Scott Mills Friday Floor Fillers - Greatest Pjanoo

You wouldn't think this mashup would work on paper but is now one of my favourite commercial mashups.

Eric Prydz vs Take That - Greatest Pjanoo

Raul Midón

Amazing stuff from one of my favourite artists, Raul Midón

See Raul Midón's site here

Trifonic

The group Trifonic consists of Brian and Laurence Trifon who are brothers based in San Francisco. Their music incorporates a blend of electronic, post rock, classical and broken beat to create a diverse intense sound.
I feel that the sound created is very much journey based. This is particularly evident in the composition ‘Parks On Fire - Trifonic’. This is one of my favourite tracks as it utilises the orchestral and bass elements of the piece in a melodic unfolding way.

A Remix that i like from Trifonic

View the Trifonic website here

The Objective

Will We Still Remember? – Thursday 6th November

Today was a nerve wracking day as we went to pitch our idea to a panel of lecturers.
The podcast idea was based around the subject of Remembrance Day. Our tag line was “Will we still remember?”

As we commemorate 90 years since the ending of the First World War (1918) I thought it was suitable to do my podcast about Remembrance Day. The podcast will explore how different generations and social groups feel about why, how and if we should continue to reflect on those who have died for their country.

So far I have managed to get various recordings from the Remembrance Sunday service and many other recordings from 11th November which took a lot of time and patience. At the same time I had to be respectful to the public commemorating Armistice Day without being too intrusive. I hope to do more recordings in the form of phone interviews with my Grandad, a friend who has recently joined the RAF, and a range of vox pops covering different generations.

Dead Man's Shoes

Get drunk without drinking!

Meeting Camera Extraordinaire Eric Hoyton - 31st October

Today I met with Eric Hoyton to talk about his career as a cameraman in the media industry.

Eric has worked on many different programs, to name a few:
Journey To The Centre Of The Earth, Genocide, Dr Who Confidential 2, Grand Designs, Naked Science, Eating With The Enemy and Nature of Britain.

He has also worked on many advertisements with his most recent being the 'Lurpak commercial.'

He also gave me a crash course on the Sony HDV Z1 (high ‘def’) cameras which was a bit of a tease as we cannot use them until next term…Bad times.

Talking to Eric I found out that he most enjoys the work when he is doing something challenging and new. He particularly likes travelling abroad (to hot countries)…good times.

He also shared a story about his work in Africa. On the series Future Reptiles, he described wading through large expanses of water and mud to shoot some crocodile eggs. He also added that lurking within this large expanse of water that frequently reached neck height, were a considerable number of hungry crocodiles protecting their young.
Initially I thought the work of a camera man could be slightly mundane and a bit soul destroying but after listening to him relate all the exciting projects that he has worked on, my eyes were really opened to the world of the camera man.

Watch the Lurpak advertisement here
See his site on professional guide to film and TV here
See Eric Hoyton's IMDB page here
See Eric Hoyton’s freelance page here