Direction Unit: My shoot

So today was my shoot, I left it a bit late due to being let down by actors, which also made it difficult for me as I had no choice but to act in my own shoot, I would of much rather of stayed behind the camera as I felt very under-prepeared as I've spent the last few days trying to learn lines! But you've got to do what you've got to do. I had a great crew workingwith me so I'm confident everything will come out as I wanted it, now to get on with the editing.

Direction Unit: My shoot

After a manic week helping out a few people on there shoot, tomorrow is my turn! For some reason I'm slighty nerverse, I dont know why I've got some great ideas, a great location and a great crew working with me! What could go wrong ha.
I'm sure 'it'll be alright on the night' I cant wait to start editing it and it going live.
Wish me luck.

Direction Unit: The planning.

So I've done my shot list and feel I've got everything in place for my shoot except the fact that I've got no actors confirmed and I cant really book a location untill I have a cast! Its a very deflating process trying to get actors with no budget! as the saying goes 'you pay peanuts you get monkeys!' With no peanuts to offer I should be greatful with what I can get.

Narrative and Genre Unit: screen language

Today we had an interesting lecture on screen language. Screen language is a complex set of image tools, codes and symbols.
Its purpose is to translate a script to the screen in an interesting way by adding  layers that are not on a script page.
Its aim is to engage the audience and keep them interested by adding layers and references the audience will appreciate and understand.

To help us understand this we watched the classic Alfred Hitchcock film 'Psycho' and after we went through the screen language that had been put into it like framing and lighting, sound, editing, forshadowing, iconography: symbolism and metaphor and homage/referencing. I found this all very interesting, forshadowing is very clever way of using screen language and I like the idea of using iconography and homage.

Doc Unit: Brainstorming

Today we got together as a group and had a good brainstorming session, we decided to start off our doc looking at the "Y2K Bug" and look at how people were scared of the Internet "imploding" (as it was predicted!) but instead it evolved and social networking was born!
we've also came up with so great ideas for opening titles and people to interview, now we need to make a start on a ruff script.

Narrative and Genre: What programme to choose????

I dont know what show to choose for my essay, Big Brother or The X Factor, both would be great but I'm not sure what one would be best.

Commission Unit: Log In Log Out

So here it is, peoples pitches have been commissioned and the teams have been pick, sadly my 'The XL Factor (do you want fries with that?) didn't get commissioned but I'm glad to be working with Zee and Alex on Zee's  idea 'Log In, Log Out. Its a great idea and one that interests me, and Zee has a great case study so it should be fun.

Dean