Assignment 2

Job Roles in the Television and Film Industries 

Fixed Term Contracts are given by employers on the basis that the contract will terminate at a future date. So Basically if you are a director sometimes you do sign a contract like you got 4 months to make a documentary etc it would be same for the producer of the documentary.

A freelancer or freelance worker is a person who pursues a profession without a long-term commitment to any one employer. An example to show this would be its your business you work for yourself you can work whenever you want it is totally up to you. Also Known as Self Employed Basically.

The term “hourly wage” describes a rate an employer agrees to pay a worker per hour worked, such as £12 per hour or £17.50 per hour. The “average” or “mean” is an estimated hourly rate calculated using the varying hourly rates of a group of workers in a specific occupation. So basically Now if you worked in a film industry it would be based on National minimum wage depending on your Age.

So Basically irregular patterns means its when someone works but not exactly 5 days it’s a bit like part time hours so it’s a contract that only requires you to come twice a week or at unusual hours. 

Assignment 4/5

‘Understanding developing technologies in the television and film industries’

How Technology has emerged now is that if you go a few years back there was no WiFi except internet on your phone your phone like Data and there was sky who first introduced their setup box then they launched something called sky+Hd which was a recording box which recorded 2 at once and also they now have on demand where if you missed a show you can go back and watch it. Now in 2017 they Launched a box called Sky Q which basically records 3 and watch a 4th so basically they are in a competition with Virgin media. 


Virgin Media was the First to Launch a recordable box which you could record 3 and watch a 4th and they are the now the Fastest broadband in the uk and were also the first to launch broadband and Recently have Launched a new recordable box which is called the v6 Box where you can record 6 and watch a 7th they also have on demand. However Technology has emerged in every way because all media companies are having a competition in which offers the good products at a cheap price. 


Moving on to film industries about 20-35 years ago there were films that were out in black and white and now they are out in color they have Blu ray dvds which are good quality however they also have 3D movies which where you can make u home a cinema depending on if you have a suitable tv and the 3D glasses you get with it these days.  


So Pay per view so Basically before some channels were free now you hasve to pay for channels sometimes depending on the category they come in Packages and a Channel like Sky Sports Box office you could pay for it for one day just to see the boxing or WWE otherwise it comes its a channel that you pay for individually. 

Assignment 3 - Legal and Ethical Obligations

Chapter 3- Understanding the Legal and ethical obligations in the Television and Film Industries

Contracts 

Fixed Term Contract

Fixed Term contracts are given by employers on the basis that the contract will terminate at a future date when a specific term Expires so basically covering for an employee who is on sick or maternity leave.

Freelance

A Freelancer or freelance worker is a person who pursues a profession without a long term commitment to any one employer. An example of this would be its your business you work for yourself you can work whenever you want it is totally up to you.

Hourly Rates 

Hourly wage describes a rate an employer agrees to pay a worker per hour. The average or mean basically is an estimated hourly Rate calculated using the varying hourly rates of a group of workers in a specific occupation.

Irregular Patterns 

Grammar, not conforming to the prevalent pattern or patterns of formation,inflection , construction, etc. so Basically you do not have certain time to work different times every day.

Ethical

Ethical obligations are less likely to be required by law than contractual and employment legislation though they can be equally important as if a TV or film company does not behave ethically, there could be financial and legal repercussions. In my media classes, we have already looked at:

A code of practice sets out how employees of a company act. though it is not legally binding, the purpose is to stop employees behaving in unethical ways, ensuring the creator of a piece of content behaves according to ethical standards. For example the BBC has a commissioning code of practice that sets out the principles by which they should abide when commissioning work from independent production companies.  

TV and film companies will also have a number of policies and procedures in place to maintain and encourage ethical practice. These can relate to business conduct, recruitment, employment and records management. They are often informed by legislation such as health and safety and equal opportunities laws. One of the most interesting policies is the BBC’s on advertising. It states that advertising is not allowed in order to keep the channel free from commercial pressures. This means they can truly serve the public without having to make profits or have their schedules and programming dictated by external pressure. They also have a policy on the safeguarding of children that they work with in their programmes and also a watershed policy that ensures certain subjects, matters, issues and images are not on the channel before 9pm. 


Legal

Legal obligations are set in place by the government and must be followed by in order for TV and film companies to stay on the right side of the law. There are a number of acts and regulatory bodies that are relevant to the TV and film industries. 

The Obscene Publications Act of 1959 and later amendments is an incredibly difficult and subjective law to enforce. The intention of the Act is to stop material that could deprave or corrupt people from being published or broadcast. Extreme images of torture, bestiality or necrophilia would most likely be classed as obscene and it would therefore be illegal to broadcast them. 

The Race Relations Act of 1976 The amendments to the act were put in place to ensure that racial discrimination would not be tolerated and respect and tolerance should be promoted between racial groups. Most recently the Act was amended to ensure public bodies promote racial equality and in terms of broadcasting, it ensured that racial discrimination or hatred was not allowed to be practised.

Local Entrepreneur

One Local Entrepreneur that I chose is Andy Harrison he is a Film maker and he is also a film Maker in Middlesbrough College. he also has his own website click Link http://www.andyharrisonfilms.com/   

For Andy to become a successful entrepreneur he needed to have time management and be Punctual and needed have very good time management and sincere hardwork to get him where he is now 

Unit 16- Film and Video Editing Technique

Assignment 2 - Editing Theory

Video editing is the process of editing segments of motion video production footage, special effects and sound recordings in the post-production process. Motion picture film editing is a predecessor to video editing and, in several ways, video editing simulates motion picture film editing, in theory and the use of linear video editing and video editing software on non-linear editing systems . Using video, a director can communicate non-fictional and fictional events. The goals of editing is to manipulate these events to bring the communication closer to the original goal or target. It is a visual art.

Early 1950's video tape recorders  were so expensive, and the quality degradation caused by copying was so great.

Improvements in quality and economy, and the invention of the flying erase-head, allowed new video and audio material to be recorded over the material already recorded on an existing magnetic tape and was introduced into the linear editing technique. If a scene closer to the beginning of the video tape needed to be changed in length, all later scenes would need to be recorded onto the video tape again in sequence. In addition, sources could be played back simultaneously through a vision mixer (video switcher) to create more complex transitions between scenes. A popular 1970-80s system for doing that was the U-matic equipment (named for the U-shaped tape path). That system used two tape players and one tape recorder, and edits were done by automatically having the machines back up, then speed up together in synchrony, so the edit didn't roll or glitch. Later, 1980-90's came the smaller beta equipment (named for the B-shaped tape path), and more complex controllers, some of which did the synchronizing electronically.

Purposes

v  Storytelling, e.g. engaging the viewer

v  Development of drama

v  Relationship to genre

v  Creating motivation

v  Combing shots into sequences

v  Creating pace

The purpose of editing can be seen as being very significant; the editing itself is effective as it sets a meaning for the film. The editing can also help the film with the narrative; by this it helps the audience receive information about the plot and the story throughout the film. Using edit’s, it can define the information the audience will receive about the film. I can be used to build up emotion for or about a character in which people can like or hate.

The editing of a film is classed as a form of art and in this case it would be the ‘invisible’ art. Being able to edit a film perfectly to professional standards helps the film itself so much as it enables viewers watching to engage with the film. The editing of a film can be  used in a diverse way. It can be used to create a sensually provocative montage. It can bring out the emotional truth in an actor's performance within filming; it can also create a point of view on otherwise obtuse events. It can also be used to guide the telling and pace of a story. The editing can create an illusion of danger where there is none and keep the viewer on the edge of their seat making the film more exciting, give emphasis to things that would not have otherwise been noted; and even create a vital subconscious emotional connection to the viewer, among many other possibilities.

A convention that must be followed is the 180 degree rule, it is very important that you follow this because the viewer can become confused as where the shot is being filmed and is irritating to watch, the rule is that you use a 180 degree line as placement for the camera and you cannot move past the 180 degrees because this causes confusion for the viewer and you will be able to see the other cameras in shot.

Cross-cutting is an editing technique most often used in films to establish action occurring at the same time in two different locations. In a cross-cut, the camera will cut away from one action to another action, which can suggest the simultaneity of these two actions but this is not always the case. It is useful because you can see parts of the story for example a argument or a gun fight.


Multiple points of view are where they are lots of different shots, angles and movements to capture a scene. These include ‘Over the shoulder’ and ‘Point of view’It is used to add more diversity to a scene and capture more than you would with 1 camera.


A transition is the cut effect between scenes to create a smooth change and make it look more professional. There are many popular ones such as Wipe, Dissolve, Fade, Flip. This is a important effect because it makes every cut scene smooth and stops the cut from just being a black screen.



Laws and Ethics

What does the Privacy Act do?

It regulates the way agencies can collect, store and use information, and gives us rights of access to it. It also creates a complaints regime. Broadly speaking, agencies that come under the Act usually have to tell you when they’re collecting information about you, keep it secure, try to make sure it’s right, and only use or disclose it for the reasons it was collected.

Copyright

A basic understanding of copyright principles is essential for any blogger, researcher, reporter, photographer, or anyone who publishes their creative works. It’s important for two reasons. First, you should understand how you can properly make use of someone else’s work – quoting from it, reprinting it, summarizing it, even satirizing it. And second, you should understand how you can protect your own legal rights in what you create, so that others don’t take unfair (even unlawful) advantage of it.

Finished Animation

I used I Stop Motion to make my animation and used I Movie To Edit my Animation so I set it up in I motion is I got my animation from my files and put it on the app and then imported my sound on it aswell and then I put it all together and saved it and then I opened the I Movie app and imported the full file and then edited it on that app however after that I checked it to see if it was right and colourful and then I uploaded it on youtube.


https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/PHQLS75

This is the link to the survey of what you thought about my Animation.