Level 2 Creative Media Production

What is your understanding of the term “connectivity”? Connectivity is the quality and capability of being connected. This is like trying to make friends or connect with different people in developing countries. Essentially, main idea to get LEC and developing countries to interactive with each other through the power of the internet. It can allow different cultures and religions to connect and learn more about each other and just be connected towards the people and to get involved with the society.   What are Facebook Zero and Wikipedia Zero, and how do these work? Why are these thought to be good for developing countries? Facebook Zero and Wikipedia Zero is companies which have 0 charge free of data when using their apps. This allows them to browse the web with no charge fees. (Zero signifies free data). This is good for developing countries because it allows them to connect for free and since they might not be able to afford this (pay for data), it’s good they hav...

Key terms Synergy – Two companies/platforms/sectors collaborate to share and distribute each other’s ideas. Analogue – (Original) Physical playback device e.g. vinyl. Can ware Digital – Hardware (copy) Non-physical playback device e.g. DVD Media sectors – Audio, TV, Websites, Moving image, Games, publishing Media Platforms - Radio, TV, social media, podcasts, Media Devices – Phones, computers, consoles, laptops, TV, Tablets, Monitors Multi Media platforms – Netflix, YouTube Media processes – Production, Post Production, Pre- production   Research methods & techniques Primary – Your own research (First hand); interviews, questionnaires, surveys, focus groups Strengths: Tailor the question to find out the answers you need. Get in depth answers. Original information so arguably more reliable. Weakness: Time consuming (more stages to process). Expensive (staff costs). Seconda...

Media sectors Moving image Audio Websites (online) Gaming Publishing Give 5 examples of media products for each sector: Moving image 1. Television 2. Animation 3.     Film 4. Documentary 5. News programmes Audio 1. Radio 2. Voice over 3. Podcasts 4. Sound track 5. Light entertainment Websites 1. Social Media 2. Online (News) 3. Entertainment 4. TV series (Netflix) 5. Platforms Gaming 1. Entertainment (PC’s) 2. Educational (Consoles) 3. Fitness (Hand held) 4. Stimulation (Apps) 5. Board Games Publishing 1. Newspaper 2. Moving Image 3. Posters 4. Blog 5. Magazines Media processes Write down 5 examples of media processes for each stage:   Pre-production 1. Story board 2. Casting 3. Textual Analysis 4. Script 5. Recee Production 1. Filming 2. Drawing & Design 3.   Animations 4. Development 5.    ...

Exploring how media organisations create different types of media products with distinctive characteristics, looking at specific examples of these products in order to understand the advantages and disadvantages of these products and the implications for the organisation. Characteristics of mainstream products - A mainstream products are different services which have the readily available which appeal towards the general public, as opposed to being in the interest only to a very specific subset of the public. Advantages: Created by big production studios e.g. Hollywood. Huge scale budgets. Movie stars which are popular actors (world renowned actresses, they are attracting lots of public attention because they’re big movie stars. They have all the top end equipment; high quality and expensive material, green screens and recording studios. Their distributions are in very well know cinemas such as Vue and theatre like unicorn and mainstream products have the high exhibitions created...

Analysis of Crime watch   http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04xh7gb Format: Series/Seasons documentary. The format this documentary is in series/seasons of episodes, where each episode is a different story of different crimes. This is because there’s a lot of criminals which need to be caught but, the police do not have the ability, so go toward the public to help them. Purpose: Educate/inform/ entertain viewers. The purpose for crime watch is to solve unsolved crimes with the police but broadcast this message to the public, so if anyone knows the person who committed the crime, they can call into the show to tell them any information about the criminal. Their other purpose is to entertain, inform and educate the mainstream public and viewers of the different criminals. Platform for broadcast: online streaming site. TV They firstly broadcast their show on the TV on the channel BBC ONE and for those who miss their episodes or seasons and want to catch u...

The Flash – Season 1, Episode 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uie55YJz25E Introduction: what is the format, purpose, platform for broadcast, and describe the target audience Which genre codes and conventions are followed? How are people, places, events, values represented? What is the narrative structure, style and theme? Purpose / Format / Platform / Audience: Audience – 16+ The series/TV show is aimed at teenagers+ but is suitable for PG. This is because it's a superhero/fantasy and sci-fi TV series, however it may have some violence but not serious violence, just some fight scenes etc. Purpose – Entertainment/Sci-Fi Platform – The platform for this TV series in based in America and aired on TV on a channel called The CW and The Puls. The production location is in Vancouver. Although they air their show in America, people intend to broadcast it onto other websites for people all around the world to access and watch and enj...