Amir:
hello my name is Amir and i am hear with media arts student Daniel Arscott.
Dan:
Hello.
Amir:
How does the budget differ between hollywood films compared to soaps such as Eastenders?
Dan:
Hollywood films can stretch their budget to make a lot of stunts as soaps can not do a lot of stunts as they can not afford stunt men, stunt props and equipment as this will cost them a lot of money.
Amir:
Are the day to day episodes cheaper to film then the episodes with stunts?
Dan:
Yes because they would have to stretch their budget to pay for stunt men and stunt props.
Amir:
So do soaps have cheaper production cost than films?
Dan:
Yes because films are a lot longer than soaps and filled with stunts to keep the viewer interested, as soaps are mainly based on day to day life and hollywood films are more a fantasy to keep the viewers interested.
Monday, 30 January 2012
British Cutural Changes
To start off , the music has changed big time it use to be
alot of indie rock , small amount of hip hop and pop. Furthermore the
population has changed in 1990 was 58 million. A massive hit which has
advanced dramatically in the years was sony playstation. The internet
was first available to the public in 1991 and by 1998 130million people
were using the iternet. The massive change over the last quarter of the
year was the price on sweets, mars bar use to cost 20p in 1990 now it
costs 70p. In the last quarter of the year working life changed 67% of
all people were working in service industries, in 1992 56% of people
working with computarised or automated equipment. In 1993 women
started to work alot more than just be house wives the figure of women
reached were over 12 million and there were 15 million men. In Britain
they realised that coal was a massove money maker so in 1994 Britain
had 17,000 coal miners. As the years progressed people started to
realise being self employed made more money than working for a company,
so 12% of people went self employed. Aswell as music , job and
population changing over the last quarter of the century, home life
style has changed 3 out of 4 children's parents were married and in
1991 most houses had a washing machine.
alot of indie rock , small amount of hip hop and pop. Furthermore the
population has changed in 1990 was 58 million. A massive hit which has
advanced dramatically in the years was sony playstation. The internet
was first available to the public in 1991 and by 1998 130million people
were using the iternet. The massive change over the last quarter of the
year was the price on sweets, mars bar use to cost 20p in 1990 now it
costs 70p. In the last quarter of the year working life changed 67% of
all people were working in service industries, in 1992 56% of people
working with computarised or automated equipment. In 1993 women
started to work alot more than just be house wives the figure of women
reached were over 12 million and there were 15 million men. In Britain
they realised that coal was a massove money maker so in 1994 Britain
had 17,000 coal miners. As the years progressed people started to
realise being self employed made more money than working for a company,
so 12% of people went self employed. Aswell as music , job and
population changing over the last quarter of the century, home life
style has changed 3 out of 4 children's parents were married and in
1991 most houses had a washing machine.
Thursday, 5 January 2012
Advances in technology
In this piece of work i will be explaining the differences between Coronatin Street when it first startd in 9th December 1960 and then in colour 3rd November 1969 and then compare it in HD 31st May 2010.
Here is the very first episode of Coronation Street 9th December 1960.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_7Z3046_dg
The colour of the scene is black and white which gives the effect that the scene is a run down place, which would only have lower class people living there. The movement of the camera at the beginning is jerky as it was very basic tracking as you can tell by it being not very smooth. They used very basic camera shots to show power by having more people behind someone in an argument showing that, that character is more dominant and a low angle shot making the actor look bigger with power. Coronation street had 20 million viewers each week by using all these skills. Corrie broadcasted twice a week on Wednesday and Friday. The reason for camera movements not being perfect is because they recorded on video tapes. They recorded in colour but were broadcasted in black and white.
Here is the very first episode of coronation Street broacasted in colour 3rd November 1969.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5MjTO54UNw
The intro is now in colour but a little green making the set look as if it is still a run down place with lower class people as there are lots of houses cramped int such small place. The camera movement has got smoother over the years but is jerky in some parts. In the pub on coronation street instead of skipping to one convosation it slowly pans to another convosation. They have used new skills in lighting, for example some one that is in the wrong will be wearing dark clothes. As someone trying to solve the situation will be wearing lightly coloured clothes.
Here is the very first episode of Coronation Street broadcasted in HD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdfLn5dHhzI
On 31st May 2010 Coronation street broadcasted there first HD episode.The intro has changed a lot as it is now in HD and the camera movement is still while moving. The set is more like a middle class as it has people walking around on the streets. There are shops and cafe's open with people in them making it look like is more populated and a friendly area. The picture quality of the camera is so much better as it does not have any mishaps such as it being slightly green or fuzzy. They keep the camera shots the same but improve on them by keeping the still while it pans. For example low angle sots making a person look a lot more dominant and having much more power. It took Coronation street 2 years to get an agreement with ITV studios and Avid about the upgrade to HD. Being able to working with Avid picture editors they are able to get materials faster. Further more directors and script editors can add comments directly to camera rushes. I did some research and found a comment from one of the directors working with Avid,
“It’s made life much easier for us all around,” confirms offline editor Dave Williams, “Now, we have access to material as soon as it has been shot, which is mission critical for a show like Coronation Street because of its accelerated production pace.”
Here is the very first episode of Coronation Street 9th December 1960.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_7Z3046_dg
The colour of the scene is black and white which gives the effect that the scene is a run down place, which would only have lower class people living there. The movement of the camera at the beginning is jerky as it was very basic tracking as you can tell by it being not very smooth. They used very basic camera shots to show power by having more people behind someone in an argument showing that, that character is more dominant and a low angle shot making the actor look bigger with power. Coronation street had 20 million viewers each week by using all these skills. Corrie broadcasted twice a week on Wednesday and Friday. The reason for camera movements not being perfect is because they recorded on video tapes. They recorded in colour but were broadcasted in black and white.
Here is the very first episode of coronation Street broacasted in colour 3rd November 1969.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5MjTO54UNw
The intro is now in colour but a little green making the set look as if it is still a run down place with lower class people as there are lots of houses cramped int such small place. The camera movement has got smoother over the years but is jerky in some parts. In the pub on coronation street instead of skipping to one convosation it slowly pans to another convosation. They have used new skills in lighting, for example some one that is in the wrong will be wearing dark clothes. As someone trying to solve the situation will be wearing lightly coloured clothes.
Here is the very first episode of Coronation Street broadcasted in HD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdfLn5dHhzI
On 31st May 2010 Coronation street broadcasted there first HD episode.The intro has changed a lot as it is now in HD and the camera movement is still while moving. The set is more like a middle class as it has people walking around on the streets. There are shops and cafe's open with people in them making it look like is more populated and a friendly area. The picture quality of the camera is so much better as it does not have any mishaps such as it being slightly green or fuzzy. They keep the camera shots the same but improve on them by keeping the still while it pans. For example low angle sots making a person look a lot more dominant and having much more power. It took Coronation street 2 years to get an agreement with ITV studios and Avid about the upgrade to HD. Being able to working with Avid picture editors they are able to get materials faster. Further more directors and script editors can add comments directly to camera rushes. I did some research and found a comment from one of the directors working with Avid,
“It’s made life much easier for us all around,” confirms offline editor Dave Williams, “Now, we have access to material as soon as it has been shot, which is mission critical for a show like Coronation Street because of its accelerated production pace.”
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