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.

Editing 16.1.1

The Gloaming

What is editing?

The process of removing, adding and manipulating source material to create footages and scenes before joining it together to tell a story.

What is Elliptical editing?

A shot that suggests what may have happened in a scene. E.g. a shot of the girl dozing by the fire at night and then the next scene where she wakes up suggesting to the audience that she went to sleep.

Why are long shots used?

It’s used to remind the audience where they are.

What is ‘non-diagetic sound’?

The character can’t hear the music but the audience can.

How do we know she is bending down to pick up the ring? (What shots are used and why?)

She looks down at the floor and then a close up is shown after of her hand picking up the ring and then a shot of her looking at the ring in her hand as the audience makes the connection that she picked up the ring.

Hustle

Overhead establishing shot – what does this achieve?

Sets out the space where the action takes place and where the characters positions within the room. And improves the status of the character standing looking down.

What is Shot-Reverse-Shot?

Cutting back and forth between the two shots with different characters but it is still the same scene.

What is Eye-line matching?

Where the characters in different shots have the same line of sight e.g. the standing man is looking down in the scene and the seated man is looking up in the scene it gives the audience the impression they are looking at each other. Also uses shot-reverse-shot.

Why do we cut to the other members of the group?

So the audience can see they’re reaction to the plan and each other.

What is a wipe?

A video transition that ‘wipes’ away the old scene and at the same time replaces it with the new setting.

What is the effect of using quick cuts?

It gives a fast paced feel to the film rhythm and keeps the story moving along and the audience on their toes.

Evaluation

Evaluation

The idea was to create a video profile for myself to upload onto a blog I created. The video profile had to be about myself and include information such as my hobbies, inspirations, where and what I’m studying and other questions that were on a sheet given to me and then evaluate and compare my work to others to improve.

   In the video profile instead of using a narration or voice over I decided to use a typewriter font page where the information was shown I felt that this would be easier to do as I wouldn’t have to play around with the sound controls and make a mistake and it would be less hassle using a page of writing is both a weakness and a strength it means that people who are hard of hearing or have trouble understanding the English language can benefit but it also becomes less personal and could be seen as ‘lazy’ or ‘sloppy’ work and could make the quality of the video profile poor.
           
   My video profile is also very simple and basic; I kept the information bout me basic so the viewers can focus on the video clips and images on the video profile so the video has become more of a visual work.

  Unfortunately one of the weaknesses of the video is that the music and audio clips needed to be adjusted as some parts were too loud for the video at some parts and completely unnecessary in others which I didn’t notice before also I noticed and others who have commented on my video profile that I could’ve had more variations of the shots of my face and generally more shots of me.

  In conclusion I could’ve done better with my video profile but it’s good for a first project.

Interactive media mind map

Interactive Media on Prezi