VALUES AND IDEOLOGIES - MISS RODDEN

HOW IS PLAN B REPRESENTED - MISS RODDEN

Tutorial targets - 29/01/2013

• Scripts ; conflict, stereotype
• Storyboard
• Shot list
• Fill in all paper forms. 

Magazine front cover

Progress report & action plan

We have changed our productions idea to now look into the lives of those in Southall however we will be showing this in a drama way. Examples of this show which have been shown on E4 before are things such as 'Made in Chelsea' we will be naming our production 'Made in Southall'. We have also gained permission from Villiers high school to record and do some interviews.

Our Action plan for this week is to finish all of our pre-production work such as story boarding, script writing etc. This will take time and team work therefore we will have to take time out after school and during lesson to finish last minute important pre production work as then we will be ready to use the camera;s are start the practical work.

ILL MONORS; AUDIENCE PROFILE - MS RODDEN

Mise-en-scene for production

CASTING:

• Gurvinder Chada
• Raghav's sister
• My sister
• Villiers High School head teacher
• Family friends.

LOCATION:

• Villiers High School
• View of Southall train station
• houses
• pub
• buildings (inside)

COSTUME:

• Jeans + t-shirts
• hoodys (youngsters)
• caps

MAKE-UP:

• Not much; just their everyday wear.

LIGHTING:

• High-key lighting
• back lighting
• filming in day time therefore not much lighting would be needed as we'd have natural lighting.

PLAN B COLLAGE - MS RODDEN

Our actual plan idea. - CHANGED

Made In Southall :

Interviewing and looking at the lives of Southall families and the approach to their life styles. The differences of the job prospects; how people who have been brought up and live in Southall are not always thought of as much and are not considered to make anything of their lives however we will be proving this wrong by showing individuals who have really made something of themselves and have jobs which are prosperous and high achieving

PLACES/PEOPLE WE WILL BE FILMING

Villiers High School

In buildings, houses, pubs - showing the lives of individuals. 

Ofcom regulations that we will be following.

1. No drugs or alcohol
2. Limited violence
3. No offensive language
4. No sexual material
5. Justified nudity
6. No exorcisms or paranormal activities
7. No dangerous behaviour

LL MANORS: CASE STUDY CHECKLIST - MS RODDEN

An example of broadcast media is the TV as they show what is going to happen in a series or program and also give audience members the music and sounds which are commonly needed in order to understand what a certain program or episode etc. is going to be about and is most probably going to be based on.

Media prints such as magazines are extremely entertaining and informative for individuals. This is because as well as giving gossip and information about what is going on around the world with celebs, singers etc. Magazines also inform individuals about media  This is done through printing TV guides, song information, what is going on in the news and TV right now, film information etc. This usually gives individuals an idea of what they are looking for and whether they are fully interested and if they are they are most likely to watch the program/film etc or read on or research on the things that they have found out.

Examples of E-media and things such as emails. Media through emails is very effective nowadays as technology is more commonly being used compared to previously. Also many people check their emails much more, therefore they will see the media through their emails faster than through any other way. This is because near about everyone receive emails through to their phones therefore wherever they are and when ever it is they will be able to view the emails where as through tv and magazines it is harder to view media as many people do not always stay at home and also the purchases on magazines have decreased on a large scale. The most common reason for this is that people now use their phones to do and view everything.

ILL MANORS: WEBSITES - MS RODDEN

The website attracts the target audience as its colors are very dark and mysterious as there is a lot of black and white as well as grey being used. This shows that the movie Ill Manors targets towards males as stereo-typically women are attracted to light and bright colors such as reds, blues, greens, pinks, purples etc. The main characters which are shown are also males therefore showing that it does target to mainly boys and young male adults. There is not much writing therefore showing that it does not intend to target to older member but the website is trying to connote the narrative and movie through pictures, videos, stills etc. The still images of all the characters show them in a rather depressed and youngster way. All characters seem to be teenagers and seem to have a suspicious story behind them therefore making audience member want to watch on.

ILL MANORS TRAILER ANALYSIS - MS RODDEN

1. What are the typical codes and conventions of film trailers - what information is usually provided?Trailers usually have the directors name, release dates, main stars, taglines, film's title, a voice over usually there to represent the main characters in the movie and enigma codes as they leave audience members wondering and intrigued to find out what is going to happen further on into the movie. All of these things are there to give the audience a snippet of what is to come in the movie and to help them make their mind up to whether they will watch the movie or not as some people do not like watching certain types of movies.
2. How are trailers distributed? 
   Trailers are distributed by the same studios that produced them.
3. How does Ill Manors use trailer conventions?
   Ill manors uses many different trailer conventions. These trailer conventions are mainly used to create enigma codes causing members of the audience to want to watch the movie in order for them to find out more about the interesting story line. One way this is done is through the voice over as if draws watchers in therefore them wanting to watch further on.
4. Who is the target audience? Does it have a unique selling point or use particular techniques to appeal to the audience? Consider the way the scenes are edited together – does the trailer give away any clues about the narrative? Are the main stars visible in the trailer? Is there information about the director of the film? Is there information about the release date? Is a narrator’s voice-over used? 
   I think the target audience for Ill Manors is teenagers and young adults from the ages of 16-28. Although the certificate for the movie is 18, it could also be suitable for 16 year old. Also the movie is acceptable for these ages and not younger as it includes swearing, violence, drug use and sexual references. The trailer gives many clues to what may happen in the movie, as it shows the main characters smoking drugs and acting in a very unappealing way therefore giving the audience ideas of what the narrative may consist of such as swearing, violence and drugs. The release date for the movie is shown towards the end of the trailer as this helps the audience remember the date therefore being able to watch the movie at the right date.
5. How has the genre of the film been represented through characters, settings, lighting, colour, music, camera shots/movements/angles and editing?
   The genre of the film is a teen urban drama; the genre is represented through the characters, costumes, actions and lifestyles. The characters were presented through the trailer in a stereotypical way as they were shown in tracksuits, hoodys etc therefore representing a criminal and rough lifestyle. Th music that is played is mainly urban therefore connoting youngsters and teenagers, again representing the genre and target audience. There are many different settings that are shown in the trailer such as an ally, house and police station. These settings could represent a complex narrative and connote that there is much more to the narrative than what we have been shown. The camera movements focus on certain characters in particular therefore showing that there is much more to the characters than what is being shown also showing their lives are as complex as the narrative. 

Targets - 14/01/12

• Arrange meeting with the group - ASAP
• Research 'Band of Brothers' 
• Avoid documentary
• Watch/Analyse 'Top boy'

Production powerpoint

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_ZZXTuzJ4fzSm1xeEsydHR3S3M/edit

Progress report & action plan.

PROGRESS REPORT:
The group presented out production and plan to the class, however it was disapproved and we have been told to change many things in our production.

ACTION PLAN:
This week we will be discussing and re-thinking our production and what we can do that will help improve it. We will be running most things with Mr Bush as we will be asking for tips and help for the production. We are also hoping that all our research and planning will be completely done this week so we will be able to start recording next week.

Christmas holidays - focus group

going to do at school as I don't understand this task fully.

Christmas holidays: Task 4

detailed research into media institutions/channels (E4, BBC3, C4, etc.) that might broadcast your program. Identify their audience, typical programs, audience ratings, history, etc. Write up a blog post with detailed research on at least two institutions/channels.

E4 and E4+1
- I am researching E4 as it is a popular channel which without a doubt will show our program. The main target audience for E4 is 16-44 year old  the reason for this is that a lot of their programs contain adult humor and after 9 pm there is a great deal of swearing and sex references therefore would not be entirely suitable for under 16's. E4 are also aware that their audience members are a variety of men and women who are fashion conscious, sociable  heavy internet users, love going out and tend to use advertising as one of their many information sources. Typical programs on this channel are programs such as The big ban theory, how i met your mother, two broke girls, new girl, misfits, skins. These are all adult humor programs, although The big bang theory and How i met your mother both contain a great deal of adult humor and minor sex references it is watershed and can be shown both before and after 9 pm however programs such as misfits and skins must be shown after 9 pm as there is a great deal on sexual context, violence, swearing and drugs; not only that but it also shows all of these things in a wrong way as a good thing therefore making it inappropriate to be shown before 9 pm. E4 and E4+1 have reached over 8.9m viewers each month and have also got an young and upmarket viewing profile. 

Channel 4

- The second channel that I am researching is Channel 4, although it is highly related with E4, channel 4 has a very different approach with its target audience etc. Channel 4 was first launched in 1982 as an ad funded public service broadcaster for audiences not served by BBC or ITV therefore believes it has always been different. The target audience for channel for is mainly 16-44 year old. They aim to show provocative documentaries, original and best reality TV and mould breaking comedy such as 'chatty man:Alan Carr'. Channel 4 is also much more trend setting, controversial (in a good way), provocative, innovative and ground breaking than any other terrestrial channel. Channel 4 is very popular with the audience as they have got 11.6 million 16-34 year olds viewing each month. 

Christmas holidays: task 3

We do not have many pictures of potential locations, actors etc yet however we do have ideas and will be taking the pictures as soon as school starts again on Monday 7th.
Possible locations are :

We are looking for area's where gangs will hang out and cause trouble first and then going to family environments and a work area showing how these youths have turned their lives around and have fixed up,

 the above picture will be the location where we will first me recording in order to show gang crime.

Christmas holidays: progress report

During these holidays I will be updating my blog on everything that may be missing or may need finishing. For our production I will be finding the pictures and doing to powerpoint as well. I will be doing the ofcom code- researching watershed guidelines, institution research such and E4, demographic typical programs, costing/location research, the christmas holiday tasks and lastly will be including images and location which will be ideal for us to record our production. - This is all due for Monday 7TH of January 2013.

Christmas holidays: Task 1

COURSEWORK BRIEF: Learning that it is for a target audience of 15-35 was very useful.
GENERAL ADVICE AND GUIDANCE: Learning that it must be 5-6 pages of research and planning.
GUIDANCE FOR MEST2 BRIEFS 2013: Learning that we can choose the form of our broadcast.
SPECIFICATION: Learning all of the AO's in full detail and what we need to o in order to achieve them all.
MEST2 MARK SCHEME: I found learning about the mark scheme helpful as now i know what I must do in order to achieve the mark/level I am hoping for.

Production planning; progress week one.

During the first week me and Raghav have done most work such as planning what channel our production would be shown on. The channel that we have chosen is Channel 4, the reason to why we have chosen this is because it already shows program which appeal to out target audience and are very popular therefore this makes us aware that there is a possibility that our show would also be taken into interest by our target audience. This was a vital step in our planning - hence we chose to plan this first - as by knowing what channel our program is about to star on we will be able to do good research and will be able to find the right type of information as well as being able to look at other programs which may also interest us and which we might be able to get all sorts of ideas from.

Me and Raghav again tried deciding on a genre. This was the hardest point of planning as everyone had different ideas for the production. Arjan also gave a few ideas at this point. As a group we than decided that our genre would be 'docudrama' focusing on gang crime. We thought this is a good idea as being teenagers we are aware of 'gang crime' and have seen it ourselves, also because it attracts our target audience as 12-18 year olds are interested in teenage everyday affairs such as gang crime and prisons and youth offenders. 

We then started to take action, as Raghav started to Google numbers for the local youth offenders and prison I took down numbers and began to call them. At first we got had no chance as the Feltham youth offenders and Hammersmith prison cut the phone as soon as they heard we were from Greenford High School this was because some youth offenders were not welcome to us bringing camera's in and recording or talking to the youths/prisoners. However as i called Acton youth offenders, the lady took my name down and number and said she will call back. 

Plimanary media production.

WWW: What i feel went well in our production were things such as the camera angles and cuts we used, we placed the camera in strategic places to allow the audience to view the production from the line of sight we required them too. The use of cuts to provide a dramatic scenes and the movement of the camera with pans/tilts allowed views to really feel they had interaction with the clip. The sudden involvement of extreme close ups added a sense of realism to the clip allowing viewers to notice facial reactions and lips moving when talking. Also the dialogue is short but snappy, leaving the audience on edge about what is going to happen next.

EBI: We noticed while editing that clips were cut too quickly whilst filming allowing less footage to work with, this was a downfall as the final video looked sketchy as clips cut off too soon. A fly on the wall angle would have been effective for clips where both charicters were required to talk and be in the frame as it would have added tension to the plot