Connor Buckley Film and TV Blog

The nature and purposes of research in the creative media industries Primary Research Primary research is where you come up with work by using your own knowledge which obtains your own information by using methods such as Interview techniques, observations, questionnaires, surveys, types of questions, focus groups, etc. Primary research is very important in the media industry it's there because we can get better at it and improve on our skills on researching for our own work.

Secondary research My first lot of secondary research came from Bungay’s official website ( The Black Dog of Bungay Legend ). Here, I found a history about the black dog of Bungay and also some facts and information I didn’t already know. What I found: -          -   St Mary's Church still attracts many visitors who come to see where this strange event took place -           -  The Black Dog Running Club, Black Dog Marathon, Black Dog Antiques and the Black Dogs is         the name of Bungay Town Football Club are all named after this legend. -           -  The Black Dog is sometimes associated with Black Shuck, another spectral hound which haunts the     Norfolk and Suffolk coasts. On this site I also found an old verse which explains the events of that night in 1577, August 4 th . 'All down the church in midst of fire, the hellis...

An introduction to the news Look East 27/06/18 Part 1 Teenager shot in the back in Norfolk, linked to county lines drug gangs Lorry driver has a seizure and crashes on the A12, both carriage-ways closed 2 men who died in a double decker bus crash on the A47 are named 6000 people in Gorleston to be movie extras for a film being made by Richard Curtis and Danny Boyle Weather broadcast in East Anglia In the starting sequence for the programme, the presenter gives an introduction into the stories they will be covering while theme their music is playing in the background. Then there is an introduction image which reads ‘BBC Look East’ and their social media pages. Part 2 The main presenter is called Amelia Reynolds who is 49 years old and a women. She has strong links with Suffolk, having grown up in the county and gone to school there. A news presenter is a person who presents the news on television, radio or the internet. This may include reading sh...

Documentary ‘mini-task’ Introduction A documentary is a term to describe a non-fiction movie that in some way documents or captures reality. Documentaries can be funny, disturbing, ironic, inspirational, amusing, and shocking or any combination. Expository Documentaries T hese types Speak directly to the viewer, often in the form of an authoritative commentary employing voiceover or titles, proposing a strong argument and point of view. Key features: -             - A commentator -             - Rhetorical questions -             - Facts -             - Opinions -             - Persuasive techniques They are often biographical, historical or talk about a certain event. Some more genres of expository documentaries are science, health, nature, etc. They also normally include footage, interviews or pictures e...

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The Pre-Production Process Requirements for a moving image production Introduction The pre-production process is essential to any moving image production. Without an effective pre-production process, the end product may turn out to be inadequate as there would be no organisation. The pre-production first consists of planning. This could be by script writing and creating story boards. Following this there would be legal and logistically issues that would need to be dealt with including equipment hire, props, costume and location organisation. Furthermore, legal paperwork would have to be produced including releases for locations and talent as well as thoroughly risk assessing the production process. Only once the pre-production process is complete can the production move forward. Type of moving image production (media forms) My 90 second film I and three others produced a 90 second moving image production; inspired by the Depict Short Film Competition. We made this ...

Depict Short Films Family Dinner (by Ashley P Saunders) The reason I picked the film ‘Family Dinner’ first was because I felt like I could relate to the scenario. After a few seconds of watching it you could tell they were a common British family talking about normal things you would expect a family to talk about at a dinner table. The wine glasses, plates of food, dinner table and kitchen represented a dining room setting. Furthermore, the house looked family modern which could represent the topics they were talking about. For example, the younger brother was asking his older sister what ‘gay’ meant. The sister was also on her phone messaging someone instead of talking to the family which is also common at a dinner table nowadays and she got annoyed with her brother after asking too many questions, which is also normal for siblings at that age. The Grandad was asking the mother how to do something on a tablet, suggesting that he is adapting to modern technology. The ...

Production Schedule Name(s): Callum, Harry, Tudor and Connor Production    title: Sticks Production dates: 13-11-17 – 22-11-17 Date & Time Activity/Scene Personnel, equipment & Props Required 13-11-17   The scenes with the establishing shot and some location photos The attire Connor needs to wear, the camera and tri-pod. No other props. All crew on set. 14-11-17 No shooting on this day N/A 15-11-17 The horse mask scenes and some of the other walking scenes.   The Horse Mask and the same attire. All same equipment and all crew needed on set. 16-11-17 Fixing some continuity errors as Connor didn’t bring in his jacket. Creating a new scene where he places jacket on a tree The jacket so we can rectify continuity issues that were made on previous day ...