Monday, 19 December 2011
Friday, 16 December 2011
Magazine
This is the final completed version of our soap magazine. We changed it after recieving our audience feedback. On my evaulation question 2 I have shown the quotes people said about our first draft and then another slide showing how we have changed it.
Thursday, 15 December 2011
Evaluation question 4 part 1
In this first part of my evaluation question 4 I have used iMovie to make a video of how I used technologies such as YouTube, blogspot and iMovie itself to edit my raw footage.
Tuesday, 13 December 2011
1st draft billboard
When we first started making the trailer we thought it might be more effected to only have the male characters and the brick background. However after asking people to watch the trailer and then comment on this billboard draft we decided that audiences felt the billboard did not captured the other main story line in the soap, of Mason and Kate. Because of this we decided to stick to our original billboard design which captured every character.
Billboard poster planning
When designing our billboard we decided that we would have a brick wall as the background because of the connotations it gave. We wanted audiences to know the soap was based around working class teenagers and we felt by having a brick wall instead of a fancy house as the background this would give the better effect. We also decided to include every character so that the billboard could be continually used even if the main characters or story lines change because all the characters are on the poster. However we did want it to reflect our current soap opera trailer and so decided to have the 3 male characters central to reflect the conflict growing between them. We wanted the character Kate to be behind Mason and next to Dylan to show the link of friendship between the girls and the relationship between Kate and Mason. This was the same for Bree and Johnny. Although Dylan's character doesn't have a big part in our current soap opera trailer we wanted to make sure we captured her sensitive caring character.
Thursday, 8 December 2011
Bamford Arms soap opera trailer final draft
This was my completed final trailer before I got any audience feedback. From my audience feedback I realised viewers were confused as to what my character Kate was suppose to be doing as she appeared to jump around the time frame. Another editing point I considered was make thought beats with the music and the transitions.
Thursday, 1 December 2011
Song choice for trailer
I decided I wanted to use this Passion Pit remix instead of a sadder song because I decided that although the characters in my soap opera trailer appear to be having a bad time I wanted to show how they are still teenagers and that anything they do now wont completely change their lives. I picked the Passion Pit remix because I felt it's fast pace and beat reflected a song that could be played at a teenage house party- which reflected the life style of the teenage characters.
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
Thursday, 13 October 2011
Tuesday, 11 October 2011
Hollyoak's Trailer notes
These are notes I made on a 30second Hollyoaks trailer.
Hollyoaks trailer notes
Title card- aqua background, purple and white name- feminine colours, also young, font is female
male and female sexuality symbols showing what hollyoaks is about
Sponsored by Nikon- boys technology
18ish girl in risqué club, light coming from left and right- making interesting shadows
starts with reaction shot, expression shows something has gone wrong
Black gloved hand opening door at low angle, pan up. Pauses at door- not suppose to be there
older than rest of cast- doesn’t fit with theme; audience knows he is odd one out
Student halls, standing in front of window, light from another window seen- remade shapes
Half face in shadow, two points of light, glasses and grey hair show same older guy from earlier
story lines linked- they anchor each other
can tell from the way younger one is turning to face other character that they know each other
pull focus
Outside- nature daylight
peaks and troughs of trailer- excitement, suspicion, “soft + cuddly” constantly changing mood and tone
Point of view of audience sat at table next to male character, feels like you are in the scene
high angle shots,
‘ka-ching’ odd sense of style- stereotyping gay character
pan across scene, focus in as another character walks past
sense of uniform
Big close up – at eye level- top of head cut off, see facial expression and eyes clearly
light creates angles and suspicion
Over the shoulder shot- reverse angle shot, almost in big close up, standing extremely closely- intense emotion
Last title card- channel, brand, twitter feed (hash tag), day, time, everyone knows the channel 4 symbol.
grey and white- slightly more masculine.
Hollyoaks trailer notes
Title card- aqua background, purple and white name- feminine colours, also young, font is female
male and female sexuality symbols showing what hollyoaks is about
Sponsored by Nikon- boys technology
18ish girl in risqué club, light coming from left and right- making interesting shadows
starts with reaction shot, expression shows something has gone wrong
Black gloved hand opening door at low angle, pan up. Pauses at door- not suppose to be there
older than rest of cast- doesn’t fit with theme; audience knows he is odd one out
Student halls, standing in front of window, light from another window seen- remade shapes
Half face in shadow, two points of light, glasses and grey hair show same older guy from earlier
story lines linked- they anchor each other
can tell from the way younger one is turning to face other character that they know each other
pull focus
Outside- nature daylight
peaks and troughs of trailer- excitement, suspicion, “soft + cuddly” constantly changing mood and tone
Point of view of audience sat at table next to male character, feels like you are in the scene
high angle shots,
‘ka-ching’ odd sense of style- stereotyping gay character
pan across scene, focus in as another character walks past
sense of uniform
Big close up – at eye level- top of head cut off, see facial expression and eyes clearly
light creates angles and suspicion
Over the shoulder shot- reverse angle shot, almost in big close up, standing extremely closely- intense emotion
Last title card- channel, brand, twitter feed (hash tag), day, time, everyone knows the channel 4 symbol.
grey and white- slightly more masculine.
Monday, 10 October 2011
Hollyoaks script used in preliminary task
Ellie Woodcock Hollyoaks
Episode- 16th September 4:54
Interior Door frame.
Close up, side of dodgers face and hand knocking on door
Dodger knocks on door
Theresa opens door
Medium long shot of Theresa back, dodger seen over shoulder
Dodger: Libs in?
Theresa: yeah, she’s...
Theresa motions upstairs
Dodger: Cheers!
Dodger leaves, upstairs
Will enters
Second camera films from outside door, medium close up over wills shoulder of theresa
Will: Hi
Theresa: Hi
Will: Are you ok?
Second camera behind will films Theresa in a big close up
Theresa: Yeah, just a bit tired and stuff
First camera on will medium close up
Will: I tried calling
Will’s arm perpendicular to camera, Theresa medium close up
Theresa: I think I forgot to charge my phone
Will: I thought you were ignoring me
Over Will’s shoulder big close up of Theresa
Theresa: Why would I do that?
Will: Rae
Theresa: sighs
Will: Maybe we could go and grab a coffee
Theresa: Kathleen-angel she’s poorly. I think I better stay in
Will: Shall I give you a hand
Theresa: I think I can hear her crying
Will: Is libs not upstairs?
Theresa: I think she’s going out, I’ll call you later, yeah?
Will: Once you’ve charged your phone
Theresa: Thanks for stopping by
Will: I hope she’s feeling better
Theresa closes door 5:37
Episode- 16th September 4:54
Interior Door frame.
Close up, side of dodgers face and hand knocking on door
Dodger knocks on door
Theresa opens door
Medium long shot of Theresa back, dodger seen over shoulder
Dodger: Libs in?
Theresa: yeah, she’s...
Theresa motions upstairs
Dodger: Cheers!
Dodger leaves, upstairs
Will enters
Second camera films from outside door, medium close up over wills shoulder of theresa
Will: Hi
Theresa: Hi
Will: Are you ok?
Second camera behind will films Theresa in a big close up
Theresa: Yeah, just a bit tired and stuff
First camera on will medium close up
Will: I tried calling
Will’s arm perpendicular to camera, Theresa medium close up
Theresa: I think I forgot to charge my phone
Will: I thought you were ignoring me
Over Will’s shoulder big close up of Theresa
Theresa: Why would I do that?
Will: Rae
Theresa: sighs
Will: Maybe we could go and grab a coffee
Theresa: Kathleen-angel she’s poorly. I think I better stay in
Will: Shall I give you a hand
Theresa: I think I can hear her crying
Will: Is libs not upstairs?
Theresa: I think she’s going out, I’ll call you later, yeah?
Will: Once you’ve charged your phone
Theresa: Thanks for stopping by
Will: I hope she’s feeling better
Theresa closes door 5:37
Soap opera practice
This was my preliminary task, which relates to evaluation question 4.
By creating a practice soap trailer by remaking scenes from channel 4's Hollyoaks I could see the different shot types mostly used in Soap opera's. It also allowed my group to get use to working with the camera's and editing technologies and well as working with each other. During the making of this each member of my group got to have a go at being the director actor and working with the cameras.
Sunday, 9 October 2011
Soap opera basics
• Originated 1920’s USA
• Broadcast on the radio
• Made originally to advertise soap powder to American housewives
• Soap is a feminine genre- the genre is primarily aimed at women
• This affects scheduling- because traditional female roles are based in the home soaps are aired after mealtimes when there is a lull in the day
• Target audience also affects story lines, narrative perspective, characterisation, settings, and costume.
• Soap operas run continuously, in the same time slot, on the same days, broadcast by the same institutions, for years. Because they are repeated so often, they become part of the cultural psyche. They become part of who “we” are.
• The characters become “people”
• Storylines are relatable- audiences can watch and understand what is happening, and empathise with characters. Or hate them.
• Some storylines can be outrageous- e.g. baby-swapping in Eastenders.
• Most soaps have between 10-15 main characters, with overlapping, interweaving storylines
• Storylines overlap to keep audiences interesting. Different strands can run alongside each other but develop at different times
• Catharsis: emotional cleansing. The purging of negative emotions by watching another person go through something similar/worse.
• Soap becomes therapy when it is cathartic – people deal with their problems vicariously
• Soap operas become a form of escapism for certain audiences
• Broadcast on the radio
• Made originally to advertise soap powder to American housewives
• Soap is a feminine genre- the genre is primarily aimed at women
• This affects scheduling- because traditional female roles are based in the home soaps are aired after mealtimes when there is a lull in the day
• Target audience also affects story lines, narrative perspective, characterisation, settings, and costume.
• Soap operas run continuously, in the same time slot, on the same days, broadcast by the same institutions, for years. Because they are repeated so often, they become part of the cultural psyche. They become part of who “we” are.
• The characters become “people”
• Storylines are relatable- audiences can watch and understand what is happening, and empathise with characters. Or hate them.
• Some storylines can be outrageous- e.g. baby-swapping in Eastenders.
• Most soaps have between 10-15 main characters, with overlapping, interweaving storylines
• Storylines overlap to keep audiences interesting. Different strands can run alongside each other but develop at different times
• Catharsis: emotional cleansing. The purging of negative emotions by watching another person go through something similar/worse.
• Soap becomes therapy when it is cathartic – people deal with their problems vicariously
• Soap operas become a form of escapism for certain audiences
Monday, 19 September 2011
Monday, 12 September 2011
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