Getting filler shot footage

Recently we have been accumilating footage that we could use as filler shots while the reporter is speaking in our main news package. We feel that it is important to have a selection of these shots to choose from.

Some of the shots we have have

5 minutes of a (Rock Challenge) dance rehearsal
2 minutes still long shot of Oxford Street

James and Joycelyn

Voice Over re-recorded

The word theatre means a “place for seeing,” it originated in Ancient Greece some 5000 years back. But theatre is more than just a building where plays are performed.  Since its birth, theatre has taken many forms that involve dance, gestures, and pantomime combined with various other performing arts to portray a single artistic form.

The beginning of the twentieth century saw the introduction of a new component – the cinema. It was so popular that new or refurbished theatres often included provision for screening films.  But In 1976, the Theatres Trust Act was passed. It was a way  to protect theatres and theatre use. And in 1994, with the creation of the National Lottery.  funding for the Arts has helped in educating and influencing the new generation on theatre and its importance to London’s culture as we now see live performances not only on the stage but all around us.

Due to some successes that Hollywood brings to the silver screen, a varity of convertions have taken over the entertainment industry. For instance, classic stage productions have become films - Les Miserables starting with a budget of $61 million the film managed to gross almost $400 million worldwide.

War Horse expirenced a similar approach with its successful box office. Recieving a gross of almost $200 million with a budget of $66 million. all in all showing us that cinema is not dead and is not all about action packed dramas, or the magic of 3D but rather the appreciation of art in the cinema.

On the flip side successful films have taken to the stage converting into funfilled musicals such as shrek gaining positive reviews from critics. Leading on to its producers announcing their plans to tour Shrek across the UK in 2014.

Professional voice over

To gain a better understanding of how the theatre has transformed london's culture and the intertainment industry we asked the director of on of london's well established drama schools  LAMDA Academy, Mr Martin.

Over recent years, cinema ticket prices have risen, being a pound more expensive than in 2000, not including modern technological formats such as the IMAX or 3D technology. Whilst theatre price tickets are at an average of £47, reaching its highest attendance ever during the summer of 3.8 million theatre goers
In order to see if the theatre has truly had an effect on the minds of many or whether they are still intreged by cinema we asked the genreal public.

Joycelyn and James

Progress update

With our overall deadline coming up at the end of this week we track our pregess to see how far we are with our main tasks.

Website
Completed: All articles are complete and on the corresponding pages, the layout is finalised.

Incomplete: attach news package with main news story.

Evaluation 
Completed: Title sequence and title sequence music evaluation, logo evolution as well as banner and press red.

Incomplete: creating a news package, website evaluation, vox pops, audience feedback, directors commentary.

News package 
Completed: Vox pops, filler shots, noddy's, graphics.

Incomplete: finish Professional interviews.

Looking at what is complete and what is not I feel that we have enough time to complete all of our work before the deadline.

TM

Updated Script

This is the updated voice-over for the history of theatre, part of our news package.

The word theatre means a “place for seeing,” it originated in Ancient Greece some 5000 years back. But theatre is more than just a building where plays are performed.  Since its birth, theatre has taken many forms that involve dance, gestures, and pantomime combined with various other performing arts to portray a single artistic form.

The beginning of the twentieth century saw the introduction of a new component – the cinema. It was so popular that new or refurbished theatres often included provision for screening films.  But In 1976, the Theatres Trust Act was passed. It was a way  to protect theatres and theatre use. And in 1994, with the creation of the National Lottery.  funding for the Arts has helped in educating and influencing the new generation on theatre and its importance to London’s culture as we now see live performances not only on the stage but all around us.


Over recent years, cinema ticket prices have risen, being a pound more expensive than in 2000, not including modern technological formats such as the IMAX or 3D technology. Whilst theatre price tickets are at an average of £47, reaching its highest attendance ever during the summer of 3.8 million theatre goers

Courtesy of Joycelyn and James

Update

The week of the news package deadline has come!

Our to-do list is looking full, Filming very thing from filler shots to professional interviews. All that is left is to edit...

First of all, the professional interviews. We encountered minor issues i.e. building construction was in the works and 'hammering' was interfering. Despite this, the questions and respones was a success as they gave fluent answers.

The voice overs. The script was too long, going too indepth into the history of theatre the recording was 3 mintues long. Slicing paragraphs made the narration shorter, appropriate and easier to read with no hesitations (erms, uhhs)

Graphical input. To display statistics, we animated a graph showing the average ticket price. Simple shapes and text to get the facts straight through.

Secondary Footage. Applying secondary footage into our newspackage was no problem. Using video conversion website (mediaonverter.com) alowed us to export youtube clips into MP4 flies. Using clips such as the trailer for Les Mis, Shrek and Documentry footage whilst we play our voice over.

Editing. Joycelyn and I are editing the footage, adding clips and audio.   

Creating the graphs

James here,

To give statistics in our news package (based on the average ticket prices). I used Anime Studio Debut,the same program when animating the logo. The basic text and shape was suitable to give the facts straight with clear font and vibrant colours. 

Final Script

Shot	Video	Audio
Medium	Reporter stands in front of the camera facing forward	Reporter OC There are many forms of entertainment in London such as museums, art galleries, ice skating and many other cultural events such as the French markets which offer a diversity of cultural foods and experiences. But the one that’s had the most influence in London over many centuries are theatres!
Filler (A variety of medium and long shots)	Animated theatre graph dating from Shakespeare to present date	Reporter VO The word theatre means a “place for seeing,” it originated in Ancient Greece some 5000 years back. But theatre is more than just a building where plays are performed. Theatre is a branch of performing arts that focuses on live performances by actors, which creates a self-contained drama. It’s the whole idea behind what happens there. Since its inception, theatre has taken many forms that involve dance, gestures, and pantomime combined with various other performing arts to portray a single artistic form. The history of theatre charts the development of theatre over the past 2,500 years. The first buildings used for theatrical performances in Britain were amphitheatres introduced by the Romans, who copied theatres from ancient Greece. Medieval theatre was presented on elaborate temporary stages inside great halls, barns, or in the open courtyards of galleried inns. It was from these that Elizabethan timber-framed open-air theatres took their form, such as the Globe in London. The most famous Elizabethan playhouse which was built by the company in which Shakespeare had a stake - now often referred to as the Shakespearean Globe as many believe that Shakespeare influenced us by helping make the English language universal, and introduced hundreds of everyday remarks into the language through his plays and poems. By the middle of the nineteenth century theatre building was becoming a specialist architectural discipline, led by architects such as J T Robinson and C J Phipps. Often, older theatres were demolished and rebuilt to accommodate larger audiences. In the auditorium, rectangular galleries began to be replaced by horseshoe-shaped balconies that enveloped the stage and provided better viewing. The intention was to bring respectability to theatre-going and make it more socially acceptable for the middle classes. The beginning of the twentieth century saw the introduction of a new component – the cinema. It was so popular that new or refurbished theatres often included provision for screening films.  But In 1976, the Theatres Trust Act was passed, founding a new organisation, The Theatres Trust, the National Advisory Public Body for Theatres. It is tasked with protecting theatres and theatre use, and has a statutory role to advice on all planning applications affecting land on which there is a theatre. Further good news for theatres came in 1994, with the creation of the National Lottery. Such funding for the Arts has helped in educating the new generation on theatre and its importance to London’s culture.
Filler (A variety of medium and long shots)	Shots of theatres and the cinema as well as people walking along.	Reporter VO Over recent years, cinema ticket prices have risen, being a pound more expensive than in 2000, not including modern technological formats such as the IMAX or 3D technology. Whilst theatre price tickets are at an average of £47, reaching its highest attendance ever during the summer of 3.8 million theatre go-eras. The average theatre goer was of middle age and female. Cinema goers were also female but of the 24 to 34 age demographic.
Medium	Vox Pops Interviewee standing towards the left of the screen	Reporter OC How often do you go to the theatre? Interviewee Answer Reporter OC How often do you go to the cinema? Interviewee Answer Reporter OC Which one do you prefer and why? Interviewee Answer
Medium	Vox Pops Interviewee standing towards the left of the screen	Reporter OC How often do you go to the theatre? Interviewee Answer Reporter OC How often do you go to the cinema? Interviewee Answer Reporter OC Which one do you prefer and why? Interviewee Answer
Medium	Vox Pops Interviewee standing towards the left of the screen	Reporter OC How often do you go to the theatre? Interviewee Answer Reporter OC How often do you go to the cinema? Interviewee Answer Reporter OC Which one do you prefer and why? Interviewee Answer
Long shot Two shot	Professional Interview Interviewee and interviewer siting down facing each other at a slight angle towards the camera	Reporter OC Has the traditional value of the theatre changed? Interviewee Answer Reporter OC What’s your take on the decline in theatre audiences if there is one and why? Interviewee Answer Reporter OC What sort of future do you predict the theatre will have? Interviewee Answer Reporter OC What's your personal view of the theatre and how as it affect you perception of life? Interviewee Answer Reporter OC Do you prefer the cinema or theatre and why? Interviewee Answer
	Medium	Reporter OC Although the popularity of cinema is still increasing, Theatres are traditionally the most influential form of entertainment.

Sayonara
Joycelyn