Week 1
Rebecca and I have been tasked with creating an episode of Box Office Battle.
We have to incorporate VOX Pops into the episode, and so we have decided to film the VOX Pops of people saying their favourite and least favourite film; and these would determine the film that was talked about on the show.
We decided to use Hamada and Jack as our two reviewers; and decided we did not need a presenter; as we would get Hamada and Jack to open and close the show themselves.
We decided that as Hamada was going to be the one doing the majority of the talking, and Jack would be combatting what he was saying; we would choose a film that Hamada enjoyed and knew about, and when we asked him; He said that he knew the Fast and The Furious; and so we decided to use this as the theme for this episode of Box Office Battle. We also decided to use the series of films as a whole rather than just one of the films.
Week 2 - Week 3
We began the pre-production work; Rather than having a full script; we decided to just script the beginning of the show (The opening) and the ending (The conclusion) and discuss some topics for them to cover through the discussion of the show; and then let it become a free flowing discussion rather than scripting at all, and risking it sounding too forced or fake.
We created a breakdown sheet for the show; and decided we only needed two chairs for the reviewers; and a green screen to display the "Box Office Battle" on.
We created a call sheet so everyone could get in touch when necessary; and we also created release forms and got the actors to sign them.
We created risk assessments for the show to ensure that everything was safe and showed these to the actors and crew involved so that they were aware of any risks.
Week 4
We filmed Box Office Battle today.
We had some issues with sound at the beginning, but after this the shooting ran rather smoothly.
We got all of the footage required aside from the VOX Pops on one day. This was moved a couple of days later and saved to the editing computers.
Week 5
We filmed the VOX Pops today, and moved the footage onto the computers. We each began our own edit of Box Office Battle (Rebecca and I). I got the majority of my editing done.
Week 6
Editing was completed; I exported the video, uploaded it to Vimeo, and submitted my assignment on BlackBoard.
Friday 20 June 2014
Saturday 7 June 2014
5 Minute Film - Production Log
Production Log
24th March - was issued assignment. Began developing ideas and mind-mapping my ideas for my film.
28th March - Began my research into Film Noir and Neo-Noir films. Watched some short films which make use of film noir concepts and silhouetting. Decided on core concept idea for the script.
30th March - Decided on final details for plot of my film. Began writing the script and making decisions on locations and where and how the film would be shot.
1st April - 4th April - Continued work on script. Script completed at the end of the day on the 4th April.
5th April - Script locked.
9th April - Began storyboards.
13th April - Storyboards completed. Wrote up consent release forms in preparation for filming.
14th April - Asked my desired actors if they would be willing to participate, and informed them I would let them know details when they were decided.
16th April - Drew up floor plans and found the risk assessments for shooting in the studio.
19th April - Wrote up the budget for my film.
25th April - Decided upon my date for filming. Informed the actors and created the call sheets.
2nd May - Double checked all pre-production documents. Created a script breakdown to ensure that any props necessary would be accessible on the day.
10th May - Reminded crew involved of the arrangements for the shoot. Made arrangements to use the studio and it's camera.
13th May - Shot all required scenes for the film. Filming went smoothly with minimal issues, aside from some required cast were not available on the day; and so I improvised and used some existing cast dressed up differently; which should not show up when silhouetted. Another issue that I encountered whilst filming was that some of the shots that I wanted could not be completed without having some of the curtain or floor in the shot; which affects the shot greatly; as I was using the green screen. I got all cast members to sign consent forms for the production. After filming was completed; I imported all footage into a new Premiere Pro project, and cut up all of the footage in preparation for beginning editing.
Was shown how to create the silhouetting effect.
15th May - Began editing. Put all the clips into their correct place within the sequence, cropped some clips to remove the curtain and floor that could be seen in the shot, and cut out additional seconds from each shot that were not necessary. I began to further plan out the photographs, and how I was going to edit them in preparation for putting them into photoshop.
16th May - Photo-shopped images ready to insert into green-screen in PPro.
17th May - Took most of the photographs necessary for the film. Plans for a voice actor fell through as they were unavailable, so as a last resort, I recorded the voice clips myself, using my own headset microphone, and Windows sound recorder. I imported the audio clips into my Premiere Pro project, and cut them short so they were ready to be placed in the sequence. Three audio clips remain needing to be recorded.
20th May - Final 3 Photographs to be put in place of green screen taken, and 2 found online (these photographs were public domain). Audio was added in in Premiere Pro; having issues with maintaining correct colours. Decided to cut out one of the smaller 5 second scenes. Only editing left to do is to match the audio up to where it is meant to be in correlation with the video, and to add in the opening and closing credits. Due to work commitments, assignment will be past deadline.
22nd May - Corrected colour in Premiere Pro, after photo-shopping the required photographs and putting them into the green screen. Added in the opening credits.
23rd May - Final three audio clips recorded. Imported these into my PPro project and cut them down ready to put into the sequence.
24th May - Sold the laptop I have been editing on at home today; saved files to backup and went to begin editing on the computer at home; cannot get computer to work; will continue editing in college.
11th June - Moved audio clips into necessary places within my project. Double checked the look of the whole film, and ensured that everything had the correct look. Made some minor changes to some of the images in Photoshop, and added the closing credits. I then exported the completed project, uploaded it to Vimeo, and then handed it in as a completed assignment. Handed in all Pre-Production documents as part of a paper folder.
-Project Completed-
Evaluation
I believe that overall, I was well prepared for the project; however I did encounter a few problems; The voice actor I had ready for the voice-over for my film was unavailable for when we had arranged, and so I had to do the voice over myself as a contingency plan. This was a decision I was not completely happy with, but was the only remaining option at such short notice; so I believe if I was to create a film like this again in future, I would arrange things with a little more time to spare, just in case something like that happened again. I also could not complete the editing on time due to circumstances beyond my control; and although I gave myself time for editing; I believe I should have gave myself more time; just in case there was a problem like this that I had not planned for, that I could not create a suitable contingency plan for. However, as far as the actually editing went, I believe it went very well, and the look of the film itself worked well. The silhouetting I feel worked very well, and the green screen photographs I believe did not look too fake, as I had feared. I feel overall, the production had room for improvement, but I believe it still went well; and the only part of the film that suffered as a result, was the sound - (the voice over), and not being able to be submitted on the deadline.
24th March - was issued assignment. Began developing ideas and mind-mapping my ideas for my film.
28th March - Began my research into Film Noir and Neo-Noir films. Watched some short films which make use of film noir concepts and silhouetting. Decided on core concept idea for the script.
30th March - Decided on final details for plot of my film. Began writing the script and making decisions on locations and where and how the film would be shot.
1st April - 4th April - Continued work on script. Script completed at the end of the day on the 4th April.
5th April - Script locked.
9th April - Began storyboards.
13th April - Storyboards completed. Wrote up consent release forms in preparation for filming.
14th April - Asked my desired actors if they would be willing to participate, and informed them I would let them know details when they were decided.
16th April - Drew up floor plans and found the risk assessments for shooting in the studio.
19th April - Wrote up the budget for my film.
25th April - Decided upon my date for filming. Informed the actors and created the call sheets.
2nd May - Double checked all pre-production documents. Created a script breakdown to ensure that any props necessary would be accessible on the day.
10th May - Reminded crew involved of the arrangements for the shoot. Made arrangements to use the studio and it's camera.
13th May - Shot all required scenes for the film. Filming went smoothly with minimal issues, aside from some required cast were not available on the day; and so I improvised and used some existing cast dressed up differently; which should not show up when silhouetted. Another issue that I encountered whilst filming was that some of the shots that I wanted could not be completed without having some of the curtain or floor in the shot; which affects the shot greatly; as I was using the green screen. I got all cast members to sign consent forms for the production. After filming was completed; I imported all footage into a new Premiere Pro project, and cut up all of the footage in preparation for beginning editing.
Was shown how to create the silhouetting effect.
15th May - Began editing. Put all the clips into their correct place within the sequence, cropped some clips to remove the curtain and floor that could be seen in the shot, and cut out additional seconds from each shot that were not necessary. I began to further plan out the photographs, and how I was going to edit them in preparation for putting them into photoshop.
16th May - Photo-shopped images ready to insert into green-screen in PPro.
17th May - Took most of the photographs necessary for the film. Plans for a voice actor fell through as they were unavailable, so as a last resort, I recorded the voice clips myself, using my own headset microphone, and Windows sound recorder. I imported the audio clips into my Premiere Pro project, and cut them short so they were ready to be placed in the sequence. Three audio clips remain needing to be recorded.
20th May - Final 3 Photographs to be put in place of green screen taken, and 2 found online (these photographs were public domain). Audio was added in in Premiere Pro; having issues with maintaining correct colours. Decided to cut out one of the smaller 5 second scenes. Only editing left to do is to match the audio up to where it is meant to be in correlation with the video, and to add in the opening and closing credits. Due to work commitments, assignment will be past deadline.
22nd May - Corrected colour in Premiere Pro, after photo-shopping the required photographs and putting them into the green screen. Added in the opening credits.
23rd May - Final three audio clips recorded. Imported these into my PPro project and cut them down ready to put into the sequence.
24th May - Sold the laptop I have been editing on at home today; saved files to backup and went to begin editing on the computer at home; cannot get computer to work; will continue editing in college.
11th June - Moved audio clips into necessary places within my project. Double checked the look of the whole film, and ensured that everything had the correct look. Made some minor changes to some of the images in Photoshop, and added the closing credits. I then exported the completed project, uploaded it to Vimeo, and then handed it in as a completed assignment. Handed in all Pre-Production documents as part of a paper folder.
-Project Completed-
Evaluation
I believe that overall, I was well prepared for the project; however I did encounter a few problems; The voice actor I had ready for the voice-over for my film was unavailable for when we had arranged, and so I had to do the voice over myself as a contingency plan. This was a decision I was not completely happy with, but was the only remaining option at such short notice; so I believe if I was to create a film like this again in future, I would arrange things with a little more time to spare, just in case something like that happened again. I also could not complete the editing on time due to circumstances beyond my control; and although I gave myself time for editing; I believe I should have gave myself more time; just in case there was a problem like this that I had not planned for, that I could not create a suitable contingency plan for. However, as far as the actually editing went, I believe it went very well, and the look of the film itself worked well. The silhouetting I feel worked very well, and the green screen photographs I believe did not look too fake, as I had feared. I feel overall, the production had room for improvement, but I believe it still went well; and the only part of the film that suffered as a result, was the sound - (the voice over), and not being able to be submitted on the deadline.
Production Log - Men are from Mars
Task 1 - Production Diary Log
For this project, as a whole group, our access to media class are tasked with recording various cast members from Middlesbrough College's production of "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus" talking about their show, and the concepts behind the show, etc. We were tasked to put these clips into a powerpoint presentation; with one slide for each student from our group, and the clip that we had recorded with our performing arts student's interview.
These are the developmental ideas in the form of a mindmap that I came up with.
I began to think about different approaches that I could take to the brief; I decided that the framing when filming would be very important; and I decided that simple shots could be very effective; and so I decided that simple long shots, with mid-shots of the actors at different intervals could work very well for this brief; as it would still give the effect of being a play rather than being shot like a film; which it could appear to be if close-ups were used. I decided that occasional shots of the audience could be very effective too; and that it would be a good idea to use shots like that; as obviously the show would be set on a stage with a live audience. Some backstage shots also could be used to add to the effect of being there; and it seeming more real, and live.
Firstly, the group as a whole decided on some questions to ask Nicola about the task. Kevin then emailed these questions to Nicola; and Nicola then replied with her answers, which Kevin then relayed the answers to us as a group. Please see Appendice 1.
We created the powerpoint presentation; and everyone in the group was responsible for a small part of making the powerpoint. My role was to create hyperlinks to everyone's relevant slide. Mayimona created the powerpoint template and Karl ensured that the desired video files would work in their format in the presentation. We started thinking about how we could add our own creativity to the powerpoint presentation; we decided to add themes into the powerpoint to make it more visually appealling; and for each member of our class to have their own slide with the footage that they filmed themselves; so that each member of the group's contribution the the brief could be shown.
We received some feedback from Nicola - Please see Appendice 2.
As this was positive feedback, we did not need to act upon this feedback and so no further action was necessary.
25/03 - Kevin and ourselves organised a time to go and speak with the performing arts class and their coordinator in order to arrange a time and date to shoot their piece, on a friday.
We spoke to the class and their teacher, and spoke about how we were going to film it; and if they needed to make any planning in preparation for the piece, etc.We determined that a friday was the best possible day when everyone would be in, in order to film. We left the exact time and date to be arranged another time, through email.
We learned that now, rather than filming the full performance; the client now wanted us to film various different interviews with the performers; for them to speak about their play, and about the core concept of the play, and some of the quotes from the performance.
We did not particurlarly need to negotiate with the client about these changes; or in general throughout the process; there were no disagreements with the client; only the above changes; which we agreed upon and adapted to very quickly.
This was a change to our and the client's original idea, and I feel that as a group we handled this change well and came to a group decision as to how to do this quickly and efficiently: The plans that we decided upon to accommodate these changes were as follows:
We discussed as a group how we should go about filming the interviews, and we decided that it would be best if each member of our group filmed two students each, and asked them one question each. We decided on simply using a small camcorder with an integrated mic to take these interviews, as it would be the easiest, quickest, and most efficient method of doing things. We decided that we were going to use the television studio; and so we booked this out in preparation. We booked out the camcorder in preparation also.
16/03 - We then arranged as a group to all film at the same time; rather than arranging separate interviews with each person. We filmed this today. We used a small camcorder, with an integrated mic. We each recorded one of the performing arts students each; and we asked each student two questions; Which were, "Why are men from mars?" and "Why are women from Venus?". Everything ran smoothly, and was very time efficient.We filmed this in the televison studio. There were some students that were not available on the day, and so we improvised, and only shot one student per member of our group.
23/05 - We also received some more feedback from Nicola: Please see Appendice 3.
08/06 - Everyone is editing their videos separately - I have decided to edit my recording on the 13th June - It should not take long, as it is only a short video, and I will insert the video clip into the powerpoint presentation we have created on the same day. I have accessed the video footage on Blackboard and saved it to my personal drive already in preparation for everything. A few of the other members of the group have completed their edits of the video and put them into the presentation ready.
13/06 - I have edited my interview video clips and inserted them into the powerpoint; which I will now submit along with this production diary.
Task 2 - My Evaluation
We had one issue with managing time on this project; The change in what the client wanted filming was as a result of a time issue; It was difficult trying to find a time of which both our group and the performing arts group would be available; and so with Kevin's help; we negotiated the new changes with Nicola; so that we would film the interviews instead, as the time of the performance had already passed. Aside from this issue, I believe we managed our time well; By keeping good communication with the client, and with Kevin's help, we found that Fridays were the most suitable; as both our group and the performance group were available then; and we had an hour and a half free gap, for which we could use to carry out the shooting.
I believe that my own personal time management could have been improved upon within this project; as I passed the deadline on editing and including my own video interviews; and so if I was carrying out this project again, or a similiar project, working to a client brief, I would work my best to improve and work upon this skill so it would not be an issue in future projects. This would definitely be the thing that I would change; and do differently the next time that I am working with a client.
Appendices
Appendice 1:
1. What format would you like to see the finished work (DVD, web etc)?
Appendice 3:
For this project, as a whole group, our access to media class are tasked with recording various cast members from Middlesbrough College's production of "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus" talking about their show, and the concepts behind the show, etc. We were tasked to put these clips into a powerpoint presentation; with one slide for each student from our group, and the clip that we had recorded with our performing arts student's interview.
These are the developmental ideas in the form of a mindmap that I came up with.
I began to think about different approaches that I could take to the brief; I decided that the framing when filming would be very important; and I decided that simple shots could be very effective; and so I decided that simple long shots, with mid-shots of the actors at different intervals could work very well for this brief; as it would still give the effect of being a play rather than being shot like a film; which it could appear to be if close-ups were used. I decided that occasional shots of the audience could be very effective too; and that it would be a good idea to use shots like that; as obviously the show would be set on a stage with a live audience. Some backstage shots also could be used to add to the effect of being there; and it seeming more real, and live.
Firstly, the group as a whole decided on some questions to ask Nicola about the task. Kevin then emailed these questions to Nicola; and Nicola then replied with her answers, which Kevin then relayed the answers to us as a group. Please see Appendice 1.
We created the powerpoint presentation; and everyone in the group was responsible for a small part of making the powerpoint. My role was to create hyperlinks to everyone's relevant slide. Mayimona created the powerpoint template and Karl ensured that the desired video files would work in their format in the presentation. We started thinking about how we could add our own creativity to the powerpoint presentation; we decided to add themes into the powerpoint to make it more visually appealling; and for each member of our class to have their own slide with the footage that they filmed themselves; so that each member of the group's contribution the the brief could be shown.
We received some feedback from Nicola - Please see Appendice 2.
As this was positive feedback, we did not need to act upon this feedback and so no further action was necessary.
25/03 - Kevin and ourselves organised a time to go and speak with the performing arts class and their coordinator in order to arrange a time and date to shoot their piece, on a friday.
We spoke to the class and their teacher, and spoke about how we were going to film it; and if they needed to make any planning in preparation for the piece, etc.We determined that a friday was the best possible day when everyone would be in, in order to film. We left the exact time and date to be arranged another time, through email.
We learned that now, rather than filming the full performance; the client now wanted us to film various different interviews with the performers; for them to speak about their play, and about the core concept of the play, and some of the quotes from the performance.
We did not particurlarly need to negotiate with the client about these changes; or in general throughout the process; there were no disagreements with the client; only the above changes; which we agreed upon and adapted to very quickly.
This was a change to our and the client's original idea, and I feel that as a group we handled this change well and came to a group decision as to how to do this quickly and efficiently: The plans that we decided upon to accommodate these changes were as follows:
We discussed as a group how we should go about filming the interviews, and we decided that it would be best if each member of our group filmed two students each, and asked them one question each. We decided on simply using a small camcorder with an integrated mic to take these interviews, as it would be the easiest, quickest, and most efficient method of doing things. We decided that we were going to use the television studio; and so we booked this out in preparation. We booked out the camcorder in preparation also.
16/03 - We then arranged as a group to all film at the same time; rather than arranging separate interviews with each person. We filmed this today. We used a small camcorder, with an integrated mic. We each recorded one of the performing arts students each; and we asked each student two questions; Which were, "Why are men from mars?" and "Why are women from Venus?". Everything ran smoothly, and was very time efficient.We filmed this in the televison studio. There were some students that were not available on the day, and so we improvised, and only shot one student per member of our group.
23/05 - We also received some more feedback from Nicola: Please see Appendice 3.
From this feedback, I feel that no changes need to be made to the product. As far as the feedback and the client is concerned, We as a group could not have done anything better.
13/06 - I have edited my interview video clips and inserted them into the powerpoint; which I will now submit along with this production diary.
Task 2 - My Evaluation
We had one issue with managing time on this project; The change in what the client wanted filming was as a result of a time issue; It was difficult trying to find a time of which both our group and the performing arts group would be available; and so with Kevin's help; we negotiated the new changes with Nicola; so that we would film the interviews instead, as the time of the performance had already passed. Aside from this issue, I believe we managed our time well; By keeping good communication with the client, and with Kevin's help, we found that Fridays were the most suitable; as both our group and the performance group were available then; and we had an hour and a half free gap, for which we could use to carry out the shooting.
I believe that my own personal time management could have been improved upon within this project; as I passed the deadline on editing and including my own video interviews; and so if I was carrying out this project again, or a similiar project, working to a client brief, I would work my best to improve and work upon this skill so it would not be an issue in future projects. This would definitely be the thing that I would change; and do differently the next time that I am working with a client.
I feel that as a group, our relationship with the client was a very good, positive relationship. We received multiple pieces of positive feedback throughout the process; we kept the client informed of what was going on throughout the production process; as well as making sure that we provided the client with what they desire from the product; or as close as we can possibly get the product to that.
I believe that we produced a very effective response to the client's brief; and have acheived all of the criteria that the client asked for within their product. I believe we fully met the requirements of the brief; we produced a professional looking powerpoint; with hyperlinks to the various different slides in the powerpoint; we included all video interview clips necessary; and these were edited appropriately. The finished product matched the changes that the client requested for the brief; and the client gave us positive feedback; letting us know that they were pleased with the result.
Through this project, I have learnt that my strengths lie within editing, and I believed I did quite well within the interview process; and got my interview completed and filmed quickly and efficiently; got good information for the answers given by the performance students, and got good footage; and did not need to do any retakes, or waste any of the performing art student that I was interviewing's time.
I believe that overall, this project went very well, and the client's requirements were met.
I believe that overall, this project went very well, and the client's requirements were met.
Appendice 1:
1. What format would you like to see the finished work (DVD, web etc)?
THE VIDEOS WILL BE PART OF A SLIDE SHOW ON A POWER POINT FOR
THE PERFORMANCE.
2. How
would you like it editing?
I WOULD LIKE ABOUT 6 SECTIONS LASTING BETWEEN 15 AND 30
SECONDS
3. Would
like this shot on single camera or multi camera?
I WOULD LIKE IT TO LOOK LIKE TALKING HEADS, IT COULD BE
SINGLE SHOT OR MULTI (GET CREATIVE)
4. How
many students are involved?
APPROX 35
5. How
many students need to be interviewed?
THERE WILL BE ABOUT 10 WHO WILL BE PREPARED FPR FILMING, I
WILL ASK THEM QUESTIONS AND I JUST WANT THEIR ANSWERS USED ON THE VIDEO.
6. What
are the different roles of the students?
IT IS A SHOWCASE OF WORK BASED AROUND A THEME,(MEN ARE FROM
MARS WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS)
7. Can
we view a performance or rehearsal prior to opening night?
YES YOU CAN ATTEND TECH REHEARSALS. WE ARE IN OVER EASTER TO
DO RUNS
8. Can
we have contact details for everyone involved?
01642 333737 (NICOLA SCOTT-HUGHES)
9. Can
we view the scripts?
THER ARE NO SCRIPTS, YOU CAN HEVE A COPY OF THE QUESTIONS
10. Where
would you want the interviews to take place?
I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE SOMEWHERE DARK WITH JUST THE ACTORS
LIT.
11. Can
the Access crew decide on which shots to use?
YES. AS LONG AS YOU STICK TO THE 6 SECTIONS BETWEEN 15 AND
30 SECONDS
12. Will
the interviewees be asked specific questions?
YES, WE WILL DISCUSS AND FORWARD THEN TO YOU BEFORE FILMING
13. What
is the theme of the show?
(MEN ARE FROM MARS WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS)
14. How
long is the performance?
THE PERFORMANCE SHOULD BE 45 MIN TO 1 HOUR ACT 1 (APPROX)
AND 45 MIN ACT 2 (APPROX)
15. What
is the deadline for the finished work?
21ST APRIL. WE WILL LEAVE SPACES IN THE SLIDE
SHOW AND ADD THEM IN ON COMLPETION
16. What
are the dates and times of the performance?
Thursday 24TH APRIL 7:00PM FRIDAY 25TH
APRIL 26TH 7:00PM
TECH REHEARSAL
TUESDAY 22ND APRIL +23RD APRIL
DRESS REHEARSAL THURSDAY 24TH APRIL 1:00PM
Appendice 2:
We will be in 1.032 although most of them will be doing work as they have finished their project and are aiming to have completed all their work before they go on the trip to Italy.
Appendice 2:
We will be in 1.032 although most of them will be doing work as they have finished their project and are aiming to have completed all their work before they go on the trip to Italy.
I could have a meeting with your group if you would like. I am available at that time at could meet them anywhere!
I like the PowerPoint ideas, will the sections of footage be dropped into that when it is done?
Appendice 3:
Thanks very much for the Powerpoint. I was impressed by both the quality of the presentation and by the detail of each of the videos. The presentation works well and the students will be pleased to see the finished result.
I was also impressed by how well students organised the actual recording of the video interviews.
Well done!
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