SOUND MUSIC AND EFFECTS

Don't forget a good piece of film is not just the visuals on the screen. Plan your sound alongside your visuals from the start. Not only does this keep your vision, look and feel clear, it gives depth to your demonstration of genre. Sound can also help you out when you are struggling to get the shots you want depending on budget etc. e.g. you can't get a baby to film for your horror film so you film a sequence of shots of a cot, teddy bear, nursery etc and overlay a babies cries of a music-box theme.
The power of music sound AND silence are so valuable in your work.
You MUST use copyright free music and thanks to the wonders of social networking and global creativity you can find a lot of what you need on Youtube.
Here are some channels with a range of copyright free music solely for this purpose.


https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfwXVYfPFiMlzadS4ow80GA
MUSIC FOR CREATORS - a range of excellent, well written and often cinematic music in a range of genres and styles


https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_aEa8K-EOJ3D6gOs7HcyNg
NO COPYRIGHT SOUNDS. EDM and euro trash electro pop  - could be great for young characters


https://www.youtube.com/user/nsxfootballhd
Free sound effects.


and there's loads more.




You can experiment with foley sound too; we know the exam board are keen on you demonstrating some analogue skills as well as digital. On top of that Garageband, Fruityloops and lotsof other free sound editing software can support you making your own, sampling, reworking existing sound and music.
Feel like getting inspired? look at these


blackscreen, silence and a chainsaw! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-gQFVMwVCE
good old fashioned foley sound https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQfZ13MiZjo
I like this guy, straightforward and friendly advice about your shoot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkoTR7E1qN8

Year 12 media week commencing 7/1//16

By Thursday you need to have:

• ·         Filmed preliminary
• ·         Edited preliminary and added your full names, the title “preliminary task” and June 2017 to the front of the video
• ·         Uploaded your preliminary to the YouTube channel
• ·         Created a blog post showing your storyboard, (bonus challenge an animatic too!) your video and a write up that is bold and easy to follow, uses technical terminology and explores the strengths and difficulties you have faced in doing it.
• ·         Created an online mood board to show to the rest of your group on Monday 14^th November that outlines and clearly demonstrates your own individual and initial ideas about your film opening. This could have colours, clips, sound, references to theory, references to other media texts and can be in whatever format you want. WARNING: 9 thumbnail sized pictures on a word document will not suffice.

ENJOY!

Year 12 - BFI trip

Dear all - just a reminder that Monday is the deadline for payments for the BFI trip. Do let staff know if you're struggling to pay,

thanks

Getting Work Experience in the Media

A couple of you have been asking me about media work experience recently. Here is a blog post I created last year that I hope will inspire you.

Getting work in the media is hard…really hard. However, with creative thinking and a bit of nerve you can get a shoe in the door somewhere. You can’t avoid the fact that in the media more than maybe any other sector, it’s who you know that gets you access. So first stop is that family friend, brother, sister, aunt or uncle.. get them to put in a word for you as early as possible. 

I’m a teacher now but in another life I worked in the media and got there by seeking out as much work experience as possible, I was lucky enough to end up with a job at Radio 1  but it wasn’t easy to come by and involved a lot of working for free, a bit of being shouted at and many, many early morning starts (like 3am) The first bit of real work experience I got was during my A levels working for a publishing company in London that wrote magazines about insurance… they were the most boring magazines I have read, but it was invaluable; I knew from then on I could work in the media and I had my first by-line by the end of the fortnight ( first sentence “A night of a thousand insurance stars…” seriously!) .

One thing you need to be brave about is picking up the phone. You need to write down what you’re going to say before you call, be confident and keep trying until you get a lead.

I you want to get some work experience you will need to communicate via phone rather than email. Emails can be ignored, phone calls feel more formal. You could  be really brave and tweet them in public with a good reason that they should hire you. Get creative but for the purposes of Year 12 work experience; get on the phone.

One thing I would say is that the whole industry thrives on developing, creating and keeping talented people – if you do well in your work experience, you may well get a job offer one day.

http://4talent.channel4.com/work-experience - channel 4 offer a lot of opportunities for young people including workshops and work experience. Check out the site and have a proper nose round

http://www.bbc.co.uk/careers/work-experience BBC offers work experience to under 18s – Radio1 and 1xtra both offer placements for 16-18 year olds  - get ready for some fierce competition for those stations. However, look out for local work experience and experience in operations in tv, radio and factual in the BBC, these are really valuable but less flooded with applicants.

Channel5 doesn’t list work experience but here’s their careers page…looks like they need help so call them http://about.channel5.com/careers/vacancies

What about QVC, the Jewellery channel and all those off late night offerings? Get on the phone and see what they’ve got.

http://www.vertigofilms.com/contact.php - offer work experience  as well.. nose around the website and see what you can find.

I trawled some online directories of small film production companies and ad agencies. Just google something like ‘list of ad agencies’ – there’s no special secret. Scroll past the jump and look for  the words contact/vacancies/work/careers or any old phone number and call.

Like these guys http://www.burningreel.co.uk/

 

Look out for local companies – these guys run a local prod-co that does corporate films…you could do that.. call them!  http://www.backlightproductions.co.uk/  Kent ad company.. call them! http://www.thinkzest.com/ this lot look cool.. events organisation and all that  http://www.connectevents.co.uk/  call the Courier/Sevenoaks Chronicle what about  http://www.twforum.co.uk/ ..that would be cool too!

Think about working for any company but asking to be in their social media department OR see if Buzzfeed or Vice or any of your other favourites websites offer work experience, what about http://www.stylist.co.uk/home/faq 

Also what about BFI, IMAX, London Film Festival, Secret Cinema, National Theatre and other centres and organisations who run events, maybe they can help you out?

One more thing…if you want to make it in the industry then a week of work experience won’t be enough; eat, sleep, breathe media and the arts, say YES to opportunities, and go to lectures, events, workshops and enter competitions, start your own record label, club night or blog, use Social Media. The people who are sitting next to you at interview in 3 years’ time will have…

 Ms P

Ms Cope's group

Just a reminder that I am on a first aid course today so please send a register at the start of the lesson to Student Services.

Also, I have graded your trailer projects and will have a final look at these on Friday lesson one to see if there are any changes. If you're not up to date with the project, this will be reflected in your mark (I  have spoken to those of you who went on work experience etc about this). I can only mark what you've published on your blog, so please do ensure you complete and publish everything.

Blog star of the week is...

... Anna Evelyn! Congratulations!

Also, great work from Jasmine Poynter, Connie Shea and Olivia Robertson this week.

A little pressie to say well done media gang - keep it up!

Schedule for Showcase

Dear all, No doubt you'll be eager to showcase the work from your project, so I would like you to be ready to show:

1. A print out of your storyboard

2. Show your trailer

3. Print out your poster and be ready to show it on the projector screen

4. One blog post you are particularly proud of

We are all so excited about seeing your work!

12a Ms Cope and Miss Page

Tuesday 19th July period 1

Madison, Olivia, Molly, George, Sophie W

Wednesday 20th July period 1

Bluebelle, Sophie H, Naomi, Jessica, Tom, Jasmine

Thursday 21st July period 5

Annabel, Grace, Adam, Madienne, Rhiannon, Anna

12b Mrs Jones and Miss Page

Tuesday 19th July period 3

Natasha Sydney Ellen Talullah Charlotte Hughes Samantha

Wednesday 20th July period 2

Constance Nicole Ophelia Ciara Amy Charlotte Longworth

Blog star of the week

 Adam Cutler!

Mentions to Annabel Briggs and Ellen Bailey for some excellent trailer analysis.

Blog star of the week, week 3

 Natasha Coleman. Well done!

Ms Cope's Tuesday lesson

Dear all - I will be absent again today but I will be checking your blogs from home so please ensure there is some progress for me to check, particularly those who I emailed yesterday. This is excellent preparation for the independent work you'll be doing in year 13 so please ensure you're using your time wisely. I will be in on Friday so please see me then with any problems, or email today and I will respond.

Stars of the week, week two

Are Maddie Read-Smith and Charlotte Longworth. Congratulations!

Monday, Ms Cope's class

Dear all,

I know some of you are out on work experience, but please register yourselves at the start of the lesson. I'm ill today, but I will be checking the blogs from home,

thanks
Ms Cope

Filming volunteers please

Dear all,

The English department are planning a short farewell film for the Year 11 assembly for Wednesday 29th June. I am looking for a couple volunteers to film for a few minutes on Wednesday/Thursday and Friday lunch time next week, please.

Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeese help,

thanks
Ms Cope

A nudge...

Please ensure that you are completing the tasks set for the week and publishing them. I would expect all the work set for this week to be completed by the end of today. If you lag behind, the work for later in the term will be so much harder and you'll risk being under-prepared for year 13.

Blog star of week one is....

Connie Shea!

Congratulations, Connie - it is looking magnificent.