Group C – St. Marys Guildhall
Week 2 – Meeting our team
In this week we were put into groups of six people where we discussed a few different media artifacts we wanted to try and produce. As a group we all went around and commented on what each others strengths are in terms of photography, editing, writing blogs and podcasting etc. I felt like this was a massive help because even though we didn’t know our live brief yet it gave everybody the opportunity to have there say and put us on track to achieve a head start in creating our initial ideas.
Week 3 – Live Brief
On week three our group found out the live brief which was all about St.Mary’s Guildhall. The main idea our clients wanted us to achieve was about highlighting the location to try and get more students to visit St. Marys Guildhall. The live brief was describing how some people believe that St. Mary’s Guildhall is a tourist destination but the building actually has 700 years of history behind it. This is an important factor that I want to try and highlight the most as the challenge would be to get more students involved with visiting this fantastic building.
Week 4 – 1st Group Presentation based on our collective ideas.
These are some of the slides we have created as a group in one of our lessons where we all sat down and discussed the best possible ways on how to achieve our clients demands. To begin with we set roles for everybody in the group so we could all contribute something in terms of being confident within that role. Afterwards we thought of three initial ideas to get more students visiting St. Mary Guildhall which were based around capturing one of there wedding events because couples have loads of medieval weddings at that place. The second idea was to create a radio show discussing all the upgrades to St. Mary’s Guildhall and why students should being visiting more often. The last idea was all based around the tv show horrible history’s where we will try and contact a few drama students to re-act one of the historical events that took place in the medieval times.
Week 5 – Meet the Clients
During this week’s session, we got introduced to Jayne who works for St.Mary Guildhall. As a group, we took it in turns to present our PowerPoint slides where I spoke about the people who we need to contact. We needed to contact three people including drama students, fashion students and drama lecturers possibly. Jayne had great things to say about our ideas because everything we spoke about was what she was looking for.
Week 6 – 2nd Presentation with our actual ideas
During the process of creating the presentation, I contributed to writing slides 5 and 8. Slide 5 is all about the group’s content ideas we want to produce during the production weeks. I wrote the section on the blogs as that is one aspect where I will be involved in producing the written content. Jane gave our group two main ideas for blogs which where what St.mary guildhall is and where is it because most students who aren’t interested in this tourist attraction won’t know the history behind the building. This is my area where I need to do research on the destination where I look at the history, changes since it was built including there new technological improvements. The second blog is about where the guildhall is because students do not visit the tourist attraction as it is inbetween a confusing area and they my not know what the guildhall offers. I also wrote slide 8 where it was about achieving the brief. I wrote out a few targets that we need to complete for each aspect of our content. I think alongside writing the blogs I can contribute by recording any of the TikTok footage if needed and then potentially editing one or two videos. I did photography in college so I could take some photos if needed because it might be easier if there is more than one person doing the photography.
Week 6 – Creating posters to contact drama students
We created a poster to begin our attempt to get some drama students involved in our horrible history and get ready with me TikTok videos. We had a meeting with one drama student who was looking forward to getting some expose through social media. However, their personality didn’t seem to match the brief because after we explained our ideas the person didn’t seem enthusiastic enough and felt unbothered by it. As a result of this we tried to get some of our friends involved as they were also drama students. In total we only got one of Will’s friends involved to be the groom for our wedding photos while Libby was the bride.
Week 7 – Tour at St. Marys Guildhall
These three audio files are research I took from our group’s tour at St.Marys Guildhall. From the audio files, the person is speaking about the kitchen people used to cook the food from and the tapestry. All of these audio clips are useful because I can get information from what the tour guide is saying about this iconic building to add to my blog.
Week 7 – Filming day
During the filming day on Thursday 29th February as a group, we decided to split up into three groups to produce our wedding photographs, TikTok videos, and behind-the-scenes images. To begin with I helped to set up the wedding table and decorations for the images we wanted to capture. Some of the props we decided to use were things such as a champagne bottle with two glasses for the bride and groom, rose petals, cutlery and invitations. While Daisy was taking the photographs of Libby, I was involved with producing the behind the scenes images of all of my group members doing the wedding photography and TikTok videos. Afterwards, I was also involved in finding out more research for my blog because I needed to know more of the history behind the guildhall.
Week 8 – Behind the scenes video
We created a quick behind the scenes video from our filming day at St. Mary’s Guildhall. In this video you can see everybody involved in some capacity whether thats taking the photographs, TikTok videos or helping to set up the decorations. Alongside that we put all our video clips together for you to see a sneak peak into our main production day.
Week 8 – Writing the blog
In this week I have collected all of the primary and secondary research I needed to start writing the first draft of the 500 word. For the 1st draft I found my research from the St.Mary’s Guildhall book they gave when we meet in week 5, information from there website and when I produced the recordings from the tour we went on in week 7. For the blog I started off by writing about a quick overview of the history of the building as plenty of big events have taken place during the 700 years. After that I wrote about what St.Mary Guildhall looks like in the modern day due to all the refurbishments that happened a few years ago. The end of the blog was written by Matthew where he wrote about where to find St.Mary’s Guildhall because the location was highlighted as an important factor to cover due to many students not knowing where the building is even though it is so close to the University.
Week 9 – Mock up Blog
700 years of St. Mary’s Guildhall
St. Mary’s Guildhall is one of the finest surviving medieval guildhalls in the country.
Coventry was flourishing in the 1340s and was considered a boom town with the likes of King Edward II recognising its importance as a place of trade. Merchant guilds were created and acted as powerful associations that protected their trade, supported the members, and promoted religious principles. A hall was built, close to the city’s religious heart, and was established as their base. St Mary’s Guildhall was used mainly for meetings, ceremonies, and celebrations.
The Guildhall contains three floors will rooms such as the kitchen, the Great Hall, the tapestry, and the armoury, to name a few. The Guildhall was damaged and partly destroyed during the bombing raids of the Second World War. The remnants of the original building can still be seen today, which is a testament to the early craftsmanship. Although some medieval features were lost to modernisation, in the 19th century the Guildhall was recognised as a remarkable building and described as probably the finest medieval house remaining in England.
The religious and royal connections of the Holy Trinity are commemorated in many features of the hall, including the stained-glass designs, carved stones known as corbels, hand-carved decorations on the roof, and the tapestry that hangs beneath the north window, which dates back to the mid 15th century and is known as the king’s windows.
Visit St Mary’s Guildhall today and you will be able to unlock hidden gems using a new interactive tour experience created as part of their £6 million renovation. You can appreciate the renowned 500-year-old, Coventry tapestry, and explore the hall’s stunning interiors. St. Mary’s Guildhall also holds events from bijou business parties to grand gatherings and even weddings. The hall holds up to 110 guests, meaning you have the flexibility when arranging your event. Visitors can also experience the stunning basement restaurant; Tales of Tea, which caters to a range of occasions from banquets, meetings, and parties.
St Mary’s Guildhall is a hidden gem tucked away behind the iconic Coventry Cathedral on the cobbled pavement alleyway of St. Mary’s Street, situated west of the city centre. It is only a brisk two-minute walk from the Godiva statue. The building itself can be identified by its elegant archway entrance leading into a neat little courtyard. It is hard to miss as outside there is a sign that is continuously beckoning you to come inside!
St Mary’s Guildhall is a wonderful place to visit with the family, or independently. If you get a Go CV card as well, entry is free! Now that the refurbishments have taken place everybody can enjoy St. Mary’s Guildhall with there being a lift to the first floor and a rising platform into the Muniment Room. There is access to a new spiral staircase to the second floor where you can dress up as iconic figures and have free 360 panoramic views of the rooms on the digital tour tablets.
Week 9 – Grid Planner
Week 9 – Instagram Grid
Week 10 – Final Photographs
Week 10 – Final TikTok Video
Week 10 – Final Blog
700 years of St. Mary’s Guildhall
St. Mary’s Guildhall is one of the finest surviving medieval guildhalls in the country.
During the 1340s, a hall was built in Coventry close to the city’s religious heart and was established as the people’s base of trading, as well as being a place for holding meetings, ceremonies, and celebrations. People would travel near and far to visit this historic building the different communities building a vibrant atmosphere. The celebrations were festivals of joy and prosperity that fascinated locals with their surroundings.
The Guildhall’s three breath taking floors have rooms such as the kitchen, the Great Hall, the tapestry, and the armoury, just to name a few. Damaged and partly destroyed during the bombing raids of the Second World War, the remnants of the original building can still be seen today, which is a testament to the early craftsmanship. Although some medieval features were unfortunately lost to modernisation, in the 19th century the Guildhall was recognised as a remarkable building and described as probably the finest medieval house remaining in England.
The religious and royal connections of the Holy Trinity are commemorated in many features of the hall, including the stunning stained-glass designs, exquisite carved stones (which are known as corbels), hand-carved decorations hanging on the ceiling, and the terrific tapestry that hangs beneath the north window, which dates to the mid 15th century and is known as the king’s windows.
Visit St Mary’s Guildhall today and you will be able to unlock hidden gems, using a brand-new interactive tour experience created as part of their £6 million renovation. You can appreciate the renowned, 500-year-old, Coventry tapestry, and explore the hall’s intricate interiors. St. Mary’s Guildhall also holds events from business parties to grand gatherings and even weddings. The hall holds up to 110 guests, meaning you have the flexibility when arranging your event. Visitors can also experience the brilliant basement restaurant; Tales of Tea, which caters to a range of occasions from banquets, meetings, and parties.
St Mary’s Guildhall is a hidden gem tucked away behind the iconic Coventry Cathedral on the cobbled pavement alleyway of St. Mary’s Street, situated west of the city center. It is only a brisk two-minute walk from the Godiva statue. The building itself can be identified by its elegant archway entrance leading into a neat little courtyard. It is hard to miss as outside there is a sign that is continuously beckoning you to come inside!
The accessibility of St. Mary’s Guildhall is second to none as the building is right on your doorstep. You need to get a Go CV card as well, entry is free! Now that the refurbishments have taken place everybody can enjoy St. Mary’s Guildhall with there being a lift to the first floor and a rising platform into the Muniment Room. There is access to a new spiral staircase to the second floor where you can dress up as iconic figures and have free 360 panoramic views of the rooms on the digital tour tablets.
Week 11 – Final Group Presentation
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