Saturday 29 November 2008

Photography

As a student studying both Media Studies and Photography at A-level, i have decided to scan some of my photography into my blog to add a new media dimension!
I am currently deciding on the shots i want to post at the moment, i'm aiming to have the uploaded next week some time and will probably include a bit of information about the shots.

Hope you enjoy!

Thursday 27 November 2008

MaxAl Productions

Myself, Alex and Ali have formed MaxAl Productions, an organisational name to aid our coursework sequence.
Decisions have been difficult to make at the minute as we view different films and settings, potential characters and the resultant synopsises.
We found a new set to enquire into, the school chapel. We all think it'd fit in perfectly with our 'gangster' theme to add an eerie and mysterious tone!
Yesterday, me and Alex went and took some photos of the building to create a portfolio that we can look into showing the pros and cons.
The initial big decision was the tone of the piece, thriller or gangster?
We looked at some of the following videos to help us decide.

GANGSTER

http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8jbt0wBkMI

http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=V-D3c25_3l8

http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=KZh33gGK3Y8

THRILLER

http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=mTgO18G5zjI

http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=mTgO18G5zjI

http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=YoJWIXj1VvM

Monday 17 November 2008

Russell Brand & Jonathon Ross

A topic which i have been quite excited to air my views on is the recent issue of Brand and Ross on Radio 2!
Being a much publicised issue in the media limelight and two characters that i like i thought it'd make a fitting post on my blog!
I really do admire Ross' success and sharp interviewing skills, he is very entertaining and can really make an interesting interview out of anyone whether it be on the radio or on television. Brand on the other hand (rhymed?!), this man in my eyes is the definition of comic genius... his sheer wit and clinical commenting makes him an extremely funny man!
Personal bias aside i really do think that the issue has been very unfair on Russell... Ross chirped into his show whilst Brand was on air and made the initial remark. Not Brand!
Although i really respect Jonathon Ross and i think the issue has been blown out of proportion i have to say the remark was out of order, the apology he has made should account for it now though after all of the drama and it's a shame to have him off the air.
Brand was a huge asset to Radio 2 in my eyes, he adds a different element to the show which really appeals to a whole new audience, one completely different to the stereotypical older ages!
He has reeled in lots of recognition by capturing the hearts of youngsters, middle-agers and the elderly (Nan absolutely loves the show!)
All in all i reckon Brand and Ross need to be on our televisions and playing through our radios for a long time to come!

In class update!

The last week or so has seen us as a class aim to edit our preliminary films. We've had the initial task of filming and subsequently spent a few days editing our short, basic pieces.
The purpose of this? We are now about to embark on filming, planning and editing a piece of coursework and we used this short task as an introduction, something useful to help us out!
My group and I have decided to go for a 'thriller' genre in our piece and have already sorted a location for the filming!
I'll keep you posted on the progress but for now it's all planning!