BBC Introducing: The Scruff- Live at Buckinghamshire New University

Christmas is 11 days away! Hurrah! And 2014, is soon to end.
Personally, I feel very blessed this year. That's all I'm going to say for now anyway. ;)

This week, my Outside Broadcasting group filmed The Scruff for BBC Introducing.

Students who specialize in sports and live events production within BA(Hons) Film & TV Production, supported by tutor Gary Emmins, filmed both the live music performances as well as an interview with the band that was conducted by BBC Introducing presenter Gareth Lloyd. - read more on our Film&TV blog: http://www.filmtvbucks.co.uk/2014/12/bbc-introducing-in-partnership-with.html

For the full shoot and all the songs uploaded on the BBC website, please visit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02f58yj

Filming Watford VS. Millwall Football match, Endless Mile Live Music Shoot and BBC Introducing

Hello guys, I haven't blogged for three weeks as I've been really busy with my dissertation! Finalising my script, storyboarding,  release forms, recees, risk assessments, this month's all about making sure the production of my little film will go smooth. I have 20 days to sort out Pre-production, and 22 days till my essay on the role of New Media in the Harry Potter Franchise is due.


WATFORD VS. MILLWALL 3-1, Vicarage Road

On the first of November, I participated in the filming of my first football match. I'm not a massive footy fan but I can definitely it has been a thoroughly enjoyable experience.
 For the full live match report, click here:  http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/313944/report

Pre-match tribute to the fallen- a minute of silence and more than 6,000 foils held up to form a Giant Poppy to commemorate those who fell in the Great War

ENDLESS MILE LIVE MUSIC SHOOT

"A Hard Rocking band from all over the UK brought together to chew bubble gum and kickass."

Two weeks after, I was one of the camera operators in the live music shoot for the band Endless Mile. Check out their Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/EndlessMileOfficial/feed

In a couple of days, I will be attending an industry panel, organized to launch my university's new partnership with BBC Introducing to promote new music in the UK. Confirmed attendees are:
Andy Rogers (R1 and 1Xtra Live Music Producer)
Paul Long (R2 and 6Music Live Music Producer)
Gareth Lloyd (Presenter, BBC Introducing- Chair)
Mark Forrer (Producer, Bound Films)
Francesca Tee (Deputy Production Manager, EnTEEtainment)

Bands will be sent by the BBC, music output will be broadcasted via BBC 3 Counties on Saturdays and the video output will be available on the BBC Introducing Youtube channel. Exciting!

Week 4: First Blog! Being a Producer with National Film and TV School Director & Virgin Group Co-Founder Nik Powell, EVS with Gareth Carr and Starseedz Live Music Shoot

First blog post!

After being in a movie event the night before (I think he said it was Fury, with Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf and Logan Lerman, Jon Bernthal, Michael Peña, Jason Isaacs and Scott Eastwood)
National Film and TV School's very own Director Nik Powell gave a lecture on what it is like to be a Producer.

picture taken from our Film & TV blog 

http://www.filmtvbucks.co.uk/2014/10/week-4-changing-our-games.html

Nik Powell- Virgin Group co-founder and Executive Producer
Company of Wolves, Oscar Nominated Mona Lisa, Scandal, Neil Jordan's multi -Oscar nominated The Crying Game,
Charles Dance's Ladies in Lavender with Dame Judi Dench & Dame Maggie Smith, Calendar Girls

Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Group founder

Nik Powell, along with Richard Branson set up Virgin Records, a multi million pound conglomerate and one of the UK's major recording labels today, in the early 1970s. Now, he sits as Director of the National Film and TV School, known for its outstanding contribution to the British Film and TV industry and voted as the number 1 international film school.

Nik Powell received his honorary degree from Bucks New Uni

"My 92-year-old mother, Jane Powell, will also be very proud, and very relieved of course, that at last I have a degree like her other sons! It is a very great honour particularly as the National Film and Television School are neighbours of Bucks New University and work together."

To all the aspiring Producers out there, here are Nik Powell's lessons of being a Producer.

• Don't choose a house, choose neighbours. Don't choose a path, choose travelling companions.

  This is one of the things Powell said that I can definitely relate   to. I believe being around and working with the right people is     one of the most important things to consider especially if you       just want to keep moving forward. What's the point of being         Captain, trying to reach a destination, but having a crew who does   not help you stir your ship in the right direction? Or hides your   map from you? Well that's how I see this anyway.

• Don't herd sheeps, herd cats.- Richard Branson

• Everything is negotiable but don't buy a football team.

• Don't take No for an answer. 

• Have fun working!

• Take Risks. Have Courage.

• Sell yourself. You have to be your own critic.

• Sell to the right audience.

• Challenge is to find ways to communicate effectively with those around you 

  No guys. Simply sending a text or an email is not necessarily       communicating or persuading.

• As you get older, you learn more and more on what goes wrong. But you never learn what actually goes right.

• The world changes so quickly. Every situation you go in is new.

• AIM HIGH. Imagine a graph. We always give ourselves a nice straight line going upwards. But when it comes to actual data, there may be times when it curves back down. And up. And down again. Powell said we should ignore the curves and just keep focusing on that nice straight line.

• The importance of working with talent and quality. And the ability to spot it.

• Importance of being BOSS.

• Having Social skills. 

• The importance of good Research.

• THE INVESTOR QUIZ  Your film. What's special about it? What's special about you? What's in it for me? What's it worth to you? What's it worth to me? "It's a once in a lifetime opportunity for both of us..." Who's in charge here? Are you listening? Can you sell?

• Never turn down a good thing. 

• Those who did not try the sting of the bee, never know the price of honey.

• When you're in sh*t, try to look like you know what you are doing.

• It is very easy to fall out with people. But is very important to fall back in. and make up.

• Do not slam the door you are going through, to come back through.

• Importance of Good manners. It's an English thing. Saying 'Sorry' even though someone else hurt you.

• 80% HARD WORK. 10% TALENT. 10% LUCK.

• Nurture your gifts. Make it grow.

• Life is different to what you were told.

  Lastly... and I swear to you he said it. I just can't remember the   whole story. But it's up to you to interpret it.

• KFC does not taste like chicken.

Nik Powell is also:  

• Vice Chairman of the board of the European Film Academy and previously for 9 years the Chairman of EFA and host of the European Film Awards
• Chairman of the Bafta Film committee and member of the Bafta Board of Trustees
• Vice Chairman of the GEECT (association of a European film schools) Board
• Member of the board of NAHEMI (Association of British film schools)
• Member of the US academy: AMPAS (Association of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)
• Director of the board of the Northern Ireland Film and TV Commission and Chairman of its Film Investment Fund Committee 2003 to 2007
• Member of British Screen Advisory Council
• Member of European Producers Club
• Member of the Academy of the Asia Pacific Screen Awards
• Vice President of the National Society for Epilepsy
• Chevalier dans l'ordre des arts et lettres
• Member and often Chair of juries for major festivals such as Sundance, Locarno, Moscow and of many awards juries including BAFTA and Eurpoean film awards.

Find out more about the National Film and TV School UK here:

https://nfts.co.uk/

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EVS with Gareth Carr 

Next week, my Sports and Live Events group will be filming Watford VS. Millwall's game and I will be one of the camera operators. I've never been a fan of football and thought, there isn't going anything fun about this. Or about filming football in general. Screaming fans, wiring up cables all around the stadium, chances of rain etc. 

Until I learnt how to use the EVS system on our OB truck! It is not so bad at all. 

It is normally use for Football replays and I think you can also call it LSM (Live Slow Motion).

EVS

Racks & Vision Mixer 

Wish me luck, I'm going to be one of the camera operators! >_<

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Starseedz Live Music Shoot

This week, we also worked with a duo, Catrine and Jon, also known as Starseedz. They write 'pretty songs', songs that tell 'tales of love and life and friends and foes'. They're also a massive fan of crop circles.

They wanted a Fairy tale, dream like concept for this shoot, so for the lighting, there were fairylights and light up flowers, alot of greens, purples and pinks. And when they started singing, they reminded me a lot of pixies!

Someone also managed to get hold of those massive Pixar lamps! Cute!

Catrine ft. Pixar lamps

Check out http://starseedz.com/ to find out more about the duo and their songs.