Shots

Shot 1- Lucas has a free throw and misses it, he gets annnoyed
Shot 2- He stares into the air, and goes into his imagination
Shot 3-He starts to do skills with the ball and back to reality
Shot 4- He tries to makes a fre throwe, then goes for a layout.

Treatment

Btec National Diploma In Media (Film and TV)

TREATMENT (drama)

PROGRAMME TITLE: Friday

DIRECTOR/

CAMERA OPERATOR: Chidera Nduka

DURATION: 3min 10s

FORMAT: DV

AUDIO: non- diegetic and diegetic

OUTLINE OF AUDIENCE: For the general publics view, especially for the youth

OUTLINE OF STORY: A normal Friday as every friday for Lucas but he can't make a simple free throw and he wishes things in his mind he creates a better version of himself then he gets back to reality and deals with his problem.

CHARACTERS: Neff

Review of 1001 nights

Film content review sheet

Name of film- 1001 nights

Name of creator or films artist- Jananne Al-Ani

Duration- 6minutes

Briefly give an overview of the types visual images used in this chosen piece. (B&W, colour, locations, actors etc.)

Coloured video, five female actors, Different scenes but all put together into one background

Briefly give an overview of the types audio used in the video. (Is the Audio Diegetic or Non Diegetic , does the soundtrack fit the imagery?)

Audio is diegetic and it makes the video look a bit real

What do you think the premise or controlling idea of this video is?

The artist is trying to reach out to the people you do have any idea of what other people are passing through

What thoughts are you left with after you have viewed this film?

It keep me thinking of what type of experimental video i would like to make.

Review on Koyaniqasti

Film content review sheet

Name of film- Koyaaniqasti

Name of creator or films artist- Godfrey Reggio

Duration- 86 minutes

Briefly give an overview of the types visual images used in this chosen piece. (B&W, colour, locations, actors etc.)

The canyons and mountains, caves, the city, it’s more like a documentary because there are no actors. Special effects are used, Coloured video.

Briefly give an overview of the types audio used in the video. (Is the Audio Diegetic or Non Diegetic, does the soundtrack fit the imagery?)

The audio is non-diegetic; the sound used really fits into the film like when the film reaches a fast part the music beat accelerates and when it slows down the music beat reduces at the same rate.

What do you think the premise or controlling idea of this video is?

It’s basically about human beings accelerating life, a big bang an explosion that destroys everything and then back to the beginning. The film is about life, the beginning and the end that comes after destruction.

What thoughts are you left with after you have viewed this film?

Avoid accelerating life, because at the end there could be destruction waiting.

Review on doll face

Film content review sheet

Name of film- Doll face

Name of creator or films artist- Andy Huang

Duration- 4minutes

Briefly give an overview of the types visual images used in this chosen piece. (B&W, colour, locations, actors etc.)

The character was a robot head, in a graphic background and everything seemed too different. The robot head comes of the box and stares at the television in front of it and tries to imitate the images it sees on the television. And when the television moves away and the robots reaches its limits but still forces itself, it ends up breaking.

Briefly give an overview of the types audio used in the video. (Is the Audio Diegetic or Non Diegetic, does the soundtrack fit the imagery?)

The audio was non-Diegetic

What do you think the premise or controlling idea of this video is?

The artist Andy Huang is trying to show what happens when people see things on television like their favourite celebrities and what they do and try to copy them, push themselves off limits and end up with regrets.

What thoughts are you left with after you have viewed this film?

Aware of the dangers in trying to be what you are not.

6. Audience, and audience interpretation of the work (200 Words)

The first impression after watching the videos was that it was boring; I can't believe it’s in black and white or what does the video even mean! Everyone had expectations of what the video will look like and what it was going to be. There must always be different reactions and opinions about things, so when any video is watched the reactions are definitely going to differ, People are individuals with dissimilar ideas and opinions so there are meant to be diverse reactions and it doesn't really matter what a person as an individual thinks, all that matters is the opinion of the artist that produced the video. Because he or she is the creator and can make it into whatever he or she wants it to be. Whether everyone has the same reaction or not, we all must have one interpretation because a video always has a concept and that basically means a message behind the idea or purpose why the video was made. Every video has a message that the artist who produced it is trying to pass to the public through dissemination by the media, although everyone might have unlike reactions, we will all have one interpretation.

5. How these works might inspire your own work (100 Words)

The KOYAANIQASTI has really given me a sense of creativity, looking at the GIRL CHEWING GUM it is sort of like a challenge to me because i wonder that if a film made in the 1970s could be that good and not much funds were used in the production, then am supposed to make something better than that, although the KOYAANIQASTI was made in the 1980s and alot of money was used in the production of the video, i believe that without funds something with much craft and concept could be made. it's just to learn from the concept of a few videos.

3. Narrative and non-narrative structures (100 Words)

The narrative structure in KOYAANIQASTIis traditional and the story line is simple, no complexity attached to the video, which would be easier for the audience understanding where as in 1001 NIGHTS the narrative structure is non-traditional and the video is complex in a way because it just takes the viewer into five different stories, yet the narration is quite understood. 1001 NIGHTS was made in a more advanced time so there were a lot of different techniques that were used when making the 1001 NIGHTS that were not used in making KOYAANIQASTI and the knowledge of the directors are different and one might be more experienced than the other.

4. The use of exhibition space to create meaning (100 Words)

When exhibiting an art work, the exhibition space should be put into consideration e.g the place to be used, the kind of effect it would have on the video, if the place relates to the video. Like if the video is a horror movie the artist could use a dark room, reduce the room temperature and make sure the video screen or the television is the only source of light. With all those things put in place, the video would have much more effect on the audience than watching it in a normal environment. In other to impact more meaning to an artwork the exhibition space has to considered because it creates meaning to the video. In the where the exhibition space dominique gonzalez film is exhibited the who area is designed to put the viewer into the mind frame of the artist so as to share on perspective.

2. The use of technology and techniques and styles (100 Words)

Koyaanisqasti was made in 1982 and it had a lot of techniques put into it, the fact that it was made in the 1980s gives a lot of thought about how technology was then and the kind of difference in technology now, comparing koyaanisqasti with telling lies there are a lot of changes in the technology used then when making koyaanisqasti and when telling lies was made. The kind of machines, computers and video cameras used then are outdated and there are lots of new brands that been produced and the level of expertise has increased. The kind of special effect used in in the 1980s have changed over the years because new ones are created almost yearly.

1. Discuss both past and current artists and works(200 words)

Telling lies by simon ellis, 1001 nights by Jananne Al-Ani are videos that have got concept, telling lies is a very good example of an experimental video, looking at the video it’s just different from things that people try out looking at the words flashing past on the screen and the video doesn’t have any images just a blank screen ,the diegetic and the non- diegetic audio all warped in a video makes it a masterpiece, 1001 nights is a good video but not ideal because it doesn’t really give out the message , the non-diegetic audio on the background, comparing the two videos the audio in telling lies are clear and audible hearing the sound of the phone dialling, the sound that the keypad makes while its being pressed and when the phone is dropped, while in 1001 nights the audio is blurred and there seems to be a white noise on the background and when the actors finish telling their story they shut their eyes. Comparing the koyaanisqasti by Godfrey Reggio that has both concept and craft the video has a lot of special effects like the fire at the end; the speeding up of life and others then the audio is non-diegetic.