1 - Response to Lecture

Hi, I'm Erin. I'm studying a Bachelor of Art at Griffith University and majoring in Film and Television. I've had an interest in Film and Television (particularly production and screenwriting) since I was about 12 years old. Before I discovered my passion for Film & TV, I was very interested in music and had aspirations to be a Band Manager but that quickly faded as my passion for Film & TV grew and I realised that if I worked in the Film industry, I could use both my passions and be dedicated to the one career. Music is used in movies and television all the time, though not a lot of people realise or pay attention to it. Both score music and songs are used in movies and TV shows to enhance or create a specific emotion to put across to an audience. I'm very involved with TV show 'fandoms' as they are called. A fandom is basically a community of people that support the tv show or movie. I feel like I learn more from being a part of one as I gain knowledge of what audiences want to see (as well as what they criticise) and I learn more from the creators and producers when they do interviews. I've always preferred the creator/producer interviews or commentaries to the cast ones, just because I'm more interested in the production aspect of Film & TV.

As far as yesterday's lecture, we briefly discussed what is considered 'new' and 'old' communication technologies. The lecturer said that television is considered an old communication technology because there are new technologies such as the Internet but I disagree. 5.74 million people or 1 in 4 Australians sat down in front of their television on Sunday night to watch the MasterChef finale, which I think proves that television is still a current and relevant method of communication in today's society. I think that television is also a new communication technology as the internet streams the TV shows that are made for TV. TV shows are made because of the money they get from advertisers who pay to have their products advertised during the commercial breaks of the airing of the show. There are some web series that haven't been successful because they haven't been exposed to a large enough audience or have the funds to make a decent series.

First day back at University for second semester and I've already learned a new work! 'Tutespark'! Can't wait to see if I learn any more crazy but fun words as the semester continues.

1 - Tutorial Task

One of my favourite blogs from a production company is from Southern Gothic Productions (http://sogopro.com/). I first came across this blog because of the actress (Hilarie Burton) who is one of the owners. She used to be in my favourite TV show (One Tree Hill) and therefore I followed her career and her move into Film and Television Production, which just happens to be what I'm interested in, as far as a career. SoGoPro is an all-inclusive production company that works more as a community than just a bunch of investors making movies and not including fans. SoGoPro keeps fans updated on progress of particular projects, has a forum and interacts with fans by posting VLogs, behind the scenes videos, blog updates as well as having a podcast. They also sell merchandise such as t-shirts (some are signed by the cast members), tank tops, wristbands and sweatshirts. I think this is such an innovative way for a production company to run as they are involving the future audiences of their projects and making them feel as if they are helping and are a part of the project.