Wednesday, 30 September 2015

Narrative

Todorov

Kate Domaille

Claude Levi

screen shot of the word audio audition



The audio from my practice session.

The things I have learned are that I can change and edit the audio.
Another thing I have learned is to make a multitrack.
Another thing I have learned how to change the volume of the audio. 
don't even know we need to use it for my video.

Monday, 28 September 2015

voice recorders

what worked
the recording itself worked and how to make a new recording however the recording was very low so we have to put it closer to our mouths to make it louder. the on and off button worked and the play and pause worked. the fast forward button worked and the rewind button worked I played it through the earphones and put it at different frequencies to test the range and sound.
what did we find easy
we found the actually recording easy and how to make another recording also the changing the frequency and taking the SD card out and in and the volume button.
what did we find hard
I found actually making it work in the first place.
what did we learn
I learned how to use the audio recorder

upload diagram and audio on here




Friday, 18 September 2015

what i learnt in this lesson

from last lesson I picked up some key information for using the software called adobe premiere
  1. I learnt how to edit a video and do cuts.
  2. I also leant how to do transition effect for the video in between cuts.
  3. I also earned what each section of the website is called for example the Timeline
  4. I learnt how to drag and drop each file and put it into the timeline
  5. I learnt how to change the back ground and include text to the video.
My link for the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZsjQXdQRAw



Wednesday, 16 September 2015

peer assessment for my LO1

Peer Assessment for my LO1 test one
Lauren
key terms that I am going to be making sure that Jai has in there script are

  • cross media ownership
  • synergy *
  • conglomerate*
  • subsidiaries *
  • PDE *
  • audience *
  • Film production cycle
  • Film production process
  • Vertical integration *
  • horizontal integration
  • affiliates
  • joint venture
Yes you have completed all of your headings.


Competitors 2 starter task

Competitors
Rivals
Enemies
match
controversy
opponent
opposition
adversaries
competition
challenger
standing

Tuesday, 15 September 2015

competitors

20th century foxes main competitors

Top 3 Competitors

these are links I an look at when I'm doing this subject tomorrow
Walt Disney is one of fox main competitors because like fox they have a lot of power in the movie business and have many subsidiaries like fox also they are always competing for the best awards for certain movies. Walt Disney is based in Hollywood one of the biggest and well known states of America this just indicates why they are so big. Walt Disney is seen as a threat because of the way they produce good films and have great connections around the globe. A certain famous mouse may live in the Magic Kingdom, but he works in Hollywood. The Walt Disney Studios, the motion picture arm of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world's largest movie businesses. It produces and distributes live-action titles through the Walt Disney Pictures and Touchstone banners, including films from its hit Pirates of the Caribbean series (two of which are among the top ten money-makers of all time). Subsidiary Pixar is responsible for animated titles (Toy Story 3), while affiliate Marvel  creates superhero flicks (Iron Man 2).  The firm also runs Walt Disney Animation Studios and Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. Other divisions are devoted to music and live stage plays.
Image result for Walt Disney


After all these years, Leo the Lion, made famous as the MGM mascot that appears at the beginning of MGM films, is still purring along. MGM Studios was once known for popular musicals such as Fiddler on the Roof and West Side Story, as well as classic films such as The Wizard of Oz, Gone With the Wind, Ben Hur, and Doctor Zhivago. Newer films in its library of 4,000 titles include the most recent James Bond film, Quantum of Solace, and The Pink Panther 2. Parent company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer produces, co-produces, and distributes movies through this subsidiary (its commercial film division), as well as through MGM Studios sister firm United Artists. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer exited Chapter 11 in late 2010.
Image result for mgm
Want to make successful movies, but don't know where to start? Having three stars in your name might help. Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group releases about 20 pictures each year through its three studios: the big budget Columbia Pictures (The Karate Kid), genre division Screen Gems (Death at a Funeral), and independent producer Sony Pictures Classics (Whatever Works). Its Sony Pictures Releasing International is responsible for the sales, distribution, and marketing of movies in about 140 countries and territories worldwide. Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group is the movie marketing, licensing, and promotions arm of Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Image result for columbia tristar motion picture group

Competitors

The main competitors for 20th Century fox are Walt Disney Studios, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group these three companies all specialize in the same product as 20th century fox. They all specialize in the film making business and are big names all around the world they have subsidiaries behind them like 20th century fox. Walt Disney own more than just movies they have theme parks and they are positioned in some of the best countries also they have wide target audience for children animation. 20th century fox are more well-known for their action movies and the romantic dramas. 20th Century Fox has subsidiaries have done so well they are the ones to promote the film studios and help them get along for example like SKY. The structure of the company is very strong compared to the competitors. The competitors are aimed at mass target audience and produce the films for all the world. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is known for their great success from James Bond and Wizard of Oz this is a great film and has been known for years.

Walt Disney

Walt Disney is one of fox main competitors because like fox they have a lot of power in the movie business and have many subsidiaries like fox also they are always competing for the best awards for certain movies. Walt Disney is based in Hollywood one of the biggest and well known states of America this just indicates why they are so big. Walt Disney is seen as a threat because of the way they produce good films and have great connections around the globe. A certain famous mouse may live in the Magic Kingdom, but he works in Hollywood. The Walt Disney Studios, the motion picture arm of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world's largest movie businesses. It produces and distributes live-action titles through the Walt Disney Pictures and Touchstone banners, including films from its hit Pirates of the Caribbean series (two of which are among the top ten money-makers of all time). Subsidiary Pixar is responsible for animated titles (Toy Story 3), while affiliate Marvel creates superhero flicks (Iron Man 2).  The firm also runs Walt Disney Animation Studios and Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. Other divisions are devoted to music and live stage plays

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer



After all these years, Leo the Lion, made famous as the MGM mascot that appears at the beginning of MGM films, is still purring along. MGM Studios was once known for popular musicals such as Fiddler on the Roof and West Side Story, as well as classic films such as The Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind, Ben Hur, and Doctor Zhivago. Newer films in its library of 4,000 titles include the most recent James Bond film, Quantum of Solace, and The Pink Panther 2. Parent company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer produces, co-produces, and distributes movies through this subsidiary (its commercial film division), as well as through MGM Studios sister firm United Artists. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer exited Chapter 11 in late 2010.


Want to make successful movies, but don't know where to start? Having three stars in your name might help. Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group releases about 20 pictures each year through its three studios: the big budget Columbia Pictures (The Karate Kid), genre division Screen Gems (Death at a Funeral), and independent producer Sony Pictures Classics (Whatever Works). Its Sony Pictures Releasing International is responsible for the sales, distribution, and marketing of movies in about 140 countries and territories worldwide. Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group is the movie marketing, licensing, and promotions arm of Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Monday, 14 September 2015

market position


Three things that could make my company into a good position.

  • The profit they make in one year and over the other companies.
  • The amount of products they make over the year
  • The quality of the product

  • The amount of media they attract and social media
  • profit margin
  • how much did there most successful product make
  • success of there subsidiaries
  • shares (influence)  
  • market and advertising (where you se it will tell us about how big the company is)
  • the product they specialize in ( the cost of the film)
  • are they successful national or international (but why)
  • how long the company has been going
  • how are they different to the other companies which are there competitors
  • to show a visual presentation of how it got to the position it is today.
  • how do they operate in relation  

Market Position

20th century fox is one of the biggest film companies in the world this has happened by the decision choices the company has made through out here growth and how they did made profit which made them get in to more social media so more people realized who they are and what they do. How much profit they made over the career and what films made them profit. To make a film like avatar it takes a lot of money to produce a film like that. All the cost of Avatar is at $749,766,139 this is a great amount of money and created the most amount of profit when bringing the film out. It made so much money because it was a new idea and had great potential to grow it made the region of 2.7 billion this was their best profit. Another film they made was Star Wars episode 1- The phantom Menace. This was made by 20th century fox and the cost of production is $431,088,139 and this made the profit of 1.7 million. Another film they made was night in the museum this cost of production was low at the budget of $250,863,268 this made the profit of 1.2 billion this just shows how powerful 20th century fox is and how much they make. They make many films each year this means the more they make the bigger there audience is the more talk gets around and more movies they make are seen. The more they make means more profit for them. The quality of their product need to be better than all their competitors because if it isn’t then it cannot beat them for awards and the customer will watch different film produces. They will lose customers and not make profit. Avatar was an amazing film for the quality of their picture and for their story line. The amount of media they attract is up to the company and how much advertising they go for as they have subsidiaries they can promote their film on other platforms. The more advertising the more the media will be interested and the bigger the company can grow. As soon as something happens in the company if media does get to it then it shows that the company is a big company. As 20th century fox is a big company and well-made company and has made many good products they can afford to have shareholders which creates the company revenue because the shareholders see the potential of putting their money into the business. This gives the company good look as big names and other people are making money by their success. The success of their subsidiaries can influence the market position the more subsidiaries the better the options to bring out new product and to promote the company. When there subsidiaries do well for like the example of SKY they can bring good business to 20th century fox. If you go on the TV and see a company advertising like 20th century fox this can show how big the company really is and where it stands in the market position. 20th century fox specializes in films and have great success from doing this. 20th century fox are famous internationally and have reach over to 3000+ cinemas just with one film called Avatar. 20th century fox have been going for 111 years and still counting this just shows how big the company really is. 20th century fox is different to all the other companies because they have a lot of subsidiaries more than the other competitors also they have many good companies to back them 20th century fox has original ideas which haven’t been done before. 20th century fox has their brand in nearly every country around the world and have their name and subsidiaries on nearly every platform also they did this by creating amazing films around the world.




Friday, 11 September 2015

product


Product

20th century fox has a mass production which means they focus on getting there content out to the world and everywhere but as Warp is an independent company there target is niche and small only international. 20th century fox have many subsidiaries which can make their products and can bring our many different types of content to the screen. Star and Fox broadcasting company are at the same level as 20th century fox because 21st has them as there subsidiaries but 20th century fox have many subsidiaries which help get the products on the TV or other platforms. The first subsidiary I would like to talk to you about Fox sport it gives the customers sport around the world on the TV it has two channels like Fox sport 1 and Fox sport 2. These give content like football, basketball. Cricket and many other sports. A new subsidiary of 20th century fox is national geographic they create documentaries on the channel called TV-14. They also produce amazing photos of many interesting animals. Another subsidiary is the Fox radio and it brings audio content to people radio's all the way around the world. Neil Andrew Howe Fox is one of the presenters for the Fox radio. They produce casual day to day talking and news to the radio. Fox Faith is a film studio what aims at Christians which is their target audience. SKY is one of the biggest names they have as a subsidiary because they produce many types of products like SKY broadband which gives internet for your house so you can enjoy the likes of SKY demand which is another product they make SKY demand brings TV shows whenever you want also it can have SKY movies which is another product and it is easy access to up to date movies. Another product sky makes is there hardware to actually use the software which makes more revenue for the company. Another subsidiary of 20th century fox is Sun newspaper it has a paper which releases every day and spreads gossip and gives up to date news on football, Currency crisis and world news. 20th century fox is one of the biggest film makers in the world and they make great entertainment for the cinemas. They make genres like romance, action, adventure, comedy, horror and fiction. 20th century fox has many ways of promoting there film into the public they use the newspaper and social media also they get the cinemas to show their future films as trailers. The product is the film itself they use the promoting techniques to get revenue.