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UNIT 8 ASSIGNMENT 2
Trade unions
BECTU
Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theater Union.
BECTU is The UK's media and entertainment trade unions sectors covered include broadcasting, film, independent production, theatre and the arts, leisure and digital media.
Equity
Equity is a trade union that represents artists from across the arts and entertainment industries.
www.equity.org.uk
Directors Guild of Great Britain
A trade union representing directors across all media. It offers help with contracts, a campaigning voice and organises seminars and screenings.
www.dggb.co.uk
THE IMPORTANCE OF TRADE UNIONS
A trade union is an organisation or a group that workers join so that they can have their interests and goals well represented.
In today's world workers have assumed great importance. The employers have started to realize the importance of workers. The employees too have started to form Trade Unions to protect their interests. Bosses around the world have recognised that the best way to resolve issues is by way of dialogue.
The employees have realised that to protect themselves from exploitation, unity is very important. This is one of the reasons why trade unions have become so important today.
Trade unions also sometimes act as representatives of workers in case of legal matters
The rights of the employees are better protected. For example, they cannot be unjustly removed from work.
And to employees Since the individual rights of workers are better protected and well represented, they tend to be motivated. This results in higher levels of efficiency and improved productivity.
Editorial guidelines
Editorial Guidelines are the values and standards of a company. They apply to all content, wherever and however it is received.
BBC: CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AS CONTRIBUTORS
"We must always safeguard the welfare of the children and young people who contribute to our content, wherever in the world we operate. " the BBC values young people and children from the age of 16 and under. all children and young people who contribute and interact with the BBC's content are protect under many codes for their mental and physical health+ safety. "People under eighteen must not be caused unnecessary distress or anxiety by their involvement in programmes or by the broadcast of those programmes."
BBC: Politics, Public Policy and Polls
the bbc has a strict policy when dealing with matters of politics, public policy and pols. their principles are set with the " agreement accompanying the BBC charter". they follow principles such as:
PG:
PG stands for parental guidance. films of which are rated pg are suitable for people of all ages. however those films shouldn't disturb children from the age of 8 and over. the films are allowed some form of moderated violence if justified by the content of course: fantasy movies. they are also allowed to showcase mid language,sex,and drugs references.
12A:
Films under the category of 12A are deemed unsuitable for young children. in fact cinemas are only allowed to supply tickets to a young person of the age of 12 if they are only accompanied by an adult of 18 years or over. Films under this category can contain mature themes, discrimination, soft drugs, infrequent strong language and moderate violence, sex references and nudity. Sexual activity may be briefly and discreetly portrayed. Sexual violence may be implied or briefly indicated.
15
rated 15 movies are Suitable only for persons aged 15 years and over, not to be supplied to anyone below that age. It is illegal to knowingly rent or sell a 15-rated VHS, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, UMD or game, or supply cinema tickets for a film with this rating, to anyone under the age of 15.
Films under this category can contain adult themes, hard drugs, regular use of foul language and limited use of very strong language, strong violence and strong sex references, and nudity without graphic detail. Sexual activity may be portrayed but without any strong detail. Sexual violence may be shown if discreet and justified by context.
The hunger games.
the hunger games was originally rated a 15 by the BBFC but after cutting 7 seconds from a graphic violent scene the movie were able to get the rating it wanted . a 12A, after that the film became a blockbuster and was extremely successful at the box office. however the parents who took their kids to watch the movie felt that the movie was controversial as if showed the violent nature of a rated 15 movie than a 12A. they didn't quite like their children being exposed to such violence.
The dark knight
the Batman sequel is the most complained about movie of the last decade in Britain, with 364 complaints.
the dark knight was rated a 12A 69 percent of the general public agreed on the rating the film go but the rest disagreed. they thought the films dark tone, use of knifes and the way in which the joker makes the pencil disappear through a mans eye socket was too graphic for the young kids watching.
personally i tend to agree that both films were controversial with their rating. as a 19 years old teenager i am quite fine watching the violence that is within both movies . however children that are 12 years old are still quite young therefor the film could affect them psychologically.
when screening a movie one must always be extra cautious to the audience. young people must always be protected with the films they watch and the films content. films like fight club, gone girl or kingsman the secret service should never be shown to an audience filled with 8 year olds with their teddy bears. the reason behind i raise that argument is because all those films contains strong violence if which is extremely graphic and detailed and a lot of sexual references and scenes. this is because of ethics.
ethics are like moral codes, personal beliefs in what's right and what's wrong. vegetarians ethics are : they are against animal brutality so they refuse to eat meat that came from a murdered animal.
ethics and moral come from our parents, religion, culture, friends and the media.
media programs play a vital part in shaping our morals.
programs such as arrow which promotes heroism and doing what's right, suits which teaches us that there is always a consequence in breaking the law and there are many ways to break to law than just the obvious one, murder. programs are most effective when we are at a young age and our minds are still developing.
should Tv programs be more ethical?
can Tv and film be blamed for the slipping ethics of society?
Should TV be more ethical?
Absolutely, I do think that TV must be ethical simply because we live in the age of media. the media is a huge part of our lives and takes up the majority of our time. as human beings we are easily influenced by things around us and due to our need of constant entertainment, we turn to TV programs, music shows, dramas, series and many more. that is the main reason why TV should be more ethical because it is a huge part of a lot of people's lives. however I do think that ethics should be set according to the target audience of particular shows. TV programs that targets young children ought to be ethical and teach them valuable lesson that'll shape them into decent human beings as they get older. and teenager should also be the subjects of motivational and aspirational ethics in TV programs. adults are a different case because they are fully grown aren't easily influenced because they know what's wrong from right. artists have and should keep their rights to express themselves however they want, sometimes it is in a dark manner that blurres the lines which is fine because if it is for the right type of audience then no ethical rules will be broken.
Can TV and film be blamed for the slipping ethics of society.
Ideally no but sadly yes. I am open minded when it coms to this question because I believe that as humans we have the capability of holding on to our core values and not be easily influenced by anything we set our eyes on. but that's not always the case , not everyone poses the strong mentality that shuts out unnecessary outside influences. I recently had a conversation regarding the book and film "50 shades of grey" my friend who is a female expressed to me that her as a feminist ,she strongly disagrees with the content of the book and film. both book and film contains themes of sexual dominance , some would even say rape and brutality. I tend to agree with her when she said 50 shades of grey is not a film all people should watch because it promotes themes that our society should shy away from. the film is an 18 so yes it is suitable for its target audience but like I said not everyone has a strong mentality to shut down all influences from the media, one could easily see the movie and actively try to recreate those scenes and end up ruining someone's life hence the brutality and sexual violence.
my answer to this question changes depending on who the target audience is. if its adults then i absolutely do not think that the tv should be blamed because every adult knows what's right from wrong. unless they have mental problems or other psychological problems then their behaviour shouldn't be justified by " its because i watched this tv show". shows such as breaking bad that promotes drug dealing or house of cards that promotes murder in the pursuit of power are shows that have questionable morals indeed. but as an adult audience member who watches them they should know that drug dealing and drug use is illegal, they absolutely know that murder is in questionably illegal. when in court the law wont be bend simply because the accused used " i watched breaking bad so i started dealing drugs" unless they are mentally unstable they will face the punishment for their crimes.
when it comes to children, kids and teenagers the rules become different in my eyes. their minds are still young and developing so even if they may think it's silly or disagree that the programs they watch won't affect them, they're stuck in denial , they really do affect them.
in the victorian era being pregnant as such a young age as 16 without being in a marriage was ridiculously scandalous. young girls who got pregnant at such young age outside of a marriage were seen as dirt and disowned by their family. personally i don't agree with the way they were treated but i still think getting pregnant at such a young age without a life plan, secured job... is some what irresponsible because not only the young parents will suffer but the child will too. but shows such as 16 and pregnant or teen mum may not intentionally promote teen pregnancy but without meaning to they do by showing a pregnant young girl on one of the highest Tv network of our time " MTV on her own reality episode. here are some quotes about people who expressed their opinion on the show.
( MTV needs to check itself: MTV "is doing our society a disservice" says John Cave Osborne in Babble. "Even if the intent of [these] shows is to discourage teen pregnancies," it seems there's a pretty good chance they might "accidentally" be encouraging teens to get pregnant. That's not defensible, "not even for all the ratings in the world."
"Sure fire way for teens to get on TV: Become pregnant")
( Reality TV has gone to far: Reality TV has always been about "exploiting people's problems" and "assuming they would do anything for fame," says Rabbi Shmuely Boteach, as quoted in PopEater. But inspiring teens to get pregnant as a route to celebrity? This type of television is no longer just "exploiting problems. It is now creating the problems."
BBFC
what was surprising the most to be about what's aloud at certain ages was mainly about the 15 rated movies. they are allowed themes such as strong violence, drug taking, sexual nudity , portrayal of sexual activities and more. i would think those are themes that a 15 year old who is still in school should be exposed to.
case study
however when the film came out it caused some trouble in the media and some young people took up violent activities trying to copy the film itself, after being threatened along with his family kubrick decided to remove the film from the uk for safety reasons but it remained available in the rest of the world. it wasn't until his death that his familyu agreed to have it resubmitted to the bbfc which it did and got an 18 rating in 1999
in 1994 the film received a 15 rating after long discussions wither it was a pg , 12 or 15. some members of the BBC thought visually it was suitable for a pg rating and others thought that it content suggested maybe a 12. other had the concerns that a 12 year would not understand the film on a mature level and it might scare them so the film got to be rated a 15. it wasn't until 2001 where the film was released as a 12 and opinions around it had changed dramatically. people felt that yes youths should see it as it was educational to them and made them understand social tolerance of the deformed clearly.
Fight club is a film by David fincher starring brad pitt and Edward Norton. at its screening at the venis international film festival the film received mixed reviews. some critics were pleased with it as they thought it was stylish and the performances given by Edward Norton and brad pitt were outstanding. other critics were outraged with the amount of violence and hated its dark tone. some critics even said ""a toxic experience ... an inadmissible assault on personal decency ... and on society itself. It resurrects the Führer principle. It promotes pain and suffering as the virtues of the strongest. It tramples every democratic decency underfoot." the film was submitted to the bbfc in 1999 for an 18 rating which the bbfc thought it deserved by they were concerned about their guidelines on glorifying violence so they request the film to make a few cuts on their fights scene. they advised the makers of the film to cut the scenes that showcased a helpless man getting beaten to a bloody state as he let It happen to him and the scene of which Edward fights a blonde man because he is jealous of him. after the cuts the film received its requested rating an 18 in the uk and in the US it received an R.
BECTU
Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theater Union.
BECTU is The UK's media and entertainment trade unions sectors covered include broadcasting, film, independent production, theatre and the arts, leisure and digital media.
Equity
Equity is a trade union that represents artists from across the arts and entertainment industries.
www.equity.org.uk
Directors Guild of Great Britain
A trade union representing directors across all media. It offers help with contracts, a campaigning voice and organises seminars and screenings.
www.dggb.co.uk
THE IMPORTANCE OF TRADE UNIONS
A trade union is an organisation or a group that workers join so that they can have their interests and goals well represented.
In today's world workers have assumed great importance. The employers have started to realize the importance of workers. The employees too have started to form Trade Unions to protect their interests. Bosses around the world have recognised that the best way to resolve issues is by way of dialogue.
The employees have realised that to protect themselves from exploitation, unity is very important. This is one of the reasons why trade unions have become so important today.
Trade unions also sometimes act as representatives of workers in case of legal matters
The rights of the employees are better protected. For example, they cannot be unjustly removed from work.
And to employees Since the individual rights of workers are better protected and well represented, they tend to be motivated. This results in higher levels of efficiency and improved productivity.
WRITER'S GUILD STRIKES: 2007-2008
"Every three years, the Writers Guild negotiates a new basic contract with the AMPTP by which its members are employed. This contract is called the Minimum Basic Agreement (MBA). In 2007, negotiations over the MBA reached an impasse and the WGA membership voted to give its board authorisation to call a strike, which it did on Friday, November 2, 2007; the strike began the following Monday, November 5, 2007.
Among the many proposals from both sides regarding the new contract, there were several key issues of contention including DVD residuals, union jurisdiction over animation and reality program writers, and compensation for "new media" (content written for or distributed through emerging digital technology such as the internet)." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike
NUJ/BECTU strike, March 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iz-2P13IK9E&feature=youtu.be
The impact that this strike had on tv producers and productions was production ceased for all scripted television programming, hundreds or thousands of support staff were laid off by the studios. The AMPTP estimated that WGA writers and crew members in the latse union lost $342.8 million in wages.
All scripted Hollywood shows except "October road" were shut down in 2007. a certain Hollywood journalist reported, "CEOs are determined to write off not just the rest of this TV season (including the Back 9 of scripted series), but also pilot season and the 2008/2009 schedule as well.
Many television writer-producers who are WGA members found themselves contractually obligated to continue their production duties while simultaneously barred from performing writing duties during the strike. In a show of solidarity with the writers, approximately 120 show-runners marched in Burbank on November 7, 2007 and many decided to honor the picket lines entirely, refusing to perform even their production duties during the strike.
Freelance contracts
what does it a mean to be freelancer in media
A freelancer is someone who doesn’t work for one company full-time, but is hired by different companies for certain jobs. For example, a TV production crew might hire freelance cameramen to work on one series of programmes.
Editorial guidelines
BBC: CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AS CONTRIBUTORS
"We must always safeguard the welfare of the children and young people who contribute to our content, wherever in the world we operate. " the BBC values young people and children from the age of 16 and under. all children and young people who contribute and interact with the BBC's content are protect under many codes for their mental and physical health+ safety. "People under eighteen must not be caused unnecessary distress or anxiety by their involvement in programmes or by the broadcast of those programmes."
BBC: Politics, Public Policy and Polls
the bbc has a strict policy when dealing with matters of politics, public policy and pols. their principles are set with the " agreement accompanying the BBC charter". they follow principles such as:
- "We must treat matters of politics and public policy with due accuracy and impartiality in news and other output. "
- We must not express an opinion on current affairs or matters of public policy other than broadcasting or the provision of online services.
- We must not campaign, or allow ourselves to be used to campaign.
BBFC
The british board of film classification was founded by the film industry in 1912. it is in charge of the national classification and censorship of films within the uk. " The BBFC is the UK’s regulator of film and video, providing age ratings such as U, PG and 12A. We are a designated body so have legal powers to rate, and sometimes cut or even reject works."
PG:
PG stands for parental guidance. films of which are rated pg are suitable for people of all ages. however those films shouldn't disturb children from the age of 8 and over. the films are allowed some form of moderated violence if justified by the content of course: fantasy movies. they are also allowed to showcase mid language,sex,and drugs references.
12A:
Films under the category of 12A are deemed unsuitable for young children. in fact cinemas are only allowed to supply tickets to a young person of the age of 12 if they are only accompanied by an adult of 18 years or over. Films under this category can contain mature themes, discrimination, soft drugs, infrequent strong language and moderate violence, sex references and nudity. Sexual activity may be briefly and discreetly portrayed. Sexual violence may be implied or briefly indicated.
15
rated 15 movies are Suitable only for persons aged 15 years and over, not to be supplied to anyone below that age. It is illegal to knowingly rent or sell a 15-rated VHS, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, UMD or game, or supply cinema tickets for a film with this rating, to anyone under the age of 15.
Films under this category can contain adult themes, hard drugs, regular use of foul language and limited use of very strong language, strong violence and strong sex references, and nudity without graphic detail. Sexual activity may be portrayed but without any strong detail. Sexual violence may be shown if discreet and justified by context.
The hunger games.
the hunger games was originally rated a 15 by the BBFC but after cutting 7 seconds from a graphic violent scene the movie were able to get the rating it wanted . a 12A, after that the film became a blockbuster and was extremely successful at the box office. however the parents who took their kids to watch the movie felt that the movie was controversial as if showed the violent nature of a rated 15 movie than a 12A. they didn't quite like their children being exposed to such violence.
The dark knight
the Batman sequel is the most complained about movie of the last decade in Britain, with 364 complaints.
the dark knight was rated a 12A 69 percent of the general public agreed on the rating the film go but the rest disagreed. they thought the films dark tone, use of knifes and the way in which the joker makes the pencil disappear through a mans eye socket was too graphic for the young kids watching.
personally i tend to agree that both films were controversial with their rating. as a 19 years old teenager i am quite fine watching the violence that is within both movies . however children that are 12 years old are still quite young therefor the film could affect them psychologically.
when screening a movie one must always be extra cautious to the audience. young people must always be protected with the films they watch and the films content. films like fight club, gone girl or kingsman the secret service should never be shown to an audience filled with 8 year olds with their teddy bears. the reason behind i raise that argument is because all those films contains strong violence if which is extremely graphic and detailed and a lot of sexual references and scenes. this is because of ethics.
ethics are like moral codes, personal beliefs in what's right and what's wrong. vegetarians ethics are : they are against animal brutality so they refuse to eat meat that came from a murdered animal.
ethics and moral come from our parents, religion, culture, friends and the media.
media programs play a vital part in shaping our morals.
programs such as arrow which promotes heroism and doing what's right, suits which teaches us that there is always a consequence in breaking the law and there are many ways to break to law than just the obvious one, murder. programs are most effective when we are at a young age and our minds are still developing.
should Tv programs be more ethical?
can Tv and film be blamed for the slipping ethics of society?
Should TV be more ethical?
Absolutely, I do think that TV must be ethical simply because we live in the age of media. the media is a huge part of our lives and takes up the majority of our time. as human beings we are easily influenced by things around us and due to our need of constant entertainment, we turn to TV programs, music shows, dramas, series and many more. that is the main reason why TV should be more ethical because it is a huge part of a lot of people's lives. however I do think that ethics should be set according to the target audience of particular shows. TV programs that targets young children ought to be ethical and teach them valuable lesson that'll shape them into decent human beings as they get older. and teenager should also be the subjects of motivational and aspirational ethics in TV programs. adults are a different case because they are fully grown aren't easily influenced because they know what's wrong from right. artists have and should keep their rights to express themselves however they want, sometimes it is in a dark manner that blurres the lines which is fine because if it is for the right type of audience then no ethical rules will be broken.
Can TV and film be blamed for the slipping ethics of society.
Ideally no but sadly yes. I am open minded when it coms to this question because I believe that as humans we have the capability of holding on to our core values and not be easily influenced by anything we set our eyes on. but that's not always the case , not everyone poses the strong mentality that shuts out unnecessary outside influences. I recently had a conversation regarding the book and film "50 shades of grey" my friend who is a female expressed to me that her as a feminist ,she strongly disagrees with the content of the book and film. both book and film contains themes of sexual dominance , some would even say rape and brutality. I tend to agree with her when she said 50 shades of grey is not a film all people should watch because it promotes themes that our society should shy away from. the film is an 18 so yes it is suitable for its target audience but like I said not everyone has a strong mentality to shut down all influences from the media, one could easily see the movie and actively try to recreate those scenes and end up ruining someone's life hence the brutality and sexual violence.
my answer to this question changes depending on who the target audience is. if its adults then i absolutely do not think that the tv should be blamed because every adult knows what's right from wrong. unless they have mental problems or other psychological problems then their behaviour shouldn't be justified by " its because i watched this tv show". shows such as breaking bad that promotes drug dealing or house of cards that promotes murder in the pursuit of power are shows that have questionable morals indeed. but as an adult audience member who watches them they should know that drug dealing and drug use is illegal, they absolutely know that murder is in questionably illegal. when in court the law wont be bend simply because the accused used " i watched breaking bad so i started dealing drugs" unless they are mentally unstable they will face the punishment for their crimes.
when it comes to children, kids and teenagers the rules become different in my eyes. their minds are still young and developing so even if they may think it's silly or disagree that the programs they watch won't affect them, they're stuck in denial , they really do affect them.
in the victorian era being pregnant as such a young age as 16 without being in a marriage was ridiculously scandalous. young girls who got pregnant at such young age outside of a marriage were seen as dirt and disowned by their family. personally i don't agree with the way they were treated but i still think getting pregnant at such a young age without a life plan, secured job... is some what irresponsible because not only the young parents will suffer but the child will too. but shows such as 16 and pregnant or teen mum may not intentionally promote teen pregnancy but without meaning to they do by showing a pregnant young girl on one of the highest Tv network of our time " MTV on her own reality episode. here are some quotes about people who expressed their opinion on the show.
( MTV needs to check itself: MTV "is doing our society a disservice" says John Cave Osborne in Babble. "Even if the intent of [these] shows is to discourage teen pregnancies," it seems there's a pretty good chance they might "accidentally" be encouraging teens to get pregnant. That's not defensible, "not even for all the ratings in the world."
"Sure fire way for teens to get on TV: Become pregnant")
( Reality TV has gone to far: Reality TV has always been about "exploiting people's problems" and "assuming they would do anything for fame," says Rabbi Shmuely Boteach, as quoted in PopEater. But inspiring teens to get pregnant as a route to celebrity? This type of television is no longer just "exploiting problems. It is now creating the problems."
Big brother
The big brother clip showcased a lot of behaviour that made me as an audience member uncomfortable as i watched it. what started off as an argument escalated to bullying and eventually racial comments. this raised a lot of questions to why big brother would show that whole clip because it was filled with strong language, verbal abuse and many other bad behaviour. the only reason to why i think channel four would show the clip is because it genuinely fit the purpose of the show. they put housemates in a house and wait for drama to happen which is exactly what happened. however i do think that they should have shown the clip because i felt really uncomfortable seeing that women be abused like that and even to the point where her race became the reason behind the abuse. as an adult i think it affected me and im going to go out there and do the same but the fact that even young children watch the show is one of the main reason to why that clip shouldn't have been shown.
Tv programs that promotes bad behaviour
- Geordie shore
- jersey shore
- my super sweet 16
- x on the beach
- 16 and pregnant
- teen mum
- two and a half men
- house of cards
- californication
- skins
- misfits
during our class activity we discussed in pairs which topics should be shown on television. our options were subjects such as abortion, execution, bullying, real life crime and violence, self harm and more. our opinions varied a lot some of us though certain topics such as real life crime should be shown and others such as self harm or abortion shouldn't. in the end we came to a conclusion that we were contradicting ourselves, in the past i have said we as human beings we are capable of watching a crime show and not go out there and start killing people but in this activity i said subjects as abortion shouldn't be shown. the main reason why i said abortion shouldn't be shown is because its a sensitive subject and it would cause a lot of complaints from the audience. but my statement still appeared to be a contradiction to my past one. i think this goes to show that we make these types of decisions based on our own personal morals and personal beliefs as people. what the tv can and can not show is being dictated by a persons personal morals ( the TV show runner) .
BBFC
what was surprising the most to be about what's aloud at certain ages was mainly about the 15 rated movies. they are allowed themes such as strong violence, drug taking, sexual nudity , portrayal of sexual activities and more. i would think those are themes that a 15 year old who is still in school should be exposed to.
case study
- clockwork orange
however when the film came out it caused some trouble in the media and some young people took up violent activities trying to copy the film itself, after being threatened along with his family kubrick decided to remove the film from the uk for safety reasons but it remained available in the rest of the world. it wasn't until his death that his familyu agreed to have it resubmitted to the bbfc which it did and got an 18 rating in 1999
- freaks
in 1994 the film received a 15 rating after long discussions wither it was a pg , 12 or 15. some members of the BBC thought visually it was suitable for a pg rating and others thought that it content suggested maybe a 12. other had the concerns that a 12 year would not understand the film on a mature level and it might scare them so the film got to be rated a 15. it wasn't until 2001 where the film was released as a 12 and opinions around it had changed dramatically. people felt that yes youths should see it as it was educational to them and made them understand social tolerance of the deformed clearly.
juno is a comedy drama about a streetwise 16 year old girl who gets pregnant and decides to give the baby up for adoption. the film originally was submitted to the bbfc with the request of a PG rating. in the end the film ended with 12 A due to some of its themes. the film had some strong languages such as " f..k" which appeared in the movie including the moment of which juno realises she is going into labour. the bbfc thought the strong language wasn't used directly at anyone in the film so it was suitable for a 12 A . the film also contained some sexual reference which played a part in preventing it from getting the pG rating it's makers would have wanted. the references were very brief as the only sex scene in the film was never actually shown it was only implied. the only complaints the film received was from parents after its trailer which contained sexual references and strong language was showcased before the screening of a kids movie.
Fight club is a film by David fincher starring brad pitt and Edward Norton. at its screening at the venis international film festival the film received mixed reviews. some critics were pleased with it as they thought it was stylish and the performances given by Edward Norton and brad pitt were outstanding. other critics were outraged with the amount of violence and hated its dark tone. some critics even said ""a toxic experience ... an inadmissible assault on personal decency ... and on society itself. It resurrects the Führer principle. It promotes pain and suffering as the virtues of the strongest. It tramples every democratic decency underfoot." the film was submitted to the bbfc in 1999 for an 18 rating which the bbfc thought it deserved by they were concerned about their guidelines on glorifying violence so they request the film to make a few cuts on their fights scene. they advised the makers of the film to cut the scenes that showcased a helpless man getting beaten to a bloody state as he let It happen to him and the scene of which Edward fights a blonde man because he is jealous of him. after the cuts the film received its requested rating an 18 in the uk and in the US it received an R.
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studio production 2 (proposal form)
news worthy
the show will start with a montage of all the headlines of which are about to come on. after that a graphic of the show will come on.
the anchor will then introduce himself and begin with the first topic of the show , there will be categories: tv, film,music and sports, each category will get two headlines.
the anchor will begin with the latest news from the film world, TV, music and sports exclusively in that order.
a transition of movie news will appear as the anchor presents the news in the film world, they will then introduce the topics of tv shows news, some graphics will appear as topics are brought up along with some videos.
another transition will appear for the music news segment.
the news from the music world will be covered after the transition.
another transition of sports news will appear , a vt of the basketball team training will be shown as the topic is presented by the anchor. an exclusive interview with the team will be shown .
after the sports news segment the anchor will sign out.
three act structure. (2015 what's new ?)
Act 1
a montage of all the upcoming topics will be played and followed by a graphic of the new show.
the anchor will then introduce himself and begin with first headline. During the first act the anchor will cover four headlines from the tv and film world.
Act 2
A montage of entertainment and music news will be played and a transition will be played.
the anchor will then introduce the first topic. during this act the anchor will cover four topics from both the entertainment and music world.
Act 3
a montage of gaming and sport news will be played and followed with a transition, the anchor will then cover two headlines from the gaming world. following the gaming world the anchor will introduce the sports headline and the vt will play of the basketball team playing aswell as an exclusive interview with the team captain and team players.
the vt cut back to the studio and the anchor will sign out.
- music
- sport
- local
- student bulletin
- current affairs
- entertainment
My idea
my first idea is an entertainment news show that follows all the latest news from the world of popular tv shows, music, film, sport and gaming. the show will have updates from popular Netflix and cable shows aswell as hollywood movies. it will also cover the latest in the music world; the news will be based on popular music (chart music) with a broad appeal. its sports aspect will be an update on a particular team such as the basketball team at ashton sixth form.
topics such as award ceremonies (Golden globes, the oscars, people choices award) will be covered, along with latest music releases; album, hits....
Target audience:
the target audience for this entertainment news show will be from to age of 13 up to 30. the reason behind the target audience choice is the fact that the shows or music that will be covered on the show are recent tv shows or music, shows and music that's mainly viewed by a youthful audience.
the topics will be mainstream therefore the target audience will be a mainstream audience as mainstream shows have a broad appeal.
the choice of using a college basketball team will be highly effective in getting young people interested in the show for they will tune in to support their friends.
Constraints
the main constraints that this show will face is keeping the latest news on the script. we might write a script about a story that is recent in the moment but after shooting the show a week later , that piece of news will be highly irrelevant. the only way to stop this from happening is to keep the writing team on their "A game" just incase the script needs readjusting.
the anchors might not be the kind of anchors we want. they might be too serious or too informal for the show. to prevent any trouble with the anchors from presenting themselves we will audition a few and have a round table read though the script before we make our decision.
the vt might delay the production if not shot in time. the solution is to prioritise the vt before filming so we can avoid any forms of delay.
Genre:
The genre for this particular news show is a hybrid , it will be mainly entertainment with the elements of sport, music, film and tv. generic conventions of such genres are with music news you expect to hear and watch a music video or interviews with the artists. film and tv you usually see trailers, actors, directors or reviews and stats about the box office. with sport it is usually the score of games, speculations of upcoming games and even highlights from previous games. but mainly the generic conventions of an entertainment news show are studio news readers, interviews, the mode of address is usually casual and relaxed.
Guests/Crew needed:
the production will need one anchor and a news corespondent. the anchor to present the news and the news corespondent to go on locations if needed. the only guests that will be needed are the basketball team of ashton sixth for and their coach for the sport segment. in terms of crew a director will be needed, sound engineer, vision mixer, production manager, floor manager, camera operators and filming crew for the vt.
VT:
the vt will be a short clip of the basketball team in training as they prepare for their next game and tournament.
Outline structure:
the show will start with a montage of all the headlines of which are about to come on. after that a graphic of the show will come on.
the anchor will then introduce himself and begin with the first topic of the show , there will be categories: tv, film,music and sports, each category will get two headlines.
the anchor will begin with the latest news from the film world, TV, music and sports exclusively in that order.
a transition of movie news will appear as the anchor presents the news in the film world, they will then introduce the topics of tv shows news, some graphics will appear as topics are brought up along with some videos.
another transition will appear for the music news segment.
the news from the music world will be covered after the transition.
another transition of sports news will appear , a vt of the basketball team training will be shown as the topic is presented by the anchor. an exclusive interview with the team will be shown .
after the sports news segment the anchor will sign out.
three act structure. (2015 what's new ?)
Act 1
a montage of all the upcoming topics will be played and followed by a graphic of the new show.
the anchor will then introduce himself and begin with first headline. During the first act the anchor will cover four headlines from the tv and film world.
Act 2
A montage of entertainment and music news will be played and a transition will be played.
the anchor will then introduce the first topic. during this act the anchor will cover four topics from both the entertainment and music world.
Act 3
a montage of gaming and sport news will be played and followed with a transition, the anchor will then cover two headlines from the gaming world. following the gaming world the anchor will introduce the sports headline and the vt will play of the basketball team playing aswell as an exclusive interview with the team captain and team players.
the vt cut back to the studio and the anchor will sign out.
Wednesday, 14 January 2015
unit 8 assignment 4
DIRECTOR
http://www.productionbase.co.uk/film-tv-jobs/director
This is my preferred job because as a director you get to take a script and bring it to live with your vision. you also get to work closely with every department of a film production as well as actors. the location of the jb doesn't really bother me wither its far or close to home , it wold travel anywhere for my passion.
PRODUCER
http://www.a-p-a.net/jobs
what I like about this job is the fact that you get to make executive decisions, you also work closely with the director and all the cast so you are just as creatively involved as they are.
CAMERA OPERATOR
https://uk.linkedin.com/job/camera-operator-jobs/
I hold the job of the camera operator Is high regard because essentially what we see on the screen; the steady camera shots and movements that is all the work of talented camera operator . I quite enjoy the and wouldn't mind working as a camera operator.
courses I have applied for:
media production: "On this course, you will learn how to research and produce original television documentaries.
During your time with us, you will receive expert instruction and guidance on the concepts, techniques and processes key to the documentary form. And you will produce your own documentaries, collaborating with your fellow students in production teams." http://www.salford.ac.uk/pgt-courses/media-production-tv-documentary-production
Television and radio: " You will gain hands on experience in our new state-of-the-art, industry standard television and radio studios and editing suites. You will also develop a wide range of production and technical skills using the latest HD cameras and radio editing software. Contemporary media theory modules help you explore the social and political impact of the changes in media production; while industry experienced tutors guide your research, scripting and production of factual, fiction and entertainment projects." http://www.salford.ac.uk/ug-courses/television-and-radio
Film photography and media: "
The BA Film, Photography and Media focuses on the development of theoretical and practical knowledge in digital film and photography. Students can also study a wide range of options including TV production, film editing, film production, script writing, film history, digital imaging and documentary production" http://media.leeds.ac.uk/ug/film-photography-media/
the course of which I am highly interested in is filmmaking, it is my dream to become a director but more importantly I am drawn towards all the other aspects of the course. the course offers development not only as a director but a screenwriter, producer, camera operator and all the other roles in filmmaking.
after uni I plan to work for a production company and also do some freelance work. I aim to gain all the work experience that I can and work my way up to become and successful director, producer and screen writer.
Application letter.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1EIwxXDXBTxcHZ3dlJ1VnF5RHc/view?usp=sharing
showreel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huyTk4bqS_M&feature=youtu.be
i certify this work as my own
http://www.productionbase.co.uk/film-tv-jobs/director
This is my preferred job because as a director you get to take a script and bring it to live with your vision. you also get to work closely with every department of a film production as well as actors. the location of the jb doesn't really bother me wither its far or close to home , it wold travel anywhere for my passion.
PRODUCER
http://www.a-p-a.net/jobs
what I like about this job is the fact that you get to make executive decisions, you also work closely with the director and all the cast so you are just as creatively involved as they are.
CAMERA OPERATOR
https://uk.linkedin.com/job/camera-operator-jobs/
I hold the job of the camera operator Is high regard because essentially what we see on the screen; the steady camera shots and movements that is all the work of talented camera operator . I quite enjoy the and wouldn't mind working as a camera operator.
courses I have applied for:
- filmmaking
- film and media studies
- media production
- television ad radio
- film photography and media
Filmmaking: "Filmmaking is a practice-based course with an art school ethos designed to help students express their ideas and stories though moving image and sound. The programme fosters an environment in which inquiry and independent thinking enable students to become creative practitioners exploring filmmaking and its possibilities as an expressive medium." http://www.art.mmu.ac.uk/filmmaking/
Film and media: " This course aims to challenge and engage you through a combination of intellectual and creative tasks, working with film, television, graphics, animation and comics. You can incorporate a practical element into your studies, such as photography, scriptwriting, journalism, filmmaking and advertising whilst specialising in specific theoretical areas, considering social and historical contexts of film and media." http://www.art.mmu.ac.uk/filmmaking/
media production: "On this course, you will learn how to research and produce original television documentaries.
During your time with us, you will receive expert instruction and guidance on the concepts, techniques and processes key to the documentary form. And you will produce your own documentaries, collaborating with your fellow students in production teams." http://www.salford.ac.uk/pgt-courses/media-production-tv-documentary-production
Television and radio: " You will gain hands on experience in our new state-of-the-art, industry standard television and radio studios and editing suites. You will also develop a wide range of production and technical skills using the latest HD cameras and radio editing software. Contemporary media theory modules help you explore the social and political impact of the changes in media production; while industry experienced tutors guide your research, scripting and production of factual, fiction and entertainment projects." http://www.salford.ac.uk/ug-courses/television-and-radio
The BA Film, Photography and Media focuses on the development of theoretical and practical knowledge in digital film and photography. Students can also study a wide range of options including TV production, film editing, film production, script writing, film history, digital imaging and documentary production" http://media.leeds.ac.uk/ug/film-photography-media/
after uni I plan to work for a production company and also do some freelance work. I aim to gain all the work experience that I can and work my way up to become and successful director, producer and screen writer.
Application letter.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1EIwxXDXBTxcHZ3dlJ1VnF5RHc/view?usp=sharing
showreel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huyTk4bqS_M&feature=youtu.be
i certify this work as my own
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