Update.

I've been planning my video this week.
i've come up with a few idea's.
The project is intitled 'home' so i'm going to film places that make me feel at home,
places that make me feel safe.
these are a few idea's i have of places to film:

• In my garden.

• On the beach

• In the park.

• The island

My Budget.

This is a budget, as if i had to buy everything to create my product.

Camera: £100-500
Tripod: £25- 100
Apple Mac : £1000- 5000
Editing software: £100-500
Dv disks: £1.00
DVD disks: £1.00

My Target audience.

I don't think there's really a specific target audience for my video,
it would be local people, living in cornwall, who know St.ives,
i don't think there's really an age range it's most suited to though,
I'd say 16- 40, or something, anybody who's actually interested in cornwall and such.
I'd hope i had quite a wide target audience, as i don't want just one particular group of people to watch my video, because every different person might give a different response.

Proposal.

I plan to make a video for the theme 'home' so i want to film my video around st.ives and cornwall, on the beach, so i'll have lots of different shots of the sea and the island to show St Ives from my almost, point of view, and what it means to me. I might be using some archive footage in my video aswell, just to show how it was in the past, in contrast. I don't really plan to have any voice over in the short film but i will use my own music, i want the music to be calm and relaxed, but i will have to see what goes with the video when it's done, i don't want a story line in my video either, i want it to be an alternative video, lots of different shots, i want to make them go together really well, so i'll do some mind maps for idea's.

I will proabably want mostly fairly still shots. And i have a couple of idea's already, as i've done a few mind maps,
i want shots from lots of different places in st.ives aswell as my home, just everywhere that might mean something to me, that i'd see as home really.

The one thing i really don't want to do, is make it look like a tourist video, i want to show st.ives and cornwall in general in my eyes, how i'd see it, not paticuarly all the perfect bits, but what seems perfect to me.
the things i love about cornwall and my home.
I want to show the hidden St Ives as not many people know a lot about St Ives apart from the beaches and there is so much more to know about the place, i want to show lots of different places that not everybody has seen.

As i live in St Ives it will be really easy for me to do the filming and i can just walk into town and film, i might also take some photographs to put in the video. and i can just edit it when i get into college, as the computers there have all the software i need, but i will make a budget as if i didn't have all the equipment from college.
When the audience finish looking at my video i want them to have to think about the video, and hopefully make them see st.ives in a different way.

I've made a time management plan, i think it will probably take about 5 weeks, i'll try my best to stick to the plan.

Week 1- Plan my video, story board and come up with idea's on where to film and all the basics.

Week 2 – Look at the old footage and come up with my final idea's as the footage i'm given may make me change my mind on some of my plans.

Week 3 – Go out and start filming

Week 4 – Edit some of the footage i have, and carry on filming.

Week 5 – get all my paperwork finished off, finish editing my video, and hand it all in.

Researching Awen, the company that runs the Tre project.

I've been on Awen's website, and there was a lot of usefull infomation there.
Here's some of the infomation i found out,

awen is a media production social enterprise based in West Cornwall.
The ethos at the heart of awen productions is the creative use of digital media as a tool for positive social change, i think that sounds really good, they're not just a company that create video's,
they actuarly have a motive, something to strive for, it's inspiring.
I also found out they don't make there video's for a profit, they have a "more-than-profit" ethos, which means all profits are routed directly back into community projects we're developing.
i think thats really nice, because they're not doing i selfishly, it's just their passion, and the whole community can get involved with the company and their projects.

They've done lots of different project in the past, so i decided to look into what they've done, so find out more about Awen productions.
These are some of they're past projects.

• Tyskennow Kernow
  

  'Tyskennow Kernow is a competitive annual commission of £5,000 to make a short film using Kernewek. The award is supported by Cornwall Film Festival, and funded by 'MAGA' and Awen
  

  What Their looking for is a great idea for a short film that uses Kernewek (the Cornish language)
  wholly or substantially in an interesting way.
  I worked at falmouth film festival last year, and i think i may apply to volenteer this year aswell, so i may get to see some of these video's!

• Environmental Films Screening Tour
  
  
  i couldn't really find any infomation on this project, apart from the picture.
  

Looking into the Tre project

final choice. which client to work with.

I've decided that i want to work with the Awen and work on the Tre Project, my reasons for picking this company is that it really interests me, and sounds like something I'd enjoy doing.
in the next few days and weeks, i shall start working on my video,
planning and story boarding.
i'll get in contact with Barbara Santi and tell her my idea's and what old footage i will be needing for my video.

Gig guide

Tre Project.

Awen is the company that runs the Tre project,
Awen is a a media production enterprise based in west cornwall, inspiring media for positive social change
Their work is all about inspiration and empowering communities by telling story's.
The brief we have been set by the Tre project is to create a short film around the title 'Home'
(The word 'Tre' is the cornish word for home)
When Barbara Santi came into college, we asked her various questions about the Tre project,
we found out that the Tre project is funded by quite a few different organisations, these are mostly through grants from; FEAST, a company which funds quite a few cornish companys, The lottery fund, The Arts council, and finaly Carn to Cove.
so it's really well funded.
if i wanted to work with the Tre project, I'd have to create a video, maybe using archive footage, which i will have to discuss with Barbra when i have decided.

Pro's:
I'd be doing something i really like, and since the theme of the video is 'Home' I'd literally be able to film it in my local area, and my home.
it's a really well organised project, and it's been very successfully in the past.
i did a video for my first project, and really enjoyed it.
we've already met somebody from the Awen team, so it'll be easy to keep contact in the business relationship.

Con's
I wouldn't really be doing any photography, but then i can probably put some in with the video.
There would probably be quite a lot of work into the research when doing this project, as it's using archive footage, and is very linked with the history of cornwall, so I'd have to do a lot of research and watch old video's to get inspiration.

Outcome:
I'm really interested in working with the Awen team, the project really interests me and sounds like a lot of fun, it'd also be doing a lot of filming, which i enjoy.
after looking at all the pro's i decided i really would like to do this project.

the tinners way.

The Tinners way is a community arts project, the walk it's self leads from St.Ives to Cape Cornwall, the project is run by visual artists, Alessabdra Ausenda and Lizzie Black.
The project is funded by the Heritage Lottery and 'feast' - which fund quite a few other art projects in cornwall.
The brief is unclear to me at the moment, but if i were to work for the tinners way i would have to make a product that links with the walk itself, i think it can be anything we want really, so i could do some photography work if i were to work for this company, the outcome of the work will be shown in their exhibition in September, so it will have to be finished before that,
The main point of this project would be to promote the Walk, so that more local people are aware of it.
the company often work with local schools.

pro's:
i think the main pro of working with this company would be that it's so open, and relaxed, although there is a deadline it seems really good, i could do some photography.
we have been briefed by Alessandra and Lizzie, and they've showed us previous work, which looks pretty good, so it all sounds quite promising.

Con's:
I think a really important con for this company is that it doesn't really have a set task or deadline, so i wouldn't be entirely sure what to do, and i may rush it, or find i don't have very much time, also i wouldn't know that resources to use, as i would really want more guidance.

Outcome:
from looking at everything, i decided I'm not entirely sure about this company, as i don't really want to make promotional materials, as i would be afraid of getting it wrong, and as they are real company's, it would have a real impact.
i will keep this project in mind when coming up with my final decision.

Trengwainton Gardens.

Trengwainton Gardens is owned by the national trust in penzance.
Most of Trengwainton garden was created in the 20th century and the house there was been there since the 16th century
The gardens hold plants from all over the world, all over the 25 acre you will see lots of different plants and tree's, something inspiring around every corner.

Pro's and Cons of working with Trengwainton Gardens-

Pro's:
Trengwainton gardens is really close to the college, so i would be able to keep a working relationship with the company quite easily.
I've already done one poster for them, so i probably wouldn't have that much work to do.
i would get to do a lot of photography, which i really enjoy.

Con's:
they're not very clear on the work they want us to do.
They have set layouts and colour schemes for their posters and promotional materials, so there wouldn't be very much flexibility, and I'd probably get quite bored.
From previous experience with this company, when i made the posters, i discovered they're quite unreliable and unclear on the task they set, and they don't really give enough feedback to get our work up to their standards.

Outcome:
from looking at the pro's and con's of this company, i decided not to work with Trengwainton Gardens, because I'd rather have a project where the work i am to do is clear, so i cam just get on with it.

Interaction Project.

For our Interaction project we have to create a video or poster for a local company or practioner, we are required to build a working relationship with the client, keeping in good contact and making sure we know what we have to do, and keeping them updated with our progress.

My Tutor Harvey has introduced the class to a large variety of different companys, so there is lots of choice, i now have to pick one that i am most intrested in, and that i want to continue further with.

When i have decided which local company or practioner i wish to work with, i will get into contact and further the project with them and begin our working relationship with them.

We will work to set deadlines, to it's important that we keep up and ask as many questions we need to when we contact the client, we will also have to keep in mind the finanical implications when working for our client.

So far we have been introduced to four different companys, these are..

* Trengwainton gardens

- Trengwainton gardens are always holding new events with links to the national trust, and would like us to create posters or some other form of premotional material, as well as plan our own event and hold that at Trengwaintion gardens.

* The Tre Project

- The Tre project are currently working on local video's, a heritage project on the theme on 'home'
For the brief, i would have to create a short film portraying what i was class as 'home' to me.

*Hayle enterprises
- Hayle enterprise are a small group of people who are currently planning the idea of a railway museum and cinema in the small town of hayle.
we havn't really had very much infomation about their organisation yet, and it was unclear what they would want us to do.

*The Tinners way
- The Tinners way Project is to premote and create awareness to local schools and people, and let them know what the Tinners way walk is all about, if i were to choose this project i would probably be creating promotional materials and taking pictures of the walk and sights.

Visiting organisations.

Today we went to St.Ives to the Tate.

The Tate St.Ives is a gallery, and a massive part of St.Ives, it's one of the main tourist attractions. It presents modern and contemporary art, The art displayed in The Tate is often created in cornwall, sometimes artists come to St.Ives and paint or draw, so the art is useally always unique to St.ives.

The Tate has links with local school, St.Ives school, where i attended, and Newlyn school,

when i was at St.ives i remember we had a few school trips to the Tate, and on a few occassion we linked our work in with the Theme or art in the Tate.

The views from the Tate were amazing, and the Tate definetly use this to their advantage, reflecting the views in the art work.
When we got to the Tate, Rebecca, who co-ordinates the education activities gace us a tour of the Gallery, and answered all of our questions.

The main Artist in the Tate displayed when we got there was an artist called Lily Van Der Stokker, who drew some really nise drawings, directly onto the walls!

The drawings were done in the style of a childs imagination, and had a sence of innocence about them, i really liked the drawings, and all the colours were really well used and really gace the gallery a unique and artistic look.

Wet nose day poster.

When we went to trengwainton garden, they asked us to create posters to premote 'wet nose day'
I designed this poster for trengwenton gardens, i used photoshop and images off the internet, if they decided they wanted to use my poster, i would have to take the pictures myself, to avoid any copy right problems,
'Wet nose day' was a day specificly for dog owned to bring their dogs into the gardens, Trengwainton wanted to brance out their costomers and the people to come to the gardens, and this was a really good way to get more people visiting.
In our Creative media group we had a lesson where we all thought of our own idea's for days to branch out and premote the gardens with other days, like wet nose day,
we came up with a few idea's,
* Treasure hunt day
- This idea we spent alot of time on, and developed really well, we decided that having a treasure hunt would be a good idea because parents could bring their children, and they would both be entertained, we wanted to do it on easter, so it would be an easter egg hunt type thing,
we designed some cards in teh shape of eggs and drew a map of the gardens, thinking of good places to hide them.
When we went back to the gardens to tell them our idea's and show them our posters,
they said they really liked the posters, but that they didn't follow their specific layouts, that need to be the same for every poster, she then gave us the template and layouts, but we decided not to go ahead because there wouldn't be alot of wiggle room for our own artistic idea's,
This was my poster.

Visiting organisations

Today we met the Golowan Festival organisers and went to penzance to the exchange gallery


The Golowan Festival is a annual festival held in penzance, it's become one of the most colourful and unique comminity festivals in the south west, it's a very traditinal festival, blending cornish tradition with contempory imagery and ritual.
The festival started off very small, but now, twenty years later the festival lasts seven to nine days, and progresses down ten different streets in town.
Hundreds of people volenteers each year, plenty of local school help out, and bands and street entertainers preform.
it costs about £100,000 to hold the festival.
The festival and organisation itself is owned my cornwall council, and volenteers.




The Exchange Galleryis in princess street in Penzance, it's a contempory visual arts gallery.
the Gallery itself has two seperate locations, the one we visited in penzance, and one in Newlyn, which is just outside penzance.
The Gallery does an educational outreach program with local schools, there is currently an exhibition on garden plants and flowers, and a local primary school has been invited to draw.
When we were at the gallery we spoke to an educational outreach manager, she told us that the gallery's main focas point is their connection with the schools, and there arts projects, as they are a very important part of the community, and they are the future of cornwall and art.

Visiting organisations in Cornwall

Today we visited The Acorn center and Penlee gallery in Penzance.
We spoke to the staff and both the venue's and asked them questions about their oranisation and events they hold.

The Acorn centre put on their own events, they also use their building for partys and gig's for people who need a venue to hold their events. The Acorn centre also hold various different events with lots of different entertainment, from music to theatre, and everything in between, so it's open to everybody, for a every age range really, music for the younger generation, and talk and comedy for the older generation, so a big audience.
Every year the Acorn release leaflets and booklets advertsing events they're holding, but they also have an events section on their website, as the dates tend to change die to weather conditions and other variables.
the funding for the Acorn centre comes from donation and small grants from the council, but it has been recently announced that the finding for the Acorn theatre will have to close down at the end of the summer season this year due to lack of funding. The theatre has been open and running for 40 years and was a big part of the community, so it came as quite a shock to the locals.


The Penlee gallery is a gallery and museum specifically for cornish art - the Newlyn and Lamorna Schools of art take up most of the exhiviting space there.
Penlee house Gallery and Museum is the only cornish venue specialising in the Newlyn school and early St.Ives artists.
Unfortunetly at the moment their community arts projects arn't running, due to a change in management, but the projects will be up and running again soon.
The Penlee gallery was built in 1865 as a gracious Victorian home, Penlee House has been converted to create a first class gallery and museum set within and attractive park. It specialises in showing the area's unique, rich cultural heritage incorporating the historic collections of penzance town council and Newlyn art gallery.