Olivia's Media Blog

  Padlet For my coursework I have decided to work with a partner. Clementine and I worked together last year, and found that our skillsets complimented each other so this year we have decided to collaborate again. We decided that we wanted to keep track of ideas we had in our initial discussions, so we used a website called 'Padlet' to keep track and link our inspiration. There were a few concepts we discussed: Pieces of inspiration we had come across Whether we wanted to do a short film or music video Basic concepts for visuals and imagery Song choice in the event we choose a music video From quite early on we decided that we wanted to choose a music video as neither of us had experience in that area and wanted to challenge ourselves by trying something new. Therefore most of the ideas on the padlet are orientated around music. 

  I decided to look at the general purpose of music videos so that I can fully understand my aim if I choose to film my own. I made a mind map to refer to in the future when analysing music videos, and as something to bear in mind if I choose to go down the route of creating a music video.

 Introduction Charlie Budden is a graduate of Arts University of Bournemouth, and an alumni of Tanglin Trust School. He studied Film Production, and directed the short film "Oh, Little Spark!" which was released in 2021. The short won best film of the month at the Independent Short Awards. On the 16th of August 2022, he came to speak about his experience in directing, his freelance work and the challenges he faced while filming his short film. "Oh, Little Spark" is a short film inspired by a Polish lullaby. The story follows a young man and his grandmother, played by Rula Lenska. Lenska is a well know actress in Britain, mostly known for her role in 'Coronation Street'. This was a big success for Charlie Budden as it likely gave his film more credibility and exposure. Crowdfunding Although Charlie was given a budget by Arts University of Bournemouth, he used a website called ' Crowd...