Charlie's Film Journal

In this post, I would like to detail the quality check and enhancement process of my website. To begin with, I went to the Search Engine Optimization (SEO) section where I will be checking the SEO setup checklist. In particular, I did every process in Step 1 except for the custom domain (paid) and google search console which requires the previous steps to be completed. On the second step, I updated each page with a descriptive text, with the only task left unchecked being to add my email on the home page. Checking the SEO should mean that people can find my website more easily, as there are now more keywords being added to the SEO. Moving on to the website itself, I added new apps. The first app I added is a social media feed app by POWR. It is linked to my film Instagram page. I felt that previously, the home page lacked a representation of films, as the pictures are photography, while the project below is the script. Because of that, I added this social media feed to add more variety

This project as a whole has been a fun challenge for me. In previous projects disregarding photography, I've always done writing, and as such, the technical skills and knowledge of the project are mostly based in that. However, with this project, I am challenging myself to do a podcast, and one that isn't too complex. Its a good way to not only understand how audio equipment works as well as how basic podcasting is, but also a way for me to explore a subject I've been interested in for a while, which is the Taiwanese New Wave. I particularly chose this topic because I've always find it hard to talk about the movement as a whole. The New Wave's films and filmmakers are my inspirations to filmmaking and in part made me feel rejuvenated to pursue the art. I felt that researching it deeper and talking about it in a small but perfect canvas of a 5 minute podcast may work. In the end, I did learn a lot about the movement and what it meant to me, such as how their films ha

In this post, I will detail the process of uploading the podcast project to the website. To begin with, I went to Canva to create the two designs for the podcast project. I clicked on the previous project's presentation and created two new slides. First, I used a picture of my setup as the background then adding a light brown color and dark blue box to separate the two titles. In the light brown box, I reduced the opacity to around 93%, added the podcast title "Recently Watched" with Bukhari Script font sized 166px, a film graphic as a border, and an audio graphic. Then, on the dark blue box, I reduced the opacity to 93% as well, added the episode title with Bukhari Script font sized 91px and my name with Kollektif font sized 48px, a podcast logo which is a mic, and the film graphic as the border. Lastly, I added a white line to separate the two boxes. On the other slide, I put the dark blue box over the picture background, reduced opacity to 93%, added two film graphics,

In this post, I would like to detail the post-production process of the podcast that I made. To begin with, I imported all of the WAV files into Premiere Pro and arranged it from the first to last paragraph. I also went to Youtube and searched for royalty free music, in which I ended up using this one from BreakingCopyright, a channel with over five hundred thousand subscribers: Youtube link . I downloaded it by copying the link and going to a youtube to mp3 converter. Moving on, I arranged all the audio in order in the first track, while also cutting the music into two sections (beginning and ending) on the second track. Moving on, as I listen to the full recording of the first track, I write down which parts of the audio I should re-take. Then, after re-taking them through Audacity, I imported the WAV files and arranged them accordingly by cutting the previous section and adding the new one. I also changed the dB levels of some of the tracks, as some of the earlier recordings are too

In this post, I will detail the production process of my podcast about the Taiwanese New Wave. Firstly, I rented the items from AV Loans, which were five items including an audio interface, mic, stand, XLR cable, and headphones. Here is my booking details: After doing that, I then downloaded the driver for the audio interface I am using, which is the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 3rd Gen. This is because drivers support the audio quality as it is mostly used for the interaction or communication between the hardware and the computer. After that, I then downloaded Audacity, which is a free audio editor and recording app. The entire podcast will be recorded through Audacity, as such it is important that I have this application during production. After that, I then arranged the setup for the podcast recording. First I removed the stand head by unscrewing it and replacing it with the shock mount provided with the mic. Then, I put the mic on the shock mount and connected the XLR cable into it befor

In this post, I will detail the pre-production process of the Taiwanese New Wave podcast. To begin with, I had already created a title for the podcast, which will be Recently Watched . I feel that in contrast to other film podcasts, this is a unique title as it doesn't use the conventions of "Cinema" or "Film" on the title, while also showing the purpose of the podcast, which mainly talks about films and cinema that I have recently came across. Along with a title, I have also created a cover for the podcast using Canva. I created two versions of it, but decided to use the first one as the second one implies that I may have a guest with me, which I do not. Also, I liked the first one more as it shows more simple film equipment such as the chair, camera, film, and mic. Here are both covers: After that, I created a script intended for less than five minutes long. The first section will be an introduction, the second about its general history, third about its produ

Yesterday's creative media production session is one in which I spent my time creating this outline of the project using Venngage . It details the process of the creation, what the project is, what the podcast will talk about, as well as the auteur research I put into it. Here is the infographic:

In this post, I would like to do a target market research concerning my project, which is podcast audiences. I will be exploring these three main topics: Demographics Psychographics Geographics Let us begin with demographics, which " refers to segmenting an audience according to demographic factors like age, race, gender, family size, income, or education " (Chamberlain, 2019). Here, I would mainly research age, gender, income, and habits. Source: Improve Podcast Age: As shown through a study by Improve Podcast (Land, 2022), people between 12 and 24 years of age constituted 40% of regular, monthly listeners. This means that Gen Z the largest age group and the fastest growing with Millennials and Gen X coming second. Source:  Improve Podcast Gender: Podcast listeners are both male and female and while still more men listen to podcasts than women. Growth of listenership in both groups is similarly very high (Land, 2022). Source:  Improve Podcast Income: Majority of podcast lis

In this post, I would like to research about podcast and how to create one. To begin with, here is a definition of the word podcast from the Oxford English Dictionary, " A digital audio file of speech, music, broadcast material, etc., made available on the internet for downloading to a computer or portable media player. " (Oxford University Press, n.d.)  Then, I researched about how to start a podcast from three different sources (See bibliography), here is the notes I made on this: 1. Determine the theme or topic of the podcast It's crucial to determine the theme or topic that the podcast will cover as this will help put focus on the content and attract a specific audience. 2.Choose a format There are several formats for creating a podcast, including solo shows, interviews, and panel discussions. 3. Plan your content Create an outline or script for each episode of the podcast, ensuring to stay on track and cover all of the necessary topics as fit to the podcast's aim

Having done research on Edward Yang on the previous post, I will now do research on another Taiwanese auteur from the Taiwanese New Wave, that is Hou Hsiao-Hsien. The Time to Live and the Time to Die (1985) - IFI I'd like to first explore The Time to Live and the Time to Die (1985). Set in 1940s and 50s, the story follows a family as they move from mainland China to Taiwan, with the elderly finding it difficult to adjust while Ah-Ha, the young child, matures through the course of the film. The generation gap widens as a result, endangering the young man's relationship with his family and their traditions (MUBI, n.d.) The film is very autobiographical, as Hou did his own narration introducing the film and the house, the house in which Hou grew up in and the story of his family, as well as the deaths of the people who raised him. (Gilman, 2020). As we follow the journey of the child, turning into a quietly wild adoloscent of the streets, Hou shows the gang violence, familial resp

After researching the Taiwanese New Wave, I will now be researching two of its most prominent directors, which is Edward Yang and Hou Hsiao-Hsien. Beginning with Edward Yang who was born in 1947 and passed away in 2007 from colon cancer. Yang was directly involved with the birth of the Taiwanese New Wave through the film In Our Time (1982), in which he directed one of the short within the anthology named Expectations . Fitting to the title, it explores the life of a young girl living with her mother and older sister and the handsome tenant living with them (Pavlos D., 2020). Here, we get to see Yang's early characteristics as a filmmaker, such as how he tackles youth and women, and how he explores an issue or subject, like sexual awakening, expectations and disappointment, and family relationships.  A Brighter Summer Day (1998) - filmlinc.org A particular film I would like to explore, that I think describes him as a filmmaker and also helps define the Taiwanese New Wave is the film