PSA - Public service announcement

we have been asked for our next peice of work to create a PSA which is a type of advertisement for the publics safety. We will be focusing on rape awareness for the public.

The main thing i want to get across in my video is that women shouldnt go out on their own, they shouldnt walk down alleys, talk to people they dont know, get into unknown veichals but in a situation that is very common being aware that Unmarked cabs or taxis are dangerous and that people should be aware of this.

i think that to get the message across especially to young women it needs to be powerful, i dont want to just make women aware but everyone.

facts.

i found this on wikipedia, its a list of the reported rapes.

i found that alot of the time the stories i read where when people where on a night out, it seems that it is more rare that it will happen when a women is in the right state of mind however it still does. Women are attacked when drunk as they are seen as vunerable.

here is a link of David Lynch's PSA on cleaning up new york!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSWv90msTUc
i think this video is very powerful, the noises catch ur attention and it creeps you out so that you watch it and realise how bad it is! i think it has a good impact on people, especially those who dont like rats!!

here is another video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKNCYw2898Q
this video has a slightly different approach its powerful because its upseting and it makes you think!
its about a girl who was raped, she didnt speak up because she was too scared and she commit suicide, its her suicide note, i think it would effect not only women but their families too as they would not like to be the parents on the recieving end of their childs suicide not. its very upsetting but so effective. this video also contains facts about how many people speak up and the effects of not speaking up, i think this helps warn people of the concequences.

although this next video isnt as professsional as the other two it still sends a very important message across, i think the effects used suit the PSA as it is on drugs and some shots are made blurry. i also think that having the seringe there would make people realise actually this is dangerous! here is the link;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIf6a0bz-r4&feature=related

What i have learnt so far

in the lesson where the task was set to film a mini film i was absent, however i was there to plan it and the lesson after to view the video and to take part in the editing.
watching my groups video back i have realised how important it is to plan not ony what you are going to film but that Me en scene plays a very big part in the presentation.
when Ashley was being filmed there was a reflection on the filmers in the window, this is something peope would notice, aso that when filming april on the other end of the phone that you could see the desk in the background of where ashley was sitting, you could clearly see that both people wwho where suposed to be in different settings where actually filmed in the same room.
noise actually went really well excdept one part where you could hear the camera man talking, luckiy we found that you can change the volume of what was happening and also put music over the top which we did.

i learnt that the editing side of things isnt as hard as i thought it would be, i had to work things out myself a little bit look around the programme, also my group members where very helpful in telling me what to do as i had never used a Mac before or the software we were using.

i think that for our first short film and the editing after we did pretty well, i think that we used a number of editing skills rather than just one, some are as follows;
cutting shots to the correct time
neatening the video in general
fade in effect atr begining
fade out effect at end
music and begining and end
credits scrolling up screen
title scrollling up screen
changiong the volume and deleteing background noise.
these are the editing techniques i have learnt so far and will continue to learnt more.

Overall from the mark scheme given i thinnk our vidoe deserves a level 2 for achieving the following things;
Holding a shot steady, where appropriate
Framing a shot, Including and excluding elements as appropriate
using a variety of of shot distances as appropriate
shooting material appropriate to the task

but i would say level 1 for mes en scene just for the fact that you can tell its all shot in the same room and that you can see reflections in the window.

A2 Media Work

This year we have an opportunity to use the cameras to film either a Music Video, a Short Film or a Film Trailer. For now we will be focusing on camera work and getting camera angles accurate. To reach Level 4, the top level in this corsework i would have to be able to do the following;

Show Excellence in the following;
- Holding a shot steady, Where appropriate;
- Framing a shot, including and excluding elements as appropriate;
- Using a variety of shot distances as appropriate;
- Shooting material appropriate to the task set;
- Selectinh mise-en-scene including colour, figure, lighting, objects and setting;
- editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer;
- using varied shot transitions, captions and other effects selectively and appropriatly.

at the minute i think i am at a level two and i think i will need to work hard and push my self if i want to achieve a Level 4. another thing evident from the first couple of pieces of camera work i did that i need to concentrate on mes-en-scene and really think about what i want in my shot to get the message across. also how hard it is to keep the camera still. making sure the shots arent too long is very important as it will make the video seem alot longer. the positioning of the people on camera at the time is inportant for presentation. Sound is a very big part of the camera work, setting the scene and telling people what your video is about, making sure the sound is clear and there are no unexpected or unwanted noises in the background. Also the person who is talking is talking loud enough, as i found out when filming before that if you are doing a long shot it is hard to hear the person from a long way a way so a voice over would be appropriate there rather than struggling to hear people. making sure there is a variety of diferent shots makes the film interesting and also shows that you have a higher level of understanding of camera work and camera angles.

When we was filimg the tour around the school little details are so important such as making sure clothes are on properly, i was on camera talking and the shoulder of my top fell off and i didnt notice but when we watched our film back it looked really bad. paying close attention to little details is very important. we also cut people head off alot, rather than thinking about what the shot looked like we was thinking of ideas for what we should do for the film. framing the shot properly and making sure the person talking is in the correct place is important for neatness and presentation.

i have yet to decide wether i would like to do the filming in a group or individually.