Tuesday 6 March 2018

Digital VS Terrestrial tv

Terrestrial television or also known as  broadcast television is a type of television broadcasting in which the television signal is transmitted by radio waves from the terrestrial (Earth based) transmitter of a television station to a TV receiver having an antenna.
Digital terrestrial television is a technological evolution of broadcast television and an advancement over analog television. DTTV broadcasts land-based terrestrial signals.



In 1990 the digital television first came out , digital TV is a more current television system created and still being expanded in many different ways. The technology first came into play in 1990 when it was declared by the Commission that ATV must be a greater change, rather than just enhanced analog signals. This allowed the possibility of a better resolution of existing television and also increase the spectrum of television. For viewers that did not wish to buy a new digital television, they had to allow space for older technology alongside the fast and evolving industry of digital TV. This was the initial change that took place and was an exciting change for the audiences as it simply allowed an enhancement of the existing television contents they were used to. Digital television is far more advanced and better quality than Terrestrial, therefore digital television has faded out most terrestrial television across the world, apart from some developing countries. Digital television was a innovation in 2006, which represents one of the most signification evolution of TV technology after colour TV. Digital TV allows a number channels in the same bandwidth that a Terrestrial TV needed to allow one channel. This change enabled a dramatic increase of more channels in comparison to basic terrestrial TV which only had a limited amount of channels.

Tuesday 12 December 2017

Weekly News.

Is everything as it seems in the Jungle?

Insiders reveal that the celebrities do get a few luxuries in the jungle to keep them going such as fizzy drinks and glucose. Although many other aspects such as their living conditions are as they seem, and the do go from A-class to D-class celebrities, living in a traitorous jungle. What can be said for certain is that there is the large amount of bugs there is, in 2013 there was 250,000 cockroaches, 2.5M mealworms, 500 rats and 20 small crocodiles.
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Many critics argue that what is shown on television is not all that it is seem, they are allowed to go and live in hotels and they are allowed to have normal everyday food. The celebrities makes in seem as though they do not know what they're getting themselves in for but in reality every celebrity who is considering taking part is sent a pack including a DVD so they know precisely what they’re letting themselves in for. They’re invited to meetings where executives tell them just how tough it will be - the executives call it - ‘The Talk Of Doom’. Each Celebrity is allowed to have three sets on underwear and swimwear.

In my opinion i feel as though not everything is as it seems, it is known that all media is constructed and this should could be adapted in order to make it appealing to the audicne: The show does appeal to a wide viarity audence based on the content and the context it holds. Personally I do not watch the show as i feel it is very repetitive each year just with different celebrities. However I like the idea of take the celebrities out of their comfortable lives and throwing them into the deep end where they now have to eat live animals.

Tuesday 5 December 2017

Weekly News.

This weekly news is about Kem and Amber, the winners of Love Island revealing their separation to the public after a 132 days relationship. The split stemmed from a series of arguments that they have been having due to their new formed fame and busy schedules.


The Daily Mail being a Right Wing Paper emphasises the short term status of their relationship by putting it into days, as may conservatives feels as though relationships should be formed in a respectful and what they would deem as a 'normal' way. Due to the couple finding love in a villa after four weeks may people frowned upon the show because of may of the sexual context that it held and they though that being with someone for four weeks is not a reasonable time to 'fall in love' with someone. The news paper has covered many of the stories to do with this show in a negative light, from calling the starts 'self-obsessed' to slanting celebrities about having sex on national television.

There has been many support going out to Amber from fans telling her to 'Stay strong' but what about Kem? They both admitted that it was a mutual decision for the couple to split but many news papers not only the Daily Mail has been reporting this article with support to Amber.  There has been mixed emotions about their break-up, many wishing they would get back together whilst others claim that it is inevitable that they would split up, the relationship was fake and only for the money and fame. The couple is one of three from the show who has recently announced their split, what a coincidence?


I feel as through many people glorify public relationships too much and in a sense idolise them when in reality they are just like everyone else and it is normal for them to break up and have arguments. It is weird for all three of them to announce their break up within the same week, as it is to be known that the industry does things behind closed doors maybe it was part of the fine print for them to stay together for a certain period of time after the show.


 

Wednesday 22 November 2017

Gone too far analysis.


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The movie Gone Too Far! (2014) Dir. Destiny Ekaragh Writ. Bola Agbaje is a comedy drama with themes of romance, crime and masculinity. It consists of a main element which all films need to progress and that is conflict. The film only consist of two main settings and the and surrounded the lives of roughly six characters such as: OC Ukeje, Adelayo Adedayo, Shanika Warren-Markland and Malachi Kirby. which is inevitable by the £200,000 budget that they had which is low for a film.

The elements of masculinity was shown throughout the film though the use of the main character Yemi who had represented like a tough and "cool" male, like most of the other male characters to show dominance, he was also very independent. Also Tosin Cole who played Razor had the masculine image as though he was a 'bad man' who was in charge of the estate and had the girl that everyone wanted. He was represented as the guy that every boy wanted to be like and all the girls wanted to be with, this is a main representation of a male character throughout different movies. Due to the lack of funds, the directors and producers were unable to really push the story line one which made the movie seem as though it was repetitive.

A low-budget film or low-budget movie is a motion picture shot with little to no funding from a major film studio or private investor. Many independent films are made on low budgets, but films made on the mainstream circuit with inexperienced or unknown filmmakers can also have low budgets. Many young or first time filmmakers shoot low-budget films to prove their talent before doing bigger productions. Many low-budget films that do not gain some form of attention or acclaim are never released in theatres and are often sent straight to retail because of its lack of marketability.

Wednesday 15 November 2017

Weekly News.

Recently within many different industries, a lot of people have been coming out with sexual harassment allegations from men of power. It is clear to show that these men abuse their powers as they think they will get away with it as they mainly target vulnerable individuals, also they have the money and connections to cover up their tracts to enable them to get away with it.

Rebel Wilson has used Twitter to recount experiences of harassment in the film industry.Recently, The Pitch Perfect actor Rebel Wilson has claimed that one “male star” who was in a “position of power” pushed her to go into a room alone with him. When reported to the directors and those in charge of the company they told her that she should 'be nice' .This shows that many of these companies know about the sexual assault but keep it on the low to maintain business which I feel is disgusting.

 
She wrote: “I feel lucky that I grew up in a pro-female environment, going to an all-girls high school, and that I have such a strong sense of self and have taken self-defence classes. I had the ability to escape both incidents. I realise not everyone is as lucky. The main question is why do these men in power feel the need to go for these vulnerable girls when there is opportunities to for fill there sexual desire when there is many opportunities else where?

The litany of revelations detailing abuses of power in the entertainment, political and artistic worlds was triggered by a New York Times report in October that accused film producer Harvey Weinstein of sexually assaulting several women. House Of Cards actor Kevin Spacey is also facing investigation in the UK amid allegations of harassment and assault. Spacey responded to allegations that he made unwelcome sexual advances towards a 14-year-old actor, saying he did not remember the incident but if it did happen it was likely “deeply inappropriate drunken behaviour” for which he sincerely apologises. Allowing this to be an excuse for sexual assault to a minor is astonishing, the industry has voided safe guarding of children in order to maintain profits. Finally many people are having the courage to come forward to expose these people and companies are putting on a act as if they didn't know in order to once again maintain profits, for example the Weinstein brothers getting ride of Harvey as if they didn't know to make themselves look good. There has been approx.. 26 'powerful players' who have been accused of sexual assault or harassment

This links back to the topics of masculinity and exploitation of women, these men are using their masculine powers to oppress these women and make them victims of their sexual urges. Also by targeting women who are at the peak of their career enables them to have power over them as they will be the ones to develop their carrers and these girls do not know any better than to just stay quiet.There needs to be more actions taken against these allegations, because these men feel as though it is acceptable to do these things. Within society many only listen to people once they are successful or famous. There are a lot of women who are at the struggling stages of their career who talk about these things but no one will listen to their story.

 
 

Monday 13 November 2017

Production Draft.

The main aim of my music video is to present Black women in a positive way and not sexualise them, giving them the representation of being carefree and happy. Not only that but representing them in a way that they are not supressed by the media and are comfortable within their own skin. I want my video to not have a story behind it but portray these elements in a way which flows together.

Main colours used;
  • Orange
  • Yellow                    
  • White                                       
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Green
The use of only bring colours shows happiness and joy, which is what I feel as though not black women but all women should feel within. It also makes the music video more aesthetically pleasing  as its vivid and eye-catching. The element green would come from a setting e.g.. a park or the woods. A way to combined all the colours is by shooting a part of the music video in a skate park or a place with loads of graffiti also linking to the carefree aspects of my music video.

Elements where college is involved.

The use of the field.
Green room
use of some cool equipment's
lights




Using Solange as one of the main back stone to creating my music video. The use of scenic backgrounds and bright colours to show happiness and joy, representing how they feel about being black. Also a scene with white clothing to show purity and innocence. The use of the freeze frames in the beginning I will incorporate into my music videos as it is a good way to capture emotions. The different shades of melanin adds elements of unity as its different shades coming together.



The use of a balcony scene with the main protagonists on top to show power as they have been oppressed for so long.

Places to record.

  • A car park
  • A skate park/park
  • Some blocks 
  • Canery Whalf  

     These pictues as refernce of camera angles i can use to capture both power, happiness and unity.