John Cass Media Students

Footage from HD camera in Final Cut 7.0.3

2012-01-24T08:29:00.000-08:00

Best Disagreements

2011-12-02T06:30:00.000-08:00

EXCELLENT ACTION MATCH EDITING

GOOD USE OF A RANGE OF SHOTS

PERFECT SHOT REVERSE SHOT - EYELINES MATCH REALLY WELL

INTERESTING TO WATCH AND NO VIOLENCE OR DRUGS. WELL DONE!

Units for OCR Media (for your UCAS forms)

2011-11-24T03:44:00.000-08:00

Rap/ Hip Hop

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RnB Soul

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Grime Videos

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Link to Little Miss Sunshine clip on You Tube

2011-09-15T14:13:00.000-07:00

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdsi4i-LS-Q

Follow this link to you tube (copy and paste it into your browser)- it was the best I could do. They may mute the sounds though coz of copyright

An excellent storyboard should be...

2011-06-30T01:45:00.001-07:00

Make detailed annotations - camera movement, shot timings/length, height of the tripod, arrows to show camera movement
Use colours for significant props key signifiers etc
Accurate framing - show the foreground and background (scale)
Make notes on the props for each frame
Label the shot to say where the setting is going to be
Lyrics

Our animatic so far...

2011-06-27T02:24:00.000-07:00

Busted Swede

2011-06-20T14:29:00.000-07:00

Last minute panic?

2011-06-14T01:50:00.000-07:00

The best place to go (other than your own notes) is here:

http://petesmediablog.blogspot.com/

Take advice from the King Of Media himself

Hit Me Baby Swede Summer 2010

2011-06-07T08:57:00.000-07:00

PREPARING FOR G325 SECTION B

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PLANNING YOUR ARGUMENT
-Which group are you going to discuss?
-What percentage of the population do they make up?
-Why is it interesting/worthwhile to analyse the representation of this group?
-What will be your main argument(s)?
(see the post below for argument ideas)

GIVING SPECIFIC EXAMPLES
-Which programmes/films are your best examples to back up your argument? (at least 2 historical, 1 film and 1 TV and at least 2 contemporary, 1 film and 1 TV)
-Gather all the names, dates, episodes, quotes etc that you need to make those examples worthwhile

APPLYING THEORIES
-Choose at least 3 theories that help you to prove your argument
OR
-2 theories that help you prove and one that disagrees with your point and say why you disagree

YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO GIVE OPINIONS

POssible arguments for Media and Collective Identity

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You could use some of these as starting points for an exam answer - then go onto back it up with theory and PROVE it through texts you have studied.

• That representations used to be quite racist and offensive but now they are better
• The dominant image of Asians (Muslims) has shifted from obedient close-knit families to threats to society and “Britishness”
• That representations of Black British people has been consistently negative
• That repeated use and reproduction of dominant images is better than no representation at all
• That as long as TV companies play it safe by reproducing dominant images, we will never achieve pluralistic representations of ethnic minority groups
• That institutions aren’t “racist” but they do reinforce the Hegemonic idea that the white middle class are superior
• Representations are more stereotypical not as TV and Film companies want to meet audiences expectations and as a result we are moving further away from pluralistic representations
• That the media we consume as a society affects the way we view ethnic minorities
• That the images constantly reproduced in the media affect the way others see us and we see ourselves – thus identity is “mediated”

Theories and Theorists

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Once you have chosen your theories (3 or 4 max) research them further or make sure you definitely know what they mean. Wikipedia gives a good overview of most theories/theorists.

Grammar of Race - Hall 1932 – still alive!
Hegemony / Pluralism - Gramsci 1891-1937
Technologies of the Self - Foucault 1926 – 1984
Social Fact - Durkheim 1858-1917
Modernity and Self-identity - Giddens 1991
'We say Britain is full. It is the most overcrowded country in Europe and it is time to shut the doors - Nick Griffin 2010
Reception Theory - Hall 1932 – still alive!
Uses and Gratifications - Blumler and Katz 1959
Muscular Liberalism Vs State Multiculturalism - David Cameron 2011

URL for Our Friends in the North

2011-05-12T04:56:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2lyyj0uJds&feature=related

Practising for TV Drama

2011-05-12T04:50:00.000-07:00

THIS APPLIES TO THE FIRST 5 MINUTES ONLY of the following clip:
OUR FRIENDS IN THE NORTH

WHAT highlights the contrast between life in the North and Life in the South
WHAT suggests these two characters are friends
WHAT suggests that these two characters are from the same background but one has better opportunities because they moved to London
WHAT makes London seem more glamorous and exciting than the North
WHAT shows that the North is depressing
WHAT shows that the character in the North is envious of his friend and reinforces the idea that life is better in the south

The use of costume (describe the costume…..) signifies…..
MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT ALL THREE CHARACTERS
The dialogue between Husband and wife ‘ ….example…” signifies
The two men have very different jobs which suggests
London is presented as a place where….
Locations are used to show the difference between life in the north and life in the south

Ways of doing titles

2011-01-28T08:03:00.000-08:00

Very roughly done but hopefully it'll get you started thinking about how titles can be done is a more creative and fun way. Just make sure it's appropriate for your genre!

2011-01-27T05:02:00.000-08:00

Year 12 Ms Georgiou
Post two film openings on your group blog
Evaluate what you like about them. Use key media terminology
the narrative- the story
the character types (think back to theory) casting/ stereotypes
the mise en scene (costume /setting /lighting)
the sound (music/ dialogue)
the titles- style and the way they enter the screen
the editing

Homework for Ms Warrington's year 12 students

2011-01-26T12:52:00.000-08:00

Ms W's students only!
Keep a one-week diary of your media use, in detail. Each day, comment on how your own experiences of media consumption illustrate (show) wider patterns and trends of audience behaviour. (Starting Wednesday 25th January, finishing Tuesday 1st February)
What this means is: record any media you consume and what technologies were involved, then see if you can link that experience to the concepts we've been learning about. Here's an example: "Today a friend texted me asking for the name of a song I'd played to her at a party. I used my phone to email her a link to a YouTube video of a version of the song that I like. I listened to it on my laptop when I got home. I often discover new songs I like when listening to an online radio station called LastFM where I can use the name of a band I like as a tag and it creates a radio station around my own tastes. This media experience shows how much more power consumers have these days than they used to; the internet has made music global and YouTube and LastFM are both examples of "prosumer" technologies. The person who posted the video of the song on YouTube was an ordinary consumer at a concert, taking video probably on a phone or small digital camera. My LastFM station is "my own" - created around my personal tastes by the LastFM website. This also relates to how the convergence of media affects marketing these days: LastFM is free for consumers - it is a marketing device for the music industry because it gets new consumers interested in bands they haven't heard of but might like. If you like a song you hear on LastFM there is a link to iTunes where you can buy it."

Nice Opening Credits

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http://www.spike.com/video/napoleon-opening/2974420

I am making a playlist of interesting and EASY credits on JOHNCASSMEDIA channel on youtube. Check them out - see if there's something good for your genre.

FOR MS WARRINGTON'S STUDENTS ONLY: homework questions

2011-01-10T07:46:00.000-08:00

Ms Warrington's year 12 should post the answers to the following questions, worked on in the lesson, on their individual blogs.

1. The BBC is supposed to be impartial. Has it ever been accused of being biased (the opposite of impartial)? When and why? (Use the internet to research; check your sources carefully - is the website you are using BIASED itself?

2. Why do you think it is important for the BBC to be impartial? (Think about the way it is funded)

3. Do you think it is POSSIBLE for a media institution to be impartial? Why/why not?

4. What are the advantages and disadvantages of trying to be impartial, for a media institution?

5. What do you think could be the advantages and disadvantages for CONSUMERS of public service broadcasting (like the BBC) compared to consumers of commercial radio stations?

The BBC Radio Quiz

2010-12-15T13:26:00.000-08:00

***MS WARRINGTON'S AND MS GEORGIOU'S CLASS ONLY***

Hi year 12 students,

This work is to be done by end of Thursday, 16th December:

Please find out about the history of the BBC as a media institution & how it has made use of technological change to reach its audiences. Answer the questions below in as much detail as you can, either on your blogs or in your exercise books, using this website (and any other sources you wish to find):

http://www.bbc.co.uk/historyofthebbc/innovation/index.shtml

1. Who invented radio and when?

2. When was the BBC formed?

3. What was the vision of the first general manager for the BBC's purpose - and what was his name?

4. What does it mean that the BBC is 'independent' or 'impartial' and why is this important?

5. In what decade was TV invented?

6. How did the BBC change during World War II?

7. What new radio stations started up on the BBC in the 1960s?

8. Why did the BBC quarrel with the government in the 1980s?

9. What major technological development saw the BBC change the way they broadcast radio in the 1990s?

10. How have the ways the BBC reaches it audiences developed since 2000? Give as many facts as you can.

12. How the arrival of digital broadcasting affect BBC radio (name some of the new stations that were created)?

If you missed the lesson, or you didn't fully understand it on first viewing, you should watch the technological convergence video again now.

Thanks, Ms Warrington

ALSO for Ms Warrington's class: ONLY 3 STUDENTS have attempted to put their radio station research work up on their blogs. Not only have I totally lost my voice, I'm now disappointed too :-( Please sort this out before I next see you. You know who you are. Your task was to write a detailed post on your blog about a station you listen to, covering all three sides of the media triangle: target audience - who listens to it, where &and why; institution/producer - who makes it and how they broadcast it incl. use of convergence; product - what it's like (website design, typical programmes, kinds of music/djs)** The star prize goes to Asad for the best research post so far.

2010-12-14T06:34:00.000-08:00

Cover Year 13 Ms Georgiou Friday 10th Dec

2010-12-09T23:56:00.000-08:00

Sorry I’m not in guys :(
Can you please make sure you use this time productively as the deadlines are drawing near!
As you had 5 hours on Wednesday and now an hour today, I am expecting all ancillary tasks to be in by Monday. You should spend today’s lesson and after school if necessary in ILC completing these. Everyone must have a print task they can out their name to, so if your in a group of four I’m expecting two digi packs and two mag ad rough drafts- one each etc. In addition to this you should then create collective final pieces- which you have all had an input into. This is the best way to make sure you show a process in the creation of these print tasks- the journey and also will show how you collated your ideas as a group.
So by Monday
1. Research into real products from your chosen genre
2. Simple sketches of your designs/ examples of your ideas on paper
3. Rough designs which you did on Wednesday, playing around with images and photshop
3. Final print pieces which carry the style of your music video and link to each other.
(As always, make sure all designs and ideas have been influenced by your research. So you can say- this is what I have seen and therefore this is what we did!)

2010-11-26T06:19:00.000-08:00

Music Video Planning and Research Checklist
- Research/ Examples of music videos: Post examples that you have taken inspiration from and comment on the ideas which you would like to use, eg, 'we noticed in this video and others of this genre there is the convention of an urban street setting, therefore we will aim to choose a similar setting so as to meet the expectations of the target audience for hip hop music'
It could be the props, the transitions, the editing pace, the use of costume - you are researching them to gain some idea of what the audience expect so make sure you use these expectations in your product.
Planning:
1. Song choice and lyrics
2. Rough brainstorm of initial ideas
3. Your idea- your narrative (if you have one)- at this point GET AUDIENCE FEEDBACK
4. Cast list- preferably with photos so you can explain the image you have chosen and how it fits with your song
5. Props and Costume lists- again with pictures
6. Recce photos- locations you have chosen.
7. Storyboard- remember this is twice as long as your film opening and will have at least four times as many cuts because of the pace. You need a detailed guide in order to ensure you film enough to fill the song. (Think back to the Britney swede where the whole class storyboarded only the first 30 sec of the song!)- at this point GET AUDIENCE FEEDBACK
LINK ALL YOUR PLANNING IDEAS BACK TO YOUR RESERACH AND YOUR AUDIENCE FEEDBACK. Show that the decisions you are making are based around how much you know about what that audience want and the expectations from successful music videos.

- Examples of cd covers and magazine adverts. The mag ads are slighty harder to come by online and we may need to buy in some music mags but cd digipack anaylsis should be done by now. Post a few examples of real digipacks- again say what ideas you like, recognise what the creater has done, eg, star construction/ portatying a particular image through codes and signs.

Planning: Then post a sketch of your idea- based on the research you have done. Your research must inform your ideas or it is pointless!!!! The sketch does not have to be wonderful- its the paper draft of your digipack. Maybe even do a few - at this point GET AUDIENCE FEEDBACK
Dont say 'all the cd covers for RnB artists we looked at had the artist looking into camera and in the centre', and then do yours differently!! Remember you are looking for ideas and inspirations as to what the audience is expectingand how insititions sell their product.

GOODLUCK

Next we are ready for the real work- filming, refilming, re-shooting, re-storyboarding due to cast problems/ weather problems/ crew problems and continuity issues, filming again, editing, editing , editing and really creative evaluations. :)

Oh yeah, before you film you need to do a risk assessment. :)

original genre research

2010-11-12T02:52:00.000-08:00

Music Video Theory

2010-10-13T14:03:00.000-07:00

http://www.nassrinnasser.com/musicvideo-musicembodied/chapter2.html

Understanding your grade...

2010-08-19T09:18:00.000-07:00

Dear all,

Here is a link to the OCR site explaining the difference between UMS and raw marks. What you all got for your coursework this year was marked with a raw mark. When they look at the coursework for everyone in the country the boundaries change a bit. It looks like this year the standard was high so the boundaries shifted. It's explained on this link:

http://www.ocr.org.uk/learners/ums/

Otherwise, well done to everyone, we got the highest number of passes this year than ever before, LOADS of B grades and even a sneaky little A for one AS student. I'm so proud of you all. Enjoy the rest of the hols

Ms P

Best Of Borough Film Awards

2010-07-11T14:41:00.001-07:00

At some point over the next few weeks, you should all take a look at some of these films. They are funded by the UKFC development fund - giving young filmmalers the chance to make a professional quality short film. For these filmmakers, this is the first step on the ladder to becoming established feature directors or music video directors.

You can vote for your fave:

http://filmlondon.org.uk/best_of_boroughs

ALL STUDENTS DOING A2 MUST WATCH THESE PROGRAMMES

2010-07-06T05:16:00.000-07:00

They'll be really useful context for your A2 exam unit

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/themes/bloody-foreigners

lipsynching!

2010-06-24T05:17:00.000-07:00

Media Language For Question 1b

2010-06-12T02:50:00.000-07:00

Dear Year 13,
I was hoping to have seen a few more of you over the last week. Luckily I am going to be around periods 2,3 and4 on Monday if you need help revising, need to ask any questions etc.

A few of you were worried about the term 'media language'. In brief, this refers to the stuff that you analysed at AS for the Tv drama. So what technical codes (specific shots, editing techniques, effects mise-en-scene, sound) did you use to comunicate your message to the audience. Basically how did you encode your production piece.

It may be that you will overlap slightly in things that you say for narrative and genre but that's ok. As long as you are more focused on the more technical aspects of what you did.

Hope that's clear, otherwise see you period 2,3 or 4 on Monday.

Ms Pollard

I WILL BE IN THURSDAY

2010-04-20T23:53:00.000-07:00

My Lessons as normal on thursday and friday. It has cost me hundreds of pounds to get back for these lessons, GOD/ALLAH HELP YOU IF YOU DON"T COME!

work for thıs week

2010-04-18T01:23:00.000-07:00

Hello team thırteen

Bad news - myself and ms G are both stuck abroad. She ıs ın NYC and ı am ın turkey. Very unlıkely we wıll be wıth you thıs week. Therefore you MUST manage yourselves. DO NOT SEE THIS AS A WEEK OFF. you only have about 5 more weeks before the exam so ALL TIME IS PRECIOUS.

Ok- here ıs what you should do. Fırstly - further down thıs blog there are sample exam questıons for sectıon A of the exam.
You can also prepare for thıs sectıon by plannıng answers to the followıng questıon,:
HOW HAVE YOU USED ____________ IN YOUR PRODUCTION WORK OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS
puttıng ONE of the words ın the gap ; medıa language / narratıve / genre / representatıon.

You can also use thıs tıme to catch up wıth Multıcultural Brıtaın stuff - go through the powerpoınts you have been gıven and try to answer the followıng questıons:

1)Dıscuss the contemporary representatıon of natıon regıon or socıal grou ın the medıa usıng specıfıc textual examples from at least two medıa (fılm and tv ın your case)

2) How far does the representatıon of a specıfıc socıal group change over tıme? refer to at least two medıa ın your answer.

PLEASE DO THIS IN AS MUCH DETAIL AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN. SPEND ALL WEEK WORKING ON IT AND I WILL MARK IT CLOSELY AND GIVE YOU A GRADE. PLEASE DONT WASTE THE WEEK.

See you soon. ı hope.

Ms Pollard

Unit G325 possible questions

2010-03-01T02:00:00.000-08:00

Single focus questions
1.How have your creative skills developed?
2.How have your post production skills developed?
3.How have you developed your use of the conventions of real media texts?
4.How have your skills using digital technology developed?
5.How have you Research and Planning skills developed?

Possible combos
1.How has your use of Digital tech improved your research and planning skills?
2.How have your skills in using digital technology enabled you to improve you post production?
3.How has using digital technology enabled you to improve your creativity?
4.How has your understanding of the conventions of real media texts allowed you to improve your creativity?
5.How have your post production skills enabled you to improve your creativity?
6.Creativity in How have your research and planning skills enabled you to improve your creativity?
7.How has your understanding of the conventions of real media texts allowed you to improve your research and planning?

Ashes to Ashes Gender Assessment

2010-01-20T02:27:00.000-08:00

Discuss the ways in which the extract constructs the representation of gender using the following:

Camera shots, angles, movement and composition
Editing
Sound
Mise-en-scene

Sentence starter ideas:

... challenges the stereotype of Males/Females
... reinforces the stereotype...
... conforms to our expectations....
... is used to show...
... is used to emphasise...
... reinforces the idea that...
The director has deliberately... to create an effect...

Excellent points from TV Drama Mock

2010-01-10T12:47:00.001-08:00

CAMERA

•Change from shallow deep focus to shallow focus to show suspicion of man in bus stop/vulnerability of Ben.

•Montage of images with voice over emphasises he is questioning evolution

•High and Low angle shots used with David up the Tree and Ben below with ice cream all over his face – show status (superiority of mind)

•Reaction shot – David disgusted by Ben

•First close up on Ben establishes his disability (down’s Syndrome) immediately

MISE-EN-SCENE

•Props and colour used show the difference between the two boys in the bedroom

•Costume – Ben dresses like normal teenager. Trying to be a normal teenager, held back by disability

•Casting – using an actor with Down’s syndrome indicates the type of struggle

•Different toys at the bus stop shows B is like a child

EDITING

•Fast cuts used in kitchen to show the hectic morning routine

•Shot reverse shot used between D and B to emphasise the conflict or the difference between them

•At bus stop sped up images and cuts to show the different days, different people with B and D there all the time – emphasises the sense of routine and that David is obliged to do the same thing every day

SOUND

•Voiceover (coupled with panning shot round D’s head) expresses the main characters internal thoughts

•“Wouldn’t it be nice if we were older” suggests david feels trapped in his situation – wants to get older – more freedom

•“Wouldn’t it be nice if we were older” cheery music in contrast to the stressful antagonistic atmosphere- their lives are not “nice”

•Dialogue- david uses advanced vocabulary in contrast to Ben – shows his disability’s limitations

LINKS FOR EXAM REVISION

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Examples of excellent/interesting editing - remind yourself of editing techniques and try and spot them in your TV DRama Representation exam:
http://www.johncassediting.blogspot.com/

Ma Warrington's Audiences and Institutions blog is still active. Use this for the Radio section of the exam:
http://johncassinstitutionsaudiences.blogspot.com/

ALL STUDENTS MUST BE UP TO DATE WITH:

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1.Preliminary tasks complete and edited, added to blog

2.Make sure all genre research is complete! You should have researched your Genre in detail, finding all the conventions and looking for any interesting filmmakers, identifying conventions conformed to and challenged. Begin to decide on which approach you will take.

3.Decide on production roles within your group

4.Begin planning your production, brainstorm ideas on characters- actors/ setting/ music/ props/ costume/ titles. Post at least 2 different ideas on the blog.

5.Research and take pictures of characters/ locations and music which you would like to influence your decisions. Add this to blog!

6.Start to explore your target audience

Ashes to Ashes Gender Assessment

2009-11-17T05:16:00.000-08:00

How does the director use:

camera work
editing
mise-en-scene
sound

to show stereotypical representations of gender

music video

2009-07-16T06:18:00.000-07:00

Students,

Just a reminder that you should be researching videos for your blogs from a variety of genres. Some good directors are: Michel Gondry, Spike Jonze, Chris Cunningham and Garth Jennings - google their names or type them into you tube- it will introduce you to videos of genres that you perhaps wouldn't have accessed independently. This video is a simple concept - made with mini cameras attached to bicycle helmets. Simple idea, really effective video. The filmmaker was Adam Buxton - explore his you tube channel too if you have time.

Miss P

our faces

2009-07-10T02:44:00.000-07:00

2009-05-21T11:09:00.000-07:00

Social Realism and Essay planning

2009-05-04T14:53:00.000-07:00

Working Title

2009-05-04T10:14:00.000-07:00

Roles and Jobs in the Industry and Comparison between Bridget J and Harry P

2009-05-04T09:13:00.000-07:00

UK Film Council

2009-05-04T08:49:00.000-07:00

NEW LINKS ADDED FOR STUDENTS

2009-03-16T03:04:00.001-07:00

Y12 - AUDIENCES AND INSTITUTIONS BLOG: This is a blog set up with all the resources from your lessons and links to sites that will help you with extra revision

Y13 - BFI - Screenonline: A useful resource for researching the British Film Industry. Remember, the exam focuses on contemporary (modern) British cinema so don't spend too long learning the history

Y13 - Shane Meadows - links to his website. He is an independent film maker who makes low budget, low revenue films but they are excellent. The website has links to many interviews and clips of his films. Click on Extras and read the transcript from the Brief Encounter Film Festival. He says some interesting things about how having a bigger budget and well known actors compromised his creativity.

Past Exam Questions for British Film Industry

2009-03-16T03:01:00.000-07:00

January 2007
Contemporary British Cinema
7 Discuss what you consider to have been the strengths of the British cinema industry in recent
years. [45 marks]
8 “The country of origin of a film is irrelevant. Why should we be bothered if all the films at our
cinemas were made in the USA?” Discuss this view. [45 marks]

June 2007
Contemporary British Cinema
7 Discuss the view that British films, regardless of their quality, struggle to achieve commercial
success. [45 marks]
8 “The British film industry mainly consists of a wealthy and privileged elite who represent British
culture in a very narrow way.” Discuss this view. [45 marks]

January 2008
Contemporary British Cinema
7 To what extent is the British film industry influenced by films produced in the USA? [45 marks]
8 “British film makers have been guilty of producing a string of films no one wants to watch.”
(film maker Alan Parker). Discuss this view. [45 marks]

June 2008

Contemporary British Cinema
7 Discuss the factors that limit the success of the British film industry.
8 “Most young audiences are put off by the style and the subject matter of British films.”
Discuss this view.

EXCELLENT INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO

2008-11-23T11:45:00.000-08:00

Welcome

2008-09-17T01:29:00.000-07:00

Welcome to all students starting Media AS this year. You might find this link useful; it's a list of key terms with explanations. Explore the rest of the site they have great clips to teach you about editing and camerawork as well.

http://classes.yale.edu/film-analysis/htmfiles/basic-terms.htm

BBC Click Documentaries

2008-04-02T01:39:00.000-07:00

Check out the video archives for documentaries on New Media Technologies:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/default.stm

birds eye view film festival

2008-02-17T12:21:00.000-08:00

Celebrating women in the film industry!

see trailer here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CC0-MDHvHfE

and website:
http://www.birds-eye-view.co.uk/

Excellent Trailer

2008-01-14T03:42:00.000-08:00

Talk about THRILLER. This film looks absolutely terrifying, i have seen this trailer twice this weekend and think it is one o fthe best i have ever scene. The guy's HAIR is scary, and his face when he is wrestling that man on the floor... wow, i had to look away from the screen.

The best moment is when they overlay the voice of the fat lady saying "D'ya wanna leave a message?" over the shot of him limping purposefully to the desk of the gas station. Also got the best shower curtain trick since psycho.

Watch the trailer, even if you can't get in to see the film:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9L7Z2eMi28&feature=related

The Directors Joel and Ethan Cohen have made plenty of good films which you can get on DVD. They have a really odd, (usually funny) style.
check out:
Fargo
The Big Lebowski
O Brother Where Art Thou (which some of you may have already seen)

Welcome to YOUR blog

2008-01-14T02:32:00.000-08:00

I have set up this blog as a way for you to discuss and give feedback on our own productions and any other short films, clips. music videos that you think are worth showing to the group.

Please add anything you like (as long as it is suitable) and offer constructive criticism to your peers!

Start uploading NOW!