking and the cut away shots used were with a DSLR. Afterwards when we was packing up Aislinn offered us a bit more work for some of her clients and she gave us an email for a burlesque dancer called Scarlett Daggers. This was such a pleasing result for us and for anyone looking to get into the media world need to get to know the importance of networking and building up clients because that way you may know somebody who perhaps wants you to make a video for one of their clients and it builds up a big network of people who you can turn too.
Once the filming had been done for Aislinn and edited it we could move on to the second client Pip Spoerry at Studio Made at NTU and interview her and the students she has had. Sean was impressed with the work we had done with Boo Boo Kitty so he said to put more effort into Pips video and if we had time start work on the third video but as it turned out we didn't have time for third video and Rachel Hayes the client was not happy about.
But back to Pip we actually had two meetings with her where we got given her brief and what she was expecting from the videos we was going to produce for her. Then the second one she gave us some images for cut away shots and also we had made some questions for her to answer and she organised the filming dates due to the students work so we had to make sure we kept time free for Pip as she was going to India for business.
Filming went just as well and this time round we learnt a bit more we changed certain positing's of the cameras that Pip wanted and it felt a lot better then the Boo Boo Kitty were was a bit nervous this time we wasn't scared to say if we didn't like something and this meant that the shots we got were a lot better and the editing was a lot more smoother and its basically learning from the past mistakes. Also we was working with more people this time. We interviewed three students with Pip. The shots above was us setting us the background and seeing if it looked good in the shot. We asked Pip to change it around a few times to make sure it looked good.
After all the editing had been done it was time to show Sean the work and we was happy with the work we had done and once we had shown Sean he was blown away. He admitted to being a bit nervous at first with us being students but he said that conducted ourselves in a great manner we had produced the videos he was looking for and it was smiles all round.
It all finished with the team presenting the work to staff at the university and The Hive. It was just an informal kind of thing but it was a big thing to me. This is something i was worried about because if we did bad all the praise Sean has gave us would of made him look stupid and we would of let him down so the pressure was on during the presentation of the work. I was a little nervous talking in front of people so this is something I have to work on but i managed to get though say my bit and then it was on to the premier of our work. Thankfully i went down well and we got a lot of praise and some decent feedback on where we can improve next time which was brilliant. A picture of some of the staff waiting to watch our videos
Thankfully we got a good reception and Sean has invested a lot of time into this project and i am thankful i had the chance to work on this project as I have learnt a lot from it just just in terms of being a creative worker but also being professional and in the long run this will benefit me greatly.Speaking in front of a crowd, working to a brief that a client has set for us. But really i was thrown in the deep end with no arm bands but i managed to swim and it has been a great learning curve. Sean has even offered us a bit more work for the summer which is great and i hope to keep in contact with him as he has gave us a reference and even said he would work with us again which is great.
If i was going to do a project like this again i would make sure i improve on my editing skills to make sure the videos produced look a lot more glossy and maybe use better cameras. But overall i felt my team work improved on this production i got a lot better at talking to people i know and even spoke in front of people which always makes me nervous.
The first client was Boo Boo Kitty Couture. The company is owned by Aislinn Ball and she hand makes vintage dresses for her clients. She was a real interesting character to look at as well she had a very vintage to look to her and had some massive tattoos. Filming her was great because it gave us the chance to get creative and Sean had gave us total control over the video just as long as we keep to the brief that was set by him. My role in the team was filming and recording i also took the role of sorting out meetings with Sean and keeping him updated with how we are getting on.
So the filming of Aislinn started when Sean offered us a job to film a big lecture he had put on called Fusion we spend the whole day filming and Aislinn gave a speech about her company and we found out a lot about her past and who she is as a person. Below is an image of me filming at the event. We was there for about eight hours in total and learnt a lot with setting up and filming for long periods of time. I took a few notes about what Aislinn had said and also managed to get a copy of the presentation she did at fusion.
Filming went great as well for me it was my first experience of going out and filming a client. We had prepared some questions for her to answer and she was more then happy with them and she had invited us to film at her studio. We took a risk of not going out before and doing a recce so the storyboard we prepared was not hundred percent accurate but we knew we could solve any problems that arose.
When we got to her office is was very obvious at first that she seemed a bit nervous and she said afterwards she found it more difficult talking to us then she would a big crowd but we remained professional and this helped her relax a lot more and the shots we got were great we used a Panasonic 151 for the still shots of her talking and the cut away shots used were with a DSLR. Afterwards when we was packing up Aislinn offered us a bit more work for some of her clients and she gave us an email for a burlesque dancer called Scarlett Daggers. This was such a pleasing result for us and for anyone looking to get into the media world need to get to know the importance of networking and building up clients because that way you may know somebody who perhaps wants you to make a video for one of their clients and it builds up a big network of people who you can turn too.
But back to Pip we actually had two meetings with her where we got given her brief and what she was expecting from the videos we was going to produce for her. Then the second one she gave us some images for cut away shots and also we had made some questions for her to answer and she organised the filming dates due to the students work so we had to make sure we kept time free for Pip as she was going to India for business.
Filming went just as well and this time round we learnt a bit more we changed certain positing's of the cameras that Pip wanted and it felt a lot better then the Boo Boo Kitty were was a bit nervous this time we wasn't scared to say if we didn't like something and this meant that the shots we got were a lot better and the editing was a lot more smoother and its basically learning from the past mistakes. Also we was working with more people this time. We interviewed three students with Pip. The shots above was us setting us the background and seeing if it looked good in the shot. We asked Pip to change it around a few times to make sure it looked good.
After all the editing had been done it was time to show Sean the work and we was happy with the work we had done and once we had shown Sean he was blown away. He admitted to being a bit nervous at first with us being students but he said that conducted ourselves in a great manner we had produced the videos he was looking for and it was smiles all round.
It all finished with the team presenting the work to staff at the university and The Hive. It was just an informal kind of thing but it was a big thing to me. This is something i was worried about because if we did bad all the praise Sean has gave us would of made him look stupid and we would of let him down so the pressure was on during the presentation of the work. I was a little nervous talking in front of people so this is something I have to work on but i managed to get though say my bit and then it was on to the premier of our work. Thankfully i went down well and we got a lot of praise and some decent feedback on where we can improve next time which was brilliant. A picture of some of the staff waiting to watch our videos
Thankfully we got a good reception and Sean has invested a lot of time into this project and i am thankful i had the chance to work on this project as I have learnt a lot from it just just in terms of being a creative worker but also being professional and in the long run this will benefit me greatly.Speaking in front of a crowd, working to a brief that a client has set for us. But really i was thrown in the deep end with no arm bands but i managed to swim and it has been a great learning curve. Sean has even offered us a bit more work for the summer which is great and i hope to keep in contact with him as he has gave us a reference and even said he would work with us again which is great.
If i was going to do a project like this again i would make sure i improve on my editing skills to make sure the videos produced look a lot more glossy and maybe use better cameras. But overall i felt my team work improved on this production i got a lot better at talking to people i know and even spoke in front of people which always makes me nervous.
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My Placement at White Collar Zoo
So for my second placement i worked at a company called White Collar Zoo. Though in the end it was starting to progress it had a very tricky journey which in the long run can be a good thing but at the time my god it was tricky. I'm going to a self interview thing its pretty lame but its my blog so i'll do what i want.
So what was my placement?
Our brief was basically to produce a pilot online show for students. The show was to be about twenty five minutes long. My job was in production was filming and sound(just like my placement at The Hive) i also helped out with some acting(Its fair to say i won't be winning any oscars soon). It was a similar project i was involved in with the Notts Tv project that i did before starting placement. The videos made would be aimed at students
What did i do first?
Well i did a bit of research as should all students when they are looking to start on a project like this. What is your target market? what kind of shows are similar? that basic stuff is the most important so always do your homework before starting on it. The style of E4 was the most well know platform mixing interviews with music, gags and reviews so we needed to make something on this line but with a different approach but it needed to be quick and snazzy
So what happened after this?
Everyone had different plans which was a good thing for us. But we came up with a great little idea for the show. Our boss Guy had gave us five tracks from his label and we decided that the show was going to be called Zoo Loose linking it in with the name of the company. We would have like a Top Of The Pops countdown of the songs. The the idea was each week to do this. Then the first video was made up by Nick Cook to have a student version of cribs where we go around student houses. Sheree wrote a script for the show(Zoo Loose) and then we was going to do like a prank show and i had thought of a few ideas but we went with a review show instead.
So how did it go?
Overall it was a success in the end but it took a lot of hard work at determination. I think we had designed some well thought material. I was involved in filming two projects. James Fairclough had designed a review kind of show about the Walking Dead and i thought i would be pretty cool if maybe i could in the back ground kicking some zombie ass and then i helped filmed the zoo loose production show and i had my flat mate Adam Wright presenting.
These are some of the test shots i got of Adam before the production of Zoo Loose he had only just received the script so he did well to remember his lines.
So what was my placement?
Our brief was basically to produce a pilot online show for students. The show was to be about twenty five minutes long. My job was in production was filming and sound(just like my placement at The Hive) i also helped out with some acting(Its fair to say i won't be winning any oscars soon). It was a similar project i was involved in with the Notts Tv project that i did before starting placement. The videos made would be aimed at students
What did i do first?
Well i did a bit of research as should all students when they are looking to start on a project like this. What is your target market? what kind of shows are similar? that basic stuff is the most important so always do your homework before starting on it. The style of E4 was the most well know platform mixing interviews with music, gags and reviews so we needed to make something on this line but with a different approach but it needed to be quick and snazzy
So what happened after this?
Everyone had different plans which was a good thing for us. But we came up with a great little idea for the show. Our boss Guy had gave us five tracks from his label and we decided that the show was going to be called Zoo Loose linking it in with the name of the company. We would have like a Top Of The Pops countdown of the songs. The the idea was each week to do this. Then the first video was made up by Nick Cook to have a student version of cribs where we go around student houses. Sheree wrote a script for the show(Zoo Loose) and then we was going to do like a prank show and i had thought of a few ideas but we went with a review show instead.
So how did it go?
Overall it was a success in the end but it took a lot of hard work at determination. I think we had designed some well thought material. I was involved in filming two projects. James Fairclough had designed a review kind of show about the Walking Dead and i thought i would be pretty cool if maybe i could in the back ground kicking some zombie ass and then i helped filmed the zoo loose production show and i had my flat mate Adam Wright presenting.
These are some of the test shots i got of Adam before the production of Zoo Loose he had only just received the script so he did well to remember his lines.
We was pleased with all the test Shots of Adam so we felt comfortable going on to filming the actual thing. But first it was time to film the review show first and James sent me the script so i could prepare myself for it. Production got set back two times due to the cold weather but we decided to film on Woolaton Park in Nottingham. The rural area gave us the perfect back drop for the show. I also made sure i had props and make up for the filming. That is the script i got sent by James.
The production of the review had quite a few set backs. First overall we had problem with the weather it was windy and it effected the microphone so we had to get a make shift cover from James sweatband. But overall i felt it went well we used a range of different shots and we really did manage to pull it off. This is a shot from the filming.
Then we moved on to the filming of the Zoo Loose with Adam.
What Problems did you encounter:
First problem was once somebody doesn't pull their weight it can cause major problems be it meant that people got annoyed with each other and it meant a lot of the time things got delayed. Then some people felt they didn't have anything to do. The thing was i felt that Guy miss-treated a lot and i felt that our work suffered a little for it because we never got good enough feedback and we didn't even know if our work was going to be used. Also we never really received an official brief so we had to make up everything ourselves really. A lot of times Phil our tutor had to step in and help us out.
Overall Assessment:
I have enjoyed making videos and this is something I hope to do as my future job. I like working within a team and being creative but in the future when getting feedback i would ask my boss for information because i felt that sometimes Guy lacked that passion as he seemed more concerned about his business then what we was doing. Also i would make sure everybody gets their job done. But i was pleased with the stuff that we produced and we will be presenting stuff to Guy on the 5th June. The problems encountered will happen at some point in my life and i will use the ways i have used now to get around them. I hope our show gets picked up because i enjoyed making the Zombie theme and i would like to do a few more with my collegue James. Also if we do get picked up we could make a partnership with Broadway Cinema to film at the lounge every week because its a nice setting and you can change to lighting around to suit the mood and it could be something Trent Tv could look at getting involved with.
What advice would i give to future students?
First overall make sure you research the company a bit before starting there White Collar Zoo was really confusing because they wasn't sure what they wanted to be as a business. Never argue with work colleagues its just mayhem if you do and it never truly gets sorted.
When preparing for filming make sure you back yourself up in terms of checking equipment and bring spare batteries for the camera and microphone. Weather will always be your bane when filming outside you can not control mother nature
Sunday, 2 June 2013
Plan For This Week
So this is my last week of first year at Nottingham Trent. I need together all my work together now so i can upload it to my blog as part of my portfolio and i also need to make a plan for how I'm going to spend my summer and how i will keep my creative juices flowing. Also my blog is being marked scary stuff hope it is liked arghhhhh. Then its back to work for the summer and then hopefully Year Two
My Personal Trajectory
Plans for when i have finished my degree:
I would like to move on to the top up year and then get a full degree but if something else comes up in terms of work i would take it and possibly do the top up at a later date. But i need to pass my first two years first so touch wood *knock knock*
Where will i be in five years:
Ill be 24 and hopefully i have a steady job. Hopefully it is in the media and i will be producing videos and also be in a part time wedding band. Even if i don't get a media job at first i will be happy as long as i am making money and have got a decent future.
It might be a rocky road but that is life and the down points are the moments we learn from.
If i was a colour what would i be:
Blue because i am a pretty chilled guy
If my life was a sound what would it be:
It would be a guitar riff. Be a gentle start a big and productive middle but then eventually it would have an ending.
My goals:
So my goal really is to be a success in the media world and have at least one well known video. Also to write a film. Also i want to be brilliant at editing
I will do this by getting a degree and working hard at uni while i have the chance.
I would like to move on to the top up year and then get a full degree but if something else comes up in terms of work i would take it and possibly do the top up at a later date. But i need to pass my first two years first so touch wood *knock knock*
Where will i be in five years:
Ill be 24 and hopefully i have a steady job. Hopefully it is in the media and i will be producing videos and also be in a part time wedding band. Even if i don't get a media job at first i will be happy as long as i am making money and have got a decent future.
It might be a rocky road but that is life and the down points are the moments we learn from.
If i was a colour what would i be:
Blue because i am a pretty chilled guy
If my life was a sound what would it be:
It would be a guitar riff. Be a gentle start a big and productive middle but then eventually it would have an ending.
My goals:
So my goal really is to be a success in the media world and have at least one well known video. Also to write a film. Also i want to be brilliant at editing
I will do this by getting a degree and working hard at uni while i have the chance.
Paul's Latest Task Park Duex
So the next part of Paul' task was to analysis a Year Two's blog and compare them to now and this time last year and see if they have changed.
I have chosen my good friend James Fairclough knowing him quite well from placements i will be looking at the difference in his blog from 1st year and review on the different categories
Technical:
Looking at the first year of James blog i noticed there is a lot of video content and a deep analysis but second yeah there isn't as much videos so it might be that he is moving in a different direction with his work.
Personal:
Both years of his blogs are pretty much the same they have got good detail and then at the same time have a bit of humor in it which is a nice touch because at the end of the day it is a personal blog and he is being open about his work
Problem solving/raising:
In his second years he has wrote about a problem he has encountered while on placement and compared to his first year stuff there is a lot more detail about certain problems he has encountered.
Descriptive:
James always puts a lot of detail into his work and this shows that he is very committed to all of his work though he might not have as much videos this year his detail in the blog is brilliant as when i'm reading it i can see that he has put the same amount of effort this year then he did last year but he has reflected more on it in second year. He has a lot more pictures which is documenting his journey and overall he has shown a lot of growth from first year. He writes about all the different projects he has been involved in and going back to his first year analysis he is going in the write direction to getting a good job
Reflective:
His first year posts showed a great amount of detail about what James wants to do. He analysis's the work that he has done well and shows the journey of year one well as i can see that he has grown. For the year two he has carried on this vain but has now included extra work that he has done like getting feedback from a client.
Working with James on a few projects has been good experience for myself and i have learned a lot from him and i plan to give experience to future NTU creative media students. I wish James luck for the future
I have chosen my good friend James Fairclough knowing him quite well from placements i will be looking at the difference in his blog from 1st year and review on the different categories
Technical:
Looking at the first year of James blog i noticed there is a lot of video content and a deep analysis but second yeah there isn't as much videos so it might be that he is moving in a different direction with his work.
Personal:
Both years of his blogs are pretty much the same they have got good detail and then at the same time have a bit of humor in it which is a nice touch because at the end of the day it is a personal blog and he is being open about his work
Problem solving/raising:
In his second years he has wrote about a problem he has encountered while on placement and compared to his first year stuff there is a lot more detail about certain problems he has encountered.
Descriptive:
James always puts a lot of detail into his work and this shows that he is very committed to all of his work though he might not have as much videos this year his detail in the blog is brilliant as when i'm reading it i can see that he has put the same amount of effort this year then he did last year but he has reflected more on it in second year. He has a lot more pictures which is documenting his journey and overall he has shown a lot of growth from first year. He writes about all the different projects he has been involved in and going back to his first year analysis he is going in the write direction to getting a good job
Reflective:
His first year posts showed a great amount of detail about what James wants to do. He analysis's the work that he has done well and shows the journey of year one well as i can see that he has grown. For the year two he has carried on this vain but has now included extra work that he has done like getting feedback from a client.
Working with James on a few projects has been good experience for myself and i have learned a lot from him and i plan to give experience to future NTU creative media students. I wish James luck for the future
Pauls Lastest Task (Part one)
Task Numbero Uno:
Name someone who inspires me?
This was quite hard because i don't really have anyone who inspires me so i will go for someone who i have a lot of respect for.
And who is that?
Well it is former England All-Rounder Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff. The hero of the ashes. The man to revive english cricket. The man with the brittle knees. The man on the pedalo? But who he is?
This is the man who got me into cricket watching him destroy the Aussies was brilliant and watching some of the batsmen playing against him you could see the fear in their eyes at playing against him. And as a batsmen he could smash any bowling unit with beautiful cricket shots and raw power. But unfortunately injury overshadowed his whole career but every time he got knocked back he always came bouncing back and that is what i respected about him he would run though a brick wall his country even if he was on his last knees.His last match for England was known for his run out of Aussie captain Ricky Ponting and he threw those massive arms up in celebration.
Born in Lancashire in 1977 he made his first class debut for Lancashire for in the 1995 season and made his England test debut in 1998 against South Africa and his first wicket was another giant all rounder Jacques Kallis. He endured a bit of frustration after this with critics focusing on his weight issues but he kept going and it was until 2004 he really released the shackles where at Edgbaston where against the west indies he smashed a brilliant 167 then he took the form into the 2005 Ashes i remember watching as kid thinking wow just wow the brilliance of the English side who against an Aussie side who were really at the top of there game was amazing to watch. Before the ashes started he had ankle surgery a few months before and he picked upself up to have a brilliant series again at Edgbaston he beat Beefy's record for sixes in an ashes innings with nine in total and he then took seven wickets as England won the match by two runs and what is known as one of the best test matches of all time. This image was took after the defeat.
After this he was injured more then he played he was England captain as England lost 5-0 and his career was on the downhill but in 2009 he picked himself one more time for the Ashes knowing it would be his last contribution for England and he didn't disappoint getting a brilliant five wicket haul at Lords and then his final game the run out of Ricky Ponting sparked the winning of the Ashes of the great Freddie Flintoff ended on a high.
After the 2009 Ashes his ankles and knees could take no more and the great man had to retire at the tender age of 31. He played 79 tests and had 3845 runs at an average of 31.77 and took 226 wickets at an average of 32. He also played 141 ODI with 3394 runs with an average of 32 and took 169 wickets at an average of 24. He has since become a big media personality appearing in adverts for Morrisons and had his own Tv show he then also had a come back into sports as a ...... Boxer. For me is a true English hero someone kids look up to he might of had some low moments but for me Andrew Flintoff was a legend and someone who shows even when you are on your last legs keep trying and it really is inspriational
This was quite hard because i don't really have anyone who inspires me so i will go for someone who i have a lot of respect for.
And who is that?
Well it is former England All-Rounder Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff. The hero of the ashes. The man to revive english cricket. The man with the brittle knees. The man on the pedalo? But who he is?
This is the man who got me into cricket watching him destroy the Aussies was brilliant and watching some of the batsmen playing against him you could see the fear in their eyes at playing against him. And as a batsmen he could smash any bowling unit with beautiful cricket shots and raw power. But unfortunately injury overshadowed his whole career but every time he got knocked back he always came bouncing back and that is what i respected about him he would run though a brick wall his country even if he was on his last knees.His last match for England was known for his run out of Aussie captain Ricky Ponting and he threw those massive arms up in celebration.
After this he was injured more then he played he was England captain as England lost 5-0 and his career was on the downhill but in 2009 he picked himself one more time for the Ashes knowing it would be his last contribution for England and he didn't disappoint getting a brilliant five wicket haul at Lords and then his final game the run out of Ricky Ponting sparked the winning of the Ashes of the great Freddie Flintoff ended on a high.
After the 2009 Ashes his ankles and knees could take no more and the great man had to retire at the tender age of 31. He played 79 tests and had 3845 runs at an average of 31.77 and took 226 wickets at an average of 32. He also played 141 ODI with 3394 runs with an average of 32 and took 169 wickets at an average of 24. He has since become a big media personality appearing in adverts for Morrisons and had his own Tv show he then also had a come back into sports as a ...... Boxer. For me is a true English hero someone kids look up to he might of had some low moments but for me Andrew Flintoff was a legend and someone who shows even when you are on your last legs keep trying and it really is inspriational
Saturday, 1 June 2013
LOOOOOOOOLLLL
This is the first video i edited at college four years ago.
Its awful but i enjoy this video aha and i hope you do to
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRlLKYeEVaw
Its awful but i enjoy this video aha and i hope you do to
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRlLKYeEVaw
Six Thinking Hats
The Six thinking hats is a book by Edward de Bono.It is used to discuss the different thinking of the human mind
White- Is the facts
Red- What feelings and emotions you get from something like say if you owned an expensive car for example
Yellow-Is the positive benefits of something you see better outcomes
Black- Is the negative side to something and makes you a bit more cautious
Green- This is you being a bit more creative with an idea thinking of something new
Blue- Is the overall control and what decision you make from all the other colours
White- Is the facts
Red- What feelings and emotions you get from something like say if you owned an expensive car for example
Yellow-Is the positive benefits of something you see better outcomes
Black- Is the negative side to something and makes you a bit more cautious
Green- This is you being a bit more creative with an idea thinking of something new
Blue- Is the overall control and what decision you make from all the other colours
Wednesday, 22 May 2013
R.I.P Ray Harryhausen
The other week i had the pleasure of going to see some of Ray Harryhausen work at Bradford Media Museum but on 7/5/2013 i heard the tragic news that he had passed away aged 92. For anyone who was not aware of his work then you have been missing out because before all the big Hollywood effects that we are now used to Harryhausen created a little thing called Dynamation which is used with stop-motion model animation. I first saw his work when i watched the film Jason and the Argonauts with my dad when i was a kid and straight away i was amazed when i saw the skeletons come alive as a young kid i was in a daze. How was this possible?
Ray Harrhausen interview about the production of Jason and the Argonauts and also he speaks about the how he started in the stop-motion productions. Watching the video you get a sense of the passion that he puts into all his work and the time and effort he spent perfecting the work he wanted to achieve. Watching some of his work shows the break though is special effects though it seems dated now its hard not love his work. It remind me off the work that goes into shows like Wallace and Gromit it takes time and effort and things like this can take months to get perfect and i take my hat off to him for having the patience with his work.
Here is a link to a few of his films:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg1v5HkpdEA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg5TZqJvG6M - This link is brilliant watching the difference between Ray's work and the remake of Clash of the Titans.
R.I.P Ray HarryHausen (29th June 1920- 7th May 2013)
Ray Harrhausen interview about the production of Jason and the Argonauts and also he speaks about the how he started in the stop-motion productions. Watching the video you get a sense of the passion that he puts into all his work and the time and effort he spent perfecting the work he wanted to achieve. Watching some of his work shows the break though is special effects though it seems dated now its hard not love his work. It remind me off the work that goes into shows like Wallace and Gromit it takes time and effort and things like this can take months to get perfect and i take my hat off to him for having the patience with his work.
Here is a link to a few of his films:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg1v5HkpdEA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg5TZqJvG6M - This link is brilliant watching the difference between Ray's work and the remake of Clash of the Titans.
R.I.P Ray HarryHausen (29th June 1920- 7th May 2013)
Tuesday, 21 May 2013
SWOT
In a recent lesson with Paul we got told about something called SWOT am i'm going to answer it in this blog.
Strengths:
Being Creative
Video Production
Sound
Team Player
Communication
Weaknesses-
Confidence
Talking in front of a crowd
Editing
Opportunity-
Filming/Video Production
Sound Recording
Acting
Script Writing
Threats-
Laziness
Organisation
Strengths:
Being Creative
Video Production
Sound
Team Player
Communication
Weaknesses-
Confidence
Talking in front of a crowd
Editing
Opportunity-
Filming/Video Production
Sound Recording
Acting
Script Writing
Threats-
Laziness
Organisation
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Facts On Social Media
Social Media is a big part of everybody's now a days life. Keeping up to date with friends and families life and sharing you thoughts with the world and what you are thinking. We now live in a society were it is deemed not normal to be on social network sites such as Facebook and Twitter. It is a revolution and new era for people of our age. Twenty years ago people would use letters, telephones to keep up to date with people now we have the power to do this with our mobile phones alone. It benefits our lives everyday though as a lot of people will keep tabs on their facebook waiting for that next notification to come though or seeing something hilarious and tweeting about it.
As of January 2013 there was 32.8 million users of Facebook in the UK and this is just over half of the nation. If it was a country it would be the third biggest behind India and China which is about 1,000,000,000 users. Its amazing to think that such a small and simple idea would grow into one of the globes biggest businesses. Because as well as being able to use Facebook as a social tool it does a lot more then this. It has got social games such as Farmville, Cityville this is used to interact with your current friends online and help build up the community spirit online. It also helps businesses promote themselves online as they will gather information about what pages you like, and what sports, tv and music you watch and listen to and they take that to their advantage. For example companies like Lynx will use Tv adverts to lure customers in to check out their Facebook page and from their you can see any latest deal and offers and competitions you enter. Then when your friends have seen this they will check it out. It is a clever piece of marketing as one of the most powerful forms of marketing is word of mouth as it can spread quickly. I think social media like this is great as sometimes you find out about new products that are coming out and fits in well with the purpose of using social media as it helps build up a good spirit and the more people that are getting involved the bigger and quicker the company will grow.
Twitter came a little bit of Facebook it has a totally different style and layout to Facebook. Its not as commercial to start with as i feel the whole aim of Twitter is that you are in control of what you do and your opinions are there to be seen. With Facebook you have that freedom but at times it is used as a tool to promote and i think that is why the Twitter community is growing quickly. The hash tags you use go into a data base and if you type in a hash tag used you will see like minded people who are perhaps very similar to you and because you have less characters to play with sometimes you have to be a bit more creative with your tweets. As of 2013 there has been a total of 163 billion tweets and in 2012 around 175 million tweets were sent daily. Twitter also gives you the chance to be more engaged with companies and celebrities and you can send them your own thoughts unlike on facebook where it is more then likely they will have a a team who work on their pages. The risk with twitter though because anybody can see what you are doing all the time the chances are there will be people more willing to abuse you as a celebrity and it can be hard to have a private life as there will be everyone who will be watching your every move.
Also now the rise of picture social networking sites are now a powerful force. The main one is Instagram which allows its users to upload pictures daily aswell as this you get to use the variety of filters available on the app. The social side of this is your friends can look and comment on all your pictures and aswell as using # more people can enter your world. It was taken over two years ago by Facebook it has now gained 50 million users and generates 575 likes and 81 comments every second. Since it has started over 4 billion photos have been uploaded. I think this is a popular app because the user can take vintage photos and as a user they love taking pictures regularly as its a way of keeping your own album.
I think the main reason that social media sites are so popular is the fact it is free. This means that if people have a access to the internet people will start using it more because it gives you the chance to express yourself or as i like to call it an online presence. Sometimes our online presence is very much different to us as for some people they feel they can be themselves online. It gives you more chances to keep up with friends and family as well as national news and in general without it we would be very much lost.
Some links i used: http://blogsession.co.uk/2013/01/facebook-statistics-2013/
http://www.dazeinfo.com/2013/01/10/social-media-statistics-2013-facts-figures-facebook-twitter/
As of January 2013 there was 32.8 million users of Facebook in the UK and this is just over half of the nation. If it was a country it would be the third biggest behind India and China which is about 1,000,000,000 users. Its amazing to think that such a small and simple idea would grow into one of the globes biggest businesses. Because as well as being able to use Facebook as a social tool it does a lot more then this. It has got social games such as Farmville, Cityville this is used to interact with your current friends online and help build up the community spirit online. It also helps businesses promote themselves online as they will gather information about what pages you like, and what sports, tv and music you watch and listen to and they take that to their advantage. For example companies like Lynx will use Tv adverts to lure customers in to check out their Facebook page and from their you can see any latest deal and offers and competitions you enter. Then when your friends have seen this they will check it out. It is a clever piece of marketing as one of the most powerful forms of marketing is word of mouth as it can spread quickly. I think social media like this is great as sometimes you find out about new products that are coming out and fits in well with the purpose of using social media as it helps build up a good spirit and the more people that are getting involved the bigger and quicker the company will grow.
Twitter came a little bit of Facebook it has a totally different style and layout to Facebook. Its not as commercial to start with as i feel the whole aim of Twitter is that you are in control of what you do and your opinions are there to be seen. With Facebook you have that freedom but at times it is used as a tool to promote and i think that is why the Twitter community is growing quickly. The hash tags you use go into a data base and if you type in a hash tag used you will see like minded people who are perhaps very similar to you and because you have less characters to play with sometimes you have to be a bit more creative with your tweets. As of 2013 there has been a total of 163 billion tweets and in 2012 around 175 million tweets were sent daily. Twitter also gives you the chance to be more engaged with companies and celebrities and you can send them your own thoughts unlike on facebook where it is more then likely they will have a a team who work on their pages. The risk with twitter though because anybody can see what you are doing all the time the chances are there will be people more willing to abuse you as a celebrity and it can be hard to have a private life as there will be everyone who will be watching your every move.
Also now the rise of picture social networking sites are now a powerful force. The main one is Instagram which allows its users to upload pictures daily aswell as this you get to use the variety of filters available on the app. The social side of this is your friends can look and comment on all your pictures and aswell as using # more people can enter your world. It was taken over two years ago by Facebook it has now gained 50 million users and generates 575 likes and 81 comments every second. Since it has started over 4 billion photos have been uploaded. I think this is a popular app because the user can take vintage photos and as a user they love taking pictures regularly as its a way of keeping your own album.
I think the main reason that social media sites are so popular is the fact it is free. This means that if people have a access to the internet people will start using it more because it gives you the chance to express yourself or as i like to call it an online presence. Sometimes our online presence is very much different to us as for some people they feel they can be themselves online. It gives you more chances to keep up with friends and family as well as national news and in general without it we would be very much lost.
Some links i used: http://blogsession.co.uk/2013/01/facebook-statistics-2013/
http://www.dazeinfo.com/2013/01/10/social-media-statistics-2013-facts-figures-facebook-twitter/
Trip To Bradford
So last week i was given the pleasure of being given a chance to go visit the media museum in Bradford. I had done a little of research before i went and was excited for my visit to Bradford. What could be better then going to watch a Imax film and then get to go around a museum that holds loads of interesting archive, equipment. I was most looking forward to the exhibition of Ray Harryhausen and the photography of Tom Wood. Ray Harryhausen is famous for doing the stop-motion animation on films such as "Jason and the Argonauts" and "Clash Of The Titans". As a kid i used to love Jason and the Argonauts and even to this day thing it is a film with a brilliant dynamic to it and the stop animation, though dated now was well ahead of its time i still get a thrill from watching the skeletons come alive. Tom Wood is somebody i have not heard as i don't know much about photography but looking at some of his images i was taken to era before my time a much simpler time one i could only imagine. His photos are nothing fancy nor artistic but they show the public going about there everyday life. It shows how simple life was before digital cameras took over and when i saw some of his images i was looking forward to seeing his work at face value.
A piece of work done by Ray HarryhausenThe start of the day i had brought myself a disposal camera hoping to find the time to get some photos of my own to take back with me. It is something i have done a view times as i really like the filters that are used to in the cameras it gives me a feel of being a youth again where a picture was to be used for a frame to put on the family cabinet and not to be spread across for the internet for the whole world to see. Getting there i was eager to get inside and see what the place had to offer and it didn't fail. Walking in looking around in the gift shop was a good way to start and i wish i had brought some money with me as there was a few books i would of liked to purchase and photography but if i ever visit again i know for sure i will have to pick one up. Then it was on to the I-Max film about the Hubble telescope. Even though I-Max hurts my eyes i can't deny how brilliant it is. Nothing can really top it is visually perfect and gives the audience a better viewing experience as you feel you are there living and breathing in the film. After the film had done i walked around the museum with dale to see what it had in store and i was looking forward to seeing the pictures by Tom Wood.
The exhibition didn't disappoint me either i wanted to take a few photos but there was a ban on picture taking(which seems a bit ironic but oh well) going around his work it was like i was there in the shot with the people.Its not that he has used any fancy technology or computer tricks it is just plain and simple and very effective. It use no lighting either its just a man and his camera and taking a picture without worrying, Some of the pictures that he has done are probably a bit out there and different. But isn't that what the world stands out for sometimes? Someone who is willing to stand out from the mainstream and do what they believe is right. Every movement starts with someone and stands out from the rest. Im not saying this is pioneering stuff but the pictures taken some up a lot of feeling without the person in the picture knowing what has happened. It's great it gives the audience a lot to think about when they look at the picture. I was thinking as i went around where are these people now? Have they ever seen these pictures been taken off them and what would they think about it. I want to do a separate blog about Wood so i can break down and analysis some of the pictures and shoots that he has done. Downstairs they had the Kodak museum it was great getting to know some of the old camera and the type of pictures it took(links in with the Tom Wood exhibition) it is an area i would like to get to know a lot better old film for cameras and build up a portfolio for myself as at times i feel we overload everything with digital and sometimes i just want to take a picture without worrying what filter i am going to use or taking one two or three times to make sure it is perfect.
Below are two of the images from the gallery at Bradford:
For the Ray Harryhausen i was very let down i was hoping to find a lot more about the man behind such genius work. There wasn't really a lot about him i just managed to get a few snaps of some of his creations which i will upload when i get chance. Despite this let down i enjoyed my day in Bradford i got to know how to use vintage 1950's camera and how much different filming was back then and how the digital world has now made film making and tv work a much smoother process. Also playing vintage videos games was a big highlight for me at the end of the day
Couple of images and video i took on my day at Bradford
Tuesday, 7 May 2013
Hello 2013( It has been a while)
Hello 2013 its been a while i do apologies for that. But i am back now and ready to get this show on the road. My blog will consist of my life at uni and how i will try(and hopefully succeed in) getting into the big wide world of media. My current University is giving me the biggest chance possible of getting where i want to go in life. For anybody who reads this i would highly recommend the course at Nottingham Trent as it gives you loads of chances to gain the experience that is required. With the mix of getting work experience with academic work.
At the start of this course i had no experience in either of these two(well not properly) but within the time i have spend at Trent i have grown and grown and now i feel very upbeat about what is going to happen. I will write some separate posts about the current placements i have got at the moment. I am working at two places at the moment one is at "The Hive" there we are making videos for our boss Sean Macaskill. My main role in the team is sound and film and arranging meetings. My other placement is "White Collar Zoo" this placement has been a lot of hard work but it is starting to have a lot of promise. Before going onto placement i was involved in a competition for Notts TV. We had to produce an ident, marketing campaign and a logo for Notts Tv and we had three weeks to produce everything. After a slow start we managed to pick it up the end and been part of the team that made the ident i was pleased with what we produced in such little time. This was a great experience for me as i got involved with a competition with bosses in high places and if we could produce a video that was good enough we knew that we would be able to get some good references out of it. But it wasn't to be as even though we produced a brilliant video we feel just short of the other team who impressed the judges more then us. If we had an extra week on the project i feel we could of beat team 1 but they had a brilliant team which was hardworking and its hats off to them.
So that was just a small update on what i have done since my last blog entry and i promise i will keep up to date with it and do a few more posts ok peace out
At the start of this course i had no experience in either of these two(well not properly) but within the time i have spend at Trent i have grown and grown and now i feel very upbeat about what is going to happen. I will write some separate posts about the current placements i have got at the moment. I am working at two places at the moment one is at "The Hive" there we are making videos for our boss Sean Macaskill. My main role in the team is sound and film and arranging meetings. My other placement is "White Collar Zoo" this placement has been a lot of hard work but it is starting to have a lot of promise. Before going onto placement i was involved in a competition for Notts TV. We had to produce an ident, marketing campaign and a logo for Notts Tv and we had three weeks to produce everything. After a slow start we managed to pick it up the end and been part of the team that made the ident i was pleased with what we produced in such little time. This was a great experience for me as i got involved with a competition with bosses in high places and if we could produce a video that was good enough we knew that we would be able to get some good references out of it. But it wasn't to be as even though we produced a brilliant video we feel just short of the other team who impressed the judges more then us. If we had an extra week on the project i feel we could of beat team 1 but they had a brilliant team which was hardworking and its hats off to them.
So that was just a small update on what i have done since my last blog entry and i promise i will keep up to date with it and do a few more posts ok peace out
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