Reference List of Video Podcast.

REFERENCES LIST:

Be Kind Rewind, 2020. How Ingrid Bergman Became Hollywood's Exile. [online] YouTube.com. Available at: <https://youtu.be/m1ZZXW9fkLQ> [Accessed 24 May 2021].

Gorman, R. F. (2008) Great Lives From History. Pasadena, Calif: Salem Press (Great Lives From History). Available at: http://search.ebscohost.com.proxy.library.dmu.ac.uk/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,shib&db=e000xww&AN=253533&site=ehost-live (Accessed: 24 May 2021).

Jeffrey Fleishman, 2017. 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner' is 50 and racial tension still a problem in America. [online] latimes.com. Available at: <https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-ca-guess-dinner-anniversary-20170131-story.html> [Accessed 22 April 2021].

Biography.com Editors, 2014. Katharine Hepburn - Biography. [online] Biography.com. Available at: <https://www.biography.com/actor/katharine-hepburn> [Accessed 1 May 2021].

Sanghani, R., 2017. Still a feminist icon. [online] The Telegraph. Available at: <https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/classic-british/katharine-hepburn-feminist-icon/> [Accessed 1 May 2021].

Bianco, M., 2016. The Most Daring Thing About Katharine Hepburn? Her Pants. [online] Vanity Fair. Available at: <https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/05/katharine-hepburn-style-pants> [Accessed 1 May 2021].

Cawley, C., 2017. How to Make Your First Movie With Shotcut. [online] MUO (Make Use Of). Available at: <https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/make-first-movie-shotcut/> [Accessed 24 May 2021].

Oscars, 2011. Katharine Hepburn and Barbra Streisand Tie for Best Actress: 1969 Oscars. [online] YouTube. Available at: <https://youtu.be/PoNdQxkI-0w> [Accessed 1 June 2021].

Flanagan, 2020. Katharine Hepburn interview with Barbara Walters 1991. [online] YouTube. Available at: <https://youtu.be/40Dy8PRgNm0> [Accessed 1 June 2021].

CBS, 2009. Katharine Hepburn Interview with Morley Safer (1979). [online] YouTube. Available at: <https://youtu.be/v_iooSis7bk> [Accessed 1 June 2021].

CBS, 2017. 60 Minutes - Katharine Hepburn (1987). [online] YouTube. Available at: <https://youtu.be/MihHDqVOrnI> [Accessed 1 June 2021].

The Dick Cavett Show, 2018. Katharine Hepburn's First Day in the Theatre. [online] YouTube. Available at: <https://youtu.be/LI0Tf-AeQ3A> [Accessed 1 June 2021].

RKO, 2016. Hollywood the Golden Years: the RKO Story. [online] YouTube. Available at: <https://youtu.be/3Obk8ZNPh8E> [Accessed 1 June 2021].

Awstriae, 2015. Morning Glory (1933) - Katharine Hepburn. [online] YouTube. Available at: <https://youtu.be/mYOGfNdwuC0> [Accessed 2 June 2021].

Video Biker, 2020. Sylvia Scarlett - "Rolling Stone". [online] YouTube. Available at: <https://youtu.be/y8t7a8wwWhM> [Accessed 2 June 2021].

MovieClips, 2017. Adam's Rib (1949) - Equality Scene. [online] YouTube. Available at: <https://youtu.be/hdQOL2aFufE> [Accessed 2 June 2021].

LittleWaspAnt, 2011. Scene from The African Queen. [online] YouTube. Available at: <https://youtu.be/V7_vnpQUZkE> [Accessed 2 June 2021].

MovieClips, 2012. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner - Two People Who Fell In Love. [online] YouTube. Available at: <https://youtu.be/2wTJfcaezu0> [Accessed 2 June 2021].

ACPicks, 2019. The Lion in Winter (1968) – And I am cruel?!. [online] YouTube. Available at: <https://youtu.be/vsWUGoFKTtA> [Accessed 2 June 2021].

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Henderson, A., 2015. How Katharine Hepburn Became a Fashion Icon. [online] Smithsonian Magazine. Available at: <https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-katharine-hepburn-became-fashion-icon-180955228/> [Accessed 25 May 2021].

LA Times, 2003. Katharine Hepburn, a legendary legacy. [online] Daily Pilot. Available at: <https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-dpt-xpm-2003-07-04-export22260-story.html> [Accessed 25 May 2021].

D'Andrea, D., 2015. Katharine Hepburn paved the way for women in Hollywood – SheKnows. [online] Sheknows.com. Available at: <https://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/articles/1098957/katharine-hepburn-feminist/> [Accessed 25 May 2021].

Video Podcast: Developing a Script.

*the script does not include the mention of visuals (clips form the films, interviews) that will be included in actual video podcast*

 THE SCRIPT

INTRODUCTION

Katharine Hepburn is one the most accomplished actors of all time. Till this day no one has ever won more Academy Awards for acting than Miss Hepburn did; she won them 4 times; all of them for a lead role. While Katharine remains a very popular figure among actors, film directors and film lovers; her legacy seems neglected by a young generation. If you'd say to an average teenager or young adult just simple 'Hepburn' it is likely that they will think immediately about 'Audrey'; while Audrey Hepburn is icon on her own; a sex symbol of her times next to Marilyn Monroe; Katharine is the one who is very often described as one of the greatest actors of all time. This episode of Divas of Golden Age of Hollywood will aim to bring awareness; especially to a young audience about the legacy of Katharine Hepburn; her early life; the importance of the roles that she has taken; and how those affected the society; sometimes causing lots of controversy.

EARLY LIFE OF KATHARINE HEPBURN

To begin with; let's focus on early life of Katharine and how she got into acting. Katharine Hepburn was born into a very liberal couple; her father was a urologist who sought to educate the public about the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases; her mother was a suffrage activist; so since the very beginning she was being taught about sex equality. (Biography.com Editors, 2014). After graduating from Bryn Mawr College in 1928, she began her career in earnest. Under the name of Katharine Burns, she made her Broadway debut in Night Hostess the following year. The Warrior's Husband (1932), a comedy set in the land of the Amazons, was Hepburn's first significant Broadway triumph. RKO Radio Pictures invited her to Hollywood shortly after that. she had a strong film debut in George Cukor's A Bill of Divorcement (1932), a drama co-starring John Barrymore. Hepburn was next cast in Dorothy Arzner's Christopher Strong as an aviator (1933). With just her third film ever Morning Glory (1933) she won her first Oscar. In the document called  'Hollywood the Golden Years: the RKO Story' Hepburn describes how badly she wanted to get that role.

LATE CAREER

Since Morning Glory; Katharine was already predicted to become one of the greatest stars of Hollywood. Since her name was already established in the industry; Katharine could take the parts that she really felt as an artist that speaks for her and she wasn't afraid of taking risky roles. The first controversial role that she has taken was Sylvia Scarlett (1935); in the film she plays a titled Sylvia who have to become Sylvester; to protect her father; which decided to run away from France to England; because of his gambling problems. With this role Katharine broke gender norms; in 30s she played a man; at the time this role could be very damaging for her image; yet Katharine was not afraid of the challenges, so she took the role anyway. Also the film contains a scene of Katharine kissing another actress; which is one of the first lesbian kiss showed in films.

SYLVIA SCARLETT [GENDER NORMS]

From Sylvia Scarlett there were many other roles that were considered risky or even controversial; one of them was Adam's Rib (1949); in which she played the character of a strong woman, a lawyer, who fights for the woman rights and fairness. Katharine Hepburn with that role payed homage to all the ambitious women; who tried to be taken seriously by the society. She played a role of a lawyer who believed in equality and at the very end of it she won her case; letting everybody know that she has the guts to fight against anyone; even against a man of same profession.

THE AFRICAN QUEEN

3 years later; Katharine took a role of Rose Sayer in African Queen (1951) starring with Humphrey Bogart. Rose at first seemed like very weak person; who was dependable on her brother; she was a sister of missionary and after brother's death; She is trying to escape the Africa with the help of a drunk sailor; Charlie Allnut; the couple falls in love with each other; and both of them have positive impact to one another. Rose became very brave; fearless in fact; and Mr Allnut decided to quit drinking alcohol; Throughout the film Rose is proving that she is a strong character; she repairs the engine of their boat; and seems less afraid of restless water that the Sailor himself. Till this day; people jokingly call Rose Sayer a female version of Rambo.

GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER

30 years after Katharine won her first Oscar for Morning Glory; she has won her second one for Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967). It was probably the most controversial film of Katharine's; because it told the story of interracial couple as a true product of love; and something that is true and should be treasured. At the time of its release in many states of America interracial couples were still illegal. Shortly after film hit the movie theaters, actually a part of them; because many movie theaters banned the production and refused to display it; film cast started to receive death threats. The film had enormous impact on the cinema; it was a risky production; but it definitely opened doors for actors of colour to be taken more seriously in a profession.

THE LION IN WINTER

Her third Oscar was given to her for her role of Eleanor of Aquitaine in Lion in Winter (1968). The chemistry of love and hatred between Katharine Hepburn and Peter O'Toole was simply amazing. The character of Eleanor was at the same time strong and weak; she wasn't afraid to show her weakness; but maybe this made her even stronger as a character. Katharine's third Oscar till this day remains legendary or some might say iconic; because that year the Oscar for Best Actress actually went to both Katharine Hepburn and Barbara Streisand; it was the second ever acting tie in Academy history; and the first in Best Actress category.

ON GOLDEN POND

The forth Oscar that Katharine has won; was for her role of Ethel in  On Golden Pond; co-starring with Henry Fonda. The film tells the story of an elderly couple who loves each other deeply. Only few films in Academy history managed to win Oscar for both Best Actress and Best Actor in a one film and On Golden Pond did just that.

WHY KATHARINE WAS NOT ATTENDING OSCARS

Despite winning 4 Oscars; Katharine never attended the ceremony to actually receive it; In the late 80s and early 90s Hepburn finally started to give interviews about her life and her achievements. In the interview with Morley Safer; Katharine opens up about not attending Oscars; she says that the reason behind it; was that she afraid that she won't win.

LATE INTERVIEWS

She also didn't think that acting is a higher art; in her interview with Barbara Walters she said that painting can be considered high art but not acting 2

She didn't hold back when she was asked about very gentle and controversial topic like Euthanasia; she was in a favor of it and she clearly stated that.

Katharine Hepburn is truly one of the kind; and her legacy will never be forgotten.

 

Creating my sign off project; final steps.

 In today's post I am going to describe the final process of creating my sign-off project; which was putting all the research that I have carried into one piece; final product; a video podcast.

The first thing that I have done was to create a image with my details at the beginning of my video podcast; I have added there my name; my student number; module; my tutor; title of the podcast.

Then I have added pictures, gifs and any other visuals that I would be using; I was very satisfied with the fact that Shotcut allowed me to actually use gifs in my project; there are many other video editing softwares who is not allowing on such thing; using gifs made my work way much interesting and enjoyable.

After that I decided to add all the movie clips and interviews of Katharine Hepburn into the project. After cutting them in many pieces I decided to reference them properly; to do so I used option ''ad subtitles''; after using that option I was able to put information on videos about their original origins.

Next step was to put the audio into the podcast; which is the crucial element; I have succeed with doing so; I was able very easy to transfer my audio clips onto the project; then I had to adjust them and cut them in many pieces; I was cautious with it; I wanted to avoid my audio going at the same time with the audio of the interviews; it took some time; but at the end every section was kept separate and in place.

The last step was to put the reference list at the end of video podcast; I did that on separate images; because showing them on one image would be unreadable for the audience; that's why I have decided to put them on 4 different images.

That is how my working process looked like using Shotcut; I really had fun; but at the same time I have put lots of work to make this all work together; and I am satisfied with the final outcome; I would like to create another video podcast pretty soon.,

 

 

User Experience

In today's post I am going to review the WIX site of my friend; Klaudia.

The first thing that I have noticed after clicking on site's link was the main page. I could see her name and also the occupation that Klaudia probably has her course related to. It is clear; I know what she is doing and I know the main theme behind the page.

Scrolling down I could spot ''About Me'' section. It had really great picture attached to it; great quality and professional. Though I must say the description itself will need some improvement. There a just a few grammar mistakes; but after correcting them; the section would be in a very good shape. 

Moving on I found myself in a 'Gallery' section. The section is very clear; sub-links are working correctly; I click on a title it takes me immediately to the actual work.

The 'Contact' section presents itself very good; it's clear and all the information provided are visible.

Overall the site is in a good condition; I did not bother to find any information that I wanted to check; like I have stated before the only thing that requires correction would be 'About Me' section; which needs only a few mistakes checked.

Research on video podcasts.

To begin my research; before even making one about Hepburn; I have decided to explore the primary field of my project; which is video podcast. I have never done one before so I felt the need to research in depth and learn about; how video podcast are being made. A useful example of video podcasts are being made by the YouTube channel called ‘Be Kind Rewind’; the woman of this channel remains anonymous; so she posts videos under that nickname. The video that helped me understand how the video podcast should be made was titled ‘How Ingrid Bergman Became Hollywood's Exile’ (Be Kind Rewind, 2020). 

In a video about Ingrid Bergman the author first explained; who Ingrid Bergman was; her childhood, first step in acting career and how she had developed to be known as one of the greatest female actors back then. It really made me realize that before even telling my audience about Katharine’s achievements; first; I should present to them her history; how she became influential in the first place; by skipping such information; I could possibly make my audience confused; because not everyone is familiar with her and her work. So the introduction to KH is truly essential to understand the aim of my project; which are her achievements. 

Nextly while watching that video podcast; I found out that the author put lots of work into visuals; they were carefully picked by the author and put well together into one piece. While she was speaking the clips of the films starring Ingrid Bergman were shown in the background; it made that podcast very interesting; not only the viewer was focusing on the information being said by the author; but also on visuals; that kept the audience entertained and interested; visuals makes the audience enjoy your work more. 

Visual background was not the only thing included in that video podcast; other than that; she used fragments from interview as a part of her ‘script’; instead of quoting the actor; she used her own words by showing the audience fragment of her interview; I thought that it was very interesting way of showing the audience the person she was talking about; it created sort of a friendly bound between the viewers and actor; they were able to hear her voice instead of classical quotation; I would use the same technique in my own video podcast.

REFRENCES:

Be Kind Rewind, 2020. How Ingrid Bergman Became Hollywood's Exile. [online] YouTube. Available at: <https://youtu.be/m1ZZXW9fkLQ> [Accessed 24 May 2021].

Software testing; SHOTCUT.

 In today's post I am going to test the free editing software; Shotcut. 

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Shotcut is a free, open-source, cross-platform video editing software that you can use on Windows, macOS and Linux. Its main advantages are many different video formats support and the fact that it doesn’t require import, which means that it provides native timeline video editing.

I didn't have any problems testing that software; it was very clear and I knew exactly what to do; there were many editing options; filters; that are not complicated.

You can add many layers to your project; sound and image; that would be very useful when it comes to my sign-off project; because I will be doing video podcast; so knowing that I would be able to work both on my audio and image is really helpful.

I have also found great video on YouTube explaining how to use Shotcut; the tutorial was clear and I got very useful information from watching it.

REFERENCES:

Bai, 2020. Shotcut Video Editor - Tutorial for Beginners in 10 MINUTES!. [online] YouTube. Available at: <https://youtu.be/P9pzmzXj03A> [Accessed 18 May 2021]. 

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