Just finished making some brief bullet points on my SWOT analysis based on my opportunity to get into the moving image career path. I found the exercise interesting and i think it is important to identify my weaknesses so i can improve on them.
Strengths
Hard-working, positive thinker
Dedicated to something once started
Technically minded with broad knowledge of hardware and software
Natural leader – strong communication skills
Strong network of contacts
Helpful and supportive to others
Weaknesses
Plan to improve job hunting skills
Sometimes distracted
Competing priorities in life due to busy social life (Host a club night in the week, attend gym and play sports)
Not sure what i want to specialise in yet.
Sometimes find it difficult to say no to people
Get frustrated when people don’t work as a team.
Opportunities
Living in Nottingham is a huge creative opportunity
Attending university provides me with a degree which will set me apart from many others.
The recession has boosted the creative industries
Threats
More competition from university graduates.
People may have better job-hunting skills than me
Moving image career path is very ruthless
Thursday, 19 November 2009
Sunday, 15 November 2009
NETWORK MAP
After spending a while writing the networking essay, i thought it would be suitable for me to post on here my network map. (which is still in development) It may be a tad difficult to understand without the accompanying text, however i am rather pleased with it.
Thursday, 12 November 2009
Updated treatment for BARKING
Today we gathered as a group and spoke to Jools regarding our interpretation of the Barking script. Jools was happy about the idea of a flashback which we had intergrated into the script, however he was unhappy about a hole in the plot which, by using a flashback, we had opened up. The protagonists were returning to the house in "present day" and we really had no valid reason for them to be going back there, especially if the said house is supposed to be haunted.
This caused us to rethink how we could change the flow of the narrative with minimal dialogue changes, as the opportunity to modify the script was no longer available to us. In the end we decided that our protagonists were returning to the house to hunt the ghost, and we made this obvious by including a line of dialogue "We need this to stop now." We also changed an umbrella that Chris was holding to a crucifix, this is perhaps more relevant to ghost hunting. Here is the treatment i changed to reflect the new story.
Something evil resides in a seemingly normal household in the city. Its exact entity is not known, but communicating seemingly from a fridge, a terrible, almost demonic voice is heard, threatening the occupiers of the home.
There is darkness.
A car pulls up to the curb, next to the house. Chris and Sam, who live in this house, are good friends and currently are inside the car, it is clear something is not right. They have been here before, attempting to capture the demon in a recording device. Their past thoughts haunt them. Memories are rekindled detailing how afraid they are of this situation. They think of the past few days, how hopeless they felt and the intense feeling of being watched at all times. They remember how they failed to capture the demon on the device and how they seemingly accepted defeat.
After spending a few minutes reflecting on the flashback, Sam and Chris are clearly at their limit and very frightened. They hesitantly agree amongst themselves to enter the house and confront this entity. As the couple enter the house, they are clearly ready to tackle the supernatural entity, Chris weilds a crucifix and Sam clutches to the Holy Bible like her life depends on it. At the end of the hallway, they reach the kitchen door and slowly push it open. After what seems like a lifetime, they take a step into the living room and breath a sigh of relief. There is no more tension, everything seems ok for now. Chris jokes about how dry his mouth is and opens the fridge to make a drink. Nothing could prepare them for what they saw in the fridge, sheer terror is plastered on their expression. Sam looks away and screams as the awful demonic voice makes its presence once again known.
Everything goes black.
This caused us to rethink how we could change the flow of the narrative with minimal dialogue changes, as the opportunity to modify the script was no longer available to us. In the end we decided that our protagonists were returning to the house to hunt the ghost, and we made this obvious by including a line of dialogue "We need this to stop now." We also changed an umbrella that Chris was holding to a crucifix, this is perhaps more relevant to ghost hunting. Here is the treatment i changed to reflect the new story.
Something evil resides in a seemingly normal household in the city. Its exact entity is not known, but communicating seemingly from a fridge, a terrible, almost demonic voice is heard, threatening the occupiers of the home.
There is darkness.
A car pulls up to the curb, next to the house. Chris and Sam, who live in this house, are good friends and currently are inside the car, it is clear something is not right. They have been here before, attempting to capture the demon in a recording device. Their past thoughts haunt them. Memories are rekindled detailing how afraid they are of this situation. They think of the past few days, how hopeless they felt and the intense feeling of being watched at all times. They remember how they failed to capture the demon on the device and how they seemingly accepted defeat.
After spending a few minutes reflecting on the flashback, Sam and Chris are clearly at their limit and very frightened. They hesitantly agree amongst themselves to enter the house and confront this entity. As the couple enter the house, they are clearly ready to tackle the supernatural entity, Chris weilds a crucifix and Sam clutches to the Holy Bible like her life depends on it. At the end of the hallway, they reach the kitchen door and slowly push it open. After what seems like a lifetime, they take a step into the living room and breath a sigh of relief. There is no more tension, everything seems ok for now. Chris jokes about how dry his mouth is and opens the fridge to make a drink. Nothing could prepare them for what they saw in the fridge, sheer terror is plastered on their expression. Sam looks away and screams as the awful demonic voice makes its presence once again known.
Everything goes black.
Thursday, 5 November 2009
Title Sequence
I have thought some more about the possible title sequence i would like to create and after reviewing the film choices given to us, i have decided to go with Crouching Tiger, Hidden dragon. I think the main themes and ideas associated with the film and martial arts can be used and creatively interpreted to create a deeper meaning for my title sequence.
The initial ideas that pop into my head when thinking about martial arts are
discipline,
nature,
action,
fighting? (could be difficult to pull off)
Obviously the plot of the film will affect the outcome of the title sequence. One of the main themes featured in the film is one of treachery (hidden dragon), and this might be interesting to reflect in the title sequence, possibly through the use of a voice-over that could possibly hint at things to come? It is something i intend to think more about, and i shall keep the blog posted.
The initial ideas that pop into my head when thinking about martial arts are
discipline,
nature,
action,
fighting? (could be difficult to pull off)
Obviously the plot of the film will affect the outcome of the title sequence. One of the main themes featured in the film is one of treachery (hidden dragon), and this might be interesting to reflect in the title sequence, possibly through the use of a voice-over that could possibly hint at things to come? It is something i intend to think more about, and i shall keep the blog posted.
Sunday, 1 November 2009
Barking coursework script
As assigned producer for this project, i have organised a meeting between our group to discuss ideas about the interpretation of the script and how we could shoot it. I am interested to see everyones different opinions on how the script works, i think that the beginning lines of dialogue after the car has pulled up should be shot as a flashback, but we will see how the meeting goes. I shall update after the meeting has taken place.
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