Monday, January 20, 2020

Website & Case Studies

WEBSITE IDEAShttps://ellispars45.wixsite.com/website

Originally was going to be a black background, but instead I wanted the website to be open and light hearted. So a black background wasn't the colours I wanted to go for, so the slick white background mad eit professional and simplistic.

I added a favourites frames to add a bit of personal touch  to make young musicians feel comfortable, but the frames are still professional, in the future if the company expands, I will change it to 'Our favourite frames'.








Business Models Evaluation:

Luti Media:
Effectiveness: 9.5/10

Luti Media was given a 9.5 rating as it clearly shows its success as a independent company, as it shows working for multiple famous artists and directors, it also shows effectiveness in how long the business has been running (since 2006). They seem to be delivering things on budget (although they never go into detail of what their budget is). They also exceed in not just delivering a service, but networking efficiently such as giving newer artists a stepping stone into the music industry. They have different branches all over the world such as London, Paris and Jamaica which means for more clients and more outreach, more business. They have a well established name and internet presence, also they don't only do music videos but branch into other sectors, flexibility is also a very good asset to have in a business to expand your clientel. They are a good example for my creative enterprise due to their work with young lesser known artists such as 'RYAN DE LA CRUZ', however their site does not show their work for more lesser known new artists, the site is difficult to navigate for that side.


BBC Radio Norfolk - The SocialEffectiveness - 9/10

The reason BBC The Social was given a 9/10 rating is due to their organisation of their volunteers as sometimes they are not told if a show is on a Tuesday instead (as sometimes it shifts due to football), however everything else is very effective, from their daily shows going out to their ability to allow people to progress further. This radio show is not only designed to play music, but to get stories told. It adds awareness to lots of different subjects, it is very efficient in doing that, most shows are planned 3 weeks in advance, it is always on-time to start and end, there are no rules of the BBC that are broken, topics are always interesting or made interesting by the interviewer Kitty Perrin. They help talent to progress through their connection with BBC introducing and networking in the waiting room. 7+ topics and interviews on every show and it reaches millions of listeners per week. It has the BBC's support and it's budget is always maintained due to it being BBC. They are soon getting a social media outreach which the volunteers or guests help to maintain while the show airs which might help to gain more of a younger audience as due to it being BBC Radio Norfolk, it has an older demographic than they would like. It links to my creative enterprise as it is a way to help promote my business as I can talk to musicians who need music videos created.

Epik Studios - Music Videos
Effectiveness: 8.5/10

Epik Music Videos was given an 8.5 rating as it has a lot of clients and work to show for it, however does not have as much outreach as Luti Media. Their site seems easy to navigate, however is a little child-like and bright so might come across unprofessional to some. They are self-financed and have lots of staff working for them, a strong social media outreach such as on youtube or facebook. They seem more personal than Luti media or other companies and have a closer intimate team of professionals.


Overview:Each business markets themselves differently and helps gain profit and attention from viewers. They adapt and change where possible to get their desired outcome, they change for their clientel which is a good example of a profitable business model. Luti media developed to branch out and get more customers. BBC The Social promotes themselves to gain a different variety of listeners. Epik MVs had realised they need a more personal approach to help make the environment fit their clients.
















Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Work Experience

BBC THE SOCIAL:
  
Updated: Now I am being training in producing and given the task to find people good for the show and be apart of Look East Takeover where young people put stories they think need to be heard on the BBC Look East.

The Seagull Theatre:





































The Benjamin Foundation:

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

My Creative Enterprise

Canvas -
Compared to other businesses
Epik Music Videos - My enterprise follows their example of self-produced and funded, it is personal and cheaper than other companies such as Luti Media. I will do this by using my work experience at BBC The Social to find musicians and online marketing to help them find me (like both Epik MVs and Luti Media do). it will be a small team however like Luti Media I may branch out into other sectors like Corporate Videos. My employment will mainly be volunteers and work experience when I am more established and maybe train someone to be a partner. Slowly allowing employment to increase in my area like BBC The Social.

New Improved Logo Design + Feedback
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Peer Feedback:

Changes to my enterprise from my Peer Feedback:

Mission Statement: '...We aim to create a custom music video for our clients, and put their ideas first even if it is at a budget...'

Vision Statement: 'We will be adaptable to change in budget, but organising cheaper resources, we will change to your idea of a video, and also adapt to the industry in which we gather clients' 'Our business creates a personal involvement and on set collaboration (if possible) with the artist and their work. Allowing clients to talk with everyone from directors to props makers, knowing every single step of the process. But also adapting to their own style of creating whether it is letting us have full control or their own creative freedom.'
Canvas: The Role I would be in is control over its finances and gathering resources such as my own camera, lights and microphones, getting my own equipment and if needed hiring out equipment from other companies and making own props or buying props from charity shops to find the best budget items with the highest quality. 
My business will create an audience by marketing on social media, buying ads, networking in BBC the Social and gaining traction through word of mouth, maybe even going on BBC The Social to talk and promote my own self made business. I will operate from home or hire out small studios for video production, all post-production will be done from my own computer. 
Logo Designs: Unable to make it bigger due to Wix restrictions.

Website Design: Changing Colour design to be more Neon-Like.










Thursday, October 31, 2019

Photoshop Tasks

Summary:
We had to recreate a Gucci Print Advert to help us understand Photoshop. The foreground, background and text were all separate and we has to fit and create the style of each part. The Gucci text used Assassins font from Dafont.com and the style of it was a mixture of texture, layer styles and contour.


Summary: 
We were asked to create our own Photoshop print advert. I decided to create a fragrance advert. 

I started by finding three pictures, the fragrance, the girl and the background, cropped out a lot of the white background and layered them on top of each other and added a book like effect on top. Then added the text to create an catch-phrase for the brand.


Friday, October 25, 2019

Unit 1 - Regulatory Frameworks & The Brand

Regulatory Frameworks -


Part 2
The brand from Ellis01


OFCOM: If a music video ever reached a TV station Ofcom would be issued to make sure it doesn't break any of its codes, so Harm and Offence if it is a very brutal video, it could be shown after watershed or not at all. It may also need to make sure it doesn't have any commercial references etc.

ASA: ASA helps with Ad's so therefore if I were to make an advert for my music video creation then if I ever broke a code or mislead customers then my advert would be changed or removed and that could affect my business financially.

IPSO: My creative venture will not be affected to a full extent by IPSO, however if ever an article was written about my business then IPSO would make sure my rights weren't breached.

BBFC:Unless music videos are released on DVD or BBFC applied to youtube and added a certificate rating. I do not think it would have any affect on my venture.

PEGI: PEGi should not affect me as it is not a video game.

Creative Industries Council: The Creative Industries Council can help to provide a better working environment for creative industries and business in the UK as a lot of different sectors be there, it is likely I would be affected in some way.

Unit 1 & 2 - Cultural Policy




Intellectual Property - (Positive) This will help to protect my creations such as a logo, name or video style. The only time it would not be my intellectual property is if I sign it away.

Copyright - Copyright is needed as it allows me to have legal rights to my creations, such as videos, however it may effect my videos if I use someone else's music as if money is made of it, it may get sent to them. A contract would need to be discussed before creating it.

Trademarks - My logo would be a trademark, also in videos I should stay clear of having trademark symbols of other companies in shot.

Unit 1 - Business plans and models