We Media - BFI Film Forever Trip

On Thursday 23rd January 2014, we visited the BFI study day in Southbank, Waterloo where we were spoken to about 'We Media' and democracy in the pre digital and online age. Matthew Hall was joined by Rosa Weber and Malcom Smith  to talk and answer questions about what 'We Media' is and how it has affected the past, and how it continues to affect the present.

At the beginning of the day we were given a student pack which included key terms, examples of We Media and several case studies which will help us in our exam. We were also shown a short 45 minute extract from 'Life in a Day' which showed hundreds of original footage shot by multicultural people across the world. All of the footage was filmed on the same day, 24th July 2010, which was edited into themes including love, family and work.

After watching the extract from 'Life in a Day' we were inspired to capture emotion and also think about the aspects of using technology to enhance our trailer.