Yesturday, I had the experience of watching a screening of "The Age Of Stupid" which is a newly released documantary about climate change and global warming directed by Franny Armstrong. It is a post-modern film about a man living in 2055, looking back through video clips and footage of present day life, looking at how we effectivly ruined the earth.
http://www.ageofstupid.net/
Thursday 22 October 2009
Tuesday 20 October 2009
4 pin to 4 pin
After some research, I have found that I will need to buy a 4 pin to 4 pin firewire cable to enable me to edit film on my laptop. I have ordered one from www.amazon.com and it should be here within the next few days.
Semiotics
Semiotics is the study of signs and meanings. The three areas of study in semiotics are:
The sign - the image /object/sound
The system into which the signs are organised
The culture in which the signs operate
For example, traffic lights can be used to exemplifiy semiotics practically. We know that red means stop, amber means get ready to stop/go and green means go. However, in some cultures the amber sign can be interpreted as the ned to speed up to get through the lights quickly before they change. People in these cultures interpret the sign in its original meanings, but choose to read it in a different way.
Semiotics are also important when analysing media prints and images. It raises your awareness of subconcious effects the images are having on the viewer, as we oftebn take this for granted. This is especially relevant in advertising where companies try to sell their products to their target audience by only showing the positive aspects of their product.
Saussure was a structuralist and his work developed many of the basic principles in semiotics. According to his view, the place of the sign within the overall system gives meaning and is subject to change. For this perspective, humans interpret signs accordingly for which Saussure's sign theory has two parts.
Signifier - the actual image / physical appearance or sound.
Signified - The idea/s to which the sign refer to.
The sign - the image /object/sound
The system into which the signs are organised
The culture in which the signs operate
For example, traffic lights can be used to exemplifiy semiotics practically. We know that red means stop, amber means get ready to stop/go and green means go. However, in some cultures the amber sign can be interpreted as the ned to speed up to get through the lights quickly before they change. People in these cultures interpret the sign in its original meanings, but choose to read it in a different way.
Semiotics are also important when analysing media prints and images. It raises your awareness of subconcious effects the images are having on the viewer, as we oftebn take this for granted. This is especially relevant in advertising where companies try to sell their products to their target audience by only showing the positive aspects of their product.
Saussure was a structuralist and his work developed many of the basic principles in semiotics. According to his view, the place of the sign within the overall system gives meaning and is subject to change. For this perspective, humans interpret signs accordingly for which Saussure's sign theory has two parts.
Signifier - the actual image / physical appearance or sound.
Signified - The idea/s to which the sign refer to.
Monday 19 October 2009
Snowflextrowse
Snowflextrowse is a locally produced snowboarding movie made a few years ago, shot on locaton at Norfolk Ski Club, which is where I intent to do the filming for my movie.
Friday 16 October 2009
Posting videos
Throughout my research I will be posting video examples of the kind of production I am looking to make. To post these video into my blog, I am finding the video either on www.youtube.com or www.vimeo.com, copying the embed code and pasting it into my blog. When I then view my blog, the video will appear.
Thursday 8 October 2009
Unity Productions
Unity Productions are a UK film production company which are now making edits and films for UK riders. Their latest creation is their teaser for their upcoming movie 'Ello, which covers some of the UK's best riders through their skiing season.
'ELLO teaser from Unity Productions on Vimeo.
Thursday 1 October 2009
Inspiration
After some internet research, I have found a few videos of the kind of thing I am looking to produce.
Poor Boyz Productions - Everyday Is A Saturday Trailer
MN Nice Trailer
Level 1 Productions - Refresh Trailer
Production company's like Level 1, 4bi9, Rage Productions and Poor Boyz are turning out films like this on a seasonally basis, following their team riders through their ski season. Trailers like this are often released a few months in advance of the release of the final production to interest the target market and secure pre-orders for their new film.
Poor Boyz Productions - Everyday Is A Saturday Trailer
MN Nice Trailer
Nice Teaser from jake s on Vimeo.
Level 1 Productions - Refresh Trailer
Production company's like Level 1, 4bi9, Rage Productions and Poor Boyz are turning out films like this on a seasonally basis, following their team riders through their ski season. Trailers like this are often released a few months in advance of the release of the final production to interest the target market and secure pre-orders for their new film.
Finally.
I Have Come to a decision on what I'm going to do for my media brief. After many discussions, I have decided that I'm going going to work on my own, creating a teaser for a new ski film. I have chosen to do this because it would be a much easier, and more fun option for me. The ski film industry is booming now, with many different large scale production company's turning out films seasonally, which is something I hope to get into later in life. This project will not only be a lot of fun, but will also give me some more experience of filming and editing the sport, which is something I would love to do after education.
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