Luca Kerrison TV and Film blog

Corporations - Large organisations usually comprised of multiple smaller and larger companies that  can usually offer large amounts of support and money for screenwriters, and are usually scouting for newer talent while also working with seasoned veterans of the screenwriting world. Corporations can offer a wide range of opportunities for screenwriters new and old, however they  usually assume full if not most of the control over a production or idea. These include big studios like WarnerMedia and Disney, who put out many films each year on high budgets and a very money-oriented, safe and often formulaic approach to the films they produce. independent production companies - Independent production companies are usually smaller, and can sometimes be comprised of less than 5 people. They will usually work with relatively lesser known writers to keep costs down, but still have enough there to make a modestly good looking film with little outside financial help. They can also...

Screenwriter - Screenwriters work on the screenplays themselves, whether it be writing, developing or adapting them for film or TV. They work on very strict deadlines and work with the producers and directors to make multiple drafts, and during production can also make edits at the request of the actors and filmmakers. A lot of screenwriters are freelance and therefore can mostly work on what they want, however they are prone to being replaced by other screenwriters at the producer's/studio's discretion and if enough extra screenwriters are brought in they may gain less credit if any at all. Screenwriters have a good understanding of what makes a screenplay great and are very creative, usually having seen loads of films and TV shows to know how to make an effective screenplay for a variety of genres and productions. They will usually work closely with the development producers and assistants, while being supervised by the script editor and any assistants. In...

What is a documentary? A documentary (to me) is a film or series consisting of actual footage and/or reenactments of real life events, places and people to create a narrative, however true or false from the facts, for the understanding of the general viewer. Expository documentaries: The key points of what makes an expository documentary are: A voice over narrator who's purpose it is to give meaning to the images seen by the audience. Voice over provides facts to accompany the images. The images used compliment the voice over the same way the voice over compliments the images. The primary objective of an expository documentary is to represent the subject matter in a transparent way. The example I've picked is the BBC's 'The Blue Planet' (2001). The Blue Planet is probably one of the BBC's most famous documentaries. featuring the voice over of Sir David Attenborough, The Blue Planet covers a whole range of subjects to do with the seas an...

Expository documentary - We Are The Lambeth Boys Authoritative disembodied voiceover giving meaning to the images - throughout the documentary we are being given information by an unknown narrator on different subjects, ranging from activities to things about the boys themselves. voiceover provides facts and arguments for the images - the narrator is controlling the opinions we are meant to have for certain scenes, for instance when discussing the death penalty one of the boys mentions something the majority of viewers wouldn't agree with so the narrator tells the audience to "forgive them, they're only young". transparent representation - the documentary does a good job of mostly showing an accurate representation of the lives of the youth club goers and more specifically the Lambeth Boys, with minimal (noticeable) manipulation. Observational documentary - High School Unobtrusive construction and depictions - Whole documentary focuses on a day a...

News Research: ITV Monday 20th 2020 18:00 - ITV Anglia The studio is big and open with a desk for the newsreaders and a screen of to the side for the weather. The title sequence has a couple of clips pop up with various filters, ending on a video of wind turbines accompanied with some funky music. There were a fair few stories, starting with the coronavirus update before moving on to a more light hearted story about an older gentleman helping out his community. It flipped back and forth between good and bad stories with the weather report about halfway through. April 23rd: April 23rd is Shakespeare Day, as well as St. George’s Day. News values: News values are “Criteria that influence the selection and presentation of events as published news”. The 12 values are: Frequency - shorter solved stories are preferred over longer developed stories like famines and droughts. An example of this is Captain Tom Moore's 100th birthday and his NHS fundra...