Is TV Dead?

I probably spend about 7+ hours online a day, between my phone, iPad and laptop.
Teens probably spend about 5 hours a day online a day.
They used to spend around 30 hours a week watching t.v, but there's been a drop in audience figures between 16-24 year olds because they are mostly online a lot more.

16-24 year olds have revolutionised the way television is perceived these days. They are the next generation of adults; if they don't watch t.v now when they are teenagers, the chances are, they're going to continue doing stuff online instead, so t.v will rarely be around when they are older.

BBC iPlayer is good because it allows people to watch anything from t.v that they might have missed and want to catch up on.

Social networking sites are the new way forward because they are constantly being updated for better use. For example, things like Facebook and Twitter allow people to link to other websites, which may play t.v shows on demand.

T.V needs the youth market because they are the next generation. They will be the ones paying the next generation on television tax. If they don't watch t.v, who will pay the tax?

Advertising is affected by the youth market. There are constant adverts all over the social network sites they are on, and they may not even realise it. Subliminal messaging may also be used.
They may advertise a new t.v show specifically for the teen market, trying to focus on getting teenagers back into watching t.v.

Skins used the media to promote themselves.
When Skins was first ready to air, Myspace was the biggest social networking site at that time.
Myspace used a video trailer to promote it, and get the users to spread it around on each other's pages.

In class, i watched a short t.v program about the topic of t.v dying due to the amount of teenagers failing to watch it. In the program, it discussed how teenagers were more inclined to spend hours on the internet, be it on a laptop, or on their phones, than sit down and watch t.v. Most of them when questioned, said that they much rather watch a t.v show on demand from the internet, than watch it when it's aired on t.v.

Film Poster Analysis

I researched 3 film posters, including The Human Centipede, Twilight and The Runaways.

The Human Centipede is in the horror genre. From the denotations, i got that it looked like there were people who were attached, and screaming. From the connotations, i thought that in the film, people were going to die. I presumed the target audience for the film was for teenagers, adults and horror fans, simply because it looks like a decent film that would scare you.

Twilight is in the romance genre. The denotations are that it is a dark film, love and protectiveness and romance. The connotations are that it's about a couple who fall in love, and a sparkly vampire. The target audience i thought, was towards pre-teens, teenagers, adults, and anyone who likes romance fantasy films.

The Runaways is in the music film genre, but you couldn't guess that from the film poster. There was a cherry, which looked like it was about to explode. The film title was red, signifying a female based film. The connotations are that it was about a music band, but i could only tell that from the title, and previous knowledge about the band. I would say that the target audience is for teenagers, adults, and anyone interested in music.

The Prodigy - Voodoo People Critique

The music video was original to The Prodigy. The song was remixed by Pendulum, but it fits well the video. It's fast paced, yet smooth, making it perfect for the song.
The video itself is very innovative. It's a chase scene, and looks so cinematographic, it's like something from a movie.

I would say the theme of the video is something to do with adrenaline. It helps it to fit into the music.
There aren't any special effects in the video. However, the lighting used works well for the theme of the video. It's very dark, and gives off an intense atmosphere. The location starts off in a city, and builds its way into the forrest, and into plain ground.
The location suited the video really well, it helped make the theme stand out. It serves it's function well.

The video uses various camera shots. There are mostly vide shots, taking in the view from far away. It creates a distant effect, making the video seem more haunting.
There are closer shots used when the music gets faster.

This music video is about a chase scene.
A crowd of people are all blindfolded and they are running to a goal. Over time, the crowd gets smaller, and in the end it shows one girl running through the forest to the car at the end. She is presumably rewarded with a bag, which i think is filled with money.

The Journey Film.

This is mine and Adam's video for The Journey project.

We used a carrier bag, and took various shots of the bag traveling throughout our classroom.
We used the fan to help blow it around, and used a strobe light to make it look more eerie.

After shooting the clips, we edited it together on Adobe Premier Pro, adding effects and transitions. Then finally, we added in the soundtrack for the film, which was Voo Doo People by The Prodigy.

Shrek Animation and Evaluation.

In the process of making my product, at first i had to create the set for my animation to come to life.
I got a box, and various pieces of paper and drew on by hand, the backgrounds i needed. I printed out pictures of some characters from the Shrek film, and stuck them onto pieces of card to make them stronger. I also gathered some things from outside, like grass, stones and leaves. Everything was stuck together using glue and blue tac.
Inside the box, i used the blue tac to stick the backgrounds on, and i stood the characters up as well. The extra materials were scattered around the box to make it look more realistic.
I made it because Shrek is a great film to work with for this task, and it would help me explore the use of different materials and ways of filming.

When making the product, i used various different materials, both electronic and hands on material. This included stuff like, a box, paper for backgrounds, pencils and pens to colour it all in, card to stick the characters on, grass, stones, money, a camera, USB and a laptop, using the internet to download songs and voice-overs and Adobe Premier Pro to edit everything together.
The disadvantages i found of using the grass and stones, was that the weather wasn't good that much for me to go out and collect them. Also, the internet was a major problem in college, as it didn't work when i wanted to download songs. Therefore, i had to waste time and download them at home.
The advantages of using the grass, stones and money, was that it made the set look more realistic, and fun to watch in the final product. As well as that, the songs and voices i downloaded make the animation more easier to watch.

The thing that challenged me the most was having to edit it all together in time.
Because the internet in college wouldn't work for me, i couldn't download the suitable songs i needed for the animation, and i had to wait until after to download them at home, and overcome this problem.
The newest skill i have learned is how to edit more than one different piece of audio together on Adobe Premier Pro. I also learned how to change the volume levels on one and leave the other quiet.

My biggest achievement was having the final product finished to the best of my ability. The box looked exactly the way i wanted it to. I overcame the challenge of having no internet in college, which halted my progress to download the background songs i needed. Instead, i downloaded them at home and brought them in on a USB. I'm more or less happy with my final product.

I could, however, improve the final product. The one thing i would change is the amount of pictures o took, because when i editied the animation together, i had to loop it 3 times to make it long enough for the right time. The poorly executed decision i made was not taking enough photos. I concentrated too long on moving the characters and backgrounds around.