just watching the first 10 minutes of 'pushy parents' on C4.
already i want to thump the golfers dad and the tennis playing lass's dad needs to smoke a joint or have a nice cold beer and relax. im going to get wound up about this for days i can tell. going for a cigarette, will leave a little review after the show is finished.
ps. did watch the show on BBC2 at 8 about the red faced uakari and was thinking about the problems faced by the camera man in trying to capture footage of one of the rarest, most elusive primates in the world.
and the 10 minute piece afterwards about the rabbits on the isle of skomer was a nicely structured 7 minute film about the rabbits taken there in the 16th century by settlers and after they left the rabbits stayed on and are now some of the few cliff dwelling rabbits in the world, sharing the cliffs with puffins and thriving from the relative lack of predators in the area.
Thursday 26 March 2009
my mates tattoo
my friend went for a tattoo the other day
he went into the tattooist and was asked what he wanted, he replied that he wasnt sure. how about a heart with a banner or something old school like that. when asked what he wanted in the banner he again he didnt know what wanted so the tattooist said to leave it to him and he'll be right.
so half an hour later me mate looks down at his new tattoo. and there is the heart. and there is the banner, and in the banner is the word mum. sound me mate thinks, but then he reads on. inside the banner is more writing. it says, 'mum, if i killed dad could we go out on a date?'
badabum
my research into tattoos is now culminating in this terrible joke i found. oh dear
he went into the tattooist and was asked what he wanted, he replied that he wasnt sure. how about a heart with a banner or something old school like that. when asked what he wanted in the banner he again he didnt know what wanted so the tattooist said to leave it to him and he'll be right.
so half an hour later me mate looks down at his new tattoo. and there is the heart. and there is the banner, and in the banner is the word mum. sound me mate thinks, but then he reads on. inside the banner is more writing. it says, 'mum, if i killed dad could we go out on a date?'
badabum
my research into tattoos is now culminating in this terrible joke i found. oh dear
some archive stuff
here are some links to archive sites where you could find some footage to add to your projects
bfi creative license group
the national archives (american national archives)
from the channel4 docs site
open university
not too sure about here but have been told there are clips for download and creative use on teachers.tv
internet archive
however when using any of these sights look for the creative commons license on the OU sight it looks like this and they will normally explain the way in which you can use the footage. dont forget though, if you plan on showing your finished piece to an audience other than the class or tutors, i.e. at a film festival or on youtube.com or something you will most likely need to find copyright permissions.
to quote the OU site "You can't use the film to make money or to support a campaign, for example. And it's only fair that if you make something with our stuff and share it with other people, you have to allow other people to use your finished product as a starting point for their creativity in the same way. Share and share alike, in other words."
bfi creative license group
the national archives (american national archives)
from the channel4 docs site
open university
not too sure about here but have been told there are clips for download and creative use on teachers.tv
internet archive
however when using any of these sights look for the creative commons license on the OU sight it looks like this and they will normally explain the way in which you can use the footage. dont forget though, if you plan on showing your finished piece to an audience other than the class or tutors, i.e. at a film festival or on youtube.com or something you will most likely need to find copyright permissions.
to quote the OU site "You can't use the film to make money or to support a campaign, for example. And it's only fair that if you make something with our stuff and share it with other people, you have to allow other people to use your finished product as a starting point for their creativity in the same way. Share and share alike, in other words."
overtime
well, ive been working hard on trying to get everything covered for the group project. i have a call sheet done for the 9th, still waiting for confirmation of the tenth from the uni (karen or mike) also given the script a go to see about how it would work in the split page documentary format.
i know my group should be doing some of this too but i thought just incase anything goes wrong, at least we have all angles covered.
in my individual project im a bit stumped as my subject has acquired a new girlfriend and well, hes probably shagging and refusing to answer his phone or go on facebook etc. ill get him soon though. was planning on filming during the easter break anyway after the 12th. i can get the footage of him skating from the other cameraman and get something put together and wait for the interview to place as a VO or something, been giving it thought
on a lighter note, all moved in and even have an aerial so i can finally watch TV, woo, no freeview but do have sky coming round next friday between 9am and 1pm (really precise there aint they?) so have some good stuff to watch on tele soon, and it will have a sky+ box. just a little excited about having the full kit now.
i know my group should be doing some of this too but i thought just incase anything goes wrong, at least we have all angles covered.
in my individual project im a bit stumped as my subject has acquired a new girlfriend and well, hes probably shagging and refusing to answer his phone or go on facebook etc. ill get him soon though. was planning on filming during the easter break anyway after the 12th. i can get the footage of him skating from the other cameraman and get something put together and wait for the interview to place as a VO or something, been giving it thought
on a lighter note, all moved in and even have an aerial so i can finally watch TV, woo, no freeview but do have sky coming round next friday between 9am and 1pm (really precise there aint they?) so have some good stuff to watch on tele soon, and it will have a sky+ box. just a little excited about having the full kit now.
Friday 20 March 2009
more tats
we are full steam ahead on our tat documentary, i think.
got an email today from two of the contributors saying that they can make it to the studio shoot that we have booked. we will be taking photos that day in the publishing lab studio and then interviewing the people up in the broadcast lab.
toot toot, lets go!
got an email today from two of the contributors saying that they can make it to the studio shoot that we have booked. we will be taking photos that day in the publishing lab studio and then interviewing the people up in the broadcast lab.
toot toot, lets go!
Sunday 15 March 2009
tired...
back from filming at moles with chris and vance/lance from the 2nd year. think it went quite well really after the first song or two of having to move about and find somewhere where there were no heads popping in and out all the time. or people knocking my arms so much. freelance camera work here i come...
oh yeah the band was 'from humans with love', nice kind of indie band with a trumpet to add a little ska punk kind of feel, nice enough guys too.
oh yeah the band was 'from humans with love', nice kind of indie band with a trumpet to add a little ska punk kind of feel, nice enough guys too.
Saturday 14 March 2009
more tattoo research ive been doing
here an article from the times "Once the mark of the criminal, rock star or squaddie, now one in five British people has a tattoo."
this is the one i found first but there are other parts of the documentary dealing with tattoos and piercings and other forms of body art, but the documentary goes into a slight history of japanese tattooing and the kind of people who get tattoos, and how it can feel like a brotherhood or group.
this is the one i found first but there are other parts of the documentary dealing with tattoos and piercings and other forms of body art, but the documentary goes into a slight history of japanese tattooing and the kind of people who get tattoos, and how it can feel like a brotherhood or group.
A week in the...
ill leave you to make up your own ending there.
now then, now then...
this week in our lectures/class we had to give a pitch on our group projects which as you know is on tattoos if you have been paying attention. we gave the outline for how we feel we will approach the subject (our answer to this question is to see where the project takes us, like some kind of magical journey). but it did lead to the major points i was worrying about in the project. logistics (getting the interviewees to us or us to them), filming (to HD or not to HD, we chose to HD and scale down after), taking photos (ie to have a studio or not or take a small mobile one) and also the process of editing. i am relishing the chance to put this together with the group to see how well the group creative process goes, the photographs should be a good visual focal point throughout the project and the film and audio there to back it up. but the stories are what should drive the whole piece. i hope...
also...
susans class we had mark fox come into the uni on friday to talk to us, no less than a day or two after returning from kiliminjaro on the red nose climb team where he was editing the days rushes into the show you may have seen on thusrday night. now i cant let you in on what we were doing but that will be next week. mums the word...
now then, now then...
this week in our lectures/class we had to give a pitch on our group projects which as you know is on tattoos if you have been paying attention. we gave the outline for how we feel we will approach the subject (our answer to this question is to see where the project takes us, like some kind of magical journey). but it did lead to the major points i was worrying about in the project. logistics (getting the interviewees to us or us to them), filming (to HD or not to HD, we chose to HD and scale down after), taking photos (ie to have a studio or not or take a small mobile one) and also the process of editing. i am relishing the chance to put this together with the group to see how well the group creative process goes, the photographs should be a good visual focal point throughout the project and the film and audio there to back it up. but the stories are what should drive the whole piece. i hope...
also...
susans class we had mark fox come into the uni on friday to talk to us, no less than a day or two after returning from kiliminjaro on the red nose climb team where he was editing the days rushes into the show you may have seen on thusrday night. now i cant let you in on what we were doing but that will be next week. mums the word...
Thursday 12 March 2009
Some Editing Magic
have a look and check it. nice editing and continuity.
from 'Yeah Right!' the girl skate vid by Spike Jonze
New Stuff
on youtube i have added some more videos and piss abouts that i have done in the last few months when ive had time.
coming soon a copy of a little stop motion animation i did too. if you have a youtube account you can subscribe to my video feed or keep your eye n the box to the left here on my blog for new vids uploaded.
for your convenience here is an embeded version of my channel
coming soon a copy of a little stop motion animation i did too. if you have a youtube account you can subscribe to my video feed or keep your eye n the box to the left here on my blog for new vids uploaded.
for your convenience here is an embeded version of my channel
Eureka!
i have had a brainwave. my individual project is going ahead now.
woo
thanks to freddy m for getting involved even with his recuperation. i wont be able to get any new footage of his skating but hopefully he will be full of energy he can direct towards talking about skating and life.
ALSO
group project is coming forwards too, we now have more of a direction to go forwards with. we are going to interview as many people as we possibly can and find the most interesting stories to present in the time frame we have. now having quite a few people involved who are mainly male though, where are all the tattooed women out there?
woo
thanks to freddy m for getting involved even with his recuperation. i wont be able to get any new footage of his skating but hopefully he will be full of energy he can direct towards talking about skating and life.
ALSO
group project is coming forwards too, we now have more of a direction to go forwards with. we are going to interview as many people as we possibly can and find the most interesting stories to present in the time frame we have. now having quite a few people involved who are mainly male though, where are all the tattooed women out there?
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