Media Text Assignment
For this assignment I will be analysing a movie called ‘The Transporter 3’.
Firstly, the genre of the film is action/thriller as 70% - 80% of the film is fast moving.
The film uses a lot of camera angles that interpret the person or vehicle that is being filmed. For example, the camera may be placed at a close angle to make a person or vehicle look bigger because they are the main part of that particular scene, where as if a group of people, or more than one vehicle are filmed then the camera will be placed further away but may also be put close up for particular fight or chase scenes that will interest the viewer.
The music within the film is varied, if a scene is fast, such as the car chase, then club music will be played in the background. If a fight scene is taking place, then the music will be slow but very beaty.
The Colour of the film looks like its really high quality, I think they may have tweaked the contrast slightly and so there for, gives off a good effect. The film is good to view when there is this much colour in it.
Editing on the other hand is important, if your doing a fast paced film then in my opinion its important to get the editing perfect. I think they’ve pulled it off as the editing is really good, I like the way it flashes from one side of a room, to the other, keeping all voice and music sounds intact.
Computer graphics isn’t something that is used a lot in this film, its all mainly stunt work, but when graphics are used they are really realistic. For instance, a villain sticks his hand out the window of a car at the precise moment another vehicles window is inline with his, he gets his hand knocked off by the other vehicle. Another good example is when a fight scene is taking place in a garage and the villain falls underneath a raised car, when the transporter pushes the red button to lower the car it quickly crushes the villain.
The films movement is fast, most of the time. This is because the ratio of chasing to talking is 3:1. I think this is good to have as it kept me interested and I’m sure if anyone else watched it then it would keep them interested as well. The movement of the character in general has quite a lot af marshal arts involved, particularly in the fight scenes. This is good as it would suite both tastes, by this I mean it would suite people with interests in car chases and it would suite people who like marshal arts.
The Layout of the film is based on France and the surrounding countries. The transporter is raced and chased through different countries to get to the required destination. This I find is very interesting to watch and I’d watch other films like this which has the same sort of layout.
04/11/2009
Media 04/11/09
Media Project Proposal.
The story that I am trying to tell in the film is a recently abandoned college just out of town (RNC), that’s had mysterious paranormal activity. A few kids in their late teens early 20’s are drawn to the area when they find out about the strange disappearances of the night staff who have vanished and never been seen or found again, which is why the college shut down four months ago. In the hope of finding the answer to the disappearances, the group enter the abandoned property and spend a few hours roaming around; but it becomes clear that they may have a one way ticket to hell, quite literally. Will they survive or will they just be victims of another disappearance, only time will tell.
If I was making the actual film, the group would find out about the closure of the college and the strange disappearances in the local paper. 4 months on and the group decide to enter the property, in hope of finding the people that have vanished. They find a way in through an open metal gate and approach the front entrance to the building, they find a way in and explore the vast corridors, twists and turns. Dark is approaching, and the group decide to split up and each take on a different wing and floor of the property, so that they can cover more of the building at once, little do they know it will be the last sunset they see. It gets to about 12am and one member of the group who is sitting in the corridor of the top floor, starts to hear strange noises. He sees shadows at the end of the corridor and hears the lift starting up, that hasn’t worked for the past 4 months.
The special attraction of the idea is that its very local to get to, in terms of place, seeing as I live here. I also think that with the colleges old main building it would make the perfect setting for a horror film. Another place of interest which is possible to include, with good camera angles, is my house (54 Venns Lane). The house, like the main building; also has old characteristics which would be good to add to the film. In my opion, it has its spooky sides when the sun goes down for the night.
I want to do it because I like the idea, its not too over the top with ideas. Where as an action film would be quite hard to do in terms of content. There for the Genre that I will be working in is ‘Horror’.
In terms of technical resources, I would need a camera, a computer and a tripod. I think that by using a tripod you can get a lot more steady footage where as if you were holding it by hand. The technical skills that I would need to develop are, fast camera movements and some more editing skills on the computer.
The production resources that I need are the main building, two or three people as actors and generally the campus of the college as my props are already there. I’m talking mainly about the old stair cases, long corridors and the old fashioned lift near the old gym, the building has lots of twists and turns which is good if the actor is acting lost or trying to escape something. The big glass windows would make a very good short camera clip as it would add to the atmosphere of the building. My house could also act as a prop within its self, with its huge old fireplace, wooden front door and a creaky staircase. The exterior of the property being filmed at night would make a good film clip. My Project may be distributed as a Horror film which is advertised on a website.
In my opinion, the potential audience could range from late teens to late forties, which would be my initial age bracket. I could promote and publicise it by building a website to go with it and doing a radio advert as well.
The story that I am trying to tell in the film is a recently abandoned college just out of town (RNC), that’s had mysterious paranormal activity. A few kids in their late teens early 20’s are drawn to the area when they find out about the strange disappearances of the night staff who have vanished and never been seen or found again, which is why the college shut down four months ago. In the hope of finding the answer to the disappearances, the group enter the abandoned property and spend a few hours roaming around; but it becomes clear that they may have a one way ticket to hell, quite literally. Will they survive or will they just be victims of another disappearance, only time will tell.
If I was making the actual film, the group would find out about the closure of the college and the strange disappearances in the local paper. 4 months on and the group decide to enter the property, in hope of finding the people that have vanished. They find a way in through an open metal gate and approach the front entrance to the building, they find a way in and explore the vast corridors, twists and turns. Dark is approaching, and the group decide to split up and each take on a different wing and floor of the property, so that they can cover more of the building at once, little do they know it will be the last sunset they see. It gets to about 12am and one member of the group who is sitting in the corridor of the top floor, starts to hear strange noises. He sees shadows at the end of the corridor and hears the lift starting up, that hasn’t worked for the past 4 months.
The special attraction of the idea is that its very local to get to, in terms of place, seeing as I live here. I also think that with the colleges old main building it would make the perfect setting for a horror film. Another place of interest which is possible to include, with good camera angles, is my house (54 Venns Lane). The house, like the main building; also has old characteristics which would be good to add to the film. In my opion, it has its spooky sides when the sun goes down for the night.
I want to do it because I like the idea, its not too over the top with ideas. Where as an action film would be quite hard to do in terms of content. There for the Genre that I will be working in is ‘Horror’.
In terms of technical resources, I would need a camera, a computer and a tripod. I think that by using a tripod you can get a lot more steady footage where as if you were holding it by hand. The technical skills that I would need to develop are, fast camera movements and some more editing skills on the computer.
The production resources that I need are the main building, two or three people as actors and generally the campus of the college as my props are already there. I’m talking mainly about the old stair cases, long corridors and the old fashioned lift near the old gym, the building has lots of twists and turns which is good if the actor is acting lost or trying to escape something. The big glass windows would make a very good short camera clip as it would add to the atmosphere of the building. My house could also act as a prop within its self, with its huge old fireplace, wooden front door and a creaky staircase. The exterior of the property being filmed at night would make a good film clip. My Project may be distributed as a Horror film which is advertised on a website.
In my opinion, the potential audience could range from late teens to late forties, which would be my initial age bracket. I could promote and publicise it by building a website to go with it and doing a radio advert as well.
28/04/2009
Media 28/04/09
Media Evaluation
By Luke Mitchell
• In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
My media product uses a jingle which you could say sounds a bit like something the BBC would broadcast. I used a news broadcast backing track from garage band and put in a voice – over. For my presenting, I used studio 6, which is formally the RNC Radio studio. Whilst I was in the studio, I used one CD deck, the desk (with all the faders), the computer (to record) and a microphone (for speech). I was able to put my jingle and news stories onto disk so I could simply go to the next track when I wanted it to play out the news piece I wanted, the idea was to make life simpler whilst recording and it did. However, one thing that is different to real media productions is that my news stories are fake.
• How does your media product represent particular social groups?
In terms of social groups, I would say that my media product doesn’t represent social groups as such; however it does represent the value of the listeners. It’s based on a local radio station in my area, so it tells the listeners the stories and the information that they want to hear, to keep them up to date and informed about what’s happening near by. My main story represents a stressed and worried victim of a train crash giving his details of the crash that happened when he was on the train; he is also worried about the other passengers so this represents a shock to him that it has happened on this remote area of Wiltshire.By Luke Mitchell
• In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
My media product uses a jingle which you could say sounds a bit like something the BBC would broadcast. I used a news broadcast backing track from garage band and put in a voice – over. For my presenting, I used studio 6, which is formally the RNC Radio studio. Whilst I was in the studio, I used one CD deck, the desk (with all the faders), the computer (to record) and a microphone (for speech). I was able to put my jingle and news stories onto disk so I could simply go to the next track when I wanted it to play out the news piece I wanted, the idea was to make life simpler whilst recording and it did. However, one thing that is different to real media productions is that my news stories are fake.
• How does your media product represent particular social groups?
• What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why? The media institution which I feel might distribute my media product might be the BBC (The British Broadcasting cooperation) because I feel that my product in ways is a bit like something that the BBC would do, such as the jingle and the seriousness of the news stories in them. I cant see any other institution distributing my media product because they deal with the charts and their ratio of music to news I find is probably 3:1.
• Who would be the audience for your media product?
The audience of my media product would be workers or students that are perhaps on their lunch breaks. ‘News at Noon’ would target those sorts of audiences and any Old Aged Pensioners that stay at home most days who perhaps listen to the radio at lunchtime. Other than that, I can’t think of any other types of audiences who would listen to the radio at that sort of time. My News piece attracts the local audience because the local news comes first.
• How did you attract/address your audience?
I don’t think I attracted the audience as such, I think the stories themselves play that role; the importance of the stories would keep the listeners listening to see what happened and where it happened. Because this was all planned in the first place, I think my sound effects took a small part in attracting the audience as well as the stories. However if the sound effects were a real scene, then they would still play a role of attracting the audience. From listening to the comments about my news piece, a few people thought it would be believable and it kept them interested, so I think that sound effects are good to use all in all. I addressed my audience be giving a calm and clear voice rather than a worried and frantic voice.
• What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
Whilst making this product, I have learnt a lot more about garage band. I now know how to fade and raise the volume of the piece that I am editing, I know how to insert sound effects into voice clips (which wasn’t done in the production of this product) it was a tester to see what it was like, and I now know how to send the finished product to itune’s and burn it onto a blank disk. I also learnt that garage band accepts aiff & MP3 files which I learnt myself when I tried to import a WAV file, it imported ok but it had trouble playing sound, in fact there was no sound at all. The positive side about digital media as apposes to tape which I have learnt, is that with music on the computer, if you make a mistake you can erase it and redo it if necessary; where as with tapes you would have to start again from the beginning.
• Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
From the preliminary task to the full product, I feel I have learnt a lot, including the stuff I have mentioned in my previous paragraph. I have learnt how to set up studio 6; from turning on the main electricity supply, turning on the decks, turning on the desk to starting and running ‘Sound Forge’. Believe it or not, I have learnt a lot more about the Apple Computers, I’m starting to get to grips as to where thing are in the menus and files and how to connect to the NDrive.
24/03/2009
Media 24/03/09
I have been into studio 6 today to record my voice (the presenter) and i recorded two takes of the script which were both successfull to my suprise. I burnt a CD with my Jingle and outdoor recordings on it, this was done to minimize complications so that i could play them one after the other when i needed to.
After listening to them both, i chose the second take as it sounded better, so the first got deleted. I put it on the Ndrive and edited it using Audacity to cut out the blanks and the stutters, i also tried to put in a backing track for the headlines using Garageband but it didnt quite fit in with the seriousness with the news that was being read out.
I have saved a copy of the whole news project onto disk, so as i understand, i have only my evaluation to complete.
Overall, i can say that i am very pleased with it.
After listening to them both, i chose the second take as it sounded better, so the first got deleted. I put it on the Ndrive and edited it using Audacity to cut out the blanks and the stutters, i also tried to put in a backing track for the headlines using Garageband but it didnt quite fit in with the seriousness with the news that was being read out.
I have saved a copy of the whole news project onto disk, so as i understand, i have only my evaluation to complete.
Overall, i can say that i am very pleased with it.
17/03/2009
Media 17/03/09
As it stands, i am currently up to date with my recording.
I have recorded two of the three stories i have made up, 'Train Crash' and 'Car Crash', both of which i have managed to put in realistic sound effects to make them sound as if my chosen people are live reporters and policemen on the scene interviewing witnesses and giving out statements.
i still have to record my last story which is about the drought in Frome and i still have to record me, in the studio, introducing my stories as if i were on the radio, other than that i am on track.
My next and upcoming task will be to combine all these scenes together to make a news update.
As far as assignments go i have an upcoming evaluation on my projects this year, which will be completed before the easter halfterm.
I have recorded two of the three stories i have made up, 'Train Crash' and 'Car Crash', both of which i have managed to put in realistic sound effects to make them sound as if my chosen people are live reporters and policemen on the scene interviewing witnesses and giving out statements.
i still have to record my last story which is about the drought in Frome and i still have to record me, in the studio, introducing my stories as if i were on the radio, other than that i am on track.
My next and upcoming task will be to combine all these scenes together to make a news update.
As far as assignments go i have an upcoming evaluation on my projects this year, which will be completed before the easter halfterm.
09/03/2009
Media 09/05/09
News Script
Good afternoon, this is news at noon with me Luke Mitchell.
Today’s Headlines
BREAKING NEWS – Westbury’s Train station has been shut due to a collision between an EWS Freight Train and a stationary London Bound passenger train on Platform 3.
Couple die in car crash after overtaking a tractor on the A36, the car slightly clipped an on coming Mercedes which then caused the car to veer off into a tree.
Doctor’s erg the public to drink more water. That’s what consultants say at Frome’s General Hospital after a sharp rise in temperature has caused the number of stroke incidents to rise to it’s highest level in over a decade. Doctors are particularly worried about the teens and elderly as it is likely it will affect them the most. More Details in a few minutes.
Stories in detail.
Train Accident
Westbury Train station has now been closed down for a number of weeks, if not months while investigations take place after an EWS freight train collided into the back of a London Paddington bound train on platform 3. The driver of the EWS train was taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition and seven people who were on the London Bound train were treated on the scene for whiplash. It is not yet clear how the collision happened. Live at the scene we have our reporter with a witness of the accident. We now go live to the scene.
“Hi yes I am here at Westbury’s Railway Station and I have here a witness who has just seen the accident. So what did you see whilst you were on the platform?”
“Well the London train had just come in and people started to open doors and exit the train. I was stood at the rear of the train waiting to get on when I heard a loud horn being blown, the horn was being blown repeatedly and it started getting louder, I then heard the trains breaks. I looked round and saw the freight train crash into the back of my train which got shunted a few meters. Passengers standing up got thrown forward from the impact. After the crash, we got everyone off and out the station”.
“ok well thank you for that and we will keep you updated on whats happening throughout the week”
Car Crash
Other news now and a couple have died in a car accident on the A36 near Frome’s ASDA at approximately 5:30am this morning. It is believed that the 19 year old male and a 21 year old female tried to overtake a tractor in their Renault Cleo. The Police have issued this statement.
“At approximately 5:30am this morning, a couple have died on the A36 near Frome’s ASDA. We believe that the accident happened after they tried to overtake a tractor in their Renault Cleo on a blind bend, they then came face to face with an oncoming Mercedes and had tried to swerve only to clip the car, they then veered off into a tree. They were found dead at the scene and we are asking for any witnesses to come forward and contact us”.
Frome’s Drought
Frome’s long term drought has caused the number of stroke patients to rise to its highest level in over a decade. Doctors are urging the public to drink plenty of water or risk getting sun stroke, especially the elderly, teens and the young. According to the met office we are due another week of hot weather of temperatures reaching 42’c. After that it is estimated that the drought will cause a mega thunderstorm and from then on the temperature should get back to its normal levels but doctors say carry on drinking until then.
Good afternoon, this is news at noon with me Luke Mitchell.
Today’s Headlines
BREAKING NEWS – Westbury’s Train station has been shut due to a collision between an EWS Freight Train and a stationary London Bound passenger train on Platform 3.
Couple die in car crash after overtaking a tractor on the A36, the car slightly clipped an on coming Mercedes which then caused the car to veer off into a tree.
Doctor’s erg the public to drink more water. That’s what consultants say at Frome’s General Hospital after a sharp rise in temperature has caused the number of stroke incidents to rise to it’s highest level in over a decade. Doctors are particularly worried about the teens and elderly as it is likely it will affect them the most. More Details in a few minutes.
Stories in detail.
Train Accident
Westbury Train station has now been closed down for a number of weeks, if not months while investigations take place after an EWS freight train collided into the back of a London Paddington bound train on platform 3. The driver of the EWS train was taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition and seven people who were on the London Bound train were treated on the scene for whiplash. It is not yet clear how the collision happened. Live at the scene we have our reporter with a witness of the accident. We now go live to the scene.
“Hi yes I am here at Westbury’s Railway Station and I have here a witness who has just seen the accident. So what did you see whilst you were on the platform?”
“Well the London train had just come in and people started to open doors and exit the train. I was stood at the rear of the train waiting to get on when I heard a loud horn being blown, the horn was being blown repeatedly and it started getting louder, I then heard the trains breaks. I looked round and saw the freight train crash into the back of my train which got shunted a few meters. Passengers standing up got thrown forward from the impact. After the crash, we got everyone off and out the station”.
“ok well thank you for that and we will keep you updated on whats happening throughout the week”
Car Crash
Other news now and a couple have died in a car accident on the A36 near Frome’s ASDA at approximately 5:30am this morning. It is believed that the 19 year old male and a 21 year old female tried to overtake a tractor in their Renault Cleo. The Police have issued this statement.
“At approximately 5:30am this morning, a couple have died on the A36 near Frome’s ASDA. We believe that the accident happened after they tried to overtake a tractor in their Renault Cleo on a blind bend, they then came face to face with an oncoming Mercedes and had tried to swerve only to clip the car, they then veered off into a tree. They were found dead at the scene and we are asking for any witnesses to come forward and contact us”.
Frome’s Drought
Frome’s long term drought has caused the number of stroke patients to rise to its highest level in over a decade. Doctors are urging the public to drink plenty of water or risk getting sun stroke, especially the elderly, teens and the young. According to the met office we are due another week of hot weather of temperatures reaching 42’c. After that it is estimated that the drought will cause a mega thunderstorm and from then on the temperature should get back to its normal levels but doctors say carry on drinking until then.
27/02/2009
Media 27/02/09
Proposals for Main Project.
News
Station ID: My Station ID will be Frome and West Wiltshire 107.5 3TR FM.
Jingle: My Jingle will comprise a mix of both jingle and voices to identify the station. This will be created in Garage Band.
News and Sound effects: My news will be based on local news which will be fake and there will be one true piece of national news.
As far as sound effects go, I will put in sound effects that relate to the story in the middle or at the end of a piece of speech. This will be good to do.
Editing: Once the jingle and recording is done, I will then edit the recordings down to a total of maybe 5 – 10 minutes, this will then be my whole project done. I will use Audacity to edit my recordings as this is the editing software I am most familiar with.
Fake News Stories – Local
“Now for the News at Noon on Frome and West Wiltshire’s 107.5 3TR FM”.
Local - Fake
News Just In - EWS train transporting 30 tanks of diesel collides into back of London bound train at Westbury train station at 12:45pm on Sunday, causing the freight to derail, Police evacuated the area due to fears of explosions. No one was hurt or killed, other than the driver for EWS who was taken into hospital in a serious but stable condition, and 7 people at the rear of the passenger train were treated on the scene for whiplash. Police say the station will be shut for a number of weeks while the crash scene is made safe and so that investigations can take place. The public are advised to revise their travel plans by logging onto the national rail website. Police are appealing for witnesses to contact them.
Drought raises the number of stroke victims in A & E at Frome’s General Hospital. Locals are advised to drink plenty of water over the next few days as there are fears of temperatures rising above 42’c.
Couple die in car crash at 5:30am, Monday on the A36 near Frome’s ASDA. The couple believed to be a 19 year old male and 21 year old female clipped a Mercedes Benz in their Renault Cleo whilst over taking a tractor causing the couples car to veer off into a tree. The Mercedes driver was unharmed and his car suffered only minor dents before spinning out, amazingly avoiding other traffic and obstacles, after pulling onto the hard shoulder the driver was able to call the emergency services. The Renault was a total write–off. Police are appealing for witnesses to contact them.
National News - Half Real, Half Fake.
Credit crunch effecting businesses all over the UK. Woolworths, Zavvi and Jane Norman have all been shut down due to the credit crunch. WHSmiths close down locally and in the southwest.
News
Station ID: My Station ID will be Frome and West Wiltshire 107.5 3TR FM.
Jingle: My Jingle will comprise a mix of both jingle and voices to identify the station. This will be created in Garage Band.
News and Sound effects: My news will be based on local news which will be fake and there will be one true piece of national news.
As far as sound effects go, I will put in sound effects that relate to the story in the middle or at the end of a piece of speech. This will be good to do.
Editing: Once the jingle and recording is done, I will then edit the recordings down to a total of maybe 5 – 10 minutes, this will then be my whole project done. I will use Audacity to edit my recordings as this is the editing software I am most familiar with.
Fake News Stories – Local
“Now for the News at Noon on Frome and West Wiltshire’s 107.5 3TR FM”.
Local - Fake
News Just In - EWS train transporting 30 tanks of diesel collides into back of London bound train at Westbury train station at 12:45pm on Sunday, causing the freight to derail, Police evacuated the area due to fears of explosions. No one was hurt or killed, other than the driver for EWS who was taken into hospital in a serious but stable condition, and 7 people at the rear of the passenger train were treated on the scene for whiplash. Police say the station will be shut for a number of weeks while the crash scene is made safe and so that investigations can take place. The public are advised to revise their travel plans by logging onto the national rail website. Police are appealing for witnesses to contact them.
Drought raises the number of stroke victims in A & E at Frome’s General Hospital. Locals are advised to drink plenty of water over the next few days as there are fears of temperatures rising above 42’c.
Couple die in car crash at 5:30am, Monday on the A36 near Frome’s ASDA. The couple believed to be a 19 year old male and 21 year old female clipped a Mercedes Benz in their Renault Cleo whilst over taking a tractor causing the couples car to veer off into a tree. The Mercedes driver was unharmed and his car suffered only minor dents before spinning out, amazingly avoiding other traffic and obstacles, after pulling onto the hard shoulder the driver was able to call the emergency services. The Renault was a total write–off. Police are appealing for witnesses to contact them.
National News - Half Real, Half Fake.
Credit crunch effecting businesses all over the UK. Woolworths, Zavvi and Jane Norman have all been shut down due to the credit crunch. WHSmiths close down locally and in the southwest.
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