Thursday, 7 October 2010
Wednesday, 6 October 2010
Update: 6th October 2010
The animatic is complete and is redy to be uploaded to the blog, however there were some problems once trying to upload yesterday, therefore i shall try again today to see the the problem has been solved.
The script
This is the script we have prepared to help us understand out task more and to help organise our shots, which will make things clearer during production. However we do feel our script is subject to change as we are not 100% sure whether the 'Mothers' interview will be completely spontanious or semi-scripted. 
Shot list
This is the shot list we have put together, however we do believe the duration of the shots may change for the better when we begin to edit our documentary.
Monday, 4 October 2010
Camera skills
Last week we had a lesson dedicated to camera skills which we had not had for a while so it was good to re-cap on some stuff we may have forgotten and even learnt some new skills. The lesson began with the techer showing us examples of shots which are not acceptable, and we had to point out what was wrong with them, whether it was poorley framed shots or problems with back lighting.
We were then shown how to use the different light settings to benefit our shots in any way possible, i also learnt that you can make a shot look like it is night time even when you have filmed during the day in light just by changing some settings.
Another feature i learnt to use was manual focusing, which can focus on a particular item near to the camera and slightly blur everything else in the background or vice versa. I believe this will help in our production as we have shots which include the posters on lamp posts and in shop windows which we can focus to help our production.
We were then shown how to use the different light settings to benefit our shots in any way possible, i also learnt that you can make a shot look like it is night time even when you have filmed during the day in light just by changing some settings.
Another feature i learnt to use was manual focusing, which can focus on a particular item near to the camera and slightly blur everything else in the background or vice versa. I believe this will help in our production as we have shots which include the posters on lamp posts and in shop windows which we can focus to help our production.
Update: 4th October 2010
Myself and Conor had originally done our storyboard and the animatic, however once we had completed the script we decided that many of our shots were slightly boring and it didnt flow as well as we hoped it would. Therefore once the script was completely finished and we had better view of the documentary as a whole, we decided to re-do our storyboard which as of today is now completed, and the animatic will be completed by tonight which means we are progressing well after our initial set back.
The second update has regards to the music. Myself and Conor have found it difficult to find the right genre of music as it also has to be royalty free too. Therefore this has limited our variety which comes to our annoyance. However it is not the worst of our problems and we are confident we can find suitable music.
The final update is due to us rectifying the storyboard problem, we have now completed the shot list and the prop list which will be posted soon therefore we can begin to film, therefore we have booked the camera and tri-pod for a couple of days and we will begin to film soon. The weather is currently in our favour as we do not plan to film in a sunny atmosphere as it does not match the genre of our documentary, therefore the rainy/overcast weather works in our favour.
The second update has regards to the music. Myself and Conor have found it difficult to find the right genre of music as it also has to be royalty free too. Therefore this has limited our variety which comes to our annoyance. However it is not the worst of our problems and we are confident we can find suitable music.
The final update is due to us rectifying the storyboard problem, we have now completed the shot list and the prop list which will be posted soon therefore we can begin to film, therefore we have booked the camera and tri-pod for a couple of days and we will begin to film soon. The weather is currently in our favour as we do not plan to film in a sunny atmosphere as it does not match the genre of our documentary, therefore the rainy/overcast weather works in our favour.
Feedback from pitch
Once we presented our pitch to the class, each group and our teacher gave us some feedback on how we could have improved, i felt this information was constructive as we can learn from it.
The information about our pitch which we recieved was as follows; firstly it was said that our pitch was easy to understand and the whole idea of our documentary was clear, on top of that it was presented well, which myself and Conor were pleased to hear.
The second piece of feedback was also positive on our behalf, and this was that the concept of our documentary was interesting and especially the idea that the whereabouts of the missing person is unknown which leads to much speculation and talking points, this was said to draw their attention even more.
The first of the negative information came next and we found out from our class that our intended audience was too broad, as we didnt have a specific age range. Therefore we spoke and decided that our intended audience will now be late teens ranging from sixteen to nineteen as we feel this age range will relate to the missing person and also adults ranging from around twenty to sixty as these can all be parents who may be interested in the adults perspective of their missing son.
More interesting news was next as we found out that one of our personal favourite shots in the documentary was also one of the class' favourite shots, which was the CCTV type shots. These were said to be creative and if 'pulled off' they will fit in well and improve the documentary by giving it a more realistic and creative feel.
The class also agreed with myself and Conor's thoughts on our establishing shots which we were struggling with a bit to try and make more interesting, as the class agreed they said they could be a bit more creative and 'arty'. By gathering this information myself and Conor will sit down and discuss how we could improve these shots, so they seem less boring.
The last bit of feedback we recieved was yet again positive which was the police phone-in would be very interesting and how it would sound once completed, we know it may be hard to make this sound realistic, however we are positve we can pull it off.
To conclude i feel that, overall our pitch was good yet we still have to pick up on the negative comments and try and improve these to improve our documentary as a whole.
The information about our pitch which we recieved was as follows; firstly it was said that our pitch was easy to understand and the whole idea of our documentary was clear, on top of that it was presented well, which myself and Conor were pleased to hear.
The second piece of feedback was also positive on our behalf, and this was that the concept of our documentary was interesting and especially the idea that the whereabouts of the missing person is unknown which leads to much speculation and talking points, this was said to draw their attention even more.
The first of the negative information came next and we found out from our class that our intended audience was too broad, as we didnt have a specific age range. Therefore we spoke and decided that our intended audience will now be late teens ranging from sixteen to nineteen as we feel this age range will relate to the missing person and also adults ranging from around twenty to sixty as these can all be parents who may be interested in the adults perspective of their missing son.
More interesting news was next as we found out that one of our personal favourite shots in the documentary was also one of the class' favourite shots, which was the CCTV type shots. These were said to be creative and if 'pulled off' they will fit in well and improve the documentary by giving it a more realistic and creative feel.
The class also agreed with myself and Conor's thoughts on our establishing shots which we were struggling with a bit to try and make more interesting, as the class agreed they said they could be a bit more creative and 'arty'. By gathering this information myself and Conor will sit down and discuss how we could improve these shots, so they seem less boring.
The last bit of feedback we recieved was yet again positive which was the police phone-in would be very interesting and how it would sound once completed, we know it may be hard to make this sound realistic, however we are positve we can pull it off.
To conclude i feel that, overall our pitch was good yet we still have to pick up on the negative comments and try and improve these to improve our documentary as a whole.
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