Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa - 500 WORD HOMEWORK

Roberto was born in 1975 and is now 43 years old. He is an American producer and screenwriter. Roberto was born in Washington D.C and he went to Georgetown Preparatory School in North Bethesda Maryland and then followed by Georgetown University where he studied playwriting. He also got a master's degree in English Literature from McGill University. He also went and graduated from Yale.

Roberto started his career in 2003 when he started screenwriting. He written shows based on the Archie comics but received a cease and desist order if the show was ever to be shown. While continuing with his screenwriting he also started to write comic books. He grew up liking comic books and read them all the time as a child which is where his inspiration for writing them came from.

Roberto has always had an interest in the Archie comics and had always been making his own add ons to the comic book series to depict the characters and create a new storyline in his own way. In 2013, he created Afterlife with Archie, depicting Archie Andrews living within a zombie apocalypse, the book's success led to him being named Archie Comics' chief creative officer.

After creating comics for some time, he went back to making film & TV, he written a screen adaptation for the book Carrie written by Stephan King. This turned out into the 2013 supernatural horror film that is well known.

He has received many awards for his comic book writing, and also been nominated and won awards for TV shows he has created.

From his work in television, Roberto was the producer of 5 TV shows. 2 of the main ones being hugely popular shows Glee and Riverdale. With 6 Seasons and 121 episodes, Glee was a massive success for Roberto. It ran from 2009 to 2015. Roberto was recognised for his work on Glee when it was nominated for 19 Emmy awards and 4 golden globes. This is one of, if not the biggest highlight of Roberto’s career in the TV industry.

Going back to his days of comic book writing for Archie comics his ideas have now become a reality through his new show Riverdale, which is shown on the CW network and on Netflix. Riverdale is Roberto’s newest and current TV series which bases around the characters in the Archie comics in a town called Riverdale. Riverdale is hugely popular and has already been nominated for many awards while only still being in its third season.

I like and have selected Roberto because he is an example of someone who started from just studying screenwriting to now producing million-dollar budget shows for the worlds biggest streaming sites. His shows have a relatable feel and always have a thrilling feel to them that keep you on the edge of your seat.
The way he has moved his way up in the industry is inspiring. His shows are great as they have storylines that have never been seen before. This is great for the audience as they like shows that have a fresh new story and aren’t just a remake of something that’s been done before.

How he has brought Riverdale to life in this new show is amazing and I as a viewer really enjoy watching it.









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Job Roles In Film & TV


Director:
3 successful directors - Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarentino, Michael Gracey




Skills needed -
  • administrative skills
  • confidence
  • self-motivation
  • time management and multi-tasking
  • people skills
  • IT skills
  • planning and organisation, including budgeting skills


    • Responsibilities - Keeping to schedule, telling people what to do


    Producers:
    3 successful producers: Tim burton, Ron Howard, Chris Columbus




    Skills needed:
    an extensive knowledge of storytelling
  • thorough understanding of all the creative processes of filmmaking, including screenwriting, directing, editing, and music
  • ability to control the overall planning of a production
  • excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • decisiveness and sensitively under pressure
  • ability to prepare a production budget
  • ability to identify and secure financial resources
  • ensuring compliance with regulations and codes of practice
  • selecting crew and suppliers
  • identifying and selecting artists and contributors
  • controlling expenditure
  • monitoring and supervision of post-production


    • Responsibilities of being a producer:
    Development, pre-production, and production


    Camera Operator:
    Skills Needed:
  • artistic vision
  • creativity and attention to detail
  • and eye for colour and lighting
  • good technical knowledge of photochemical and digital processes and camera equipment
  • knowledge of photography, painting and, particularly of the moving image
  • physical coordination and strength
  • ability to give and to accept direction
  • excellent communication skills


    • Responsibilities: Setting up cameras, Filming content


    Design:
    Successful Designers: Nathan Crowley, Dennis Grassner,

    Skills Needed:
  • creativity and resourcefulness
  • artistic and scenic skills
  • painting technique, layout and colour mixing
  • traditional art skills (e.g. painting, drawing, sketching, rendering)
  • specialist techniques like marbling, ragging, wood graining and texturing
  • understanding of art history, period styles, motifs and architecture
  • craft and decoration skills
  • organisation and leadership skills
  • awareness of shortcuts to building temporary and fake structures as quickly, cheaply and safely as possible
  • ability to understand complex drawings, specifications and technical literature
  • strong mathematical skills to calculate angles and dimensions
  • physical strength, stamina, a good sense of balance, and comfortable working at heights
  • knowledge of relevant health and safety legislation and procedures
  • good carpentry and joinery skills 


    • Responsibilities:
    Character driven story -


    A character driven story is a story that mostly revolves around one or more character and their lives/adventures.


    Plot Driven story -


    A plot driven story is a story that revolves more around the plot and what is happening in the story more than it does the character. A plot driven story could use any character as its the plot that is more important.


    Free Writing Task -


    I’ve been at college nearly two months now and I have learnt a lot in the amount of time I have been here, we started with the very basics of how to pick up and use a camera and what frames are used within film & TV, for example a wide shot, close up shot, extreme close up shot, point of view shot and over the shoulder shot. We were given our first task which was called filmmaking 101 this task was given to us to see what we could make with the skills we had. We had to make two short sequences and also recreate a scene from a film. We picked the Forrest Gump life is like a box of chocolate scene for this. We created a short horror and film noir sequence. Making these taught us a lot about what it takes to make a film or TV series. We learnt that a lot of things have to happen behind the scenes before the sequence is even filmed. We learnt how to plan out what we were going to do to make it easier for ourselves when we had to go out and film. We also learnt that other things need to be thought of such as what everyone’s role in the team will be making scripts, planning makeup looks, filming at the right time of day and also framing, lighting, and sound. Another major thing that we learnt was the basics of editing. We learnt how to use the adobe premiere pro software that we use to edit our footage together. We learnt the basics such as how to import footage and how to edit it together on the timeline.
    Advertising Analysis -


    Sign - An actual thing that can be seen or used.


    Signifier - What the thing can signify for example the colour blue would be the sign because its just the colour blue but it signifies sadness.


    Denotation - What we actually see when we look at something


    Connotation - These are the things we associate with the thing we are looking at, for example when we look at the colour white we associate it with thing such as purity or cleanliness.


    Desperate Housewives -   



    1.What are the key signifiers (Words/Images/Sounds) in the sequence and what do they signify?

    The main signifiers were images of men and women in different time periods,Starting with Adam and eve at the beginning and finishing with the main housewives of the show at the end. It was a journey through time of men and women. It could be signifying how women have changed over time. There is also an image of a woman cleaning which could signify the stereotype of women only being around to clean.

    2.What does the sequence tell us about the content of the programme? What are your expectations of the programme after viewing the sequence?
    It tells us that it is going to mainly focus on women as many of the main images in the opening sequence were of women.

    3.What audiences are being targeted and how do you know?
    I think that the target audience would be middle aged women/housewives.

    Sex & The city -
    1.What are the key signifiers (Words/Images/Sounds) in the sequence and what do they signify?
    The main signifiers were the shots of the city buildings, this could show that the tv show will be based in a city atmosphere. The woman was also wearing a pink top which could signify that the show will be more feminine.

    2.What does the sequence tell us about the content of the programme? What are your expectations of the programme after viewing the sequence?
    It shows that the series will revolve around women and a city setting as lots of shots of the city and a woman walking through the city was used. It also shows that the show will also revolve around sex as in the sequence includes a clip of a bus driving past that shows an ad of a woman saying she knows all about sex and the show is also called Sex & The city.;


    3.What audiences are being targeted and how do you know?

    Prison Break   -   


    1.What are the key signifiers (Words/Images/Sounds) in the sequence and what do they signify?


    The key signifiers of this sequence were that nearly of the shots were of men and prison cells which could signify the series is about men in prison.This could also signify that this show is going to be very manly. Also the shot of the man holding the gun could signify that he has done something bad with that gun and that's the reason he is now in prison and why he is planning to escape.
    2.What does the sequence tell us about the content of the programme? What are your expectations of the programme after viewing the sequence?Your expectations would be that the series would be full of intense action and a storyline of someone escaping from prison.
    3.What audiences are being targeted and how do you know?This show would more of a man target audience because of the action but would also be targeted to women because of the women that are in the show.



    Desperate Housewives -   


    1.What are the key signifiers (Words/Images/Sounds) in the sequence and what do they signify?
    The signifiers would be the many faces that are shown in the sequence, this could signify that the series will be a very real feeling as it is all about the people. It's not trying to dramatize prison but show it as more of a real thing.



    2.What does the sequence tell us about the content of the programme? What are your expectations of the programme after viewing the sequence?
    The expectations of the show would be that it is very much more about the people and showing how they are all real people more than the drama.


    3.What audiences are being targeted and how do you know? 

    I think this show would be targeted to more of a younger audience than an older audience










    Secondary Research Task –

    See the source image
    Chosen Film – UP (2009)

    Brief Summery –

    When Carl Fredrickson was as a young boy he wanted to explore South America and find the forbidden Paradise Falls. After losing his wife Ellie and now aged seventy four, he begins his journey along with a Boy Scout named Russel by lifting his house with thousands of balloons. On their journey, they make many new friends including a talking dog and figure out that someone has evil plans. Carl soon realizes that this evildoer is his childhood idol.

    Which studio/production company made the film? –

    Disney and Pixar made the film.

    How did it perform at the box office? –

    UP had an estimated budget of $175,000,000.

    In its opening weekend in the USA, UP racked in $68,108,790.


    Its Cumulative Worldwide Gross was $731,342,744, 25.


    Did it win any awards at awards ceremonies/festivals? What are they?

    UP was nominated for 81 awards and then won 77 awards, these awards include winner of best animated feature film of the year at the USA academy awards, Best animated feature film at the golden globes, Best animated film at the BAFTA’s and winner of best score soundtrack album for motion picture at the Grammy awards.

    Who directed the film?

    Pete Docter directed UP.

    Find the names of three other films from the same director –

    Pete Doctor has also worked on and directed lots of other very famous films such as the toy story series, monsters inc, inside out and the Incredibles.

    What is the next film they are working on/due to make?

    The next film that he is working on and has publicly announced that he is working on is the 4th film in the toy story series, Toy story 4.

    Principal members of the cast of your chosen film –

    Edward Asner – Main character Carl Fredrickson

    Jordan Nagai – Main character Russell

    Bob Peterson – Dug

    Outline five different ways in which it was possible audiences may have viewed the film –

    1 – In the cinema when the film was released   3 – On DVD or Blu-ray   5 – Paid for a digital download


    1 - Happiness is being with happy people.

     2 - Good for you keep at it.

     3- Childhood memories - Fun and laughter that's my childhood

     My childhood consisted of fun, laughter. - Mitch

     4 -What did you do this weekend - Dance practice and fun with friends.

     5 - The ruined party - awful, wrong, not meant to happen

     6 - The lonely boy - isolated, in a world with no one

    - isolated from the world, for a reason

     7 - When animals attack - Funny to see, until they strike

     8 - The uninvited guest - Awkward to be around please go

     - he was in my house, cant escape

     9- A message from someone you have not seen in years... why have you been gone so long

    - I received the message, my life changed
    Micro-Fiction

    In My Mind
    Gracie
    Going Insane
    A Bright sunny Day
    Confused,Imprisoned,lost,Helpless
    Shes needs help quick or it will get worse 
    Shes trying to live her life like nothings happening
    The final straw, shes snapped the voices have took over
    Her friends find out, she gets help and try's to resolve everything shes ruined

    The Days

    Friendship, laughter , innocence and joy the perfect childhood.  The fun and games the falling outs and the best mates. How I miss those days without drama without fights or dramatic breakups. Its almost as if our childhoods were unrealistic and imaginary. The age of 12 Is when it all changes when secondary school kicks in no more running around or stickers on charts just detentions and messing around. with the constant reminders from teachers that we aren’t children anymore. Images that you create stays with you for five years it influences you it changes you ! impressions are important. - Anya
    home, school, parks, other friends houses - Lewis

     Mr Bassat was possibly the worst person on the planet. I hated him. His yellow teeth still haunt me to this day. His clothes were loose and ill fitting. His tie had about 100 different coffee stains, never washed in my entire time there. His hairline climbed further on his head than any middle aged man I'd ever seen. The grease formed a small droplet on the back of his slicked back locks. The stench crept out the back of his neck into the atmosphere around hsazaim. It was grim.