Video Journals, How To Make Them

Questions to ask
- How can I make it creative?
- Use of narrative arc? (narration)
- Use of format - which format?

What do you need?
- Video or digital camera
- Subject
- Setting
- Format
- Planning
- Creativity

What does a producer do?
- Makes ideas happen
- Responsible for how things are edited
- Paper work - health and safety etc.

What does a director do?
- Organises shoots - how do they look?
- Does everything look good?
- Checks everything is ok with shoots

What should an interview be?
- Challenging
- Revealing
- Evocative
- Provocative
- Emotional
- Engaging

Who do you need?
- Camera man
- Producer (interviewer)
- Interviewee

Open 12.10.10

Last Tuesday we went to the Open Music Venue in Norwich for a Media Industries careers Convention! We listened to speakers on Music, Dance, Performance, Graphic Design and Animation. I found the music speech the best because they reassured me that there are lots of places you will be able to play at gigs or concerts and i knew that it would help me. The task for the day was to ask at least one question to one of the key speakers so, firstly, I spoke to Sophie Little. Sophie is the lead singer of the rock group "The Brownies". She gave me some really useful advice on how to start a band, and i gave my email to her so that she could contact me further so i could get more information. I also liked the speech on acting so when  it came to the one to one speaking, i spoke to Reece Ritchie. Reece is an actor and has played roles in 10,000 BC and The Lovely Bones. He, and the other actors, inspired me to look for auditions in Norwich. The last people I spoke to were the animators; they were really funny, but had some good tips on how to make animated films.

Over all i enjoyed the day very much and it has inspired me to got out and look for more opportunities :)

Artefact, Campaign, and Performance

This year we are looking at Artefacts, Campaigning and Performance. We will discover, understand and learn how and why artefacts are made, and we will be creating artefacts of our own. We will also look at how to create a campaign and see how they are planned, from posters and leaflets, to advertising such as on the internet. Finally we will look at the types of Performance and how they have developed over time.