Continuity Errors ..

When we're looking at our filming for our OTS, we have realised that there are a few continuity errors. There is a scene when the femme fatale is on the floor after she has just commited the murder. Then we see the clumsy detective giving her a small bottle of brandy. As the femme fatale takes the bottle and starts to take a sip, in the background it is clear to see that there is a person with dogs in the background. This is a continuity error as we have not continued to set the atmosphere very well because there is someone who is obviously from the modern times in the background. Even though there isn't much of them in the background, it still ruins the atmosphere.

Second error is that we haven't used a hip flask. Instead we have used a small bottle. This is a continuity error because we haven't used suitable props and therefore we have ruined the shot by not using suitable props.

Targets for the next 3 weeks ..

Myself and Jenni have been thinking about our targets for the next 3 weeks. We have thought about it quite precisely and now I'm going to add it to this post!

Our targets for the next 3 weeks are:

• Film scene 3 as soon as possible.
• Edit all of the filming as soon as possible.
• Finish off our blogs as soon as possible.
• Burn the filming to disc and evaluate our OTS.
• Talk about continuity errors, if there are any.

These targets are all Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time Related. I think that these targets are all of the things mentioned because we have to get it finished within the 3 weeks and we haven't got that much filming to do. Therefore, editing and the filming of our last scene will be done as soon as our dates are confirmed and actors are available.

findsounds.com

This is a printscreen shot of the website which you can find sound to add to a film. In this case, we would be adding it to our OTS. We will most likely be using sounds from here but if we use foleying then we most likely wont be using it. This is a good way of finding sounds for our OTS because we don't have to consider the sopyright rules as much because we can only have a certain amount of time when we want the sound we have found on this website. Even though we will most likely be using foleying, this website is very good for sounds that we cannot make whilst trying to use the foleying technique. Therefore, this webiste could come in very handy and help us get the sounds that we want.

Me doing media work ..

This is me on wikipedia finding out about semiotics. I'm finding out about semiotics because I must post this onto my blog to get the highest possible grade that I can achieve. As I was doing this, I was also compressing a video to put onto my blog. I have learnt how to compress a video and that it takes a really long time to do it. Therefore, I must leave the computer on when I leave so that it can compress fully and successfully. The paper that is in front of me is the check list of things I have to have on my blog. This must be completed to get high grades which is what I'm trying to achieve.

Copyright Rules for Music ..

COPYRIGHTED MUSIC
 
The owner of a copyrighted music work owns the rights to the sheet music, but the owner of an authorized copy may play the copy, unless it is for public performance, but may not copy it in any medium or use it for derivative works without permission. There are guidelines for use of copying and performance of music in educational settings and the University does have blanket permission through licenses from performing rights societies for their repertoires.
 
The rules for copying of sheet music are very much like those for the copying and use of written or graphic works. Single copies, or edited copies for use, but not distribution of recorded works owned personally or by the University, can be made but must be retained, not distributed. Performance of music in the BMI or ASCAP repertoire, sponsored by the University, in a University facility is (probably) permissible, but the license must be checked at Procurement and Property Management Office (PPMO) to be sure that specific conditions are met. Dramatic performances of music are not permitted without a special license, obtainable through PPMO.
 
Library/Media Center personnel should be especially concerned with the possible duplication of entire copyrighted tapes, since that circumstance doesn't meet the brevity test for fair use, and should warn a user who expresses the intent to copy a whole tape that such an act would be a violation. A copy of a portion of a tape or vinyl recording for educational use would probably be permissible, depending on the size of the portion, but the duplication of an entire recording would not be, and buying the work is the proper alternative. The Library/Media Center can make one circulating copy as long as the original is not circulated. Again,the UH Copyright Guidelines have several examples of what is or isn't fair use for music and the rationale involved.

(reference - http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/policies/copyrite.htm)

Sound ..

For our OTS, we want traditional music that matches our theme to our OTS. The themes that we are going to establish are mystery and tension. We want these themes specifically because we want to capture our audiences attention and to do this we need mystery and tension. Hence why we want these as our themes. We have been talking about using foleying because the sound that we want will sound better and much more realistic. Foleying is a technique used for sound which uses objects to create various sounds. For example, if you wanted a sound of a character stabbing another character, you would use a cabbage and a knife. This creates the sound perfectly and in my opinion, foleying is much better because you don't have to rely on technology to do a sound that might not sound realistic. Although, when we edit, we might use sound from a computer because it will be easier to do so but if the computer doesn't have the sound we want then we have to use foleying which I would much prefer to use. Also, for music that we would like to add to our OTS, it could be problematic because without the music being copyrighted, I think we have to use less than 30 seconds. To make sure about how much of copyright music we can use, I will make a post explaining the copyright rules and whether we need permission from the music companies so that we can use their music. 

Marking Criteria for Evaluation ..

This post is the marking criteria for our evaluation of our OTS. The marking criteria I'm going to show is a C-D grade and an A-B grade. The marking criteria is as follows:

Level 3 12–15 marks

• Proficient understanding of issues around audience, institution, technology, representation, forms and conventions in relation to production.
• Proficient ability to refer to the choices made and outcomes.
• Proficient understanding of their development from preliminary to full task.
• Proficient ability to communicate.
• Proficient skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the evaluation

Level 4 16–20 marks

• Excellent understanding of issues around audience, institution, technology, representation, forms and conventions in relation to production.
• Excellent ability to refer to the choices made and outcomes.
• Excellent understanding of their development from preliminary to full task.
• Excellent ability to communicate.
• Excellent skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the evaluation