Final Project Video

Final Post

I've just edited in the footage from Adam and the video is now complete, and being uploaded to YouTube as I type.

Well done with this project everyone, and I hope you've all enjoyed doing this too!

Good luck with the last few hours of essays

Pub closures

Hey guys.

I found two BBC videos about reasons of pub closure. I think it can be useful.

One of them is about beet tax:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20168737


Another one is about changing demographics.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31761269

ukip and pubs

http://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Legal/Legislation/UKIP-and-the-politics-of-pubs

Hey guys, just found this, might be usefull for you esasys.

Video Editing

Hannah, Adam and I went over to Saskia's last night and had a really productive few hours editing together all the footage we have, the video looks great so far!

The social value of community pubs

As Tom said we've finished our part today. The first thing we did , we've written a script about 'Community Pubs' and then filming our section.

During our research we found a really good and useful article’ The social value of community pubs’. 

In the article you can see what the ‘community pub’ means, how important it is to society, and the economic and political value of community pubs, statistics and the social value of community pubs.

It is not just about community pubs, as well in this article you can find a few topics about pubs closure, cultural value and time for change. 

I think it could be useful for essay as well.

Have a look:

 http://www.ippr.org/files/images/media/files/publication/2012/01/pubs-and-places_2nd-ed_Jan2012_8519.pdf?noredirect=1

Community Filming

Leila and I have been out and about today filming our section of the film! We didn't hear back from the Pub we were hoping to get an interview with, so we've written a short script which will be read over street scenes we recorded outside some pubs.

I've now got all the footage from the History and Community parts on my laptop, ready to be edited on Sunday evening and I'm just about to return all the AV stuff to the Media Equipment Centre.

Good luck with work, and see you all soon!

History of Pubs filming

Thank you guys for coming to help Jonny and I with our part of the film!

We decided to film our segment as a lecture to inform the viewers of the video the background of the public house and how it has evolved over time and has become such as big part of British culture. We took a chronological approach to explaining the history of pubs, from the Normans to present day.

A Thank You

Hey guys just wanted to thanks those who came and helped out Hannah and I in our segment of the film. If anyone needs any help at all with their section just give me a shout and I'd be more than happy to help. Thanks again!

interview

Hey guys, hears a couple of stills from the interview yesterday.  

Photo

Here's the photo from the shoot we did earlier. 

Did the footage turn out well? 

Question Time

Don't know if anyone usually watches Question Time but Tim Martin, the founder of Wetherspoons, is on the panel tomorrow night (BBC 1, 22:55)

Just a chance there'll be talk of Pubs if he's on this week - might be worth a watch in case there is!

The History of Pubs Script Written By Hannah and Jonny

These are the scripts that Hannah and I have worked on for our segment of the video focusing on the history of pubs. The script provides a basic background regarding the origins and the development of pubs.

In regards to the communities of pubs the script will touch on the legislation of licensing laws and drinking ages. The script will also include the history of pub entertainment such as skittles, dominoes and darts and how the rise in technology has contributed in a transformation in this area.

See all you guys tomorrow for the filming, hopefully I'll have a few more points that I can add in I also saw on a blog post today by Hannah that she has some extra points too.

History Segment of Film

During today's meeting we have decided for mine and Jonny's segment of the film to record a lecture which addresses the history of pubs in a chronological timeline and how the importance of pubs has evolved over time.

We will be filming this segment tomorrow afternoon in the room that Tom has posted a photo of and I think Jonny is going to be posting the script he has written onto the blog too. I have been doing some more research of Victorian pubs and the political problems which arose during the late 1830's/40's which we could possibly include too.

Update - 19/4/16

I'm going to get in touch with the people from the community run pub in Nunhead and will keep you guys updated about that.

Jonny and I went along to have a look at RHB 350 and here are a couple of pics for you to have a look at. See you all there tomorrow at 1(ish)!

Meet to discuss filming ideas + plan for my segment

Good afternoon all,

I was just writing to ask when a good meet-up time would be for everybody to come together and discuss the style of video we are making just so we know for sure what each of us is doing. Also, I believe it would be wise to set ourselves a deadline as to when all of the when we should have completed the filming as we will need a couple of days together as a group to edit. I think it'd be cool if we all did the filming together, even though I know that we have split into subgroups and split the workload. This is because I feel that it'd be useful for each of us to know exactly what one another is doing, as well as being able to give and receive feedback and to suggest how to improve it.


I am obviously looking at the importance of events and I've just jotted some notes down on what i'm likely to be looking at in particular:

I will be including some secondary research in my commentary during my segment on the video and then I will seek to find some primary research by visiting pubs first-hand. The answers I shall be asking will be based on the importance of events and the effects that licensing hours (regulated by the councils) can affect the community. Having a license for live music is also a must for many pubs as many bands are known to have started their career performing in pubs, and bands carry a heavy significance in the community in the way of promoting creativity and performance, as well as carrying huge political significance due to much music being influenced by politics. Has the decline in politically-active bands declined due to the change in pub culture? And also looking at the importance of community fundraisers and their success'.

Film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOqprHyKukg

I was thinking that it might be more effective if we did our film in the style of the film above, as opposed to 1950's. It would basically a voice over various images.

What do you guys think?

Just had a look at some secondary research here and some of these articles are rather interesting and certainly highlight the importance of pubs when it comes to community:

This one for example shows how they're keeping villages alive and discuss the social clubs which arise from the pub creating a close-knit community and that they are "more important to rural community life than the local church "

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/countryside/11159499/Pubs-keeping-English-villages-alive-study.html

Events in which pubs create are also very important, not only for business, for society also as highlighted by fundraisers for charities. It also discusses the reasons as to why more charity fundraisers would draw customers into pubs, showing the importance of helping out society

http://howtorunapub.co.uk/charity-fundraising/

Also this article highlights the importance of live music events in pubs and how it can effect the surrounding area, as well as giving a chance for talented musicians to be scouted. Not only is live music in pubs vital to young hopefuls, but it also brings in customers to the pubs which is vital for business:

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/mar/15/immigrationpolicy.communities

Communities of Victorian Pubs

I've recently been reading a book called Victorian Pubs by Mark Girouard, which as the book suggests is about pubs of the Victorian era covering topics such as the architecture, interior design and the economics of pubs during this period of time.

Whilst looking at the history of pubs during this era I stumbled on a section which touched on the people of certain demographics visiting certain drinking establishments.

Girouard explains that during the time people who had professions in manual labour and people who were omnibus drivers tended to drink in public bars. Women and those who were sought to exchange goods for cash generally drank in private bars, whilst shopkeepers, bookies and clerks often drank in saloon bars. The drink of choice within these bars were also different to one another, for example mild ale was the favourite drink in public bars, whilst saloons and private bars tended to prefer stout and bitter.

I thought this may be of some interest to the project and the Section to which Hannah and I are focusing on as it highlights historically the different types of people who drank and socialized in different types of pubs, possibly creating communities of a contrasting nature between them.

The book also went on to mention the changing laws and attitudes regarding children in pubs in the Victorian era, for example publicans not being allowed to serve children under sixteen spirits as of 1839 or beer to children under the age of thirteen from 1886 onward. Perhaps this could be a point to mention in the video, just for some historic contextualization along with some possible other information as the attitudes within certain pubs regarding children is dependent on the type of community to which the pub affiliates.

If anyone else has some other points just let me know.

Mass Observation

I have started reading Mass Observation - The Pub and the People (A Worktown Study) Faber and Faber. This book offers a detailed insight into the everyday life of the going on's in public houses. Conducted in 1943 the public house is seen as a "the only kind of public building used by large numbers of ordinary people". During this period, the majority of people that visited pubs were that from the working class, going to the pub to socialise, talk, drink, smoke, bet and play games etc.

The Mass Observation of the pub is particularly interesting because it highlights the differences between the customers, what times are the most popular to drink and their reasoning for visiting the pub.

In Chapter V - "Drinkers", surveys were conducted to see what the average number of pub goers were during particular times. Through various methods, the mass observation of "Worktown" provided a variation of the number of drinkers on a day to day basis.

I am going to continue to read through the book to see if I can find anything else that may help us with our project!

Community Pubs Day

Hey guys.

I found the article at the government website about the Community Pubs Day.  Government is trying to protect pubs in the communities and has produced ‘community asset certificate’ which is available to every listed local to hang behind the bar, giving landlords the chance to celebrate the fact their pub is prized so highly by those who matter the most, the patrons.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cheers-all-round-for-community-pubs-day--2 

As well people can go to their community website and to participate in the campaigns to save their local pub, shop or community centre. 

http://mycommunity.org.uk/

Availability

Just wondering when everybody is free to go and start filming for the project! Is everyone back in London now?

Movie Ideas

Hey pals,

Sorry I've not been posting much lately, was away for a few days and finishing off essays!

I was talking about this project to my parents when back home and they pointed me to this video they they were involved in making for Grappenhall Community Library, and I think it's good nod towards the kind of thing we could be doing.

I think the style is good, with a mix of to-camera shots and more general but related stuff.

Anyway have a quick watch and let us know thoughts about it! Think it's good to have like a reference point to be relating back to when making the vid.

Hope everyone's enjoying the hols!

Tom

http://libraries.communityknowledgehub.org.uk/resource/grappenhall-community-library

Origins of the First Pubs

I have recently been reading a book by Ben Davis entitled: The Traditional British Pub, A Way of Drinking. I was thinking of perhaps compiling a script of some of the information used in the book and other sources I can find to outline the history of pubs section of the video.

The book describes how the traditional English inns were first built by the Romans beside the first roads they constructed. The word inn initially meant chamber and were particularly for entertaining those who would travel from place to place. After the Romans had left Britain the those who travelled from place to place gradually declined, however then inns survived and became a place of luxury for the local community.

One German ambassador also wrote in 1192:
"The inns of England are the best in Europe, those of Canterbury the best in England and the Fountain where in I am now lodged as handsomely as I were in the Kings palace, the best in Canterbury.

The licensed trade was all traditionally provided by the church, and during the Medieval period the inn was a community hub whereby merchants would display their goods and actors would perform plays. It could be argued that the inn was the first shop and the first theatres.

I've got a few other books and ideas that I'd like to run past all of you so if anyone has any suggestions or constructive criticism please feel free to voice your opinion.

Movie- please comment.

Hey guys,
I was just wondering if you wanted me to go ahed an film the interview, just so we have one section of the film covered. I could probably do this early next week.