Unit 3 and Unit 17

How meaning is created in Strayed Above The final media product is in line with client brief due to the visual and special effects. The visual effects applied which include creating a mask path around screens , windows as well as compositing footage to fit within a certain scale. The visual effects show the damage of the  infrastructure to the spaceship as the screens in the spaceship go dark or down meaning the signal has been lost or damaged as before it was working fine before the explosion. The special effects makeup used within the teaser scene as well show how the explosion of the ship has affected crew members such as Kyle Black and in which shows how life is on board the spaceship as communication systems have stopped working and the crew have taken damage. The visual effects also create a sense of realism towards the final product as the visual effects display different space scenes and mask over windows to give the illusion that the characters are in space as we se...

Resolving Legal and Ethical issues When creating this product legal and ethical issues have to be considered for. Such as the music for the show we cannot take a music track which is not royalty free as this is illegal. This will cause complications for the product which might halt the time of production and also might not be able to even screen the show if copyrighted music is heard without the use of a license. The plot and the story of the show can’t be taken from another SCI-FI show as well as this will be just copying ideas and would be stealing another IP’s content for our gain so we should be able to research and create our own ideas for the show while including the brief which was given towards us. The ethical issues that may arise is the use of our makeup since one of our actors is Muslim the use of proper gelatine will go against his beliefs and wouldn’t be allowed so a substitute gelatine will have to be used when creating our special effects. an alternative to using...

Marketing and distribution of Stayed above. The marketing of Stayed above will include the opening sequence of the show as mentioned in the brief this will be displayed on adverts on the BBC 3 platform as trailers or short snippets or scene from the show saying Strayed Above coming soon. This will also be on other social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube this will entice the audience and will make them go onto the BBC 3 platform and search and watch the show. This will be done by placing the opening sequence onto twitter and youtube and this will allow viewers to share the content to others thus gaining attraction. The stills from the opening sequence can also be used as posters to be placed on Facebook with the opening sequence underneath to let the audience know who is playing who. The opening sequence will be a bit different towards the show actual one as in the end it will feature the log-line and will make the audience question and watch the show to fi...

Production materials for Strayed Above  A photo of me filming a scene for the opening sequence where I had to film the ceiling while moving on a chair.  A photo of me capturing shots of our spaceship model to use in after effects later on. A photo of me using the after effects software to add visual effects to our footage we filmed A photo of me using a camera to capture a shot.  Here are photos of me filming certain scenes for our final product. The first picture on the left is a photo of me using a chair for a tracking/dolly shot of the ceiling for our opening sequence. I had to move slowly to get the shot of the ceiling moving in a straight line as this is in the storyboard a tracking dolly shot is mentioned and to avoid the of damage equipment or bumping into stuff a spotter who was in front of me watching out for me and steering me in the right direction to get the shot. The spotter prevents me from injury since I am looking up with the...

Sample materials for Strayed above   The first page of the storyboard which features actions from the characters who are in the show. The first  sample page of  Strayed Above which features visual effects Incorporated. The sections in bold are highlighted to show how it reinforces to brief.  These sample materials support the client brief as it details the explosion of the ship and shows how the audience will be hooked onto the show through the dialogue of the characters and the actions they do. As well they detail on how the visual and special effects are being used to catch audiences attention and to how they are going to affect Captain Crain and his crew.  The storyboards first pages shows the infrastructure of the ship which is mentioned within the brief. 

Title page for strayed Above Proposal  The working title and the log-line for the show and advertising The purpose and objective for Strayed Above The potential rating of the show and explanation why The synopsis of the show detailing the events leading and during for the show The targeted audience we wish to aim for the show Who is working on this product How are we going to market and distribute the show The added effects that will be done and why.