Behind The Scenes Video Research

Just as a bit of research linking to our Friday morning 5001 session I have decided to take a look at and compare a couple of 'behing the scenes' videos that I have come across on Youtube and another website.




This first video is for a music video. I like how the director explains the concept behind the video (particularly useful when it comes to an obscure character like Lady Gaga!) which you would not learn from just watching the video alone. The story is the main focus of the video and you also learn things about it such as the location where it was filmed which again is something you cannot learn from watching the music video by itself. There is very little focus on the stars, just a brief bit of talk from Beyonce at the end.

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This seconds video (found on Metacafe) focuses on the stars of the film telling us about the story. All the footage is from the movie itself and there is little extra to be learnt about locations etc. It gives very little about the story away which makes you want to go watch the film so it seems like this film was made assuming it would be used before/upon the films release as use as advertisement.

South West Screen

South West Screen is a company based within the South West of England whose main role is the fund, support and campaign for the creative industries in the region. They in turn are funded from larger partners UK Film Council (which has been going for 10 years), Skillset and South West of England Regional Development Agency.

They are linked with film festivals such as Encounters in Bristol andin the last year have achieved the following things:

• helped 4,639 companies directly
• registered £66 million in inward investment through filming in the region
• created / safeguarded 482 jobs
• registered 1,912 filming days
• leveraged £7,152,852 in total funds
• made awards worth £685,558 and direct investments of £789,245
• kept 3,300 people informed of the latest relevant news and opportunities through our e-bulletin
• reached 75,000 people through our website

So, in reality if it werent for organisations like these nationwide a lot of the smaller companies/individuals wouldn't get the opportunity to out let their creativity.

Graphic Designers

Saul Bass
Saul Bass had a 40 year career mainly working on posters and movie titles with directors such as Hitchcock, Preminger and Kubrick. What has been argued as his most notable work is what he did for The Man with the Golden Arm.
"Design is thinking made visual."






David Carson
David Carson is best known for his experimental typography and is said to be the most influential man in his area of work in the 1990's. His work is primarily used in magazines and also in adverts for global companies.




Neville Brody
Neville Brody is a British graphic designer, typographer and art director. He initially worked in record cover designs and went on to work with magazines and newspapers as as well as being one of the founding members of FontWorks.