First Production Piece: People On The Move

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FACT

Got 2 pretty cool free posters from FACT for participating in the Melodrama and Other Games section in the foyer. 

A2 Media Coursework - "10 Billion"

For my A-Level production piece I created a movie trailer for a post-apocalyptic science fiction called “Ten Billion”, the narrative centres around modern society’s fear of government control and pandemic that the government tried to control overpopulation by releasing a virus in small well-contained areas such as hospitals. However, the virus broke out and a world-wide pandemic was caused, leaving the last man alive, Charlie Marx.

Through my investigation I discovered a wide array of generic conventions associated with post-apocalyptic movie trailers through studying specific movies, “I Am Legend” (2007) and “28 Days Later...” (2002) utilising the internet and books to conduct in-depth research. I used my discoveries to influence the production of my trailer.

Street Art: Business or Talent?

For Creativity & Concept Development we were given a set of concepts to extract an idea from for a short 3 minute factual film promoting culture in Liverpool. We have chosen "Street Art" from this, we are going to explore the business of Art. Is Art a commodity? Does the business of art stump creativity?

We are looking to discover more through interviewing our possible subjects, one in particular, Phillip W. Garret, in the above photograph taken earlier today. He is a street artist, but he is not as we usually except when we hear the title. He has a much more classical and traditional style of painting than most street artists. In fact, he is professionally trained and has prestigious degrees under his belt. Why has he chosen the streets as his gallery?

We are also looking to interview artists who display their work in galleries. As of now, the Liverpool Biennial is all over Liverpool and it is a hotbed for up and coming gallery artists. However, their subjects are much more unclear than that of Garret's. Simplistic themes are reoccurring with exhibitions including two hanging coats, and a short video of a dancing man. Is this art? Does the message make the art? or does the business of Art take from all meaning and effort?

Marshall McLuhan

To aid our research into Marshall McLuhan's "The Medium Is The Massage" I asked friends a few general questions and edited them into a short video.

The Wikia

Upon completing our Wikia page, our group needed to find a way in which to present our findings our Marshall McLuhan's "The Medium Is The Message". We chose to utilise a "Prezzi" to put across our message. I followed this up further by interviewing 3 of my friends over skype in order to get their opinions on the subject matter to flesh out the sources of information.

Marshall McLuhan's "Medium Is The Massage" Group A Presentation

Creativity & Concept: Ideas for Pitch

We were given the task of choosing an idea for a pitch and expanding upon it. Joe and I chose the "Street Art/Gallery Art" idea. We are still working towards a focus area to find our Unique Selling Point but progress is being made.