Joe Leggett's Media Blog

This week, we were joined by Joe, Ben, Tyler and Brody from multi-award winning band Niil. FRANCES: So how does it feel to be the biggest grunge band of the modern era? JOE: Well to be honest, I don't really enjoy the fame. FRANCES: Really? JOE: Yeah, I mean I enjoyed being the typical guy from Seattle before this. Now I can't get a moments silence because you guys are always after me for interviews. FRANCES: What do you think of interviews? JOE: Didn't you hear me before we began? (laughs) They asked me if I wanted to do one. I said f*** no (laughs). FRANCES: What's your favourite song on the new album? BEN: I like 'social withdrawal'. DANTE: 'Mute' is my favourite from the album because it's heavy as sh**. MADICHI: 'Depressed respiration'. JOE: 'Deyki's Insomnia' because it took me five minutes to write. FRANCES: Did any bands influence you for this album? DANTE: Yeah I'm a big fan of Bring me The...

There are many technical codes used in this advert. One of which is the layout and design. The simplicity of it makes it appealing to people. The layout is structured nicely because the woman is the centre of the poster and is the largest thing on it too. This makes her take prominence over the rest of the poster's contents. The lighting on the poster is bright and the colours are vibrant. This represents happiness and the fact that women are delighted to use the product. In fact, the woman in the poster is actually hugging the product. The white background represents purity and cleanness, which is what the product is supposed to achieve. The images are very positive. In every image of the woman on the poster, she looks happy and is doing what she is 'supposed to be doing'. In the 50s, women didn't;'t really have much more of a role to play in society other than to clean and do housework, so a product that could half the time it took to do that and one that made...

The Bridge has been influenced by many things before that link to Nordic historical context. Stieg Larson popularised the crime fiction genre in Scandinavia with her release of the book 'The Girl with the Dragon tattoo'. The book has many similarities to The Bridge. Both feature an outsider female character who has little empathy but is very good at her job. Both also feature a co-detective from another background. There are links to the fascist movement in the crime fiction genre in Sweden. Most of the books/shows have marxist or socialist opinions and this is present throughout the script.  Also, crime fictions often feature graphic scenes and realism a lot. For example, in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, there was a scene where the girl tattoos explicit language onto her rapist father whilst he is naked. One writer actuality said that she cares more about the effect it has on the watcher or reader than the plot. 

Research Record label-DGC records Known for making grungey music and very strange music videos. Unorthadox style. Producer influence-Butch Vig Has managed bands such as Nirvana, Green day and Foo Fighters. Filming locations College Train Tipwreck Park/woods Airport

In season 1 and 2 of The Bridge, there is a lot of character building and it sets the tone for the rest of the series. Many conventions that are in ep1 of season 1 remain the same in season 3. For example, one of the most noticeable things straight away is the eeriness of the music. This also compliments the dark lighting that is essentially used throughout the whole show. It makes the show feel very dark. For example, in season 3 episode 1, there is a scene where the lighting in the flaming is all dark, but in the corner of the screen there is blue from a police car bleeding into the frame. The main character of the show, Saga, is a female detective who is very straight to the point. It is suggested that she has autism, though not explicitly mentioned.  In season 1, this is contrasted with the Danish male detective who seems to have more empathy and social skills.  In season 3, Saga is contrasted with the female Danish detective who seems to be more confident with dealing wit...

Aims and Intentions I aim to create a music video using my own instrumental track with guitar and potentially a rhythm instrument too. I also plan on using a grunge or Japanese metal track for the vocals in my song from a freelance website or Soundcloud (if i choose to add vocals after the final track is made). The audio in my music video will be very well thought of and will match the visuals on the screen. I will accomplish this by adding mis-en-scene that matches the lyrics and edit it to the cuts in the music. I will take inspiration from existing grunge music videos such as Nirvana's Heart Shaped Box and a few Steel Panther videos. This inspires me because it is unorthodox and different to typical corporate music videos released in this century, which just include basic narratives and people with as much clothes off as YouTube allows. I plan on using one or two people in my video as characters in a short narrative plot. I will use Jacob and Ben. My plot will be depres...

Life on Mars is a TV show made in 2006 and 2007. It is a part of the sci-fi and crime genres. It is set in the 70s and begins with John Simm's character, Sam Tyler, who finds himself in the 70s after he is hit by a car. He realises he is in the 70s when he walks into his police station and it is old fashioned. The main character played by John Simm, Sam Taylor, is very confused. We are placed in his shoes and are supposed to sympathise with him throughout the series. He is an energetic character who is following his own motives but also has a potential love interest with Annie. Annie is a sweet, quiet character. Sam questions her existence at times because she may not be real. Annie seems to care for Sam and tries to help him when she can. The attitude towards women in this time was bad and there are many sexist jokes directed her way. Gene Hunt is the head detective and he is an arsehole. He is cocky and treats his fellow workmates very badly. However, he is very good at h...