FINAL PROJECTS 2022
A major part of the Media Production course is the third year final projects. These are long term pieces that take months of planning, production and editing, in an effort to showcase the skills that students have learnt over their course. These include dramas, documentaries, immersive and interactive content.
Days Without Sleep
Joseph Corkery (Director), Jacob Pratt (Director of Photography), Marc Cranston (Sound)
Showtime
This bartender is not who he presents himself as and begins to take Steven into a self reflective journey of his past and current mental state. Reflecting back on the height of his career with a different lens until eventually pulling him back to face what he has been hiding away. Inspiration drew from films such as ‘The Entertainer’ and ‘King of Comedy’ while stylistically taking inspiration from the works of David Lynch.
Regan Talbot (Director), Regan Talbot (Screenplay), Andrew Anderson (Assistant Director), Adebimpe Esther Ariyo (Cinematography), Edward Wearing (Boom Operator), Adebimpe Esther Ariyo, Regan Talbot (Editors), Courtney Hulmston, Regan Talbot (Colourist), Edward Wearing, Joe Mckenna, Regan Talbot (Sound Design), Courtney Hulmston (Casting Director)
The C-word
A documentary that explores life after a cancer treatment in young adults, and it doesn’t just get back to normal once you get the all clear, it stays with you and effects your mental health.
Eleanor Kilduff (Director, Cinematographer) Harry Bloomfield (Editor)
Green Room
A band night out turns horribly wrong, the drama unfolds the events that took place.
Matthew Williams, Connor Glover (Writers), Connor Glover (Director), Connor Glover (Camera Operator), Connor Glover (Lighting), Povilas Burbulevicius (Boom Operator), Povilas Burbulevicius (Sound), Eleanor Mussell (Makeup Artist), Liam Parry (Runner), Matthew Williams (Editor)
The Hidden
A documentary which explores inspiring lives these people are living despite suffering daily. It gives you an insight into what they deal with daily.
Neil Gardner (Creator)
Chin Up
Explores how a community driven football club based in the heart of St Helens overcomes steadily increasing mental health challenges and external factors exposed to their players. Mental health, unemployment, crime, upbringing & sport will be examined to showcase how the Town’s past has shaped it into the post-industrial working class place we know today.
Connor Moorcroft, Jack Lynch, Joe Ardern (Producer), Connor Moorcroft (Director), Joe Ardern(Editor), Jack Lynch (Cinematography), Joe Ardern (Sound), Joe Ardern, Alfie Baeza-Collis (Drone Footage), Connor Moorcroft, Joe Ardern (Lighting), Chanele McGuiness, Rest and Settle (Music)
Deep Blue
A short Crime drama set in Liverpool set around the theme of gang culture and the impact on communities around them.
David Pito (Director), David Pito (Writer), Charlie Lloyd (Assistant Director), Sean Cathcart (Director of Photography), Charlie Lloyd (Editor)
The Beautiful Game
Wilko is a normal lad from the North West who is also a football referee. Driven to progress in the refereeing world, Wilko finds himself refereeing one of Merseyside’s biggest Sunday League rivalries, North Shipyard -v- Kings Ferry. The game is bound to be a classic, filled with huge challenges and echoes of abuse, but how will this affect Wilko?
Bradley Thompson (Director), Bradley Thompson, Beth Tucker (Writers), Max Hartshorn (Assistant Director), Beth Tucker (Cinematographer), Max Hartshorn, Harvey Cheater (Camera Operators), Max Hartshorn, Harry Bloomfield, Eleanor Mussell (Sound Operators), Beth Tucker (Editor), Bradley Thompson, Max Hartshorn (Assistant Editors)
Absolute Reality
Projection mapping piece exploring the lives of five different creatives
Eleanor Mussell (Creator)
Without Distinction
Olive Dunt (Creator)
FINAL PROJECTS 2021
A major part of the Media Production course is the third year final projects. These are long term pieces that take months of planning, production and editing, in an effort to showcase the skills that students have learnt over their course. These include dramas, documentaries, immersive and interactive content.
A Photo of Myself
Behind the scenes from A Photo of Myself
Jodie Smith, Alfie Bainbridge-Wilkinson, Jack Carter
Sensing Synaesthesia
James Hooton
“Synaesthesia is a neurological condition often referred to as the ‘union of the senses’ where at least two of the main five senses become involuntarily and automatically joined together. Sensing Synaesthesia is an interactive documentary, in which synaesthesia is explored from the unique perspective of my friend Lucy – a synaesthete. Lucy is an artist who runs a commission-based company called Mons Igneous, and uses her synaesthetic experiences to her advantage when painting, drawing and creating digital based art. This interactive documentary will explore how synaesthesia inspires Lucy, including the use of music and her ability to see sound and hear colour, creating an emotional and thematic response in the artwork she develops.”
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This Is Our Lost Youth
Thawi Miller and Corbyn McCallum
“Our lost youth is a brand campaign that challenges the definition of what our youth really is”
Thawi Miller and Corbyn McCallum
Monochromatic Butterflies
Hannah Cheshire
The Rescuers
Seren Griffiths
Lunch in Liverpool
Laura McLoughlin and Tom Hogan
Amongst the Trees
Jake Sampson & Joanna Hughes
With & Without You
Kelsie Wilson
Ludology
Holly Wicks
IMMERSIVE / CREATIVE MEDIA PROJECTS
A key module in the final year of Media Production is Creative Media Practice, where the students explore a selection of creative media technologies including; projection mapping, 360 video, augmented reality, split screen and more. The module introduces students to new technologies that they might not have had the chance to use before. Below are some examples of the work from this module.
Isadora – Interactive Nature Experience (Demonstration)
James Hooton
Split Screen Extravaganza
Alex Gordon
DISSERTATION VIDEO ESSAYS
Media Production students are provided with the choice between a traditional written dissertation, or a shorter written piece; accompanied by a video essay on their chosen topic. The option of a video essay allows students to demonstrate their research in a very informative, engaging and entertaining way. Below are some examples of video essays that students have produced.
Understanding Colour in Film | LJMU Video Essay
Connor Jones
“Colour in film can be used for a variety of purposes, ranging from setting a tone to conveying a character’s emotion. This video will take a look into the non-aesthetic use of colour within cinema.”
The Visual Effect | Dissertation Video Essay
Alex Gordon