Jay's Level 3 Media Blog

Learning Aim A Scenario I have been employed by an independent film studio which is seeking financial backing for a large scale movie project. The investors need assurance that the visual planning of the movie will be highly effective and so you have  been given the task of preparing a visual report to demonstrate and evaluate the effectiveness of a range of storyboards across different production contexts. What is a Storyboard? A storyboard is a visual representation of what the film is expected to look like. It is there so that the crew working on the film can constantly refer back to it and make sure what they are doing is correct. This makes for the production to be more efficient as everyone knows what they will need to do. Storyboards are used by a vast array of people that are working on the film as the actors will look at it to see what is expected by them, the lighting team will constantly refer back to the storyboard as it is showing them what shots they want and th...

Understanding the techniques and applications of editing for film and television Introduction I have applied for the role as an editor in a film studio and as a part of the application process I have been asked to produce a report which demonstrates my understanding of the techniques and applications of editing for Film and Television. My report will contain both historic and contemporary examples of editing from different time periods and different genres. In 1899 George Albert Smith (An English Hypnotist) released  A Kiss In the Tunnel  which is arguably the most important development in film editing. This is because it is the first known film to have been edited as there is a shot that looks like the camera is on the train going into a tunnel and then coming out of the tunnel and a shot of a couple sitting in what looks like the train carriage but it is most likely a stage has been edited in between these shots and they are just doing typical things like reading a newsp...

Find six videos, that illustrates each reason for sound recording, and analyse why the example is relevant these should be uploaded to your Prezi. Try to find a different example to the one used as an example, however if you are struggling you may use some of the same examples. You must find videos that illustrate the following these videos must be accompanied by detailed analysis • To compress and summarize a sound recording to fit a specific space. • To eliminate flawed, repetitive, superfluous, uninteresting, irrelevant material from a recorded clip • To enable recorded speech to remain legal. • To ensure any indecent or inappropriate language is edited out • To change the chronological or logical order of a series of sounds or speech. • To create impact by adding sound effects and/or music between pieces of recorded speech. To compress and summarize a sound recording to fit a specific space The reason why sound recordings may get compressed and summarized...