Goat Pictures

Film production company on HCA's Summer Film Project in partnership with London Transport Museum 2021

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Edie - Unit 1 Part B - Arts Challenge Review

Did you achieve your arts challenge?

I think that I did achieve my arts challenge. I was able to not only learn more about cameras and their functions but I think I have also been able to improve shots that I take.

Did you have to change your action plan or your challenge in anyway? if so what changed and why?

I don't think that I did have to change much anything about my action plan or my arts challenge however one thing that did affect how well I progressed was time. because we had only a certain amount of time each day it meant that not everyone would get the same amount of time trying out different roles meaning that the timetable would have to be rearranged sometimes.

What went well? Why?

I think that trying out different shot types went very well for me because I found it easier to learn about cameras and how to take good shots through experience as I feel it can be more engaging and interesting. therefore I think this allowed me to learn quickly how to take better shots that are more technically complicated easier.

What was more challenging? why?

I think that trying to remember what each button did and how they worked was more challenging to me as I found it more complicated and more confusing. However I think that I understood it more as I was able to use the cameras more.

What's have you learned from doing your arts challenge?

I have learned a lot more about cameras and different shot types. I have also learned how to take different shot types which I think I can use in the future either in a job or just when I take photos of my own. I think I have also gained experience about how film set work and the different jobs that go into making films and how they have to work together to create a film.

How have your art form skills developed?

I think that not only has my knowledge of cameras and shot types developed but also my experience of taking them. I think that I am a lot better now at operating cameras than I was before taking this course.

What would you do differently another time?

I don't think that I would do much differently however I might try to take more notes on the different functions of the features on the cameras and maybe try to get some more experience in taking different shots.

What do you think about the feedback you received from others:

Chloe - (tutor) ‘You have significantly developed your skills and knowledge of using professional cameras, and have improved your understanding of filmmaking techniques and shot types.  Jack and I have been really impressed with how quickly you picked up the manual settings and operation of the sony camera, particularly within such a high pressured and time restricted environment on set. You successfully practised and delivered some complex shots using techniques like rack focus and handheld tracking. We felt you had a really natural ability for camerawork. You should keep on improving on these skills. Well done"

I really enjoyed learning about cameras and how to work them during this course as it helped to give more experience with cameras and what it was like to work on a set. this feedback helped me to see what I did well during the course and what I can improve for the future to improve my camerawork skills. 

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Edie Faulkner Wootton - Silver Award Unit 2 Part E - Leadership Project Review

What leadership skills have you developed?

I think that I have developed a lot of different leadership skills over the course of doing my silver arts award. for example one skill that I think I have developed is organization. during my leadership project I had to use my organization skills to organize all the different props nd costumes which is something that I haven't really done before. being able to practice these skills so often helped me improve them and find different ways to be more organized, for example, creating a props and costumes list to help me keep track of all the props and costumes that we and which ones we needed to buy or find.  

I think another leadership skill that I have developed is speaking in front of and to others. I think I was able to develop this skill more during my arts challenge as I had to communicate a lot with other people while I was on set while operating the camera. while being DOP I had to not only communicate with the director about how the shot looked and if there was anything they thought needed changing but I also worked with the boom operator and the lights operator to make sure that the lights looked good and lit the shot well and that the lights and the boom mic could not be seen in shot. because of this it meant that i was able to develop my communication skills. 

What have you learned about being a good leader?

I have learned that being a good leader is not just about talking to other people, but also about incorporating their ideas into your own as they can improve the idea more than before. I have also learned that it is better when you communicate with everyone else more clearly and make sure that everyone understands what they are doing so that there is no confusion which can help to save time. 

Refer back to your original project plan, did anything happen differently to what you planned? if so what and why?

I don't think that a lot happened differently to the plan. however, one thing that we did have to change was the prop that the main villain had which was his weapon which we had to replace quickly as we were not allowed to use a fake gun so we had to quickly replace it so we could continue with shooting. to stop this happening again we made sure that everything else that we using such as certain props or costumes were ok with the transport museum. 

Is there anything you’d do differently in the future if you were to run the project again?

if I were to run the project again in the future I think that I might try to see if I would be able to see if I could save money by trying to create and find different props and costumes instead buying them which we had to do with various props such as the laser pointer that we used as the “weapon” in our film. I think I would also try to learn about different parts and roles used to make a film more as I think it would not only be interesting to learn about but I also think it would be beneficial to me as a leader to know about other leadership roles needed on set.

What parts of your project plan worked well?

I think that a lot of the course went well, for example, we were able to find or create most of the costumes and props we needed by the time that we needed them to be on set. another example is that we were able to quickly think of solutions if there was a problem, an example of this is when one of dresses that we had ripped meaning we were unable to use it, but we were able to find a replacement for the dress and we sewed up the dress that had torn so that it was ok to be returned to the people we had borrowed it from.

Was there anything that didn’t work so well?

One thing that didn't go that well is that we realised we could not use a prop gun for the villains weapon so we had to quickly find a replacement for it. We were able to replace it with a laser pointer which we were able to make look futuristic. 

What was your favourite part of the leadership project?

I think my favourite part of the leadership project was actually creating the props and costumes that we needed because I really enjoy art and this allowed me to develop these skills. I also enjoyed seeing and organising the costumes for the first time because it was really exciting to see the beginning of our film. 

Which things did you find most challenging?

I think that I found bring on set making sure that all props and costumes were where they were supposed to be very challenging because it could take a long time and could be very tiring waiting for everything was ready for the shot. 

What have you learnt about working effectively with other people?

I have learned that it can not only save time to work with other people, but it can also help to create new ideas which can be beneficial to the project.

What was the feedback from other people about your project and your role as a leader?

Zara - Edie was brilliant to work with. I watched her as she collaborated with me and helped assign costumes to the actors. I don’t know what Edie could improve on because she was pretty much onboardf with everything.

Chloe - You did a great job taking a lead in costumes for the film project. It was really great to see you take responsbility, as well as communicate and work others to research for and organise the various costumes needed for each era of our film, and make sure everything was ready for the shoot week. If you were to do it again next time, it would be great to see you take further responsibility in administration around the coordination of the costumes such as emailing participants. But on the whole well done!

Jack  - It was lovely to see you develop your commuication and teamwork skills during your leadership project, you definitely grew in confidence which was great.

What do you think about this feedback?

it was really helpful to receive feedback because it helped me to understand what I was doing well and what I could improve to help make sure that all props and costumes looked good in the shot. 

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Julian: Silver Award Unit 2 Part E - Leadership Project Review

What leadership skills have you developed?

I’ve developed my communication skills in asking others what needs to be improved on the designs and it developed my confidence. It also developed my confidence in approaching people more. It gave me more of an understanding of what it’s like to work independently on a project. It has made me feel more confident in my creative ideas.

What have you learnt about being a good leader?

I’ve learnt to always communicate with others, and most importantly get feedback from others as soon as you come up with an idea because there may be a small specific error with the projects, and it’s important to get more people to see it to give other perspectives.

Refer back to your original project plan. Did anything happen differently to what you originally planned? If so, what and how?

For the final logo, I had to tweak the logo quite a bit. Also it was quite hard to keep to my original timeline because there were lots of other things to do in shoot and edit week, and quite often I needed longer to do each task, and to get feedback from others to continue.

Is there anything you’d do differently in the future if you were to run the project again?

In the future I would ask for more feedback from straight away, and also check all the images are copyright. In the future I might ask other people to design a unique goat image to include in the logo so we don’t need to worry about copyright issues.

What parts of your project plan worked well?

I’m really proud of the logo, and coming up with three varied designs, with different colours. I’m also proud of the way I worked with others. I liked how the poster turned out, especially with the train overlay, giving an effect of time/speed. I was happy with the fact that everyone liked the final designs, and made me feel good the effort I put in, and the feedback I got. 

Was there anything that didn’t work so well?

When I was making one of the logos, I was looking for a real goat image, and all of them seemed to be copyrighted and I forgot I needed to check. 

What was your favourite part of the leadership project?

My favourite part was taking everyone’s feedback in and putting that into the products in order to make it better.

Which things did you find most challenging?

The most challenging part was when I had to try and blend the image of Kaia in the poster with the background, and I didn’t know the right tools. I asked for help from my friends and we managed to do it together. 

What have you learnt about working effectively with other people?

I liked the many different opinions in the project, because it makes the product better in the end. And everyone has different skills to bring in which we can all learn from. 

What was the feedback from other people about your project and your role as a leader?

The other people on the project thought I had done well in my leadership project, and thought I was good to work with on the marketing for the film. Others thought the final poster and logo were really good, and were happy with the work I had done.

Chloe: ‘I was really impressed how from the offset you had a clear vision for a series of creative ideas both for the logo and the poster and how you worked independently to design drafts not only with your own editing tools and equipment, but using professional graphics software such as Photoshop. It was great to see your communication and teamwork skills develop as you took other people’s ideas on-board and shared technical skills to get the jobs done. Additionally I was taken by how you managed to capture the essence of the film ‘Time off Track’ within the aesthetics of the poster.   You have created really engaging and professional looking final designs which I know will be really helpful in promoting the film. Well done!

Jack - I thought the poster and logo were really professional, and you should be reall proud of the outcome. You worked well on your own taking responsibility on this role, as well as developing your skills collaborating with others. Great job!

What do you think about this feedback?

I’m really happy about the feedback and I will definitely carry on doing graphics in the future.

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Edie Faulkner Wootton: Silver Award - Unit 2 Part D Working Effectively with Others (Reflections 1,2)

Reflection 1

Date: 27.07.21

Give an example of how you've worked with other people during the project

I have worked with others as part of the crew while working the on set while making sure that all props and costumes were right for filming. I worked with people like the director, the sound operator, DOP, the lights operator and the actors as well. 

Why were you working/communicating with them?

We needed to communicate with each other so that we could work together to create a good shot. I worked with the actors to make sure that they had all their props and costumes together in the right scene and in the right position. I also worked with the DOP and the director to make sure that props were not only visible, but also looked good in shot. for example in the 1900s scene that we were shooting, I had to make sure that the suffragettes signs were able to be seen by the camera from different angles. this will help the audience understand the time period more. I also had to work with the lights operator to make sure that peoples costumes and props looked alright using different sorts of light. for example in the future scene, because we used colder, whiter tones of light, we used pale clothes using colours such as white and grey to create a more futuristic feel to the scene. 

What did you want to achieve? Did you manage to achieve it?

we wanted to create a series of different scenes that the audience could identify the time period by what the props and costumes the audience could see. I think that we did manage to achieve it, however I think that at the end of the day we had to rush more as we were slightly behind which meant that those shots weren't at a level that was the same as the rest.

We also wanted to be able to work together to create a series of shots that created different atmospheres for the audience  in the time that we had so that we would be on schedule for the week and therefore would be able to film the rest of the film on time as well.

Did you have to resolve any issues that you had not previously thought about?

One issue that we had was time. Because we spent too much time on some shots it meant that we didn't have enough for others meaning that we had to rush the shots that we had at the end of our time that day which affected the quality of that shot. It also meant that things that used battery power, such as lights or the camera, would run out of battery which meant we couldn't do any more shots until we had sorted it out. It also meant that we had less time to make sure that the props and costumes were sorted out. However in the end we were able to sort out the problem that we had and was able to get all the shots that we needed for that day.

- Blue lighting and light coloured clothes for the future scene

- Here I was showing other actos how to put makeup on for the 1970s scene.

- These are photos of us filming the 1920s scene. In this scene I had to make sure that everyone's costumes were alright. 

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Reflection 2

Date: 29.07.21

Give an example of how you've worked with other people during the project

Another example of how I've worked with other people is that I worked with other people when I was creating props for the shoot. today we made the suffragettes posters and pamphlets for the 1900s scene that was going to be filmed that day. 

Why were you working/communicating with them?

We were creating suffragette pamphlets and posters as props for the film shoot in the afternoon. For this we needed to design posters that we had researched to make sure that they would look as accurate as possible to the time period. we also had make sure that they signs were safe to hold for the shoot.

What did you want to achieve? Did you manage to achieve it?

We wanted to make pamphlets and signs that were time accurate to further show the era that the women were in in the film. I think that we were able to achieve this as we made the props in the time that we had to a high level.

Did you have to resolve any issues that you had not previously thought about?

One issue that we had was making sure that the sticks that supported the signs would stay stuck to the signs. however we were able to make sure that they did which meant we could continue with the shoot.

- this is a photo of me working with other people to create some of the props needed for different scenes.

- These photos are of another person helping make the Suffragette signs for scene 3

- This photo is of Rio helping to design the magazine we needed for the final scene 

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Edie Faulkner Wootton: Silver Award - Unit 2 Part C - Effective Arts Leadership (Reflections 1,2,3)

Reflection 1

Date: 17th of august

Notes:  Today I measured everyone's sizes for different costumes and props in preparation of film week which is next week on the 26th of august. This means that I organized the clothes that we had to create different outfits for the characters and I made a list of the props and costumes that we didn't have and worked out whether we would be able to make them or if we would have to buy them instead. I also made a list that detailed all the props and costumes that we would need, where we would be getting them from and what scene it was for. this helped me to be more organized about what I needed to get and what we already had. I think that I have developed my speaking skills while talking to other people as I had to be very clear when asking questions. 

I also did research into period costumes and fashion in different time eras so that all costumes and makeup would be historically accurate to the time setting. for example, I looked online at different hairstyles and makeup that was used in the 1970s so that it would look more like the time period. However we had no resources for the future scene so we used stereotypical clothes that are associated with the future such as light coloured clothes and futuristic makeup and hairstyles.

- this is a photo of me working with Zara to organize the costumes so that we would be ready for shoot week.

- these are photos of the list of all the props and costumes that we had and needed that we made. 

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Reflection 2

Date: 26th of august

Notes: 

Today was the first day of filming meaning that I had to make sure that everyone had brought in all the props and costumes that they said they would for that day and organize all the props and costumes into different scenes so that it would be clear for the actors to know what they needed for that scene. I also needed to make sure that all the props were safe and undamaged by the end of the day so that people could take home the props that they brought in that day and were not needed again. I found it hard to keep track of what things belonged to who, and making sure that nothing got lost. I think that I have improved my organizational skills. 

I also needed to make sure that everyone that the right clothes for the right scene, for example, everyone had to be wearing stylized outfits inspired by 1900s outfits in the 1900s scene which would help to show the time era. for example, for the suffragettes, we had sashes that were green, purple and white as they are the colors that suffragettes wore. They also wore long dresses and hats, to match the fashion that was popular at the time. the extras also wore time appropriate outfits such as the man who wore a suit which also matched the time era.  

- this is a photo of all the costumes and propped paired together, ready for when an actor needs them for a scene. Each outfit had a piece of paper with the actors name on it so that everyone knows what they need to get quickly.

Here are the cast in their costumes:

1970s scene

1970s scene

1920s scene

- present day scenes

- future scene

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Reflection 3

Date: 30.07.21

Notes: Today was the last day of filming meaning that I needed to make sure that everything was in the right place and that everyone had returned the costumes and props that they had borrowed and that anyone who had brought anything in got their belongings back. However I also needed to make more props for the final scenes of the film; for example I needed to make badges and cut them out for people to wear. A magazine cover also needed to be made for one scene. I realised that using the scissors could also be a safety hazard so I made sure to take care while using them and to not walk around while using them. today we were mostly filming the scene which took place in the future which meant that I needed to make sure that everyone had light coloured, unbranded clothes such as plain grey and white clothes so that the scene had a more futuristic atmosphere. It also meant that the main character would stick out more as she is wearing her normal clothes which would contrast with the rest of the cast. 

- This is the badge I designed in Canva (editing software) for all the characters in the last scene where the main character has become prime minister

- this is a photo of the magazine cover and badges that we made as props for the future scene.

- This is me cutting them out

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Edie Faulkner Wootton: Silver Award - Unit 2 Part B - Risk Assessment and Plan

Who are the participants or main audience or your project?

The participants and main audience of my project are young people. This means we will tailor the project to interest young people more.

How will you recruit participants?

Participants are already on the project.

How will you promote your project?

I will promote this project on social media and also on pamphlets and posters.

How will you deliver your project?

My project will be delivered as a short ten minute film.

What practical things will you need to organise and how will you do this?

I will need things such as materials, pens, pencils, paper and online sites such as drawing apps like canva to create designs for props.

What support are you going to need from other people?

I will need other people to help me design and organise props and designs which will help save time.

How are you going to assess how your leadership skills are developing?

I will take photos and videos to record how my leadership skills are developing throughout the project. I will also reflect on these videos and photos to see how I've developed.

Risk Assessment

1. Risk assessment area          2. notes from adviser discussion             

3. agreed actions

1. Hazardous substance like glue or paint      2. handle carefully to be safe             3. handle carefully, wash hands after use

1. Covid       2. social distancing, wash hands regularly     3. disinfect equipment after and before use

1. Needles when sewing    2. can be dangerous   3. wear a thimble, handle with care

1. Tripping over equipment and harming themselves   2. watch where you are going 3. be careful to put things back where they belong

Project timeline

Action     -     date to be done by   -   date completed   -  Who’s responsible

Create props list  -  by 17th July - 17th July - Me and Zara

Measure groups sizes - by 17th July - 17th July - Me and Zara

Obtaining all props/costume - by Monday shoot week - shoot week - Me, Zara and Chloe and whole group

Costume dressing with group - ALL SHOOT WEEK - ALL SHOOT WEEK - Whole Group

Create pamphlets for suffragettes  - 27th of august   -  27th of august - Me and Zara

Make poster for future scene -  29th of august  -   28th of august - Me and Rio

Make signs for suffragettes  - 28th of august   -  29th of august - Me and group

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Edie Faulkner Wootton: Silver Award - Unit 2 Part A - Plan your Leadership Project

What qualities do you think a good leader needs?

I think a good leader should be confident and organized. They should also be decisive and good at delegating roles. They should also be good at listening to others and trying to incorporate their ideas so that they will feel more included in the project. They should also be able to speak well in front of other people so that they can help to lead other people in the project and make sure that everyone understands what they are doing clearly so it can be done well quickly.

What leadership would you like to develop in leadership project?

I would like to improve my confidence skills during my leadership project. I would also like to improve skills such as organisation as I'm not very organised which could affect how well I complete my silver arts award and also any future jobs that I go into and also my speaking skills. This is because speaking skills are very important when sharing your ideas and talking clearly and precisely to other people.

Describe your arts leadership project. What are you going to do? What are the overall outcomes and aims of your project?

I will be taking leadership in props and costumes. This means that I will be not only designing props and costumes but also making sure that they are all ready for filming. I will have to take measurements of people so that I know what sizes the clothes will be and make sure that everyone's costumes are complete and are ready to be in the film. I will also make sure that the costumes are not damaged and are clean. I will try to save money by getting people to bring in any clothes and costumes that would work for the film so that we don't need to buy them which means that i will need to make sure that everyone knows what they need to bring in and when, and make sure on the day that everyone has brought in the props and costumes that are needed and if not quickly find replacements for those props and costumes. Anything that people do not bring in I can either buy or make myself.

What resources will you need? Are there any health and safety considerations?

For certain costumes I will need materials such as thread and material if I need to mend any of the props or costumes. I may accidentally hurt myself using needles and thread so i could i could use a thimble. I will show others how to sew safely thus resulting in them developing skills in sewing.

How will this help you develop skills in leadership?

I will develop my communication skills by helping others with the costumes and props, and also delegation skills as I will need to give certain tasks to others in order to do the role. 

Will you be working with other people?

Yes, I will be working with other people because it will save time and help make products at a better quality. They will also be able to contribute new ideas which can help to make the props and costumes better.

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Edie: Silver Award - Unit 1 Part D Arts Research

Which art forms are you interested in?

I am interested in art forms such as music, drawing, painting, photography and motion graphics.  

Describe the kind of careers involved in these art forms.

There are lots of different careers for the types of arm that i am interested in. for example, I could be a musician - a guitarist as i play guitar or i could be an illustrator or a photographer. 

What kind of places might they work/display/perform/exhibit in?

A musician could perform in a lot of different ways, for example, in a concert hall or they could record their music online. a painter, illustrator and photographer could all present their work in galleries and also online. 

My research:

1. An audio recording of an interview with Mike Faulkner (a digital artist) is on a separate post. 

2. An email interview with Meg Rosoff, who is an author:

I think that it was very interesting to learn what about why Meg became a writer. I also think that I will keep her advice with me for a long time. Here is my email interview:

What is your area of art?

I’ve been a novelist and writer of books for children and adults for the past 16 years.

What inspired you to be become an artist?

I think I might have been born a writer, in that I always loved words, loved to read, loved to write, but didn’t think I could do it until I tried to write a book at the age of 45. I started writing when my youngest sister died of cancer at age 40 — it made me understand viscerally how short life is, and I didn’t want to die without having at least tried to do what I loved.

Can you tell us a bit about your latest peice of work?

I’ve recently finished the second in a series of three summer books. The first, published last year, was called The Great Godden, and takes place over one summer at the beach — narrated by an unnamed and ungendered protagonist. The second, unrelated in terms of subject, is called Friends Like These, and takes place over a long hot summer in New York City in 1983. I don’t have an idea for the third summer book, and so I spend most of the time worrying.

Do you have any advice for young people aspiring to be artists?

The most important reason to do art is to express something that you want to say that no one else can say. It’s not about pleasing someone else or making a lot of money. It’s also not easy to understand what it is that you need to say — it can take a long time to figure that out. Be patient, do lots of other things in the meantime, take the time to explore your own brain and figure out what makes you YOU.

3. Sinead Mcgeechan’s presentation

On the 26th of June Sinead Mcgeeghan came in to our Summer Film Project session to give a presentation about her work as an illustrator/designer. Some of work included art such as prints and pencil and pen drawings. this kind of work really interested me as I really like this kind of style of art. Sinead used a lot of inspiration of folklore in her art which helped to create interesting pieces that were nice to look at. this was also interesting as folklore was important to her as an artist and her Irish heritage. 

She told us about her experiences of different jobs as an artist and how they effected her which really interested me as it helped me to understand more about what it is like to work as a professional artist. She also gave us advice on how to work as an artist which was very interesting to learn about as I do not have any experience working as a professional artist. I also knew that this would be able to help me in the future when working as an artist. 

Then she gave us advice and tips on how to present our work - either in a portfolio or online. I found this very helpful as I did not really know how to present my work that much before listening to this talk. 

I really enjoyed listening to this presentation as it helped me to understand what being an artist is like. it also gave me some important advice about being an artist which I know is very useful and will be able to help me in the future. 

Here is Sinead giving her presentation:

Below is an audio recording of Sinead’s presentation:

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Edie: Silver Award Unit 1 Part D Arts Research

This is an audio recording of me interviewing Mike Faulkner who is a digital artist in my local area. I thought it was very interesting to learn about the work that he is currently doing and how it ties in with climate change. 

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Edie Faulkner Wootton: Silver Award Unit 1 Part C - Arts Event Review

Where did you go? What did you see/do? When did you go?

On Wednesday 14th of July I went to an exhibition at the strand by Ryoji Ikedi . in this exhibition the artist used different light and reflections to create extreme patterns which partnered with interesting sounds and music. 

One part of the exhibition was a darkroom with small pedestals in a line in the centre. There was a screen on these pedestals that had different sequences of patterns of numbers which almost looked like repeated barcodes. There was one part in the sequence where thousands of dots blinked on the screen but when you looked closer you could see more clearly that they were lots of numbers rapidly repeating across the screen.

- this is a photo of one of the pedestals. it not only showed sequences of numbers but also barcodes.

There was also another part of the exhibition where there were 3 massive screens that were also paired with music that used different pitches to create a relaxed atmosphere even though the different pitches together felt almost uncomfortable. On the screens there were different displays such as space and the different planets there as well as different parts of the body and what they looked like. There was even a part that showed how an MRI test works and comparing different ones to each other

I think my favorite part of the exhibition was at the beginning. It was a long hallway that was surrounded by blinding light which made it hard to look around you. It reminded me of films where the blinding light symbolises death. Paired with high pitched music which was almost too high pitched to hear, it felt very cinematic walking through the hallway.

- this a photo of the hallway of light which is of one of the exhibits in the exhibition.  

Describe what art forms were involved.

Both sound and visual art forms were used in the exhibition. For example the artist used different pitches and noises that made the audience feel almost uncomfortable at how low and high the pitches could be. He also used patterns repeating patterns that only used monotone colours and centered around lines and the patterns they created.

Have you seen or done something like this before?

I don't think it is like any exhibition I have seen before so it was very interesting to see new ways that light could be used to create different shapes and designs. However, the exhibition reminded me of using projections to create different sequences of patterns. I liked the way that the lights and sound were paired together to create an immersive experience to the audience.

Was there anything unexpected about what you saw?

There was one part of the exhibition that felt unexpected. It was a lack screen that had a blinding white circle in the middle. I thought it was unexpected because the longer that you looked at it, the more patterns were created. I was not expecting the patterns when I was looking at this piece which is why I liked it.

- this is the piece in the exhibition where the white circle of light that created patterns was.

What did you think was good, and why?

I think that the piece that used 3 screens was good because you could see the detail more in depth as different parts of the piece could be seen on the different screens.

Was there anything about the art event that you didn't enjoy and why?

I think that maybe i didn't enjoy the part of the art event where there were large speakers that emitted different pitches so that when you walked near them it meant you could hear the difference in the pitches. However I felt it was a bit overwhelming because all the different sounds overlapped meaning I found it hard to be able to concentrate on each sound.

- this is a photo of one of the speakers.

What have you learned from this arts event?

I think I have learned more about shapes and patterns and the way that light and sound can complement each other to help create the patterns interesting to an audience. I think that I will be able to bring these skills that I have learned about into other projects that I'm doing.

What thoughts or ideas will you take away with you?

I think that I will take away the ideas about light and the effects that they can have on your audience. For example, the way that extremely bright lights can contrast well with dark backgrounds can help to put an emphasis on the sounds that the audience is hearing.

Here is a discussion I had with the group about the exhibition:

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Edie Faulkner Wootton: Silver Award Unit 1 Part B - Deliver your Arts Challenge (Reflections 1,2,3)

Write your arts challenge here:

My arts challenge is cinematography where I will be learning about different cameras and learning how to use them in a way that helps to take the best shots and film.

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Reflection 1

Date : 17.07.21

Notes:

We learned about different parts of a camera and how they affected the shots that you took. For example, we learned that the focus ring helped to put the shot in focus but it could also change it if you wanted to use it in a shot like a focus pull.

We also learned that overexposure can be bad as it takes out parts of the shot meaning that you would be able to see less than if it was before. This is shown on the screen through black and white lines (zebras)

I think that this went well because I learned a lot about cameras and the different functions of them.

However I found it hard to remember the names of each button and their functions.

I think my skills have improved because I now know more about different shot types and the camera that we will be using to create our film which will help me more when I go to actually do filming. 

- These are photos of the group of us learning how to operate camera equipment such as lights, the camera, sound, directing, and acting. you can see that in these photos that I am Director of Photography and operating the camera filming the subject, Gabriel. in this shot i did a pan down where i moved the camera downwards from the ceiling onto the subject. This helped me not only learn about operating cameras but also let me experience taking some shots. 

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Reflection 2

Date: 27.07.21

Notes:  today I used a filming camera to film part of the footage for the film project. In this I used different types of shots like an over the shoulder shot which was handheld following the main actor as they ran down the carriage and a focus pull where I changed the area of focus from an object in the foreground to the background. I think I faced challenges in making sure that each shot was steady and that it was smooth and wasn't blurry. 

I now have more experience filming different shots and I was able to try out a variety of new shots that I have never tried before which has improved my skills of cinematography. 

- This is a photo of me operating a static shot, which is a close up shot of the main character in our film. I found this shot easy to do as I did not need to do much when filming this shot as it doesn't move. 

- This is a photo of me doing a focus pull which is where i change the point of focus from an object in the foreground to the background. this was one one of the first complex shots that i did and gave me some experience with working with different shots. 

- Here is a video of us on set and me doing the focus pull

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Reflection 3

Date: August 30th 2021

Notes: today I was able to use the camera to do different types of shots like using tracks to create a smooth action when moving the camera compared to creating a shot that is handheld which could be shaky and hard to see. i also used the focus ring to change the point of focus in the foreground and background. 

I found it difficult to remember to stop the tripod when moving it across the tracks meaning that i accidentally would move the camera along the tracks too much, causing it to fall off of them which would affect the shot. being able to do this helped me understand more about different shots and how to not create as many mistakes when filming. 

I think that this has really helped me to understand that I need to be very careful when filming and that I need to not only be be aware of what I am filming but also my surroundings.  

- Here is a video of us on set practising a tracking shot for the final scene

- This is a photo of me with camera and tracks

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Edie Faulkner Wootton: Silver Award Unit 1 Part A - Plan an Arts Challenge

Plan

What art forms are you interested in/do you like?

I am interested in photography and filming, editing, animation, and design.

What art/creative skills do you already have or feel confident at?

- Animation

- Editing

- art (eg drawing, painting)

- photography

What creative skills would you like to improve?

- filming

-editing

- sound

Describe your arts challenge here:

My arts challenge will be cinematography which is a skill that I have never tried before and will be new. I will be studying this arts challenge in a summer film course with HCA partnered with the transport museum where we create a short film about transport and travel. This course lasts for 2 months over 6 sessions every Saturday for 7 hours and a 2 week course over the summer holidays which consists of a week of filming and the other week of editing. In this I will be learning not only how to work cameras but also shot types and how to improve films with things such as lighting and sound.

Why have you chosen this as your arts challenge?

I have chosen to do cinematography because I am interested in films and I think it would be interesting to see how they are made and how cameras work. I have also enjoyed doing photography previously and would like to improve and develop those skills.

What will the outcome of your challenge be?

i hope that the outcome of challenge is that i will be able to have learned more about cameras and how they work. i would also like to gain some experience working with cameras. 

ACTION PLAN:

What steps will you take to achieve your challenge?

Throughout this course I will try to learn about different functions of the buttons on camera to help me improve my skills of cinematography. I will also look at how other people operate the equipment who are more experienced than me so that I can try to learn from them.

What will you need to help you?

To achieve my arts challenge i will need a set to work on, a subject and other people to help me, lighting to make the shots look better and a camera. 

How will you arrange this?

I will be working on a course where I make a short film which means that equipment will be supplied. I can also supply other equipment if I need it.

What targets will you set throughout your challenge and how will you show you are working towards them?

I will need to set different targets throughout my challenge such as learning different types of shots and then attempting to do those and using different cameras. 

How will you collect feedback?

I will collect feedback through photos, videos and feedback from other people. 

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Julian: Silver Award - Unit 2 Part D - Working Effectively with Others

Reflection 2 - Thursday 5th August - Designing final poster

I showed my draft poster to everyone in the project and they liked it because of the images used which were striking, they also liked the layout of the font and the colours.

However, the main character wasn’t satisfied with the photo of her displayed on the page, and wanted it to be changed. So we found another photo which she was satisfied with, which just showed her eyes. We layered it on the existing image and it worked well, and actually it created a better result because it looks more professional, more like a professional movie poster.  We also thought the text would look more formal, and cleaner at the bottom of the poster, rather than in the middle. It also meant we could see their eyes clearly.

We also changed the colour of the ‘A Film By Goat Pictures’, to make the title stand out more. Overall the final product looks much more professional, and is  higher quality in terms of visuals. Myself and the whole group are really happy with it and will use it to promote our screening in October 2021.

This is the final poster:

Final poster:

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Julian - Silver Award Unit 2 Part C - Effective Arts Leadership

Reflection 2 - 30th July - Shoot Week

During shoot week, I developed leadership skills when I took on the behind-the scenes role. Myself and the group needed to take photos to be used in our poster and final exhibition.

For Behind The Scenes photography and filming I used the Canon 7d with a Tamron 24-70mm lens, again I used manual mode to focus and control the exposure and aperture of the photos and videos of what was happening behind the scenes. I needed to make sure I wasn’t obstructing or disrupting the actions taking place, whilst making sure I got a good variety of shots that captured the energy of the set. 

Me doing BTS photography:

This image was the image I decided to use for the poster to promote the film which shows the main villain:

Alongside the graphics/photography role, on set as a Director, I developed communication skills and awareness such realising whether the boom was in shot, or someones reflection was in shot, or if the lights were seen in the shot. Noticing those things helped me communicate to others what to adjust. It improved my ability to manage the group on set. I also made creative decisions as a Director, like the angle of camera and how the set looked.

As a DOP, I used the manual focus and exposure settings to capture video of the scene. For this role, I needed to be in control of the camera and independently move the camera, like perform a pan from left to right.

Me as DOP:

Finally, at the last minute I was called in to be an actor in one of the scenes as 1970s punk. In the scene I had to waffle a load of random nonense to the main character and act like I was giving advice to the character. I developed my public speaking skills. I have never done any acting before, and I thought I might laugh during it, but I didn’t and I was proud of it.

Here is me in the scene:

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Gabriel: Silver Award Unit 2 Part E - Leadership Project Review

What leadership skills have you developed?

I have developed the ability to act of my own accord. I can now follow the directions of others without having to constantly ask for reassurance on what I am supposed to be doing. I am now able to market a product (i.e. a film) much more effectively than beforehand and am able to act with efficiency to get all this online promotion and posting done in time.

What have you learnt about being a good leader?

I have learnt that being a good leader requires having to make compromise and cooperate with others. For example, I had to delegate certain posts to others and give them some degree of independence and only make sure these posts fit our overall message and were appropriate for our organisation.

Refer back to your original project plan. Did anything happen differently to what

you originally planned? If so, what and how?

Yes, I had to focus somewhat on the design aspect, as Julian was very busy creating an effective logo for us. I focused on the design in terms of selecting what I would post to the social media account to make sure that all the posts together looked presentable and attractive to the viewer when looked at as a whole.

Is there anything you’d do differently in the future if you were to run the project again?

Yes, I would collaborate more closely with the HCA Instagram account, the charity who were running our course. I would also make sure to be even more independent than I had been before.

What parts of your project plan worked well?

What also worked well as setting up the social media account, as I did this early and it managed to attract a decent amount of viewers for an independent youth film project. The BTS work was good because it contributed to my social media skills, as it made for great photos on our Instagram account which would readily appeal to viewers keen on learning about the film-making process. I thought my BTS work was highly efficient and effective and I managed to insert into my overall film work without it being a distraction or taking time up from when I was behind or in front of the camera.

Was there anything that didn’t work so well?

Collecting feedback from others, as I did this too late. I still got good feedback, but I was not organised enough to collect feedback on shooting week when group members would have had a fresher memory of my camerawork. Nevertheless, I found their feedback helpful. Also scouting a location for posters did not work as well, as I did not have time to do it during shoot week and even afterwards, I could not find a very good location to put it up. I could have put this feedback on my social media account in the form of interviewers with crewmates, but I didn’t.

What was your favourite part of the leadership project?

My favourite part was launching our logo, as it made the social media account I was creating look professional and finished (i.e. ready to launch our movie).

Which things did you find most challenging?

What I found most challenging was having to act independently. Although I very much enjoyed it, it was not something I was used to. I had never marketed a film before and so was not confident in my skills at the start, although I learnt as time went on.

What have you learnt about working effectively with other people?

I have learnt that compromise is the key to success and that sometimes the ideas of others are much better than your own, even if they go against the overall vision you had. That said, you must ensure some of your ideas are listened to also and try and come up with a mixture of both your ideas for a highly effective end result.

What was the feedback from other people about your project and your role as a leader?

It was that I have been an effective leader and have acted independently in this pursuit. In terms of talking about my project, others thought that it appeared highly professional and finished and that my role in marketing it helped it succeed.

Chloe: I was really impressed to see you take a lead in the social media account and to coordinate the groups social media posts across the project. I think the final account is a professional yet playful which really captures the essence of your production company and what was happening in the project. It was great seeing you work with and communicate with others to organise and put out original marketing material. For the future you could further develop your leadership skills by seeking out other training opportunities around social media/marketing to develop more advanced and targetted campaigns to promote future projects.

What do you think about this feedback?

I feel the feedback was helpful, as it made clear how I had progressed and I think it made me realise that my leadership and marketing skills did indeed help our movie and inspired me to take an even bigger role in marketing any possible future film projects I am working on.

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Julian Silver Award Unit 2 Part C - Effective Arts Leadership

Reflection 3 - Wednesday 4th August - Designing draft poster

Firstly I researched online on google for existing movie posters to give me inspiration. 

I then started to create a draft poster idea for our film Time Off Track by using Photoshop. 

I got two photos of the main characters in the film (one of which I took whilst on set using a DSLR camera) and I put each character on each side of the page and merged them together using the magic wand tool and blur tool. I also went to unsplash.com to find license free images of train tracks to lay over the top. I also included the logos of the partner organisations involved in making the film, as they have lended us their facilities to create our film, such as London Transport Museum and Holborn Community Association, as well our own production company logo, Goat Pictures. 

After looking at the fonts availble on Photoshop I didn’t like the look of many of them, so I used my initiative and went online to download a new font called ‘Lemon Milk’ from DaFont.com. The reason I chose this font was because it suited the style and genre of the film, and it worked with the aesthetic of the image, also because it was legible. I also changed the colour of the font to match the image colour to a cyan blue. I made the text so it wasn’t too jarring or covering up eye-catching parts of the poster and placed the word ‘OFF’ at a 90 degree angle facing upwards instead of across to make the writing more unique and attention grabbing. Placing ‘OFF’ off centre suits the message of our film.

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Julian: Silver Award Unit 2 Part D - Working with Others

Reflection 1 - Shoot Week 28th July & Edit Week 3rd August - Designing Draft and final Logo

An example of how I worked with other people during this project was when I did the logo design and showed people free logos and they chose the best one and they gave feedback on it and went away with that and created a final logo.

When I was designing the logo Rio spotted out a copyright image which is a very critical part in graphic design as you could be left with a large fine which just shows how much better is to work and communicate with others who are in your group.

Here are the draft logos:

I improved my communication skills with everyone who I was working with which is a great thing when it comes to working on a group creative project and gives me a better understanding about the importance of teamwork to achieve a goal.

I managed to improve my leadership skills by listening to others and incorporarting their feedback. 

The feedback from the group was to remove the ‘TM’ from the original logo design, remove the speech marks, and replace the camera with a goat, which meant I had to do more work to make the final logo.

Here is the final logo, which I am really pleased with.