PLTs: SCENE

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1.4: Guide For Local Scene

1.4: Script For Local Scene Guide

This is my script that I made for my local scene guide. I did my script on Stratford Picturehouse, Bangla TV and Stratford Circus. I tried to make it as interesting as possible in order to entertain the audience and engage with them. I also tried to make it appropriate to the target audience by making it formal but interesting. I think I was successful in doing this.

1.4: End Of Year Examination

End Of Year Examination

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1.4: Planning For Guide - Time Management

BEFORE

In order to manage our time for our guide, we need to:
- Decide on the 2/3 subjects each person is going to do
- Write my script and record it.
- Edit the recordings and start to put in order
- Find images for the guide.

DURING
- Falling slightly behind with guide!
- Need to come in at lunch to continue editing.
- Stay until 4:30 this week to complete editing.

Notes:
I did get the guide completed on time, however I think that our time management was very poor and I think for future reference, we should have communicated with each other better and planned our time out so that we didn't have to panic or feel the pressure to complete it and feel that we had to rush.

1.4: Audience For The Local Scene Guide

For our guide on the local area, the target audience is for adults and families that are interested in what they have on offer in their local area. I think that it will appeal to this group of people because it is rather formal and has a lot of useful information on how you can enjoy things as a family.
Not only that, but it would appeal to people who are just visiting our local area and want to know what fun things they can do.
A great thing about the venues that we portray in the media guide is that none of them really require using a lot of money as some of them are free! For instance the Museum of Childhood and Nettie Horn gallery. This allows people of all statuses to join the fun. However, some of the places do require money but not a huge amount (depending on the age-range).
All of the venues are situated pretty close together and therefore will probably be easy to find! If someone struggled to find the venue then there are clear directions nearby and people around that can always help!

1.4: Scene Notes

Describe the profile of the audience that you are preparing your Creative and Media Guide for.

e.g (a) What age group? (How will your guide appeal to that age group - think of the language, content, music you use in the guide)

(b) Are they visitors to the area or do they live in the area, or both?

(c) What are their interests
(d) What is their spending power? Do they have a lot of money and need expensive entertainment and media services?

(e) How far are they willing to travel to find such venues?

(f) Do they all speak and understand English fluently?

-My Creative and Media guide would be for an audience around the age group of 16+. I think this is because the language that will be used will be quite formal and informative. The music that I will use in the guide will be modern and up beat so that it will give a happy atmosphere and enhance our speech.

-Ill give a variety of things to do on there so that no matter what their interest is, it's possible that something will be available to them. Most of the options that they have will require money but not all of the things would. For example: a cinema would, but a museum wouldn't.

- The guides main audience would probably be mainly for those who live outside the area but it available for those within. This is because the information would describe things about the area and might provide data that the people of that area would already know, but they are still welcome to see it.

-They wouldn't have to travel too far between each venue as they are based quite close together so this will be a good thing for them.

SURVEY

Imagine that you have not yet made your guide. Make up a questionnaire for one member of your target audience to fill in. The questions you ask should help you to know what to include in your guide (e.g. cinemas; galleries) and what format they prefer to see the guide in (e.g. film; radio; leaflet, etc.). It should also give you some of the information you needed for number 1 above

1) What would you normally do in your spare time?

2) Would you recommend visiting any of your local media scenes?

3) How often do you visit your local media scene?

4) Do you prefer to go to a cinema or theatre for entertainment or go to galleries?

5) If you could have a guide about your local media scene, would you prefer it to be a film, leaflet, poster or another form?

6) Is Stratford a local area to you?

7) What are you hobbies/interests?

TIME MANAGEMENT

Use this blank grid you've been given to:

(a) Tell us about the contriutions you made towards making the guide and how youmanaged your time each month.

(b) How well do you think you worked in gathering information on your own

[Independent Enquirer] - give examples, maybe you interviewed or gathered leaflets

(c) How organised were you - did you always have your equipment? Were you ever absent? Were you always on time?

(d) How did you support your group? Did you have problems? Solved them?

- Preparation Days: When preparing for the guide, in our groups, we started off sorting out who was going to research what. This made it easier to continue on to making the guide. We all had our own responsibility within it.

-Visits: During visits, I made sure that I asked as many questions as possible so that it would help me with my research and my script for my guide. I collected flyers and leaflets on each venue for additional information.

-Organising Information And Documents: I used the information I found and gathered it all up to create the script. I have organised my notes and flyers for evidence of my research.

-Making the Guide: When making the guide, our time keeping could have been slightly better. Having said that, I think I made a large contribution to the creation of our guide and I tried my best to balance my time in creating it.

DISTRIBUTION OF GUIDE

(a) Explain what advantages you think a film guide has over other formats such as print or radio? Why is it ideal for your target audience?

(b) How would you make sure the film is seen by most of your audience? Where would it be shown? On Youtube? On the Borough's website? TV? What channels would be best? Anywhere else in the area? Explain the reasons for your choices.

Our guide is at an advantage by being in film form. I think this is because technology plays a huge part in life these days so it will be attention grabbing for people. Also, sometimes, when people are given leaflets and flyers, they just throw them away or don't even look at it. They would be more interested if given a guide through film. Also an audience of 16+ are very involved with technology so it will be ideal for them.

I would send out my guide through doors and post it on social networking sites such as Facebook, Youtube, Twitter etc. Also I would find travel websites and sites about travelling around London therefore tourists or people interested in their local area can have easy access to it and find and experience the best of London.

1.4: Guide Plan

Format: Film

Audience: Families and people who are interested in what they can find in their area. Also people visiting the area and want to find places to go in the area.

Contribution: As we visited loads of different creative and media venues, I have already done my research on each of them. I will take on the responsibility of writing the script for Stratford Circus, Stratford Picture House and Bangla TV. To record the scripts, we will be using an MP3 player and then editing it in iMovie. This is good because if any mistakes are made, we can edit it out of it. I will be in charge of finding many images for each of the venues to support the audio content. I also will be creating the guide, with the help of the rest of the group.

Structure: We hope to structure it so that we have basic info about London venues at the beginning and then go into the information about the chosen ones. As we are all doing different venues, we want to put them in a different order so that you hear a variety of voices and do not get bored of the same thing over and over. Also, the venues that we didn't do, we will list at the end of the guide.


Distribution: To ensure that the audience sees the guide, we will try and post them onto travel websites so that if people are looking at their local area, they will see what they can do. Also, on tourist websites. Aswell as that, we will post it on YouTube so that people can have easy access to it.

1.3: Niraj Chag Questionnaire

This is the questionnaire that I prepared for Niraj Chag when he came to visit us.

Q) Where do you work?

A) He has his own music label. He is a writer/ producer.

Q) Did you go to university?

A) Yes, but he go kicked out of the A-level music course because he couldn't write music

Q) What did you study at school?

A) Economics

Q) What grades did you achieve in school/college/university?

A) N/A

Q) How did you get into the industry?

A) He started doing work experience for a studio and jumped from one company to another and eventually started his own label.

Q) Did you have any inspirations that made you want to join that industry?

A) Not really because he knew from young that he wanted to be in the music industry as he used to be in a band.

Extra Notes:

* He has been in the industry for 15 years.

* He started his own band at 11.

* At the age of 15, he started his own studio with basic technology. He got his information from books.

* At 17 he worked in a studio.

* He went to London when he was 19.

* He sent out demo tapes to various labels and before he was 20, he was signed as an artist.

* At 24 he left the record deal and signed to another on and started producing

* Writer/ Producer making beats and tracks

* He started recording his first album and it came out in 2006

* He then set up his own publishing company; for both famous and average people

* Administer royalties.

1.3: When Niraj Chag Came To Visit Us..

Niraj Chag is a music producer and a director. When he was 15, he did work experience at a record label. He studied A-level music in college, but dropped out halfway through. So with no qualifications, he decided to start his own label. Since then he has directed some very interesting videos. Some of his work gets shown on the famous Indian music channel B4U.

An interesting example of his work is 'Ur Jaa'. It is a video which shows the stages of a woman's life and the growing of ivy. When she's younger their is hardly any ivy present, but as she ages, more ivy grows.

This is a video of 'Ur Jaa'

He told us how he made a lot of great links in the industry in order to get himself known. He said that it was important to be able to have courage and try out things you have never done before in order to be successful in the industry. He said you've got to be prepared to get rejected, especially if you have no education in the topic. Do not dwell on rejections, simply learn from them. Work experience is key in the industry as businesses look for people with the most experience and always want the best.

1.3: Fame

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1.3: Leona Lewis Concert

Leona Lewis Concert

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1.3:Devolping a critical response

Review: a view or opinion on the work of others, sometimes including a rating or comparison to other similar works

Constructive criticism: expressing opinions and making suggestions about how they could be improved

Justifying opinions: By giving specific opinions

Preparation for a review: time, research, equipment (in some cases). Make notes while watching a performance, write the notes about the performance as soon as you get them because if you leave it till after, it will not have the same passion to it.

Structuring your response:
Introduction:- Tell the audience what you are revising
Who the main people are
Where and when you witnessed it

Overview or synopsis:- Tell the audience what you witnessed
Set the scene for what happens in the activity

You are reviewing: Summarise the story or action in a few sentences
Remember not to give away the whole plot and spoil it

The end of the story:-
Opinion - Start expressing your opinions about what you have experienced
Deal with thoughts or comments one at a time
For each point you make, give an example of why you feel that way
Need to justify the points you make

Relevant points to include: What is relevant to your written response
Give useful feedback for those thinking to do that activity

1.3.1b: Other Reviews

Worksheet 1.3.1b

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1.3.1a: Developing Opinions

Worksheet 1.3.1a

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1.3.1: Deconstructing a review

Worksheet 1.3.1

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1.2: Job Opportunites

1.2: Bangla TV

Bangla TV

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1.2.1b: You're the boss!

1.2.1b

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1.2.1a: Taking It Further

1.2.1a

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1.2: Employment 0pportunities

Employment 0pportunities

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1.2: Jobs in the music industry

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1.2: Job Opportunities in the Theatre

Job Opportunities In Theatre

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1.2: Job Opportunites in Media

Job Opportunities In The Media Industry

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1.2: Niraj Chag Song - Bangles (Prep For Review)

I think that it shows a lot of emotion in the video from the very beginning.

I'm not sure that the message would be entirely clear to someone who didn't know or understand the language that the song is sung in.

As he explained the video before we watched it, it was easy to understand and interpret the story that is meant to be portrayed. It makes you feel as if you are going through it with them.

The story is very sentimental and has a strong meaning.

1.2: Evidence of Visiting Local Scene

1.2: When We Visited Nettie Horn..

We also visited Nettie Horn as part of the local media scene. When we got there we were slightly disappointed as we expected a large gallery with lots of different art when instead it was a small space with only a few bits of art. There was one room where all the artwork was situated and another room which projected pictures of landscapes on a screen and has background music. It contained very abstract art in which was confusing yet interesting at the same time.

This is the Nettie Horn business card.

1.2: The Nettie Horn Gallery Critical Response

The Nettie Horn Gallery Critical Response

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1.2: When We Visited Museum Of Childhood..

We also visited the Museum Of Childhood as part of our local s

cene. It is a large gallery that has displays of toys and pictures which relate to childhood (hence the name). They have clothes that you can dress up in which resemble clothing that used to be worn in the 1900's. Each display of toys represents the change in children's entertainment over the years. It is an amazing venue and by going there, you are guaranteed an amazing time and an amazing experience.

In this photo is Alberta, Zara, Sabrina and I trying on some of the
clothes they had in the dress up section.

1.2: The Museum of Childhood Critical Response

The Museum Of Childhood Critical Response

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1.2: Stratford Theatre Critical Response

Stratford Theatre Critical Response

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1.2: When We Visited Voice Of Africa Radio..

We went to Voice Of Africa Radio Station as part of one of our visits to our local media scene. When we went there, we met a student who was doing an apprenticeship there named, Adam Cooper. He told us a bit about what he does and that he studies Global African Politics at Nottingham University and sometimes features on the show. He eventually hopes to host his own show on the station. He shows a great passion for what he does and has an interest in journalism.
We also met another man named, Colin Robbins. He was from West Africa and knew a lot about the Nigerian Independence and informed us about it. He told us that he was a representative that came to talk on the radio station about there 40 years of independence and how proud they are.
Another man that we met, the chief executive of the radio station, was Space Colottey. He gave us a mini tour around the place and told us a bit about how the radio station started. The thing that inspired him to start up the radio station was all of the negativity towards Africans that was present when he first came to England. So he decided to create a radio station dedicated to the African community. They first started the radio station illegally (unlicensed) and they called this their "Jungle war fame" phase. When they became licensed, they became the first licensed African radio station in the whole of Europe. He seemed very dedicated and passionate about his work with the radio station and said that there was always to run the radio station no matter what. More or less everyone involved had sacrificed something for the station. He loves working on the station and is very proud of it. He says that he loves everyone apart of it too.

1.2: Voice Of Africa Radio Critical Response

Voice Of Africa Radio Critical Response

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1.2: When We Visited Birbeck University..

We also visited Birbeck University as part of our local scene. When we went to Birbeck University, we met a lot of people who were very experienced in the media industry. There were many guest speakers who had been involved with the media.
One of the guest speakers was a journalist named Katherine Whitebourne. She told us a bit about the industry and how difficult it is to get into it. She says in order to be successful and prosper in the industry, you need to have contacts and experience. Also within yourself, you need to be strong and have lots of strong skills. She basically gave us a lot of advice and information about what the media industry is like and the different aspects of it.
Other guest speakers were
- Sam Carrington from GMTV
- Philip Thomas from the BBC
- Kumar Kamalagharan from Fruit-pie records
All of these visitors taught me so many useful things about the media industry and things that will help me when I myself want to become apart of the industry.

Kumar Kamalaghran - Fruitpie music productions LTD.

-Attained 0 and A levels (English, Maths, Politics)

Music Industry
-Live industry
-Recording industry
-Publishing
-Promotion

Get into live music
-Get experience
-Get qualified
-'New beat' - work experience etc.
-Dedication and determination are crucial

Fruitpie Music
Started a booking agency to book gigs

Tour Manager:
-Budget for a tour
-Employ crew
-Organise Transport
-Liaise with management
-Make sure promo happens
-Get the band to and from everywhere
-Deal with financial matters


Takes dedication, diligant

-Deals with fans, makes a lot of decisions

Good bits:
Meets celebrities
Being in charge
Glam lifestyle

Bad bits:
Works very hard (18 hrs a day)
Deal with complicated situations
Very high pressure and can be unhealthy

He worked with many celebs: Beverley Knight, Damage, Razorlight and Tom Jones

____________________

James Ward - Ravensbourne College of Design

Study for a diploma -

-Understanding of creative subject areas
-Higher education

Pathway - 3 days a week
Self directed study

Graphic design:
Animation/Photography/Tv, film and video/Sound design

Module units structure:
-Different assessments
-Lecture and seminar based
-Work experience placements
-Professional links
-Independent and reflective learning
-Dissertation

Progress:
-Portfolio development
-Research
-Develop ideas
-Outcomes
-Sketchbook
-Presentation skills

Links - (Stella McCartney)

Started to studying fashion and textiles and got his own studio and was a freelancer

BBC: Questions:
-Did you start off in any other job, if so what was it?
-How did you get into the industry?
-Do you hold work experience for under 18's? Do you always need work experience to do the job you apply for?
-Do you hold work apprenticeships for people under 18? How do you apply for it?

BBC.co.uk/jobs - work experience page

BBC - Phil Thomas

Recruitment manager: BBC Sport, BBC News, BBC Music and Audio
7 years of work

Wants in recruitment - (Experience is key)

-Right person
-Diverse Workfree
-People who can make the BBC - the worlds most creative organisation!
-Passion and enthusiasm
-Great communicator
-Creativity
-Team player
-Good organizing skills
-Online application - (DONT SEND A CV AS IT WILL NOT BE LOOKED AT)
-Research the job
-Sell yourself - this is key
-Match experience to criteria
-Fill in form correctly
-Spell check
-Meet deadline
Shortlisting
Assessments
Interviews - competency based: things needed: communication skills
Offer
Remember - first impressions is key
+ Entry level opportunities:
Broadcast Assistant
Runners
Team Assistants
Researchers
Trainee studio managers
Journalism trainee scheme
Production trainee scheme

GMTV: Sam Carrington

When he left University he wrote a few scripts and someone found his work and he got his opportunity.

Production Companies: His opinion:

Good bits:
Cool
Varied work
Interesting People

Bad bits:
Short contracts
Chasing pavements
Low Pay
Working with strangers

BBC: His opinion

Good bits:
Cool
Prestige
Creativity
Meet Celebrities

Bad bits:
Hours
Short contracts
Money
Nature of work

GMTV: His opinion:

Good bits:
Money/Salary
Hours
Holidays
Creative sell
Work relationships

Bad bits:
"Boring"
Repetitive
Not cool-targets etc.

Tips: Network
-Research companies/individual templates
-Be persistent but not a pain
-Be prepared for rejection
-When in work, work hard then see top of the list.

1.2: Birbeck university critical response

Birbeck university critical response

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1.2: When We Visited Bangla TV..

We went to visit Bangla TV as part of our local media scene. It is a Bengali Television station that shows programmes and films both English and Bengali and broadcasts the news from Bangladesh. It is the first Bengali TV station ever to be started. We met the chairman of the station, Firoz Khan, who was the person that started the business. He said that their main target audience was for the Bengali community living in London. He says that they own two studios in Bangladesh and are in direct contact with them. I asked a bit about the opportunities they have for young people wanting to break into the business and he explained a bit about the work experience and apprenticeships that they host.

This is a picture of Abigail of I, when we were invited to
go on stage and were asked various questions.

1.2: Bangla Tv Critical Response

Bangla Tv Critical Response

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1.2: Brothers Size: ATC theatre

Today we had two visitors from the ATC Theatre, Anna and Helen. They told us about one of their productions that they have been working on, The Brothers Size. It is what I would call an 'abstract' play as it only consists of 3 characters and some parts of the play are portrayed through music and dance and is held on a very small stage.
Having had experience in the performing industry, they gave us various advise on how we can produce a successful performance in terms of staying in character and the types of jobs that can be done and are key to a performance and theatre itself other than acting.
For example,






- Make-up artists
- Costume Designer
- Camera Man
- Lighting
- Stage Director
- Box Office
- Prop Manager
- Security
- Front Of House
- Technician
- Set Designer
- Composer
- Voice Coach
- Singers
- Dancers
- Casting Director
- PR
- Production manager
- Producers
and many, many more. They explained to us what the role of a producer is in detail. They said that a producer has a lot more responsibilities then people think. They take on the role of a financial manager of the performance and is in charge of making sure that everything is going according to plan. I wasn't aware that a producers responsibilities crossed over with other roles!

I think that by Helen and Anna coming in and speaking to us, it gave me a better understanding on the multiple jobs available in theatre and helped me think about the way i will take on my roles in the performance.

1.2: Choreographer/Dancer: Job Research

- Direct rehearsals to instruct dancers in how to use dance steps, and in techniques to achieve desired effects.

- Experiment with different types of dancers, steps, dances and placements, testing ideas informally to get feedback from dancers.

- Assess students' dancing abilities to determine where improvement or change is needed.

- Direct and stage dance presentations for various forms of entertainment.

- Co-ordinate production music with music directors.

- Assess students' dancing abilities to determine where improvement or change is needed.

- Direct and stage dance presentations for various forms of entertainment.

- Co-ordinate production music with music direction.

1.1: Local Media Venues POWERPOINT

1.1: Local Media Venues POWERPOINT

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1.1 Health and Safety

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1.1: Local Media Venues

Visual Arts: - Nettie Horn
- Museum of Childhood
- Bow Arts Trust
- Nunnery gallery
- Brady Arts Centre
- Whitechapel Gallery

Performing Arts: - Stratford Circus
- Queen Mary University
- RichMix
- York Hall
- Stratford Theatre Royale
- Chisenhale Dance Space

Media: - Voice Of Africa Radio
- Bangla TV
- Stratford Picture House
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1.1: Voice of Africa Radio

Questions for voice of africa radio

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1.1: Local Scene Questionnaire

Questionnaire local scene

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1.1.1b: Investigate Further

Worksheet 1.1.1b

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1.1.1a: Evaluating Your Choice

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1.1.1: Beginning Your Research

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1.1: Planning My Research

* To record and present findings on local creative and media scene.

* To develop understanding of reviews and produce a critical response.

- Stratford Theatre

- Richmix

EastEnders!

Peggy in despair! St Patrick's Day

1.1: Guides For Visual Arts

Dates and information on events
Contract details
Info on artist - exhibition about - history of artist life
Pictures of artists work
What inspires artists
Aimed at adults - paintings can be bought
David Hockney at National Portrait Gallery, Doris Salcedo at Tate Modern.

Things you can buy
Clothing exhibition
Colourful image
Label of fashion designer - when they started
Making clothes and where they are from
Maps - gallery guide, where to find items in the exhibition
The Golden Age of Couture! - Victoria and Albert

Front cover does not contain any written information
Picture does not tell you what it is for
Introduction and biography
Artist names written on back page
Tate modern Fiscelli and Weiss


Institute of Contemporary Arts - info on back
In association with/partnersip
Also Contains sponsor
Words only, simple font
Pictures inside of art work
Lots of writing, about individual artists, where they're
from, titles of their work.

Lots of pictures, too many - show whole exhibition
Back contains the gallery exhibition
Dull, black and white
Gallery to buy artwork

LOCAL ART GALLERIES
Brady Arts Centre
Whitechapel Gallery
Bow Arts Trust
Nunnery Gallery
Chisenhale

1.1: Scene: Unit 1

The first unit that I am going to study is 'Scene.' This unit is about our local area. This is where I will do the majority of my research about the media industry and the jobs within each sector of it (performing arts, visual arts and media). Also, their is a lot of visits that we are going to attend that are sure to expand our knowledge and give a better understanding about media! At the end of this unit, I hope to be able to create a clear and successful guide on the greatest attraction within and around my local area.

SCENE.