Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Toy Commercials

Polly Pocket Ad - 1994

100 Greatest Cartoons (Part 1)

This video is perfect research for me! It is part of channel 4's '100 Greatest' series where they review the top 100 of a certain thing such as music, tv shows, adverts, movies etc. The interviews are cut together with found footage exactly the same way I intend to do mine. This is a great source of research.

Top 5 TV shows of 2011!

Before I can write my script, I need to do a lot more research into similar kinds of shows. This is a countdown review show I found on Youtube. I think its's really interesting because the 3 presenters make the show themselves. It's a bit cheesy and 'nerdy' but I like their use of graphics.

My Progess

It has been ages since I have updated my blogger site and I have made a lot of process on my FMP since my last post so I need to talk about my development. About 3 weeks ago, I had a tutorial with my FMP supervisor to discuss my progress. At this point, I hadn't secured a location for my studio set and I really needed to find a place that was suitable. My supervisor helped me to get an area in G Block so now my set building is well underway. I have painted 2 walls in 'Tinsel Town' red paint and wallpapered a feature wall. (this is stripey red, grey and white). I have been back a couple of times to do more coats of paint as it was quite patchy at first. So far I am pleased with the results. (pictures to come). This week I feel I really need to get a move on as there isn't much time left until the deadline. Tonight I am going to be writing the script. This is a big part of the pre-production and it will be really beneficial to get this out of the way. Monday, I am planning on finishing the set. I only have a little bit more wallpapering left to do, then I need to furnish the set. I am hoping this will be done fairly quickly as all I really need is a sofa and a few 90s bits to dot around. (e.g - scooters, furbies, beanie babies). By Tuesday, I hope to do some tester shots so that I can get an idea of the best way to shoot the studio scenes. My biggest concern is the sound quality, so I will be testing a variety of sound equipment. (e.g - rifel mic, clip-on mic). These tests will also help me to get an idea of how to set up the lighting equipment.  If all goes well, I plan to shoot this week if I have time. If not, I'll be shooting on Monday 30th. This shoot should only last one or two days at the most. Once this is done, it'll be a big weight off my shoulders and I will then be concentrating on the interviews (which make up the majority of the show). I have a list of people in mind that I want to interview and will need to make call sheets to arrange this. These interviews will be shot in the Media Centre in front of a green screen. I hope to do these on Wednesday/Thursday that week. (This will depend on whether or not I can use lesson time to do this). Once these interviews are complete, the next step will be to edit! This is going to be a long process so this needs to start ASAP. (Preferably by the 7th May).


Photos to come!

Studio Set Plans

Here are a few ideas I have put together for my tv set. They are based on the one I posted below. I really like the idea of having a feature wall. I think they look good and will save me time as I will only have to put the design on the main wall and just paint the other walls with plain colours.  

This one is my favourite ^^

Studio Set Ideas...

Today I have spend ages and ages researching into different studio set designs to get an idea of what my main set might look like. Most of them are really complicated and would require a lot of hard work, money and time to make. I want my studio set to be simple yet creative. This one is a perfect example:

It is fairly simple, yet it is eye-catching and fun! I think I might base my set on a design like this. Next, I will draw up my own plan of my set!