After the phone call with Steve, I sent him this email as he asked for all the details of the proposed project:
Digital News Unit: John Farnworth Profile
John Farnworth
Aged 28
British
Football Freestyler
Facts:
- He has won both World and European titles in football freestyle
- Currently holds 5 Guinness World Records
- Performed in over 30 countries including big events like The Grand Prix and World Cup Final
- Filmed his first DVD in 2008
- Featured in Music Videos and Soccer AM
- In 2010 became the Ambassador for the sports drink "Soccerade" alongside Cristiano Ronaldo
- In 2011 he completed the London Marathon while keeping a ball up in the air (completed it in 12 hours and raised £10,000 for Kick4Life)
- In 2012 he was one of few people to carry the Olympic Torch
As you can see, he is very talented, however also very popular in the media.. Let's hope he wants to feature in our project too!
Digital News Unit: Phoning Agent
After researching videos on John, we decided that he would fit the role perfectly on our news channel. We managed to get a contact number for his agent, so I rang him up and delivered the proposed project.
This went well as he seemed interested and gave me his personal email address so we can tell him more details
Fiction Adaptation Unit: Research
After researching the poet (Alice Meynnell) I have found out that she was an essayist and campaigner for women's suffrage. She converted to Catholic at an early age, which then went on to inspire her religious writings for the rest of her life.
The poem I am adapting was one of her most famous ones; one of which has many meanings. Its main focus is the change from summer to autumn, and the sudden war which affected everyone. However she sheds light on the deaths of the fallen soldiers as they receive the "kiss of Christ" as an image of salvation. They sacrificed themselves to save their friends and family
Source: http://war-poets.blogspot.co.uk/2009/11/alice-meynell-summer-in-england-1914.html
Source: http://war-poets.blogspot.co.uk/2009/11/alice-meynell-summer-in-england-1914.html
Fiction Adaptation Unit: Ideas
After reading "Summer in England" by Alice Meynnell, I thought of the idea of basing my film in an office. This is setting the scene in a completely different place to where the poem is originally set (war zone).
The plan is to adapt the war conventions into everyday life e.g. email instead of guns... This will modernise the poem, as well as adding comedy value. I haven't fully decided on the genre yet, but I want it to be either a comedy or thriller... I have ideas for either genre
The main part of my film will be comparing World War I to everyday life nowadays. I want to show that different jobs at different times share the same fear, stress and pressure.
One idea I can't decide on is whether or not to have my character as an ex-soldier or not.. I will be looking at the pros and cons of this feature; and decide soon
Digital News Unit: Research
After naming our channel Tekkers TV we thought it would be ideal to find a football freestyler who would live up to the name. We came across many videos, but one which stood out was John Farnworth.. who has not only featured on famous television programmes like Britains Got Talent; but also has broken many World Records with his talented feet and ball control.
The plan is to film him doing some tricks (tekkers) at a sporting event where he will try and secure another world record under his belt. I believe this is a long shot due to his "celebrity" status, however there is nothing wrong with trying as we believe he fits the role perfectly
Here is a link to his website:
http://www.johnfarnworth.com
Digital News Unit: Ideas
I was delighted to find out I was with my Documentary group again (Chris and Helen), and we got straight to work trying to think of a news channel which would appeal to us. Straight away we all agreed on doing a sports channel aimed at young people, as we all love sport therefore having a passion for it.
Helen came up with a great name for our channel: "Tekkers TV". This works in many ways as not only is "tekkers" a word used in sports, it also has a nice ring to it (alliteration). It means a lot to us too as our production name for the last project we worked on was called "Tekkers Productions", so we're carrying on the theme as well as making it relevant to the project.
I am very excited with this project, and the prospect with working with my team again
Digital News Unit: Brief
§You are being challenged to develop your own ORIGINAL online news channel and produce content for that channel. You will be working in a group of 3 (one group of 4). You will have group and individual responsibilities, however you will be assessed INDIVIDUALLY.§In your production group you will be required to deliver the following:§Design your own branded digital online news channel via website such as YouTube, Vimeo etc. Should include:§An original title sequence/GFX/branded strapline/stings that fits your own original channel identity.§Promotional package – a presenter led teaser for your news items.§Appropriate branding/banner at top.§1 news package per group - 2’00” – 2’30” duration§1 “live” OB report with a reporter on location (recorded as live to the specified duration of 2’00”) which may include some pre-shot material.Example – CLIP – news programme : https://estream.ucreative.ac.uk/view.aspx?id=13048~5d~uPTCHGgELV§All video material from workshops on the unit should also be uploaded to your channel.§Films should be accompanied by supporting written material about your news stories and published on your online news channel.
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