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Single Camera Drama/Monlogue – Responsibilities/Role

Kaid — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 19:16:45 +0000

Director Responsibilities: Pre-Production -
During the pre-production stages the Director makes decisions such as; selecting the right cast and locations.
Production -
Responsibilities are to manage the technial aspects of the filming process, such as sound, lighting, special effects and the camera.

Producer Responsibilities:Turning ideas into cinematic entertainment.

Development -
Control, overall on every aspect of the said film’s production.
Coming up with the underlying premise of a production.
Supervising the development process.

Pre-Production -
Shooting Script
Production Schedule
Budger

Production -
Responsibile for the day-to-day operations.

Post-Production -
Distribution of the final cut of the film.

Screenwriter:Responsible for researching the story/concept, developing the narrative further, and writing the screenplay.

Props Master:In charge of props. Making sure the appropriate props are brought on set, according to what is being filmed.

Camera Operator:Responsible for the inital filming of the production.

Editor:In post-production the edior is responsible for the decisions of, special effects, placing all filming footage and editing the scenes together, deciding which scenes to cut, placing in appropriate music, special effects etc where necessacary.

Script Supervisor – “continuity person”. The script supervisor keeps track of what parts of the script have been filmed and any other detailes to ensure continutity.

Research – Suicide

Kaid — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 19:48:57 +0000

It is believed that 16-20 pupils in the UK commit suicide every year.
Greatest cause for suicide is ‘untreated depression’.
Estimated that 2 people out of 25 who attempt suicide actually die
Suicide is the third leading cause of death for those aged 15 to 24.

http://www.suicide.org/suicide-faqs.html

http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/understanding-and-preventing-suicide-young-people-3867

http://www.samaritans.org/media_centre/emotional_health_news/school-bullies-049.aspx

http://www.bullying.co.uk/young-people/school-projects/school-projects.html

Market and Production Research Essay – Research

Kaid — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:08:13 +0000

Market Research – Secondary – ICT – Non-ICT
Extracts from: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-market-research.htm
What is Market Research:
Market research consists of testing the market to determine the acceptance of a particular product or service, especially amongst different demographics.
It is used to which portion of people will use or purchase a product, based on age, gender, location, income level.
Market research allows companies to learn more about their customers.
Based on market research a business can develop a target audience.
Market research is used to determine how often the target audience will buy a particular item, how much they are will to pay, and their overall satisfaction with the product.

Extracts from: http://archive.activepro.com/activepro-38-20050802WhyisMarketResearchImportant.html
Market research will help you communicate better with your current customers experiences. Your customer’s are a valuable information source.
Your customers can tell you how you currently are getting things right and wrong, and their expectations of the product.

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-market-research.htm

http://archive.activepro.com/activepro-38-20050802WhyisMarketResearchImportant.html

http://www.marketresearchmedia.com/

http://www.marketresearch.com/browse.asp?categoryid=72&SID=30850076-471750067-499706287

http://www.knowthis.com/principles-of-marketing-tutorials/marketing-research/importance-of-marketing-research/

Research for Media Production – Second Edition – Kathy Chater

http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/layer?topicId=1073901910

http://www.ipsos-mori.com/

http://www.mbdltd.co.uk/Series/Publishing-Media.htm – contacts – http://www.mbdltd.co.uk/General/Contacts.htm

http://www.toluna-group.com/en/specialist-panels/media/

http://www.marketresearchmedia.com/

http://www.marketresearch.com/browse.asp?categoryid=72&SID=30850076-471750067-499706287

Primary -
marketing@hellomagazine.com
emmy.lovell@bauermedia.co.uk
publications@mbdltd.co.uk
robinleggett@mbdltd.co.uk
terryleggett@mbdltd.co.uk

BAFTA Short Film Assign – Research

Kaid — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:50:32 +0000

Questions by Email with Oliver Kaempfer – Director of ‘Ralph’.

Hi, so, in answer to your questions:

1.The idea for the script was already in place when I met with Alex Winckler, the director, to discuss the project in early 2007. We then developed the script further before finally shooting in summer 2007.
2.The initial budget was intended to be £12,000, however when we returned to london following the shoot in Marseille, we discovered that one of the rolls of super16mm had been fogged, and it contained key shots which meant that we had to spend our post-production budget on a re-shoot. It turned out to be a blessing in disguise as we were then forced to apply for completion financing from the UK Film Council, and we were lucky enough to be selected for the Completion Fund, which meant we were given £6000 to complete the post-production and end up on a married 35mm print. The final budget of the film was therefore £18,000
3.It took 6 days of principal photography, and then 2 days in the re-shoot.
4.It took us in total 6 weeks to edit, however it was sporadic as we had to wait to secure the completion financing.
5.We were in development for 2 months, then pre-production for another 2 months. In the end, with the wait for the completion financing, it took over a year from when Alex and I first met, to having a completed film in may 2008
6.The main actor was someone Alex had worked with on his previous film. Julie Dray, who plays the waitress, was a french actress that her London agent approached us about. She was not originally what we had in mind for the role, as we originally thought of the character as being eastern european, however Julie’s audition was so strong that we decided to adapt the character to accommodate her. We cast Edouard, the café manager (Jean-Francois Malet) in Marseille, he is a local actor that works on a well-known french soap-opera. We cast the role of Claire (Emily Seale Jones) through an audition process in London.
7.Although it was my first film out of film school, I in fact made many film exercises during my time at London Film School, and had worked on film sets in Italy as a production assistant in Italy for a year in 2003, so it did not come as too new an experience.
8.Alex had developed the idea for a few months before we had met, we then developed it further together for about 2 months, before finally going into pre-production.

I hope that all helps! Good luck with your case study,

Best wishes,

Olivier
–
Olivier Kaempfer
Producer/Managing Director
Parkville Pictures
4a Parkville Road, London SW6 7BX
mobile: +44 (0) 7836 551 683
tel: +44 (0) 20 7381 4224
email: olivier@parkvillepictures.com
web: http://www.parkvillepictures.com

BAFTA Short Film Assign – Research

Kaid — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:39:53 +0000

http://www.parkvillepictures.com/457/499.html

Format: 16mm
Release Date: May 2008
Ralph – Ralph Lauila
Julie – Julie Dray
Claire – Emily Seale Jones
Edouard – Jean-Francois Malet
Lorenzo – Julien Martin
Alex Winckler – Director and Writer
Liam Iandoli – Director of Photography and Camera Operator
Joe Randall-Cutler – Editor
Jean-Francois Malet, Julie Dray and Raplh Laurila – Actor
Olivier Kaempfer – Producer (Parkville Pictures)
Pascale Bereni – Art Director/Costume
Associate Producer – Nicolas Mizzi
Line Producer – David Wieder
1st Assistant Director – Nicolas Martin
Sound – Julien Martin
1st Assistant Camera – Crine Bancel
Boom Swinger – Thibault Perolat
Production Assistant – Laurent Dorler
Thomas Joyce – Sound Designer
Daniel Elms – Music Composed by
Key People Involved in production:
Alex Winckler – Director and Writer
Liam Iandoli – Director of Photography and Camera Operator
Joe Randall-Cutler – Editor
Jean-Francois Malet, Julie Dray and Raplh Laurila – Actor
Olivier Kaempfer – Producer (Parkville Pictures)
Pascale Bereni – Art Director/Costume
Associate Producer – Nicolas Mizzi
Line Producer – David Wieder
1st Assistant Director – Nicolas Martin
Sound – Julien Martin
1st Assistant Camera – Crine Bancel
Boom Swinger – Thibault Perolat
Production Assistant – Laurent Dorler
Thomas Joyce – Sound Designer

‘Ralph’ is about a 15 year old boy named Ralph who is in love with his best friend Claire. Unfortunately Claire doesn’t feel the same way. When Claire goes on holiday to South of France, Ralph follows on to declare his love to her. However, when Ralph arrives in France he discovers that he had wrote Claire’s wrong number down, and unable to contact anyone he knows. Ralph then meets a waitress named Julie, who he then develops a crush on. When Ralph sees Claire he has to choose between the two.

http://en.sevenload.com/shows/Directors-Notes/episodes/rYIjYiw-Ralph-Alex-Winckler

http://www.directorsnotes.com/2009/09/23/ralph-alex-winckler/

http://www.britfilms.com/britishfilms/catalogue/browse/?id=4366F9461877034608yXg204A113

Oliver Kaempfer owns his own Production Company – Parkville Pictures. After he graduated from University, his first film was the BAFTA Nominated Short Film ‘Ralph’. Oliver got funding by the UK Film Council. The Short Film Completion Fund provides finance and support for short films that show potential but lack the funds to finish. They usually make £70,000 available to support projects in 2009/10.
The Short Film Completion Fund have supported more than 70 films over the past seven years, and gathering over 150 international awards.

http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/

BAFTA Short Film Assign – Research

Kaid — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:35:00 +0000

http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt1243951/

http://www.shortfilmcorner.com/sfcfilm/filmfiche.aspx?id=12087617

http://www.bafta.org/awards/film/shorts-in-2009,660,BA.html

Production: Parkville Pictures, 4a Parkville Road, London SW6 7BX – olivier@parkvillepictures.com
Distribution: Future Shorts, 69-71 Leonard Street, London, EC2A 4QU – katie@futureshorts.com

http://www.4docs.org.uk/wiki/index.php/UK_Film_Council

http://www.lfs.org.uk/ffblog/2009/01/olivier-kaempfer-c-156-film-ralph-has.html

Olivier Kaempfer’s short film ‘Ralph’ made by his own production company – Parkville Pictures. With funding help from the UK Film Council and lottery.
Nominated for Best Short at BAFTA Awards.
Festivals it’s been screened at:
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2008
San Paulo International Short Film Festival 2008
Time BFI London Film Festival 2008
New York Film Festival 2008
Leeds International Film Festival 2008 – Won ‘Best British Short’ 2009

What is plagiarism?

Kaid — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:22:09 +0000

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is when a person uses someone else’s work without permission of who owns this particular piece of work. Some of the acts that are considered as plagiarism:
• When you directly copy someone else’s work and palm it off as your own.
• If you quote someone in a particular piece of work, you must provide a credit this source
• When you re-arrange and edit pieces of text to make it seem as if someone has said something they haven’t.
It is also considered as plagiarism when you copy word for word a phrase from a book, website, newspaper or any other printed source. If you use a book for example in a particular piece of work you must include the author, publication date, title, edition, place of publication, and publisher. It’s the same if you are including a website in your work; you need to include the author or organisation/owner of this site, the title of the page and the URL and also the date that you visited that particular site.
There is also self-plagiarism, this occurs when a student reuses entire or parts of their own work that was previously submitted as an assignment without providing proper acknowledgement of this.
Most students have no idea what exactly is considered plagiarism, so they therefore unintentionally use plagiarism in their work. Also plagiarism is an expellable offence; if you’re caught out doing this in College or School you will most likely be expelled or punished as a result.

Plagiarism and Referencing Fact Sheet

http://www.ics.heacademy.ac.uk/resourcesassessment/plagiarism/what_is_plagiarism.html

Arguments ‘for’ piracy

Kaid — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:21:17 +0000

In the argument ‘for’ piracy, I think the most common reason for people buying pirated DVD’s is because of the money side. Why would you want to spend £10-£15 on a single DVD, when you can get hold of pirated copies for £1, or 12 for £20 which is the same price as one single DVD. Some people think that the quality is pretty poor, which is not the case. Now people have been selling pirated copies of DVD’s for years, the quality has massively improved and progressed hugely. The days of the hand held camera at the back of the cinema is far from gone. If you have the unfortunate chance of coming across a bad pirated film, the chances are the seller is a beginner or has been working in that particular field for a short period of time
Also you may pay £15 on a DVD and then absolutely hate that film, and you’ve just wasted £15. When you could have easily bought a pirated copy and not of cared as you paid such a minimal amount. But however, if you do enjoy that film most people would go out and buy it, especially if they wanted the extras, i.e. behind the scenes.
In some cases you see a particular movie and want it on DVD, so people want to spend as less as possible. So however, the film industry is still getting money from the amount you spent at the cinema in the long run.

Recruitment Ad – Research

Kaid — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:59:00 +0000

Research on different types of jobs in the Media Industry:

Production Co-Ordinator:

http://www.skillset.org/film/jobs/production/article_3877_1.asp

http://www.jobprofiles.org/artfilm5.htm

http://www.ehow.com/about_5268274_duties-music-festival-production-coordinator.html

http://www.ehow.co.uk/list_5779026_video-production-coordinator-duties.html

http://4talent.channel4.com/i-wanna-be-in/pathways/roles/production-management/production-coordinator.shtml

http://www.prospects.ac.uk/p/types_of_job/television_production_assistant_job_description.jsp

http://jobs.yakaz.co.uk/production-coordinator-role-tv

http://www.secondstory.com/pdf/production_coordinator.pdf

Production Assistant:

http://www.prospects.ac.uk/p/types_of_job/television_production_assistant_job_description.jsp

http://filmtvindustry.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_assistant_producers_role

http://www.skillset.org/interactive/careers/profiles/article_4752_1.asp

http://www.indeed.co.uk/Production-Assistant-jobs

http://www.connexions-direct.com/jobs4U/index.cfm?pid=57&catalogueContentID=498

http://www.indeed.com/q-Production-Assistant-jobs.html

http://www.ehow.com/video_4989289_production-assistant-attire-job-duties.html

Production Accountant:

http://www.skillset.org/film/jobs/article_3903_1.asp

http://jobs.trovit.co.uk/jobs/production-accountant-role-london

http://jobs.yakaz.co.uk/production-accounting-responsibilities

http://www.councils.org/en/news.aspx?id=479

http://www.wowjobs.ca/BrowseResults.aspx?q=Production+Accountant&s=r&l=

http://www.workopolis.com/EN/job/11095784

http://www.job-search-engine.com/keyword/production-accountant

http://ca.indeed.com/Production-Accountant-jobs

Researcher:

http://www.startintv.com/jobs/researcher.php

http://www.film-tv.co.uk/

Tim Burton’s – Ed Wood

Kaid — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:30:29 +0000

Ed Wood is a biopic about Edward D. Wood Jr, a Hollywood director who was branded the worst director in Hollywood, if not of all time. The film show’s Ed’s struggle to get in the film industry. His play receives such negative reviews, that hardly any audience member’s turn up. After the unsuccessful attempt in doing a play, Ed reads an article about a producer, who is making a film about a transvestite. Upon reading it Ed gets in contact with the producer and persuades him to give him the job as he is also a transvestite. The producer then said ‘Glen or Glenda’ wasn’t studio material and was the worst film he’d ever seen. The film ends with Ed taking off to Las Vegas to marry Kathy.

It took me quite a while to get into the film, which it rather rare when Tim Burton is the director. There weren’t really any scenes which drew me to see what happened next. I haven’t yet made up my mind whether I liked it or not. I know Tim Burton for slightly creepy films like ‘Corpse Bride’, ‘Nightmare before Christmas’ and ‘Beetlejuice’, so to see a film which is out of those categories was quite a shock. I think that’s why I didn’t enjoy it as much as his other films, as it didn’t stand out to me like the others have. Which I was quite disappointed with as I usually adore Tim Burton’s films, so I would definitely watch the film again to see whether I can get into it the second time round or not.

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