niedziela, 22 marca 2020
czwartek, 28 listopada 2019
Coursework: Print magazine research and planning
Research and planning blog tasks
Create a blogpost called 'Print brief research and planning' and complete the following tasks to plan and prepare your print work:
1) Research magazine cover key conventions. Look over the magazine cover key conventions notes sheet and write which of these you will use for your magazine cover.
There are a lot of aspects to focus on, I'll try to include everything from the list. The key conventions.
2) Find at least five culture magazine front covers (either current or former magazines) aimed at a similar target audience to your project (adults interested in popular culture). For each one, pick out one design idea that you could use in your own print work. Some examples you may wish to look at include the Guardian Guide, Sunday Times Culture magazine, Time Out, The Face, the Radio Times, Aesthetica, the move and Paper:
3) Find at least three contents pages from culture, lifestyle or music magazines on Google images. How are contents pages designed? How do they use a combination of text and images to create an effective design?
4) Find at least three double-page spread features from culture, lifestyle or music magazines on Google images. How are they designed? How are text and images displayed? What design tricks can you borrow from your examples?
Planning, sketching and writing
1) Plan a title and slogan for your new, original culture magazine. Sketch out possible designs for the masthead - font, style, colour etc.
Title: EASE
Tagline: Art of/behind the entertainment
2) Plan the content for your magazine front cover. Your double-page spread will be the main story but what other cover lines, images and more will you include on the cover?
The front cover will feature the main image as main character for my show, photo-shopped so it looks like the two of them are laying down next to each other as two different personalities.
The Tagline will be placed on top of the cover, with a simple font
3) Write a list of the all the features, regular sections and more that will appear on your contents page. If you've chosen to produce a different internal page, plan that here instead.
Content
The quide -
Art - Top 20 museums in London! - pages 24
Fashion - Met Gala and the trend for the spring 2020 - pages 44
Cinema and Television - Biggest hits of 2020 48
Ceberity - what's new with our favourite celebs - pages 56
Politics - the US election comming up; the women in formation to lead! - pages 64
Dinning - Easter holidays, get ready for the healthy bunny! - pages 74
Features -
24 The 'Getaway' public art now open for free
48 New show 'Eli' on your Netflix avaliable from April 2020!
58 Cameron C talks about how to be trans in Hollywod
4) Create a spider diagram or bullet point list of all the issues or topics your TV drama addresses. How can you use this information to create a main feature for your culture magazine about your TV drama that will appeal to your target audience?
5) Write the text for your double-page spread feature. This needs to be a minimum of 400 words and be completely original and feature an aspect of your TV drama. Make sure you include a headline, subheading and any pullout quotes or sidebar contents.
Unbeatable
We had the chance to talk to the main actress of the upcoming Netflix show ‘Eli’ Julia Baginska as well as the rest of the crew, talking industry, representation, and life on-set.
It’s quite obvious that most people in either US or UK have heard about the largely anticipated Netflix release of the supernatural crime drama ‘Eli’. The show, based on the famous novel by Daniela Bailey, gained fame before the actual shooting started. It’s understandable considering the devoted fan base of the novelist and the popularity of the supernatural genre in the last 4 years. Julia had that feeling from the beginning. ‘I knew that the show is going to be popular and I cannot feel more lucky and grateful for this amazing opportunity’. She also gave us some inside the cast and her everyday routine. ‘It’s quite overwhelming to change your life so suddenly. One day all you do is go to some auditions, go to the gym, meet up with some friends and, well, that’s about it. Then in a flash, you don’t even have the time to pee between takes’ she laughs ‘as much as it’s fulfilling, it’s also so exhausting’. It takes a lot of committed and talented people to create a product that’s already gaining positive reviews from the teasers and the final trailer that was released last Saturday. Jane Williams; the producer of the show; also expresses her commitment to the show. ‘I put my sweat and tears into this show and to see the excitement on the internet I cannot wait to release the episodes to the audience’. As she spoke, one of the main actors; Will Radford; interrupted the interview, hugging Bailey. ‘We love it here, we love her, as long as she bosses us around, we’re here, you know?’ they both laughed ‘In all honesty, the work here is amazing, I feel so lucky.’ Will states.
As much enjoyment as the cast and crew have, a lot of them struggled and are still struggling in their personal lives. Julia opened up about her early struggles in the industry before she was cast as Eleanor. ‘It’s hard. Very hard. The industry is more open to representation, but outside of the screen, the word is still in hands in people that have a closed view of what ‘equality’ means to them and they’re not willing to change. Women have to fight to be played the same and, unfortunately, take sexist roles and materialize women, not only on the screen but on set as well. ‘ she states ‘It’s a long fight but at least we have the freedom to fight back.’
6) Produce an A4 sketch of your front cover including the key conventions and design tricks you have studied in existing magazines and then planned in planning task 1 above.
7) Produce an A4 sketch of your contents page. This can be a single page of A4 or alternatively a double-page spread (A3).
8) Produce an A4 landscape sketch of your double page spread design now you have chosen the subject matter.
Photoshoot
1) Which of your main characters will appear on the front cover of your magazine?
The hero and villain of my show. I need two main images to make it into one as well as 3 more for the imges on the side.
2) What image or images do you need for the contents page?
1 main, bigger image of the characters, one bright and one in the shadows,
and about 3-5 extra photos of the other shos, food and people overall.
3) What image or images will you use for the double-page spread? Remember, you need seven different original images across the print brief.
One image of the main character either kicking her leg through the page or a simple mid/lond shot in a simplistic frame.
4) Write a shot list for the photoshoot. Make sure you plan a variety of camera shots you will look to capture - medium shots, close-ups etc.
mid shot (cover, main)
mid shot (cover, main)
long shot (double-page)
mid/long shot (double-page)
close-up
close-up
5) What costume, props or make-up will you require for the photoshoot?
Shirts - extra and elegant
make-up - heavy and non, bruice
props - tablets, extra clothes
Create a blogpost called 'Print brief research and planning' and complete the following tasks to plan and prepare your print work:
1) Research magazine cover key conventions. Look over the magazine cover key conventions notes sheet and write which of these you will use for your magazine cover.
There are a lot of aspects to focus on, I'll try to include everything from the list. The key conventions.
3) Find at least three contents pages from culture, lifestyle or music magazines on Google images. How are contents pages designed? How do they use a combination of text and images to create an effective design?
4) Find at least three double-page spread features from culture, lifestyle or music magazines on Google images. How are they designed? How are text and images displayed? What design tricks can you borrow from your examples?
5) Read at least three example features from newspapers and magazine to learn the format, writing style and content for a culture magazine. You may wish to use the following to help you:
Time Out - The 10 Best TV shows of the week (1,500 words)
Benedict Cumberbatch hints at female future (250 words)
1) Plan a title and slogan for your new, original culture magazine. Sketch out possible designs for the masthead - font, style, colour etc.
Title: EASE
Tagline: Art of/behind the entertainment
2) Plan the content for your magazine front cover. Your double-page spread will be the main story but what other cover lines, images and more will you include on the cover?
The front cover will feature the main image as main character for my show, photo-shopped so it looks like the two of them are laying down next to each other as two different personalities.
The Tagline will be placed on top of the cover, with a simple font
3) Write a list of the all the features, regular sections and more that will appear on your contents page. If you've chosen to produce a different internal page, plan that here instead.
Content
The quide -
Art - Top 20 museums in London! - pages 24
Fashion - Met Gala and the trend for the spring 2020 - pages 44
Cinema and Television - Biggest hits of 2020 48
Ceberity - what's new with our favourite celebs - pages 56
Politics - the US election comming up; the women in formation to lead! - pages 64
Dinning - Easter holidays, get ready for the healthy bunny! - pages 74
Features -
24 The 'Getaway' public art now open for free
48 New show 'Eli' on your Netflix avaliable from April 2020!
58 Cameron C talks about how to be trans in Hollywod
4) Create a spider diagram or bullet point list of all the issues or topics your TV drama addresses. How can you use this information to create a main feature for your culture magazine about your TV drama that will appeal to your target audience?
5) Write the text for your double-page spread feature. This needs to be a minimum of 400 words and be completely original and feature an aspect of your TV drama. Make sure you include a headline, subheading and any pullout quotes or sidebar contents.
Unbeatable
We had the chance to talk to the main actress of the upcoming Netflix show ‘Eli’ Julia Baginska as well as the rest of the crew, talking industry, representation, and life on-set.
It’s quite obvious that most people in either US or UK have heard about the largely anticipated Netflix release of the supernatural crime drama ‘Eli’. The show, based on the famous novel by Daniela Bailey, gained fame before the actual shooting started. It’s understandable considering the devoted fan base of the novelist and the popularity of the supernatural genre in the last 4 years. Julia had that feeling from the beginning. ‘I knew that the show is going to be popular and I cannot feel more lucky and grateful for this amazing opportunity’. She also gave us some inside the cast and her everyday routine. ‘It’s quite overwhelming to change your life so suddenly. One day all you do is go to some auditions, go to the gym, meet up with some friends and, well, that’s about it. Then in a flash, you don’t even have the time to pee between takes’ she laughs ‘as much as it’s fulfilling, it’s also so exhausting’. It takes a lot of committed and talented people to create a product that’s already gaining positive reviews from the teasers and the final trailer that was released last Saturday. Jane Williams; the producer of the show; also expresses her commitment to the show. ‘I put my sweat and tears into this show and to see the excitement on the internet I cannot wait to release the episodes to the audience’. As she spoke, one of the main actors; Will Radford; interrupted the interview, hugging Bailey. ‘We love it here, we love her, as long as she bosses us around, we’re here, you know?’ they both laughed ‘In all honesty, the work here is amazing, I feel so lucky.’ Will states.
As much enjoyment as the cast and crew have, a lot of them struggled and are still struggling in their personal lives. Julia opened up about her early struggles in the industry before she was cast as Eleanor. ‘It’s hard. Very hard. The industry is more open to representation, but outside of the screen, the word is still in hands in people that have a closed view of what ‘equality’ means to them and they’re not willing to change. Women have to fight to be played the same and, unfortunately, take sexist roles and materialize women, not only on the screen but on set as well. ‘ she states ‘It’s a long fight but at least we have the freedom to fight back.’
6) Produce an A4 sketch of your front cover including the key conventions and design tricks you have studied in existing magazines and then planned in planning task 1 above.
7) Produce an A4 sketch of your contents page. This can be a single page of A4 or alternatively a double-page spread (A3).
8) Produce an A4 landscape sketch of your double page spread design now you have chosen the subject matter.
Photoshoot
1) Which of your main characters will appear on the front cover of your magazine?
The hero and villain of my show. I need two main images to make it into one as well as 3 more for the imges on the side.
2) What image or images do you need for the contents page?
1 main, bigger image of the characters, one bright and one in the shadows,
and about 3-5 extra photos of the other shos, food and people overall.
3) What image or images will you use for the double-page spread? Remember, you need seven different original images across the print brief.
One image of the main character either kicking her leg through the page or a simple mid/lond shot in a simplistic frame.
4) Write a shot list for the photoshoot. Make sure you plan a variety of camera shots you will look to capture - medium shots, close-ups etc.
mid shot (cover, main)
mid shot (cover, main)
long shot (double-page)
mid/long shot (double-page)
close-up
close-up
5) What costume, props or make-up will you require for the photoshoot?
Shirts - extra and elegant
make-up - heavy and non, bruice
props - tablets, extra clothes
sobota, 23 listopada 2019
Preliminary exercise learner response
1) Type up your teacher's feedback in full plus a summary of the comments you received from other students in the class.
WWW:
shot revers shot
-dialogue
close up
voice over
angles
sound design
music in headphones
handheld
POV shot
EBI:
context
camera focus
editing - more slick
night schooting
WWW:
good camerawork
nice track
emotional
EBI:
a bit confusing
better locations
2) Using a combination of your own reflection on the preliminary exercise and the feedback you were given, write three WWW bullet points and three EBI bullet points for your TV drama scene.
WWW:
good soundtrack
the voiceover
editing
EBI:
Better transitions
clearer sound
better night shots
3) How effectively did you complete the objective you laid out in your mini preliminary exercise statement of intent?
I think it was pretty good, considering the narrative of the show and the aesthetics I want my trailer to have.
4) What have you learned from the preliminary exercise that will help you in the actual coursework project?
There should always be a plan B for shooting unprofetional video because sometimes mise-en-scene or lighting or any aspect of creating a video could be different from what you wanted it to be.
5) Now you have completed the preliminary exercise, will you change anything in your actual TV drama trailer? This could include narrative, character and script or technical elements such as mise-en-scene, camerawork and sound.
I'll definitely make it more bright and sarcastic rather than dark and horror-like.
czwartek, 31 października 2019
Coursework: Pre-production - Script
Eleanor
2 bodies, 3 shops robbed and over £30,000 pounds of money that just appeared in my room over one nigh. She's not thinking straight.
Andrew signs and puts his face in his hands.
Andrew
Isn’t that better [says it louder] isn’t better to finally don’t worry about the money? She is good at what she’s doing no one will ever catch you.
Eli
Andrew and Eleanor close together, E crying.
Eleanor
I don’t know what to do anymore[gets up from the chair] But if we stop now, all the stealing, the money, the gold, the clothes [she looks at Andrew] She,,, she won’t stop.
Scene
1
In
the room, Andrew and Eleanor close together, E crying.
Eleanor
I
don’t know what to do anymore[gets up from the chair] But if we stop now, all
the stealing, the money, the gold, the clothes [she looks at Andrew] She,,, she
won’t stop.
Andrew signs and puts his face in his hands.
Andrew
Isn’t that better [says it louder] isn’t better to finally don’t worry about the money? She is good at what she’s doing no one will ever catch you.
Scene
2
The
reporter talks about a murder that took place in London
Lady on TV
A
body of a 21 year old man was found in the suburbs of Ealing the other night
with a obvious signs of struggling
on the neck. The police has no suspect as for the place and time of the evens
covered any tracts of the murderer.
Shot on Eleanor breathing heavily
with teary eyes.
Eleanor
I DID THAT. I AM SURE THAT
THAT [starts screaming] PSYCHO KILLED THAT MAN AND THE BLOOD IS NOW ON MY HANDS!
Lady on TV
A body of a 21 year old man was found in the suburbs of Ealing the other night with a obvious signs of struggling on the neck. The police has no suspect as for the place and time of the evens covered any tracts of the murderer.
Shot on Eleanor breathing heavily with teary eyes.
Eleanor
I DID THAT. I AM SURE THAT THAT [starts screaming] PSYCHO KILLED THAT MAN AND THE BLOOD IS NOW ON MY HANDS!
Establishing
shot of London, the atmosphere is heavy.
Eleanor
Who
we are and what we do... is connected to our character, our personality, our
soul. I’m not sure what is left, if that’s gone.
All
it takes is for me to close my eyes, drift off for a second and then she... she
takes over. She’s capable of a lot of things but I never knew that she’s
capable of doing something like that
Zara
Something
like what?
Coursework: Pre-production - Mise-en-scene
CLAMPS: Costume, Lighting, Actors (cast, placement and movement), Make-up, Props, Setting.
Costume
I want to focus on Eleanor and Eli, make the costumes contrast with each other so the audiece can quickly tell who is who, but also have the audience wondering if Eli simply didn't change the appearence to build up tention.
Lighting
I want it to have a dark feel to it, but I'm a little worried about the quality of the product. I want to experimanet with lighiting, using it as props and create meaning.
I want to use a lot of day light as well as creative indoor lighting.
Actors
Kuba + Norbert - <the helpers, minor characters>
Leszek + Kacper <the victims>
Julia - Julia <the girl that becomes close friends with Eleanor>
Kornela - Maria <Eleanors relative that helps her out>
Make-up
The make up with mostly include the blood and dirt, as well as Eli's appearence as confident and dark (heavier makeup).
Props
Definitely a fake gun, a bat, cars, motorbikes, money, clother and jewelary , bottles, pictures, phones etc.
Setting
London
-The room in my house
-The roof
-Marble Arch
-Winter Wonderland
-The tube
-20 Fenchurch
Wielun
-The room in my house
-Rudniki - the streets
-The 'ogrudki'
-The restaurant 'Stary Rynek'
-'Kaliska'
Wroclaw
-The main street
-The stadium
-The campus at "Politechnika Wroclawska'
Costume
I want to focus on Eleanor and Eli, make the costumes contrast with each other so the audiece can quickly tell who is who, but also have the audience wondering if Eli simply didn't change the appearence to build up tention.
Lighting
I want it to have a dark feel to it, but I'm a little worried about the quality of the product. I want to experimanet with lighiting, using it as props and create meaning.
I want to use a lot of day light as well as creative indoor lighting.
Actors
Julia - Eleanor
<hero, protagonist as well as the princess (also the villain)>
-
sth
happened to her in the past (someone died)
-
shy,
quiet, antisocial
-
suffers
from depression and anxiety
-
doesn’t
want to know her family
Julia - Eli
<alter ego, Villain, Supernatural (turns out to be a helper as well, the
villain that everyone ends up liking)>
-
her
goal is to have fun till she can
-
loves
herself
-
confident,
materialistic, doesn’t care about
Aman - Lang <
the police detective trying to solve the murder that Eli committed>
-
determine
-
suspects
Eleanor
-
first
one to see Eleanor as Eli
Andi - Andrew Riddle <Eleanor’s boyfriend at the
time, the Villain/false hero>
-
manipulative
-
likes
what Eli is doing
-
stops
Eleanor from going to the police and confessing
Zuzanna - Anita
<used to know Eleanor’s mother, villain>
-
helps
Eli to take over Eleanor’s body
Amber - Zara <helper,
Eleanor’s best friend>
Kuba + Norbert - <the helpers, minor characters>
Leszek + Kacper <the victims>
Julia - Julia <the girl that becomes close friends with Eleanor>
Kornela - Maria <Eleanors relative that helps her out>
Make-up
The make up with mostly include the blood and dirt, as well as Eli's appearence as confident and dark (heavier makeup).
Props
Definitely a fake gun, a bat, cars, motorbikes, money, clother and jewelary , bottles, pictures, phones etc.
Setting
London
-The room in my house
-The roof
-Marble Arch
-Winter Wonderland
-The tube
-20 Fenchurch
Wielun
-The room in my house
-Rudniki - the streets
-The 'ogrudki'
-The restaurant 'Stary Rynek'
-'Kaliska'
Wroclaw
-The main street
-The stadium
-The campus at "Politechnika Wroclawska'
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