Digital media technology continues to develop. How is this significant for media institutions and audiences?
As digital media technology is developing, there is a large increase of online facilities when it comes to music. These facilities such as YouTube, SoundCloud & Spotify allow access to music free of charge, which then creates a negative and deteriorating productivity for physical music such as CD's. Digital media technology becoming more developed has also enabled the illegal downloading of music, this is also not occurring within minority but majority. The process of illegal downloading is jeopardizing music and artists as they are not gaining any money from production.
Aswell as the negative stigma attached to the development of media technology, it also comes with its positives; artists can gain popularity via social networking such as Twitter, Facebook and Myspace. This increases their fan base and audience size, it can also help them to promote new tracks, influencing their online created fans to perhaps buy their albums or downloads on Itunes. Exchange becomes present due to the advanced technology as fans can 'follow' 'like' or subscribe to the artists which is a positive feedback towards their media.
In my own personal case study, we have used the positive aspects of media technology. To begin, we created a track on GarageBand; for this we used soundscaping, using existing tracks, taking samples of them and creating something from scratch with a completely new sound. We used Azealia Banks, Disclosure, Arctic Monkeys, Enter Shikari & Pendulum as our 5 sample tracks. Due to the technological development we were able to illegally download all of our tracks used which is one of the negatives to the case study.
Another use of media technology within our case study was our method or marketing and distribution which was to place our track and artist information on numerous social networking sites, helping us to promote it. We used websites such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram where we followed and became friends with the original artists and our friends from our personal accounts, we gained feedback through exchange so we could evaluate our success. We also were able to create a relationship with our audience through media technology by having an online artist photograph. This was creating in aid of helping us to attract followers through our image.
Monday 22 April 2013
Thursday 28 February 2013
Evidence
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| Editing and inserting Foley on Garage Band |
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| Operating the camera and filming shots from the storyboard |
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| Manning the lights for Emma and Martin's shots |
Thursday 7 February 2013
Thursday 31 January 2013
Edit Of Our First Shoot (need to re-film footage)
This is my edit of our raw footage for our thriller opening. I have cut the shots together and colour graded it. This task will determine who is the strongest person in our group with using Final Cut - We have decided to re-film the sequence as the shots are not up to the standards we desire, we will be filming on the 02/02/13 in order to get better footage.
Things we will add in the final version:
Foley
Soundtrack
Titles
Monday 5 November 2012
Skyfall - Third Spoiler
This film is shot in Istanbul in the beginning scene where James Bond finds an MI6 agent injured and close to death, the hard-drive of his laptop appears to have been stolen by the villain. The contents of the hard-drive not yet revealed whch builds a mystery and suspense for the audience and creates many enigma codes already. Bond discovers who the enemy is and tries to hunt him down with the help of MI6 operative Eve the chase is intense and after the enemy getting away by the skin of his teeth each time they end up on top of a train. Bond is shot in the shoulder by the enemy. Fighting continues as the train moves, whilst Eve is close by preparing to shoot the enemy, however Bond and the enemy are too close together for Eve to take a clean shot without the risk of shooting Bond. M (who is giving instructions via radio) gives the order to Eve to take the shot,she accidently shoots Bond and he falls into the river below, audiences assume he is dead.
M begins documenting Bond's death however goes to a meeting with a man called Gareth Mallory (a member of parliament) He tells M that the stolen hard drive has a list of names of MI6 agents. Mallory thinks he could handle the situation better than M and suggests that she should retire, yet she refuses and continues her mission. On the way back to work M's assistant Bill Tanner discovers that someone has hacked MI6's database from M's computer and when they arrive at headquarters a huge explosion destroys M's office, killing a number of people in the headquarters.
We then witness a scene where James Bond, is alive and healthy on an island enjoying himself, he hears about the attack and heads back to London. He visits M in her house, where she tells him that he has been declared dead and his appartement had been sold. He asks M if he can be rehired into MI6 to which M agrees to but tells him he will have to retake the tests to become a field agent again. He is taken to MI6's new underground HQ and he takes the tests. He manages to remove some of the bullet from his shoulder from where he was shot and sends it off for analysis. He is called in to see M, meeting Eve along the way, who has been suspended from field duty due to the accident regarding Bond's wound and is now assisting Mallory. M tells Bond he has passed the tests and can resume his field duties, yet we later find out that he hasn't in fact passed his tests, M had lied to him. She sends him to Shanghai to find the enemy after the bullet revealing his identity. Bond is sent to a museum where he meets his new helper Q who gives him a gun that can only be used by Bond himself and a radio tracker device.
Bond travels to Shanghai and follows the enemy (Patrice) to a hotel, he kills the receptionist which Bond witnesses The two get into a fight, and Patrice falls to his death before Bond can ask him who he is hired by. A woman in the opposite building (Bérénice Marlohe) stares at Bond, until he disappears into darkness. Bond finds a casino chip in Patrice's briefcase for a casino in Macau. He then travels to the casino, hands in the chip and is paid around 4 million euros the cashier believing he was the hitman. Bond runs into Bérénice Marlohe the woman who stared at him. Bond works out that she is a sex slave and wants to meet her employer. Bond is attacked upon his exit, but is helped by two Kimono Dragons and Eve who had traveled out to lend assistance. Bond makes it to Sévérine's yacht alive and the two make love.
The next day they approach an island that seems to be dead and abandoned where they are taken prisoner by the crew of the yacht. Bond is separated from Sévérine when approaching her employer Raoul Silva. Silva reveals that he used to be an MI6 agent who M betrayed by leaving him to be tortured and held captive at the hands of the enemy, he tells him how M gave him up because he was doing things that were far too dangerous.They head out to a courtyard where Sévérine has been tied up and beaten, Bond is challenged to shoot a glass of whisky off her head, yet before he gets a chance Silva shoots her dead. Bond calls for support from Royal Navy helicopters through Q's radio, he gets Silva captured and returns to the UK.
M confronts and imprisoned Silva about his attacks, but he questions her as to why she abandoned him, and she leaves to answer MP's questions, visibly shaken. Q attempts to access Silva's computer, but when he does MI6's security systems fail, freeing Silva. Bond chases him through London's underground system. On the way, Silva disguises himself as a police officer, but Q manages to relocate him through CCTV images. Bond finally corners him but Silva makes a bomb go off and derails a train to throw Bond off his tracks and allow him time to escape. Silva and a group of his henchmen, all dressed as police officers turn up at the meeting where M is talking to some MP's. Silva begins shooting the guards, but Bond arrives just in time to move M away to safety. Bond drives her off alone, hoping to use her as bait to draw Silva out. Along the way they change cars to prevent them from easily being tracked, and Bond switches to his old Aston Martin DB5, with all gadgets still working. He gets Q to create a trail that only Silva could follow.
Bond and M travel to Scotland to the Bond old family home called 'Skyfall'. There they meet the game-keeper and worked for Bond's father Kincade who offers to help fight Silva. They set up numerous traps around the house in preparation for the attack. The first men of Silva's approach and the traps, the DB5's machine guns, Bond and Kincade kill the lot and escape unharmed however M is hit in the stomach by a bullet. The second lot of men and Silva himself come to the house by helicopter. Bond orders Kincade to help M escape through a secret tunnel in the house that leads to a chapel while he tries to stay alive himself. Bond is shot at by heavy machine gun fire from the helicopter and by Silva throwing grenades into the house. Bond improvises by blowing up two gas canisters with dynamite. The resulting explosion destroys the helicopter, much of the house and kills all but Silva and two of his men. Bond escapes through the secret tunnel. Silva spots Kincade's torch in the distance and sets out to find him. Bond knocks out the first henchmen and kills the second by choking him beneath a frozen lake. He arrives at the chapel to find Silva asking M to shoot both of them and end their misery. Bond puts a knife into Silva's back, killing him, but M's bullet wound results in her death, leaving Bond distraught. He returns to work to find Eve has declined fieldwork and taken a desk job, revealing that her last name is Moneypenny. Mallory becomes the new M and hands Bond his new assignment.
I thoroughly enjoyed this film, though I am not a huge fan of thrillers and it exceeded my expectations. The film keeps the audience on edge and there is a sense of mystery and suspense throughout. I would give this film 4 stars .
M begins documenting Bond's death however goes to a meeting with a man called Gareth Mallory (a member of parliament) He tells M that the stolen hard drive has a list of names of MI6 agents. Mallory thinks he could handle the situation better than M and suggests that she should retire, yet she refuses and continues her mission. On the way back to work M's assistant Bill Tanner discovers that someone has hacked MI6's database from M's computer and when they arrive at headquarters a huge explosion destroys M's office, killing a number of people in the headquarters.
We then witness a scene where James Bond, is alive and healthy on an island enjoying himself, he hears about the attack and heads back to London. He visits M in her house, where she tells him that he has been declared dead and his appartement had been sold. He asks M if he can be rehired into MI6 to which M agrees to but tells him he will have to retake the tests to become a field agent again. He is taken to MI6's new underground HQ and he takes the tests. He manages to remove some of the bullet from his shoulder from where he was shot and sends it off for analysis. He is called in to see M, meeting Eve along the way, who has been suspended from field duty due to the accident regarding Bond's wound and is now assisting Mallory. M tells Bond he has passed the tests and can resume his field duties, yet we later find out that he hasn't in fact passed his tests, M had lied to him. She sends him to Shanghai to find the enemy after the bullet revealing his identity. Bond is sent to a museum where he meets his new helper Q who gives him a gun that can only be used by Bond himself and a radio tracker device.
Bond travels to Shanghai and follows the enemy (Patrice) to a hotel, he kills the receptionist which Bond witnesses The two get into a fight, and Patrice falls to his death before Bond can ask him who he is hired by. A woman in the opposite building (Bérénice Marlohe) stares at Bond, until he disappears into darkness. Bond finds a casino chip in Patrice's briefcase for a casino in Macau. He then travels to the casino, hands in the chip and is paid around 4 million euros the cashier believing he was the hitman. Bond runs into Bérénice Marlohe the woman who stared at him. Bond works out that she is a sex slave and wants to meet her employer. Bond is attacked upon his exit, but is helped by two Kimono Dragons and Eve who had traveled out to lend assistance. Bond makes it to Sévérine's yacht alive and the two make love.
The next day they approach an island that seems to be dead and abandoned where they are taken prisoner by the crew of the yacht. Bond is separated from Sévérine when approaching her employer Raoul Silva. Silva reveals that he used to be an MI6 agent who M betrayed by leaving him to be tortured and held captive at the hands of the enemy, he tells him how M gave him up because he was doing things that were far too dangerous.They head out to a courtyard where Sévérine has been tied up and beaten, Bond is challenged to shoot a glass of whisky off her head, yet before he gets a chance Silva shoots her dead. Bond calls for support from Royal Navy helicopters through Q's radio, he gets Silva captured and returns to the UK.
M confronts and imprisoned Silva about his attacks, but he questions her as to why she abandoned him, and she leaves to answer MP's questions, visibly shaken. Q attempts to access Silva's computer, but when he does MI6's security systems fail, freeing Silva. Bond chases him through London's underground system. On the way, Silva disguises himself as a police officer, but Q manages to relocate him through CCTV images. Bond finally corners him but Silva makes a bomb go off and derails a train to throw Bond off his tracks and allow him time to escape. Silva and a group of his henchmen, all dressed as police officers turn up at the meeting where M is talking to some MP's. Silva begins shooting the guards, but Bond arrives just in time to move M away to safety. Bond drives her off alone, hoping to use her as bait to draw Silva out. Along the way they change cars to prevent them from easily being tracked, and Bond switches to his old Aston Martin DB5, with all gadgets still working. He gets Q to create a trail that only Silva could follow.
Bond and M travel to Scotland to the Bond old family home called 'Skyfall'. There they meet the game-keeper and worked for Bond's father Kincade who offers to help fight Silva. They set up numerous traps around the house in preparation for the attack. The first men of Silva's approach and the traps, the DB5's machine guns, Bond and Kincade kill the lot and escape unharmed however M is hit in the stomach by a bullet. The second lot of men and Silva himself come to the house by helicopter. Bond orders Kincade to help M escape through a secret tunnel in the house that leads to a chapel while he tries to stay alive himself. Bond is shot at by heavy machine gun fire from the helicopter and by Silva throwing grenades into the house. Bond improvises by blowing up two gas canisters with dynamite. The resulting explosion destroys the helicopter, much of the house and kills all but Silva and two of his men. Bond escapes through the secret tunnel. Silva spots Kincade's torch in the distance and sets out to find him. Bond knocks out the first henchmen and kills the second by choking him beneath a frozen lake. He arrives at the chapel to find Silva asking M to shoot both of them and end their misery. Bond puts a knife into Silva's back, killing him, but M's bullet wound results in her death, leaving Bond distraught. He returns to work to find Eve has declined fieldwork and taken a desk job, revealing that her last name is Moneypenny. Mallory becomes the new M and hands Bond his new assignment.
I thoroughly enjoyed this film, though I am not a huge fan of thrillers and it exceeded my expectations. The film keeps the audience on edge and there is a sense of mystery and suspense throughout. I would give this film 4 stars .
Sunday 4 November 2012
Pitch, Brainstorm & Treatment
Pitch
Crime thriller targeted at males aged 18-25
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| This brainstorm shows my response to a crime thriller and the codes and conventions of the subgenre. I have outlined the plots, characters and key events included in a crime thriller as a brainstorm to help influence my individual idea. My influence is David Fincher when creating my thriller opening. I chose this particular genre as it creates a successful thriller film and can easily be shot with the resources we will have during filming (location, characters etc.) and is generally low budget. |
Treatment
Research Of Example Treatment :
Sample Movie Treatment - Example Story Synopsis For A Film Script By Marilyn Horowitz For The Film 'Lilly'
My Treatment Of A Crime Thriller Plot
Scene 1 - Camera shows doors of a commuter train open. The shot is of a man in a black and white business suit, the shot only shows from the neck down, stopping at the waist so the identity of the man is not yet given away. You see the doors close behind him after stepping off the train, the shot remains the same through the process.
The next shot is a close up of the man's feet and legs and you can see that he is holding a briefcase, the camera follows his footsteps and pans to the back of the man, we witness him walk away and passers by are seen walking past at a faster speed than the man and only the back of him is revealed.
The shot becomes long shot at normal speed and becomes a birds-eye view shot, showing how busy the area is and that the mysterious man is amongst the crowd.
Ambiance is heard throughout (people talking, noises of trains, tannoy announcements etc.)
There will be tones of blue and green rather than natural colours to create a conventional thriller element and to create mystery and suspense.
The scene will be set at a busy undisclosed train station in London (potentially rush hour) ensuring evidence of a recognisable English location/setting. Examples of this are shown below.
Enigma codes attached to this scene could be:
Who is the man?
Where has he taken the train to and why?
Where is his desired destination?
What is in the briefcase?
All of these enigma codes create mystery and suspense, which is vital when creating a successful thriller film.
Questions Answered
Monday 22 October 2012
Preliminary Task - Evidence To My Contribution
My contribution towards the group preliminary task was that I completed the majority of the editing in Final Cut. I also has equal input regarding the filming of the interrogation scene. I also was the one to take the photos used in the storyboard.
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| Myself & Emma Nye setting up a shot during filming |
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| Myself & Emma Nye setting up a shot during filming |
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| Myself editing the sequence in Final Cut |
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| Myself filming a shot of the 'convict' |
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