Multimedia

DVD Menu Design Cont.

2010-03-09T04:23:00.002-08:00

DVD Meu Design Cont.

2010-03-09T04:23:00.001-08:00

DVD Menu Designs

2010-03-09T04:15:00.000-08:00

Ideas development cont.

2009-10-20T12:47:00.000-07:00

For my ad, i would also like to stress that its not just one type of media that is being illegally shared. In order to do this, i aim to create some kind of 'icons' which will show picture representations for sound, games, and video and literature. I aim to have some concepts for these made very soon.

Also, i have been considering my target audience for this project. I dont want to just aim my ad at one specific age range as filesharing is a problem which a wide age range are involved. In order to do this, i aim to show a person of varying age committing copyright infringement for each of the captions i hope to add.

Doing so will mean i need to recruite some actors for my ad. There will be no speaking roles or need for facial expressions as the person face wont be shown. I dont want to show anyones face imparticular as doing so would give the impression that its always someone else who gets caught for such acts. It also means i can spend more time on shaping my ad the way i want it, rather than wasting time finding the right actors.

Ideas development cont.

2009-10-20T12:31:00.000-07:00

After giving my previous idea much thought, i decided to change the format slightly. Rather than have the hand-cuff idea, i began to look at Mastercard and its 'priceless' ads. I wanted to use this idea because like in the mastercard ads, i can explain what the 'costs' for different items are. Doing this will also help to show how it is not just music which is illegally downloaded, but also software, literature and video. My priliminary ideas for what each caption will say are along the lines of;

'Downloading the new Harry Potter film........4 Gb
Downloading your favourite bands new album.........1 Gb
Copying a friend your new PC game ................. 4.7 Gb
Getting caught breaching copyright law ............£17,500 for each work infringed

An overview of the penalties of breaching copyright law can be found here:
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_penalty_for_breaching_copyright_laws

An example of the mastercard ads:

Ideas development

2009-10-20T12:25:00.000-07:00

After taking on board ideas from my tutorials, i decided to create an advert with simplicity being the key word. I liked the look of the apple ads and decided that the plain white background would gain me the look i was after.

I then thought of the idea to have a person sat in front of a computer, downloading various media types with the click of a button. A title would then read "In an age where downloading is almost instantanious, So are the consequences of illegal downloading." The shot would then turn to the hands of whoever is using the PC to find that they are hand-cuffed to the computer. This is to symbolise what could happen to people for downloading illegally. This could however give off the wrong message and further mislead viewers. Much like the ads for AIDs in the 80's.

Simulated Project Research Ideas

2009-10-20T12:14:00.000-07:00

The first idea I began to think about was to be my version of a 1940's infomercial. My aim being to spread awareness of illegal downloading consequences. After discussion with my tutor, i was left with some comments to think about. The main one being what a 1940's infomercial had to do with illegal downloading. My developments on how to bring relevance to my idea just meant that i would not be able to get all my information across in the short time we have to not only create it, but also because the duration of the ad is only 20 secs. Below is the kind of style i was thinking of going with:

Ideas for my advert

2009-10-20T04:19:00.000-07:00

The brief for the advert i need to make states that it cannot be longer than 20 seconds. With this in mind, i want my ad to be as simple as possible in its style and also simple in the way in which its gets the message of file sharing being illegal across. The following video for the iphone is a great example of simplicity.

Existing Adverts/Campaigns For Copyright Awareness

2009-10-20T03:51:00.000-07:00

This old advert for macintosh shows how filesharing was orignally set up to allow numerous people to work on one piece of work. I like this advert for its simplicity, much like Apples adverts for the iphone.

Existing Adverts/Campaigns For Copyright Awareness

2009-10-20T03:42:00.000-07:00

One of the ads out at the moment is one that most people will see now before watching a film. It shows people commiting various crimes and asks the audience if they would commit them. It then shows a young lady downloading films.

Existing Adverts/Campaigns For Copyright Awareness

2009-10-20T03:36:00.000-07:00

The decision by UK Music to reprint a blogpost from an indie band on the adverse effects of leaking albums to the internet marks an interesting turn in the filesharing debate.

The full story of this can be found at;

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2009/sep/28/advert-filesharing

Simulated Project Research

2009-10-19T11:51:00.000-07:00

File Sharing:

File sharing is the practice of distributing or providing access to digitally stored information, such as computer programs, multi-media (audio, video), documents, or electronic books.

While file sharing is not of itself illegal, the increasing popularity of the mp3 music format in the late 1990s led to the release and growth of Napster and other software that, while designed simply to aid in the sharing of electronic files, in practice led to a huge growth in illegal file sharing: the sharing of copyright protected files without permission. Other popular networks include Gnutella, Gnutella2, eDonkey2000, the now-defunct Kazaa network, and BitTorrent.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

AV Production - Liteup Events

2008-06-01T16:05:00.000-07:00

What Liteup Events do:

Events - parties, weddings, functions, corporate
Themed events - parties, weddings, functions, corporate
Product launch
Conference - everything from a small projector to a large fully complimented designed space
Award ceremonies
Any other event where an amazing effect or impression is desired
Provide all services of an event including entertainment, lighting, scenery, sound, dining and much more
Atmospheric lighting and room dressing - giving any room that unique impression
Highlight the beauty already integral to a room or garden
Along with much more...

The website for this company is mainly made using flash, so in order to view their portfolio, please visit www.liteup.co.uk

AV production - CAV Europe Ltd

2008-06-01T15:48:00.000-07:00

CAV Europe Ltd is an audio visual communications and production company, based in South West London and Surrey, UK.

They specialise in corporate event management, video production, exhibition design and production services.

Their audio video production services also include:

• Full marketing support and consultancy

• Conference production and road shows

• Graphic design, web site design, and printing solutions

• Event and conference management

• Location photography

• Staff training video production

• Video editing

They 'don't have problems', but they 'do have challenges'. It might be getting permission to shoot in a local supermarket, or flying a video crew to Istanbul overnight. With over 20 years experience, they know always to expect the unexpected. Stryker Europe is part of a global orthopaedics company. CAV conceived and produced a three-day conference in Monte Carlo for their 800 strong pan-European salesforce. Translated into five languages, the event generated high levels of motivation and team building

Identities Coursework - Pictures, ideas, personal influences

2008-04-14T09:48:00.000-07:00

The following pictures are all from a street artist called Banksy. Hes a favourite of mine and ive used his stencil concept for many of my own artworks.

Interesting Videos

2008-04-14T09:04:00.000-07:00

The following videos are firm favorites of mine. Ive blogged these videos for ideas.

http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vdWsueW91dHViZS5jb20vd2F0Y2g/dj1CYlFRZkpGM3c2UQ==

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=DKbtTPYZEig

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=60IlDwjY-j0

PIXILATION

2008-04-14T08:18:00.000-07:00

For my pixilation work, i was placed into a group of 4 and we were asked to create a photographic animation of anything we chose. We were given 360 shots which we would use to make the animation which would need to be between 30 seconds to 1 minute. For the theme, we photographed various landmarks and local parks whilst panning in and around the various locations. We then placed the shots we had taken in Adobe Premiere Pro to compile it as a movie. Whilst doing so, we also added background music and various effects, which helped to complete the animation.

The video of this will be added to the folder under the label 'Videos'.

SCREENSHOTS

2008-03-11T05:42:00.000-07:00

2008-03-11T04:48:00.000-07:00

The idea i chose to do was a mix of the creature comforts idea and also the work i have been doing on 3d max. One of the task we had to do was create the little blue blob from the BBC3 ads. Ive used this as a basis to create a snail/slug like character.

Avatar project.

2008-03-11T04:41:00.000-07:00

For our project this term, we have been creating an avatar that has personal links to ourselves.
For my idea, i used the animation works of creature comforts. I found that peoples main characteristics and facial expressions can be easily incorporated into the characters.

Finally

2008-02-12T07:34:00.000-08:00

Well i've finally got my blog up and running. Will be adding all my notes here shortly