Hi. My name is Jack, I'm 17 years old, and I'm taking Media Studies at Hills Road. This is my coursework blog. I've been tasked with producing a cross-media piece, consisting of a 2.5-3 minute audio-visual sequence, and a double page magazine spread and front cover. The video piece must be from an ITV or Channel 5 show of my creation, either factual or fictional, with a target audience aged 18-35, and containing either 'a key turning point, a point of significant conflict, or a resolution', while the print elements will contain interviews and promotional materials relating to the show. I haven't yet decided which channel, genre, or direction my piece is going to take, but I'm excited at what lies ahead. I'll be keeping my blog up-to-date with all my progress, so feel free to stick around and have a look!
Over the weekend I visited the likely location for my warehouse scene, and took a few photos to help me stage the shots in my head, which can be seen here. I've chosen this location because a) it looks the part, especially if I board the windows up, b) there's plenty of space for filming, and c) I have easy access to it as I have a set of keys from my job there cleaning. A walk around framing shots in my head confirmed that I feel it might be the right location. As a bonus, when turned on the overhead lights give a fantastic flickering effect and 'plinking' noise, demonstrated in the video, which in a well-constructed shot and with a little tweaking could look fantastic.
My other choice at the moment is a basement owned by my friend's dad, but as it is in London I haven't had a chance to scope it out yet. I'm also not sure how I'd work the outside scene with that location, which is something I'll have to think through should I go down that route. However, from the photos I've seen it also looks almost like it was designed from the ground-up as an atmospheric kidnapper's basement (no offence Mr Smith), and as such it's definitely not to be ruled out.
My other choice at the moment is a basement owned by my friend's dad, but as it is in London I haven't had a chance to scope it out yet. I'm also not sure how I'd work the outside scene with that location, which is something I'll have to think through should I go down that route. However, from the photos I've seen it also looks almost like it was designed from the ground-up as an atmospheric kidnapper's basement (no offence Mr Smith), and as such it's definitely not to be ruled out.
Good planning and preparation.
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