We used the Radio Studio in College to record the voiceover, using this specialised equipment made the quality of our voiceover much better. Mr Thorton was the speaker on the voiceover.
Tuesday 13 December 2011
Monday 12 December 2011
Work in Process
Script For Voiceover
Liverpool, home of the scousers. Through thick and thin scouse humour has shone through regardless to the struggles that liverpuddlians have faced! From the top of the liver bird to the bottom of the Mersey we will show you what makes a liverpudlian a scouser.
There are many labels the Scouse community have been given over the years. Loud mouths, violent thieves and scum to name a few and have often been associated with over the top curly hair, dodgy moustaches and out of date tracksuits. But what do the Scousers of this world think when it comes to judging themselves?
The scouse accent is infamous around the globe and can be subject to controversy, but where did it come from?
Scousers are also well known for their homely dish, scouse, a common addition on any Liverpool pubs menu so we took to the street of Liverpool to see what scousers think of their home dish.
Script For Radio Trailer
What do you call a scouser in a suit?
A successful business man from the North West.
Over the years scousers have been portrayed as thieves, curly haired chavs and Liverpool is seen as somewhere that police sirens are heard just as often as the Beatles.
Comedian Interview
But in fact liverpudlians are renowned for their love of their hometown and the people in it
“we’re most friendly in the country....” Bekkas friend
Known for their sense of humour,
“Born this way, natural comedians” old women
their massive music scene and their iconic accent.
Sound as a Pound is taking you on a journey up the Mersey to discover the reality of the place affectionately known as “the pool” and the scousers who live there.
Calm down, calm down it’s only a documentary.
Sound as a Pound
Wednesday 8PM
BBC 1
Friday 9 December 2011
Codes and Conventions of Radio Trailer
- Scheduling information - Title, Date and Time then channel. - usually at the end of the trailor
- Voiceover - to outline narrative - sometimes they pose questions
- Direct Address - 'you'
- Intrigues The Audience - makes them want to watch it
- Extracts From The Documentary - Vox Pops Etc
- Sound effects and music bed
- Slogan
- Usually about 30 seconds
- Sound effects link to what is being said.
- Mans voice - Voiceover then a Womans voice giving schedule Information. Channel said last.
Monday 21 November 2011
This Week- 21-25 November
24th of November
2:30- re-interviewing the Head of Liverpool City Council (due to technical difficulties)
This is to be our last trip to Liverpool, so we plan to get some finishing shots of Liverpool, we are taking camera and tripod.
This week we also plan too...
This week we plan too write the script for our narration on our documentary. Start to think about our Radio Advert and hopefully complete editing on our Documentary.
2:30- re-interviewing the Head of Liverpool City Council (due to technical difficulties)
This is to be our last trip to Liverpool, so we plan to get some finishing shots of Liverpool, we are taking camera and tripod.
This week we also plan too...
This week we plan too write the script for our narration on our documentary. Start to think about our Radio Advert and hopefully complete editing on our Documentary.
Tuesday 15 November 2011
Running Order
| Vox pop of why people think Liverpool is great | 20 seconds |
| Opening Titles | 20 seconds |
| Montague of iconic buildings with voiceover | 30 seconds |
| Scousers telling jokes (Vox pop) | 30 seconds |
| Why people think Scousers are funny | 30 Seconds |
| Interview with Scouse comedians | 1 Minute |
| Harry Enfield archive material, introducing the stereotype of a Scouser | 10 seconds |
| Vox Pop of what people think the stereotype of a scouser is | 10 seconds |
| Interview with a socio-linguistic | 1 Minute |
| Voiceover of the History of the scouse accent, | 30 seconds |
| Voiceover introducing music scene showing shots of the Beatles,Wombats,Zutons Etc | 30 seconds |
| Interview with someone who works in the Beatles museum | 1 minute |
| Interview with Paul McCartney | 2 minutes 30 seconds |
| Montague of archive material of beatles performing with a voiceover telling of there successes and the legacy they’ve left | 30 seconds |
| Vox pop on what people think of Liverpool music | 30 seconds |
| Interview with The Wombats | 2 Minutes 30 seconds |
| Interviews with various up and coming bands | 2 minutes |
| Tracking shots introducing Scouse glamour of Liverpool One, and archive material of Scouse glamour icons Eg Colleen Rooney | 40 seconds |
| Vox pop on peoples opinions of Scouse glamour, and who they’d associate with Scousers | 20 Seconds |
| Interview with a Scouse Hairdresser | 1 Minute |
| Interview with Colleen Rooney on Scouse glamour and the association of Liverpool Wags, also opinions of the passion of Football in Liverpool which leads into the next topic | 2 Minutes |
| Voiceover and montague of shots around Goodison and Anfield, and includes montague of Everton and Liverpool goals and fans chanting at football matches | 30 Seconds |
| Vox pop asking the general public the Football teams they support | 20 Seconds |
| Interviews with Steven Gerrard and Tony Hibbert linking into each other, also includes the pair being asked questions for a quiz on the Scouse History and culture | 3 Minutes |
| Interviews of people who work in official Liverpool and Everton shops about how passionate Liverpool and Everton fans are linking in to each other | 1 minutes 40 seconds |
| Interview with Kenny Dalglish on the passionate football fans in Liverpool, and opinions of how outsiders see Scousers which links into the next topic | 1 minute |
| Various Interview on how outsiders see Scousers | 1 Minute 20 Seconds |
| Closing credits superimposed over montage of famous buildings in liverpool | 40 seconds |
Wednesday 2 November 2011
Wednesday 2nd November
We went on the ferry over to Liverpool and filmed more iconic shots from various places. This included going on the open top bus of the Liverpool tour bus to film. We also got more vox pops from around the city.
Thursday 27 October 2011
Thursday 27th October
We went to Liverpool again and filmed more vox pops and shots of Liverpool.We then went to the University of Liverpool and interviewed Michael Pace-Sigge, an expert in sociolinguistics.
Tuesday 25 October 2011
Tuesday 25th October
We met at 8 am to get the ferry over to Liverpool and filmed various areas around liverpool before going to the Muncipal Buildings and interviewing Joe Anderson, Leader of Liverpool City Council. Prior to this, to of been able to interview him, we were given his email and sent him an email, asking the following.
During the Day we also got some VoxPops and various shots of Liverpool landmarks. In the evening. as Scouse Humour plans to play a big part of our documentary, we wanted a Scouse Comedian to feature in our interview. We asked local comedian Sam Avery for an interview, he agreed we met him in the Baa Bar at eight o'clock that night.
Monday 24 October 2011
Emails sent to acheive Interviews
Hello,
I am Lisa Waine. I am an A Level Media student from Weatherhead High School, Wallasey. Myself and my group are making a documentary on scousers for our media coursework which has a big influence on our final A Level grade. We were wondering if we would be able to interview you for our documentary, this only take a short while and it will be a huge part of our documentary so we will be incredibly grateful if you could take the time out of your schedule for just a short while. The interview will be on the changes in liverpool over the years, scousers themselves, thier humour and liverpools infamous music life. The interview can be conducted anywhere of your choice, all our filming needs to be completed by the end of october so we hope to hear from you soon.
Thank You,
Lisa.
I am Lisa Waine. I am an A Level Media student from Weatherhead High School, Wallasey. Myself and my group are making a documentary on scousers for our media coursework which has a big influence on our final A Level grade. We were wondering if we would be able to interview you for our documentary, this only take a short while and it will be a huge part of our documentary so we will be incredibly grateful if you could take the time out of your schedule for just a short while. The interview will be on the changes in liverpool over the years, scousers themselves, thier humour and liverpools infamous music life. The interview can be conducted anywhere of your choice, all our filming needs to be completed by the end of october so we hope to hear from you soon.
Thank You,
Lisa.
Tuesday 18 October 2011
Monday 17 October 2011
Sunday 16 October 2011
Friday 23 September 2011
Thursday 22 September 2011
Wednesday 21 September 2011
Brainstorm For Our Documentary on Scousers
Harry Enfield, curly hair, moustache, nightlife, Dickie Lewis, Mersey tunnel,Adelphi hotel, shots of Liverpool, Ferry, Accrington Stanley milk advert, Philharmonic hall, Anglican cathedral, Cavern Club, St Johns, History of Liverpool, History of landmark buildings, Echo Arena, Shopping, Background of the accent, the Library, Art Gallery, Scouse soup, John Lennon airport, Scouse humour, interview a Scouse comedian, Interview the public, interview people outside Liverpool, Lime Street, Famous Scousers- Ricky Tomlinson the Mayor John Bishop Paul 'O' Grady Cilla Black Steven Gerrard the Beatles, Gerry & the pacemakers, Priscilla White, Radio City tower, Stereotypes, Albert Dock, Anfield and Goodison, Football teams, Toxteth riots, Scouse Internet phenomenons, Atomic Kitten, 'You'll never Walk Alone', Brick up the mersey, music.
Group Work
We were arranged into groups of 3. My group is made up of myself, Joe Cooper and Lisa Waine.
Our Ideas for Documentaries Stand-up Comedy
Scousers
Spice Boy Culture
Embarrassment
Conspiracy Theories
The topic we decided upon as a group was Scousers.
Our Ideas for Documentaries Stand-up Comedy
Scousers
Spice Boy Culture
Embarrassment
Conspiracy Theories
The topic we decided upon as a group was Scousers.
Brainstorming For TV Documentary Ideas
Getting Angry, Sport. Favourite Books, Relaxation, Riots, Glee addicts, computer nerds, spice boy culture, Are reality talent shows ruining music?, Technology change, Obesity, Drink Driving, Drugs, Parties, School uniform, Jewellery in School, Liverpool, Scousers, Plastic Surgery, Fashion, Childrens Toys, Notion of Celebrity, Global Warming, Fitness, Obesessions, Teen drinking, Hair, How kids are brought up today, Immigrants, Role Models, Tattoos, Physics, Uni Life, Extroadinary people, Religion, Dieting, Pushy Parents, Changes in last 50 years in Society, 9/11, Secrets of success, Music, Public transport, Media, How things are made, Media effects, Sub-cultures, Jobs, Culture, Famous People, Sweets, Sandwiches, Laughter, Mushrooms, Feet, Nail Varnish, Love, Turnips, No, Teeth, Ice, Winter, Seasons, Laptop, Pets, Photographs, Psychos, Money, Bed, TV, Embarassing, Planes, Poverty, Homework, emotions, Ambitions, Colours, Fruit, Supermarket, Cotton Wool, Fears
Tuesday 20 September 2011
Scheduling
Inheritance- Scheduling a new programme after a popular programme in the hope it inherits some of the audience
Pre-Echo- Scheduling a programme before a popular programme, in the hope people turn on early to watch and see the end of the new programme and like it, and therefore watch the next edition of the programme
Hammoking- Scheduling a programme between 2 popular programmes, so it benefits from both inheritance and Pre-Echo
Pre-Echo- Scheduling a programme before a popular programme, in the hope people turn on early to watch and see the end of the new programme and like it, and therefore watch the next edition of the programme
Hammoking- Scheduling a programme between 2 popular programmes, so it benefits from both inheritance and Pre-Echo
Tuesday 6 September 2011
Sunday 4 September 2011
The thing...Lara Croft
A clip of a Lara Croft Video Game, there was no clips of the documentary above.
Saturday 3 September 2011
The Music Biz- Marketing of Meatloaf
I uploaded a the music video which was apparent throughout the documentary as there were no videos on youtube.
Monday 27 June 2011
Sunday 26 June 2011
Narrative Structure of Documentaries
An Open Narrative Structure: Questions left unanswered at the end of the documentary. The audience is left to make their own minds up about said issue. e.g assisted suicide, abortion
Or
Closed: No loose ends, everything is tied up at the end of the documentary, there is a definate ending. e.g 9/11 documentaries.
Linear: The programme is in chronological order (order of time/ events)
Or
Non Linear: When there is no chronological order time is disrupted in some way, e.g flashback.
Single Strand: Most Documentaries- There is only one narrative thread (storyline), e.g poilce drama.
Or
Multi Strand:More than one thread, threads may overlap. Central Theme within a theme.
Circular Narrative Structure: At the start a question is poised and the narrative explores the question and returns to it in the end, e.g assisted suicide- explore both sides.
Linear and Non Linear
Open and Closed
Single and Multi
Circular
They cannot mix together.
Television is a visual medium- The programme needs to be visually stimulating and maintain audience interest.
Archive Material: This would include stock footage depending what the structure is called. Imagine it like a library. This could be historical footage, extracts from other media, films, radio, newspapers- a variety of archive material.
Interviews: The most important part of any documentary. Can be held anywhere but the mis-en-scene is important in relating the interviews to the topic, e.g scientist. The background of an interview is important.
Vaux Pop: The voice of the people. Ask one question to alot of people then choose the most interesting answers for use within the programme. It can be a good cross-section of the audience, reflecting aimed audience.
Voice Over: Can effect/alter meaning. It anchors the meaning of the visual. The Voiceover acts as glue holding the narrative together.
Gatekeeping: The selection and rejection of information. Works as a editor.
Construction of Reality: By editing and gatekeeping, media producers create an artificial picture of reality.
Or
Closed: No loose ends, everything is tied up at the end of the documentary, there is a definate ending. e.g 9/11 documentaries.
Linear: The programme is in chronological order (order of time/ events)
Or
Non Linear: When there is no chronological order time is disrupted in some way, e.g flashback.
Single Strand: Most Documentaries- There is only one narrative thread (storyline), e.g poilce drama.
Or
Multi Strand:More than one thread, threads may overlap. Central Theme within a theme.
Circular Narrative Structure: At the start a question is poised and the narrative explores the question and returns to it in the end, e.g assisted suicide- explore both sides.
Linear and Non Linear
Open and Closed
Single and Multi
Circular
They cannot mix together.
Television is a visual medium- The programme needs to be visually stimulating and maintain audience interest.
Archive Material: This would include stock footage depending what the structure is called. Imagine it like a library. This could be historical footage, extracts from other media, films, radio, newspapers- a variety of archive material.
Interviews: The most important part of any documentary. Can be held anywhere but the mis-en-scene is important in relating the interviews to the topic, e.g scientist. The background of an interview is important.
Vaux Pop: The voice of the people. Ask one question to alot of people then choose the most interesting answers for use within the programme. It can be a good cross-section of the audience, reflecting aimed audience.
Voice Over: Can effect/alter meaning. It anchors the meaning of the visual. The Voiceover acts as glue holding the narrative together.
Gatekeeping: The selection and rejection of information. Works as a editor.
Construction of Reality: By editing and gatekeeping, media producers create an artificial picture of reality.
Friday 24 June 2011
Documentary Genres
What is a Documentary?
A documentary is something being documented that has actually happened providing the audience with an insight into a topic they may not know about and can educate an audience on said topic. This must be done in an entertaining way to sustain the interest of the audience. Entertainment is a huge factor in Documentaries via the audience now having more choice due to audience fragmentation through digital. In addition to this there are more specific channels devoted to documentaries, for example, 'Eden', this is narrowcasting.
Type of Documentary:
Fully Narrated: Offscreen voiceover used so the narrator is in charge, 'the voice of god'. The voice also makes sense of the visuals and dominates their meaning, e.g Natural History Documentaries
Mixed Documentry: Uses a combination of interview observation and narration to advance the argument archive material. Documentary focus for coursework.
Fly on the Wall: The camera is unseen and ignored. Simply record real events as they happen. Often no narration leaving the audience to their own conclusion, 'Cinema Verte'(Truth of Cinema).
Self Reflective: When the subject of the documentary acknowledges the presence of the cameras and often speaks directly to the camera/documentary maker.
Docusoap: These documentaries follow the lives of individuals usually with designated occupations.
Docudrama: A re-enactment of events as though they actually happened.
THE ONLY WAY IS ESSEX, MADE IN CHELSEA, GEORDIE SHORE, JERSEY SHORE, THE HILLS ALL SCRIPTED
A documentary is something being documented that has actually happened providing the audience with an insight into a topic they may not know about and can educate an audience on said topic. This must be done in an entertaining way to sustain the interest of the audience. Entertainment is a huge factor in Documentaries via the audience now having more choice due to audience fragmentation through digital. In addition to this there are more specific channels devoted to documentaries, for example, 'Eden', this is narrowcasting.
Type of Documentary:
Fully Narrated: Offscreen voiceover used so the narrator is in charge, 'the voice of god'. The voice also makes sense of the visuals and dominates their meaning, e.g Natural History Documentaries
Mixed Documentry: Uses a combination of interview observation and narration to advance the argument archive material. Documentary focus for coursework.
Fly on the Wall: The camera is unseen and ignored. Simply record real events as they happen. Often no narration leaving the audience to their own conclusion, 'Cinema Verte'(Truth of Cinema).
Self Reflective: When the subject of the documentary acknowledges the presence of the cameras and often speaks directly to the camera/documentary maker.
Docusoap: These documentaries follow the lives of individuals usually with designated occupations.
Docudrama: A re-enactment of events as though they actually happened.
THE ONLY WAY IS ESSEX, MADE IN CHELSEA, GEORDIE SHORE, JERSEY SHORE, THE HILLS ALL SCRIPTED
Thursday 23 June 2011
Introduction to Coursework
Today we were given a breif introduction to what we are expected to produce over the A2 Media Course. We were given a 'breif' explaining that we are expected to proudce a five minute extract from a TV documentary programme, a radio trailer promoting the documentary and A Newspaper Advert(Advertisement of Programme). Thus, we will be put into set groups and choose a topic of our choice and create the production.
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