Contextual write up

Sherlock

There are many qualities starting from mise en scene and from the technical point of view first of I must talk about the TV series itself Sherlock very popular TV series based in the UK more specifically in London. The main character from the TV series is a man named Sherlock holmes and his trusty companion James Watson they both lived together at 221 Baker Street both work together to investigate crimes such as murder theft and missing items.

 

Costumes in the TV series multiple different looks such as Sherlock Holmes’s outfit is normally a combination of the suit trenchcoat routes and deerstalker hat but then when compare James Watson’s outfit it is more casual normally wears a shirt and leather jacket and jeans and boots. The interesting thing about Sherlock TV series is that it’s the only Sherlock Holmes inspired series that is set in the modern day.

 

The make up in the series is all very natural any main clear signs of make up is when either they get scratched bruised. Other parts of make up within the TV series is mainly even towards dead bodies blood and silly things such as James Watson’s moustache.

 

The movement within the series very fluid or very still it is very fluid scenes such as when James Watson and Sherlock Holmes have their arms handcuffed together and running through the streets. The scenes are very fluid is when Sherlock Holmes was explaining how he faked his own death. Other scenes that are more still more often when Sherlock Holmes playing his violin only a very still shot or it’s more than zoom, very specific angle of the scene that is very still also slightly fluid twin James Watson and Sherlock Holmes first meet each other to see Sherlock flogging a dead body to see if it was bruised man was killed in another way in the same scene James Watson comes into the room somewhat more still shot as he has a limp and a walking stick.

 

The lighting within the TV series is all very natural or it would appear so they try to make you look natural lighting such as positioning of where the lights are room Street were a warehouse see the lights on natural some probably are not supported stage lights make them look like natural lights. Other trickery that they do with lights the specifically sometimes put lighting certain object or person to make you look more and be aware of the surroundings other lighting that is used as such as when Sherlock Holmes users his mind Palace investigate the situation when he does this the lighting comes slightly dimmer and the lighting becomes more intense with the writing what he’s thinking.

 

The colouring in the TV series is normally a mixture of greys whites and Blacks you sometimes get a hint very extreme lighting such as when they are drunk and clubbing is very blurry as a very intense lighting within the blurriness also colouring it on some very interesting ways of showing stuff such as women are trying to investigate the death of a woman dressed in pink the investigation through course of the episode episode is very tricky to understand thing you do understand by the end of it when they find the suitcase that Sherlock Holmes was looking for very obviously the dead woman’s suitcase because it is as bright as her pink outfit you know immediately they are connected.

Contextual studies soap

Contextual studies - Soap

Today we watched the first episode of BBC's EastEnders and discussed the series and the genre.

- First episode in 1985.
- Set in fictional London borough.
- Initially broadcast twice a week.
- First  episode attracted 17m viewers.
- Storylines set around Beale and Fowler families.

- First UK soap to feature culturally diverse cast from opening episode.

What is 'soap opera'

Serial melodrama, primarily dealing with family and emotional issues.

 Originated in US, aimed at housewife demographic.
Sponsored by detergent companies, hence the name 'soap opera'.
All soap operas share common codes ad conventions.



Technical conventions
  Multi-camera.
 Limited sets.
 Diegetic sound.
 HD technology has required more 'realistic' sets more detail.



Narrative conventions
  Episodic format - typically 30 minutes.
  Repetition - relies on stock characters and locations returns to in each episode.
-Resolution - Serial form mean constantly evolving; soap plots may take weeks, months or even years to be resolved.




Common soap conventions Births, marriages and deaths
  Love triangles
Every soap opera relies on repetition of these stock plot conventions to renew their storylines and characters and make dramatically relevant to the audience.




Contemporary Realistic settings and characters dealing with realistic issues.
  Drug abuse
 Mental illness
 Sexual abuse & violence

Contextual studies Sound

Contextual Studies - Sound

Today's lecture with Louis was about sound. We talked about how important sound is, that the importance varies depending on what you're making and what mood you want to give.

Function of sound

Aural narrative
Sonic ambience (mood, atmosphere, sound effects)
Emotional or intellectual resonance or dissonance (music)

Use of  sound effects
 Heighten drama - abstract or enhanced effects designed to affect audience perception or emotional state = audible heartbeats in horror films)
Simulate reality - ambient background that underscores and reinforces unity of Mise en scene and editing =traffic noise, chatter, room tone)

key elements of film sound
 Speech (dialogue, narration)
Ambient or natural sound
Sound effects
Musical score or soundtrack.

Music is narrative device
 Music underscored or accentuates visual narrative, emotion or drama
Can create emotional or intellectual resonance or dissonance.
Use of leitmotifs: a short, recurring musical  associated with a particular person, place or idea such as Jaws theme, Darth Vader's march in Star Wars and others.

Contextual studies Mise en scene

Contextual Studies - Mise en Scène

Everything being shown on the scene or screen, actors, lightning, props, costume and so on is called "Mise en Scène"

The key elements of mice en scene is:
Staging - Placement of characters and props, and their body language
Costume/makeup - Visual look of characters
Setting - Environment in which the story takes place
Lightning - How it affects the setting and characters

We looked at different clips from Game of Thrones to compare the Mise en Scène from scene to scene.


Tyrion and Cersei in King's Landing

Staging The body language of Cersai conveys female dominance. She is the one in control over Tyrion in this scene.

Costumes and make up Wearing nice clothes and gold being everywhere shows wealth and importance. Cersai's red dress and Tyrion's black clothes.

Setting Warm, grand (maybe a castle), rich and exotic

Lighting Soft and warm natural lighting. Could be morning or mid afternoon.


Jon Snow prepares to head towards Craster's Keep

Staging - Those with higher priority was placed higher up Status and rank.

Costume/makeup - Everyone wearing similar clothes. Also gives them a bond to eachother.

Setting - Colder and darker. More masculine.

Lighting - The warm light is replaced with a colder, blue light. The lightning is harsh and makes lots of shadows.

Contextual studies crime drama

The Bill

Set in fictional London police station
 From 1988-2005, became year-round twice-weekly serial.
 Change from being a series to a soap and then back to series.
 Peak audiences of 11m viewers in 2005 rivalled Coronation Street 
 Longest-running UK crime drama (1983-2010)

 Originally 12x60min episodes


Technical conventions 
 Editing: chase scenes, montage, flashbacks
 Usually single camera, but can also be shot on multi-camera
 Camera movement - either handheld mockumentary style or Steadicam, dollies, cranes

Visual devices:
  extreme close up for tension or reveal
 Tilted, low and high angles
 Slow motion
 CG recreation (CSI)
 Graphical text (Sherlock)

Narrative conventions
  typically 60 minutes. Usually self-contained closed narratives.
 relies on returning central cast (team) and location (police station)

Symbolic conventions

Lighting- low-key. Many crime dramas use light-dark contrasts in costume, setting and lightning
 Authenticity - props, costume, settings
 New conventions - detection via computer. Lighting and exposition.

Character, archetypes
 The rebel Detective or senior cop. Usually male. Sometimes corrupt.
 The king  Commanding officer or station sergeant.
 The innocent' : Audience surrogate and empathy.
The villain

presentation

costumes- costumes are very to what the era was in 1891 such as  

very true to clothing of the century. men normally where suits to show power and manly hood. clothing such as waistcoat, shirt and suits.

you can see from the clothing of these guys that they are clearly bad from there dark clothing and slick look you can say it is very Nazi connected with uniforms which would explain a lot since the it is suppose to be in Germany.


powerpoint-clothing during the time was.


lighting/colours- the colouring is very dime but with characters faces they are light up to show more expression and detail to the characters. when there is an explosion or a bullet being shot its very in tense lighting to show very real gun fight .
                 

Powerpoint- the lighting and colours is very interesting.


stage directions-there movements are very ecstatic very real like when they fall over showing they are struggling to get away at  the same time trying not to get shot.

Powerpoint- stage directions.


make up- he make up is very natural. the blood on Sherlock is very good it was  from earlier when he was hooked up on a meat hook from  Moriarty  and the mud on there clothing and faces.

powerpoint- make up natural and blood.

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Evaluation Documentary

Evaluation Documentary

The beginning of the this documentary unit we have had a number of ideas and  within my group but we have had a number of problems but a number off good things that have happened  when we first where thinking of are ideas with the documentary we had to make shore that the documentary was to do with wildlife so we all individually came up with ideas i had the idea of talking about how what the difference is with life between zoo life and domesticated pets and how they live but we finally decided to go with Sam Elliott's idea which was to go with talking about wind turbines and how they effect birds and other wildlife we first started with organising who was going to do what.

When we figured that out we contacted local workers and The RSPB and other contributors that are involved with the wind turbines we got contact numbers and people that would be up with having a meeting and a interview. 

There where other problems but where sorted out very quickly within are group but unfortunately some things we couldn't change but had to think of some alternative ways of showing what we wanted with the documentary.

We finally went on are shoot there where some more difficulties with the location and people that we where suppose to have interviews with but couldn't.

After we had what we wanted with footage we started to edit what we had and started to do are commentary for the documentary which went well we had to move a lot of things around with the editing but was figured out very well then we had finally done every thing that we needed to do.

Documentary and Recording

Documentary and Recording

The script for the documentary has gone through a lot of changes since the beginning of the working process of the documentary.

The picture above shows a part of the final script for the documentary but the amount of changes that we have done to the script has been either a major change or a small change but every change that we have done to the script has been good changes that have made a major impact to how the documentary is al a hole. 

The recording for commentary for the documentary went very good we had a few things we had to change with the words that Josh Bayly had to say that just didn't sound that right or just didn't work well.

Faversham Video

Faversham Video

The finished video for the Faversham trip it went well it shoed a nice variation of shots and ares  in Faversham.

The sort of story that me and Leo went with was showing meat from a butchers to a stool going through the streets of Faversham through the market.



Link to video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IY7lOg53f8&feature=youtu.be

Faversham Trip

Faversham Trip

So we went to Faversham town to do a work shop on how to work on location when doing a documentary it was to help us tell a story without having a idea of what to tell but use your shots to tell a story.

For this workshop we had to work in pairs I was paired Leo Baruzzo he is a good team mate he had good ideas on what to film and some good visual ideas on how to shoot curtain arias.

Self Help

Self Help

I have realised that I have not put all I have into doing everything but I have and my team have worked together well when we first started but slowly when we got more involved into the documentary we separated each doing are own thing but still doing work together but not always getting what we wanted at the time.

I think a lot to do with why we slowly separated as a team is to with the fact that we didn't organise when we where going to do something in fall extent and really know what everybody was doing at the time.

But luckily  we have talked to each other after are filming and agreed that we need to be more verbally and fiscally be doing something as a team at thee same time and now when not to be. 

Me as a person when I am involved in the team I realised I mite be clueless at some points with the team on what we are doing at the time but i have become better at what we do as a team.

Start to End

Start To End

when we first started with making up are ideas in are group we had to make the documentary around nature my group had quit a few ideas on what they wanted to do. I had the idea of doing a documentary on the difference between zoo animals and home pets and how they live and sleep day bye day.

The others in my group Sam, Josh and Troy they had ideas such as showing what a dog would go through from being a stray to being rescued and going home with a new owner. Troy wanted to do a documentary on barn owls. and Sam wanted to do a documentary on wind turbines which is the documentary idea that we went with and that Helene are course leader liked the most and we agreed.




 

Risk Assessment

This is the risk assessment for the recce on Friday for are documentary this is only one of are locations. there will be more risk assessments done for are documentary. This risk assessment and recce was at Elmley Farm.




















This is just some over looks of are assessment.

Contributors and locations

Locations And Contributors

Great Bells farm

Nick Mays is the site manager of Great Bells farm who is contributing to are documentary.

East church Elmley Nature Reserve 

Gareth Fulton who is the Elmley Nature Reserve Site manager who we will be talking to for are documentary.

Elmley

Martin Jensen is the south eastern communication officer for the RSPB media centre.

Phil Haynes is a wildlife photographer who is somebody we will be asking on there opinion for the documentary.

we will also be talking to and asking Robbie Peck a local bird watcher on his opinion for are documentary.

Wind Turbines Grounds

Questions over Port of Sheerness Wind Farm Ltd plans for four wind turbines in the docks after fresh details submitted

Plans to build four wind turbines in Sheerness Docks could be revived.

Swale council originally gave the go-ahead to Port of Sheerness Wind Farm Ltd to build the 125m tall structures in March 2009.

But work to construct them along the Lappel Bank never got under way.

There was fierce opposition to the scheme at the time, particularly from Queenborough residents.

Details relating to the original application were submitted to Swale council this week, leading to questions about whether the company will now move forward with its original plans.

They include a layout showing the site’s boundary and office facilities to be used by contractors and for the storage of equipment, which it says are to be used after March this year.

It also includes a piling risk assessment which is a report setting out how boring into the reclaimed land to be used for the turbines will be carried out and whether there are any dangers of contamination.

Peel Ports said in October 2011 it was not planning to proceed with the development in the short term.

It said it would review its options when a decision was made about the Vestas plan to build an off-shore turbine manufacturing base at the port.

The Danish company later pulled out of proposals to take over 70 hectares of land for the plant, which might have created 2,000 jobs.

It had been thought construction of the wind farm would have started in early 2011 but this did not go ahead.

At the time of going to press, a representative from the Port of Sheerness Wind Farm Ltd was unavailable for comment so it is unclear exactly when it intends to begin construction or if it will need to resubmit for permission as five years have passed since it was first approved.

This information is from Kent Online link: http://www.kentonline.co.uk/sheerness/news/will-we-feel-the-winds-29663/

Sheppey Wind Turbines

Sheppey Wind Turbines

Peel Energy is pleased to announce it has reached financial close for the Port of Sheerness Wind Farm project with KfW IPEX-Bank as the funding partner. This milestone marks the completion of all key contracts necessary to deliver this £16 million project.

Construction of the 4 turbine wind farm on the Lappel Bank dock wall at the Port of Sheerness, adjacent to Medway estuary in Kent, commenced in July of this year. Good progress has been made on the sub-station and turbine foundations through the summer; all tower bases have been poured. Turbines are planned to be delivered to the site in the second quarter of 2016 and the wind farm is expected to be fully commissioned in the third quarter of 2016. 

Muir Miller, Managing Director of Peel Energy said “Financial close for Port of Sheerness wind farm demonstrates the team’s determination, perseverance and patience in working through a number of challenges on the site. We are delighted to expand our relationship with KfW IPEX-Bank and look forward to completing the project over the coming year.” 

Thomas Brehler, Global Head of Power, Renewables and Water at KfW IPEX-Bank said: "As one of the world's leading providers of wind energy finance we are once again underlining our structuring expertise in the wind sector with this commitment. We are pleased to contribute to the production of renewable energy in England and are very happy to complete this second funding agreement with Peel Energy.” 

Last year Peel Ports announced its commitment to the region with the development of the Port of Sheerness Master Plan, created to inform the local community and key stakeholders of its proposals for sustainable expansion of the port estate. 

The Master Plan also details Peel Ports’ ambition to create around 1,250 jobs over the next 20 years, enabling it to remain a key employer and investor in the region.

Phil Haynes

Phil Haynes

Phil Haynes is a wildlife photographer which has stated that photographers are hurting and even killing barn owls. He says that photographers that shoot at night using there flashes are confusing the owls he says you can still take photos just don't keep bothering them all the time or they can't recover.

The picture below is a photo of a barn owl that was found  dead with a broken wing.

Lost Animals Documentary

Lost Animals

MISSING DOG RETURNS HOME AFTER SPENDING MORE THAN A WEEK LOST IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES

A dog has been reunited with her owner after spending more than a week lost in below freezing temperatures, gales and torrential rain in Dumfries and Galloway.

Phoebe, a 1o year old Chinese Crested Powder Puff, disappeared during a walk but was reunited with her owner, Debbie Bradley-Kyle, from Dumfries this week after she spent days and nights searching for her beloved pet, even launching a campaign on social media to try and find her.

Local news report that she is believed to have spent much of the time sheltering however possible in bushes in the Colvend Golf Course and nearby Portling farm areas.

Debbie spent her spare time hunting for the dog and there was a big Facebook campaign to try and find Phoebe, who had only been re-homed about eight weeks ago.

Speaking with ITV local news she said: “I had almost given up hope after a week for it was -6 degrees the first night she was out and then we had storms and we couldn’t find her.”

“We were out walking when she was ‘spooked’ at Douglas Hall and took off. We searched everywhere but couldn’t find her and it was only this week that a friend who lives on the farm with her partner, said she’d take me down and search the fields.”

“Becky Ross and myself searched a couple of days but couldn’t find her but she eventually found Phoebe. After the weekend I didn’t think there was much hope for her because of the temperatures and the rainfall but eventually Becky found her.”

“I only got Phoebe about eight weeks ago from a lady in Dumfries who is ill. Phoebe was found in a bush while I was searching further along at Kippford.”

Debbie added: “There was quite a big Facebook campaign and more than 600 people shared the initial picture, and from what I can understand there’s been about 50 or 60 people out looking for her.”

“I would like to thank all these people who have been out searching for her. At first you think you’re going to find her but as time went on I was fearing the worst.”

Now back and having been checked over by a local vet, Phoebe’s grateful owner said: “She has had injections and antibiotics but apart from that the vet said she was a very lucky dog. It’s really great to get her back.”

the link to this in formation link: http://www.dognews.co.uk/missing-dog-returns-home-spending-week-lost-freezing-temperatures/

Animal Search UK is the leading search service for missing pets in Britain. We specialise in helping to reunite owners with lost or stolen pets. Our web site is free to use, provides local and nationwide coverage and lots including free help and advice for people who have lost or found a pet and are wondering what best to do.

Lost a cat? We have over 50,000 Pet Patrollers, covering the whole of the UK, on our Pet Patrol scheme. These animal loving people have kindly agreed to help keep an eye out for missing pets in their area, giving immediate reassurance that you are not alone in finding your pet.

Found a lost dog? Notify us for FREE! We will do the rest. We match similar locations and pet descriptions to quickly produce a match for potential pets to be returned to their owner as soon as possible.

This is there quick information they give you on what to do.

Advice for finding a missing or lost cat

When your cat goes missing it can be an extremely stressful time. Some cats do stay out for longer periods than others, especially in the summer months. However, if you are concerned that your cat is lost or missing we have listed some useful tips below.

Link to the information: https://www.petlog.org.uk/pet-owners/advice-for-finding-a-missing-or-lost-cat/

Lost and Found

Is your cat missing?

If your cat or kitten has gone missing, don't despair. Most return of their own accord, sometimes several days later. However, here are some steps you can take to try and help.  Remember, the sooner you start looking and reporting your cat as lost the sooner you are likely to find them.

Look in... 
◦All rooms
◦Cupboards
◦Boxes
◦Household appliances, eg washing machines.
◦Sheds and garages.
◦Vehicles - cats sometimes climb under the warm engine bay.
◦Gardens
◦Hedgerows - watch for snares.
◦Lost and found section of your local newspaper
◦Walk around the area and call your cat, waiting and listening.

Inform...
◦Neighbours
◦Local veterinary surgeons. If your cat is microchipped then mention this when reporting to the vet
◦To find a list of vets near you www.any-uk-vet.co.uk.
◦Local schools - children are observant as regards animals
◦Local RSPCA
◦The cleansing department of your local council
◦Your postman and milkman
◦Websites such as Animal Search / my moggy.com / pet search uk / Lost Pets UK 
◦Newspaper delivery person
◦Phone or e-mail Cat Search(01303 275942) to find out if your cat has been reported as straying.

Advertise...
 ◦Posters on trees, distribute leaflets to shops, Post Offices, garages.
◦Local schools, newspapers, radio
◦Local notice boards, including a recent photograph of your missing cat
◦Offer a reward - It can be helpful to offer a small reward but it is important not to specify any particular sum of money on the poster. The words “Reward Offered” are enough to focus attention

Finally...
 ◦The earlier you report your cat is missing, the more likely it is that your cat will be found
◦When your cat does return, DO inform any organisations who have been asked to look for it

Have you found a cat? ◦If the cat is hungry, please feed it, and make water available, not cows milk (many cats and kittens are lactose intolerant)
◦If the cat or kitten will let you approach him, make up a paper collar with a note on saying: "If this is your cat please call this number....." so that you can ascertain whether the cat is definitely stray. Place it round the cat's neck and secure the two ends with a small piece of selotape (don't put selotape right round the whole thing as that can be dangerous if the cat gets caught up anywhere). If no-one calls in 24 hours you can be fairly sure it is most likely lost or stray, then proceed as follows...
◦Contact various rescues and vets to check if the cat is registered as missing
◦If possible, take the cat to a vet who will check for a microchip, and you can ask if anyone has reported a similar cat missing
◦Post notices around your area with a brief description of the cat and information about when and where it was found. Local shops will usually display such notices free of charge. 
◦Ask neighbours if they have seen or been feeding the cat and if they know of anyone who has moved away recently or gone on holiday and left their cats at home(cats sometimes stray when they are being fed by a temporary carer)
◦Most stray cats will be looking for food and shelter. Always feed a stray and, if possible, provide a dry place for it to shelter from the weather whilst you are actively trying to find the owner

If you suspect that the cat is injured in any way or unwell or possibly pregnant then contact the nearest branch of cats Protection for further advice 

Doing these things is often very successful in reuniting a cat with its owners. Please note Deal & District Cats Protection have no facilities to take cats into care. 

Link to this information: http://www.cats.org.uk/deal/lost-and-found

Documentary Ideas

Documentary Ideas 

I think that I mite want my group to do a maybe a back garden documentary or a sort of comparison between home pets and animals at a zoo. 

Example show the difference between the health,food and homing of the cats and the lions.

Then show the difference between dogs and wolfs.

Self Portrait short film

Self Portrait

Bruno Bernardes



I Love this self portrait photo that he has done the fact he only wants to show what he wants you to see with the location of the lights showing him but also showing his desk. I think he dose this to show the only things he cares about is him and his work that he dose.

This inspires me in the way Im going to show my self portrait in showing the objects or people I want you to see.

Fergus Ray Murray





I like this self portrait he doesn't show everything around the area but a hint of him self.

I like not showing everything but giving hints of the area.




My character will start from the outside the pub.



Go down the streets of Chatham back home.




Another street back home.


The Idea

I will show my journey from one place to another showing what you focus on and what you should be paying attention to showing the struggle between people and what people are doing with your environment.

The story will only show the persons hand showing what they touch and what they see.





I like this quote because its like my story you don't see much but you see more then you think.