Opening Movie Scene

Our latest media coursework task is a two minute opening scene of a film. I find myself feeling incredibly excited and feel like a child in a sweet shop with so many choices of things i like but really cannot decide which to choose. Our latest ideas involve a criminal-underworld, "RocknRolla"-style theme in which two characters are involved in a revenge-fuelled hunt. At the moment the two other guys in my group and myself are storyboarding and getting to grips with the Macs as well as exploring the effects and gadgets that the world wide web has to offer. I am almost positive that our ideas will change drastically, however, this comes with the excitement of an idea developing and the clip gradually coming together. I often scare myself with how differently my imagination works since starting media as, unlike before, I imagine shots from the viewer's point of view and whether or not the next shot "crosses the line"! The group's aim is to push the boundaries of technology in this video and to follow the guidelines we have been set whilst trying to create a unique style that will appeal to our target audience whilst appealing to a wider audience who will, hopefully, appreciate our efforts of pushing the boundarys of special effects and creating an individual style.

Sachs-Gate

I find myself infront of the television on a friday night, having had an operation yesterday and housebound for the day! After watching hours of MTV to pass the time away, I tune in to ITV news which I never normally watch as I much prefer the BBC set-up and reporters. I was absolutely astonished to see that the Rusell Brand, Jonathan Ross and Andrew Sachs saga is still in the top 3 stories. Not only this, but now ITV are focusing on people who have written in to claim that Jonathan Ross is a victim in the case and that the real culprits are the show's producers and the cameramen for filming the prank calls in the first place. I feel that this case has dragged on far too much. There is a clear generation gap and the general supporters of Andrew Sachs' acting career are those in a completely different generation to Russell Brand in particular. I am in no way condoning the actions of Ross and Brand but feel that the media have made a mountain out of a mole hill. I have generated the opinion, based on the obvious bias held by the ITV in particular, that this case is an excuse to attempt to break down one of the worlds most famous broadcasting companies. Some may argue with me in that my previous comment of favouring BBC news may mean that this post is not entirely two-sided but I am positive that a mutual viewer could see the blatant attack on the BBC and the degree to which this case has been over-hyped. I am not a huge fan of Jonathan Ross but can appreciate how much he contributes to British television and entertainment and certainly feel he should not be stripped of his position in the BBC. Russell Brand, in my opinion, is a quirky, border-line presenter whose intentions are to linger on the boundary of ethical and offensive material but pulls it off more often than not. He adds a certain "spice" to British television and is a clever, opinionated man who I believe would be better specialising in Comedy only. What is our generation coming to if, in a time where Countries all over the world are in some of the worst financial crisis' they have seen for years, the news still concentrates on celebrity culture and a minor story which took place 4 weeks ago?