Tuesday 5 January 2010
Tuesday 17 November 2009
Friday 23 October 2009
Evaluation of 8 Shot Journey
Overall, I think that my 8 shot journey was really good and was what was asked of me. But of course, there were things that went well and things that didn't.
I think that my 8 shot journey could have benefited from some different camera angles and some strong shapes in the shots to make the finished product look exciting and be more interesting to watch. I think that I could have changed some locations as a lot of the ones I chose were very similar, and therefore lacked variety. I also think I should have been more patient with shots 2 and 7, as their were a large group of people in the way of each shot I tried to take. So in the end I settled for a shot that wasn't as good as I'd hoped due to the fact that I was getting impatient and couldn't wait for the people to finish using the vending machines and the lift.
I do think that my 8 shot journey was good because it was short and sweet. It had a clear beginning and an ending, and overall the shots I did take were good and worked well when put together in editing. I think that I used a good number of different camera shots that made the final product much more interesting and it showed my knowledge and understanding of the different shots. I also stuck to the 180 rule throughout, which helped with the continuity and made it look more realistic.
I think that my 8 shot journey could have benefited from some different camera angles and some strong shapes in the shots to make the finished product look exciting and be more interesting to watch. I think that I could have changed some locations as a lot of the ones I chose were very similar, and therefore lacked variety. I also think I should have been more patient with shots 2 and 7, as their were a large group of people in the way of each shot I tried to take. So in the end I settled for a shot that wasn't as good as I'd hoped due to the fact that I was getting impatient and couldn't wait for the people to finish using the vending machines and the lift.
I do think that my 8 shot journey was good because it was short and sweet. It had a clear beginning and an ending, and overall the shots I did take were good and worked well when put together in editing. I think that I used a good number of different camera shots that made the final product much more interesting and it showed my knowledge and understanding of the different shots. I also stuck to the 180 rule throughout, which helped with the continuity and made it look more realistic.
Wednesday 21 October 2009
Rotation Week Three - Video Production
Video Production - 8 Shot Journey
Our third and final rotation was the one I was looking forward to the most; video production. I have done some video production before from when I was doing AS Levels, so I knew what to expect, and that I would enjoy this project.
On the Monday we did a lot of theory to back up what we would be filming on the Wednesday. The theory we did consisted of looking over camera shots / angles, techniques we could use to make the film appear exciting (diagonals, lines, curves, etc), rules of filming (180 rule, rule of 1/3's), etc. Everything we learnt on the Monday would help us make our 8 shot journey's visually exciting and would boost our grades significantly in the future. A lot of the information we learnt on Monday was stuff I had previously learnt in Sixth Form, so for me it was just revising what I already knew, with a few things I didn't. I really enjoyed learning the theory of the filming as I knew that this would help me in the future and I found it really helpful and enjoyable.
On the Tuesday we didn't have to be in until half 1, so I got a lay in =D =D But when we did go into college we did a hierarchy of the most important jobs in film production, and we watched a scene from a film that demonstrated the different jobs involved in a production. We also designed our 8 shot journey and what we would be filming. We created a storyboard to help us when we came to filming, as it would help us get through the filming process quickly and smoothly, due to the fact that we would have locations and camera shots written down, so we can quickly get on with the shot successfully.
On Wednesday we striped our tape, which is where you film over the tape with the lens-cap still on, so that you get an uniterrupted piece of footage that has a new time code. This will make it easier to edit at a later date. And so then we went out filming! It was so much fun! This was, in my opinion, the best rotation by far, and I really enjoyed everything about it.
On the Thursday we logged our clips, and then we edited our 8 shot journey on Final Cut Pro. Final Cut Pro was really simple and easy to use; it was literally just dragging, dropping and cutting in and out points for each clip we wished to use. I'm not usually very handy with a computer and programs such as these, but I found Final Cut Pro really simple and as soon as I started to get into the swing of things, it went really quickly and I managed to finish editing within the hour. I really enjoyed editing the 8 shot journey as it made everything we learnt come together and it brought my ideas and knowledge together. I was really proud of my work when I saw the finished prodcut, and I felt that I had really achieved what was asked.
Script For Radio Jingles
For my jingles I tried to keep them simple, so I opted for short pieces of speech just to let the audience know what was going on.
News Jingle:
"This is the News on SNC Live"
Station Ident:
"89.5 SNC Live"
Show Promo:
"The Dance Takeover, Fridays from 8 with Sharni, 89.5 SNC Live"
Looking back I think I did have enough speech for both the News Jingle and Station Ident, but i think I could have included more speech in the Show Promo to get the audience more interested in the show and to draw them in.
Codes and Conventions of Radio Jingles
Notes on Jingles - Codes and Conventions
Radio jingles can be used in a number of ways. A few include:
-Products
-Highlights
-Competitions and Events
-Fun / Amusement
-Jingles introducing the News, etc
-Start of a show
Basically, jingles are used for ADVERTISING.
Jingles on the Radio need a number of aspects in order to become noticed and make people listen to it. They need to encourage the audience to tune in to your show and to keep their interest. Our jingles needed to sound professional, keep audience interest and be exciting.
Codes and Conventions is where we analyse what every media product needs in order to become successful. It is where we decide how they work, what and who they are for, and what they have in common. We eventually decided that our jingles needed to be hummable, short and sweet, have all the necessary information, and be exciting so the audience wants to listen.
We listened to radio jingles in one of our Tuesday sessions and we analysed them. All of the jingles we listened to had lots of information regarding times, frequency, presenters and name of show. They all had sound effects to make it sound exciting, and all of the sounds used were relevant to the type of show they are producing. The jingles we listened to were all short and sweet, and got to the point (excluding Chris Moyles - his was a song).
From listening to these jingles I got a feel for what I had to achieve from the rotation, and I tried to achieve the same things that the jingles we listened to in our session had previously achieved.
Thursday 8 October 2009
Rotation Week Two - Radio
Radio Jingle Evaluation
This week was the Radio Rotation, where we would be analysing radio jingles and studying the codes and conventions, and then going on to create three of our own jingles.
Show Promo
After listening to my show promo I felt that overall I had done a fairly good job in producing a promo for my radio show on SNC Live. I felt I had achieved what was asked of me and made it work altogether.
Listening back to the jingle I feel that I could have merged the songs better, to make them sound smoother when it was played. Alternatively I could have put some sound effects in between each song which would have made it run much smoother over the jingle.
I did think I chose a good range of songs that went well together and that I felt would sound really good together. The songs were of the same genre and were all fairly “bassy”, thus going well together and making the jingle sound exciting and something that will make the target audience look up and listen.
I think I could have altered the levels out on this jingle as you can hardly hear my speech recording. But I also think I could have re-recorded my speech as they weren’t very loud or very good generally. I was very shy, and it ruined my recordings as I built up this climax to the speech and then it was very anti-climatic due to my nerves. I feel I need to be more confident in the work that I do and not be shy on activities such as the speech recordings.
News Jingle
I felt that this was my best jingle as it had an exciting beat and got to the point. The jingle wasn’t too long and therefore wouldn’t bore the audience with unnecessary time spent playing music. Also, the beat was catchy and lots of fun to listen to.
I felt that this was also my best speech recording as I “manned-up” and said the line with authority and it was clear. I also think that I got the levels for this jingle right as you could clearly hear what I was saying and also hear the music fading out.
Overall I was really happy with this jingle and didn’t feel it could have been much better as I felt it was what it needed to be, and I really liked the result I got from it.
Station Ident
This jingle was similar to the news jingle as I felt they were both good, but this one was also let down by the speech recordings I did.
The beat was also fun and catchy; it made me feel proud as my boyfriend created both of the tracks for me to use! It wasn’t too long and was exactly what I wanted it to be, I was very lucky in the fact that I could get them to be exactly how I needed them to be.
I felt that overall I would have been really happy with the results if I had been more confident in recording the speech, or even getting someone else to record them for me to make the jingles better than I had made them.
This week was the Radio Rotation, where we would be analysing radio jingles and studying the codes and conventions, and then going on to create three of our own jingles.
Show Promo
After listening to my show promo I felt that overall I had done a fairly good job in producing a promo for my radio show on SNC Live. I felt I had achieved what was asked of me and made it work altogether.
Listening back to the jingle I feel that I could have merged the songs better, to make them sound smoother when it was played. Alternatively I could have put some sound effects in between each song which would have made it run much smoother over the jingle.
I did think I chose a good range of songs that went well together and that I felt would sound really good together. The songs were of the same genre and were all fairly “bassy”, thus going well together and making the jingle sound exciting and something that will make the target audience look up and listen.
I think I could have altered the levels out on this jingle as you can hardly hear my speech recording. But I also think I could have re-recorded my speech as they weren’t very loud or very good generally. I was very shy, and it ruined my recordings as I built up this climax to the speech and then it was very anti-climatic due to my nerves. I feel I need to be more confident in the work that I do and not be shy on activities such as the speech recordings.
News Jingle
I felt that this was my best jingle as it had an exciting beat and got to the point. The jingle wasn’t too long and therefore wouldn’t bore the audience with unnecessary time spent playing music. Also, the beat was catchy and lots of fun to listen to.
I felt that this was also my best speech recording as I “manned-up” and said the line with authority and it was clear. I also think that I got the levels for this jingle right as you could clearly hear what I was saying and also hear the music fading out.
Overall I was really happy with this jingle and didn’t feel it could have been much better as I felt it was what it needed to be, and I really liked the result I got from it.
Station Ident
This jingle was similar to the news jingle as I felt they were both good, but this one was also let down by the speech recordings I did.
The beat was also fun and catchy; it made me feel proud as my boyfriend created both of the tracks for me to use! It wasn’t too long and was exactly what I wanted it to be, I was very lucky in the fact that I could get them to be exactly how I needed them to be.
I felt that overall I would have been really happy with the results if I had been more confident in recording the speech, or even getting someone else to record them for me to make the jingles better than I had made them.
Thursday 1 October 2009
Pinhole Photo 2
This is the first image I took; the random black square in the corner was a double sided sticker that I forgot to take out the box.
It was taken in Alexanadra Park and the exposure time was 1 minute.
Pinhole Photo 1
This is the last image I took, which actually turned out the best.
It was taken on the Bridge to the South Building, and the exposure time was 10 minutes.
It was taken on the Bridge to the South Building, and the exposure time was 10 minutes.
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