FMP
This is my final major project.
The theme of the project is
This is my proposal
Course Review/Skills
Audit
Which projects have you enjoyed most
so far, and why?
The projects
that I have enjoyed most so far are doing my own logo, packaging, and magazine
advertisement because I like to do my work in Illustrator and InDesign.
Which project have you had the most
issues with so far and what could you have done to improve?
The project
I have the most issues with so far is Audition Practice and I could have added one
more sound effect to improve it.
Rate how well you feel you do in the
following areas:
What is one area/skill you feel you
would like to improve on the most during your FMP?
Skills that I would like to improve are to analyze and write about the
projects more and to evaluate more.
MEDIA
PRODUCTS
Evaluating different media products:
Media product:
Print and Electronic Publishing, including newspapers, comics, magazines, etc
Magazine: https://schonmagazine.com/reflections/Advantages:
This media
product would be good to use because the reflections on those pictures
reveal scars from the past, hold time in the present, and give us a window
to the future.
Disadvantages:
This media product would not be suitable for my target audience because of the cost, printing, designing, and distributing print ads can be expensive, making it difficult for small businesses or startups to afford. Printed ads can only reach a limited audience compared to digital ads, which can reach a much larger and more diverse audience.
Media product:
Moving Image, including Television, Film and Video
Advantages:
This media
product would be good to use because learning feels relevant to young people's experiences and these moving images or animations create interest and distract from the stationary surroundings, with many viewers watching on loop when they find the content particularly eye catching.
Disadvantages:
This media product would not be suitable for my target audience because
Media product:
Audio, including commercial, network, public broadcasting, community, etc
Advantages:
This media
product would be good to use because audio evokes strong feelings and emotions. The right sound(such as music) will motivate your audience and evoke emotions, such as compassion. And good audio ensures you convey your message as clearly as possible.
Disadvantages:
This media product would not be suitable for my target audience because
Media product:
Web-based
technologies/New Media,
including websites, apps, and gaming etc
Website: https://www.icelandaurora.com/photo-tutorials/reflections-in-landscape-photography
Advantages:
This media
product would be good to use because it can help audience navigate the site easily. The goal of anyone visiting your website is to quickly find the information that they are looking for.
Disadvantages:
This media product would not be suitable for my target audience because
Media product:
Art: paintings, sculptures, and drawings.
Painting:https://www.saatchiart.com/art/Painting-Mountains-Reflection/1234247/8370135/view
Advantages:
This media
product would be good to use because: it shows the beauty of nature by
using reflection and by drawing it.
Disadvantages:
This media product would not be suitable for my target audience because
V&A Museum
Mind map on reflections
Documentaries
Codes and conventions
What is a documentary?
-A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a historical record".
List some documentary films you know
-American Nightmare, Man with a Movie Camera, The Thin Blue Line, Night and Fog.
Define the different sub-genres and give examples of these films
Docudrama - a genre of television and film, which features dramatized reenactments of actual events. It is described as a hybrid of documentary and drama and "a fact-based representation of real event".
Examples: United 93(2006), Deepwater Horizon(2016)
Historical - fiction film showing past events or set within a historical period.
Examples: Napoleon, Oppenheimer, All Quiet On The Western Front
Biographic/Autobiographic - a biography is the life story of an individual, written by someone else. An autobiography is the story of a person's life, written by that person.
Examples: Harriet(2019), Apollo 13(1995)
Nature/Science - a natural history film or wildlife is a documentary film about animals, plants, or other non-human living creatures. Science is a genre of speculative fiction, which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, and parallel universes.
Examples:
Ethnographic - is a non-fiction film, often similar to a documentary film, historically shot by Western filmmakers and dealing with non-Western people, and sometimes associated with anthropology.
Examples:
Travel - a documentary film, television program, or online series that describes travel in general or tourist attractions without recommending particular package deals or tour operators.
Examples: Bodies,
Advocacy/Crime - advocacy documentaries seek public support for or recommend a particular cause or policy. Crime is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection.
Examples: The Public Enemy(1931), Donnie Brasco(1997)
Rockumentary - a documentary about rock music and musicians. Often an extended live performance/concert.
Examples:
Sport - sports documentaries are about race, gender, media, celebrity, politics and identity
Examples: Senna(2010), Hoop Dreams(1994), The Last Dance, Hitting the Apex(2015), Free Solo(2018), Team Foxcatcher(2016).
What is your favorite documentary film and why?
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Analyse the film for its sub-genres and the use of documentary conventions.
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Documentary review - Homework
Watch March of the Penguins:
Give your opinion on the documentary. How did it make you feel? Has it changed your opinions? Is there a specific scene that stood out?
-The film March of the Penguins shows their life and this documentary shows the beauty and struggle of emperor penguins as they embark on yet another cycle of migration and mating. The nature is shown throughout the movie, through narration and scenes depicting how these penguins survive the harsh climate of Antarctica.
Vox Pop - Primary Research
1 What is the Latin term for Vox Pops?
” Sherman was tweaking the maxim vox populi, vox Dei, a Latin phrase that translates as “The voice of
the people [is] the voice of God” and that is used by many people (except
Sherman, clearly) to mean “the people are always right.”
2 What is the definition of a ‘Vox
Pop’?
The phrase itself comes from Latin and it translates to mean
'voice of the people'. Today, a vox pop is a short video made up of clips taken
from interviews with members of the public.
Packages
for Radio or TV?
1 How might you use Vox Pops as
part of a bigger media product?
8Vox Pop can also be used for on-going or post project reviewers. Campaign Testing and Product Testing Films are perfect examples.
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2 In journalism, how long does a Vox
Pop ‘report’ normally last?
Vox Pops are usually short audio or video collages of
multiple voices and are under two minutes long. Interview subjects can be random
people on the street, around the school, or even within a classroom. The more
interviews, the better the vox pop. There should be at least 10 distinct voices
in a Vox Pop.
3 List two pros and two cons in terms
of Vox Pops (see Vox Pops slide show)
Pros: makes programs more lively, creates a close connection with the
listener, reflects public opinion.
Cons: the
people being interviewed may be shy about talking into a microphone, and vox pop cannot
stand alone – it always has to be connected to another part of the program.
Select two video (A/V) vox pops one audio and one video ‘packages’ and list:
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Link
to Vox Pop |
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What
is the theme? |
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Describe
the quality of the audio |
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How
many seconds is it? |
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Are
the questions relevant? |
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Rate
it: Excellent Good Poor |
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You’re
your reasons for your rating |
Its excellent, because each person gave their own opinions about how they want their package to be. |
Link to Vox Pop | |
What is the theme? | |
Describe the quality of the audio | |
How many seconds is it? | |
Are the questions relevant? | |
Rate it: Excellent Good Poor | |
You’re your reasons for your rating |
Other than
the sound what do you think makes for poor quality video Vox Pop?
Audiences:
1. What does the term market research
mean?
Marker research is the process of collecting vital information about a company’s target audience, market, and competition. Through market research, companies can understand their target audience better.
2. What does the term Demographic mean?
Demographics are statistics that describe populations and their characteristics. Demographic analysis is a study of the population – based on factors such as age, race, and sex.
3 List three or more examples of a demographic characterisation.
Age, race, ethnicity, gender, income, education and employment.
Research
How could
you use a Vox Pop for your ‘live’ research?
Using Vox
pops videos is a great way to collect feedback on a product, design, company, or
anything consumers can interact with.
Questions:
Can you
think of any questions, at the moment, that you could ask about your FMP theme?
Topic:
-Reflections
Questions:
-What does the word Reflections mean to you?
-What first comes to your mind when I say reflections?
-What can you see in this picture?
Documentary makers research
Secondary Research
Pick 2 of the documentary makers
1. Michael Moore
Who are they? What genre of Documentary do they make? What conventions do they use? What awards have they won? What are their most famous work/s?
-Michael Moore (born April 23, 1954, Flint, Michigan, U.S.) American filmmaker, author, and political activist, who was best known for a series of documentaries - that addressed major political and social issues in the United States.
-His work is highly committed - overtly polemical in taking up a clear point of view, what might be called agit-prop documentary.
-Awards that Michael Moore won are:
Oscar for ‘Bowling for Columbine’ (2002), 8 Audience Awards, Peace Film Award – Honorable Mention for ‘Roger and Me’, Bodil Award for Best American Film for ‘Bowling for Columbine’, FIPRESCI Prize, 55th Anniversary Prize, and Palme d’Or award at Cannes, César award for the best foreign film for ‘Bowling for Columbine’, People’s Choice Award for best documentary film, Emmy for Outstanding Informational Series for: “TV Nation” (1994), Filmmaker award and tribute award at Gotham awards.
-Now considered one of the greatest documentaries ever made, Moore's Bowling for Columbine - released in 2002 - takes the high school massacre and considers the factors that led to the tragedy, examining American gun laws and the culture of violence that pervades American society. On its release, it was the highest-grossing documentary ever to have had a mainstream release, bringing in an enormous $58 million off the back of a small $4 million outlay.
Identify one of their films you would like to watch and say why you are interested in it.
I would like to watch Sicko (2007), because it's one of Moore's best-known and most hard-hitting documentaries, Sicko (2007) looks into the glaring issues within American healthcare and doesn't hold back in criticising big pharma.
2. Sarah Polley
Who are they? What genre of Documentary do they make? What conventions do they use? What awards have they won? What are their most famous work/s?
-Sarah Polley (born January 8, 1979) is a Canadian filmmaker, writer, political activist and retired actress.
-Stories We Tell is a 2012 Canadian documentary film written and directed by Sarah Polley and produced by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). The film explores her family's secrets—including one intimately related to Polley's own identity.
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-Sarah Polley, the filmmaker behind MGM's Women Talking, won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 2023 Academy Awards. “I just want to thank the Academy for not being mortally offended by the words 'women' and 'talking' being so close together like that,” Polley said in her acceptance speech.
-Sarah Polley is an acclaimed director and screenwriter and one of Canada's most talented and well-known actors. Her work as a child actor in such TV series as CBC's Road to Avonlea (1990–96) and in such films as Atom Egoyan's Exotica (1994) and The Sweet Hereafter (1997) established her as a rising star.
Identify one of their films you would like to watch and say why you are interested in it.
Leaflet analysis
What is this for?
This leaflet of art activities is designed to support your well-being.
Who is the target audience?
The target audience is students.
How many pages/folds?
13 pages in this booklet guide you through six activities devised to help you express your feelings and reflect upon your personal well-being.
Are they successful/effective?
Yes, they are successful and effective because this leaflet includes lots of images and text and it explains how to do those activities.
What tone/kind of language is used? Chatty? Enthusiastic? Informative?
Images - what types or styles of images are used?
The are no special styles of images, but they are all different such as drawings, handwork, painting, and photos.
Typestyle
What colour scheme?
Lots of bright colours which make it look more interesting.
Decoration
There are no decorations.
Hierarchy of importance, organisation of information
The organisation of the information is the name of what you can try to do, images as examples, a little description of that activity and what it means, what equipment you will need to do it, and how to use this equipment.
Contents (what it says)
The contents are the pictures to show how to do the activities and the result, the steps are described for each activity, so you will be able to do your own artwork.
Interesting or not?
Yes, it is very interesting.
What do you like about the item?
What I like about the item is that each page of the booklet is organised and has its own explanation for every activity, including examples, lots of interesting pictures, what equipment you need and how to use it.
Halcyon Gallery
This is a gallery that I went to and took nice pictures of reflections. And I also going to use them for my leaflet.
Research on my topic (29/04)
About Halcyon Gallery
Established in 1982, halcyon Gallery is a leading international art gallery specialising in modern and contemporary art.
Founded in 1982 by Paul Green in Birmingham, UK, Halcyon Gallery has championed emerging and established international artists who display exceptional talent, technical skill and intrinsic creativity. From the first gallery at Birmingham New Street Station to Bond Street today, Halcyon Gallery curates a competitive, annual modern art programme including large-scale public installations and important museum-scale exhibitions within the UK and worldwide.
https://www.halcyongallery.com/about/
About Reflections
What are reflection photographs?
Reflection photos refer to any shot that uses a reflective surface, no matter what type of photography genre. Landscape photography, with a mountain duplicated in the still water of a lake, is reflection photography. An image of a city captured on the shiny surface of a skyscraper is a reflection shot, as is that same city skyline captured in a puddle on a footpath. Even a self-portrait snapped in a shop window is a type of reflective photography.
“Reflection photography really is about the ability to look at an image differently,” photographer Patrick Koetzle says. “Seeing a reflection in the water appeals to me. It pulls me in. It makes me see this beautiful image twice.”
Look at the world differently to find amazing reflections.
Beautiful reflections can exist anywhere, but you must train your eyes and be aware of your surroundings to find reflective surfaces to use in your shots. “Many people will walk by a river, a lake, or a puddle and they won’t necessarily see the reflection,” Koetzle explains.
You won’t be able to move some reflective surfaces, like lakes, puddles, or windows, so you’ll have to move around to find the right angles.
“With any reflection, you’ll want to mess around with height,” photographer Tyler Grobmeier says. “You may have to get low to the ground if you want to get more of the subject reflected. If there’s a puddle on the street, crouch down to the level of the street.”
https://www.adobe.com/uk/creativecloud/photography/discover/reflection-photography.html
Photographer research
source: https://121clicks.com/inspirations/sebastian-magnani-beauty-of-nature-in-mirror-reflections#google_vignette
Photographer Sebastian Magnani Captured The Beauty Of Nature In Mirror Reflections
Biography
Sebastian Magnani is a Switzerland-based photographer known for his intimate portraits masterfully utilizing light and color to create emotional scenes.
Sebastian Magnani Talks about this series: Reflections is a present undertaking, during which I photograph a spherical mirror in numerous locations. It’s all about the great thing about mirrored mild. It’s like a universe, a small planet, with some risks in the distinction of buildings, colors, moods, and numerous lightnings, the fascination of interaction like nature and civilization, or the gravitation between life and death, such as in the rose blossoms, in which the tree in the mirror full of life and color radiates, on the floor, the sheet but already on is wilting. And finally, a significant thing, the key to self-development, is self-reflection, which is always crucial to progress. Compare new with the old, remove again, be fond of discovery, then go back to the origins, an interplay that keeps us moving, we can feel the life.
Magazine analysis
https://www.unsell.design/free-indesign/free-indesign-green-modern-fashion-magazine-layout-template/
I think that this magazine is for selling clothes. I really like the minimalist style, the pictures are all in different sizes and some of them are in frames which makes them look more interesting. It is easy to understand what they wanted to say by its magazine and because it looks simple to others. It is minimalistic because the colours are not bright and there are not that many of them. And I really like how one colour covers another colour on top.
This magazine is more about music and about American rapper, 21 Savage. In this magazine it says about his childhood and how he turned to rapping. I really like the big text in first page and its also very bright pink.
Research on Poster
Research on Invitation
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