Local Youth Interactions

Junction Young Ambassadors

This is an event held at The Junction on the 8th May 2010 for the youth of Cambridge.
The day will involve workshops such as sound and lighting, DJing, spoken word,dance, beatboxxing, digital imagery and more.

This is an example of a video to promote the Junction Takeover. It shows the interaction between the Junction and the local youth.



Strawberry Fair

Simon Bates - Final Feedback

Here is a copy of the feedback we recieved from Simon after he watched our final cut of the documentary.

- Professional looking documentary
- Nice use of music and voiceover
- Covered the full range of people who should have been included in it
- Gives an excellent portrayal of Work Related Learning at The Junction, looks exciting
- Could have done with some interviews with students
- Illustrates the good points

Guys, this was not an easy task but we are very happy with the outcome. You have worked well as a team and bought together a great range of technical, creative, and project management skills. You should all be happy with what you have achieved here.

This is all very positive feedback, which I am glad to see.

Final Documentary

This is the final cut of our documentary. Hope you enjoy.

Final Documentary - Kirk, Philippa, Alie, Mike, Matt H, Joe and Dave from cmdiploma on Vimeo.

Promo Comparison

I looked at a promo video that was made for the junction and also looked at the skins series 4 promo and compared them.



This promo is good as it gets all the relevant information across to the audience. It mixes the live footage in with the interviews on what it is like to play at The Junction well. There are quick cuts and it looks nice.

Here is the link to the skins video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho69_sCkwyI

The video features several quick cuts, of each of the individual characters. This is done to introduce audiences to the new cast of skins. This sets the audience up well as to what to expect for the new series of Skins.

Each video promotes what they are aiming to well.

Documentary Comparison

This video is about the making of the promo for the third series of skins.



The video opens with edgy music, which grabs your attention straight away. There are lots of quick cuts and jumps straight into the action, with Cook lighting a flare and some of the cast members talking about a fight scene. All the interviews are filmed during breaks on the shoot, which adds to the interest. There is always something going on in the background. This video was designed for teenagers to get an insight as to how the promo video was made, and to also anyone who would have a possible interest in working in television production. It gets the point across very well.

Their video is along the same lines as our documentary. What they are trying to get across in their documentary is how the promo was being made. This is partly the same with our documentary, as there is footage of the making of the fiver, but we also explore how the Junction has worked with Long Road on our projects. We have relatively quick cuts mixed in with frequent interviews.

Different Organisations

Here is a list of all the different establishments that we worked with on this course, and also a brief history regarding them.

Bournemouth University

Bournemouth University is one of the top media universities in the country and also the country's top new university of 2008 and 2009. It became known as Bournemouth University in Novemeber 1992. We were going to Bournemouth to recieve feedback on our promo videos from some of their editing students.

The Junction

The Junction is a music venue that first opened in 1990, now twenty years old. They focus in live music performances, stand up comedians, theatre and dance performances. We made the promo video for the Junction to help attract more local bands to play at their Fiver event. We also made the documentary to show how the Junction has recently worked with us, from the Level 2 samba event to us filming our music videos for the A2 media coursework.

Skillset

Skillset provided the budget for this project. It was a total of £3000. Skillset provides training for people and businesses who are working in the creative and media industry. This includes video gaming, film-making, TV and radio.

Health And Safety For Fiver

Upon arriving at The Junction to film the Fiver, we were given a list of health and safety issues that we had to take into consideration.

1) Ear plugs - we were issued with ear plugs as the performances were loud and they did not want our hearing to be affected.

2) We had to be careful not to trip on any loose wires, and also to be careful whilst filming as we were filming in the dark and were liable to trip over.

3) Passes - we had to wear passes in order to get backstage and not endure confrontations with members of staff.

4) Visible - as we were in a dark room, we had to wear white t-shirts in order for people to see us.

5) Stay away from the fork lift - it was dangerous, so we were not allowed to be near it.

We had to follow all of these rules in order to avoid being involved in an accident.