Making our final BBC Ident

We are making our own final number 2 - this will be made in class. We are making it out of a a white foam board - we will draw and cut out the shape of the number 2. 

This is a video of JORDON making the 2. 

We are going to cut out seven/eight number 2's from the foam board and then these will all be placed in a pile on top of one another to form a thick based number 2. We will then make paper mache and cover the number 2 in this, it will then be painted white in order to make the number 2 that we want. 

Here is a clip/image of the number 2 being cut out in the shape and size that we want it. (done by molly) 

This next clip is of the number 2's being constructed into the pile so it becomes thicker and creates the shape we are aiming for. (this is done by Jordan while molly continues to cut them out). 

Here is another image - the number 2 we have made on the left and the original model on the right. 

We had to come in and use time during our other days at college to finish creating the 2 - we had to paper mache and paint it in time for it to dry for our final shoot in the studio. 


Once our final number 2 had been finally created we had to take it into the studio and take a test shoot to see if it worked the same as the sample one. Overall we did about 3 test shoots. 


What we used in the studio: 
*We used a simple table to place the tray on which would hold all the skittles and be the main base for our BBC 2 ident and the final video would take place. 
* We didn't use the main lights we only used 2 or 3 studio lights which were focused on the table to give use the right amount of light for when we were shooting our film.

*We also used our own props such as the Number 2 that we made and the 6 bags of skittles that were then separated into there colours. 
*We also used a flip camera form college to film our shoots: 

*To keep the camera still and in the correct position we wanted it while filming so the view and shoot was as clear as we could have it we used a camera stand: 

*We used all this equipment to create the film and all the people in our group had separate jobs to do to create our final film shoot. This was again created in the studio and then edited on the computer. 

Skittles Idea.

For our final BBC 2 ident we have based it all around skittles and dropping the letter two into them.

 At first we had the idea of a pile of skittles in the centre of a tray and we would then drop the 2 into them sending the skittles in a multiple of directions. - after this we had the idea of placing the cardboard number 2 in the middle of the tray and then putting skittles around it so when the 2 was moved a shape of a number 2 in skittles was left on the tray. 

We really liked this idea and then we thought it might look even better if the skittles were all colour matched in different areas of the two. We took all these ideas that we came up with and decided to end our clip with the skittles colour matched in the shape of a 2 in the middle of the tray: 

This is one of the ideas: 

From all the ideas we have come up with, we have blended some together and taken parts from each one - but our final idea is: 

We will have a load of skittles placed in the middle of a tray which will then have the number 2 dropped into the middle of them sending them in different directions around the tray. Once that has taken place we will stop the film and arrange the skittles into colored areas in the shape of a 2. We will then play the film again and the fist shot will be of just the skittles arranged  in the shape of a number 2. The clip will finish like this or the cardboard 2 will be dropped into of the skittles once again! - we haven't fully decided yet. 

BBC 2 Ident ideas.

For this assignment we have been set a task to make our own BBC ident. We are going to work in groups with up to 5 people in and this will take us six weeks to complete. We have to make our own BBC ident. Each person will be set a role to do within making it - the roles are:
- Camera man - Danie Jones 
- Lighting - Tishaa Hawkins 
- Prop Stylist - Sammy Bebbington (ME) 
-  Set Designer - Molly Burton 
- Editor - Jordon Axford 
The team leader will also be - Molly Burton 
We have all chose to take lead in these certain role's but we will all work together as a team throughout the six weeks. 
We will have to sort everything out ourselves - the Idea of our BBC 2 Ident, Props and setting that we need, Materials, We will also have to do research on other BBC 2 Idents to help us get ideas. Our film/clip will last about 10-30-seconds. We are allowed to edit or final Ident on any program we like. We are hoping to shoot our film in the studio, using the studio lights and background.


The aims of this assignment are:
- To develop understanding of studio/Location techniques for moving imagery media productions 
- Develop design methods, techniques, and technologies 
- To produce experimental studio/day light lighting techniques
- To develop skills when filming with a DV digital video camera and tripod 
- To develop skills when editing with video software and audio techniques. 


Throughout this assignment we are encouraged to be as creative as possible:
- The number '2' must be featured within our Ident
- It must last for approx. 10-30-seconds 
- If sound is used it must be ambient in nature and appropriate for our theme
- The idea we come up with must be practically possible to create 


Research: 
For our research we must look at TV, film,adverts etc. For this we can use youtube. 


Materials:
For the materials we use, we must try and use high quality props - the construction of our '2' will need to be completed at a hight standard - a design will need to be created for this.
 Materials we will need for the skittles idea: 
- A tray (large scale) - we might be able to borrow this from the art department - if not we will make/buy one.
- skittles (8 Bags?) - we will all buy a few bags each
- Letter '2' - this will be made out of cardboard and we will all make this together 


Here are some examples of indents off the BBC One website - http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/idents/

IDEAS:
1) So far we have come up with the idea of using skittles. We would use a large amount of skittles (24-bags) and empty all the skittles out into a tray this would be painted white the same colour as the letter 2 that we make - the number '2' that we created would then be dropped into the middle of the tray sending the skittles in all different directions, Creating a dramatic effect. And sending a range of bright colours in all different directions. When this was to be edited we would make it into slow motion so you can capture the effects more.
For example we will use the things below: 

2) The second idea is a 'Human number two' - For this we would used 14-20 people to create the shape of a number 2. To make this more interesting than just people standing in the shape of a number 2, they would start outside the located area , wile filming and then they would all walk in and take there place in the number 2 - they would stand still for about 10-seconds and then exit out of the located/filmed area again. This idea would be filmed from up above from a building window. So you are getting a birds eye view of whats happening - making it more interesting to watch. 

^ In each sections of this number two above  we will have a person standing to create the right shape.

3) For the 3rd idea we would create a plastic number 2, but this would not have a top layer on it as we would fill the inside with water and would need to keep the top open and clear. Our idea after this is to get red food coloring and slowing from above us a pep-pet to drop a single drop of food colouring into different areas of the number to , so bit by bit it will creatively change colour to red. Hopefully making nice patterns etc. We will have to have towels etc on stand by incase we aren't successful with the food colouring. 

- We get the idea and hope it will look something like this: 

- The design for our plastic/clear number to will be something like this: 

This number 2 will be about and inch to two inches deep - this is so there is then enough space for the water to go in and so we can see the effect and change the food colouring makes to the water.