Major Project - Idea Development

I have written my 15 reviews, and will upload them onto her when i have typed them up.

Also, after speaking to Helen, i have dropped the gadgets aspect of my review show, leaving just music, games and films, as these are more uniform as a group, and leave me with more room for a title for the show, which at the moment is "Total Entertainment".

Major Project - Idea Development

I have mocked up on paint (i cant use photoshop) what i imagine my show to be set out like.




I imagine the total film logo to be rotating so that it scrolls between the names of the different magazines.

Major Project - Research

After countless searches for review videos, i have finally found a website that does reviews in short video form.

http://www.pluggedin.com/videos.aspx

The reviews they do are set out in the form that i was thinking of for minem with the presenter to the side, with a backdrop and footage of the item being reviewed in the corner.

WBL Research

Maidstone Museum was established in 1858 and now houses over 660,000 artefacts and specimens. They are outstanding in their diversity and quality and some are of national and even international importance. The work of collectors, staff and benefactors over 145 years has created an overwhelmingly rich and diverse collection of far greater than regional significance.

Chillington Manor
The Museum’s central core consists of Chillington Manor, an Elizabethan manor house built in 1562. The Great Hall and the Withdrawing Room date from that period but the Cloisters and Long Gallery (restored around 1870) are survivals from an earlier Tudor building. Between 1698 and 1743 a substantial wing was added to the rear of the Elizabethan building. This was the building which was bequeathed to the town by Thomas Charles, a surgeon and antiquarian, in 1855. Three years later Maidstone Museum and Library was opened, its first curator being Charles' close friend, Edward Pretty. More galleries were soon added to house the growing collections.

East Wing
On the eastern side a new wing was added in 1869 and extended in 1889 to accommodate the Bentlif Art Gallery. This was funded by Samuel Bentlif in honour of his brother George (he also donated over 200 hundred paintings), and was enlarged again in 1924.

West Wing
On the western side a new wing, made possible by donations from Julius Brenchley, was built 1873. The Victoria Gallery, housing the town’s library, was built between 1897 and 1899 to commemorate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. In 1977 a fire damaged much of the upper floors in the West Wing and 18th century extension.

WBL research

Here is a video that the natural history museum in london made in order to help raise money

WBL - Commission

I have been commissioned to make a video for Maidstone Borough Council, which they would like to promote the Museum in Maidstone, and also Mote Park.

I think the way to go about this is, for want of a better word, to make it as "hip" as possible, in an attempt to target younger people and get them interested in the museum.

As the museum have a new wing, i will not give too much away so as to create an air of intrigue around what will be in there.

I will talk to the curator (i think that's the right word) in order to understand the history of the museum better.


With regard to Mote Park i'm not entirely sure how to go about it, so more on that when i've had a bit more time to think about it.

WBL

I've had a about 15 different phonecalls to the KM in the last 4 days, each time being passed onto someone different, or having to leave answerphone messages. Even when i returned a call from someone who had phoned me, they didn't know who i was, and passed me on again. Then i got an email from someone from the KM asking me for my cv, even though i had already handed it into the offices in maidstone, so i sent them that but havent heard back from them.

I've now given up on the KM as I am of the understanding that Maidstone Borough Council would like to comission me to create a film for them, and i am currently communicating with them about this.

It's all been one big palava with one problem after another, but hopefully this will be the end of it and it'll all be over soon!

WBL

I have discovered the fickle world of media commissions, one minute someone is really willing to do something, then the next they decide they can't be bothered. This has left me in a pickle, as i am now looking for some work experience again. Have contacted both Maidstone Hospital Radio and KMFM, along with the Kent Messenger but so far have not heard back from the KM.

Unfortunately Hospital Radio emailed me back on the day to let me know that they cannot offer work experience. Going to chase up KM to see if they can!

WBL - Problems

I'm having trouble arranging with Charlie a time when he can film at the beach, as there is always a reason for him to not be able to do it. I try ringing him but he doesn't answer his phone, presumably because he knows what i am going to say, but he can't be bothered to put the effort into the making of it.

Major Project - Research

Future plc is an international special-interest media group that is listed on the London Stock Exchange (symbol FUTR). Founded in 1985 with one magazine, today they have operations in the UK, US and Australia creating over 180 special-interest publications, websites and events for people who are passionate about their interests. They hold market-leading positions in games, film, music, technology, cycling, automotive and crafts.

The biggest-selling magazines include T3, Total Film, Classic Rock, Guitar World, and Official Xbox Magazine. Websites include GamesRadar.com, BikeRadar.com, TechRadar.com, MusicRadar.com, PhotoRadar.com and Cyclingnews.com

Future sells 3.2 million magazines each month; attracting more than 23 million unique visitors to websites; and hosting 27 annual live events that attract hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts. In addition, Future exports or syndicates publications to 90 countries internationally, making them the UK’s number one exporter and licensor of monthly magazines.

Major Project - Research

All of the Future PLC websites seem to follow the same basic layout, in order to show uniformity to the brand. This gives me a good idea of what the site for my reviews should look like, or alternatively I could go in a completely different direction with the layout and style of the site in order to add a freshness to the brand. This could include reviewing things that the magazines would not normally consider, such as underground music or unheard of films or singers, therefore bringing them to the public eye.

Major Project - Research

Here is a screenshot of the Total Film website, which I like, as it is well set out and easily navigatable, with all the different sections of the site well set out in tabs at the top of the page

Major Project - Idea Development

After speaking to simon, he has agreed with my initial concerns about doing the reviews for zoo, in that it would seem almost immature and therefore I have decided to change my broadcast partner to Future PLC, the company behind magazines such as Total Film, PC Gamer and Future Music.

Here is a list of all the magazines, websites and events that they have for their music, film, technology and games branches of the company;

Technology:

Magazines:

.net
3D World
Computer Arts
Computer Arts Projects
Digital Camera
Hi-Fi Choice
Home Cinema Choice
ImagineFX
Linux Format
MacFormat
PC Format
PC Plus
PhotoPlus
Photoshop Focus Guides
T3
Tap!
What Laptop
What Satellite and Digital TV
Windows: The Official Magazine
Mac|Life
Maximum PC
Maximum Tech

Websites:

techradar.com
3dworldmag.com
computerarts.co.uk
hifichoice.co.uk
homecinemachoice.com
imaginefx.com
macformat.co.uk
maclife.com
maximumpc.com
netmag.co.uk
officialwindowsmagazine.com
pcformat.co.uk
pcplus.co.uk
photoradar.com
t3.com
tapmag.co.uk
tuxradar.com
whatlaptop.co.uk

Events:

Computer Arts Graduate Showcase
Home Cinema Choice Awards
T3 Gadget Awards
What Laptop Awards
Digital Artist Awards
Digital Camera Photographer of the Year
.net Awards
TechRadar Phone Awards



Games:

Magazines:

Edge
GamesMaster
Girl Gamer
Nitro
NGamer
Official Nintendo Magazine
Playstation: Official Magazine
PC Gamer
PSM3
Xbox World 360
Xbox 360: The Official Magazine
Official Xbox Magazine
Nintendo Power
World of Warcraft: The Magazine

Websites:

gamesradar.com
computerandvideogames.com
next-gen.biz
nintendopower.com
officialnintendomagazine.co.uk
oxm.co.uk
oxmonline.com
pcgamer.com

Events:

Golden Joystick Awards



Music:

Magazines:

Classic Rock
Classic Rock Prog
Computer Music
Future Music
Guitar Aficionado (US)
Guitar Legends (US)
Guitar Techniques
Guitar World (US)
Guitarist
Guitarist (Australia)
Metal Hammer
Revolver (US)
Rhythm
Total Guitar

Websites:

musicradar.com
classicrockmagazine.com
guitaraficionado.com
guitarworld.com
metalhammer.co.uk
metalkult.com
revolvermag.com

Events:

Classic Rock Roll of Honour
Metal Hammer Golden Gods
Classic Rock Tours
High Voltage Festival
Hammerfest
Metal Hammer Live Tours
Revolver: 2010 Rockstar Energy
Mayhem Festival (US)
Golden Gods Awards (US)




Film:

Magazines:

Comic Heroes
DVD & Blu-ray Review
Odeon magazine
SFX
SKY Movies
Total Film

Websites:

dvdreview.co.uk
sfx.co.uk
totalfilm.com


I am going to brainstorm using the names of their magazines and websites in order to come up with the name for my review show and website.