Unit 27 Assignment 3

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Unit 24 assignment 1

1. HOW DO YOU BECOME A WRITER & WHAT'S IT LIKE TO WORK AS ONE?

• To become a writer you first of all need to actually write something. Then you can send your work out to people industry, or even just friends and family for their opinion. You could also take writing classes to brush up your skills. If you're the least bit likeable, you'll make a few friends among the other classmates. This will work in your favour because the more people you meet the more people you can get to take a look at your work and if they sell their work before you do then that's okay because you now know somebody in the business who can help get your name as a write out there.
• Television and film screenwriter Stephen Scaia offers a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like to be a writer in Tinseltown and how he got there, in an interview for website art of manliness. During his interview he was asked what's the best way to prepare yourself to become a writer and he said "The best way to prepare yourself is to WRITE. Write every day. Whether it’s a one-page skit, or The Great American Novel, the more you do it, the better you get. Work your brain like you do your muscles and it’ll get stronger every day. When you’re not writing, STUDY. Read scripts." Which I think is exactly the way to start your writing career.

2. WHAT IS A STAFF WRITER?

• A staff writer is someone who is basically at the bottom of the pile. They are the people that help shows with groups of writers collate their ideas. They also help develop characters and narratives, and if their ideas are good enough they could become higher up in the pecking order. 
• Staff writers are basically like the lapdogs of writing, if an executive producer tells you to make something funnier or more compelling then you do it if you want any chance of getting any kind of promotion. 

3. WHAT IS THE COMMISSIONING PROCESS, HOW DO YOU GET AN IDEA 'COMMISSIONED'?

• The commissioning process is about getting your idea out there, and sold to a TV channel. If the channel likes your idea, they will ask you develop the idea even further until its ready to go to the channels, channel controller. 
• Shows are commissioned completely differently depending on what channel it is shown on but all proposals are strictly confidential.
• You can submit a proposal to ITV via email in which they will respond within 6 weeks but only production companies can submit. They are mainly looking for proposals to show at a certain time. They are looking for Saturday night television or a comedy show that can be shown at around 8pm and 9pm on a weekday night. If they commission an idea, all production work is given to a company named deluxe who then give it to ITV media logistics and they develop the idea. 
• BBC take two weeks 

4. WHY DO YOU NEED AN AGENT AND WHAT ARE THE NAMES OF SOME SCRIPTWRITER AGENTS?

• If you want to be a serious script writer you have to have an agent. Agents have knowledge of the industry and will guide you through signing contracts because sometimes there are loopholes that they might see that you didn't, which could lead to you signing on the dotted line to things you didn't necessarily agree to in the first place. 
• Examples of screenwriter agents are Playmaker, United Authors LTD and Gunn Media.

5. HOW DOES A SCRIPT GET CHOSEN?

• When a producer likes a script, they will ask a writer to form an option agreement which is basically a contract giving a producer the rights to the film or show for a certain amount of time whilst it is in production and also how much the writer will be paid for their idea being used. 

6. HOW DOES A SCRIPT WRITER GET PAID?

• A scriptwriter will be paid through a contract, so most likely a payment will be set up within the agreement made between the scriptwriter and the producer/director who buys the script. There is a minimum amount that a scriptwriter who is hired for 6 weeks should be paid which is $3,817. After 6 weeks a write can be paid lower than what they were given for the first 6 weeks but never any less than the minimum pay. 

7. WHAT LEGAL ISSUES DO YOU HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT AS A WRITER? (PLAGIARISM/LIBEL)? 

• Plagiarism is when you take somebody's work whether it be a script or even just an idea, and passes it off as their own and libel is when someone publishes an article about you that could be bad for your reputation in industry. These things can cause big issues for script writers as creating something that you think is amazing for it to be passed off as someone else's who could make a lot of money from it can set back you career massively because your name isn't our there as a good writer nor will you get any money for it. It's also a big deal if a critic says something bad about you in an article because it could lower your chances of people wanting to work with you and people wanting to look at your work and even give you a chance at all. 

8. WHAT EXAMPLES ARE THERE OF LEGAL ACTION INVOLVING SCRIPTWRITERS OF TV AND FILM?

• One high profile legal battle between script writers was in 2013 over the film olympus has fallen. Credited writer Creighton Rothenberger filed a lawsuit trying to get a declaration that he is the sole author of the films script. But his former partner John S. Green claimed that it was his idea to call the film 'Olympus Has Fallen'. In 2012 the screenplay for the film was completed and sold but Rothenberger failed to mention that Green was the co-author, which won Green the case who was given copyright co-ownership to the screenplay of the film.

9. WHAT DO YOU THINK ARE SOME OF THE HIGH POINTS AND LOW POINTS OF WORKING AS A WRITER FOR TV AND FILM?

• I think that a low point of becoming a script writer is being a staff writer because you are basically are doing everything that everybody else doesn't want to do, but to get any further in your career you need to start from the bottom. Another would be the risk of your work being stolen and passed off as somebody else's. It must feel like the worst thing in the world when you create the mother of all screenplays and somebody takes it, sells it and makes a lot of money for it and you get no credit for it at all. 
• But, some high points of being a writer is that if you do creat a good idea and it doesn't get stolen then you can make a lot of money from it. There's also the fact that success raises your profile massively, which gets you more job opportunities.

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UNIT 23/4 Assignment 3

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Script for vlog

Introduce your film studio and what films they are famous for.

We have chosen to focus on the film studio, Walt Disney Studios. Walt disney are infamous for their Disney princesses, Mickey and Minnie characters and many more original characters. Their animation studio was founded in 1923 and their motion picture studio was Established in 1953. Their most famous films include, Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, Sleeping beauty, more modern films such as Finding Nemo, Frozen and Toy Story.

What were their most successful box office films?

Frozen is ranked fifth in Disney's most successful box office films of all time making $400 million dollars, which is no surprise. And Toy Story 3 which is ranked 3rd making $415 million dollars. First went to Marvels The Avenger's making a staggering $623 million and ranked second was Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest which made $423 million dollars. A massive gap between first and second.

Who are their competition?

Disney's biggest rival in the animation world definitely has to be dreamworks because disney have pixar. Pixar is seen as the art house of the animation world. They won Best Animated Feature Oscar seven of the past 12 years because of its mature, character-driven stories that both adults and children can both laugh and sniffle at. But it is said that pixar are making too many sequels and could be running out of original ideas and some of it's sequels aren't living up to the pixar standard. 

This is a massive weakness within pixar because dreamworks are infamous for bringing out film after film. Up to now they have made 13 more films than pixar and they haven't been around as long as pixar. But, critics say that pixar have made better films than dreamworks anyway and have also won more awards.

How is the BBC Funded?
The BBC is what we call a public service broadcaster. This means that it is funded by the public. The £145.50 you pay for your TV license every year is what funds them.

How are they structured? 
The BBC are regulated by ofcom,but only the bbc channels and services within the uk and not worldwide channels. They can be fined up to £250,000 if they breach any rules made by ofcom.

How successful are the BBC, have they had complaints about their management of programs, staff or services (find proof)

The BBC are very successful. We know this because of their popularity, quality of shows they make and their wide range of channels in the UK and worldwide. In 2014 they made a total of £5,066 million which also shows their success rate.

You need to explain more examples of new technology developments in tv and film (use the class notes to help you) and discuss what positive impacts these technologies have on the audience 

You also need to discuss the living room of the future in your opinion

What new technologies has the film industry developed?
There are many new technological developments that have changed the way we watch film. For example, 3D. 3D has improved massively over the years. We've gone from cheap, carboard red and blue lensed glasses to high tech, high quality, super effective 3D glasses. Imax is another development that's changed the way we watch films. Imax uses lazer projection to make a crystal clear image. The screens in Imax cinemas are massive and slightly curved to make for a more immersive experience when watching films. The biggest development within the television world has to be the digital switchover. This has massively changed the way we watch TV because we no longer need big ariels sitting on top of our televisions that hardly ever get a good signal. Digital TV also known as freeview has allowed us to have more free channels instead of just five we now have 50 channels and even 24 radio channels with no subscriptions. This is great for viewers because people who couldn't afford more channels on analogue TV now have them for free, which then brings up viewing rates for individual shows and allows their popularity to grow and be seen by a wider audience.  It has also allowed us to scrap ariels and have better signals through satellite dishes/ariels on top of your house which can pick up a better signal. New technological developments in television is not bringing OLED TVs into our homes. OLED stands for Organic Light Emitting Diodes which has a much higher contrast than LED TVs that we currently have. OLEDs are super thin: 3/16ths of an inch. They also use less electricity than a standard LED HDTV and even some sets use less energy than a 50 watt light bulb. This is a really good development within TV because people can save money on electricity bills whilst also getting a better quality picture.

Living room of the future.

In the future we are going to have technology such as bending television screens, 4D television in our homes and more. But not only are we going to have new technological developments, the people who own british television channels could also be changing. It has been in the news recently that big American conglomerates are looking to buy our main television channels. I think that this could massively change british television because we could become at risk of loosing our culture and the types of things we watch by becoming too americanised. But having said that, there would be some benefits to this happening. I think that we would have more new channels as well as the old ones being taken over. We would also have a wider range of programmes, which could boost their popularity and also give people in britain more to watch.

Unit 27 Assignment 2

INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP PROPOSAL
#Trend 

Who is the intended audience?

The intended audience for our documentary is young male and females aged 13 - 20 who use twitter. This is because a lot of these twitter trends are started by young people of this age because they're easily influenced by the social media.

  Goal or intended purpose(s) of the film
To inform and educate people about the dangers of following some twitter trends/challenges. Young people today are getting involved in twitter trends that are deemed cool and funny but can be quite damaging at times calling serious injuries etc.

What is new different, interesting, engaging about your approach?
This documentary will be different because nobody has really tackled this issue before in a documentary. It will be interesting and engaging because it's something that is a big issue with today's young people but doesn't get enough attention for everyone to know how dangerous some of these trends are.

Style (Any key stylistic elements in writing, shooting, audio, editing, etc.)
This documentary will be an observational documentary, with voice overs, found footage and filmed footage. This documentary will be quite informal because the audience is younger and usually prefer a more informal approach to more serious subjects, it makes them want to keep watching.

What about the soundtrack? (Any music, narration, etc.—If so, who? what?)
Because trends are popular on the internet, the music will be popular songs at the moment without the vocals, in the background because it ties in with the theme of popular culture.

Who is working on the project?
Director - Matt King
Editor - Vicky Howarth
Sound - Maddi Mullins
Camera - Jade Maher, Jess Pittman

Historical background or context of the story
The evolution of the twitter trend, how trends and hashtags started, what they actually mean and how they work and how twitter itself started.

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Structure of our documentary

Our documentary will be structured in the style of an observational documentary. We will use a voice over during our documentary to allow the audience to get more information and use interviews with relevant people but not feature the interviewer and edit in a graphic of the question being asked. We will edit this documentary in a way that it will flow and look seamless because we want it to effectively, tell a factual story. In the edit we will put together various clips to create cut aways add music to create tension and happier moments to make the positive parts of the documentary more upbeat and less negative. Lighting during interviews will create a particular mood according to the questions being asked. If the interviews are more positive, the lighting will be brighter and if the interview is relating to more negative subjects then the lighting will be more dim and low key to create a serious atmosphere.

Unit 27 Assignment 1

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