Q1. Production - From your reading -
What does production involve?
What was the inspiration behind Shifty?
'I know Essex and Harlow and so I thought, I'm going to write a film about my real experiences of life growing up in the suburbs in Essex because I feel that a lot of urban films tended to get it wrong' says Creevy. Creevy also says that he wants to pay homage to great directors such as Scorsese and Tarantino, but want to link it to experiences relevant to him or take 'inspiration from stories that he'd heard'
What were the difficulties of working on a low budget film?
'I thought I'd be more like a technically dynamic director but because of the budget it pushed me to shoot scenes a certain way.' Creevy says, low budget obviously means a limited budget, it also means that it is much harder to cover up mistakes using special effects or expensive equipment.
How did the Film London Microwave scheme help Shifty get produced?
'They helped us make the film with that very, very low budget.' You apply to the scheme and are taught how to make a film and then you pitch your concept to them and if you get far enough in the competition then they provide you with half the money
How is the Microwave scheme funded?
The scheme is partially funded by the Lottery, as well as by FilmLondon, the BBC, Skillset and the London Development agency
What other films have received money from the Microwave scheme?
Mum & Dad, Analogue, Foxglove, Freestyle, Strawberry Fields and A British Guide to Showing Off have all been made due to funding by the scheme.
Wednesday 16 September 2009
Thursday 10 September 2009
Codes and Convention
Representation
Institutions
Between the Eyes : The company seems to be supportive of young british people whom they want to give a better chance in the media, Eran Creevy's previous work such as music videos and commercials
FilmLondon: The microwave scheme also tries to locate young visionary actors and directors in London, because they are looking for the next generation of British 'superstars'
Audience
The movie is aimed at a variety of people, i found out that the film was in fact cut due to use of a certain swear word, because the distributor thought it would be better if it stayed a 15 certificate. This means it is aimed at young people, to discourage them from using drugs as well as an 'art-house' audience who are interested in the concept of a movie being made at only £100,000.
Genre
Action/Thriller/Life story/Comedy
Ideology
There is perhaps the message that drugs destroy community, but also a message that even intelligent people are not immune from the temptation of drug-dealing, which is a waste of talent
Wednesday 9 September 2009
What has happened with employment on Terrestrial TV?
There has been a decrease in employment on Terrestrial TV and it has been steadily decreasing since 2004 according to the information given.
What does this suggest about the traditional TV industry?
It could suggest that either TV is becoming less popoular but more likely that more people are moving to digital media such as Digital Television or Internet because they believe it is more relevant and there is mor epotential in it.
What's happening in the Interactive Media sector?
It has remained the most popular audio-visual but managed to lose 4500 employees because apparently of a decrease in the size of the Web and Internet sector
Where is the industry predominantly based?
6 in 10 are based in London and the South-east, which is hardly surprising, because the Capital is where all the main TV Stations, Newspapers and Filming are. Also London is the most built up and generally financially stable area of the country.
What’s the proportion of women working in the media? Where do most women work?
38% of people working in the Media are women, which is less han 46% the percentage of jobs belonging to women, the largest concentration of women is in Terrestrial Television which in an earlier question we found out is an area where many people are leaving, they also make up 87% of Make-up and hairdressers as well as costumes.
What does this suggest about the media industry?
2/3 of them are under 35, meaning that generally a majority of people working in media are relatively young, however there is also proof in the fact that more women and ethnic minorities have entered the job since 2003 and yet a vast maority are white males mean that people obviously sta in the job for more than a year or two, only 46% earn more than £30,000 meaning that it is not extremely well paid for more than half the people in the industry, meaning that there is an unbalance, I also think the large number of people with degrees that aren't in media may mean that people may be using media as a temporary job until they can get a job connected to their degree.
What does it suggest about media representation?
In my belief it shows that a lot of the people working in media are very intelligent and rather underpaid, the fact that 2/3 have degrees and 1/2 of media workers are paid less than 30k shows that at least 16% of media (probably a lot more) are paid much less than you would expect from someone with a degree.
There has been a decrease in employment on Terrestrial TV and it has been steadily decreasing since 2004 according to the information given.
What does this suggest about the traditional TV industry?
It could suggest that either TV is becoming less popoular but more likely that more people are moving to digital media such as Digital Television or Internet because they believe it is more relevant and there is mor epotential in it.
What's happening in the Interactive Media sector?
It has remained the most popular audio-visual but managed to lose 4500 employees because apparently of a decrease in the size of the Web and Internet sector
Where is the industry predominantly based?
6 in 10 are based in London and the South-east, which is hardly surprising, because the Capital is where all the main TV Stations, Newspapers and Filming are. Also London is the most built up and generally financially stable area of the country.
What’s the proportion of women working in the media? Where do most women work?
38% of people working in the Media are women, which is less han 46% the percentage of jobs belonging to women, the largest concentration of women is in Terrestrial Television which in an earlier question we found out is an area where many people are leaving, they also make up 87% of Make-up and hairdressers as well as costumes.
What does this suggest about the media industry?
2/3 of them are under 35, meaning that generally a majority of people working in media are relatively young, however there is also proof in the fact that more women and ethnic minorities have entered the job since 2003 and yet a vast maority are white males mean that people obviously sta in the job for more than a year or two, only 46% earn more than £30,000 meaning that it is not extremely well paid for more than half the people in the industry, meaning that there is an unbalance, I also think the large number of people with degrees that aren't in media may mean that people may be using media as a temporary job until they can get a job connected to their degree.
What does it suggest about media representation?
In my belief it shows that a lot of the people working in media are very intelligent and rather underpaid, the fact that 2/3 have degrees and 1/2 of media workers are paid less than 30k shows that at least 16% of media (probably a lot more) are paid much less than you would expect from someone with a degree.
Monday 7 September 2009
Q. Think about the numbers of ways that you 'read' something produced by the BBC?
A. Watch their TV Channels e.g BBC 1-4, BBC News 24, BBC Parliament
Listen to BBC Radio channels 1-7
Read about the Company in the Newspapers
Watch BBC Televisual programming on the Internet, BBC iPlayer or BBC YouTube Channel
Buy BBC DVDs, VHS or Books
Email the BBC company and await the response.
Q. How can you, as a member of the audience, 'engage with' or ' view' Doctor Who...? How many different forms of media are offered?
There is an 'Trailer maker' which gives the user not only several pieces of footage visually, but also something to interact with.
There is a game which is also an interactive interface.
There are hyperlinks to articles and information
Hyperlink to video of interview with Russell T. Davies
FAQ and contact us allows for communication between the 'reader' and the makers of the programme
Q. How would you usually watch an episode of Doctor Who? TV, perhaps? Now think of the other ways you can watch an episode...
A. DVDs, Internet video-streaming sites such as YouTube and iPlayer, download off a legal media distribution application such as iTunes or Napster.
Q. What does this mean if, for example, we are to study the film industry in Britain?
A. That we would be looking at contemporary films eg. recent films, not 1920s cinema, also we would focus on the DVD/Blu-ray and Internet distribution of film e.g not the VHS.
Q. How does the film industry 'converge' with the Internet?
A. Because, increasingly the Internet is used for distribution, both legally and illegally and the Internet is used for big advertising schemes such as adverts for film being posted on YouTube, meaning that film and Internet have converged to become a single media form.
A. Watch their TV Channels e.g BBC 1-4, BBC News 24, BBC Parliament
Listen to BBC Radio channels 1-7
Read about the Company in the Newspapers
Watch BBC Televisual programming on the Internet, BBC iPlayer or BBC YouTube Channel
Buy BBC DVDs, VHS or Books
Email the BBC company and await the response.
Q. How can you, as a member of the audience, 'engage with' or ' view' Doctor Who...? How many different forms of media are offered?
There is an 'Trailer maker' which gives the user not only several pieces of footage visually, but also something to interact with.
There is a game which is also an interactive interface.
There are hyperlinks to articles and information
Hyperlink to video of interview with Russell T. Davies
FAQ and contact us allows for communication between the 'reader' and the makers of the programme
Q. How would you usually watch an episode of Doctor Who? TV, perhaps? Now think of the other ways you can watch an episode...
A. DVDs, Internet video-streaming sites such as YouTube and iPlayer, download off a legal media distribution application such as iTunes or Napster.
Q. What does this mean if, for example, we are to study the film industry in Britain?
A. That we would be looking at contemporary films eg. recent films, not 1920s cinema, also we would focus on the DVD/Blu-ray and Internet distribution of film e.g not the VHS.
Q. How does the film industry 'converge' with the Internet?
A. Because, increasingly the Internet is used for distribution, both legally and illegally and the Internet is used for big advertising schemes such as adverts for film being posted on YouTube, meaning that film and Internet have converged to become a single media form.
Friday 4 September 2009
My Media
TV - I tend to watch BBC, Channel 4, the news and I enjoy watching the Wire. I also watch a lot of british comedy.
Film - Most recently I have watched Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, Taking of Pelham 123, the Hangover, I go to the Cinema regularly, I also buy plenty of DVDs
Internet - I use Facebook and Youtube on a regular basis
Newspaper - I read the Guardian on weekends and London Paper/Metro when I am on the train
Radio - Almost none
Asano Tadanobu :
Because he is willing to go to any lengths to play his roles,
he has had surgery to play some roles and has recently grown
his hair to play Genghis Khan. He also is not scared of playing
really freaky roles.
My favourite film at the moment is the first part of the 20th Century Boys Trilogy, I like it because it has a brilliant cast and the plot is very sinister,
it is about World Domination by a cult, but also it
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