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Little Trouble in Big Thailand

Name of interviewer: Thomas Raby Name of interview subject: Olivia Jade Reed location of interview: 10 Ravenscar Cresent reason for the location: Photographs and memorabilia from the place any cutaways that would help the interview: some videos of elephants and of some native tribes name of the interview: Little Trouble in Big Thailand Questions/structure Beginning 1. Introduction to subject 2.What inspired you to go to Thailand? 3. What made you decide to go on your own? Middle 4. How do you feel about your decision to travel the world on your own? 5. How would you describe the experience? end 6. What advice would you offer to first time travellers and those travelling alone? 7. Would you say that it was a worthwhile experience for self discovery?

Whiskey Nights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgXw6I0zyzk

Pre-Production Techniques for the Creative Media Industries: Part 2

General Shoot Information crew information : Getting the crew's contact details was a vital part of pre production. It allowed each of us to remain in contact whenever we needed to deviate from the schedule, make alternate plans and organise much more effectively than if we had not collected this information. It allowed me as the director to delegate certain tasks to other team members when I was otherwise occupied, and allowed the production to continue development, even if not all members of the crew were currently present as we knew exactly what would be caught up on and what we could do whilst lacking a member. contact details : This information was vital when dealing with scheduling issues. There were times when part of the production crew were unable to be a part of a shoot, and the shoot day needed to be changed unexpectedly. Having the contact details of everyone involved throughout the production allowed for easier organisation, and I do not believe that the production w...

'The Jigsaw' Short Film Review

Following the tone setting title card, the audience is brought to a busy market street, accompanying an elderly gentleman as he makes his way down to an unknown (to the audience at least) destination. The heckling salesmen make for quite the tumultuous shopping experience, and the gentleman seems to be somewhat bewildered by the uproar. The man himself seems rather well kept, and seems rather out of place amidst the seedy salesmen, who seem to have came straight from the set of Diagon alley. Though the scene does leave the audience wondering why a simple market is so absurdly hostile, it does a good job to give the audience an insight into the protagonist, as even though he startles at some of the more overzealous salesmen, it is clear that he is pushing forth through the market square with some predetermined goal in mind as a destination. By having him continue onward through the hostile environment, despite occasional frights, and maki...

Short Film Analysis: Lucia, Before and After

This short film I felt was more along the lines of the darker of my two current ideas for a short film. After perusing a number of short films, of which none really piqued my interest - aside from some brothers quay and a film based off a game titled 'Papers Please', but one is stop motion and I wasn't sure whether we were allowed those and the other, though it focused on the hardships of life, it just wasn't quite what I was looking for, though would say to give it a look- I came across Lucia, Before and After, a short personal drama film which was described as being focused on a young woman who travels alone to an abortion clinic and is faced with a days wait before having the procedure performed. I felt as though the film would focus on the effects such a situation may have on a person. A woman going alone to such a place paints a picture that this is having to be done in secret, dealing with something so troubling and having to undergo dealing with it alone is somet...

Island of Dr. Marvin Moreau

It's the light patter of rain on the window that wakes Dean first. Then, it's the slight chill from where it had been left open the previous night. finally, his alarm screams to life in a whirr of late 60's pop music and red LEDs. It's all he can do not to launch the thing across the room. Gingerly, he moves from the warm comfort of his bed and begins the journey downstairs to the kitchen. He feels like toast today. His housemate, Chris is already there, a mug of hot tea held cautiously between her hands. Steam gently wafting past her face. "Morning sunshine." she smiles. Dean mumbles something back as he reaches for the bread bin. "You've got post" Dean stops, hand still outstretched. "Post?" "Post." Chris repeats "from the tourism board of Hawaii." Post itself for Dean was strange, but post from the states? Interesting. He continues picking up the loaf whilst simultaneously retrieving a k...

Task 2 of Social Action

The topic of our campaign is on extremism and discrimination. The video we have planned to do will focus on the everyday discrimination certain cultures are exposed to and go into why some people may be turned onto joining extremist groups. In order to create an accurate representation of these real world issues, we are having to research the primary reasons for people joining these groups - this information helped with creating the character bios for the screenplay - as well as the way cultures can be subtly put down and discriminated against in media formats. To showcase the prejudice biased media campaigns can create in the general public, I have decided to look at war time propaganda, something which will vilify the opposition to turn entire nations against others. Propaganda posters should be widely recognised and easy to understand, it is for this reason I feel that it would be well placed in the video, it creates an easy to understand real world tie in that will aid us in gettin...