Friday, 19 April 2013
Media Regulation and BBC
Media is regulated so that there would be an order to creativity and protection for the people who view and shape the media. A simplified explination would condense the 'reasons' behind media regulation into six points:
1) Management of information.
2) Protection of 'public order' and to support the government for justice.
3) To protect the rights and interests of individuals in or from the media.
4) Quality control via upkeeping technichal standards and the development of the communication system.
5) Promotion of access and pluralism.
6) Maintaining the market in terms of consumers, competitors, access and stimulating innovation and expansion.
Reference:
http://www2.le.ac.uk/projects/oer/oers/media-and-communication/oers/ms7501/mod2unit11/mod2unit11cg.pdf
Thursday, 18 April 2013
Critique and reflection upon progress towards chosen career or study pathway
Researcher as a career:
Long hours taken to ensure consistency with information and making sure that all copyright clearances are cleared. If something goes wrong, chances are the researcher is the first to get fired. Least prefered career pathway.
Scriptwriter as a career:
Has to consider the target audience as a viewer and preferably base stories on characters who are relatable to the audience of a particular area where the show is to be broadcasted. May be asked to do occasional oddjobs like writing one-liners and puns for other types of shows like the news.
Producer as a career:
Has to consider the target audience as a market, has to consider every aspect of production.
Long hours taken to ensure consistency with information and making sure that all copyright clearances are cleared. If something goes wrong, chances are the researcher is the first to get fired. Least prefered career pathway.
Scriptwriter as a career:
Has to consider the target audience as a viewer and preferably base stories on characters who are relatable to the audience of a particular area where the show is to be broadcasted. May be asked to do occasional oddjobs like writing one-liners and puns for other types of shows like the news.
Producer as a career:
Has to consider the target audience as a market, has to consider every aspect of production.
Commision Process
People who wish to commision a show to the BBC channels are able to do so by e-commisioning. E-commisioning works by filling out an electronic form with all the appropriate information along with your idea.
A member of the public cannot simply send in their commisions for a television show to the BBC. To be eligible you must have some form of experience in the media field.
References:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/commissioning/tv/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/partnersandsuppliers/connectedstudio/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/commissioning/tv/production/editorial-guidlines.shtml
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/diversity/pdf/BBC_productionaccessguide_spreads.pdf
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00fc3lk/clips
http://www.bbc.co.uk/commissioning/tv/pitching-ideas/e-commissioning.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/commissioning/tv/compliance-and-policy/compliance-form.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/commissioning/news/albert---a-sustainable-creative-future-for-production.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/commissioning/tv/resources/pronunciation.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/insidethebbc/howwework/reports/deliveringqualityfirst.html
Wednesday, 3 October 2012
Voice acting blog
Think about starting one, a blog that not only blogs about your online eandeavours but also the journey (transition) into professional voice acting.
KUH Documentary progression
Don't forget to talk about documentary updates.
Oh and talk about that job role presentation you did in the morning too
Will write when I'm not so tired.
Oh and talk about that job role presentation you did in the morning too
Will write when I'm not so tired.
Monday, 24 September 2012
The Documentary Structure and Adgenda
So today was the first day of class and the topic of discussion was about documentaries.
On that note, remember that the deadline for the documentary module is the 12th of December
We watched a documentary called "The Global Warming Swindle" and was asked to deconstruct it, analyse it's techniques and such. It's also good to point out that it was said that we should think of a good title for our documentaries, one that would attract attention, basically the thinking goes that if anyone were to browse channels and see our title, we'd want them to stop and watch.
We were to look at the:
1) Editorial Angle
- Clearly establishes their stand on the topic and constantly questioning the reasons behind the opposite stand. Uses graphics including animations setting a cool and sometimes humourous tone, it keeps the documentary interesting. The B- footage is often of people enjoying the sun or of the equipment that is mentioned in the narration. Most of the experts are filmmed behind books or labs of sorts; makes them look more "official".
2) How the narration develops
- Much like the Freytag's pyramid, the equilibrium is a question that is answered (often by experts with some kind of authority in the matter) and as the answer turns into the "peak" a disruption comes along in the form of another raising question/suspicion which in turn creates the new equilibrium. In other words, the narrator questions why something is the way it is, answes why it is and asks a question that's probably something like "so why is the way that is is like the way that that way is like?"
3) How the arguement is put together
- The documentary had quite a biased tone, however it did explore the opposition's reasoning breifly before deconstructing it and in a way debunking their theories. In a way this gives enough fairplay to constitute the use of polemic arguement.
4) Who and How do you think the researchers have possibly contacted to make the documentary
Most of the experts that appear in the documentary are affiliated with an institute of education, some have even written books, so perhaps they did some secondary research and took note of the author's name and contacted them via the agents and asked if they could discuss some things about the topics raised in ther books in corellation to the documentary topic?
This is basically a brief idea of what I learned or deconstructed from the documentary we watched in class. I need to take these points into consideration when structuring my own documentary (atm on procastionation- it's open to change as per suggestion of the tutor).
I hope things go well!
Ciao puppies!
On that note, remember that the deadline for the documentary module is the 12th of December
We watched a documentary called "The Global Warming Swindle" and was asked to deconstruct it, analyse it's techniques and such. It's also good to point out that it was said that we should think of a good title for our documentaries, one that would attract attention, basically the thinking goes that if anyone were to browse channels and see our title, we'd want them to stop and watch.
We were to look at the:
1) Editorial Angle
- Clearly establishes their stand on the topic and constantly questioning the reasons behind the opposite stand. Uses graphics including animations setting a cool and sometimes humourous tone, it keeps the documentary interesting. The B- footage is often of people enjoying the sun or of the equipment that is mentioned in the narration. Most of the experts are filmmed behind books or labs of sorts; makes them look more "official".
2) How the narration develops
- Much like the Freytag's pyramid, the equilibrium is a question that is answered (often by experts with some kind of authority in the matter) and as the answer turns into the "peak" a disruption comes along in the form of another raising question/suspicion which in turn creates the new equilibrium. In other words, the narrator questions why something is the way it is, answes why it is and asks a question that's probably something like "so why is the way that is is like the way that that way is like?"
3) How the arguement is put together
- The documentary had quite a biased tone, however it did explore the opposition's reasoning breifly before deconstructing it and in a way debunking their theories. In a way this gives enough fairplay to constitute the use of polemic arguement.
4) Who and How do you think the researchers have possibly contacted to make the documentary
Most of the experts that appear in the documentary are affiliated with an institute of education, some have even written books, so perhaps they did some secondary research and took note of the author's name and contacted them via the agents and asked if they could discuss some things about the topics raised in ther books in corellation to the documentary topic?
This is basically a brief idea of what I learned or deconstructed from the documentary we watched in class. I need to take these points into consideration when structuring my own documentary (atm on procastionation- it's open to change as per suggestion of the tutor).
I hope things go well!
Ciao puppies!
Wednesday, 4 July 2012
Treading on shattered glass
Talked to a lawyer Jefferey John, Malaysian, around 20th June, he hasn't worked in Malaysia for 5 years so he doesn't think he can help me, he said he'd contact one of his friends who is an activist and send me her contact details, I still haven't heard anything from him so I'm not sure I should wait, I think I might have to just look for a lawyer *when* I'm in Malaysia. So many things to plan.
I travel to Malaysia on the 15th of July.
I travel to Malaysia on the 15th of July.
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