I have enclosed the letter asking permission to the parents of whose two children we will be filming in our coursework. This letter includes the signatures of the parents to allow their children to be filmed.
We also chose a soundtrack from a non-copyright music website and edited it which we were able to do and use because no one has the rights to it. We chose the soundtrack by selecting from a selction of subheadings containing different genres. We chose the one that stated 'TV Themes' because we thought that it applied to our coursework idea the most. From process of elimination through 4 potential soundtracks we then chose this one. We chose this one bover the others because we belived that the high tempo and rushed atmosphere made it stand out from the rest and also would be suitable for our target audience as it would allow us to create alot of fast cut editing to help create the fun, jumpy, happy atmophere we plan to create in our coursework and to also help keep the viewer interested.
http://freeplaymusic.com/search/category_search.php?t=v&i=5
Top Left Soundtrack - To Listen Click Preview
Wednesday 25 November 2009
Tuesday 17 November 2009
Audience Effects Theory
Media influence or media effects refers to the theories about the ways the mass media affect how their audiences think and behave.
Mass media plays a crucial role in forming and reflecting public opinion, connecting the world to individuals and reproducing the self-image of society. Critiques in the early-to-mid twentieth century suggested that media does not have an effect on the way in which people behave.
Being aware of the effects on my audience when consuming my coursework task is very important. I need to ensure I create the right effect on my audience and the one I am planning to achieve. This is to keep my young audience engaged throughout because of the young age they can easily be distracted. I will dreate this effect by including many different colour schemes, fast editing and both real life filming and animated designs.
I think that I will be sucessful as long as I keep in mind the effect I want to acheive on my audience because it may contain alot of different aspects in order to keep my particular target audience interested but it must also be short and fast so there is never a boring, slow part to it. I also have to keep in mind that as found in effects research that not all audiences are the same so the diverse choice of content ideas will have to be encorporated sucessfully to satisfy more than one person's needs.
If i do not sucessfully acheive this effect on the audience then I am at risk of not keeping my audience interested and not having good feedback on my coursework. On the other hand it will give me a much better idea on what it would take to satisfy all of my audiences needs from finding out what failing from the first task.
Mass media plays a crucial role in forming and reflecting public opinion, connecting the world to individuals and reproducing the self-image of society. Critiques in the early-to-mid twentieth century suggested that media does not have an effect on the way in which people behave.
Being aware of the effects on my audience when consuming my coursework task is very important. I need to ensure I create the right effect on my audience and the one I am planning to achieve. This is to keep my young audience engaged throughout because of the young age they can easily be distracted. I will dreate this effect by including many different colour schemes, fast editing and both real life filming and animated designs.
I think that I will be sucessful as long as I keep in mind the effect I want to acheive on my audience because it may contain alot of different aspects in order to keep my particular target audience interested but it must also be short and fast so there is never a boring, slow part to it. I also have to keep in mind that as found in effects research that not all audiences are the same so the diverse choice of content ideas will have to be encorporated sucessfully to satisfy more than one person's needs.
If i do not sucessfully acheive this effect on the audience then I am at risk of not keeping my audience interested and not having good feedback on my coursework. On the other hand it will give me a much better idea on what it would take to satisfy all of my audiences needs from finding out what failing from the first task.
Monday 2 November 2009
Research Into Exisiting Children's TV Dramas - Tracey Beaker Inspiration
To help us to get an idea of what children should expect from our tv drama we researched into what makes up an exisitng children's drama.
We firstly researched into the children's TV drama Tracey Beaker which influenced our decision making within our coursework alot. We found that aspects of the opening sequence of this drama contained alot of our existing ideas but adapted to that particular show in a different way. For example we aimed to use a mixture of cartoon animation and real life video footage together throughout the opening sequence to create a sense of realism but still adventurous to attract or keep the attention of the children watching.
Below I have inserted the opening sequence to the children's drama which we have used alot fas a base of our inspiration for our own projects. We have recognised that the aspect of movement plays a big part in keeping the audience interested. They use alot of montage editing, colour themes and camera angles to keep each frame busy and colourful so ultimately the viewer does not loose interest. We thought this was very important and therefore we would be trying to acheive this within our own opening sequence but in a way that is unique to our project. We will achieve this by using the cartoon montages around the real life opening sequence to be related to the surroundings, for exmple if being filmed playing football then small cartoon footballs will be montage edited into each frame.
We firstly researched into the children's TV drama Tracey Beaker which influenced our decision making within our coursework alot. We found that aspects of the opening sequence of this drama contained alot of our existing ideas but adapted to that particular show in a different way. For example we aimed to use a mixture of cartoon animation and real life video footage together throughout the opening sequence to create a sense of realism but still adventurous to attract or keep the attention of the children watching.
Below I have inserted the opening sequence to the children's drama which we have used alot fas a base of our inspiration for our own projects. We have recognised that the aspect of movement plays a big part in keeping the audience interested. They use alot of montage editing, colour themes and camera angles to keep each frame busy and colourful so ultimately the viewer does not loose interest. We thought this was very important and therefore we would be trying to acheive this within our own opening sequence but in a way that is unique to our project. We will achieve this by using the cartoon montages around the real life opening sequence to be related to the surroundings, for exmple if being filmed playing football then small cartoon footballs will be montage edited into each frame.
Sunday 1 November 2009
Research Into Existing Children's Tv Dramas - My Parent's Are Aliens Inspiration
When watching this children's TV drama opening we found our inspiration for using the cartoon house having an animated movement into the opening frame. We wanted to use this effect as we think it connotes adventure and creates expectations of a fun, exciting and unpredictable show.
We therefore used the programme 'Premier Pro' after a quick tutorial from our teacher on how to use the 'green screen' effect, to create a prototype of the effect we are looking for.
Below is what we achieved...
We therefore used the programme 'Premier Pro' after a quick tutorial from our teacher on how to use the 'green screen' effect, to create a prototype of the effect we are looking for.
Below is what we achieved...
Shot Log
By using my research and planning into existing children's TV dramas I was able to come up with a list of shots I will use throughout my coursework in both my main peice and my print production tasks.
I noticed that when researching into the magazine of Doctor Who and Tracy Beaker I found that the shots taken of the main characters were mid shots and larger than any other image on the page to connote importance and to show to the reader who is the main character. For my print production task I will be using two-shot of both the main characters to make the viewer know they are the main characters.
I will be using a stock motion animation by using still images of one of the characters running with a football and then by switching to a point of view shot of the character behind the ball and zooming as it goes into the net.
I will also be shooting using various still long shot images in my establishing shot of the two characters throwing a pile of leaves into the air to connote freedom and the space they have in their new home and creating a sense of happiness.
I will be shooting both characters in a low angle shot in a jacuzi outside with a large amount of bubbles used to connote fun and create a happy atmosphere. I will use this shot to make them look much larger and again connote happiness and make the viewer feel the happiness the character's are.
The next shoot will be taken on a trampoline where a low angle shot once again will be used to connote power and to create a dominant atmosphere where they feel on top of the world in their new amazing home.
We chose to use stock motion animation within our coursework as we think it is very effective when used in Tracy Beaker's opening title sequence when viewing it within our reserach and planning into existing children's TV dramas. We also think that the upbeat, 'jumpy' soundtrack we have chosen for our coursework will benfit from fast editing and by using stock motion animation there will always be something going on to keep the viewer interested.
I noticed that when researching into the magazine of Doctor Who and Tracy Beaker I found that the shots taken of the main characters were mid shots and larger than any other image on the page to connote importance and to show to the reader who is the main character. For my print production task I will be using two-shot of both the main characters to make the viewer know they are the main characters.
I will be using a stock motion animation by using still images of one of the characters running with a football and then by switching to a point of view shot of the character behind the ball and zooming as it goes into the net.
I will also be shooting using various still long shot images in my establishing shot of the two characters throwing a pile of leaves into the air to connote freedom and the space they have in their new home and creating a sense of happiness.
I will be shooting both characters in a low angle shot in a jacuzi outside with a large amount of bubbles used to connote fun and create a happy atmosphere. I will use this shot to make them look much larger and again connote happiness and make the viewer feel the happiness the character's are.
The next shoot will be taken on a trampoline where a low angle shot once again will be used to connote power and to create a dominant atmosphere where they feel on top of the world in their new amazing home.
We chose to use stock motion animation within our coursework as we think it is very effective when used in Tracy Beaker's opening title sequence when viewing it within our reserach and planning into existing children's TV dramas. We also think that the upbeat, 'jumpy' soundtrack we have chosen for our coursework will benfit from fast editing and by using stock motion animation there will always be something going on to keep the viewer interested.
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