Making of my Alien Eye

Conceptualisation

For my alien transformation stop-motion GIF, I want to focus more on the changing of the eyes, into the eyes many different species of animal. Doing this will create a subtle, but more mysterious effect. Implying that my alien character can change into any living thing, as seen fit.

Bloktik!

Bloktik is a fun new toy that has kids all over the nation going crazy! There is so much to love about Bloktik, not only is it super addictive and will capture the attention of your children for hours. It is also simple, fun and safe for them to play with. Unlike other construction toys, Bloktik is easy on the hands. Pieces are stuck together strong enough to stay in place, but not enough to hurt the hands of your kids. Not only is it safe on them , but it is also safe on the environment, being made from wood from sustainable forests and recycled materials.

Flash! AhhhhhhAHHHH!!!!

I hope you read the title in a Freddie Mercury voice!  I have been working on an animation in our Interactive Media class. 

Political Campaign

- What are young people interested in?
Young people today are interested in fashion and trends. Wether that is the latest phones or the latest clothes. On the whole, they like bright colours, modern, and minimalistic design styles. This question however is extremely vague as what young persons are interested in varies great from demographic to demographic.

3 Movie Soundtrack Analysis

Sweet Dreams by Emily Browning - Sucker Punch Soundtrack 

Music Copyrighting

Creative Commons - allows you to share your work with no legal obligations. Make sure it is credited, meaning you credit the person who actually created the product, image etc.


Copyright - The right given to the owner/publisher to protect their media (for example music/audio, graphics/video and software) and stop others using it without their permission.

Types of copyright:

Right to copy - royalty free, creative commons (CC)

No right to copy - Copyrighted protected

Royalty Free - is copyrighted material available to use without needing to pay royalties or license fees.

Fair Use - is using a copyrighted material for a limited purpose such as to comment, criticise or parody. These uses can be done without permission from the copyright owner. If your use qualifies as a fair use, it would not be considered an illegal infringement.

Music Licensing Companies
http://www.musicbed.com - Attractive, well designed website with a large amount of free and paid audio.

http://www.beatsuite.com - Simple, royalty free audio available. Music and sound FX.

http://www.eccorights.org - Copyright obtaining service. Based in, and caters for St. Lucia, W.I.

http://www.ppluk.com - Music licensing company

http://www.beatpick.com - Music licensing company

Copyrighted Music Stores:
iTunes

Amazon Music

Google Music

Cliché Soundtrack

For this class we were asked to pick a scene from the film 'Cliché' by last years level 2 film students at the City of Bath College. The scenes they gave us had raw, unedited audio, and it was up to us to make a soundtrack for them so that the appropriate mood is conveyed to the audience.

Pre Production

Pre Production is definitely the most important part of the filmmaking process. It is critical that every aspect of the production is thought out and psychoanalysed, as doing so will save you massive amounts of time and money. It will also insure that the filmmaking process is as smooth and hassle-free as possible.

Don't Get Left Behind

What was the activity I've just done?
In class today I made a poster for our Digital Publishing class, with the aim of encouraging young persons to vote. The video above is sped-up screen recording of me creating the design from scratch.

Colour Harmonies

The Complementary Colour Harmony

Colours that are opposite each other on the colour wheel.

Focus Groups

Today we did a practical exercise on focus groups. One of the more enjoyable lessons so far, as we actually got to eat Sainsbury's Taste The Difference cookies and review them as a group. 

Pro-Voting Campaigns

What helps to get people voting?
Are these effective campaigns? Why?
Would these encourage you to vote or not? Why?
Consider - Mode of address(direct/indirect), mise-en-scene, content, style, camera tech, editing


Get Registered
My initial views of this campaign is that it is stupid and very dumbed-down. No it would not encourage me because it is against my religious views to vote, so nothing will encourage me to. If my beliefs were not a problem, it still would. I think voting is a very serious matter and should not be taken lightly, having this ridiculous advert does not do it justice. Also the colour grading is very grungy, which really does not fit in with it's comedic genre. The computer generated images and special effects are really fake. 

Yes We Can

The 'Yes We Can' song was one of the worst song I have ever listened to. True, it was inspiration, maybe, and the message was good, but as a song it was agonisingly horrible. It was agonising having to listen to four and a half gruelling minutes of it. Never again. If I did vote, then I would say that this would encourage me, but oh my word it was bad. I understood what the director was trying to do, getting singers to sing his speech, over his speech. The execution was poor. The video is obviously geared towards young persons, by means of all the modern celebrities in it. This strategy could however backfire as it means discourage adult voters from voting.