Tour Of Stratford: Big Red Bus and Shakespeare's Birthplace

Big Red Bus - On this tour we had to listen to a person speaking about the sights which we were seeing in the town and facts like when it was founded and things like that. I believe it was good because of the amount of information, but it was to concentrated and i didn't take it all in. It could of been better if it was a bit more spread out.

Shakespeare's Birthplace - During this we looked around the house where William Shakespeare was born and raised. This was very good because the guides who told you about what the rooms were for, were wearing the clothes that people in Shakespeare's time would have worn. This grabbed your attention and made you listen to what they had to say. In Shakespeare's garden There was a performance with two actors one was very drunk and his wife was pretty much just shouting at him a lot. I didn't really understand because it was very random and we were given no warning about this performance.

The Culture Show: Arctic Monkeys

Mise en Scene: During the introduction when Lauren Laverne was walking down the street they show all of the surroundings and it is shot in a very rural area with what i can only assume was the Arctic Monkeys Lorry parked at the side of the road i believe they did this to show their presence in the nearby buildings. Later on in the video they show the set of which they perform there song on and the Cameras and other equipment i believe they did this to show all of the work that goes on 'behind the scenes'.   

Sound: Relatively the only sound throughout was the music of the Arctic Monkeys and i believe they did this because it gives the viewer an insight into the kind of music they play.  

Lighting: During the Arctic Monkeys performance the lighting varied from being near pitch black to being almost fully lit up during the verses the lights were almost being switched on and off to the beat of the song, changing colour and position also. 

Camera Work: During the intro there was a lot of mid shots showing the crowd, the band members and when Lauren was walking down the street. During the interview there was a number of close ups on the two band members Alex Turner and Matt Helders there was also mid shots with both of them sat together. They obviously did this to show who was speaking and i also think they did the shots of them sat together to show how close they are as friend's. 

Editing: The cutting speed was fast throughout but during the intro there was some screen burns i believe they did this because the tempo of the music they play is quite fast and they show that by doing this.

The Audition Collective

Today we 'enjoyed' the experience of watching some second year diploma students performing a collection of auditions in my opinion they obviously hadnt had alot of practice because they did not know their lines and many of them were not very confident in front of an audience the crowd in this case our Creative and media group were relatively involved, clapping and laughing at some of the acts but overall i thought the performance was very unprofessional and poor especially for second years.

Summary of Events

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From Turner to Warhol:
This is an eye-opening exhibition exploring artwork going from 16th century engravings to the explosive artwork of Joseph Wright of Derby, JMW Turner and Andy Warhol, I believe this will be a good event for over 14s who appreciate great artwork. This event will be held at the Volcano Exhibition in Compton Verney.


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http://www.visitwarwick.co.uk/events-dairy/view.asp?ref=9542