Grafitti:
http://restorationresponse.com/services/grafitti/
http://www.charnwood.gov.uk/files/documents/graffiti_the_facts/factsheet-graffitithefacts.pdf
" and it is estimated that it costs the UK over £1 billion per year to clean up."
Fake bansky
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/he-fooled-the-newspapers-he-fooled-the-locals-but-now-cumbrias-banksy-imposter-is-coming-unstuck-10014275.html
Art or vandalism:
http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/fall07/sanchez/art.html
Should graffiti be legal?:
http://www.debate.org/opinions/should-graffiti-be-legal
Domestic Violence:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/142701/guide-on-definition-of-dv.pdf
"The 2011/12 Crime Survey for England
and Wales found that young people aged 16 to 19 were more likely to suffer partner abuse in the
last year than any other age range2."
http://www.mankind.org.uk/factsmalevicitms.html
Body image/ Photoshop:
http://hellogiggles.com/photoshop-deadly-thought
http://www.healthyplace.com/blogs/buildingselfesteem/2012/08/self-esteem-in-girls-the-medias-role/
"The Dove Self-Esteem Fund reveals 71% of girls with low self-esteem feel that their appearance doesn’t measure up; including “not feeling pretty enough, thin enough, stylish enough or trendy enough,” compared to the images they are exposed to in popular media. Add in the fact 80% of adult women polled said images of women on TV and in movies, magazines, and ads make them feel insecure about appearance, and we clearly see a pattern. "
Voting:
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/nov/25/politics-young-people-apathy
"In the last general election, young people between the ages of 18 and 25 were more likely to become first-time abstainers than first-time voters. Only 37% of 18-24-year-olds voted in the 2005 general election. Most significant of all, 76% of young people didn't feel they could "influence government decisions"."
http://blog.whatscotlandthinks.org/2014/12/many-16-17-year-olds-voted/
"More precisely, according to ICM’s survey, 75% of 16 and 17 year olds voted, compared with 54% of 18-24 year olds and 72% of 25-34 year olds. The turnout in all three groups is markedly lower than the estimate for 35-54 year olds (85%) and those aged 55 and over (92%)."
Stay safe,
Helen
Friday, 30 January 2015
Tuesday, 27 January 2015
Studio Production: Meeting 2
Here are the production minutes from the 2nd meeting.
Things are coming along now but we still need to confirm our topics. I think after the VT team do their test shoot for the gaming it will help to decide if we can go with that topic or not.
Im going to do some more research on the game hatred and will speak to the makers about getting a demo sent.
Stay safe,
Helen
Sunday, 25 January 2015
Studio Project: Casting
I have put adverts on Casting Call Pro and Star now for applications to be on our panel, the reaction videos, warm up act and make up artist.
I wanted them to be up as soon as possible so that we would have plenty of time to audition people.
Here is an example of one of my casting calls:
We are looking for 3 panelists who have very strong views and aren't afraid to express them. We want a wide range of panelists from a variety of different backgrounds who are comfortable on camera and are able to fight their argument/ cause. If you consider yourself a larger than life character apply now! Must be between 18 & 25!
I wanted them to be up as soon as possible so that we would have plenty of time to audition people.
Here is an example of one of my casting calls:
Opinionated Panelists required for TV Pilot!
All regions, United Kingdom
Are you Outgoing, Energetic and Charismatic? APPLY NOW!
We are looking for Outgoing, Charismatic and Opinionated people to be panelists on a new Pilot TV debate Show aimed at 16 - 25 year olds. If you have strong views on a variety of subjects and aren't afraid to be honest and open, We want to hear from you!
We will be filming on the 25th March 2015 at Maidstone TV Studios with rehearsals taking place before this date and the potential to do some reporting for our VT segments/ Behind the scenes features.
The show will be filmed LIVE infront of a studio audience.
Auditions will be the 2nd February - 6th February on certain days only and you will be required to attend 2 interview days. A solo interview and then if selected a group interview.
We will be filming on the 25th March 2015 at Maidstone TV Studios with rehearsals taking place before this date and the potential to do some reporting for our VT segments/ Behind the scenes features.
The show will be filmed LIVE infront of a studio audience.
Auditions will be the 2nd February - 6th February on certain days only and you will be required to attend 2 interview days. A solo interview and then if selected a group interview.
Anchor/ Lead Presenter
We are looking for someone who has some experience in working on camera or reporting preferably live. You are the mediator in effect and must be able to take good direction under live conditions, be able to read an autocue while also being flexible and able to adapt to any situation or comments which arise. You are the person who keeps the panel under control and moves the situation along to each subject/ link. Must be between 18 & 25!
Any gender, aged 18 to 25 from United Kingdom
- Minimum Acting experience: No previous acting experience
- Languages: English
We are looking for 3 panelists who have very strong views and aren't afraid to express them. We want a wide range of panelists from a variety of different backgrounds who are comfortable on camera and are able to fight their argument/ cause. If you consider yourself a larger than life character apply now! Must be between 18 & 25!
Any gender, aged 18 to 25 from United Kingdom
- Minimum Acting experience: No previous acting experience
- Languages: English
Stay safe,
Helen
Studio Project: Age rating Legalities
As one of the segments on our program features an 18 rated game we need to establish the rules about showing footage from the game.
As i understand it no 18 content can be broadcast until after 10pm so my current time slot of 9pm is unsuitable, however as our target audience is between 16-25 the content would be also unsuitable for the under 18's.
"There should be a gentle transition to adult material, and 18-rated content must not air until 22:00 on most channels that are without PIN protection. However, channels that are dedicated to airing adult content such as Horror Channel may be allowed to start 18-rated content at 21:00 without PIN protection. R18-rated material is not allowed at all, and must be edited to fit 18-rated content guidelines if shown on television." - Ofcom
I wanted to clarify what we could and could show to 16 year olds so i emailed some relevant game and tv age rating expert websites including of com and the video game council.
Hopefully we will hear back soon.
Stay safe,
Helen
As i understand it no 18 content can be broadcast until after 10pm so my current time slot of 9pm is unsuitable, however as our target audience is between 16-25 the content would be also unsuitable for the under 18's.
"There should be a gentle transition to adult material, and 18-rated content must not air until 22:00 on most channels that are without PIN protection. However, channels that are dedicated to airing adult content such as Horror Channel may be allowed to start 18-rated content at 21:00 without PIN protection. R18-rated material is not allowed at all, and must be edited to fit 18-rated content guidelines if shown on television." - Ofcom
I wanted to clarify what we could and could show to 16 year olds so i emailed some relevant game and tv age rating expert websites including of com and the video game council.
"Hello,
Im the producer of an upcoming TV Pilot and part of our show involves 18 year olds + playing a 18 video game called Hatred as we are wanting to debate the content involved and discuss violence in video games. Our tv show is aimed at 16 - 25 year old so we wanted to know what content we could show from the game if any?
For example we are hoping to have the 18 year old and over play the game and have a split screen where we can see specific parts of the game they are playing. Obviously I'm aware the content of this game is mature so i just wanted clarification about whether we could use any of the game footage or not?
Kind Regards,
Helen Welsh"
Hopefully we will hear back soon.
Stay safe,
Helen
Friday, 23 January 2015
Studio Production: Production Meeting 1
Today i chaired the meeting and let the Promo and VT Teams know what they needed to begin working on. The VT team needed to wait until we finalised the initial topics but they could start work on the graffiti topic and see what sort of angle they wanted to take with it. The Promo team were given the task of bringing some new name ideas to the table and designing a logo. I gave them my brief that my ideas behind it were about a pointing hand but as its to do with with social media and technology it was mentioned about the possibility of using a speech bubble similar to that on an iPhone as it is very current and a way of communicating. I thought this was a good idea so i left it to the Promo team to look into a bit more.
Then we split into our small teams to discuss what topics we wanted to use - i mentioned that i had a graffiti artist on board so the graffiti topic should stay and the current angle i was looking at was is graffiti and art form or vandalism. I wanted to do a bit more research into this to make sure we were looking at the most current and relevant part of that topic and were not just rehashing up an age old debate. I decide to research this a lot more over the next few days. We mentioned the possibility that VT's for this topic could be an interview with our graffiti expert and Andre and Sei kai mentioned the possibility of speaking to london shops who allow graffiti on their store fronts and then people who have unwanted graffiti on their houses to get contrasting opinions.
The next topic we discussed was body image and self esteem. This was another topic from my pitch but despite having a potential guest we needed to really hone in on the angle we wanted. This was something that we couldn't decide on initially. We looked at the people in the public eye who are very image focus such as Alicia Douvall who has had a lot of plastic surgery and just featured on Celebrity big brother - The likely hood being she would still be in the papers and making headlines in march when our show is to air.
We also looked at:
Then we split into our small teams to discuss what topics we wanted to use - i mentioned that i had a graffiti artist on board so the graffiti topic should stay and the current angle i was looking at was is graffiti and art form or vandalism. I wanted to do a bit more research into this to make sure we were looking at the most current and relevant part of that topic and were not just rehashing up an age old debate. I decide to research this a lot more over the next few days. We mentioned the possibility that VT's for this topic could be an interview with our graffiti expert and Andre and Sei kai mentioned the possibility of speaking to london shops who allow graffiti on their store fronts and then people who have unwanted graffiti on their houses to get contrasting opinions.
The next topic we discussed was body image and self esteem. This was another topic from my pitch but despite having a potential guest we needed to really hone in on the angle we wanted. This was something that we couldn't decide on initially. We looked at the people in the public eye who are very image focus such as Alicia Douvall who has had a lot of plastic surgery and just featured on Celebrity big brother - The likely hood being she would still be in the papers and making headlines in march when our show is to air.
We also looked at:
- make up - the positives and negatives - does it hinder a girls confidence - how to men feel about it
- page 3's demise
- justin bieber photoshopped
Over the next few days the Production team will look more into these topics and try and get a clearer picture on what we want to do.
Another topic we looked at was to do with gaming. I knew Andy was into gaming and one of my pitches VT ideas was a reaction video. Gaming reaction videos are pretty popular on youtube so i wanted to try and find a suitable game for this. Andy mentioned a game called hatred and we watched the Trailer. It is about a guy who mindlessly kills for no reason. It has an age rating of 18 which may prove to be a problem with our target audience but it seemed a good option. I decided to look into the game a bit further and do some research on age certifications and what can be shown on TV. The angle for this VT currently is violence and its presentation to young people through games.
The final topic i mentioned was to do with voting and lowering the voting age. This is a topic teacher Helen mentioned and as i wanted to make sure we didn't pigeon hole the show and cover topics that were just light and breezy which insults your audience a bit for thinking they can't handle the serous stuff. It gave us the possibility for looking at things such as why do young people not vote also so this was relevant with the elections coming up.
Mark then brought a really interesting idea to the table. He mentioned that another idea we could look at is the should you hit back debate to do with domestic violence. This was something that i thought was really relevant and something young people don't look into enough. This gave me the idea to potentially set up a VT where we have a man abusing a woman and a woman then abusing a man and see who reacts to the violence. This would help to instigate the debate about domestic violence.
Currently i am thinking of using Grafitti, Domestic violence, gaming and body image.
We also discussed potential panelists and anchors. I said i would put out casting calls but we also brain stormed names of people we know who could be good.
I mentioned my 2 friends from work who are highly opinionated and controversial.
The group suggested:
We also discussed potential panelists and anchors. I said i would put out casting calls but we also brain stormed names of people we know who could be good.
I mentioned my 2 friends from work who are highly opinionated and controversial.
- Jordan (Panelist)
- Beth (Panelist)
The group suggested:
- Dave - Presenter (Babs)
- Jamie Terry - Presenter (Danny)
- Art Student/ Tutor - Panelist
- Journalism Students- Panelist
- Pro-Vote- Panelist/ Guest
- Lee Tucker- Panelist (Charlie)
- Natasha Bleck - Panelist (Kate)
We all agreed to speak to them ourselves and try and get them in for our auditions.
Stay safe,
Helen
Tuesday, 20 January 2015
Studio Production: Role Research
As i have never really wanted to be producer i felt i really needed to research this role in order to understand what was needed and expected of me whilst also feeling able to have a little bit of freedom to adapt it to my own style.
I looked at the following books in order to understand the role:
and the following websites:
http://creativeskillset.org/job_roles_and_stories/job_roles/757_producer
http://masteringfilm.com/what-does-a-tv-producer-really-do/
I looked at the following books in order to understand the role:
Producing for TV and New Media: A Real-World
Approach for Producers.
The Hollywood TV Producer: His Work and His Audience.
Inside Broadcasting.
Hope for Film: From the Frontline of the Independent Cinema Revolutions.
Managing Television News: A Handbook for Ethical and Effective Producing
The Complete Film Production Handbook
http://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/production/television/producing/article/art20130702112135412.
To be a good producer you need to:
- Have experience of working in the film industry
- Have a good business sense
- Have a good understanding of finance
- Have good creative vision
- Be self-motivated
- Be good at negotiating
- Be good at motivating people
- Be good at problem-solving
- Understand the creative processes of filmmaking
- Be able to secure finance for the production
- Be able to prepare and control the production budget
- Have excellent communication skills
- Be able to work well under pressure and motivate the production team
- Ensure compliance with regulations and codes of practice
- Understand the relevant health and safety laws and procedures
What does a producer do?
Producers have overall control on every aspect of a film's production. They bring together and approve the whole production team. Their key responsibility is to create an environment where the talents of the cast and crew can flourish. Producers are accountable for the success of the finished film. They steer the film from beginning to completion and beyond.
The Producer is often the first person to get involved in a project. Or they may be the agent-style Producer who focuses on the deal. The many responsibilities of the Producer span all four phases of production. In the Development stage, Producers are often responsible for coming up with the idea for a production, or selecting a screenplay. Producers secure the rights, choose the screenwriter and story editing team. They raise the development financing and supervise the development process.
In pre-production, Producers bring together the key members of the creative team. This includes the Director, Cinematographer and Production Designer and key cast members. They help the Executive Producers to raise money for the production. Once the initial finance is in place, they select other key production office personnel and Heads of Departments.
Producers also approve locations, studio hire, the final shooting script, production schedule and budget. More time and money spent in pre-production can reduce time and money wasting when the production gets underway.
Once the film is in production, Producers are responsible for the day-to-day smooth operation of the team. Producers are also in constant communication and consultation with the Director and other key creatives, on and off set. Producers approve all script changes and cost reports. They are the first point of contact for all production partners, investors and distributors.
During post production, Producers are expected to liaise with the Director and post production department. The Producer will deal with the finance and distribution companies in planning the marketing and distribution of the finished film.
It is rare to find one Producer who has the expertise and vision to exercise personal decision-making authority across all four phases of production, but
The Producer is usually supported by a hand-picked production office team. Many of the key people will have worked with the Producer on several film projects. Producers have a legal responsibility, under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, to prepare health and safety procedures for the workplace. The Producer's ultimate responsibility is to the production company and the Executive Producers.
The Producer is often the first person to get involved in a project. Or they may be the agent-style Producer who focuses on the deal. The many responsibilities of the Producer span all four phases of production. In the Development stage, Producers are often responsible for coming up with the idea for a production, or selecting a screenplay. Producers secure the rights, choose the screenwriter and story editing team. They raise the development financing and supervise the development process.
In pre-production, Producers bring together the key members of the creative team. This includes the Director, Cinematographer and Production Designer and key cast members. They help the Executive Producers to raise money for the production. Once the initial finance is in place, they select other key production office personnel and Heads of Departments.
Producers also approve locations, studio hire, the final shooting script, production schedule and budget. More time and money spent in pre-production can reduce time and money wasting when the production gets underway.
Once the film is in production, Producers are responsible for the day-to-day smooth operation of the team. Producers are also in constant communication and consultation with the Director and other key creatives, on and off set. Producers approve all script changes and cost reports. They are the first point of contact for all production partners, investors and distributors.
During post production, Producers are expected to liaise with the Director and post production department. The Producer will deal with the finance and distribution companies in planning the marketing and distribution of the finished film.
It is rare to find one Producer who has the expertise and vision to exercise personal decision-making authority across all four phases of production, but
The Producer is usually supported by a hand-picked production office team. Many of the key people will have worked with the Producer on several film projects. Producers have a legal responsibility, under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, to prepare health and safety procedures for the workplace. The Producer's ultimate responsibility is to the production company and the Executive Producers.
Stay safe,
Helen
Studio Production: Pitch Results/Feedback
Today i found out that my pitch was selected to be the pilot that the class make. I was really surprised because i felt that my idea was quite complicated and i wasn't sure if i explained it well enough. The feedback from the tutors i got was that i could look into politics as a potential topic for discussion and look at why young people aren't voting. Simon also mentioned that the problem would be picking topics that would still be relevant in a week or so as obviously we need to be well prepared in terms of scripts and can't be choosing topics with a week to film. I mentioned that there are plenty of topics that are timeless but always seem to crop of on social media so we could choose these to which he seemed fairly pleased.
Im really happy that we now have to make my idea if not a little daunted by the prospect. I have always said i have no intention of becoming a producer but i still end up in these roles. Im most looking forward to writing the script and developing the topics for discussion.
Stay safe,
Helen
Im really happy that we now have to make my idea if not a little daunted by the prospect. I have always said i have no intention of becoming a producer but i still end up in these roles. Im most looking forward to writing the script and developing the topics for discussion.
Stay safe,
Helen
Studio Production: Pitch
Below is my pitch:
I also spoke about the growing trend of young people switching their viewing habits to online and how most young people spend more time on Facebook a week than watching TV. This led to my reasons behind using topics that they are discussing online and incorporating social media heavily in the show.
http://uk.businessinsider.com/forrester-video-and-tv-consumption-report-2015-1?r=US
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/dec/15/facebok-tv-radio-ofcom-media
http://www.marketingcharts.com/television/are-young-people-watching-less-tv-24817/
Stay safe,
Helen
I also spoke about the growing trend of young people switching their viewing habits to online and how most young people spend more time on Facebook a week than watching TV. This led to my reasons behind using topics that they are discussing online and incorporating social media heavily in the show.
http://uk.businessinsider.com/forrester-video-and-tv-consumption-report-2015-1?r=US
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/dec/15/facebok-tv-radio-ofcom-media
http://www.marketingcharts.com/television/are-young-people-watching-less-tv-24817/
Stay safe,
Helen
Monday, 19 January 2015
Studio Production: Pitch Research
When i had heard in the 1st year about the studio production i began developing an idea based on a student version of loose women. I personally find that some of the views and topics discussed aren't relevant or appropriate for my age group so a younger, more modern version could work in todays tv world. There isn't another show like it out there currently although shows such as young voters question time discuss the politics side of things but i feel its still a little heavy for me and the title alone would make me switch off.
The BBC must have felt similarly to how i did as they have since rebranded the show to be called 'Free Speech' - Live debate and discussion show coming fortnightly from across the UK. Free Speech viewers get the chance to speak up about the biggest issues we're facing today. However this show still feels a little to formal for me.
The thing about both these shows is that the panel are all people we can't really relate to. We can maybe relate to their opinions but they are either mp's or celebrities. The audience are the 'normal' people. I want to make my show have normal everyday people on the panel and in the audience.
I began to think about what topics i could use and while i was on Facebook i was informed of a new story about justin bieber's photoshopped calvin klein campaign. People were posting the pictures and discussing the photoshopping of the image. As the day went on parodies started cropping up including one from one of my favourite TV Shows Saturday Night Live. This got me thinking that the topics on the show could all be related to what people are talking about on social media. The hottest trending topics! My next issue was VT's as i wasn't sure how i could best incorporate the VT's into the show. I didn't want to use one to introduce the guests/panelists. After looking at Facebook/ twitter over the next few days i noticed how often people post short videos about stories or informing people of issues. This was how i wanted to market my VT's. 2-3 minute Youtube style clips that inform, educate and entertain but also help introduce the topic for debate. These are the videos that i saw on the justin bieber debate through Facebook -
The BBC must have felt similarly to how i did as they have since rebranded the show to be called 'Free Speech' - Live debate and discussion show coming fortnightly from across the UK. Free Speech viewers get the chance to speak up about the biggest issues we're facing today. However this show still feels a little to formal for me.
The thing about both these shows is that the panel are all people we can't really relate to. We can maybe relate to their opinions but they are either mp's or celebrities. The audience are the 'normal' people. I want to make my show have normal everyday people on the panel and in the audience.
I began to think about what topics i could use and while i was on Facebook i was informed of a new story about justin bieber's photoshopped calvin klein campaign. People were posting the pictures and discussing the photoshopping of the image. As the day went on parodies started cropping up including one from one of my favourite TV Shows Saturday Night Live. This got me thinking that the topics on the show could all be related to what people are talking about on social media. The hottest trending topics! My next issue was VT's as i wasn't sure how i could best incorporate the VT's into the show. I didn't want to use one to introduce the guests/panelists. After looking at Facebook/ twitter over the next few days i noticed how often people post short videos about stories or informing people of issues. This was how i wanted to market my VT's. 2-3 minute Youtube style clips that inform, educate and entertain but also help introduce the topic for debate. These are the videos that i saw on the justin bieber debate through Facebook -
The 2nd idea i had was about making a dating show called 'Date my Mate' where a group of friends try and get their single friend a date. The twist being that the person they find to date their friend can actually choose to date one of them instead.
When i ran this idea by helen she preferred the 1st one and told me to stick with that instead.
Stay safe,
Helen
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