B2 Theory & Research

I will research four guests that will attend industry week at Confetti Laura Rankin Laura specialises in producing pop-culture videos and animations for social media and the web, with over 8 years of working with multinational media and entertainment organisations. Laura has developed her talents in post-production, motion graphics, and concept development. Channel 4, Ubisoft, […]

I will research what media production formats are best for my project mechanoids and how they will showcase/improve my skills. Production formats: Production formats are products that can be achieved and produced. Here are some examples and how I could make use of them for my Creative project. Production formats go hand in hand with […]

For my case study, I will look at a Skylanders game trailer, as the series has some influence on my project idea. I will look at the trailer for Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure. MIGRAINE Colour Key: Media Language Institution Genre Representation Audience Ideology Narrative Economics Skylanders is a toys-to-life video game series created by Toys for […]

Just like the showreels, we reviewed three different project pitches. Pitch 1 This pitch was about a short film called Locked Down. A short film about a dog named Flynn who is left at home and has to keep themselves entertained, which causes chaos and havoc wherever he goes. The presenter spoke slowly and clearly, […]

What is Representation in media? Representation is how the media presents gender, age, ethnicity, national and regional identity, and events. The media also has the power to shape an audience’s knowledge and understanding of essential topics. It makes them powerful to influence ideas and attitudes. Impact of stereotypes in media Stuart Hall says that all media products have […]

I will research my client: Passion Pictures. The Passion Pictures logo: What Passion Pictures does: Animated commercials and music videos, Long-form animation and short film, Documentaries, Games Trailers and Cinematics Revenue: $22 million  Employees: 126 Competitors: studioaka.co.uk, slurpystudios.com, picnicstudio.tv, moth.studio & gizmosite.tv Passion pictures Passion Pictures is an award-winning independent international film production company created […]

I have researched three ideas, two briefly and one well researched. Skylanders is my chosen subject as it has been a tremendous influence in my life so far and I thought they should therefore also have some representation in my project along with Mixels. My proposal is to link these two together to make something […]

Narrative, Plot, and Story The narrative is the power of storytelling. When we watch a film or tv show or read a book or newspaper, we see narratives.​ The plot is what’s there in the movie and in the order in which you get it. ​The story happens in a narrative, both the ones we see in the film and the ones […]

How does this opening scene build up tension? The lighting is very dark and there are a lot of different production stills which then cuts to a person on the floor where the sound gets progressively louder until his phone ringing alerts him. Low-key lighting is used to describe the illusion of dramatic tone from […]

words that you can associate with sound are mp3, hearing, volume, audio Ambient sounds Ambient sound is the background sounds that are present in a location or scene. Examples of ambient sounds are wind, water, birds, crowds, and traffic. Music Music is used to heighten the emotion and drama of a scene. The audience can […]