Monday, 16 June 2014
Wednesday, 11 June 2014
Monday, 9 June 2014
Sports relief calendar
Saturday, 31 May 2014
Audio; Attack the block & Anvuahood
Transformers4: Age of extinction Trailer
Unit14: copy to prezi
Task4: Twilight
Thursday, 29 May 2014
Article of Installation
This article will be about Video Installation Art, controversial video art. The Artists that I will be focusing on in this article will be the following:
· Pipilotti Rist
· Wolf Vostell
· David wojnarowicz
I will be going through one of their pieces, their styles/techniques in how they present the piece and background narratives to the pieces; I will also be giving the audiences response to their art and how it was seen to be controversial.
Pipilotti Rist
This video artist is one of the most famous well known video installation artists in the media. Who works with video, film and moving images which is often displayed as projectors. Her work was first featured in the Venice Biennal, where she was awarded the Premio 2000 prize.
After studying Arts and Video, she began making super 8 films. The type of works she creates only lasted a few minutes, containing alternations of colours, speed and sound. But it was mainly targeted at the gender, sexuality and the human body. The colours alone represented a sense of happiness and simplicity. This is her own style, her own way of getting her videos her way uniquely.
An example; ' I'm not the girl who misses much' 1986. At the beginning, she herself dances in front of camera in a black dress with her breasts exposed. This is one of first installations rather simple but gets straight to the point. It lasted around 2-4 minutes, if not less. This video was her way showing the women use happiness to hide pain along which is hinted with the saying of ' I'm not the girl who misses much'. This is could come across as confusing for those at first.
In my opinion, this video will come across as confusing. As her usual video aren't this dark, but it was trying to represent woman hide pain with happiness. It was some what relatable, it was unusual and I personally didn't the see the point her top half being exposed like they.
Wolf Vostell
He has worked along the sides of some of the great video artists themselves such as Paik and Maciunas. He has done work with several mediums such as prints, videos, environment and installation art.
An example of Vostell’s video art: ‘Elektronischer: Happening Raum (Happening Room)’ done at 1968, this a videotape recording that had colour as well as sound, was recorded in a spaced out room with objects scattered around the room which most of them moved one way or another, the items used in the video were: Classic Televisions with weird tools attached to them which moved, old pile of clothing which looked rugged and dirty, a lot of meat on floor as well as on the pipes plus other places such as the floor, blood stained cloth, ski equipment, somewhat of a sharp weapon and other weird things that i can’t possibly name.
This Video Installation art was set in this room which had things happening such as a television showing what seems to be key relevance about a past event, it has showed allot of weirdly created objects with meat attached to it; the video has been filmed by what seemed like someone holding a camera looking at the objects as this created the effect off a shaky camera.
Audience responses to this video art can be simply put to “Why? What?” due to its random meat battering and the amount of blood that was contained in this art. I think that this may have been weird and disturbing but i thought ‘what was he trying to show us?’ so that made me feel uneasy when watching the video, i think overall it was interesting in a way cause this is how he expresses his views on maybe the political society.
David Wojnarowicz
Throughout David Wojnarowicz art career he was a photographer, painter, writer, filmmaker and a performance artist.
His most controversial piece was “Fire in my Belly” which was done at 1987 this has been known to be biggest uproar in terms of video art due to the fact that it seemed as if David Wojnarocwicz has put religion down by having an imagery of Jesus Christ with insects that are crawling all over the figure. The theme of the video as very dark and it also theme almost scary at times; its used dripping blood, a figurine model of Jesus Christ covered with insects, A rotting hand.
The use of technology was varied as there many sudden transitions, also there was parts were he has played a bit with lighting as he made it flicker. There was use of narrative forms in this video installation piece as it has been said that he has made this video in memory of a friend that has died from AIDs, He is also suffering from the same disease when he created this video. This video was made to express his feelings; the world has abandoned him as the US did nothing about this problem for many years, he felt alone, he felt as if he was suffering the same amount of pain as Jesus Christ.
Is the DVD dead?
Is DVD Dead?
DVD+R are recordable for one time only. The storage capability is 4.7GB.
DVD+RW are rewrite-able, in other words this means you can record it more than twice.
Functions:
Video: The formats are usually used in Asia, Australia, North America and Europe. These can only be watched on a specific software, depending on the number of frames per second.
Writing speed: The speed data is burned onto a; DVD, CD or Blue Ray.
Menu: on a DVD, you'll be given options to either;
Play
Select scenes
Use of subtitles
Language and special features. Sometimes once the film is over, it would go straight to the menu or it would replay as some don't have a menu at all.
DTS (digital theatre system) which is known as surround sound. Dvd's like BlueRay consist of this, creating a cinematic sound with a person's home. Involving 6 speakers; Central, Sub Woofer and 4 surround speakers.
Conventions:
Copyright protection: A software which is installed to make it difficult to copy and illegal to distribute.
For example;
Parental Control: To prevent viewers under the age of a specific filmography. In the US, they have created a DVD Software to prevent children from explicit scenes and inappropriate language.
For example;
Do you think DVDs have a future? Yes, because there is no doubt that as the months and years go by, going to the cinema will be out of the question as price rates are going up. But speaking technically speaking, there are valid reasons;
Kids/children will need this as technology has become a well know factor of he long a child learn and none the less keeping them quiet and entertained. Along with a bit of research Ultraviolet embrace the fact that 'In the future, you're going to buy a digital copy and then doing to buy a disc as another way to view the content'.
What are the threats of DVD in the future?
- Possibly buying a fake DVD.
- The quality isn't pleasing.
- The content on the disc maybe inappropriate.
- The disc will be damaged; scratched or broken.
- Not enjoying the experience at home as they would in the cinema.
What is unique about a DVD?
- You can note the the year released, film title, but it has a unique number like the bar code.
- Able to travel with the disc.
- Some DVDs come a package. Combo with special features, such as behind the scenes.
- Buying under different companies; Blue Ray, Disney, etc.
- DVDs come in a DVD package with a specific cover for each type.
Weaknesses: There are many weaknesses within a DVD itself. Such as;
-They can become ruined by scratches.
-Some DVD players may not be able read the disc.
- if poorly compressed, it can cause fuzziness or low audio.
- do not work in CD drives.
Monday, 28 April 2014
Rage; My video Installation
Tuesday, 8 April 2014
Friday, 28 March 2014
Tate Modern; Video Installation.
The Role of A Lifetime.
Created By: Deimanitas Markevicivs
Dated Created: 2003
Write a brief description, which explains what happens in the video:
Its explaining or expressing his personal experiences and relationships between memories, Political history in relations of Social changes. He does this through an unfamiliar context borrowed from experiences of this and it is constructed a network of subtle associations between distinct sets of material.
Observations about the piece:
I personally think that it comes a cross as him wanting to represent freedom from what I could gather together from watching the video.
It wasn't engaging or very eye catching, the narrative wasn't clear enough for myself or the peers around me at the time; I couldn't exactly understand what he was trying to explain. Discrimination? Poverty?
To further add, the audio wasn't clear, the music if there was any didn't seem to have much of an impact of the visuals.
The visual were very good as it seems like the flash backs were captured during a war and its not easy to achieve such images he did.
Projection.
Created By: Andrea Fraser
Date Created: 2008
Write a brief description, which explains what happens in the video :
A Psychotherapy session in which the viewer is addressed as the Therapist, Patient and Voyeuristic.
The technical sense is viewed as the session be displayed as a moving image being diverted to different side of the room, you as the viewer will need to turn around back and forth to get the understanding of the whole concept.
You as the viewer feel like your actually part of the session as the patient/therapist is looking directly at the camera, so this has an effect of feeling as though she is actually having a conversation with you.
Overall this is called 'Psychoanalysis' - Unconscious transfer of desires or transcripts of real psychotherapy consultations adapted into two monologues.
Observation: As the whole concept of this video was to feel like you were being spoken to, it was definitely engaging as at some point. You would catch yourself speaking as if you actually feel like your in the session yourself. At some stages, you would feel about of place because the prospective would change, as well as the mood because it would change to the woman counselling you, to you listening and taking in what she has to say. So you would feel as though your being out on the spot as you wouldn't expect such a drastic chance to take place.
Visually, it was rather simple but it was definitely eye catching as it made to want to sit down and see what happens next or wonder what she is talking and why is it set that way. The audio was clear, very understandable as it should be and loud enough for everyone to hear.
Monday, 17 March 2014
Notes for the insert of ABLA & CS
Wednesday, 26 February 2014
Shallow and Large Depth Of Field.
Lighting
What is good about using strong directional lighting in portraits?
Its good because it brings out the person's skin tone, giving the skin a soft, glowing and clear appearance; Radiant. Along with directional lighting, the skin will appear to have no impurities which magazines like Elle, Vogue, Cosmopolitan are looking for.
What is Rim Lighting?
Favourite Image
I have chosen this magazine because my pictures are quite relatable, interesting and expressive. I have also chosen this magazine because this image above to be the front page of vogue or Elle as it has a glossy effect representing class and sophistication .
I think that this magazine will like my pictures because they are very expressive and eye catching due to the various lip colours, along with the lip colour the skin tone and hair style within the images are the same so it doesn't the viewers eyes of the main subject; lip colour.
Rule of thirds
Tuesday, 25 February 2014
JAMES
A clean game of Dodge ball in the sports hall within City Of Westminster, the participants within the the 5-10 minute game will be students, who either study but it is open to any student who wants to take part and also teachers/staff will be versing against the Students.
The Legal issues will involve health and safety, along with permission from students, teachers/staff and the enrichment team. A contract or permission form will be made to make sure the all that are going to be involved would like to filmed, also with it being alright for the footage to be breached on the college website if it was possible. To further add health and safety;
Exits – I will make sure that there are enough exits for everyone to leave the building in a short amount of time, safely.
Spillages; to ensure that the surfaces are safe and dry, so if there are spillages they will automatically be cleaned up before any situations occur.
Cables; as there will be camera equipment within the area, the cables will need to be hidden with the cable matts to make sure that no one trips over or has an accident.
Dodge balls; to make sure that the balls aren’t too firm, as the players will be throwing them at each other from waist below.
Health Kit; this may be needed as someone may endure an injury during the game so the kit will be present at all time to attend the injury quickly.
Required Space; is a must there will be a lot of equipment in the same environment around people, so the space will be needed to keep everyone clear from anything so nothing will be broken.
Overall this is will ensure that everyone including; audience, production team, participants and personell are safe at all times as anything can happen at any moment.
Content Synopsis: My idea for the pre-recorder entertainment is a game of softball/dodge ball where we will find out if the younger or older generation has a better team. This is a game/sport where they will be opposing teams (students Vs teachers) where they will throw balls at each other and dodge it. The people who dodge them and have the most people standing will win.
Microphone: For the presenter to announce what’s happening, who’s coming off the court, and how the game ends. The presenter will be able to interact with the audience so they can feel engaged within the game, as their opinions will be stated having a little lime light for a few seconds.
Dodge ball: as the balls will be needed to be thrown at each other, so overall 12 balls will be needed 6 on each team. Slowly as players are being taken off the court, balls will be taken as well as the players may become a little hasty at the fact the one team as so many against 1 or 2 on the other side.
Presenter: The presenter will be needed as he or she will need to announce what’s happening during the game, to introduce the game itself, commentary throughout the game and introduce the players and the winning team.
Cameraman; to ensure the shots are at a variety with both cameras from both prospectives.
Wednesday, 5 February 2014
Being a freelancer for a magazine
Sunday, 26 January 2014
700 word genre analysis
In documentaries there are many voiceovers of the presenter speaking, which allows and gives the audience a chance to take in the information and understand what is being said without confusion. For example;
The main code that should be obeyed in the documentary would be privacy; because this is exposing families personal lives and issues. Also he has to be aware with the information he has researched. Specific information. With that he will need to think before he speaks as he will be asking and exposing information that May or may not be needed. But before he asks will need permission from the families to do so and at all times those and questions and informations must be appropriate at all times.
Accuracy is another guideline that needs to be followed within this documentary, as this is talking about the realism of medicated children; what they are diagnosed with?, what's the cause behind it, if there is one? and many others. Throughout the broadcaster was stating information and commentary, all facts and information had to be true and not misleading in any way possible.
Friday, 24 January 2014
OFCOM CODES AND BBC GUIDELINES
Is a statement or legal document that a clients data or identity, which is kept private and confidental. The data includes;
Date of birth
Full name
Address
Nationality and much more..
BBC guidelines 7.2.2 states '
A case to relate this guideline to is the mother
Accuracy;
All facts quoted must be vertified, for instance; if the government were to stareva fact in a meeting. It would need to be corrected or be realistic for it to be used. The due accuracy will be vary depending on the show, whether its not a factual programme, all opinions must be relevent.
Example: A report had been made by a reporter under the wing of ESPN wrote a report on misleading and unaccurate information on a young child being molested.
Opinion & Impartially: codes of OFCOM
'Undue Promience is a significant imbalance of views aired within coverage of matters of political or industrial controversy or matters releasing to the public policy'.
In other words, opinions should be balanced in all sections of the media industry. All opinions are therefore related to the public policy at an equal.
Impartially, the word itself means not favouring one side over the other. As a result, if a newreporter were to present an debate, that person can not put forward their personal opinion as that will come across as baised.
The Mark Dougan Murder covers both because 2 vocalists were voicing their opinion, one for and against was the preoccptions made on the police officer. This is an obvious sign of balance. Along with impartially, the news reporter did not favour either sides even though what was being said was couldve been true, very accurate. No sides were taken.












