Around the Block- MMJ

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Andrew Miller, Nicola Conroy, Erin Lyons and Kevin Cheong

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Multimedia Journalism (MMJ)

Transcript of Around the Block- MMJ

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Andrew Miller, Nicola Conroy, Erin Lyons and Kevin Cheong

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Introduction

• The Block Arcade in Melbourne’s CBD

• An historic shopping complex located two blocks from Flinders St Station.

• Near the corner of Collins St and Elizabeth St.

• It sprawls over Block Court, to the Collins St Wing, and over Block Place, to the Elizabeth St Wing.

• The Block presented a once new way of shopping- the arcade.

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Interviews

• Interview One: Don Parsons, the Centre Manager at The Block Arcade.

• Eileen Irvine from the management team has all but confirmed a date for a tour of the complex and the interview with Mr Parsons.

• This will enable us to get some great footage for our episode and a great interview with someone who knows all about The Block.

• The meeting is planned for 10am on Wednesday the 1st of May.

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Interviews

• Interview Two: Prospective interview with the owners of Basement Discs.

• Basement Discs, an underground indie record store that’s been in operation since 1994 and represents the iconic music scene of Melbourne.

• This interview with the owner would provide a modern insight compared with the history behind the complex.

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What will we focus on?History of the Block Arcade

• Focus on the history of The Block Arcade.

• It’s past is important since it is one of the oldest arcades in Melbourne and it is a part of the city's heritage.

• The Block was built in 1889 following the Great Fire of Melbourne.

• It is a standout building in Melbourne with distinctive architecture that outshines its neighbours.

• Includes the historic Hopetoun Tea Rooms, still open today after their opening in 1892

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Architecture• It was rebuilt and modelled to replicate

the Galleria Vittoria in Milan

• It is one of Melbourne's most richly decorated interior spaces

• It was completed with mosaic flooring, and glass canopies

• The exterior of the six storey office has identical facades on Collins and Elizabeth Streets

• It is one of the country’s best remaining examples of the Victorian Mannerist style

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The Hopetoun Tea Rooms

• It is important to mention the tea rooms in our documentary because they are a representation of Melbourne over a century ago.

• The Hopetoun Tea Rooms are not our main focus but we will briefly mention them.

• The tea rooms are intriguing because they are over a century old (opened in 1892) and are still a popular destination for coffee/cake and high tea in the CBD.

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Basement Discs• Our main focus will be on a music

store called Basement Discs

• We chose to base our documentary on this store because Melbourne is widely recognised for its music and vinyl culture

• We will be speaking to the owners of Basement Discs (they will be the basis for our documentary)

• We are hoping to gain a further insight to the music history within Melbourne and to the vinyl culture in our city

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• All of these ideas should be expressed through the voice of either The Block Arcade tour Guide or from the owners of Basement Disks

Images are either author’s own or have been sourced from:

• http://www.theblockarcade.com.au/

• http://melbournecurious.blogspot.com.au/2010/07/block-arcade-hopetoun-tea-rooms.html

• http://melbournecurious.blogspot.com.au/2010/07/block-arcade-introduction.html

• http://www.terrafirmatourist.com/exclusive-specialty-shops-iconic-block-arcade-

business-centre-of-melbourne/

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• Both Block Arcade and Block Place have cafes, restaurants and shops identifiable by Melbournians and would be of interest to outsiders.

• We would use these landmarks as part of our opening sequence when we introduce the Arcade, mainly through still photography and quick cutaways that we will film on the day.

These places include…

Ideas and Concepts

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Haigh’s Chocolate

Courtesy: Tina Barker

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Mimco

Courtesy of http://ohwhatlarks.wordpress.com/tag/mimco/

Oh What Larks - Wordpress

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The plethora of cafés down Block Place

Courtesy: Ali C

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Episode Introduction

• We will use still shots similar to these as part of our brief introduction. It is likely that we will also use cutaway footage highlighting the structure that is the Block Arcade ceiling.

• From there we will introduce the two main focal points…

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Basement Discs

Courtesy: Justin McManus

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The Hopetoun Tea Rooms

Courtesy: Jennifer French

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Concept of our interviews

• Our interviews with the manager of The Block and the owner of the record store ‘Basement Discs’ will give viewers a personal insight of those whose lives revolve around the structure.

• What we are looking to get out of the interviews are an idea of what The Block means to those whose livelihood revolves around the place.

• Furthermore, the history of the building which has been an iconic part of Melbourne since the 19th century will enlighten those viewers who may have previously not known of its background, even though they may walk through it everyday.

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Incorporating Narration/Cutaways

• Our intention will be to have the narration at the start to introduce to our subject.

• We will use narration in other places, such as in between snippets of our interviews.

• During long quotes, we will mainly use cutaways rather than leaving the shot solely on our interviewee.

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Cutaway Footage

• The cutaways will obviously have to be a reflection of the subject spoken about.

• Cutaway footage should not be hard to obtain in Block Arcade

where there are wide expanses, which allows for many potential shots.

• However, Block Place is rather narrow so attaining footage may be difficult, in which case still shots may be the go.

• The main piece of cutaway footage we will require will be of the Block Arcade ceiling, which will be shown at the start.

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Courtesy: Ross Spirou

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Equipment

• First of all, we will need to obtain permission for the two interviews we are doing.

• We will require both a video camera and a digital camera for recording

and taking still shots.

• We may possibly need a tripod depending on the length of the intended interviews as well.

• We may possibly need to get creative on how we wish to film our cutaway footage, including moving shots of our subject. In saying this though, trying to roll something like a dummy trolley across the mosaic floor of the Block Arcade may not ensure still filming.

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Group Roles

Nicola Conroy: NarratorErin Lyons: Photographer and CinematographerAndrew Miller: Editing LieutenantKevin Cheong: Script writer and editorAs a group: Write the interviews and collaborate when editing

•The Narrator will be the voice of the episode, not including the interview subjects.

•They will narrate at the beginning of the episode to introduce The Block Arcade and at various times throughout over cutaway footage or still images.

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Group Roles

• The role of Photographer will be to use the camera equipment to take still images of The Block Arcade to incorporate into our episode.

• The role of Cinematographer will be to film the interviews that we will use as the main focus of our episode and the cutaways which will be dispersed throughout.

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• The Editing Lieutenant will be in charge of the video editing process of the episode. They will make the final call on the finished product.

• Their job will be to to cut, insert and edit different pieces of video and audio into a clear, educational and entertaining episode.

Group Roles

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• The Script writer and editor will be in charge of writing and editing the script for the episode.

• They will write the narration and edit the questions for the interviews.

Group Roles

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