Telling Lies vs. Soft

Hannah Gowdy

Telling lies vs. Soft

Simon Ellis

Telling lies and Soft are both short films directed by Simon Ellis, Telling lies was filmed in 2000 and Soft 2006 both were film in England.

Although both Telling lies and Soft have a theme of relationships- telling lies being more obvious- Telling lies is looking at the relationships of the protagonist (Phillip) has with his Mum, Ex-Girlfriend, Friend and an older woman he has had a short affair with. On the screen as the characters talk is what they really mean behind their lies so we find out that Phillip’s friend has slept with his ex and is planning to do so again and we find out that Phillip has been cheating on an older and richer woman who wants nothing more than a one off. The use of the words on screen gives a dynamic to each person’s relationship to each other with the size of their writing, how it is typed and so forth.

Soft looks at the fragile relationship of the father and son in the story but it also looks at the theme of fear and confrontation as the father encounters a group of youths that terrorise both him and his son as the audience watches the film it is obvious that the father has problems with confrontation. Soft is set in a middle class street giving the film an edgy and raw feel as what people do in fear.

Both short films have a tense atmosphere and feel about them as they play on the audiences emotions and senses- having very little non diegetic music so the audience is on an edge.

Analyses of Videos
(Viral Marketing & User generated)



Viral Marketing is a form of marketing techniques used to create brand awareness. A viral marketing video uses a short clip of animation or live action to advertise the brand for the social networking society.

Viral
Audi R8 "The Hostage"

 
In the advert a woman parks her car in an empty parking zone as she gets out of the car a man dressed in black walks past, a security guard then attempts to stop the man from leaving. the man points his gun at the Audi R8 and threatens to shoot if he is not let go, the guard complies and the man gets into a van and drives off.

The target audience for this advertisement would be people who can drive aged 21-45 are in middle or working class who can afford to buy cars or need to have cars to drive to work.

The video is seen on the video site of the digital platform, the video site is known as Youtube but it will also been seen on Television or on social networking websites.

The purpose of this video is to persuade the audience that they need this car and that they should purchase it the advert does this by describing the car as "Already a classic" which suggest to the audience that if they buy this car they will not need another one for a long time.

The image quality is of a high standard being filmed with a professional camera it's sound quality is clear and the editing uses back to back and cross cutting shots.

Cat herding

The advertisement starts with a young male adult talking to the camera about his great, great grandfather being the first ‘Cat herder’ in the family it then has a few small interviews with the other ‘cat herders’ and small clips of the everyday activities they have to do and what they face (E.g. rolling a ball of yarn, getting cats of the tree, getting scratched on the face)
 
The idea is that they herd cattle of cats instead of cows which is more difficult as there are more cats and more difficult to ‘herd’ the cats are suggested at being ‘ideas’ while the ‘cat herders’ are the EDS company that ‘round up’ the ideas.

The target audience for the advert would be potentional and existing business’.

The videos was shown at the Super Bowl 2000 and has gained nearly 1 million hits on youtube.


User Generated

Fenton the dog.

The video starts of the user filming deer and then we start to hear a man yelling "FENTON, JESUS CHRIST" after his dog who has begun to chase after some deer. We watch as the video watches Fenton the dog chase after the deer and then Fenton's owner chase after him.

there is no target audience as it was placed on youtube and therefore could've been seen by anyone

The video can be seen on youtube where it was uploaded from an android phone. It has gained more than 7 million hits on youtube and has been shown at Leeds and Reading.


Evolution of dance

The video is a performance by Judson Laipply performing all the most popular song and dances from each point in time that were 'in' such as Grease lightning and Vanilla ice in a time of six minuets. There is also a second video with different music and dance moves.

there is no target audience as it was placed on youtube and therefore could've been seen by anyone.

The video has gained more than 200 million views after it was uploaded onto youtube.

Glossary of Terms

Key Terms	Describe and explain the meaning of each term give examples where appropriate.
Video Formats, eg .mov, avi	A video format is the type of form in which a video is structured by. For example .mov is used for files on apple computers, and the avi format in used on pc formats.
Streaming	The transfer of data so that it is processed in a continual stream websitesuch as youtube and video stream other videos
File Compression	The breaking down of data size, in order to save more time and file space. Disadvantages include that the file quality decreases and errors can occur during the compression
Aspect ratios: 4:3, 16:9	The ratio of the width to the height of image/video. 4:3 is the normal ratio for TV screens and 16:9 is used by movie producers.
Frame rates	The frame-rate says how many images of a movie are displayed every second a movie is played. The higher frame rate a movie has the smoother objects move in the movie.

Legal and Ethical

Copyright©


What does 'copyright' mean?
 
Copyright is a legal concept that protects original creative work such as music/ audio or photography.

Give three examples of different things that you might include in your video and could be subject to copyright:

audio content
Video footage


List two websites that give copyright free music:

Freemusicarchive.org
freeplaymusic.com


List a website where you can find free of low fee photographs:

copyrightfreephotos.com
dotgovwatch.com


Explain what a location release form and why is it needed for filming?

A location release form is a binding contract between the camera man/Producer and the owner of private property within or upon which filming will take place this is for health and safety for the public, cast and location owner.

What is a contributor release form and why is it required?

It is a legal form that allows gives you the right to use an actors and/or contributors performance and footage.

Video profile planning

Video Profile

My name is Hannah Gowdy,I am 16 years old. Born on the 28th of march 1996.

[Various close up shots of my eyes/Mouth etc]

My favourite colour is red 

[Medium shot of my face]

and my favourite films include Terminator 2, The Losers and Back to the Future.

[A few clips of the films in a projector esq. feeling]

  I enjoy reading comic books and watching films in my free time.

[Medium shot of me reading comic book] [Close up of TV]

If I was an animal I would either be a ferret or a fox- quick thinking and fast.

[Clips of these animals, flickering between me in a slow motion filming]

Dita Von Tease is one of my inspirations for her class and elegance but also her love and passion for her job ignoring the people who ridicule and try to hurt her,

[Clips of Dita Von Tease, cut to me, medium shot]

 I also find Noel Fielding to be inspiring to me as well; a brilliant artist, comedian and an actor, he's unafraid of what people think of him and continues to do things in his own way by his own terms

[Close up of my mouth then small montage of Noel Fielding]

 and Robert Di Niro for his brilliant acting talent.

[Over layer of Me, medium shot, looking diagonally towards camera, while a clip of Robert Di Niro in a film plays]

I am attending City and Westminster college studying BTEC media at level 3.

[Close up of me studying on computer]

In 10 years I would like to be working in the media industry doing pyrotechnic work

[Clips of explosions on set behind scenes]

 or operating a camera in films or TV. 

[Clip of camerawork behind the scenes]

 Audio is Electric six's song 'I'm the bomb'

My name is Hannah Gowdy,I am 16 years old. Born on the 28th of march 1996.	[Various close up shots of my eyes/Mouth etc]
My favourite colour is red	[Medium shot of my face]
and my favourite films include Terminator 2, The Losers and Back to the Future.	[A few clips of the films in a projector esq. feeling]
I enjoy reading comic books and watching films in my free time.	[Medium shot of me reading comic book] [Close up of TV]
If I was an animal I would either be a ferret or a fox- quick thinking and fast.	[Clips of these animals, flickering between me in a slow motion filming]
Dita Von Tease is one of my inspirations for her class and elegance but also her love and passion for her job ignoring the people who ridicule and try to hurt her,	[Clips of Dita Von Tease, cut to me, medium shot]
I also find Noel Fielding to be inspiring to me as well; a brilliant artist, comedian and an actor, he's unafraid of what people think of him and continues to do things in his own way by his own terms	[Close up of my mouth then small montage of Noel Fielding]
and Robert Di Niro for his brilliant acting talent.	[Over layer of Me, medium shot, looking diagonally towards camera, while a clip of Robert Di Niro in a film plays]
I am attending City and Westminster college studying BTEC media at level 3.	[Close up of me studying on computer]
In 10 years I would like to be working in the media industry doing pyrotechnic work.	[Clips of explosions on set behind scenes]

Review report

Review report

I have met many of my targets that I set myself for the period of the five-week video profile project to complete that I put in my logbook. For my targets I've learned how set up and use the equipment for filming, script planning and writing and reviewing and editing on the computers using the footage I have filmed. In order to complete these targets I set myself I used a few strategies and plans such as setting a time limit for each target to motivate myself into working harder and faster so I don’t end up with unfinished work that is important. I also organize my work carefully and plan what work I’m going to do accordingly so I don’t end up with collisions with work ethics and other people’s timetables and then I can finish.

I learnt during this video project that I enjoy group discussions as a learning activity as I can learn more and expand my ideas by listening to others peoples ideas and opinions, in doing this I can make my own answers and ideas more detailed and fluid as I explain them to others , and add in my own thoughts so others can gain the same learning as I do. I also enjoy more physical learning activities as the learning becomes more interesting and it’s easier for me to remember them at a later date and I can understand it better. I also work well with independent work when the topic is more difficult to understand as I can figure out the problems on my own so I can understand it better.

What motivates me as a learner is when the topic is something I already know a little bit about as then I can add to my knowledge and when there is a reward of some sorts at the end such as knowing that I completely understand the topic and can apply it and help others to understand it as well is a good motivation. A deadline is also a good motivation for I have found as it helps me focus on my work to complete and I can apply my energy into the topic.

As a learner it frustrates me when I have to work with others that have different styles of learning to me as it slows the learning process and we can’t work together and learning together would’ve been pointless. It also frustrates me when we go over the same topic over and over without actually learning anything and not moving onto other topics that I have no understanding of so when it comes to review I don’t understand what I’m supposed to be doing. It also frustrates me when other students disrupt the learning as everyone else is affected and it becomes difficult to focus again and my thoughts are lost.

In the future to be a more effective learner I will make more notes during lessons to refer back to as I review my work and make improvements as I often forget to make notes and as a result it takes longer for me to recall the lessons and therefore wastes time when I could be working. I could also start to explore different styles of learning so I have different ways of learning so I have more variation and I can work with different people.

Terminator Review

The Terminator (1984)

4/5 stars

Directed by James Cameron, Terminator is probably one of the most well known Sci-fi films ever made that continues to influence directors today compared to most films in that time.

In years to come a vicious network called Skynet has killed nearly all of humanity and attempts to enslave the remaining humans to work. Skynet then sends a cyborg ‘The Terminator’, also known as T-101, (Played by Arnold Schwarzenegger) into the past to kill the mother of John Connor, Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), who rises up against the machines to end the robo-apocalypse but unknown to the terminator John Connor himself sends back one of the soldiers from his time (Michael Biehn) to protect her.

 The film lasts about 107 minuets and had an estimated budget of $6, 400, 000 but it’s gross incomes is around $78, 371, 200 becoming a critical success- topping the box office for two weeks.

Visually ‘The Terminator’ is stunning set in a dreary and bleak Los Angeles where Sarah Connor is leading a dull and uneventful life. The makeup used on Schwarzenegger is also a delight to watch as his flesh slowly decomposes- become more robotic until he is just a metal skeleton.

Terminator is very similar to the film Hardware (1990) both films involve a robot/Cyborg out for blood that is near impossible to kill however Terminator involves the T-800 created by Skynet to specifically kill Sarah Connor while Hardware's robot goes on a murderous rampage accidently because of it's creator.

Cameron has successfully managed to join a strong story line with plenty of thrilling action in this masterpiece defiantly a one to watch if you like great stories and plenty of action.

The Terminator (1984)

4/5 stars

Directed by James Cameron, Terminator is probably one of the most well known Sci-fi films ever made that continues to influence directors today compared to most films in that time.

In years to come a vicious network called Skynet has killed nearly all of humanity and attempts to enslave the remaining humans to work. Skynet then sends a cyborg ‘The Terminator’, also known as T-101, (Played by Arnold Schwarzenegger) into the past to kill the mother of John Connor, Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), who rises up against the machines to end the robo-apocalypse but unknown to the terminator John Connor himself sends back one of the soldiers from his time (Michael Biehn) to protect her.

 The film lasts about 107 minuets and had an estimated budget of $6, 400, 000 but it’s gross incomes is around $78, 371, 200 becoming a critical success- topping the box office for two weeks.

Visually ‘The Terminator’ is stunning set in a dreary and bleak Los Angeles where Sarah Connor is leading a dull and uneventful life. The makeup used on Schwarzenegger is also a delight to watch as his flesh slowly decomposes- become more robotic until he is just a metal skeleton.

Cameron has successfully managed to join a strong story line with plenty of thrilling action in this masterpiece defiantly a one to watch if you like great stories and plenty of action.