Media Convergence
3) Magazines began releasing publications in a variety of formats. From the mid 1990s, publications were available not only thorough paper format, but PDF, CD-ROM and Websites. Post-millennium, media groups began moving into television, radio, and even mobile phone formats. New, online-only magazines began to be created.
IPC Media Questions:
1) Time Inc.
2) Time, People, and entertainment weekly magazines. Merged with Warner Communications, owners of Warner Bros. and Warner Music.
3) IPC is one of the largest UK publishing companies, and would provide an easy way for Time inc. to gain a foothold in the UK market, and provide a platform for growth beyond the US. It has a very large portfolio of very well established titles, spanning several different interest groups making the company highly profitable and in an incredibly stable position economically.
4) Large corporations generally dominate whatever market they are in, making it very difficult for smaller brands to establish themselves, or even survive within the market. Larger companies will generally take the most sought after advertisement and custom from smaller publishers, limiting their revenue. For consumers, corporations may well charge more, or offer a less personal service than that of a smaller publisher. If the market is dominated by one creative force, there may be a more limited choice in terms of publishers and content.
Sunday, 29 November 2009
Tuesday, 20 October 2009
Filming!
First on location filming! On Friday night, me and two friends braved the bitter cold and mean streets of Chapelfield to film my first masterpiece!!
Excess is the story of a teenager on the edge. Partying too hard, staying out too late; he's a mess. Inspired by Skins and Control, you can expect to see much of the familiar party teen steriotype.
Filming went well, but then, DISTASTER! Having taken some brilliant shots the night before, i decided to round off filming the following morning. In my stupidity, i forgot to rewind the tape, thus taping over some of my best and most important shots with no time to reshoot!!
Hopefully I can pull together a trailer with what is left over!
Excess is the story of a teenager on the edge. Partying too hard, staying out too late; he's a mess. Inspired by Skins and Control, you can expect to see much of the familiar party teen steriotype.
Filming went well, but then, DISTASTER! Having taken some brilliant shots the night before, i decided to round off filming the following morning. In my stupidity, i forgot to rewind the tape, thus taping over some of my best and most important shots with no time to reshoot!!
Hopefully I can pull together a trailer with what is left over!
Tuesday, 22 September 2009
Forgetting Sarah Marshall Review
From the makers of 'Superbad' and 'The 40 Year old Virgin', 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' has always has always seemed somewhat of a obscure little brother of these comic classics, but take it from me, this film should not be underestimated...
The story follows the unfortunate, but incredibly lovable Peter (Jason Segal) in his desperate attempts to get over the 'love of his life' after an unexpected break up from prime-time Tv star, and overall hottie Sarah Marshall (Kirsten Bell.) He escapes from LA to Hawaii, hoping to find some time alone to clear his head. As always, however, there's a catch and Peter finds his nightmare has barely begun.
This film has one thing every other Rom-Com seems to be lacking- balance. So often, Rom-Coms are just comedies where the main character happens to end with a woman at the end. Don't get me wrong, the film is hilarious, but when watching, you can see where the film is going, there is a purpose and the gags remain consistent with the action.
In the cast list you will find many comedy heavyweights; Jonah Hill and Jason Segal to name but two. Appearing for the first time in a film, however, is love or hate comedian Russel Brand. His part, as 'the other man' who you should hate, but really love, is written brilliantly, and seems almost tailored to his personality. Essentially, he just plays himself. His performance is by no means Oscar quality, but the gags and delivery are first rate.
I won't give much of the story away, but i can tell you the ideas are original and, although you can almost see the ending coming, the on-screen relationships do grow nicely throughout the film. Even the idea of a Rom-Com based around a break-up makes for very intriguing watching.
Overall, I would highly recommend buying this film. It has amazing replay value, and is a really uplifting film to have in your collection. It is truly an underrated classic and definitely worth seeing.
The story follows the unfortunate, but incredibly lovable Peter (Jason Segal) in his desperate attempts to get over the 'love of his life' after an unexpected break up from prime-time Tv star, and overall hottie Sarah Marshall (Kirsten Bell.) He escapes from LA to Hawaii, hoping to find some time alone to clear his head. As always, however, there's a catch and Peter finds his nightmare has barely begun.
This film has one thing every other Rom-Com seems to be lacking- balance. So often, Rom-Coms are just comedies where the main character happens to end with a woman at the end. Don't get me wrong, the film is hilarious, but when watching, you can see where the film is going, there is a purpose and the gags remain consistent with the action.
In the cast list you will find many comedy heavyweights; Jonah Hill and Jason Segal to name but two. Appearing for the first time in a film, however, is love or hate comedian Russel Brand. His part, as 'the other man' who you should hate, but really love, is written brilliantly, and seems almost tailored to his personality. Essentially, he just plays himself. His performance is by no means Oscar quality, but the gags and delivery are first rate.
I won't give much of the story away, but i can tell you the ideas are original and, although you can almost see the ending coming, the on-screen relationships do grow nicely throughout the film. Even the idea of a Rom-Com based around a break-up makes for very intriguing watching.
Overall, I would highly recommend buying this film. It has amazing replay value, and is a really uplifting film to have in your collection. It is truly an underrated classic and definitely worth seeing.
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